The dyeing workshop

The lesson’s vocabulary

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• 染
  rǎn

  to dye; to catch (a disease); to acquire (bad habits etc)

• 布
  bù

  cloth; to declare; to announce

• 师傅
  shīfu

  master; qualified worker

• 图案
  túàn

  design; pattern

• 匹
  pǐ

  classifier for horses, mules etc (Taiwan pr. [pi1])

• 朵
  duǒ

  classifier for flowers, clouds etc; flower; earlobe

• 幅
  fú

  classifier for textiles or pictures; width; roll

• 册
  cè

  classifier for books; book; booklet

• 颗
  kē

  classifier for small spheres

• 扇
  shàn

  classifier for doors, windows etc; fan

• 届
  jiè

  to arrive at (place or time); period; to become due

• 有着
  yǒuzhe

  to have; to possess

• 刻
  kè

  to carve; to engrave; to cut

• 偶尔
  ǒuěr

  occasionally; once in a while; sometimes

• 不时
  bùshí

  from time to time; now and then; occasionally

• 时常
  shícháng

  often; frequently

• 再次
  zàicì

  once more; once again

• 一向
  yīxiàng

  a period of time in the recent past

• 时刻
  shíkè

  time; juncture; moment

• 仍旧
  réngjiù

  still (remaining); yet; to remain (the same)

• 依旧
  yījiù

  to remain the same; as before; still

• 扎
  zhā

  to prick; to run or stick (a needle etc) into

• 剪
  jiǎn

  to cut as with scissors; to wipe out; to exterminate

• 晒
  shài

  (of the sun) to shine on; to bask in (the sunshine)

• 院子
  yuànzi

  courtyard; garden; yard

• 辛苦
  xīnkǔ

  exhausting; hard; tough

• 照片
  zhàopiàn

  photograph

• 故事
  gùshi

  narrative; story

• 历史
  lìshǐ

  history

• 一辈子
  yībèizi

  (for) a lifetime

• 赚
  zhuàn

  to earn; to make a profit

• 盖
  gài

  to cover; to conceal; to build

• 坚持
  jiānchí

  to persevere with; to persist in; to insist on

• 动手
  dòngshǒu

  to set about (a task); to raise a hand to hit sb; to touch

• 毕业生
  bìyèshēng

  graduate

• 机器
  jīqì

  machine

• 围巾
  wéijīn

  scarf; shawl

• 纪念
  jìniàn

  to commemorate; to honor the memory of; memento

• 安静
  ānjìng

  quiet; peaceful; calm

• 剩下
  shèngxia

  to remain; to be left over

The lesson’s grammar

• 册、朵、幅、届、颗、匹、扇: level-5 measure words

  Num + 册 / 朵 / 幅 / 届 / 颗 / 匹 / 扇 + N

• 有着 / V + 有: to possess (formal), to bear (inscribed or attached)

  Subject + 有着 + abstract object / Place + V + 有 + object

• 偶尔 / 不时 / 时常 / 再次: occasionally, now and then, often, once more

  S + 偶尔 / 不时 / 时常 / 再次 + V

• 一向 / 时刻 / 仍旧 / 依旧: all along, constantly, still

  S + 一向 / 时刻 / 仍旧 / 依旧 + V / Adj

• 把 + 一 + V, 把 + adverbial + V, 把 O1 V O2: the 把 sentence, more forms

  S + 把 + O + adverbial + V / S + 把 + O + 一 + V / S + 把 + O1 + V + O2

• 以…为…: take… as…

  以 + A + 为 + B (主/中心/例/目标/荣…)

• 所 + V (的): that which…

  (S) + 所 + V + 的 + (N)