Question	Answer
usually	一般yībānyībān
We usually watch movies at home in the evening.	我们wǒmen　一般yìbān　晚上wǎnshang　在zài　家jiā　看kàn　电影diànyǐng。wǒmen yìbān wǎnshang zài jiā kàn diànyǐng.
lunch	午饭wǔfànwǔfàn
At noon I usually eat lunch at the company.	中午zhōngwǔ　我wǒ　一般yìbān　在zài　公司gōngsī　吃chī　午饭wǔfàn。zhōngwǔ wǒ yìbān zài gōngsī chī wǔfàn.
She loves drinking tea; I love reading even more.	她tā　很hěn　爱ài　喝hē　茶chá，　我wǒ　更gèng　爱ài　看kàn　书shū。tā hěn ài hē chá, wǒ gèng ài kàn shū.
to plan to	准备zhǔnbèizhǔnbèi
I plan to go to the supermarket again tomorrow morning.	我wǒ　准备zhǔnbèi　明天míngtiān　早上zǎoshang　再zài　去qù　超市chāoshì。wǒ zhǔnbèi míngtiān zǎoshang zài qù chāoshì.
weekend	周末zhōumòzhōumò
to plan to	打算dǎsuàndǎsuàn
to meet	见面jiànmiànjiànmiàn
Who do you plan to meet with on the weekend?	你nǐ　周末zhōumò　打算dǎsuàn　跟gēn　谁shéi　一起yìqǐ　见面jiànmiàn？nǐ zhōumò dǎsuàn gēn shéi yìqǐ jiànmiàn?
last year	去年qùniánqùnián
structural particle	的dede
We met at school last year.	我们wǒmen　是shì　去年qùnián　在zài　学校xuéxiào　见面jiànmiàn　的de。wǒmen shì qùnián zài xuéxiào jiànmiàn de.
to see	看见kànjiànkànjiàn
I just saw her outside.	我wǒ　刚gāng　在zài　外面wàimiàn　看见kànjiàn　她tā　了le。wǒ gāng zài wàimiàn kànjiàn tā le.
continuously	一直yìzhíyìzhí
He didn't see me because he was on the phone the whole time.	他tā　没méi　看见kànjiàn　我wǒ，　因为yīnwèi　他tā　一直yìzhí　在zài　打dǎ　电话diànhuà。tā méi kànjiàn wǒ, yīnwèi tā yìzhí zài dǎ diànhuà.
We were studying the whole time and only ate lunch in the afternoon.	我们wǒmen　一直yìzhí　在zài　学习xuéxí，　下午xiàwǔ　才cái　吃chī　午饭wǔfàn。wǒmen yìzhí zài xuéxí, xiàwǔ cái chī wǔfàn.
usually	一般yìbānyìbān
I usually walk home after work.	我wǒ　一般yìbān　下班xiàbān　以后yǐhòu　走zǒu　回huí　家jiā。wǒ yìbān xiàbān yǐhòu zǒu huí jiā.
family	家人jiārénjiārén
She usually doesn't work on weekends and will have lunch with her family.	她tā　一般yìbān　周末zhōumò　不bú　上班shàngbān，　会huì　跟gēn　家人jiārén　吃chī　午饭wǔfàn。tā yìbān zhōumò bú shàngbān, huì gēn jiārén chī wǔfàn.
don't	别biébié
to rest	休息xiūxixiūxi
Don't call now; she is resting.	你nǐ　别bié　现在xiànzài　打dǎ　电话diànhuà，　她tā　正在zhèngzài　休息xiūxi　呢ne。nǐ bié xiànzài dǎ diànhuà, tā zhèngzài xiūxi ne.
to get sick	生病shēngbìngshēngbìng
everyone	大家dàjiādàjiā
to go out	出去chūqùchūqù
more	多duōduō
Drink more water.	你nǐ　多duō　喝hē　水shuǐ　吧ba。nǐ duō hē shuǐ ba.
He is sick; everyone, don't let him go out; let him rest more.	他tā　生病shēngbìng　了le，　大家dàjiā　别bié　让ràng　他tā　出去chūqù，　让ràng　他tā　多duō　休息xiūxi。tā shēngbìng le, dàjiā bié ràng tā chūqù, ràng tā duō xiūxi.
doctor	医生yīshēngyīshēng
health	身体shēntǐshēntǐ
hospital	医院yīyuànyīyuàn
The doctor said his health isn’t very good and that he needs to rest in the hospital.	医生yīshēng　说shuō　他tā　的de　身体shēntǐ　不bú　太tài　好hǎo，　要yào　在zài　医院yīyuàn　休息xiūxi。yīshēng shuō tā de shēntǐ bú tài hǎo, yào zài yīyuàn xiūxi.
nurse	护士hùshihùshi
to take care of	照顾zhàogùzhàogù
relatively	比较bǐjiàobǐjiào
The nurse takes care of him in the hospital; after resting he is relatively better.	护士hùshi　在zài　医院yīyuàn　照顾zhàogù　他tā，　他tā　休息xiūxi　以后yǐhòu　比较bǐjiào　好hǎo。hùshi zài yīyuàn zhàogù tā, tā xiūxi yǐhòu bǐjiào hǎo.
durative aspect particle	着zhezhe
to stand	站zhànzhàn
The door is open; the nurse is standing outside waiting for me.	门mén　开kāi　着zhe，　护士hùshi　站zhàn　在zài　外面wàimiàn　等děng　我wǒ。mén kāi zhe, hùshi zhàn zài wàimiàn děng wǒ.
in advance	提前tíqiántíqián
ten	十shíshí
minute classifier	分钟fēnzhōngfēnzhōng
to set off	出发chūfāchūfā
to be late	迟到chídàochídào
Tomorrow we'll set off ten minutes early, then we won't be late.	明天míngtiān　我们wǒmen　提前tíqián　十shí　分钟fēnzhōng　出发chūfā，　就jiù　不bú　会huì　迟到chídào　了le。míngtiān wǒmen tíqián shí fēnzhōng chūfā, jiù bú huì chídào le.
to take (transport)	坐zuòzuò
subway	地铁dìtiědìtiě
ticket	票piàopiào
expensive	贵guìguì
We went to the hospital by subway; the tickets weren’t expensive.	我们wǒmen　是shì　坐zuò　地铁dìtiě　去qù　医院yīyuàn　的de，　票piào　也yě　不bú　贵guì。wǒmen shì zuò dìtiě qù yīyuàn de, piào yě bú guì.
to ride	骑qíqí
bicycle	自行车zìxíngchēzìxíngchē
to drive	开kāikāi
car	车chēchē
On weekends she and I ride bicycles and don't drive.	周末zhōumò　我wǒ　和hé　她tā　骑qí　自行车zìxíngchē，　不bù　开kāi　车chē。zhōumò wǒ hé tā qí zìxíngchē, bù kāi chē.
We went by bicycle, not by subway.	我们wǒmen　是shì　骑qí　自行车zìxíngchē　去qù　的de，　不bú　是shì　坐zuò　地铁dìtiě　去qù　的de。wǒmen shì qí zìxíngchē qù de, bú shì zuò dìtiě qù de.
to arrive	到dàodào
Buy the tickets first; I will arrive ten minutes early tomorrow.	你nǐ　先xiān　买mǎi　票piào，　我wǒ　明天míngtiān　提前tíqián　十shí　分钟fēnzhōng　到dào。nǐ xiān mǎi piào, wǒ míngtiān tíqián shí fēnzhōng dào.
to stay	住zhùzhù
two	两liǎngliǎng
day classifier	天tiāntiān
to visit	看kànkàn
She plans to stay in the hospital for two days; everyone can go visit her.	她tā　准备zhǔnbèi　在zài　医院yīyuàn　住zhù　两liǎng　天tiān，　大家dàjiā　可以kěyǐ　去qù　看kàn　她tā。tā zhǔnbèi zài yīyuàn zhù liǎng tiān, dàjiā kěyǐ qù kàn tā.
bus	公交车gōngjiāochēgōngjiāochē
cheap	便宜piányipiányi
Subway tickets are not expensive; bus tickets are even cheaper.	地铁dìtiě　的de　票piào　不bú　贵guì，　公交车gōngjiāochē　的de　票piào　更gèng　便宜piányi。dìtiě de piào bú guì, gōngjiāochē de piào gèng piányi.
She loves riding a bike to work; I love taking the subway.	她tā　爱ài　骑qí　自行车zìxíngchē　上班shàngbān，　我wǒ　爱ài　坐zuò　地铁dìtiě。tā ài qí zìxíngchē shàngbān, wǒ ài zuò dìtiě.
to sit	坐zuòzuò
I am sitting and waiting for her.	我wǒ　坐zuò　着zhe　等děng　她tā。wǒ zuò zhe děng tā.
He is standing and waiting for the bus; I am sitting and reading.	他tā　站zhàn　着zhe　等děng　公交车gōngjiāochē，　我wǒ　坐zuò　着zhe　看kàn　书shū。tā zhàn zhe děng gōngjiāochē, wǒ zuò zhe kàn shū.
this year	今年jīnniánjīnnián
She came to the company to work last year; I came this year.	她tā　是shì　去年qùnián　来lái　公司gōngsī　工作gōngzuò　的de，　我wǒ　是shì　今年jīnnián　来lái　的de。tā shì qùnián lái gōngsī gōngzuò de, wǒ shì jīnnián lái de.
attentive	认真rènzhēnrènzhēn
The doctor and the nurse take care of him in the hospital, and they do it very attentively.	医生yīshēng　和hé　护士hùshi　在zài　医院yīyuàn　照顾zhàogù　他tā，　照顾zhàogù　得de　很hěn　认真rènzhēn。yīshēng hé hùshi zài yīyuàn zhàogù tā, zhàogù de hěn rènzhēn.
eight	八bābā
o'clock classifier	点diǎndiǎn
half	半bànbàn
Has everyone arrived? Let's set off at eight-thirty.	大家dàjiā　都dōu　到dào　了le　吗ma？　我们wǒmen　八bā　点diǎn　半bàn　出发chūfā　吧ba。dàjiā dōu dào le ma? wǒmen bā diǎn bàn chūfā ba.
Today's eight-thirty movie tickets are relatively cheap; don't be late.	今天jīntiān　八bā　点diǎn　半bàn　的de　电影diànyǐng　票piào　比较bǐjiào　便宜piányi，　别bié　迟到chídào。jīntiān bā diǎn bàn de diànyǐng piào bǐjiào piányi, bié chídào.
This year on weekends I want to be at home with my family; I don't plan to go out.	今年jīnnián　周末zhōumò　我wǒ　想xiǎng　跟gēn　家人jiārén　在zài　家jiā，　不bù　打算dǎsuàn　出去chūqù　了le。jīnnián zhōumò wǒ xiǎng gēn jiārén zài jiā, bù dǎsuàn chūqù le.
to live	住zhùzhù
She used to live in Beijing.	她tā　以前yǐqián　住zhù　在zài　北京Běijīng。tā yǐqián zhù zài Běijīng.
convenient	方便fāngbiànfāngbiàn
She now lives near the company; taking the subway is very convenient.	她tā　现在xiànzài　住zhù　在zài　公司gōngsī　旁边pángbiān，　坐zuò　地铁dìtiě　很hěn　方便fāngbiàn。tā xiànzài zhù zài gōngsī pángbiān, zuò dìtiě hěn fāngbiàn.
With the subway and buses, it's very convenient to go to the company.	有yǒu　地铁dìtiě　和hé　公交车gōngjiāochē，　去qù　公司gōngsī　很hěn　方便fāngbiàn。yǒu dìtiě hé gōngjiāochē, qù gōngsī hěn fāngbiàn.
much	多duōduō
She was sick for two days; now her health is much better than before.	她tā　生病shēngbìng　了le　两liǎng　天tiān，　现在xiànzài　身体shēntǐ　比bǐ　以前yǐqián　好hǎo　多duō　了le。tā shēngbìng le liǎng tiān, xiànzài shēntǐ bǐ yǐqián hǎo duō le.
I'm not driving today; I'm taking the subway.	今天jīntiān　我wǒ　不bù　开kāi　车chē，　我wǒ　坐zuò　地铁dìtiě。jīntiān wǒ bù kāi chē, wǒ zuò dìtiě.

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