Lesson 4: Studies Vocabulary Practice

Joanne ChenIVC Chinese instructor

2013

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1. 那 nà

nà That

Nà shì shénme? 那是什么？ What is that?

2. 书 shū

Shū Book

Yīngwén shū英文书

Zhōngwén shū中文书

3. 这 zhè

Zhè This zhè shì

shenme? 这是什么 ? What is this?

4 本 běn Běn M.W for

books

Yì běn zhōngwénshū

一本中文书

Liǎng běn zhōngwén shū

两本中文书

5. 文学 wénxué Wénxué Literature

Yīngguó wénxué

英国文学English literature

Zhōngguó wénxué

中国文学Chinese literature

6. 工程 gōngchéng Gōngchéng Engineering

Gōngchéng shī 工程师 Engineer

7. 难 nán

Nán Difficult

Zhōngwén hěn nán 中文很难 Chinese is difficult

8. 太 tài Tài Too

Tài nán le 太难了 Too difficult

Tài duō le 太多了 Too much

9. 可是 kěshì

Kěshì But

Zhōngwén gōngkè hěnduō, kěshì bú tài nán.

中文功课很多， 可是不太难。 We have a lot of Chinese homework, but not too difficult.

10. 功课 gōngkè Gōngkè Homework

Gōngkè hěn duō 功课很多 Lots of homework

Gōngkè hěn nán 功课很难 Homework is difficult

11. 多 Duō Duō Many

Hěn duō 很多 A lot

Tài duō le 太多了 Too many Bù duō 不多 Not too many

12. Wǒmen

Wǒmen Us, we

Wǒmen shì xuéshēng 我们是学生 We are students

13. 少 shǎo Shǎo Few

Wǒde gōngkè bùshǎo.

我的功课不少 I have lots of

homework