Hardcore Chinese - Lesson 21

Question	Answer
dormitory	宿舍sùshèsùshè
After class I go back to the dorm with my classmates to rest.	下课xiàkè　以后yǐhòu　我wǒ　跟gēn　同学tóngxué　一起yìqǐ　回huí　宿舍sùshè　休息xiūxi。xiàkè yǐhòu wǒ gēn tóngxué yìqǐ huí sùshè xiūxi.
I now live in the school dormitory.	我Wǒ　现　在xiànzài　住zhù　在zài　学校xuéxiào　宿舍sùshè。Wǒ xiànzài zhù zài xuéxiào sùshè.
dorm	宿舍sùshèsùshè
campus	校园xiàoyuánxiàoyuán
from	离lílí
The park is not far from my home.	公园gōngyuán　离lí　我wǒ　家jiā　不bù　远yuǎn。gōngyuán lí wǒ jiā bù yuǎn.
My dorm is inside the campus, not far from the library.	我Wǒ　的de　宿舍sùshè　在zài　校园xiàoyuán　里lǐ，　离lí　图书馆túshūguǎn　不bù　远yuǎn。Wǒ de sùshè zài xiàoyuán lǐ, lí túshūguǎn bù yuǎn.
classroom building	教学楼jiàoxuélóujiàoxuélóu
five	五wǔwǔ
I have five friends.	我wǒ　有yǒu　五wǔ　个gè　朋友péngyou。wǒ yǒu wǔ gè péngyou.
Every day she walks from the dorm to the classroom building; it only takes five minutes.	她Tā　每天měitiān　从cóng　宿舍sùshè　走zǒu　到dào　教学楼jiàoxuélóu　只zhǐ　要yào　五wǔ　分钟fēnzhōng。Tā měitiān cóng sùshè zǒu dào jiàoxuélóu zhǐ yào wǔ fēnzhōng.
there	那儿nàrnàr
I like to go there for a walk.	我wǒ　喜欢xǐhuan　去qù　那儿nàr　散步sànbù。wǒ xǐhuan qù nàr sànbù.
Next to the classroom building there is a quiet place; students on campus like to go there to rest.	教学楼jiàoxuélóu　旁边pángbiān　有yǒu　一yì　个gè　安静ānjìng　的de　地方dìfang，　校园xiàoyuán　里lǐ　的de　学生xuéshēng　喜欢xǐhuan　去qù　那儿nàr　休息xiūxi。jiàoxuélóu pángbiān yǒu yì gè ānjìng de dìfang, xiàoyuán lǐ de xuéshēng xǐhuan qù nàr xiūxi.
cafeteria	食堂shítángshítáng
At noon I usually eat lunch in the school cafeteria.	中午zhōngwǔ　我wǒ　一般yìbān　在zài　学校xuéxiào　食堂shítáng　吃chī　午饭wǔfàn。zhōngwǔ wǒ yìbān zài xuéxiào shítáng chī wǔfàn.
to cost	要yàoyào
I want to go back to the dorm to rest now.	我wǒ　现在xiànzài　要yào　回huí　宿舍sùshè　休息xiūxi。wǒ xiànzài yào huí sùshè xiūxi.
twenty	二十èrshíèrshí
money classifier	块kuàikuài
Although this cafeteria isn’t big, it has a lot of dishes and isn’t expensive; usually it only costs twenty yuan.	这Zhè　家jiā　食堂shítáng　虽然suīrán　不bú　大dà，　但是dànshì　菜cài　很hěn　多duō，　也yě　不bú　贵guì，　一般yìbān　只zhǐ　要yào　二十èrshí　块kuài。Zhè jiā shítáng suīrán bú dà, dànshì cài hěn duō, yě bú guì, yìbān zhǐ yào èrshí kuài.
attentively	专心zhuānxīnzhuānxīn
to read	看书kànshūkànshū
On weekends I like to read in a quiet room.	周末zhōumò　我wǒ　喜欢xǐhuan　在zài　安静ānjìng　的de　房间fángjiān　里lǐ　看书kànshū。zhōumò wǒ xǐhuan zài ānjìng de fángjiān lǐ kànshū.
On campus I like to look for a quiet place to concentrate on reading.	在Zài　校园xiàoyuán　里lǐ，　我wǒ　喜欢xǐhuan　找zhǎo　一yì　个gè　安静ānjìng　的de　地方dìfang　专心zhuānxīn　看书kànshū。Zài xiàoyuán lǐ, wǒ xǐhuan zhǎo yì gè ānjìng de dìfang zhuānxīn kànshū.
to be unable to hear	听不见tīngbùjiàntīngbùjiàn
When I’m in my room, I can’t hear the people outside talking.	我wǒ　在zài　房间fángjiān　里lǐ　听不见tīngbùjiàn　外面wàimiàn　的de　人rén　说话shuōhuà。wǒ zài fángjiān lǐ tīngbùjiàn wàimiàn de rén shuōhuà.
She can also concentrate on studying in the cafeteria; when others are talking she can’t even hear them.	她Tā　在zài　食堂shítáng　里lǐ　也yě　能néng　专心zhuānxīn　学习xuéxí，　别人biéren　说话shuōhuà　的de　时候shíhou　她tā　都dōu　听tīng　不bú　见jiàn。Tā zài shítáng lǐ yě néng zhuānxīn xuéxí, biéren shuōhuà de shíhou tā dōu tīng bú jiàn.
on time	按时ànshíànshí
to return to	回到huídàohuídào
We should return to the dorm on time.	我们wǒmen　应该yīnggāi　按时ànshí　回到huídào　宿舍sùshè。wǒmen yīnggāi ànshí huídào sùshè.
She always returns to the dorm on time to sleep, and her health has always been very good.	她Tā　总是zǒngshì　按时ànshí　回到huídào　宿舍sùshè　睡觉shuìjiào，　身体shēntǐ　一直yìzhí　很hěn　健康jiànkāng。Tā zǒngshì ànshí huídào sùshè shuìjiào, shēntǐ yìzhí hěn jiànkāng.
principal	校长xiàozhǎngxiàozhǎng
I think this principal cares a lot about the students’ lives and health.	我Wǒ　觉得juéde　这zhè　位wèi　校长xiàozhǎng　很hěn　关心guānxīn　学生xuéshēng　的de　生活shēnghuó　和hé　健康jiànkāng。Wǒ juéde zhè wèi xiàozhǎng hěn guānxīn xuéshēng de shēnghuó hé jiànkāng.
parent	家长jiāzhǎngjiāzhǎng
plural marker	们menmen
We study Chinese here.	我们wǒmen　在zài　这里zhèlǐ　学xué　中文zhōngwén。wǒmen zài zhèlǐ xué zhōngwén.
Yesterday afternoon the principal chatted with the parents at the entrance of the classroom building.	昨天zuótiān　下　午xiàwǔ　校长xiàozhǎng　在zài　教学楼jiàoxuélóu　门口ménkǒu　跟gēn　家长jiāzhǎng　们men　聊天liáotiān。zuótiān xiàwǔ xiàozhǎng zài jiàoxuélóu ménkǒu gēn jiāzhǎng men liáotiān.
Many parents care about their children’s grades and also about their life in the dorm.	很多Hěnduō　家长jiāzhǎng　关心guānxīn　孩子háizi　的de　成绩chéngjì，　也yě　关心guānxīn　她们tāmen　在zài　宿舍sùshè　里lǐ　的de　生活shēnghuó。Hěnduō jiāzhǎng guānxīn háizi de chéngjì, yě guānxīn tāmen zài sùshè lǐ de shēnghuó.
essay classifier	篇piānpiān
This article is very interesting.	这zhè　篇piān　文章wénzhāng　很hěn　有意思yǒuyìsi。zhè piān wénzhāng hěn yǒuyìsi.
ideal	理想lǐxiǎnglǐxiǎng
composition	作文zuòwénzuòwén
This composition is very important.	这zhè　篇piān　作文zuòwén　很hěn　重要zhòngyào。zhè piān zuòwén hěn zhòngyào.
The teacher asked us to write a composition introducing our own ideals.	老师Lǎoshī　让ràng　我们wǒmen　写xiě　一yì　篇piān　介绍jièshào　自己zìjǐ　理想lǐxiǎng　的de　作文zuòwén。Lǎoshī ràng wǒmen xiě yì piān jièshào zìjǐ lǐxiǎng de zuòwén.
to be (to work as)	当dāngdāng
writer	作家zuòjiāzuòjiā
novel	小说xiǎoshuōxiǎoshuō
On weekends I like to read novels in a quiet room.	周末zhōumò　我wǒ　喜欢xǐhuan　在zài　安静ānjìng　的de　房间fángjiān　里lǐ　看kàn　小说xiǎoshuō。zhōumò wǒ xǐhuan zài ānjìng de fángjiān lǐ kàn xiǎoshuō.
Her ideal is to be a writer, so she really likes reading novels.	她Tā　的de　理想lǐxiǎng　是shì　当dāng　作家zuòjiā，　所以suǒyǐ　很hěn　喜欢xǐhuan　读dú　小说xiǎoshuō。Tā de lǐxiǎng shì dāng zuòjiā, suǒyǐ hěn xǐhuan dú xiǎoshuō.
family	家jiājiā
I do my Chinese homework at home.	我wǒ　在zài　家jiā　写xiě　中文zhōngwén　作业zuòyè。wǒ zài jiā xiě zhōngwén zuòyè.
finances	经济jīngjìjīngjì
tuition	学费xuéfèixuéfèi
them	他们tāmentāmen
On weekends they often take a walk in the park.	他们tāmen　周末zhōumò　常常chángcháng　在zài　公园gōngyuán　散步sànbù。tāmen zhōumò chángcháng zài gōngyuán sànbù.
to speak (in terms of)	来说láishuōláishuō
For me, learning Chinese is very interesting.	对duì　我wǒ　来说láishuō，　学xué　中文zhōngwén　很hěn　有意思yǒuyìsi。duì wǒ láishuō, xué zhōngwén hěn yǒuyìsi.
His family’s finances aren’t very good; tuition is a big problem for them.	他Tā　家jiā　的de　经济jīngjì　不bú　太tài　好hǎo，　学费xuéfèi　对duì　他们tāmen　来说láishuō　是shì　一yì　个gè　大dà　问题wèntí。Tā jiā de jīngjì bú tài hǎo, xuéfèi duì tāmen láishuō shì yì gè dà wèntí.
home	家里jiālijiāli
On weekends we like to watch movies quietly at home.	周末zhōumò　我们wǒmen　喜欢xǐhuan　在zài　家里jiāli　安静ānjìng　地de　看kàn　电影diànyǐng。zhōumò wǒmen xǐhuan zài jiāli ānjìng de kàn diànyǐng.
tight	紧张jǐnzhāngjǐnzhāng
Tomorrow’s Chinese exam makes me a bit nervous.	明天míngtiān　的de　中文zhōngwén　考试kǎoshì　让ràng　我wǒ　有点儿yǒudiǎnr　紧张jǐnzhāng。míngtiān de zhōngwén kǎoshì ràng wǒ yǒudiǎnr jǐnzhāng.
Because tuition is very expensive, he feels his family’s finances are even tighter.	因为Yīnwèi　学费xuéfèi　很hěn　贵guì，　他tā　觉得juéde　家里jiāli　的de　经济jīngjì　更gèng　紧张jǐnzhāng。Yīnwèi xuéfèi hěn guì, tā juéde jiāli de jīngjì gèng jǐnzhāng.
scholarship	奖学金jiǎngxuéjīnjiǎngxuéjīn
to support	支持zhīchízhīchí
My family has always supported me in studying Chinese here.	家人jiārén　一直yìzhí　支持zhīchí　我wǒ　在zài　这里zhèlǐ　学xué　中文zhōngwén。jiārén yìzhí zhīchí wǒ zài zhèlǐ xué zhōngwén.
The school gave him a scholarship, and the teacher also strongly supports him in continuing to study.	学校Xuéxiào　给gěi　了le　他tā　奖学金jiǎngxuéjīn，　老师lǎoshī　也yě　很hěn　支持zhīchí　他tā　继续jìxù　学习xuéxí。Xuéxiào gěi le tā jiǎngxuéjīn, lǎoshī yě hěn zhīchí tā jìxù xuéxí.
support	支持zhīchízhīchí
Thank you for your support.	谢谢xièxie　你nǐ　给gěi　我wǒ　的de　支持zhīchí。xièxie nǐ gěi wǒ de zhīchí.
a lot	很多hěnduōhěnduō
With the scholarship and his family’s support, he has much more confidence in his studies than before.	有Yǒu　了le　奖学金jiǎngxuéjīn　和hé　家人jiārén　的de　支持zhīchí，　他tā　学习xuéxí　的de　信心xìnxīn　比bǐ　以前yǐqián　多duō　了le　很多hěn　duō。Yǒu le jiǎngxuéjīn hé jiārén de zhīchí, tā xuéxí de xìnxīn bǐ yǐqián duō le hěn duō.
year (of age)	岁suìsuì
young	小xiǎoxiǎo
This dog is very small and very cute.	这zhè　只zhī　狗gǒu　很hěn　小xiǎo，　很hěn　可爱kě’ài。zhè zhī gǒu hěn xiǎo, hěn kě'ài.
He is twenty years old this year; his younger sister is two years younger than him.	他Tā　今　年jīnnián　二十èrshí　岁suì，　妹妹mèimei　比bǐ　他tā　小xiǎo　两liǎng　岁suì。Tā jīnnián èrshí suì, mèimei bǐ tā xiǎo liǎng suì.
female	女nǚnǚ
She is my female classmate.	她tā　是shì　我wǒ　的de　女nǚ　同学tóngxué。tā shì wǒ de nǚ tóngxué.
big (older)	大dàdà
This restaurant is very big, and it’s also very quiet inside.	这zhè　家jiā　饭店fàndiàn　很hěn　大dà，　里面lǐmiàn　也yě　很hěn　安静ānjìng。zhè jiā fàndiàn hěn dà, lǐmiàn yě hěn ānjìng.
I have a female classmate who is three years older than me.	我Wǒ　有yǒu　一yì　个gè　女nǚ　同学tóngxué，　她tā　比bǐ　我wǒ　大dà　三sān　岁suì。Wǒ yǒu yì gè nǚ tóngxué, tā bǐ wǒ dà sān suì.
The lunches in this cafeteria are two yuan cheaper than in the small restaurant outside the campus.	这Zhè　家jiā　食堂shítáng　的de　午饭wǔfàn　比bǐ　校园xiàoyuán　外面wàimiàn　的de　小xiǎo　饭店fàndiàn　便宜piányi　两liǎng　块kuài。Zhè jiā shítáng de wǔfàn bǐ xiàoyuán wàimiàn de xiǎo fàndiàn piányi liǎng kuài.
foreign country	外国wàiguówàiguó
to study abroad	留学liúxuéliúxué
A year of tuition for studying abroad is much more expensive than going to university in this city.	在Zài　外国wàiguó　留学liúxué　一yí　年nián　的de　学费xuéfèi　比bǐ　在zài　这zhè　个gè　城市chéngshì　上shàng　大学dàxué　贵guì　很多hěn　duō。Zài wàiguó liúxué yí nián de xuéfèi bǐ zài zhè gè chéngshì shàng dàxué guì hěn duō.
to go abroad	出国chūguóchūguó
home country	国内guónèiguónèi
Many students feel that tuition at domestic universities is cheaper than studying abroad.	很多hěnduō　学生xuéshēng　觉得juéde　国内guónèi　大学dàxué　的de　学费xuéfèi　比bǐ　出国chūguó　留学liúxué　便宜piányi。hěnduō xuéshēng juéde guónèi dàxué de xuéfèi bǐ chūguó liúxué piányi.
She wants to go abroad to study, but the tuition at foreign universities is much higher than in her own country.	她Tā　想xiǎng　出国chūguó　留学liúxué，　但是dànshì　外国wàiguó　大学dàxué　的de　学费xuéfèi　比bǐ　国　内guónèi　贵guì　很多hěn　duō。Tā xiǎng chūguó liúxué, dànshì wàiguó dàxué de xuéfèi bǐ guónèi guì hěn duō.
in order to	为了wèilewèile
to apply for	申请shēnqǐngshēnqǐng
I plan to apply to study abroad next year.	我wǒ　准备zhǔnbèi　明年míngnián　申请shēnqǐng　出国chūguó　留学liúxué。wǒ zhǔnbèi míngnián shēnqǐng chūguó liúxué.
visa	签证qiānzhèngqiānzhèng
Have you applied for a visa?	你nǐ　申请shēnqǐng　签证qiānzhèng　了le　吗ma？nǐ shēnqǐng qiānzhèng le ma?
to fill out	填tiántián
form	表格biǎogébiǎogé
Please fill in this form slowly.	请qǐng　你nǐ　慢慢mànmàn　地de　填tián　这zhè　个gè　表格biǎogé。qǐng nǐ mànmàn de tián zhè gè biǎogé.
In order to go abroad, she is applying for a visa and still has to fill out many forms.	为了Wèile　出国chūguó，　她tā　正在zhèngzài　申请shēnqǐng　签证qiānzhèng，　还hái　要yào　填tián　很多hěn　duō　表格biǎogé。Wèile chūguó, tā zhèngzài shēnqǐng qiānzhèng, hái yào tián hěn duō biǎogé.
to fill in incorrectly	填错tiáncuòtiáncuò
application	申请shēnqǐngshēnqǐng
to fail	失败shībàishībài
If she fills in the forms incorrectly, the application might fail.	如果Rúguǒ　她tā　把bǎ　表格biǎogé　填tián　错cuò　了le，　申请shēnqǐng　可　能kěnéng　会huì　失败shībài。Rúguǒ tā bǎ biǎogé tián cuò le, shēnqǐng kěnéng huì shībài.
to apply	申请shēnqǐngshēnqǐng
I have already applied for a scholarship.	我wǒ　已经yǐjīng　申请shēnqǐng　了le　奖学金jiǎngxuéjīn。wǒ yǐjīng shēnqǐng le jiǎngxuéjīn.
to succeed	成功chénggōngchénggōng
I believe you will succeed.	我wǒ　相信xiāngxìn　你nǐ　会huì　成功chénggōng。wǒ xiāngxìn nǐ huì chénggōng.
Although her first application failed, later she applied again and finally succeeded.	虽然Suīrán　她tā　先xiān　申请shēnqǐng　失败shībài　了le，　但是dànshì　后来hòulái　又yòu　申请shēnqǐng　了le　一yì　次cì，　终　于zhōngyú　成功chénggōng　了le。Suīrán tā xiān shēnqǐng shībài le, dànshì hòulái yòu shēnqǐng le yì cì, zhōngyú chénggōng le.
success	成功chénggōngchénggōng
for	为wèiwèi
My mom worries about me.	妈妈māma　为wèi　我wǒ　担心dānxīn。māma wèi wǒ dānxīn.
to work hard	努力nǔlìnǔlì
In order to improve our Chinese level, we must keep working hard.	为wèi了le　提高tígāo　中文zhōngwén　水平shuǐpíng，　我们wǒmen　要yào　一yì直zhí　努nǔ力lì。wèile tígāo zhōngwén shuǐpíng, wǒmen yào yìzhí nǔlì.
She said that this success makes her more confident to work hard for her ideals.	她Tā　说shuō，　这zhè　次cì　成功chénggōng　让ràng　她tā　更gèng　有yǒu　信心xìnxīn　为wèi　自己zìjǐ　的de　理想lǐxiǎng　努力nǔlì。Tā shuō, zhè cì chénggōng ràng tā gèng yǒu xìnxīn wèi zìjǐ de lǐxiǎng nǔlì.
domestic	国内guónèiguónèi
I want to first work in my own country, then go abroad to study.	我wǒ　想xiǎng　先xiān　在zài　国内guónèi　工作gōngzuò，　再zài　出国chūguó　留学liúxué。wǒ xiǎng xiān zài guónèi gōngzuò, zài chūguó liúxué.
to be like	像xiàngxiàng
He is now studying Chinese in this city, just like me.	他tā　现在xiànzài　像xiàng　我wǒ　一样yíyàng　在zài　这zhè　个gè　城市chéngshì　学xué　中文zhōngwén。tā xiànzài xiàng wǒ yíyàng zài zhè gè chéngshì xué zhōngwén.
That writer said that when he studied at a university in his own country and then later went to study abroad, he felt like he was a student again.	那Nà　位wèi　作家zuòjiā　说shuō，　他tā　年轻niánqīng　的de　时候shíhou　在zài　国　内guónèi　大学dàxué　学习xuéxí，　后来hòulái　出国chūguó　留学liúxué，　感觉gǎnjué　自己zìjǐ　又yòu　像xiàng　学生xuéshēng　一样yíyàng。Nà wèi zuòjiā shuō, tā niánqīng de shíhou zài guónèi dàxué xuéxí, hòulái chūguó liúxué, gǎnjué zìjǐ yòu xiàng xuéshēng yíyàng.
in the future	以后yǐhòuyǐhòu
After class we will go take a walk in the park together.	下课xiàkè　以后yǐhòu　我们wǒmen　一起yìqǐ　去qù　公园gōngyuán　散步sànbù。xiàkè yǐhòu wǒmen yìqǐ qù gōngyuán sànbù.
Some classmates want to be teachers in the future; some classmates want to be writers.	有的Yǒude　同学tóngxué　以后yǐhòu　想xiǎng　当dāng　老师lǎoshī，　有的yǒude　同学tóngxué　想xiǎng　当dāng　作家zuòjiā。Yǒude tóngxué yǐhòu xiǎng dāng lǎoshī, yǒude tóngxué xiǎng dāng zuòjiā.
diligently	认真rènzhēnrènzhēn
We carefully review Chinese characters in the library.	我们wǒmen　在zài　图书馆túshūguǎn　认真rènzhēn　复习fùxí　汉字Hànzì。wǒmen zài túshūguǎn rènzhēn fùxí Hànzì.
In order to improve my Chinese level, I study diligently in the dorm every day.	为wèi了le　提高tígāo　中文zhōngwén　水平shuǐpíng，　我wǒ　每天měitiān　都dōu　在zài　宿舍sùshè　认真rènzhēn　学习xuéxí。wèile tígāo zhōngwén shuǐpíng, wǒ měitiān dōu zài sùshè rènzhēn xuéxí.
might	会huìhuì
He will come to our city to travel.	他tā　会huì　来lái　我们wǒmen　的de　城市chéngshì　旅游lǚyóu。tā huì lái wǒmen de chéngshì lǚyóu.
I’m worried I might fill out the form incorrectly.	我wǒ　担心dānxīn　自己zìjǐ　会huì　把bǎ　表格biǎogé　填错tiáncuò。wǒ dānxīn zìjǐ huì bǎ biǎogé tiáncuò.
to approve	同意tóngyìtóngyì
The school has already approved your application.	学校xuéxiào　已经yǐjīng　同意tóngyì　了le　你nǐ　的de　申请shēnqǐng。xuéxiào yǐjīng tóngyì le nǐ de shēnqǐng.
to say (speaking of)	来说láishuōláishuō
For my parents, my health is more important than my grades.	对duì　父母fùmǔ　来说láishuō，　我wǒ　的de　健康jiànkāng　比bǐ　成绩chéngjì　更gèng　重要zhòngyào。duì fùmǔ láishuō, wǒ de jiànkāng bǐ chéngjì gèng zhòngyào.
The success of this competition is very important to him.	这次zhècì　比赛bǐsài　的de　成功chénggōng　对duì　他tā　来说láishuō　很hěn　重要zhòngyào。zhècì bǐsài de chénggōng duì tā láishuō hěn zhòngyào.
to do part-time work	打工dǎgōngdǎgōng
On weekends I don’t want to work part‑time at the café; I only want to eat quietly at home with my family.	周末zhōumò　我wǒ　不bù　想xiǎng　在zài　咖啡馆kāfēiguǎn　打工dǎgōng，　只zhǐ　想xiǎng　跟gēn　家人jiārén　在zài　家jiā　安静ānjìng　地de　吃饭chīfàn。zhōumò wǒ bù xiǎng zài kāfēiguǎn dǎgōng, zhǐ xiǎng gēn jiārén zài jiā ānjìng de chīfàn.
On weekends I want to go out to do part-time work, but my dad doesn’t agree.	周末zhōumò　我wǒ　想xiǎng　出门chūmén　打工dǎgōng，　但是dànshì　爸爸bàba　不bù　同意tóngyì。zhōumò wǒ xiǎng chūmén dǎgōng, dànshì bàba bù tóngyì.

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