Mandarin Chinese · HSK 3.0 Band 1 · Chapter 40
我学习汉语I'm studying Chinese
Talk about studying Chinese and exams, and say when you have a class or a test with a time word and 有.
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我学习汉语— I'm studying Chinese
- 友天小白, 你在做什么?What are you doing?
- 小白我在学习汉语, 看课本.I'm studying Chinese, reading the textbook.
- 友天明天有考试吗?Exam tomorrow?
- 小白有. 太忙了!Yes. So busy!
- 友天我帮你. 我们一起学习吧.I'll help. Let's study together.
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去书店— Going to the bookstore
- 友天朋月, 你今天下午有时间吗?Peng Yue, are you free this afternoon?
- 朋月有. 有什么事?Yes. What's up?
- 友天小白明天有考试. 她想要一本书.Xiao Bai has an exam tomorrow. She wants a book.
- 朋月我来帮忙. 书店在学校旁边.I'll help. The bookstore is next to the school.
- 友天太好了. 我们下午去书店吧!Wonderful. Let's go to the bookstore this afternoon!
- 朋月好. 下午见!OK. See you this afternoon!
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- 学习
verbstudy
- 课本
nountextbook
- 课文
nounlesson text
- 考
verbexamine
- 考试
nounexam
- 帮
verbto help
- 帮忙
verbto lend a hand
- 书店
nounbookstore
- 本
m.(measure word for books)
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- 习
practice
学习 xuéxí — study习惯 xíguàn — habit; be used to复习 fùxí — review- 考
exam
考试 kǎoshì — exam考虑 kǎolǜ — consider考场 kǎochǎng — exam venue; test room- 试
try
考试 kǎoshì — exam面试 miànshì — interview面试官 miànshìguān — interviewer- 帮
to help; group
帮助 bāngzhù — to help; help (n.)帮我 bāng wǒ — help me (request opener)帮忙 bāng máng — help (someone) — separable verb
Hanzi — writing & recognition
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xuéstudyWriting
xípracticeWriting
kǎoexamWriting
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What's on: time + 有 + event
Explanation
To say something is on at a certain time, start with the time and use 有: 明天有考试 (there's an exam tomorrow), 今天下午有课 (there's a class this afternoon). Ask with 吗: 你明天有时间吗? (Are you free tomorrow?). For nothing on, use 没有: 星期天没有课 (there's no class on Sunday).
Examples
- 明天有考试.There's an exam tomorrow.
- 今天下午有课.There's a class this afternoon.
- 你明天有时间吗?Are you free tomorrow?
- 星期天没有课.There's no class on Sunday.
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帮 + person, and 帮忙
Explanation
帮 takes a person after it: 我帮你 (I'll help you). You can add what you'll do: 我帮你学习 (I'll help you study). 帮忙 takes no person after it. Say 我来帮忙 (I'll help), not 我帮忙你.
Examples
- 我帮你.I'll help you.
- 他帮我学习汉语.He helps me study Chinese.
- 我来帮忙.I'll give you a hand.
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