Question	Answer
mood	心情xīnqíngxīnqíng
My mood is not very good today.	今天Jīntiān　我wǒ　的de　心情xīnqíng　不bù　太tài　好hǎo。Jīntiān wǒ de xīnqíng bù tài hǎo.
happy	开心kāixīnkāixīn
When I hear her voice, I feel very happy, and my mood is much better.	听到Tīngdào　她tā　的de　声音shēngyīn，　我wǒ　就jiù　觉得juéde　很hěn　开心kāixīn，　心情xīnqíng　也yě　好hǎo　多duō　了le。Tīngdào tā de shēngyīn, wǒ jiù juéde hěn kāixīn, xīnqíng yě hǎo duō le.
pressure	压力yālìyālì
heavy	大dàdà
I don’t really like such big cities.	我wǒ　不bù　太tài　喜欢xǐhuan　这么zhème　大dà　的de　城市chéngshì。wǒ bù tài xǐhuan zhème dà de chéngshì.
She feels the pressure from study and work is a bit heavy.	她Tā　觉得juéde　学习xuéxí　和hé　工作gōngzuò　的de　压力yālì　有点儿yǒudiǎnr　大dà。Tā juéde xuéxí hé gōngzuò de yālì yǒudiǎnr dà.
On weekends she goes to the park for a walk to relax a bit and forget the pressure for a while.	周末Zhōumò　她tā　去qù　公园gōngyuán　散步sànbù，　让ràng　自己zìjǐ　放松fàngsōng　一下yíxià，　忘记wàngjì　一下yíxià　压力yālì。Zhōumò tā qù gōngyuán sànbù, ràng zìjǐ fàngsōng yíxià, wàngjì yíxià yālì.
body	身体shēntǐshēntǐ
For our health, we should exercise more.	为wèile　身体shēntǐ　健康jiànkāng，　我们wǒmen　应该yīnggāi　多duō　做zuò　运动yùndòng。wèile shēntǐ jiànkāng, wǒmen yīnggāi duō zuò yùndòng.
uncomfortable	难受nánshòunánshòu
I drank too much coffee; I’ll feel really uncomfortable tonight.	我wǒ　喝hē　了le　太tài　多duō　咖啡kāfēi，　晚上wǎnshang　会huì　很hěn　难受nánshòu。wǒ hē le tài duō kāfēi, wǎnshang huì hěn nánshòu.
If you never rest, your body will feel very uncomfortable.	如果Rúguǒ　一直yìzhí　不bù　休息xiūxi，　身体shēntǐ　会huì　很hěn　难受nánshòu。Rúguǒ yìzhí bù xiūxi, shēntǐ huì hěn nánshòu.
to get used to	适应shìyìngshìyìng
When I first came to this city, I wasn’t very used to the life here.	刚Gāng　来lái　这zhè　个gè　城市chéngshì　的de　时候shíhou，　我wǒ　不bú　太tài　适应shìyìng　这里zhèlǐ　的de　生活shēnghuó。Gāng lái zhè gè chéngshì de shíhou, wǒ bú tài shìyìng zhèlǐ de shēnghuó.
to pass (time)	过guòguò
I haven’t read this novel.	我wǒ　没méi　看kàn　过guo　这zhè　本běn　小说xiǎoshuō。wǒ méi kàn guo zhè běn xiǎoshuō.
month	月yuèyuè
I have lived in this city for six months.	我wǒ　在zài　这zhè　个gè　城市chéngshì　住zhù　了le　六liù　个gè　月yuè　了le。wǒ zài zhè gè chéngshì zhù le liù gè yuè le.
After a few months, she finally got used to the campus environment.	过Guò　了le　几jǐ　个gè　月yuè，　她tā　终于zhōngyú　适应shìyìng　了le　校园xiàoyuán　的de　环境huánjìng。Guò le jǐ gè yuè, tā zhōngyú shìyìng le xiàoyuán de huánjìng.
nowadays	现在xiànzàixiànzài
Right now I just want to rest quietly in my room.	现在xiànzài　我wǒ　只zhǐ　想xiǎng　在zài　房间fángjiān　里lǐ　安静ānjìng　地de　休息xiūxi。xiànzài wǒ zhǐ xiǎng zài fángjiān lǐ ānjìng de xiūxi.
online	网上wǎngshàngwǎngshàng
various	各种gèzhǒnggèzhǒng
course	课程kèchéngkèchéng
Nowadays many people study Chinese online and take all kinds of Chinese courses.	现在Xiànzài　很多hěnduō　人rén　在zài　网上wǎngshàng　学xué　中文zhōngwén，　参加cānjiā　各种gèzhǒng　中文zhōngwén　课程kèchéng。Xiànzài hěnduō rén zài wǎngshàng xué zhōngwén, cānjiā gèzhǒng zhōngwén kèchéng.
to attend class	上课shàngkèshàngkè
Tomorrow morning we have class in the classroom.	明天míngtiān　早上zǎoshang　我们wǒmen　在zài　教室jiàoshì　上课shàngkè。míngtiān zǎoshang wǒmen zài jiàoshì shàngkè.
The time of this online course is very suitable; you can attend class after work.	这Zhè　个gè　网上wǎngshàng　课程kèchéng　的de　时间shíjiān　很hěn　合适héshì，　下班xiàbān　以后yǐhòu　就jiù　能néng　上shàng　课kè。Zhè gè wǎngshàng kèchéng de shíjiān hěn héshì, xiàbān yǐhòu jiù néng shàng kè.
In the pronunciation class, the teacher lets us practice tones first, then practice sentences.	老师Lǎoshī　在zài　语音yǔyīn　课kè　上shàng　让ràng　我们wǒmen　先xiān　练习liànxí　声调shēngdiào，　再zài　练习liànxí　句子jùzi。Lǎoshī zài yǔyīn kè shàng ràng wǒmen xiān liànxí shēngdiào, zài liànxí jùzi.
pronunciation	语音yǔyīnyǔyīn
This pronunciation exercise is very important.	这zhè　个gè　语音yǔyīn　练习liànxí　很hěn　重要zhòngyào。zhè gè yǔyīn liànxí hěn zhòngyào.
tone	声调shēngdiàoshēngdiào
When you speak Chinese, tones are very important.	你nǐ　说shuō　中文zhōngwén　的de　时候shíhou，　声调shēngdiào　很hěn　重要zhòngyào。nǐ shuō zhōngwén de shíhou, shēngdiào hěn zhòngyào.
She thinks Chinese pronunciation is very interesting, but the tones are a bit hard.	她Tā　觉得juéde　中文zhōngwén　的de　语音yǔyīn　很hěn　有意思yǒuyìsi，　但是dànshì　声调shēngdiào　有点儿yǒudiǎnr　难nán。Tā juéde zhōngwén de yǔyīn hěn yǒuyìsi, dànshì shēngdiào yǒudiǎnr nán.
story	故事gùshigùshi
to be (profession)	当dāngdāng
In the future I want to be a teacher.	以后yǐhòu　我wǒ　想xiǎng　当dāng　老师lǎoshī。yǐhòu wǒ xiǎng dāng lǎoshī.
novelist	小说家xiǎoshuōjiāxiǎoshuōjiā
Ever since he was little, he has loved listening to stories, and now he wants to be a novelist.	他Tā　从小cóngxiǎo　爱ài　听tīng　故事gùshi，　现在xiànzài　想xiǎng　当dāng　小说家xiǎoshuōjiā。Tā cóngxiǎo ài tīng gùshi, xiànzài xiǎng dāng xiǎoshuōjiā.
in	中zhōngzhōng
Among her friends, she loves traveling the most.	在zài　朋友péngyou　中zhōng，　她tā　最zuì　爱ài　旅lǚ游yóu。zài péngyou zhōng, tā zuì ài lǚyóu.
every	每měiměi
thing	事情shìqíngshìqíng
to become	变成biànchéngbiànchéng
That novelist says every thing in life can become all kinds of stories.	那Nà　位wèi　小说家xiǎoshuōjiā　说shuō，　生活shēnghuó　中zhōng　的de　每měi　件jiàn　事情shìqing　都dōu　可以kěyǐ　变成biànchéng　各种gèzhǒng　故事gùshi。Nà wèi xiǎoshuōjiā shuō, shēnghuó zhōng de měi jiàn shìqing dōu kěyǐ biànchéng gèzhǒng gùshi.
to exchange	交流jiāoliújiāoliú
opinion	看法kànfǎkànfǎ
I’d like to hear your opinion on this question.	我wǒ　想xiǎng　听tīng　一下yíxià　你nǐ　对duì　这zhè　个gè　问题wèntí　的de　看法kànfǎ。wǒ xiǎng tīng yíxià nǐ duì zhè gè wèntí de kànfǎ.
In Chinese class, the teacher often lets us freely exchange our own opinions.	在Zài　中文zhōngwén　课kè　上shàng，　老师lǎoshī　常常chángcháng　让ràng　我们wǒmen　自由zìyóu　交流jiāoliú　自己zìjǐ　的de　看法kànfǎ。Zài zhōngwén kè shàng, lǎoshī chángcháng ràng wǒmen zìyóu jiāoliú zìjǐ de kànfǎ.
different	不同bùtóngbùtóng
My ideas and hers are different.	我wǒ　和hé　她tā　的de　想法xiǎngfǎ　不bù　同tóng。wǒ hé tā de xiǎngfǎ bù tóng.
view	看法kànfǎkànfǎ
Each person has their own opinion about this matter.	每个měige　人rén　对duì　这zhè　件jiàn　事情shìqíng　都dōu　有yǒu　自己zìjǐ　的de　看法kànfǎ。měige rén duì zhè jiàn shìqíng dōu yǒu zìjǐ de kànfǎ.
Exchanging views with classmates from different countries makes her feel the world is very big.	跟Gēn　不同bùtóng　国家guójiā　的de　同学tóngxué　交流jiāoliú　看法kànfǎ，　让ràng　她tā　觉得juéde　世界shìjiè　很hěn　大dà。Gēn bùtóng guójiā de tóngxué jiāoliú kànfǎ, ràng tā juéde shìjiè hěn dà.
content	内容nèiróngnèiróng
main point	重点zhòngdiǎnzhòngdiǎn
The main focus today is to review these new words.	今天jīntiān　的de　重点zhòngdiǎn　是shì　复习fùxí　这些zhèxiē　生词shēngcí。jīntiān de zhòngdiǎn shì fùxí zhèxiē shēngcí.
This article isn’t long, but its main points are very clear.	这Zhè　篇piān　文章wénzhāng　内容nèiróng　不bù　长cháng，　但是dànshì　重点zhòngdiǎn　很hěn　清楚qīngchu。Zhè piān wénzhāng nèiróng bù cháng, dànshì zhòngdiǎn hěn qīngchu.
part	部分bùfenbùfen
key point	重点zhòngdiǎnzhòngdiǎn
The teacher first introduces today’s lesson content, then tells us the key points of each part.	老师Lǎoshī　先xiān　介绍jièshào　今天jīntiān　课kè　的de　内容nèiróng，　再zài　告诉gàosu　我们wǒmen　每měi　个gè　部分bùfen　的de　重点zhòngdiǎn。Lǎoshī xiān jièshào jīntiān kè de nèiróng, zài gàosu wǒmen měi gè bùfen de zhòngdiǎn.
study	学习xuéxíxuéxí
Studying Chinese is very interesting.	学习xuéxí　中文zhōngwén　很hěn　有意思yǒuyìsi。xuéxí zhōngwén hěn yǒuyìsi.
atmosphere	氣氛qìfēnqìfēn
The study atmosphere in this classroom is very good; everyone is willing to speak Chinese.	这Zhè　间jiān　教室jiàoshì　的de　学习xuéxí　氣氛qìfen　很hěn　好hǎo，　大家dàjiā　都dōu　愿意yuànyì　说shuō　中文zhōngwén。Zhè jiān jiàoshì de xuéxí qìfen hěn hǎo, dàjiā dōu yuànyì shuō zhōngwén.
to celebrate (spend a festival)	过guòguò
We celebrate birthdays at home.	我们wǒmen　在zài　家jiā　过guò　生日shēngrì。wǒmen zài jiā guò shēngrì.
During Spring Festival, the atmosphere in her home is especially warm.	过Guò　春节Chūnjié　的de　时候shíhou，　她tā　家里jiāli　的de　氣氛qìfen　特别tèbié　温暖wēnnuǎn。Guò Chūnjié de shíhou, tā jiāli de qìfen tèbié wēnnuǎn.
to line up	排队páiduìpáiduì
In the morning when buying breakfast in the cafeteria, everyone lines up to wait.	早上Zǎoshang　在zài　食堂shítáng　买mǎi　早饭zǎofàn　的de　时候shíhou，　大家dàjiā　都dōu　排队páiduì　等děng。Zǎoshang zài shítáng mǎi zǎofàn de shíhou, dàjiā dōu páiduì děng.
Because she doesn’t like lining up, she often goes to the cafeteria early.	因为Yīnwèi　她tā　不bù　喜欢xǐhuan　排队páiduì，　所以suǒyǐ　常常chángcháng　提前tíqián　去qù　食堂shítáng。Yīnwèi tā bù xǐhuan páiduì, suǒyǐ chángcháng tíqián qù shítáng.
group	小组xiǎozǔxiǎozǔ
to be in charge of	负责fùzéfùzé
She is responsible for organizing this competition.	这zhè　次cì　比赛bǐsài　是shì　她tā　负责fùzé　安排ānpái　的de。zhè cì bǐsài shì tā fùzé ānpái de.
He is in charge of this group’s work, and others help him review today’s key points.	这Zhè　个gè　小组xiǎozǔ　的de　工作gōngzuò　是shì　他tā　负责fùzé　的de，　别人biéren　帮bāng　他tā　复习fùxí　今天jīntiān　的de　重点zhòngdiǎn。Zhè gè xiǎozǔ de gōngzuò shì tā fùzé de, biéren bāng tā fùxí jīntiān de zhòngdiǎn.
to be responsible	负责fùzéfùzé
I am in charge of today’s dinner.	我wǒ　负责fùzé　今天jīntiān　的de　晚饭wǎnfàn。wǒ fùzé jīntiān de wǎnfàn.
The teacher said that everyone in this group must be responsible for their own part.	老师Lǎoshī　说shuō，　这zhè　个gè　小组xiǎozǔ　的de　每měi　个gè　人rén　都dōu　要yào　为wèi　自己zìjǐ　的de　部分bùfen　负责fùzé。Lǎoshī shuō, zhè gè xiǎozǔ de měi gè rén dōu yào wèi zìjǐ de bùfen fùzé.
since	既然jìránjìrán
Since you’re so tired, then you should rest well in the dorm today.	既然Jìrán　你nǐ　这么zhème　累lèi，　就jiù　今天jīntiān　在zài　宿舍sùshè　好好hǎohāo　休息xiūxi　吧ba。Jìrán nǐ zhème lèi, jiù jīntiān zài sùshè hǎohāo xiūxi ba.
to take a walk	走走zǒuzouzǒuzou
After work, let’s go walk around the campus.	下班xiàbān　以后yǐhòu　我们wǒmen　去qù　校园xiàoyuán　里lǐ　走走zǒuzou　吧ba。xiàbān yǐhòu wǒmen qù xiàoyuán lǐ zǒuzou ba.
a bit	一点儿yìdiǎnryìdiǎnr
Since the weather is so good, let’s go for a walk in the park and make our mood a bit happier.	既然Jìrán　天气tiānqì　这么zhème　好hǎo，　我们wǒmen　就jiù　去qù　公园gōngyuán　走走zǒuzou，　让ràng　心情xīnqíng　更gèng　开心kāixīn　一点儿yìdiǎnr。Jìrán tiānqì zhème hǎo, wǒmen jiù qù gōngyuán zǒuzou, ràng xīnqíng gèng kāixīn yìdiǎnr.
to finish taking	上完shàngwánshàngwán
After we finish class, we’ll go for a walk in the park.	上完shàngwán　课kè　以后yǐhòu，　我们wǒmen　去qù　公园gōngyuán　散步sànbù。shàngwán kè yǐhòu, wǒmen qù gōngyuán sànbù.
Since you want to improve your Chinese level, then finish taking the online courses.	既然Jìrán　你nǐ　想xiǎng　提高tígāo　中文zhōngwén　水平shuǐpíng，　就jiù　把bǎ　网上wǎngshàng　课程kèchéng　上完shàngwán。Jìrán nǐ xiǎng tígāo zhōngwén shuǐpíng, jiù bǎ wǎngshàng kèchéng shàngwán.
unbearable	受不了shòubuliǎoshòubuliǎo
I’m too tired today; I just can’t stand it.	我wǒ　今天jīntiān　太tài　累lèi　了le，　受不了shòubuliǎo。wǒ jīntiān tài lèi le, shòubuliǎo.
These days there’s too much homework; my happy mood has all turned into unbearable pressure.	这Zhè　几jǐ　天tiān　作业zuòyè　太tài　多duō，　开心kāixīn　的de　心情xīnqíng　都dōu　变成biànchéng　了le　受不了shòubuliǎo　的de　压力yālì。Zhè jǐ tiān zuòyè tài duō, kāixīn de xīnqíng dōu biànchéng le shòubuliǎo de yālì.
to be unable to stand	受不了shòubuliǎoshòubuliǎo
The classroom is too noisy; she can’t stand it, so she goes to the library to study.	教室Jiàoshì　太tài　吵chǎo　了le，　她tā　受不了shòubuliǎo，　就jiù　去qù　图书馆túshūguǎn　学习xuéxí。Jiàoshì tài chǎo le, tā shòubuliǎo, jiù qù túshūguǎn xuéxí.
it turns out	原来yuánláiyuánlái
high	高gāogāo
My older brother is very tall.	我wǒ　哥哥gēge　很hěn　高gāo。wǒ gēge hěn gāo.
It turns out he also studies Chinese, but his level is a bit higher than mine.	原来Yuánlái　他tā　也yě　是shì　学xué　中文zhōngwén　的de，　不过búguò　水平shuǐpíng　比bǐ　我wǒ　高gāo　一点儿yìdiǎnr。Yuánlái tā yě shì xué zhōngwén de, búguò shuǐpíng bǐ wǒ gāo yìdiǎnr.
I thought she was a teacher; it turns out she is a visiting student.	我Wǒ　以为yǐwéi　她tā　是shì　老师lǎoshī，　原来yuánlái　她tā　是shì　来lái　参观cānguān　的de　学生xuéshēng。Wǒ yǐwéi tā shì lǎoshī, yuánlái tā shì lái cānguān de xuéshēng.
as far as ... is concerned	来说láishuōláishuō
For him, taking a walk in the park is more relaxing than going online at home.	对duì　他tā　来lái说shuō，　在zài　公园gōngyuán　散步sànbù　比bǐ　在zài　家jiā　上网shàngwǎng　更gèng　放松fàngsōng。duì tā láishuō, zài gōngyuán sànbù bǐ zài jiā shàngwǎng gèng fàngsōng.
This matter is very important to me.	这zhè　件jiàn　事情shìqíng　对duì　我wǒ　来lái说shuō　很hěn　重要zhòngyào。zhè jiàn shìqíng duì wǒ láishuō hěn zhòngyào.
in the city	城里chénglǐchénglǐ
He feels the traffic in the city is too crowded and he can’t stand it every day.	他tā　觉得juéde　城里chéngli　的de　交通jiāotōng　太tài　拥挤yōngjǐ　了le，　每天měitiān　都dōu　受不了shòubuliǎo。tā juéde chéngli de jiāotōng tài yōngjǐ le, měitiān dōu shòubuliǎo.
to visit (briefly)	看看kànkankànkan
Let’s go to the library this weekend and take a look at that novel.	我wǒ们men　周末zhōumò　去qù　图书馆túshūguǎn　看看kànkan　那nà　本běn　小说xiǎoshuō　吧ba。wǒmen zhōumò qù túshūguǎn kànkan nà běn xiǎoshuō ba.
On weekends I don’t want to stay in the city; I just want to go back to my hometown to visit my grandparents.	周末zhōumò　我wǒ　不bù　想xiǎng　留liú　在zài　城里chénglǐ，　只zhǐ　想xiǎng　回huí　老家lǎojiā　看看kànkan　爷爷yéye　奶奶nǎinai。zhōumò wǒ bù xiǎng liú zài chénglǐ, zhǐ xiǎng huí lǎojiā kànkan yéye nǎinai.

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