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我们都很高兴认识你 We're all happy to meet you
Synthesis chapter. Final new words: 一起 / 一块儿 / 行 / 见 / 见面 / 难 / 真的 / 很 (formal). Cultural §3 — family titles you can't avoid (哥 / 姐 / 弟 / 妹 / 叔叔 / 阿姨).
Dialogue
高兴认识你 — Happy to meet you
- 马小明 高老师, 这是我的朋友, 大山. 大山是外国人. Teacher Gao, this is my friend Dashan. He's a foreigner.
- 高老师 你好, 大山. 我很高兴认识你. Hi Dashan. I'm pleased to meet you.
- 大山 老师好! 我也很高兴. Hi Teacher! I'm pleased too.
- 谢小文 我们都很高兴认识你, 大山. We're all happy to meet you, Dashan.
- 大山 谢谢. 你们是我的好朋友. Thanks. You're my good friends.
Dialogue
一起去 — Going together
- 马小明 我们一起去吃饭, 行吗? Shall we go eat together?
- 大山 行! 一块儿去! Sure! Let's go!
- 谢小文 高老师也来吗? Is Teacher Gao coming too?
- 高老师 我也来. 我们大家一起! I'll come. All of us together!
- 大山 太好了! 真的很高兴. Wonderful! I'm really happy.
- 马小明 吃饭, 我们也喝茶吧. And tea too.
Dialogue
汉语难吗 — Is Chinese hard?
- 大山 高老师, 汉语难吗? Teacher Gao, is Chinese hard?
- 高老师 不太难. 也不太. 一些人学很快. Not too hard. Not too easy. Some people learn fast.
- 大山 我学了一些, 我觉得不太难. I've learned some — feels not too hard.
- 马小明 我也是. 大山, 我们明天见! Same. Dashan, see you tomorrow!
- 大山 明天见! 同学们, 一块儿见面! See you tomorrow! Classmates, let's all meet again!
Vocabulary
- 一起
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adverb together
- 一块儿
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adverb together (colloquial)
- 行
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adjective OK; all right
- 见
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verb to see; meet
- 见面
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verb to meet face to face
- 难
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adjective difficult
- 真的
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expression really; truly
- 很
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adverb very (formal placement)
New characters
- 行
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OK / walk (ch15)
旅行 lǚxíng — travel; trip不行 bùxíng — not OK; can\'t (negative pair of 行)行李 xíngli — luggage - 块
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(in 一块儿); also: piece / measure
一块儿 yíkuàir — together (colloquial) - 快
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fast; soon (Level 1 revisit; in 快要)
凉快 liángkuai — cool; pleasantly cool快要 kuài yào — about to (X) — imminent frame快递 kuàidì — express delivery - 天
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day; sky
今天 jīntiān — today明天 míngtiān — tomorrow昨天 zuótiān — yesterday
Hanzi — writing & recognition
yī one (revisit ch6); foundational Writing
qǐ rise; together (in 一起) Writing
xíng OK; walk Writing
jiàn see; meet Writing
kuài (in 一块儿); also: piece / measure Recognition
xìng (in 高兴, revisit ch14) Recognition
nán difficult (formal placement) Recognition
miàn (in 见面); face Recognition
xiē some (revisit ch12) Recognition
Grammar
Synthesis — review of basic sentence patterns
Explanation
Synthesis lesson — review of all Book-1 patterns: (1) 是 sentence (我是学生). (2) 有 sentence (我有朋友). (3) Verb predicate (我吃饭). (4) Adjective predicate (我很高兴 — 很 required). (5) Negation 不 / 没. (6) Questions: 吗 / 什么 / 谁 / 哪 / 几 / 多少 / 多大 / 怎么. (7) Demonstratives: 这 / 那 / 哪 / 一些 / 些 / 个. (8) Adverbs: 都 / 也 / 还 / 和 / 跟. (9) Modals: 会 / 能 / 想 / 要. (10) Degree: 真 / 太 / 最 / 很. These are the foundations of Level 1.
Examples
- 我们都很高兴认识你. We're all happy to meet you.
- 一起去吃饭吧! Let's eat together!
- 汉语难吗? 不太难. Is Chinese hard? Not too hard.
- 明天见! See you tomorrow!
Culture
中国家人的名字 Family titles you can't avoid
Chinese people use family titles widely — not just for actual family, but for friends, colleagues, and older strangers (哥哥, 姐姐, 弟弟, 妹妹, 叔叔, 阿姨).
Brother/sister isn't just brother/sister
In Chinese, '哥哥' isn't always your actual older brother. A male friend a few years older is also '哥'. An older female classmate is '姐'. It's friendly familiarity, not family relation.
Calling adults
For a man slightly younger than your parents, call him 叔叔 (uncle). For a woman, 阿姨 (auntie). Your friend's dad is 叔叔, your friend's mom is 阿姨. When in doubt, 叔叔 / 阿姨 works.
What is 'uncle' in English?
English "uncle" lumps many relationships together. In Chinese, they're distinct: your dad's older brother is 伯伯; your dad's younger brother is 叔叔; your mom's brothers (older or younger) are both 舅舅. Chinese keeps these relationships distinct in their names.
In China, you don't just meet 'people' — you meet 'relationships.' The titles tell you who's older, who's younger, who's family.
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