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Mandarin Chinese · HSK 3.0 Band 1 · Chapter 42

工作不忙Work isn't busy

Gōngzuò bù máng

Say whether work is busy, talk about meetings and taking time off, and use 工作 as a noun and as a verb.

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工作不忙— Work isn't busy

  1. 朋月友yǒu天tiān, 你nǐ工gōng作zuò忙máng不bu忙máng?Is work busy?
  2. 友天不bú太tài忙máng. 一yì天tiān开kāi两liǎng次cì会huì.Not very. I have two meetings a day.
  3. 朋月我wǒ太tài忙máng了le. 想xiǎng请qǐng假jià.I'm too busy. Want to take leave.
  4. 友天请qǐng假jià吧ba! 你nǐ也yě累lèi了le.Take it! You're tired too.
  5. 朋月好hǎo. 明míng天tiān不bú上shàng班bān.OK. Tomorrow off.

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医生的工作— A doctor's work

  1. 友天山shān明míng, 你nǐ的de工gōng作zuò忙máng不bu忙máng?Shan Ming, is your work busy?
  2. 山明很hěn忙máng. 今jīn天tiān病bìng人rén很hěn多duō.Very busy. There are a lot of patients today.
  3. 友天你nǐ几jǐ点diǎn到dào医yī院yuàn?What time do you get to the hospital?
  4. 山明早zǎo上shàng七qī点diǎn半bàn到dào.At 7:30 in the morning.
  5. 友天你nǐ也yě要yào开kāi会huì吗ma?Do you have meetings too?
  6. 山明要yào. 我wǒ上shàng午wǔ开kāi会huì, 下xià午wǔ工gōng作zuò.Yes. I have meetings in the morning and work in the afternoon.
  7. 友天你nǐ们men什shén么me时shí候hòu放fàng假jià?When do you get time off?
  8. 山明医yī生shēng不bù常cháng放fàng假jià. 下xià个gè星xīng期qī我wǒ想xiǎng请qǐng假jià, 回huí家jiā看kàn妈mā妈ma.Doctors don't often get time off. Next week I want to take leave and go home to see my mom.

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工gōng人rén

nounworker

开kāi会huì

verbhave a meeting

请qǐng假jià

verbrequest leave

忙máng

adjectivebusy

放fàng假jià

verbto have time off

次cì

measure wordtime (how often)

到dào

verbto arrive; to get to

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假jià

(in 请假 = request leave)

请假 qǐng jià — request leave

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忙

mángbusyWriting

6 strokesleft-right

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工作 as a noun and a verb

Explanation

Some words are both a thing and an action. 工作 is work (your job) and to work: 我的工作很忙 (my work is busy), 我在工作 (I'm working). 学习 is the same: 我学习汉语 (I study Chinese).

Examples

  • 我wǒ的de工gōng作zuò很hěn忙máng.My work is busy.
  • 我wǒ在zài工gōng作zuò.I'm working.
  • 你nǐ工gōng作zuò忙máng不bu忙máng?Is your work busy?
  • 我wǒ学xué习xí汉hàn语yǔ.I study Chinese.

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什么时候 + verb: asking when

Explanation

To ask when, use 什么时候 before the verb: 你们什么时候放假? (When's your break?). To answer, put the time in its place: 我们下个星期放假 (our break is next week). The time doesn't go at the end.

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  • 你nǐ们men什shén么me时shí候hòu放fàng假jià?When's your break?
  • 我wǒ们men下xià个gè星xīng期qī放fàng假jià.Our break is next week.
  • 你nǐ什shén么me时shí候hòu上shàng班bān?When do you start work?

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