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Unit 13: Review and Study Guide

New Vocabulary

ADVERBS
wánquán	completely
COVERBS
hàn	with
IDIOMATIC EXPRESSIONS
mànmān lái	“take one’s time”
qĭng shāo hòu	“please wait briefly”
MEASURES
shuāng	pair
MOVEABLE ADVERBS
bĕnlái	originally
gānghăo	just, as it happens
jiărú	if
NOUNS
biăo	watch (for telling time)
chángkù	long pants
chāoshì	supermarket
chènshān	shirt
dàxiăo	size
duănkù	short pants
duìzhé	50% discount
fāpiào	itemized bill; receipt
gāogēn(r)xié	high-heeled shoes
guìtái	counter
hàomă(r)	number
hútòng(r)	alley
jī	chicken
jīròu	chicken meat
kāfēi	coffee
kùzi	pants
miànbāo	bread
niú	cow, ox
niúròu	beef
qúnzi	skirt
ròu	meat
shípĭn	food product; groceries
shŏubiăo	wristwatch
tŭsī	white bread
wàzi	sock
xiā	shrimp
xiànjīn	cash
xìnyòngkă	credit card
xūyào	need
yáng	sheep
yángròu	mutton
yāròu	duck meat
yāzi	duck
yīfu	clothes
zhū	pig
zhūròu	pork
zhŭyì	idea, plan
NUMBER + MEASURE
yíyàng	one kind; the same
PATTERNS
A gēn B bĭqĭlái	comparing A and B
A gēn B yíyàng huì...-de	A is the same as B be likely to, would, will
jiărú...-de huà	if...
...shemmede	...and so on
...yĭnèi	within...
...zhīnèi	within...
-jíle	extremely
wèile...	in order to..., for...
yìdiăn(r) yĕ bù...	not at all, not the least bit
PHRASES
chàbuduō	be about the same
dă duìzhé	give a 50% discount
miànbāo diàn	bakery
shípĭn diàn	grocery store
xiăo nánshēng	little boy
xiăo nǚshēng	little girl
PLACE WORDS
chūkŏu(r)	exit
fùjìn	in the vicinity, nearby
rùkŏu(r)	entrance
RESULTATIVE COMPOUNDS
bānguolai	move over
bíqilai	compare
guòlai	come over
guòqu	go over, pass by
náguoqu	take over
nálai	bring here
náqu	take away
RESULTATIVE ENDINGS
-guòlai	(indicates movement from there to here)
-guòqu	(indicates movement from here to there)
STATIVE VERBS
duăn	be short (not long)
féi	be fatty (of food)
héshì	be the right size, fit
jiéshĕng	be frugal
pŭbiàn	be widespread, common
VERBS
bāng	help
chēng	weigh, weigh out
chuān	put on, wear (shoes, clothes)
dài	wear (watch, hat, jewelry)
jiéshĕng	save
qiē	cut, slice
shōu	accept
suàn	figure, calculate
xiàng	resemble, be like
VERB-OBJECT COMPOUNDS
chīsù	eat vegetarian food
dăzhé	give a discount
shàngshì	come on the market
shuākă	imprint a credit card

Major New Grammar Patterns

-JÍLE: Miànbāo diàn jìnjíle. “The bakery is extremely close.” (13-1)

YÌDIĂN(R) YĔ BÙ...: Wŏ yìdiăn(r) yĕ bú lèi. “I’m not at all tired.” (13-1)

...SHEMMEDE: kāfēi, tŭsī shemmede “coffee, white bread, and so on” (13-2)

WÈILE TO EXPRESS PURPOSE: Wèile jiéshĕng shíjiān, nĭ măi nĭde, wŏ măi wŏde. “In order to save time, you buy your things, and I’ll buy my things.” (13-2)

A GĒN B BIÍQILAI: Táiwānde chāoshì gēn Mĕiguode bíqilai zĕmmeyàng? “How are Taiwan’s supermarkets compared to America’s?” (13-2)

HUÌ...-DE: Táiwānde chāoshì huì yìnián bĭ yìnián pŭbiànde. “Taiwan’s supermarkets will become more widespread each year.” (13-2)

YĪ + MEASURE + BĬ + YĪ + MEASURE: yìnián bĭ yìnián guì “more expensive year by year” (13-2)

A GĒN B YÍYÀNG TO INDICATE SIMILARITY: Zhèige gēn nèige yíyàng. “This one is the same as that one.” (13-3)

STATIVE VERBS FOLLOWED BY EXPRESSIONS OF QUANTITY: dà yíhào “be bigger by one number,” “be one size bigger” (13-3)

CONCESSIVE CLAUSES WITH X SHI X...: Piàoliang shi piàoliang, dànshi yìqiān bā tài guìle. “As for being pretty, they’re pretty all right, but 1,800 is too expensive.” (13-3)

JIĂRÚ...-DE HUÀ: Jiărú tā bù láide huà, nĭ dăsuan zĕmme bàn? “What do you plan to do if she doesn’t come?” (13-4)

TIME EXPRESSION + YĬNÈI: sāntiān yĭnèi “within three days” (13-4)

DĂZHÉ TO EXPRESS “GIVE A DISCOUNT”: dă jiŭzhé “sell at 9/10 of the original price” (=10% discount), dă duìzhé “sell at half price” (13-4)