Richard Chinese: The Best Way to Learn Chinese: February 2020

Friday, February 28, 2020

[HSK 1: Vocabulary 121-130] | Let's read all the Chinese words in HSK 1-with flashcards

121

小xiǎo

little, small (adj.)

这件裤子太小了。

這件褲子太小了。

zhè jiàn kù zi tài xiǎo le 。

The pants are too small.

(件: mw for clothes, pants; 了: a marker for an existed fact)

122

小姐xiǎo jiě

Ms.; lady (n.)

黄小姐是一位医生。

黃小姐是一位醫生。

huáng xiǎo jiě shì yí wèi yī shēng 。

Ms. Huang is a doctor.

(小姐: lady – 这位小姐叫吴莉。

zhè wèi xiǎo jiě jiào wú lì

This lady’s name is Wu Li.)

123

(一)些 ( yì ) xiē

some; a little; a few (adj.)

天气冷了, 多穿些衣服吧。

天氣冷了, 多穿些衣服吧。

tiān qì lěng le , duō chuān xiē yī fu ba 。

The weather is cold. Wear more clothes.

(了: a marker for an existed fact; 吧: a particle for a suggestive tone)

124

写/寫xiě

write (v.)

弟弟正在学习写汉字。

弟弟正在學習寫漢字。

dì di zhèng zài xué xí xiě hàn zì 。

My younger brother is learning to write Chinese words.

(正在zhèng zài: a particle for the continuous tense)

125

谢谢(你)/謝謝(你) xiè xie ( nǐ )

thank (you); thanks

老师，谢谢您教我们汉语。

老師, 謝謝您教我們漢語。

lǎo shī ， xiè xie nín jiāo wǒ men hàn yǔ 。

Thank you for teaching us Chinese, Teacher.

(您nín: a respectful way to say 你)

126

星期xīng qī

week (n.)

一个星期有七天。

一個星期有七天。

yí ge xīng qī yǒu qī tiān 。

There are seven days in a week.

(星期一Monday, 星期二Tuesday…..except 星期天Sunday)

( xīng qī yī Monday , xīng qī èr Tuesday … . . except xīng qī tiān Sunday )

127

学生/學生xué shēng

student (n.)

学生们正在使用电脑。

學生們正在使用電腦。

xué shēng men zhèng zài shǐ yòng diàn nǎo 。

The students are using computers.

(正在zhèng zài: a particle for the continuous tense; 使用shǐ yòng: to use)

128

学习/學習xué xí

to learn; to study (v.)

我哥哥不喜欢学习英文。

我哥哥不喜歡學習英文。

wǒ gē ge bù xǐ huān xué xí yīng wén 。

My elder brother doesn’t like to learn English.

(我[的]哥哥: my elder brother)

129

学校/學校xué xiào

school (n.)

这间学校在北京。

這間學校在北京。

zhè jiān xué xiào zài běi jīng 。

This school is in Beijing.

(在: in/at; 间: mw for houses, rooms, schools)

130

一

one (num)

桌上有几个苹果？有一个。

桌上有幾個蘋果？有一個。

zhuō shàng yǒu jǐ ge pín guǒ ？ yǒu yí ge 。

How many apples are there on the table? There is one.

(桌[子] zhuō [ zi ]: desk, table; 上: up, on)

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Saturday, February 22, 2020

Let’s learn 9 TOP Chinese Modal Verbs | Richard Chinese Language-with flashcards

Let’s learn 9 TOP Chinese Modal Verbs | Richard Chinese Language

能(够)/能(夠) néng ( gòu )

be able to; can

你能来我的舞会吗？

你能來我的舞會嗎？

nǐ néng lái wǒ de wǔ huì ma ？

Can you come to my party?

[Except a suggestive tone, 能 and 可以 are almost interchangeable.]

可以kě yǐ

may ; can

有不会的问题, 你可以问老师。

有不會的問題, 你可以問老師。

yǒu bú huì de wèn tí , nǐ kě yǐ wèn lǎo shī 。

(If) you have any questions, you can ask the teacher.

[Don’t use 能 or 会 in a suggestive tone.]

会/會huì

will (future tense) ; can (+ skill)

吴先生会说中文, 他明天会来帮我们。

吳先生會說中文, 他明天會來幫我們。

wú xiān sheng huì shuō zhōng wén ,

tā míng tiān huì lái bāng wǒ men 。

Mr. Wu can speak Chinese. He will help us tomorrow.

必须/必須bì xū

must; have to

我太累了，我必须要休息一下。

我太累了, 我必須要休息一下。

wǒ tài lèi le ， wǒ bì xū yào xiū xi yí xià 。

I am too tired. I have to get some rest.

[We NEVER say “不必须” in Chinese; 一下: give something a do]

一定yí dìng

certainly; definitely; must

你下次一定要再来拜访我。

你下次一定要再來拜訪我。

nǐ xià cì yí dìng yào zài lái bài fǎng wǒ 。

You must visit me again next time.

[必须 is often used for obligation: something you have to do]

将要/將要jiāng yào

will

今年奥运将在东京举行。

今年奧運將在東京舉行。

jīn nián ào yùn jiāng zài dōng jīng jǔ xíng 。

The Olympic Games will be held in Tokyo this year.

[We often use 将 or 要 only; the negative form: 将不会]

可能kě néng

may; might; perhaps

黄先生今晚可能不会来了。

黃先生今晚可能不會來了。

huáng xiān sheng jīn wǎn kě néng bú huì lái le 。

Mr. Huang may not come tonight.

[The negative form: 可能不(assumption) or 不可能(100% negative)]

愿意/願意yuàn yì

be willing to

她愿意当志工帮助别人。

她願意當志工幫助別人。

tā yuàn yì dāng zhì gōng bāng zhù bié rén 。

She is willing to be a volunteer and help others.

[the negative form: 不愿意]

应该/應該yīng gāi

should; ought to

如果你不爱他, 你应该告诉他。

如果你不愛他, 你應該告訴他。

rú guǒ nǐ bú ài tā , nǐ yīng gāi gào sù tā 。

If you don’t love him, you should tell him.

[the negative form: 不应该]

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