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Simplified Chinese Characters
Discovering Chinese Pro
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Lesson 1: Hello!
Unit 13 Media & Technology
Lesson 37: Science Exhibition
Lesson 38: Shopping Online
Assessments
Unit 1:
Greetings and
• Pronouns: 6XI¿[ • Question particle: • Adverb:
• Greetings • Handshaking and bowing
Lesson 2: What Is Your Name?
• and • Question word: ? • Pronouns: versus
• Chinese names • Hundred family surnames
Lesson 3: How Old Are You?
• Asking or ? • •
• Counting in Chinese 6LJQL¿FDQWQXPEHUV
Unit 2:
About Me
Lesson 4: What Is Your Nationality?
• • Interrogative pronoun: • to negate a sentence $I¿UPDWLYHQHJDWLYHTXHVWLRQ
• Country names
1DWLRQDOH[DPLQDWLRQV
Lesson 6: How Many People Are In Your Family?
• • Conjunction •
Unit 3:
Time and
• Adverb of location: • • Adverb
• Chinese courtyard compounds
Lesson 8: What Day Is It Today?
• • •
• The Chinese calendar ([SUHVVLQJGDWHVLQ&KLQHVH
Lesson 9: What Is inside the Classroom?
• The four treasures of study
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Discovering Chinese Pro Themes Lesson Names Language Points Culture Points
Unit 4: Food
• Symbolism behind fruits
Lesson 11: I Am Hungry!
• to indicate change • • • Verb +
• The role of food in Chinese Society
Lesson 12: Eating Chinese Food
• + Verb • Verb = Adjective + • • WRH[SUHVVDFKDQJHRIVWDWH
or a new situation
Unit 5:
• Omitting the noun •
cultures
• Clothing and fashion in China
Lesson 15: Friends
• • Reduplication of adjectives • to describe something of
high frequency • , meaning “together”
• Famous friendships
• , meaning “even more” • , meaning “can” • , meaning “not too...”
• Sports in China
Lesson 17: Cute Pets
• , meaning “it” • , indicating “a number from one
to nine” • , meaning “why” • meaning “because…, therefore...”
• Pets in China
Lesson 18: What Languages Can You Speak?
”, meaning “if • • , meaning “will”
• Languages in China
Volume 2
Joanne Hsu
Unit 7:
Lesson 19: Shopping
• [Verb] + + [Verb] ”meaning “how much/many , • • /, meaning “can” • ( (meaning “a bit
more”
Lesson 20: My day
• , meaning “what time” and • • , meaning “after” • , meaning “almost”
• The life of students in China
Lesson 21: What Are They Doing?
[Verb] + (zài) • [Verb] +[Location] + • • [Verb] + (lái) + [Verb] + (qù)
• Traditional martial arts
Unit 8:
• , meaning “how” • ((meaning “a bit”
or “somewhat” • meaning “more and more/less
and less” • , meaning “maybe” or
“might” • to emphasize
Lesson 23: Asking Directions
• • /, meaning “toward” • , H[SUHVVLQJORFDWLRQRU
distance • + [number] meaning “from •
[A] to [B]”
Lesson 24: Trip to China
•meaning “to sit” • PHDQLQJ³¿UVW
[do A], then [do B].” • meaning “both
[A] and [B]” • PHDQLQJ³H[WUHPHO\´
“really” or “very”
Themes Lesson Names Language Points Culture Points
Unit 9:
6HHNLQJFRQ¿UPDWLRQZLWK • Describing the manner of an
action with ([SUHVVLQJVDPHQHVVZLWK
• Home life in China
Lesson 26: Class Schedules
• • • Indicating future actions with • Indicating repeating actions with
7RSLFFRPPHQWVHQWHQFHV
success
Lesson 27: Chinese Class
• : “about to” • The construction • Making comparisons with ([SUHVVLQJFRPSOHWHGDFWLRQV
with [verb] + • : “as long as”
6XQ<DWVHQ¶VVWXGLHVDEURDG
Unit 10:
Lesson 28: Professions
([SUHVVLQJVLPLODULW\ZLWK • • “Either… or…” questions: ( ([SUHVVLQJ³DOUHDG\´ZLWK • UsingWR([SUHVV
“constantly” or “always”
professions
([SUHVVLQJLQWHUHVWLQVRPHWKLQJ with
([SUHVVLQJ³HYHU\´ZLWK • Duration • •
• Traditional Chinese recreational
Lesson 30: Sports Meet
• UsingWRH[SUHVV³IRUWKH sake of”, “in order to”
• : “unfortunately…” • “not only… but also…” • • : “so…”
• Parks and wellness
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Themes Lesson Names Language Points Culture Points
Unit 11: My
• + Verb • [Verb] + ([SUHVVLQJKRZDQDFWLRQLV
performed with • “both…and…”
• Traditional Chinese homes
Lesson 32: School Campus
([SUHVVLQJRQJRLQJDFWLRQVZLWK
• : “everywhere”
Qinghua
• Reduplicating verbs • Using question words with to
H[SUHVV³DQ\´RU³HYHU\´ 7KHLQWHQVL¿HU
• Beijing’s Hutongs
Unit 12:
Social Events
• ”?which“ : • • as a resultative complement
: • Visiting a Chinese person’s home Φ
Lesson 35: Going to the Movies
• to emphasize, meaning “indeed”
• : “or” • Using with time phrases
• Chinese cinema and television
Lesson 36: Dining Out
• Asking a rhetorical question with ?
([SUHVVLQJ³LWVHHPVOLNH´ZLWK /
• “the more… the more…”
• Chinese dining etiquette
Unit 13:
([SUHVVLQJSDVWH[SHULHQFHVZLWK
meaning “as it happens” or , • “happen to”
• Four great inventions
Lesson 38: Shopping Online
•: ([SUHVVLQJ ongoing actions
• Using to indicate a number/ DPRXQWVPDOOHUWKDQH[SHFWHG
• Traditional markets
Unit 14:
• Using to mean “for” • Indicating an ongoing action with
• : ([SUHVVLQJ
• Chinese zodiac
Lesson 40: Chinese Festivals
• Using “to OLVWH[DPSOHV
• Chinese holidays
Unit 15:
Lesson 41: Nature
• Using WRJLYHH[DPSOHV • Using WRH[SUHVVWKHSDVVLYH
voice • [Name/pronoun] + :
• Myths and legends
Lesson 42: Environmental Protection
emphasis • Using to
H[SUHVV³QRW$EXW%´ • Using to say “and so on”
• The state of Chinese nature
Unit 16:
Lesson 43: Getting Sick
• or “just now” • Using WRH[SUHVV³WROHW´RU³WR
make” • , meaning “still” or “all the
same” …meaning “if •
then…”
Lesson 44: Diet and Health
• Comparative sentence with • Using to
H[SUHVV³LW¶VQRW$EXWUDWKHU%´ • Using WRH[SUHVV
“otherwise” • Using noun or measure word
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• Nutritional therapy
Joanne Hsu
Unit 17:
• ? meaning “is that okay?/
Will that do?”
• meaning “as
• Peking Opera
• Multiple numbers to estimate
amounts, in the form/ + [measure word]
• Using and to make
potential complements
• “to become”
adjectives or verbs
comes”
schools, hospitals, etc.
to”
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- Greet and say goodbye to people
- Address people by their titles
- Change statements into questions
- Express and respond to gratitude
- Use the courtesy expression to ask questions
- Introduce yourself and others
- Ask and answer questions pertaining to age
- Count from 0 to 100
- Use to express that something/someone has the same
characteristics
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: ! I'm very well, thank you.
: ! Good-bye!
: ! Good-bye!
Q you
2. ι ]jLMLjQ JRRGE\H
ι ]jL DJDLQ
3. ψ WyQJ[Xp classmate, class (when
used by a teacher)
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7. Z I, me
8. KQ very
10. nín \RX>SROLWHIRUP@
11. ()
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REQUIRED VOCABULARY
OPTIONAL VOCABULARY
Lesson 1 · Hello!
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LANGUAGE POINTS 1.1
LANGUAGE POINTS 1.2
LANGUAGE POINTS 1.3
Pronouns ZΕ, QΓ and are both very common pronouns. In Chinese, pronouns do not change based
on whether they are subjects or objects as English pronouns do. For example, is used
regardless of whether you would see “I” and “me.” in an equivalent phrase in English ("I
look at you"/ ; "you look at me" / ).
6XI¿[ PHQ LVDVXI¿[WKDWLVXVHGDIWHUDSURQRXQRUQRXQWRWUDQVIRUPWKHZRUGLQWRLWVSOXUDOIRUP7KH pronoun or noun must refer to people. Note that unlike English, which lacks a standard plural
form for "you" (not counting regional phrases like "y' all"), Chinese can easily pluralize "you" by
adding .
4XHVWLRQ3DUWLFOH PD? 7KHSDUWLFOH is added to the end of a statement to change it to a question.
How are you? How are you (all)?
LANGUAGE POINTS 1.4
$GYHUE KQ In a sentence that describes a subject, the adjective appears directly after the subject
ZLWKRXWDQ\FRQQHFWLQJYHUE7KXVWKH(QJOLVKSKUDVH³+HLVYHU\ZHOO´ZRXOGOLWHUDOO\ EH³+HYHU\ZHOO´LQ&KLQHVH,QDI¿UPDWLYHVHQWHQFHVKRZHYHUWKHDGYHUE usually
precedes the adjective.
Although literally means “very,” it is used so commonly that it does not necessarily
have the same strength as the English “very,” so it is often omitted in translation.
I am well. 7KHWHDFKHULVZHOO
LANGUAGE TIPS
&KDQJLQJ7RQHV If two third tone characters appear together in a word or phrase, the pronunciation of
WKH¿UVWWKLUGWRQHLVFKDQJHGWRWKHVHFRQGWRQH
+ (Q + KR) Should be read as: (ní + KR)
QtQ<RX>SROLWHIRUP@ 7KHZRUG is used to show respect or politeness. It is normally used to address
RQH¶VHOGHUVRUWKRVHZKRPRQHPHHWVIRUWKH¿UVWWLPH
Use KLWRJUHHWSHRSOH Besides , KLKLLVDQRWKHUFRPPRQZD\RIJUHHWLQJSHRSOHLQ&KLQHVH Like “hi” in English, is an informal greeting used between friends and
acquaintances. Another greeting word that is used often is (wèi), but it is used
VSHFL¿FDOO\IRUDQVZHULQJWKHSKRQH6RZKHQ\RXDQVZHUWKHSKRQH\RXVKRXOGVD\ (wèi) before .
Lesson 1 · Hello!
we, us class, classmates
\RX>SOXUDO@ teachers
Joanne Hsu
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tA xIng BBi jiDo BBi DDwSi tA jiDo BBi MClI
jiDo shQnme mGngzi
Lesson 2 · What Is Your Name?
jiDo shQnme mGngzi
?
0\QDPHLV/L'D]KRQJ ,W VYHU\QLFHWRPHHW you.
?
?
+LVIDPLO\QDPHLV%DL DQGKLVJLYHQQDPH LV'DZHL:KDWLVKHU name?
+HUQDPHLV%DL0DOL
Lesson 2 · What Is Your Name?
12 %iL'jZqL D&KLQHVHQDPH
%iL >DIDPLO\QDPH@
'jZqL
>DJLYHQQDPH@ &KLQHVH HTXLYDOHQWRI ³'DYLG´
13 0Ou >DJLYHQQDPH@ &KLQHVH HTXLYDOHQWRI³0DU\´
1 TQJZqQ H[FXVHPH can you tell me?
TQJ to request, to ask; please
ZqQ to ask
3 VKpQPH what
4 PtQJ]L name
5
6 W KHKLP
7 [uQJ VXUQDPHIDPLO\QDPH LVVXUQDPHG
8 W she, her
9 QtQJXu[uQJ :KDWLV\RXUVXUQDPH" >SROLWHIRUP@
10 :iQJ ;LRZpQ D&KLQHVHQDPH
:iQJ >DIDPLO\QDPH@
;LRZpQ >DJLYHQQDPH@
11 /'j]KQJ D&KLQHVHQDPH
/ >DIDPLO\QDPH@
'j]KQJ >DJLYHQQDPH@
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LANGUAGE POINTS 2.1
MLjRDQG [uQ means “to be called…” or “is named…” in this lesson. When followed by an object, is
used to present a full name or just a given name. is both a noun and a verb. While and
are used in a similar fashion (i.e., appearing before the object), the key difference is that
LVDSSOLHGVSHFL¿FDOO\WRVWDWHRQH¶VVXUQDPH
LANGUAGE POINTS 2.2
4XHVWLRQ:RUGVKpQPH is a question word meaning "what." Question and answers have similar word order in
Chinese, so the question word usually appears around where the answer will appear in the
response. (i.e., “” “”)
LANGUAGE POINTS 2.3
3URQRXQV WYV W and DUHERWKSURQRXQFHGDV³W´7KLVPHDQVWKDWLQVSRNHQ&KLQHVH\RX¿JXUHRXWWKH JHQGHURIWEDVHGRQFRQWH[WEXWLQZULWWHQ&KLQHVHLWLVVHOIHYLGHQW
LANGUAGE TIPS
QtQJXu[uQJ+RQRUDEOH6XUQDPHV 7KHZRUG is the polite form of and is used in formal settings to address
one’s seniors. Like , is a respectful and polite expression used to
ask for someone’s surname. It literally means, “What is your honorable surname?”
7KHSURSHUZD\WRUHSO\LVVLPSO\VWDWLQJ [surname], making sure to exclude
the .
Lesson 2 · What Is Your Name?
1. 0\QDPHLV%DL0DOL
2. 0\VXUQDPHLV/L
3. 7KHWHDFKHU¶VVXUQDPHLV:DQJ
4. 0\VXUQDPHLV:DQJDQGP\JLYHQQDPH LV;LDRZHQ
1. :KDWLV\RXUQDPH"
2. :KDWLVKHUVXUQDPH"
3. :KDWLVKLVVXUQDPHDQGJLYHQQDPH"
1. +HUQDPHLV%DL0DOL
2. +LVQDPHLV%DL'DZHL
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duK dD
? ,DP\HDUVROG:KDW about you?
I am 14 years old.
? +RZROGLVKH"
+HLV\HDUVROG
? +RZROGLVVKH"
6KHLVDOVR\HDUVROG
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Lesson 3 · How Old Are You?
17 ML QLQH
18 shí ten
20 EL hundred
21 TLQ thousand
23 \u RQHKXQGUHGPLOOLRQ
1 GXGj how old
GX >XVHGLQTXHVWLRQV@ WRZKDWH[WHQWPDQ\
dà ROGELJ
3 VXu DJH
VXu >DPHDVXUHZRUGIRUDJH@ years old
4 ne >HQGLQJZRUGWKDWLQGLFDWHV DTXHVWLRQRUHPSKDVLV@
5 VKtVu fourteen
6 VKtZ ¿IWHHQ
9 \ one
10 qU two
11 VQ three
12 Vu four
13 Z ¿YH
14 OL VL[
15 T seven
16 E HLJKW
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LANGUAGE POINTS 3.1
$VNLQJ QΓGXGjRU QΓMΓVXu" is a question word used to ask about age. When answering, connecting verbs do not need
to be included in the statement. Instead, the noun phrase, , is inserted after the subject.
While is often used to inquire about ages greater than or equal ten, when addressing a
person under the age of ten, one usually asks for age using QMVXu"
1. A: A: How old are you?
% %,DP¿IWHHQ\HDUVROG
2. A: $+RZROGLVWKHWHDFKHU"
% %7KHWHDFKHULVIRUW\VL[\HDUVROG
3. A: $+RZROGLV0DOL"
% %0DOLLVWZHOYH\HDUVROG
4. A: A: How old are you?
% %,DP¿YH\HDUVROG
LANGUAGE POINTS 3.2 (ne)? is a word placed at the end of the sentence to indicate a question with an implied context or
WRSURYLGHHPSKDVLV7KH appears after the subject in the sentence and means
“how about (you)?”
1. A: $,DPVL[WHHQ\HDUVROG:KDWDERXW\RX"
% %,DP¿IWHHQ\HDUVROG
2. A: $,DPFDOOHG:DQJ;LDRZHQ :KDWDERXW\RX"
% %,DP/L'D]KRQJ
LANGUAGE POINTS 3.3
\ means “also” or “too.” In Chinese, the adverb should be placed directly after the
subject of the sentence.
1. A: $,DPVL[WHHQ\HDUVROG:KDWDERXWKLP"
% %+HLVDOVRVL[WHHQ\HDUVROG
2. A: $0\VXUQDPHLV%DL
% %0\VXUQDPHLVDOVR%DL
LANGUAGE TIPS
&RXQWLQJLQ&KLQHVH Counting in Chinese is quite straightforward. Once you learn the basic numbers and
counting unit words, along with a few rules, you can count up to very high numbers.
11 VKt\ ten plus one
19 VKtML WHQSOXVQLQH
20 qUVKt two tens
22 qUVKtqU two tens plus two
40 VuVKt four tens
80 EVKt HLJKWWHQV
99 MLVKtML QLQHWHQVSOXVQLQH
101 \uELOtQJ\ one hundred plus one
Lesson 3 · How Old Are You?
NUMBERS CHINESE DEFINITIONPINYIN
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- Make a plan to go to an event with a friend
- Inquire for more information about an event and how to get tickets
- Describe an experience going to an event (what you saw and learned)
- Understand different types of exhibitions and what they involve
- Recognize critical information about an event from a poster or
dialogue
- Express and understand different types of price discounts and
coupons
- Describe preferences regarding different types of payment methods
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I am looking at a poster for a science and technology exhibition. There are several good exhibitions next week.
A lot! Look, there’s an electronics fair, a space exhibition, and a robotics competition!
Which exhibition do you want to go see the most?
The electronics fair, of course. I heard they are showing the latest digital camera. There have been a lot of reports about this camera model lately, and I’ve been wanting to check it out. Which one do you want to see?
Lesson 37 · Science Exhibition
3 ]KQOQ exhibition
4 GLjQ]FKQSQ electronic goods
FKQSQ goods, product
6 MTuUpQ robot
MTu machine
8 ]KQFK to exhibit
9 NXQVKu style, pattern
NXQ style, pattern
[a measure word used for clothes, shoes, electronic goods etc.]
10 VKP[LjQJM digital camera
VKP digital
[LjQJM camera
12 EjRGjR news report; to report (news)
13 \u]Kt straight; continuously
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I want to see the robotics competition. I’ve never seen a robot before!
7KHVHWZRH[KLELWLRQVMXVWKDSSHQ to be at the same place; we can kill two birds with one stone and see both.
Great! See, it says here that entry is free for students on Mondays; \RXMXVWKDYHWRJRRQOLQHDQG download a ticket. Let’s go together, how does that sound?
Sure, no problem!
LESSON 37 (CONTINUED)
Lesson 37 · Science Exhibition
Unit 13 · Media & Technology
Chinese Science and Technology Museum Photographer: Provided by Microfoto
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14 guò [completion of action]
15 ]KqQJKR at an opportune moment; LWMXVWVRKDSSHQVWKDW
16 \tMLjQ VKXQJGLR
to accomplish two goals with a single action; “to kill two birds with one stone”
17 PLQIqL free (of charge)
18 UFKQJ to enter a meeting place or an exhibition
19 [Lj]jL download
20 SLjR ticket
OPTIONAL VOCABULARY
Using to anticipate multiple responses
can be added to a question to indicate that more than one item is expected to be given in the response. So, when asks she is expecting to list at least two exhibitions in his reply.
Expressing past experiences with 7KHYHUEVXI¿[ is used to describe something that one has or hasn’t done or experienced before, as in “I’ve ever been to China (before)”. When you use , there is QRVSHFL¿HGWLPHRUWLPHSHULRGVLQWKHVHQWHQFH<RXFDQQHJDWH with , as in he structure + verb + .
LANGUAGE POINTS 37.2
1. What are the different nationalities of the people in your class?
2. What things are in the classroom?
3. Which classes have you chosen?
4. What hobbies do your friends have?
1. I’ve been to China.
2. My older sister has eaten Chinese foodbefore.
3. I haven’t seen that movie.
4. A: A: Has your older brother ever studied Spanish?
B: B: No, my older brother hasn't studied Spanish before.
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Lesson 37 · Science Exhibition
Unit 13 · Media & Technology
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LANGUAGE POINTS 37.3
” Meaning “as it happens”; “happen to
We use to express that something is a positive coincidence. It is similar to the English “as it so happens…”.
1.
As it so happens, I know how to get to the park. Let me take you there.
2.
Let’s go play baseball this weekend— it’s going to be sunny.
3. A: A: How about going for a swim together tomorrow?
B: B: Sure! I happen to have some free time then.
4. A: A: How about going to the bank together?
B: B: Sure, as it so happens, I also want to go.
LANGUAGE TIPS
6XI¿[
can be added after certain types of nouns to build new words. It is short for which means a kind of exhibition or fair. For instance:
Lesson 37 · Science Exhibition
Unit 13 · Media & Technology
Two of The Four Great Inventions of ancient China: Compass and Printing
Photographers: Provided by Microfoto
Joanne Hsu
Joanne Hsu
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0DOLGLG\RX¿QLVK\RXU homework?
Yes, I did. Right now I’m downloading some software for studying Chinese. What’s up?
I want to ask you for some help. I’d like to buy a new watch, but I don’t know where I can get one that’s good quality but not too expensive.
Have you bought things online before? I happen to have a 30% off coupon for a shopping website. How about going online and taking a look?
Great! Do you often shop online?
LESSON 38: Online Shopping
Lesson 38 · Online Shopping
2 UXQMLjQ software
3 ]KqQJ]jL to be in the process of [happening/doing something]
4 EQJPiQJ to help do sth.;to give a hand on sth.
EQJ to help
7 ZQJ]KjQ website
8 OTXjQ JLIWFHUWL¿FDWH
9 G]Kp to give a discount
10 MLjp price
11 EMLjR to compare; to contrast
12 JXjQJ to walk leisurely, to stroll
13 GXEjQ in most cases; the greater part
14 [QZpQ news
15 FKi to look up, to research
16 ]OLjR material, data
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Φ Φ
Sometimes. Now you can get anything online, plus the prices are often cheaper. It’s also really convenient to compare prices online, unlike in stores where you have to go from one shop to the next. What kinds of things do you like to do online?
I mostly chat with friends; sometimes I check the news or look up information. I rarely buy things online because you can’t see what you’re buying. It makes me feel a little uneasy when I can’t test out what I’m going to buy.
Well, online shopping has its pros and cons. Look, Dawei, this watch looks really good and it’s on sale for only 150 RMB.
Not bad. I like both the color and the style. I’ll buy this one.
How do you want to pay?
ζ I’ll use my credit card!
LESSON 38 (CONTINUED)
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18 VKu\zQJ to try out
19 J OK! [agreement]
20 Jq\XOuEu
each has advantages and disadvantages; both have pros and cons
OuEu pros and cons
21 KRNjQ good-looking
22 INXQ to pay a sum of money
23 ζ [uQ\zQJN credit card
24 Ο VKqMLRZQJ]KjQ social networking site
25 \XKXu favorable
LANGUAGE POINTS 38.1
expressing ongoing actions
In Lesson 21 and the previous lesson, and were used to indicate that an action is RQJRLQJ<HWDQRWKHUZD\WRH[SUHVVVLPLODULGHDLVWRXVH This adds extra emphasis, saying that someone is “right in the middle” of doing something, besides, we can also use the pattern
1. ,¶PMXVWLQWKHPLGGOHRIUHDGLQJD Chinese book.
2. The teacher is painting right now.
3. The kitten is sleeping at the moment.
4. The older sister is right in the middle
5. Dad is playing basketball at the moment.
Using to indicate a small number or amount
was used in Lesson 20 to indicate that something happened later than expected. It can also be used to show that the amount of something is smaller than one might expect; in this case, its PHDQLQJLVHTXLYDOHQWWR³RQO\´DVLQ³LWRQO\WDNHV¿YHPLQXWHV´
LANGUAGE POINTS 38.2
1. 59
This pair of shorts looks great and it's on sale; it's only 59 dollars.
2. 0\OLWWOHVLVWHULVRQO\¿YH\HDUVROG this year.
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Lesson 38 · Online Shopping
Unit 13 · Media & Technology
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Homographs: Φ (biàn, pián)
Φ is a homograph, which means it is a character than can be pronounced in more than one way. In Φ (“cheap”), it is pronounced pián, whereas in Φ (“convenient”), it is pronounced biàn. Try reading the sentence ΦΦ from the Lesson Text aloud to practice these variations.
Discounting in Chinese is done from the opposite perspective of discounting in English: for instance, means the discounted price is 70% of the original price, whereas in English we would say that it is 30% off of the original price. If the item on sale is labeled “ ÿ and it was originally $100, the sale price is then $80 (since that's 80% of $100).
3. 10
The distance from my house to the school is short; it only takes 10 minutes to walk.
4. Φ 80
That blue skirt is cheap—it’s only 80 dollars.
VS In this lesson, has appeared more than once, such as and In the phrase plays a role of a measure word for watch; , on the other hand, is a noun means style or pattern. In is a noun meaning money or funds.
Unit 13 · Media & Technology
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Character Count Comparison
Lesson 1: Hello!
Unit 13 Media & Technology
Lesson 37: Science Exhibition
Lesson 38: Shopping Online
Assessments
Unit 1:
Greetings and
• Pronouns: 6XI¿[ • Question particle: • Adverb:
• Greetings • Handshaking and bowing
Lesson 2: What Is Your Name?
• and • Question word: ? • Pronouns: versus
• Chinese names • Hundred family surnames
Lesson 3: How Old Are You?
• Asking or ? • •
• Counting in Chinese 6LJQL¿FDQWQXPEHUV
Unit 2:
About Me
Lesson 4: What Is Your Nationality?
• • Interrogative pronoun: • to negate a sentence $I¿UPDWLYHQHJDWLYHTXHVWLRQ
• Country names
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Lesson 6: How Many People Are In Your Family?
• • Conjunction •
Unit 3:
Time and
• Adverb of location: • • Adverb
• Chinese courtyard compounds
Lesson 8: What Day Is It Today?
• • •
• The Chinese calendar ([SUHVVLQJGDWHVLQ&KLQHVH
Lesson 9: What Is inside the Classroom?
• The four treasures of study
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Discovering Chinese Pro Themes Lesson Names Language Points Culture Points
Unit 4: Food
• Symbolism behind fruits
Lesson 11: I Am Hungry!
• to indicate change • • • Verb +
• The role of food in Chinese Society
Lesson 12: Eating Chinese Food
• + Verb • Verb = Adjective + • • WRH[SUHVVDFKDQJHRIVWDWH
or a new situation
Unit 5:
• Omitting the noun •
cultures
• Clothing and fashion in China
Lesson 15: Friends
• • Reduplication of adjectives • to describe something of
high frequency • , meaning “together”
• Famous friendships
• , meaning “even more” • , meaning “can” • , meaning “not too...”
• Sports in China
Lesson 17: Cute Pets
• , meaning “it” • , indicating “a number from one
to nine” • , meaning “why” • meaning “because…, therefore...”
• Pets in China
Lesson 18: What Languages Can You Speak?
”, meaning “if • • , meaning “will”
• Languages in China
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Lesson 19: Shopping
• [Verb] + + [Verb] ”meaning “how much/many , • • /, meaning “can” • ( (meaning “a bit
more”
Lesson 20: My day
• , meaning “what time” and • • , meaning “after” • , meaning “almost”
• The life of students in China
Lesson 21: What Are They Doing?
[Verb] + (zài) • [Verb] +[Location] + • • [Verb] + (lái) + [Verb] + (qù)
• Traditional martial arts
Unit 8:
• , meaning “how” • ((meaning “a bit”
or “somewhat” • meaning “more and more/less
and less” • , meaning “maybe” or
“might” • to emphasize
Lesson 23: Asking Directions
• • /, meaning “toward” • , H[SUHVVLQJORFDWLRQRU
distance • + [number] meaning “from •
[A] to [B]”
Lesson 24: Trip to China
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[do A], then [do B].” • meaning “both
[A] and [B]” • PHDQLQJ³H[WUHPHO\´
“really” or “very”
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Unit 9:
6HHNLQJFRQ¿UPDWLRQZLWK • Describing the manner of an
action with ([SUHVVLQJVDPHQHVVZLWK
• Home life in China
Lesson 26: Class Schedules
• • • Indicating future actions with • Indicating repeating actions with
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success
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• : “about to” • The construction • Making comparisons with ([SUHVVLQJFRPSOHWHGDFWLRQV
with [verb] + • : “as long as”
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Lesson 28: Professions
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“constantly” or “always”
professions
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• Traditional Chinese recreational
Lesson 30: Sports Meet
• UsingWRH[SUHVV³IRUWKH sake of”, “in order to”
• : “unfortunately…” • “not only… but also…” • • : “so…”
• Parks and wellness
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Unit 11: My
• + Verb • [Verb] + ([SUHVVLQJKRZDQDFWLRQLV
performed with • “both…and…”
• Traditional Chinese homes
Lesson 32: School Campus
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Unit 12:
Social Events
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: • Visiting a Chinese person’s home Φ
Lesson 35: Going to the Movies
• to emphasize, meaning “indeed”
• : “or” • Using with time phrases
• Chinese cinema and television
Lesson 36: Dining Out
• Asking a rhetorical question with ?
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• “the more… the more…”
• Chinese dining etiquette
Unit 13:
([SUHVVLQJSDVWH[SHULHQFHVZLWK
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• Four great inventions
Lesson 38: Shopping Online
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• Traditional markets
Unit 14:
• Using to mean “for” • Indicating an ongoing action with
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• Chinese zodiac
Lesson 40: Chinese Festivals
• Using “to OLVWH[DPSOHV
• Chinese holidays
Unit 15:
Lesson 41: Nature
• Using WRJLYHH[DPSOHV • Using WRH[SUHVVWKHSDVVLYH
voice • [Name/pronoun] + :
• Myths and legends
Lesson 42: Environmental Protection
emphasis • Using to
H[SUHVV³QRW$EXW%´ • Using to say “and so on”
• The state of Chinese nature
Unit 16:
Lesson 43: Getting Sick
• or “just now” • Using WRH[SUHVV³WROHW´RU³WR
make” • , meaning “still” or “all the
same” …meaning “if •
then…”
Lesson 44: Diet and Health
• Comparative sentence with • Using to
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“otherwise” • Using noun or measure word
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• ? meaning “is that okay?/
Will that do?”
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• Multiple numbers to estimate
amounts, in the form/ + [measure word]
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potential complements
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adjectives or verbs
comes”
schools, hospitals, etc.
to”
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- Count from 0 to 100
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REQUIRED VOCABULARY
OPTIONAL VOCABULARY
Lesson 1 · Hello!
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LANGUAGE POINTS 1.1
LANGUAGE POINTS 1.2
LANGUAGE POINTS 1.3
Pronouns ZΕ, QΓ and are both very common pronouns. In Chinese, pronouns do not change based
on whether they are subjects or objects as English pronouns do. For example, is used
regardless of whether you would see “I” and “me.” in an equivalent phrase in English ("I
look at you"/ ; "you look at me" / ).
6XI¿[ PHQ LVDVXI¿[WKDWLVXVHGDIWHUDSURQRXQRUQRXQWRWUDQVIRUPWKHZRUGLQWRLWVSOXUDOIRUP7KH pronoun or noun must refer to people. Note that unlike English, which lacks a standard plural
form for "you" (not counting regional phrases like "y' all"), Chinese can easily pluralize "you" by
adding .
4XHVWLRQ3DUWLFOH PD? 7KHSDUWLFOH is added to the end of a statement to change it to a question.
How are you? How are you (all)?
LANGUAGE POINTS 1.4
$GYHUE KQ In a sentence that describes a subject, the adjective appears directly after the subject
ZLWKRXWDQ\FRQQHFWLQJYHUE7KXVWKH(QJOLVKSKUDVH³+HLVYHU\ZHOO´ZRXOGOLWHUDOO\ EH³+HYHU\ZHOO´LQ&KLQHVH,QDI¿UPDWLYHVHQWHQFHVKRZHYHUWKHDGYHUE usually
precedes the adjective.
Although literally means “very,” it is used so commonly that it does not necessarily
have the same strength as the English “very,” so it is often omitted in translation.
I am well. 7KHWHDFKHULVZHOO
LANGUAGE TIPS
&KDQJLQJ7RQHV If two third tone characters appear together in a word or phrase, the pronunciation of
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+ (Q + KR) Should be read as: (ní + KR)
QtQ<RX>SROLWHIRUP@ 7KHZRUG is used to show respect or politeness. It is normally used to address
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Use KLWRJUHHWSHRSOH Besides , KLKLLVDQRWKHUFRPPRQZD\RIJUHHWLQJSHRSOHLQ&KLQHVH Like “hi” in English, is an informal greeting used between friends and
acquaintances. Another greeting word that is used often is (wèi), but it is used
VSHFL¿FDOO\IRUDQVZHULQJWKHSKRQH6RZKHQ\RXDQVZHUWKHSKRQH\RXVKRXOGVD\ (wèi) before .
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ZqQ to ask
3 VKpQPH what
4 PtQJ]L name
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10 :iQJ ;LRZpQ D&KLQHVHQDPH
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LANGUAGE POINTS 2.1
MLjRDQG [uQ means “to be called…” or “is named…” in this lesson. When followed by an object, is
used to present a full name or just a given name. is both a noun and a verb. While and
are used in a similar fashion (i.e., appearing before the object), the key difference is that
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LANGUAGE POINTS 2.2
4XHVWLRQ:RUGVKpQPH is a question word meaning "what." Question and answers have similar word order in
Chinese, so the question word usually appears around where the answer will appear in the
response. (i.e., “” “”)
LANGUAGE POINTS 2.3
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LANGUAGE TIPS
QtQJXu[uQJ+RQRUDEOH6XUQDPHV 7KHZRUG is the polite form of and is used in formal settings to address
one’s seniors. Like , is a respectful and polite expression used to
ask for someone’s surname. It literally means, “What is your honorable surname?”
7KHSURSHUZD\WRUHSO\LVVLPSO\VWDWLQJ [surname], making sure to exclude
the .
Lesson 2 · What Is Your Name?
1. 0\QDPHLV%DL0DOL
2. 0\VXUQDPHLV/L
3. 7KHWHDFKHU¶VVXUQDPHLV:DQJ
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Lesson 3 · How Old Are You?
17 ML QLQH
18 shí ten
20 EL hundred
21 TLQ thousand
23 \u RQHKXQGUHGPLOOLRQ
1 GXGj how old
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5 VKtVu fourteen
6 VKtZ ¿IWHHQ
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10 qU two
11 VQ three
12 Vu four
13 Z ¿YH
14 OL VL[
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LANGUAGE POINTS 3.1
$VNLQJ QΓGXGjRU QΓMΓVXu" is a question word used to ask about age. When answering, connecting verbs do not need
to be included in the statement. Instead, the noun phrase, , is inserted after the subject.
While is often used to inquire about ages greater than or equal ten, when addressing a
person under the age of ten, one usually asks for age using QMVXu"
1. A: A: How old are you?
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3. A: $+RZROGLV0DOL"
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4. A: A: How old are you?
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LANGUAGE POINTS 3.2 (ne)? is a word placed at the end of the sentence to indicate a question with an implied context or
WRSURYLGHHPSKDVLV7KH appears after the subject in the sentence and means
“how about (you)?”
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LANGUAGE POINTS 3.3
\ means “also” or “too.” In Chinese, the adverb should be placed directly after the
subject of the sentence.
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% %+HLVDOVRVL[WHHQ\HDUVROG
2. A: $0\VXUQDPHLV%DL
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LANGUAGE TIPS
&RXQWLQJLQ&KLQHVH Counting in Chinese is quite straightforward. Once you learn the basic numbers and
counting unit words, along with a few rules, you can count up to very high numbers.
11 VKt\ ten plus one
19 VKtML WHQSOXVQLQH
20 qUVKt two tens
22 qUVKtqU two tens plus two
40 VuVKt four tens
80 EVKt HLJKWWHQV
99 MLVKtML QLQHWHQVSOXVQLQH
101 \uELOtQJ\ one hundred plus one
Lesson 3 · How Old Are You?
NUMBERS CHINESE DEFINITIONPINYIN
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- Make a plan to go to an event with a friend
- Inquire for more information about an event and how to get tickets
- Describe an experience going to an event (what you saw and learned)
- Understand different types of exhibitions and what they involve
- Recognize critical information about an event from a poster or
dialogue
- Express and understand different types of price discounts and
coupons
- Describe preferences regarding different types of payment methods
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I am looking at a poster for a science and technology exhibition. There are several good exhibitions next week.
A lot! Look, there’s an electronics fair, a space exhibition, and a robotics competition!
Which exhibition do you want to go see the most?
The electronics fair, of course. I heard they are showing the latest digital camera. There have been a lot of reports about this camera model lately, and I’ve been wanting to check it out. Which one do you want to see?
Lesson 37 · Science Exhibition
3 ]KQOQ exhibition
4 GLjQ]FKQSQ electronic goods
FKQSQ goods, product
6 MTuUpQ robot
MTu machine
8 ]KQFK to exhibit
9 NXQVKu style, pattern
NXQ style, pattern
[a measure word used for clothes, shoes, electronic goods etc.]
10 VKP[LjQJM digital camera
VKP digital
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12 EjRGjR news report; to report (news)
13 \u]Kt straight; continuously
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I want to see the robotics competition. I’ve never seen a robot before!
7KHVHWZRH[KLELWLRQVMXVWKDSSHQ to be at the same place; we can kill two birds with one stone and see both.
Great! See, it says here that entry is free for students on Mondays; \RXMXVWKDYHWRJRRQOLQHDQG download a ticket. Let’s go together, how does that sound?
Sure, no problem!
LESSON 37 (CONTINUED)
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Unit 13 · Media & Technology
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14 guò [completion of action]
15 ]KqQJKR at an opportune moment; LWMXVWVRKDSSHQVWKDW
16 \tMLjQ VKXQJGLR
to accomplish two goals with a single action; “to kill two birds with one stone”
17 PLQIqL free (of charge)
18 UFKQJ to enter a meeting place or an exhibition
19 [Lj]jL download
20 SLjR ticket
OPTIONAL VOCABULARY
Using to anticipate multiple responses
can be added to a question to indicate that more than one item is expected to be given in the response. So, when asks she is expecting to list at least two exhibitions in his reply.
Expressing past experiences with 7KHYHUEVXI¿[ is used to describe something that one has or hasn’t done or experienced before, as in “I’ve ever been to China (before)”. When you use , there is QRVSHFL¿HGWLPHRUWLPHSHULRGVLQWKHVHQWHQFH<RXFDQQHJDWH with , as in he structure + verb + .
LANGUAGE POINTS 37.2
1. What are the different nationalities of the people in your class?
2. What things are in the classroom?
3. Which classes have you chosen?
4. What hobbies do your friends have?
1. I’ve been to China.
2. My older sister has eaten Chinese foodbefore.
3. I haven’t seen that movie.
4. A: A: Has your older brother ever studied Spanish?
B: B: No, my older brother hasn't studied Spanish before.
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LANGUAGE POINTS 37.3
” Meaning “as it happens”; “happen to
We use to express that something is a positive coincidence. It is similar to the English “as it so happens…”.
1.
As it so happens, I know how to get to the park. Let me take you there.
2.
Let’s go play baseball this weekend— it’s going to be sunny.
3. A: A: How about going for a swim together tomorrow?
B: B: Sure! I happen to have some free time then.
4. A: A: How about going to the bank together?
B: B: Sure, as it so happens, I also want to go.
LANGUAGE TIPS
6XI¿[
can be added after certain types of nouns to build new words. It is short for which means a kind of exhibition or fair. For instance:
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Yes, I did. Right now I’m downloading some software for studying Chinese. What’s up?
I want to ask you for some help. I’d like to buy a new watch, but I don’t know where I can get one that’s good quality but not too expensive.
Have you bought things online before? I happen to have a 30% off coupon for a shopping website. How about going online and taking a look?
Great! Do you often shop online?
LESSON 38: Online Shopping
Lesson 38 · Online Shopping
2 UXQMLjQ software
3 ]KqQJ]jL to be in the process of [happening/doing something]
4 EQJPiQJ to help do sth.;to give a hand on sth.
EQJ to help
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10 MLjp price
11 EMLjR to compare; to contrast
12 JXjQJ to walk leisurely, to stroll
13 GXEjQ in most cases; the greater part
14 [QZpQ news
15 FKi to look up, to research
16 ]OLjR material, data
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Sometimes. Now you can get anything online, plus the prices are often cheaper. It’s also really convenient to compare prices online, unlike in stores where you have to go from one shop to the next. What kinds of things do you like to do online?
I mostly chat with friends; sometimes I check the news or look up information. I rarely buy things online because you can’t see what you’re buying. It makes me feel a little uneasy when I can’t test out what I’m going to buy.
Well, online shopping has its pros and cons. Look, Dawei, this watch looks really good and it’s on sale for only 150 RMB.
Not bad. I like both the color and the style. I’ll buy this one.
How do you want to pay?
ζ I’ll use my credit card!
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19 J OK! [agreement]
20 Jq\XOuEu
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21 KRNjQ good-looking
22 INXQ to pay a sum of money
23 ζ [uQ\zQJN credit card
24 Ο VKqMLRZQJ]KjQ social networking site
25 \XKXu favorable
LANGUAGE POINTS 38.1
expressing ongoing actions
In Lesson 21 and the previous lesson, and were used to indicate that an action is RQJRLQJ<HWDQRWKHUZD\WRH[SUHVVVLPLODULGHDLVWRXVH This adds extra emphasis, saying that someone is “right in the middle” of doing something, besides, we can also use the pattern
1. ,¶PMXVWLQWKHPLGGOHRIUHDGLQJD Chinese book.
2. The teacher is painting right now.
3. The kitten is sleeping at the moment.
4. The older sister is right in the middle
5. Dad is playing basketball at the moment.
Using to indicate a small number or amount
was used in Lesson 20 to indicate that something happened later than expected. It can also be used to show that the amount of something is smaller than one might expect; in this case, its PHDQLQJLVHTXLYDOHQWWR³RQO\´DVLQ³LWRQO\WDNHV¿YHPLQXWHV´
LANGUAGE POINTS 38.2
1. 59
This pair of shorts looks great and it's on sale; it's only 59 dollars.
2. 0\OLWWOHVLVWHULVRQO\¿YH\HDUVROG this year.
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Homographs: Φ (biàn, pián)
Φ is a homograph, which means it is a character than can be pronounced in more than one way. In Φ (“cheap”), it is pronounced pián, whereas in Φ (“convenient”), it is pronounced biàn. Try reading the sentence ΦΦ from the Lesson Text aloud to practice these variations.
Discounting in Chinese is done from the opposite perspective of discounting in English: for instance, means the discounted price is 70% of the original price, whereas in English we would say that it is 30% off of the original price. If the item on sale is labeled “ ÿ and it was originally $100, the sale price is then $80 (since that's 80% of $100).
3. 10
The distance from my house to the school is short; it only takes 10 minutes to walk.
4. Φ 80
That blue skirt is cheap—it’s only 80 dollars.
VS In this lesson, has appeared more than once, such as and In the phrase plays a role of a measure word for watch; , on the other hand, is a noun means style or pattern. In is a noun meaning money or funds.
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