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Mandarin Chinese · HSK 3.0 Band 3 · Chapter 23

在课上 In class

Zài kè shang

In class. Teaches 关于 X (about/regarding X) and pairs with 对 X 来说 (from X's point of view, light intro).

Dialogue

关于这个问题 — About this question

何老师今jīn天tiān我wǒ们men讨tǎo论lùn一yí个gè话huà题tí, 关guān于yú文wén化huà. Today we'll discuss a topic — about culture.
小红老lǎo师shī, 我wǒ选xuǎn了le文wén学xué和hé历lì史shǐ. 关guān于yú这zhè个ge问wèn题tí, 我wǒ想xiǎng问wèn一yí下xià. Teacher, I took literature and history. About this question, I want to ask.
何老师请qǐng举jǔ手shǒu, 然rán后hòu说shuō. Raise your hand, then speak.
小红关guān于yú春chūn节jié文wén化huà, 我wǒ没méi看kàn过guò书shū. About Spring Festival culture, I haven't read about it.
何老师没méi关guān系xì. 我wǒ给gěi大dà家jiā解jiě释shì一yí下xià. No problem. I'll explain to everyone.
小红我wǒ按àn老lǎo师shī说shuō的de, 先xiān记jì笔bǐ记jì, 然rán后hòu再zài问wèn. I'll do as you said — take notes first, then ask.

Dialogue

对我来说很难 — It's hard for me

何老师关guān于yú这zhè道dào题tí, 谁shuí有yǒu答dá案àn? About this question — who has the answer?
小红老lǎo师shī, 对duì我wǒ来lái说shuō很hěn难nán. 我wǒ不bú太tài懂dǒng. Teacher, it's hard for me. I don't really get it.
何老师没méi关guān系xì. 看kàn黑hēi板bǎn, 我wǒ再zài讲jiǎng一yí次cì. It's OK. Look at the board — I'll explain again.
小红对duì很hěn多duō同tóng学xué来lái说shuō, 这zhè一yí课kè比bǐ较jiào重zhòng要yào. For many students, this lesson is rather important.
何老师是shì的de, 大dà家jiā认rèn真zhēn记jì笔bǐ记jì. Yes, everyone take careful notes.
小红我wǒ懂dǒng了le, 谢xiè谢xiè老lǎo师shī. I get it now. Thank you teacher.

Vocabulary

关guān于yú: preposition about; regarding
问wèn题tí: noun question (recall Bk2)
回huí答dá: verb answer (recall Bk1)
课kè堂táng: noun classroom (in session) (recall Bk2)
笔bǐ记jì: noun notes (recall Bk2)
黑hēi板bǎn: noun blackboard (recall Bk2)
举jǔ手shǒu: verb raise the hand (recall Bk2)
讨tǎo论lùn: verb discuss (recall Bk2)
重zhòng要yào: adjective important (recall Bk1)
答dá案àn: noun answer (a single answer)
解jiě释shì: verb explain
认rèn真zhēn: adverb serious(ly); careful(ly) (recall ch17)
记jì: verb note; remember (recall Bk1)
话huà题tí: noun topic
懂dǒng: verb understand (recall Bk2)
小xiǎo红hóng: pn. Xiao Hong (persona — recall ch21)
何hé老lǎo师shī: pn. Teacher He (persona — recall ch13)

New characters

举: (in 举手 = raise the hand (recall Bk2))
举手 jǔshǒu — raise the hand (recall Bk2)
按
案: (in 答案 = answer (a single answer))
答案 dá\'àn — answer (a single answer)

Hanzi — writing & recognition

关

guān close; about (recall Bk1) Writing

6 strokes top-bottom

答

dá answer (recall Bk1) Writing

12 strokes top-bottom

论

lùn discuss (in 讨论) Recognition

6 strokes left-right

板

bǎn board (in 黑板) (recall Bk2) Recognition

8 strokes left-right

解

jiě explain (in 解释) Recognition

13 strokes left-right

Grammar

对 … 来说 — from someone's perspective (三40)

Explanation

`对 + person/group + 来说` frames "from this person's point of view, …". 对学生来说, 考试很重要 (For students, exams matter). 对我来说 / 对中国人来说. Followed by an evaluative clause. A common Band 3 topic structure.

Examples

对学生来说, 考试很重要. For students, exams are important.
对我来说, 这门课不太难. For me, this course isn't too hard.
对中国人来说, 春节最重要. For Chinese people, Spring Festival matters most.
对老师来说, 学生最重要. For a teacher, students come first.

Grammar

按 / 按照 — according to (三29)

Explanation

Grammar-01 was perspective. 按 / 按照 introduce the BASIS / standard. 按 + noun (按时间 / 按规定); 按照 + noun phrase (按照老师说的 / 按照课本). Same meaning; 按照 takes longer phrases. In class: 按老师的方法学.

Examples

请按老师说的做. Please do as the teacher said.
按照课本练习. Practise according to the textbook.
我们按时间表上课. We have class according to the timetable.
按照计划, 明天考试. According to the plan, the exam is tomorrow.

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