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Mandarin Chinese · HSK 3.0 Band 1 · Chapter 30

一天A day

Yì tiān

Say when you get up, start and finish class, and go to bed, ask if someone is ready, and see how people get around in China.

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一天— A day

  1. 高朋文wén山shān, 你nǐ一yì天tiān怎zěn么me过guò?How does your day go?
  2. 文山七qī点diǎn起qǐ床chuáng, 八bā点diǎn上shàng学xué.Up at 7, school at 8.
  3. 高朋中zhōng午wǔ吃chī饭fàn吗ma?Lunch?
  4. 文山中zhōng午wǔ十shí二èr点diǎn吃chī饭fàn. 一yì点diǎn上shàng课kè.Eat at 12. Class at 1.
  5. 高朋下xià课kè呢ne?After class?
  6. 文山五wǔ点diǎn下xià课kè. 我wǒ回huí家jiā. 最zuì后hòu, 十shí一yī点diǎn睡shuì觉jiào.Class ends at five. I go home. Last of all, I go to bed at eleven.

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准备好了吗— Ready?

  1. 白月文wén山shān, 明míng天tiān上shàng课kè, 你nǐ准zhǔn备bèi好hǎo了le吗ma?Wen Shan, are you ready for class tomorrow?
  2. 文山我wǒ准zhǔn备bèi好hǎo了le. 高gāo朋péng, 你nǐ明míng天tiān上shàng班bān吗ma?I'm ready. Gao Peng, are you working tomorrow?
  3. 高朋上shàng班bān. 早zǎo上shàng六liù点diǎn起qǐ床chuáng.Yes. I get up at six.
  4. 大友六liù点diǎn太tài早zǎo了le! 你nǐ能néng起qǐ来lái吗ma?Six is too early! Can you get up?
  5. 高朋能néng! 太tài早zǎo了le也yě要yào起qǐ来lái.I can! Even if it's too early, I have to get up.

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起qǐ床chuáng

verbget up

睡shuì觉jiào

verbsleep

上shàng班bān

verbgo to work

下xià班bān

verbget off work

上shàng课kè

verbgo to class

下xià课kè

verbfinish class

上shàng学xué

verbgo to school

放fàng学xué

verbfinish school

工gōng作zuò

n./v.work

准zhǔn备bèi

verbprepare

最zuì后hòu

nounlast; in the end

起qǐ来lái

verbto get up

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课kè

class; lesson

上课 shàng kè — go to class下课 xià kè — finish class课本 kèběn — textbook
睡shuì

sleep

睡觉 shuì jiào — sleep早睡 zǎo shuì — sleep early
准zhǔn

(in 准备)

准备 zhǔnbèi — prepare
备bèi

(in 准备)

准备 zhǔnbèi — prepare
班bān

shift; class

上班 shàng bān — go to work下班 xià bān — get off work加班 jiā bān — work overtime (separable)
工gōng

work (in 工作)

工作 gōngzuò — work工人 gōngrén — worker工程师 gōngchéngshī — engineer
作zuò

do; make (in 工作)

工作 gōngzuò — work找工作 zhǎo gōngzuò — look for a job合作 hézuò — cooperate
放fàng

place; put — chapter existential anchor

放学 fàng xué — finish school放下 fàng xià — put down

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起

qǐriseWriting

10 strokesleft-rightradical 走

睡

shuìsleepWriting

13 strokesleft-rightradical 目

班

bānshift; classWriting

10 strokesleft-middle-right

课

kèclass; lessonWriting

10 strokesleft-rightradical 讠

觉

jiào / juésleep (jiào, in 睡觉); feel (jué)Recognition

9 strokestop-bottom

准

zhǔn(in 准备)Recognition

10 strokesleft-right

备

bèi(in 准备)Recognition

8 strokestop-bottom

工

gōngwork (in 工作)Recognition

3 strokesstandalone

作

zuòdo; make (in 工作)Recognition

7 strokesleft-rightradical 亻

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Synthesis — sentences for a day

Explanation

Synthesis. A day's actions: 起床 → 上学/上班 → 吃饭 → 上课/工作 → 下班/放学 → 吃饭 → 睡觉. Add time: 我七点起床 / 我八点半上班 / 我十点睡觉. Add place: 在学校上课 / 在家睡觉.

Examples

  • 我wǒ早zǎo上shàng七qī点diǎn起qǐ床chuáng.I get up at 7am.
  • 我wǒ九jiǔ点diǎn上shàng班bān.I go to work at 9.
  • 中zhōng午wǔ我wǒ们men一yì起qǐ吃chī饭fàn.At noon we eat together.
  • 晚wǎn上shàng十shí一yī点diǎn睡shuì觉jiào.Sleep at 11pm.

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Verb + 好: ready and done

Explanation

好 after a verb says the thing is done and all is ready: 准备好了 (it's prepared, and we can start now). To ask, say 好了吗: 你准备好了吗? (Are you ready?). If it's not done, say 没准备好 (not ready).

Examples

  • 你nǐ准zhǔn备bèi好hǎo了le吗ma?Are you ready?
  • 我wǒ准zhǔn备bèi好hǎo了le.I'm ready.
  • 早zǎo饭fàn没méi准zhǔn备bèi好hǎo.Breakfast isn't ready.

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在中国出门Getting around in China

Chinese cities are big. There are many ways to get around.

Bus / subway

Buses cost 1-2 yuan. Subway is also cheap. In big cities the subway is fastest.

Taxi

Taxi starts around 10 yuan. Short trips run 30-50.

Walking

In Chinese big cities, walking works too. For short distances, walking is best.

Many ways to get around in China. What will you take?

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