Lesson 38
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  • Pinyin
    Chinese Romanisation
    English
    Notes


    • new word
    bàn半half






    new word
    xiǎoshí小时hour







    note
    This sense of jiù is the opposite of cái. While cái implies tardiness, jiù implies earliness.

    new word
    tiān天day

    note
    The implication being that this is impressively fast.



    new word
    yǐjīng已经already





    note
    There are some Chinese sentences that use yǐjīng where "already" is redundant in English. In this particular example, the present perfect tense ("have arrived") serves the role that yǐjīng plays in the Chinese sentence.






    note
    "…yǐjīng bù..." generally corresponds to "...anymore".



    new word
    yíyàng一样the same

    note
    Literally "one likeness".
















    wǒmen我们we, us
    sān三three
    diǎn点o'clock
    bàn半half
    kāishǐ开始start, begin
    wǒ我I, me
    zài在at, located at; present
    Zhōngguó中国China
    liǎng两two (of something)
    nián年year
    bàn半half
    nǐ你you
    yào要want, need, will
    chī吃eat
    píngguǒ苹果apple
    ma吗question particle
    wǒ我I, me
    zhǐ只only
    xiǎng想want
    chī吃eat
    bàn半half
    gè个default measure word
    píngguǒ苹果apple
    kěyǐ可以can
    ma吗question particle
    wǒmen我们we, us
    zuótiān昨天yesterday
    shàngkè上课attend class, have class
    sān三three
    gè个default measure word
    xiǎoshí小时hour
    wǒmen我们we, us
    jīntiān今天today, nowadays
    yào要want, need, will
    shàng上attend (class, school, work etc.)
    sì四four
    gè个default measure word
    xiǎoshí小时hour
    de的possessive particle
    kè课class
    wǒ我I, me
    bàn半half
    gè个default measure word
    xiǎoshí小时hour
    yǐhòu以后after, later
    cái才only, not until
    dào到arrive, arrive at, to
    wǒ我I, me
    bàn半half
    gè个default measure word
    xiǎoshí小时hour
    yǐhòu以后after, later
    jiù就just, then
    dào到arrive, arrive at, to
    tā她she, her
    liǎng两two (of something)
    tiān天day
    jiù就just, then
    xué学study, learn
    hǎo好good, well
    le了particle showing change of state or completion of an action
    wǒmen我们we, us
    yī一one
    tiān天day
    bàn半half
    yǐhòu以后after, later
    jiù就just, then
    dào到arrive, arrive at, to
    Měiguó美国United States of America
    le了particle showing change of state or completion of an action
    wǒmen我们we, us
    yǐjīng已经already
    dào到arrive, arrive at, to
    le了particle showing change of state or completion of an action
    nǐmen你们you (plural)
    zěnme怎么how, how come
    hái还still, yet
    méi没don't have, haven't
    dào到arrive, arrive at, to
    wǒ我I, me
    yǐjīng已经already
    chī吃eat
    wán完finish, complete
    le了particle showing change of state or completion of an action
    wǒmen我们we, us
    yǐjīng已经already
    dào到arrive, arrive at, to
    Měiguó美国United States of America
    le了particle showing change of state or completion of an action
    wǒ我I, me
    yǐjīng已经already
    xuéxí学习study, learn
    Hànyǔ汉语Chinese language
    yī一one
    nián年year
    bàn半half
    le了particle showing change of state or completion of an action
    wǒmen我们we, us
    hái还still, yet
    zài在at, located at; present
    jiā家home, house; family
    de shíhou的时候while, during, when
    tāmen他们they, them
    jiù就just, then
    yǐjīng已经already
    dào到arrive, arrive at, to
    le了particle showing change of state or completion of an action
    wǒ我I, me
    yǐjīng已经already
    bù不no, not
    xǐhuān喜欢like
    tāmen他们they, them
    le了particle showing change of state or completion of an action
    wǒmen我们we, us
    yǐjīng已经already
    bù不no, not
    zài在at, located at; present
    Běijīng北京Beijing
    le了particle showing change of state or completion of an action
    zhè这this
    liǎng两two (of something)
    gè个default measure word
    píngguǒ苹果apple
    yíyàng一样the same
    wǒ我I, me
    juéde觉得think
    zhèxiē这些these (this few)
    shū书book
    dōu都all, both, each and every
    yíyàng一样the same
    wǒmen我们we, us
    bù不no, not
    yíyàng一样the same
    Běijīng北京Beijing
    hé和and, with
    Shànghǎi上海Shanghai
    hěn很very
    bù不no, not
    yíyàng一样the same
    wǒmen我们we, us
    jīntiān今天today, nowadays
    qù去go
    de的possessive particle
    jiǔbā酒吧bar, pub
    gēn跟with
    zuótiān昨天yesterday
    qù去go
    de的possessive particle
    jiǔbā酒吧bar, pub
    bù不no, not
    yíyàng一样the same
    yídìng一定definitely, must, surely
    yào要want, need, will
    yíyàng一样the same
    ma吗question particle
    wǒ我I, me
    yǐjīng已经already
    bù不no, not
    è饿hungry
    le了particle showing change of state or completion of an action
    sān三three
    gè个default measure word
    bàn半half
    xiǎoshí小时hour
    yǐhòu以后after, later
    wǒmen我们we, us
    jiù就just, then
    dào到arrive, arrive at, to
    le了particle showing change of state or completion of an action
    wǒmen我们we, us
    tài太too
    bù不no, not
    yíyàng一样the same
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