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Mandarin Chinese · HSK 3.0 Band 3 · Chapter 5

到了酒店 Checking in

Dào le jiǔdiàn

Arriving at the hotel and checking in. Introduces 已经 / 还没 + V (progress contrast) and stacking 已经 + V + 了.

Dialogue

终于到酒店了 — Finally at the hotel

林雪坐zuò飞fēi机jī太tài累lèi了le, 我wǒ们men终zhōng于yú到dào酒jiǔ店diàn了le. The flight was exhausting — we're finally at the hotel.
王明我wǒ也yě是shì. 我wǒ们men去qù请qǐng服fú务wù员yuán帮bāng个gè忙máng. Me too. Let's go ask the staff for help.
服务员你nǐ们men好hǎo, 已yǐ经jīng订dìng房fáng间jiān了le吗ma? Hello — have you booked a room?
林雪已yǐ经jīng订dìng了le, 我wǒ们men的de名míng字zì在zài这zhè里lǐ. Already booked — our names are here.
服务员好hǎo. 你nǐ们men的de房fáng间jiān在zài三sān楼lóu, 这zhè是shì钥yào匙shi. OK. Your room is on the 3rd floor — here is the key.
王明电diàn梯tī在zài哪nǎ里lǐ? Where is the elevator?
服务员在zài那nà边biān. 上shàng去qù就jiù到dào了le. Over there. Go up and you'll be there.

Dialogue

还没休息呢 — Haven't rested yet

王明房fáng间jiān还hái不bú错cuò, 比bǐ飞fēi机jī上shàng安ān静jìng多duō了le. 你nǐ看kàn房fáng间jiān了le吗ma? The room's not bad — much quieter than on the plane. Have you looked around?
林雪还hái没méi. 我wǒ先xiān躺tǎng在zài床chuáng上shàng. Not yet. I'm lying on the bed first.
王明你nǐ休xiū息xi一yí下xià. 我wǒ去qù一yī楼lóu买mǎi水shuǐ. Rest. I'll go to the ground floor for water.
林雪我wǒ们men到dào这zhè里lǐ已yǐ经jīng四sì个gè小xiǎo时shí了le. It's been four hours since we got here.
王明是shì. 行xíng李li都dōu还hái没méi打dǎ开kāi. Yeah. The luggage isn’t even open.
林雪一yí会huì儿er再zài打dǎ开kāi. 我wǒ要yào先xiān睡shuì. Open it later. I'm sleeping first.
王明好hǎo. 我wǒ也yě去qù休xiū息xi了le. OK. I'll rest too.

Vocabulary

酒jiǔ店diàn: noun hotel
房fáng间jiān: noun room
服fú务wù: noun service
服fú务wù员yuán: noun service staff; attendant
楼lóu: noun floor; building (recall Bk1)
床chuáng: noun bed (recall Bk1)
电diàn梯tī: noun elevator
钥yào匙shi: noun key
累lèi: adjective tired (recall Bk1)
已yǐ经jīng: adverb already (recall Bk2)
终zhōng于yú: adverb finally
休xiū息xi: verb rest (recall Bk1)
到dào: verb arrive (recall Bk1)
给gěi: verb give (recall Bk1)
打dǎ开kāi: verb open up (recall Bk1)
林lín雪xuě: pn. Lin Xue (persona — recall ch01)
王wáng明míng: pn. Wang Ming (persona — recall ch01)

New characters

终: end; finally (in 终于)
终于 zhōngyú — finally
于: (in 终于 = finally)
终于 zhōngyú — finally关于 guānyú — about; regarding
酒: liquor; in 酒店
酒店 jiǔdiàn — hotel
员: staff; member (in 服务员)
服务员 fúwùyuán — service staff; attendant
订
钥: (in 钥匙 = key)
钥匙 yàoshi — key
匙: (in 钥匙 = key)
钥匙 yàoshi — key
梯: (in 电梯 = elevator)
电梯 diàntī — elevator

Hanzi — writing & recognition

酒

jiǔ liquor; in 酒店 Writing

10 strokes left-right

终

zhōng end; finally (in 终于) Writing

8 strokes left-right

务

wù task; service (in 服务) Recognition

5 strokes top-bottom

员

yuán staff; member (in 服务员) Recognition

7 strokes top-bottom

楼

lóu building; floor Recognition

13 strokes left-right

Grammar

Quantity complement: time elapsed since an action (三52)

Explanation

`Action + 了 + duration + 了` marks the time ELAPSED since the action happened. 我们到酒店两个小时了 = arriving happened two hours ago, up to now. 他来中国三个月了 = it's been three months since he came. The sentence-final 了 is required (= "up to now"). Differs from Band 2's V+了+duration (how long the action lasted) — this is the gap AFTER the action.

Examples

我们到酒店两个小时了. It's been two hours since we got to the hotel.
他来中国三个月了. It's been three months since he came to China.
我起床一个小时了. I've been up for an hour.
这家店开了五年了. This shop has been open five years.

Grammar

Verb-object separable words (三05)

Explanation

Some words look single but are really "verb + object" and can SPLIT to insert other elements — separable words. 帮忙 → 帮我的忙 (do someone a favour); 看病 → 看一次病; 上课 → 上三节课; 请假 → 请一天假. 了 / measure words / 的 go BETWEEN the verb and object, not after the whole word. Common in daily life: 他帮了我的忙 / 我看了一次病.

Examples

他帮了我的忙. He helped me out.
我去看了一次病. I went to see a doctor once.
我们今天上了三节课. We had three classes today.
他想请一天假. He wants to take a day off.

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