New Vocabulary
AUXILIARY VERBS |
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yīng |
should |
COVERBS |
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dài |
for, on behalf of |
guānyú |
about, concerning |
lián |
even |
xiàng |
toward, to |
EXPRESSIONS |
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duì-dá-rú-liú |
reply to questions fluently |
jiào-xué-yŏu-fāng |
have an especially effective method in one’s teaching |
IDIOMATIC EXPRESSIONS |
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mámahūhū |
so-so, fair |
nărde huà |
“not at all” |
INTERJECTIONS |
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āiya |
“gosh” |
MEASURES |
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mén |
(for courses) |
piān |
(for theses, reports, essays) |
NOUNS |
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bàogào |
report |
bāoguŏ |
package, parcel |
bìng |
illness, disease |
chéngjī |
grade (on test or in course) |
cíhuì |
vocabulary |
fāyīn |
pronunciation |
gōngfu |
time |
jiéguŏ |
result |
jìnbù |
progress |
kăoshì |
test |
lùnwén |
thesis, dissertation |
máfan |
trouble |
míngxìnpiàn |
picture postcard |
shīmŭ |
wife of one’s teacher |
xìn |
letter |
xuéfēn |
credit, credit hour |
xuéqī |
semester, term |
yóupiào |
stamp |
yŭfă |
grammar |
zérèn |
responsibility |
PATTERNS |
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dài A xiàng B wènhăo |
on behalf of A convey regards to B |
...hòu |
after... |
hái bú shi... |
if it isn’t... |
lián...dōu... |
even |
yŏu yìdiăn(r)... |
be a little... |
PHRASES |
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bìyè lùnwén |
honors thesis |
duō kuī |
be thanks to |
lái diànhuà |
call on the telephone |
qīmò kăoshì |
final examination |
qīzhōng kăoshì |
mid-term examination |
shuō shízàide |
to tell the truth |
xuéqī bàogào |
term paper |
yào bú shi |
if not, if it weren’t for |
zhí dào |
straight up to, until |
PLACE WORDS |
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wòfáng |
bedroom |
RESULTATIVE COMPOUNDS |
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kăoyūn |
become dizzy from testing |
păolai |
run over here, come over |
păoqu |
run over there |
RESULTATIVE ENDINGS |
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-yūn |
dizzy |
STATIVE VERBS |
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biāozhŭn |
be standard |
liúlì |
be fluent |
yūn |
be dizzy |
SURNAMES |
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Dīng |
Ding |
VERBS |
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bìng |
get sick |
gàobié |
bid farewell |
huā |
spend (money, time) |
jì |
send |
jìn |
carry out, fulfill |
jìnbù |
progress |
kăo |
take a test |
liú |
ask someone to stay |
păo |
run |
shēngchăn |
produce |
tăng |
lie down |
tiān |
add |
tiē |
stick |
xiū |
study, take (courses, credits) |
xuăn |
choose, select |
zhuàn |
earn |
VERB + POSTVERB |
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jìgĕi |
send to |
VERB-OBJECT COMPOUNDS |
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huāqián |
spend money |
kăoshì |
test |
láixìn |
send a letter |
păobù |
run |
zhuànqián |
earn money |
zhuănyăn |
blink the eyes, glance |
Major New Grammar Patterns
DIFFERENT WAYS TO EXPRESS “SICK”: Tā bìngle. “She’s sick.”, Tā méiyou bìng. “She’s not sick.” (19-1)
DIFFERENT WORDS FOR “TIME”: Nĭ yŏu méiyou gōngfu?/Nĭ yŏu méiyou kòng(r)?/Nĭ yŏu méiyou shíjiān? “Do you have free time?”, Nĭ shémme shíhou qù? “What time will you go?”, Yào duō cháng shíjiān? “How much time will it take?” (19-1)
REDUPLICATION OF MEASURES AND NOUNS TO MEAN “EACH” OR “EVERY”: rénrén “everybody,” tiāntiān “every day,” niánnián “every year” (19-1)
YŎU (YÌ)DIĂNR + VERB: Wŏ yŏu diănr yūn. “I’m a little dizzy.”, Wŏ yŏu diănr è. “I’m a bit hungry.”, Cài yŏu yìdiănr là. “The food is a little spicy hot.” (19-1)
REDUPLICATED STATIVE VERBS AS ADVERBS: hăohāor(de) “well,” mànmānr(de) “slowly,” kuàikuār(de) “quickly” (19-2)
INVERTED SUBJECT AND VERB FOR UNSPECIFIED SUBJECTS: Lái kèrén le. “A guest has come.”, Sĭle bù shăo rén. “A lot of people died.” (19-3)
LIÁN...DLU... AND LIÁN...YĔ...: Lián wŏ dōu huì. “Even I know.”, Tā lián yíkuài qián yĕ méiyou. “He doesn’t have even one dollar.” (19-3)
YÀO BÚ SHI...: Yào bú shi nín jiào-xué-yŏu-fāng, wŏ yĕ bù kĕnéng jìnbùde zhèmme kuài. “If it weren’t for your excellent teaching, I wouldn’t have been able to progress so quickly.” (19-4)
DÀI A XIÀNG B WÈNHĂO: Dài wŏ xiàng nĭde fùmŭ wènhăo. “Send my regards to your parents.” (19-4)