New Vocabulary
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ADVERBS |
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búduànde |
continuously |
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dàoshi |
actually, to the contrary |
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zhōngyú |
finally |
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BOUND FORMS |
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zhĕng |
exact, sharp (of clock times) |
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CONJUNCTIONS |
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hàn |
and |
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EXPRESSIONS |
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“bú dào Cháng Chéng fēi hăohàn” |
“if you don’t go to the Great Wall you’re not a brave man” |
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míng-bù-xū-chuán |
have a well deserved reputation |
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IDIOMATIC EXPRESSIONS |
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kĕ bu shì |
“that’s for sure” |
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MEASURES |
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gōnglĭ |
kilometer |
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yīnglĭ |
mile |
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MOVEABLE ADVERBS |
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bĭrú |
for example |
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dàodĭ(r) |
after all, really |
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ŏu’ĕr |
occasionally |
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yuánlái |
actually |
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NOUNS |
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bàngqiú |
baseball |
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bĭsài |
competition |
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cáiliào(r) |
material |
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chūnjià |
spring vacation |
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diànshì |
television |
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diànshìtái |
television station |
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duì |
team |
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gèzi |
stature, build |
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gōngfū |
kung fu |
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hánjià |
winter vacation |
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hăohàn |
brave man |
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jià |
vacation, leave |
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jiàoyù |
education |
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jiàrì |
holiday, day off |
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jiémù |
program |
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lánqiú |
basketball |
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lăonián |
old age |
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liánxùjù |
soap opera, serial |
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lìdài |
successive dynasties |
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máo |
feather, hair (on body), fur |
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píndào |
channel |
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pīngpāngqiú |
Ping-Pong |
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qiú |
ball |
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réngōng |
human labor |
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shèhuì |
society |
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shètuán |
organization |
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shídài |
period |
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shìjiè |
world |
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shìyŏu |
roommate |
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shŭjià |
summer vacation |
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tàijíquán |
taiji |
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tĭyù |
physical education |
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tuántĭ |
group |
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wăng |
net |
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wăngqiú |
tennis |
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wănhuì |
evening party |
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wényì |
literature and art |
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wŭshù |
martial art |
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xiàoduì |
school team |
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xĭjù |
comedy |
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xīnwén |
news |
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yóuyŏng |
swimming; swim |
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yŭmáo |
feather, plumage |
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yŭmáoqiú |
badminton, shuttle-cock |
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yùndòng |
sport, athletics, exercise |
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zhànzhēng |
war |
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zhōngnián |
middle age |
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zúqiú |
soccer |
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zúqiúsài |
soccer competition |
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PATTERNS |
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duì...lái shuō |
as regards..., for..., to... |
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gòu...-de |
quite..., rather... |
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nándào...ma |
don’t tell me that... |
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PHRASES |
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bĭfang shuō |
for example |
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bĭrú shuō |
for example |
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dă tàijíquán |
practice taiji |
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diànshì jiémù |
television program |
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kàn diànshì |
watch television |
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lăonián rén |
old people |
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niánqīng rén |
young people |
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Shìjiè Bēi |
World Cup |
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wényì wănhuì |
variety show |
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zhōngnián rén |
middle-aged people |
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PLACE WORDS |
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Bāxī |
Brazil |
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gōngyuán |
park (piece of ground) |
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jiāowài |
countryside around a city |
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tĭyùguăn |
gymnasium |
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Yīnggélán |
England |
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QUESTION WORDS |
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năxiē |
which ones, which |
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RESULTATIVE COMPOUNDS |
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dēngshang |
climb onto |
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qĭlái |
get up |
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suàndeshang |
can be regarded as |
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suànshang |
include, count |
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xiūqilai |
in the constructing of something |
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STATIVE VERBS |
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kuān |
be wide |
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píng |
be flat, even; tied (score) |
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qiáng |
be strong |
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ruò |
be weak |
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yŏumíng(r) |
be famous |
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SURNAMES |
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Cáo |
Cao |
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Méi |
Mei |
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TIME WORDS |
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Míngcháo |
Ming Dynasty |
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Zhànguó Shídài |
Warring States Period |
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VERBS |
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bānyùn |
transport |
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bĭ |
compare; to (in comparing scores) |
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chénggōng |
succeed |
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chénpăo |
jog in the morning |
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dă |
play (a sport) |
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dēng |
climb |
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duì |
pair off against; versus |
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jiàn |
build |
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jiārù |
join |
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kāi |
turn on (a machine, light) |
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kào |
depend on |
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kuòjiàn |
expand |
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shū |
lose (i.e., not win) |
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xiū |
build |
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yíng |
win |
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VERB-OBJECT COMPOUNDS |
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dăqiú |
play a ball game |
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fàngjià |
take a vacation |
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pèngmiàn |
meet (face-to-face) |
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qĭngjià |
request leave |
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tiàowŭ |
dance |
Major New Grammar Patterns
YŎU MÉIYOU + VERB TO INDICATE QUESTIONS: Nĭ yŏu méiyou măi? “Did you buy it?” (21-1)
NÁNDÀO...MA: Nándào tā lián yíkuài qián dōu méiyou ma? “You mean he doesn’t have even a dollar?” (21-2)
DUÌ...LÁI SHUL: duì wŏ lái shuō “as far as I’m concerned” (21-2)
COMPARING SPORTS SCORES WITH BĬ: sān bĭ yī “three to one” (21-3)
QUESTION WORDS USED IN PAIRS: Shéi yùnqi hăo, shéi jiù yíng. “Whoever is lucky will win.”, Nĭ chī shémme, wŏ jiù chī shémme. “I’ll eat whatever you eat.”, Nĭ dào năr qù, wŏ jiù dào năr qù. “I’ll go wherever you go.” (21-3)
GÒU + STATIVE VERB + -DE: Zhèjĭtiān kĕ zhēn gòu lĕngde. “These last few days sure have been pretty cold.” (21-4)