Hardcore Chinese - Lesson 9

Question	Answer
must	得děiděi
bank	银行yínhángyínháng
Today I must go to the bank first.	今天Jīntiān　我wǒ　得děi　先xiān　去qù　银行yínháng。Jīntiān wǒ děi xiān qù yínháng.
vicinity	附近fùjìnfùjìn
The bank is near my company.	银行Yínháng　在zài　我wǒ　公司gōngsī　附近fùjìn。Yínháng zài wǒ gōngsī fùjìn.
from	从cóngcóng
to	到dàodào
to take (time)	要yàoyào
It takes ten minutes for me to get from home to the bank.	我Wǒ　从cóng　家jiā　到dào　银行yínháng　要yào　十shí　分钟fēnzhōng。Wǒ cóng jiā dào yínháng yào shí fēnzhōng.
nine	九jiǔjiǔ
Let's set off at nine o'clock.	我们wǒmen　九jiǔ　点diǎn　出发chūfā　吧ba。wǒmen jiǔ diǎn chūfā ba.
library	图书馆túshūguǎntúshūguǎn
From eight to nine, I study at the library.	从Cóng　八bā　点diǎn　到dào　九jiǔ　点diǎn　我wǒ　在zài　图书馆túshūguǎn　学习xuéxí。Cóng bā diǎn dào jiǔ diǎn wǒ zài túshūguǎn xuéxí.
besides	除了chúlechúle
coffee	咖啡kāfēikāfēi
apart from	以外yǐwàiyǐwài
milk	牛奶niúnǎiniúnǎi
Besides coffee, I also like milk.	除了Chúle　咖啡kāfēi　以外yǐwài，　我wǒ　也yě　喜欢xǐhuan　牛奶niúnǎi。Chúle kāfēi yǐwài, wǒ yě xǐhuan niúnǎi.
bread	面包miànbāomiànbāo
She often eats bread for breakfast.	她Tā　早饭zǎofàn　常常chángcháng　吃chī　面包miànbāo。Tā zǎofàn chángcháng chī miànbāo.
park	公园gōngyuángōngyuán
We take a short walk in the park at night.	我们Wǒmen　晚上wǎnshang　在zài　公园gōngyuán　走zǒu　一下yíxià。Wǒmen wǎnshang zài gōngyuán zǒu yíxià.
entrance	门口ménkǒuménkǒu
He is drinking coffee at the park entrance.	他Tā　在zài　公园gōngyuán　门口ménkǒu　喝hē　咖啡kāfēi。Tā zài gōngyuán ménkǒu hē kāfēi.
work	工作gōngzuògōngzuò
Today's work is very important.	今天jīntiān　的de　工作gōngzuò　很hěn　重要zhòngyào。jīntiān de gōngzuò hěn zhòngyào.
to finish	做完zuòwánzuòwán
We didn’t finish the work until very late today.	我们wǒmen　今天jīntiān　很hěn　晚wǎn　才cái　做完zuòwán　工作gōngzuò。wǒmen jīntiān hěn wǎn cái zuòwán gōngzuò.
I have to finish the work.	我Wǒ　得děi　把bǎ　工作gōngzuò　做zuò　完wán。Wǒ děi bǎ gōngzuò zuò wán.
to finish reading	看完kànwánkànwán
Has he finished reading that book?	他tā　看完kànwán　那nà　本běn　书shū　了le　吗ma？tā kànwán nà běn shū le ma?
Do you have to finish reading this book today?	你Nǐ　今天jīntiān　得děi　看kàn　完wán　这zhè　本běn　书shū　吗ma？Nǐ jīntiān děi kàn wán zhè běn shū ma?
also	还háihái
Besides milk, she also likes bread.	除了Chúle　牛奶niúnǎi　以外yǐwài，　她tā　还hái　喜欢xǐhuan　面包miànbāo。Chúle niúnǎi yǐwài, tā hái xǐhuan miànbāo.
the more	越yuèyuè
The busier I am, the more I want to drink coffee.	我Wǒ　越yuè　忙máng　越yuè　想xiǎng　喝hē　咖啡kāfēi。Wǒ yuè máng yuè xiǎng hē kāfēi.
The more milk she drinks, the sleepier she gets.	她Tā　越yuè　喝hē　牛奶niúnǎi　越yuè　想xiǎng　睡觉shuìjiào。Tā yuè hē niúnǎi yuè xiǎng shuìjiào.
It’s a ten-minute walk from our home to the park.	我们Wǒmen　从cóng　家jiā　到dào　公园gōngyuán　走zǒu　十shí　分钟fēnzhōng。Wǒmen cóng jiā dào gōngyuán zǒu shí fēnzhōng.
to wear	穿chuānchuān
red	红色hóngsèhóngsè
clothes	衣服yīfuyīfu
She likes to wear red clothes.	她Tā　喜欢xǐhuan　穿chuān　红色hóngsè　的de　衣服yīfu。Tā xǐhuan chuān hóngsè de yīfu.
blue	蓝色lánsèlánsè
appropriate	合适héshìhéshì
It’s a good time for us to go to the bank now.	我们wǒmen　现在xiànzài　去qù　银行yínháng　比较bǐjiào　合适héshì。wǒmen xiànzài qù yínháng bǐjiào héshì.
He’s wearing blue clothes today, which are very appropriate at the company.	他Tā　今天jīntiān　穿chuān　蓝色lánsè　的de　衣服yīfu，　在zài　公司gōngsī　很hěn　合适héshì。Tā jīntiān chuān lánsè de yīfu, zài gōngsī hěn héshì.
color	颜色yánsèyánsè
suitable	合适héshìhéshì
This color isn’t quite suitable; I prefer blue.	这Zhè　个gè　颜色yánsè　不bú　太tài　合适héshì，　我wǒ　更gèng　喜欢xǐhuan　蓝色lánsè。Zhè gè yánsè bú tài héshì, wǒ gèng xǐhuan lánsè.
to spend	花huāhuā
many	多duōduō
money	钱qiánqián
I don’t want to spend too much money on clothes.	我Wǒ　不bù　想xiǎng　花huā　太tài　多duō　钱qián　买mǎi　衣服yīfu。Wǒ bù xiǎng huā tài duō qián mǎi yīfu.
There’s a bank near the park, and there are often many people at the entrance.	公园Gōngyuán　附近fùjìn　有yǒu　银行yínháng，　门口ménkǒu　常常chángcháng　有yǒu　很hěn　多duō　人rén。Gōngyuán fùjìn yǒu yínháng, ménkǒu chángcháng yǒu hěn duō rén.
She’s waiting for me at the library entrance.	她Tā　在zài　图书馆túshūguǎn　门口ménkǒu　等děng　我wǒ。Tā zài túshūguǎn ménkǒu děng wǒ.
to finish eating	吃完chīwánchīwán
We’ll go to the park right after finishing dinner.	我们wǒmen　吃完chīwán　晚饭wǎnfàn　就jiù　去qù　公园gōngyuán。wǒmen chīwán wǎnfàn jiù qù gōngyuán.
You must finish breakfast first, then go to the bank.	你Nǐ　得děi　先xiān　吃chī　完wán　早饭zǎofàn，　再zài　去qù　银行yínháng。Nǐ děi xiān chī wán zǎofàn, zài qù yínháng.
except	除了chúlechúle
Except on weekends, I work at the company every day.	除了chúle　周末zhōumò　以外yǐwài，　我wǒ　每天měitiān　都dōu　在zài　公司gōngsī　工作gōngzuò。chúle zhōumò yǐwài, wǒ měitiān dōu zài gōngsī gōngzuò.
Except on weekends, we all take the subway from home to the company.	除了Chúle　周末zhōumò　以外yǐwài，　我们wǒmen　都dōu　从cóng　家jiā　坐zuò　地铁dìtiě　到dào　公司gōngsī。Chúle zhōumò yǐwài, wǒmen dōu cóng jiā zuò dìtiě dào gōngsī.
The more I look at this color, the more I like it.	这Zhè　个gè　颜色yánsè　我wǒ　越yuè　看kàn　越yuè　喜欢xǐhuan。Zhè gè yánsè wǒ yuè kàn yuè xǐhuan.
Coffee near the park is expensive; I spent a lot of money.	在Zài　公园gōngyuán　附近fùjìn　的de　咖啡kāfēi　很hěn　贵guì，　我wǒ　花huā　了le　很hěn　多duō　钱qián。Zài gōngyuán fùjìn de kāfēi hěn guì, wǒ huā le hěn duō qián.
He thinks wearing blue clothes is more suitable than wearing red ones.	他Tā　觉得juéde　穿chuān　蓝色lánsè　的de　衣服yīfu　比bǐ　穿chuān　红色hóngsè　的de　衣服yīfu　更gèng　合适héshì。Tā juéde chuān lánsè de yīfu bǐ chuān hóngsè de yīfu gèng héshì.
after	后hòuhòu
After work I call her.	下班xiàbān　后hòu　我wǒ　给gěi　她tā　打dǎ　电话diànhuà。xiàbān hòu wǒ gěi tā dǎ diànhuà.
Every day after work, she goes to the park, then walks home from the park.	她Tā　每天měitiān　下班xiàbān　后hòu　都dōu　去qù　公园gōngyuán，　然后ránhòu　从cóng　公园gōngyuán　走zǒu　到dào　家jiā。Tā měitiān xiàbān hòu dōu qù gōngyuán, ránhòu cóng gōngyuán zǒu dào jiā.
to make	做zuòzuò
I make breakfast at home; there’s milk and bread.	我Wǒ　在zài　家jiā　做zuò　早饭zǎofàn，　有yǒu　牛奶niúnǎi　和hé　面包miànbāo。Wǒ zài jiā zuò zǎofàn, yǒu niúnǎi hé miànbāo.
She hasn’t spent much money on clothes recently.	她Tā　最近zuìjìn　没méi　花huā　太tài　多duō　钱qián　买mǎi　衣服yīfu。Tā zuìjìn méi huā tài duō qián mǎi yīfu.
There aren’t many people at the bank entrance today.	今天Jīntiān　银行yínháng　门口ménkǒu　没méi　什么shénme　人rén。Jīntiān yínháng ménkǒu méi shénme rén.
Coffee near the library isn’t expensive; I often go there.	图书馆Túshūguǎn　附近fùjìn　的de　咖啡kāfēi　不bú　贵guì，　我wǒ　常常chángcháng　去qù。Túshūguǎn fùjìn de kāfēi bú guì, wǒ chángcháng qù.
Do you have to wear blue clothes to work?	你Nǐ　上班shàngbān　得děi　穿chuān　蓝色lánsè　的de　衣服yīfu　吗ma？Nǐ shàngbān děi chuān lánsè de yīfu ma?
The earlier we go to the bank, the better.	我们Wǒmen　越yuè　早zǎo　去qù　银行yínháng　越yuè　好hǎo。Wǒmen yuè zǎo qù yínháng yuè hǎo.

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