In Chinese Class

The lesson’s vocabulary

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• 学习
  xuéxí

  to learn; to study

• 复习
  fùxí

  to review; revision

• 作业
  zuòyè

  school assignment; homework; work

• 考试
  kǎoshì

  to take an exam; exam

• 成绩
  chéngjì

  achievement; performance records; grades

• 汉字
  Hànzì

  Chinese character(s)

• 句子
  jùzi

  sentence

• 课文
  kèwén

  text

• 词
  cí

  word; statement; speech

• 懂
  dǒng

  to understand; to comprehend

• 错
  cuò

  mistake; wrong; bad

• 遍
  biàn

  classifier for actions: one time; everywhere; all over

• 次
  cì

  classifier for enumerated events: time; next in sequence

• 讲
  jiǎng

  to speak; to explain; to negotiate

• 问题
  wèntí

  question; problem; issue

• 虽然
  suīrán

  although

• 但是
  dànshì

  but; however

• 因为
  yīnwèi

  because; owing to

• 所以
  suǒyǐ

  therefore; as a result; so

• 对
  duì

  right; correct; towards

• 感兴趣
  gǎn xìngqù

  to be interested (in sth)

• 有意思
  yǒu yìsi

  interesting; meaningful; enjoyable

• 难
  nán

  difficult (to...); problem; difficulty

• 容易
  róngyì

  easy; straightforward; likely

• 认真
  rènzhēn

  conscientious; earnest; serious

• 希望
  xīwàng

  to hope; a hope; a wish

• 图书馆
  túshūguǎn

  library

• 字典
  zìdiǎn

  (coll.) dictionary

• 练习
  liànxí

  to practice; exercise; drill

• 觉得
  juéde

  to think that ...; to feel that ...

The lesson’s grammar

• Result complements: 懂, 见, 到, 会, 错, 对

  Verb + 懂 / 见 / 到 / 会 / 错 / 对 (+ 了)

• How many times: 次, 遍, 下

  Verb + (了/过) + number + 次 / 遍 / 下 (+ Object)

• 虽然…但是…: although… (but)

  虽然 + A，但是 / 可是 + B

• 因为…所以…: because… so…

  因为 + cause，所以 + consequence

• 对: to, towards, about

  A + 对 + B + Adj / 感兴趣 / 有帮助