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Mandarin Chinese · HSK 3.0 Band 3 · Chapter 24

课后讨论 After-class discussion

Kè hòu tǎolùn

After-class discussion with classmates. Teaches 觉得 X (light "I think") for opinions and pairs with 我看 X (a casual variant).

Dialogue

你觉得呢? — What do you think?

同学小xiǎo红hóng, 老lǎo师shī今jīn天tiān的de课kè你nǐ觉jué得de怎zěn么me样yàng? Xiao Hong, what did you think of today's class?
小红这zhè门mén课kè不bú是shì很hěn有yǒu意yì思sī吗ma? 你nǐ呢ne? Isn't this course really interesting? You?
同学你nǐ觉jué得de很hěn有yǒu意yì思sī? 我wǒ觉jué得de有yǒu点diǎn难nán. You find it interesting? I thought it was a bit hard.
小红我wǒ认rèn为wéi老lǎo师shī解jiě释shì得dé清qīng楚chǔ, 我wǒ记jì了le很hěn多duō笔bǐ记jì, 但dàn是shì要yào多duō复fù习xí. I think the teacher explained clearly; I took lots of notes, but we need more review.
同学你nǐ的de想xiǎng法fǎ和hé我wǒ的de不bù同tóng. Your idea is different from mine.
小红不bù同tóng的de看kàn法fǎ都dōu有yǒu道dào理lǐ. 我wǒ们men说shuō出chū来lái一yì起qǐ讨tǎo论lùn吧ba. Different views can both make sense. Let's voice them and discuss.

Dialogue

我看应该这样 — I think it should be like this

小红我wǒ看kàn这zhè个ge问wèn题tí应yīng该gāi这zhè样yàng想xiǎng. I think we should think about it this way.
同学我wǒ看kàn不bù一yí定dìng. 可kě能néng还hái有yǒu别bié的de看kàn法fǎ. I'm not sure. Maybe there are other views.
小红说shuō得dé对duì. 我wǒ同tóng意yì你nǐ的de想xiǎng法fǎ. Well said. I agree with your idea.
同学我wǒ看kàn老lǎo师shī下xià次cì会huì讲jiǎng清qīng楚chǔ. I think the teacher will explain clearly next time.
小红对duì. 我wǒ们men错cuò的de地dì方fāng可kě以yǐ再zài问wèn她tā. Yes. We can ask her about what we got wrong.
同学我wǒ看kàn课kè后hòu讨tǎo论lùn真zhēn有yǒu用yòng. I think after-class discussion is really useful.

Vocabulary

觉jué得de: verb think; feel (recall Bk2)
认rèn为wéi: verb believe; think (recall Bk2)
看kàn法fǎ: noun view; opinion
同tóng学xué: noun classmate (recall Bk1)
讨tǎo论lùn: verb discuss (recall ch23)
同tóng意yì: verb agree
可kě能néng: adverb possibly; perhaps (recall Bk2)
应yīng该gāi: adverb should; ought to (recall Bk2)
有yǒu道dào理lǐ: adjective reasonable; makes sense
对duì: adjective right; correct (recall Bk1)
错cuò: adjective wrong (recall Bk1)
想xiǎng法fǎ: noun thought; idea
说shuō出chū来lái: verb say out loud; voice (an opinion)
不bù同tóng: adjective different
不bù一yí定dìng: adjective not necessarily
小xiǎo红hóng: pn. Xiao Hong (persona — recall ch21)

Hanzi — writing & recognition

觉

jué feel; sense (in 觉得) Writing

9 strokes top-bottom

认

rèn recognise (in 认为) Writing

4 strokes left-right

论

lùn discuss (in 讨论) Recognition

6 strokes left-right

法

fǎ method (in 看法) Recognition

8 strokes left-right

意

yì meaning; idea (in 同意) Recognition

13 strokes top-bottom

Grammar

Rhetorical questions for emphasis (三76)

Explanation

A rhetorical question looks like a question but emphasises an affirmation or negation. Two common patterns: 不是 … 吗? (今天不是星期天吗? = it certainly is Sunday). 难道 … 吗? (难道你不知道吗? = you surely should know). Stronger than a plain statement — common in discussion.

Examples

今天不是星期天吗? Isn't today Sunday?
难道你没听说吗? Don't tell me you haven't heard?
这不是很简单吗? Isn't this very simple?
难道我学不会吗? You think I can't learn it?

Grammar

Rising intonation as a question (三78)

Explanation

Grammar-01 was rhetorical. Here: without changing word order or adding 吗, just RAISE the intonation at the end to ask (colloquial). 今天是星期六? (rising = confirming). 你打算去旅行? Used with surprise or confirmation, more casual than a 吗 question.

Examples

今天是星期六? Today's Saturday?
你打算去旅行? You're planning to travel?
这是你写的? You wrote this?
你也喜欢这门课? You like this course too?

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