Year 8 Chinese: Facial Parts and Descriptions Study Guide

Facial Parts Vocabulary

• Head: 头 ($tou$)

• Hair: 头发 ($tou\,fa$)

• Face: 脸 ($lian$)

• Eyes: 眼睛 ($yan\,jing$)

• Nose: 鼻子 ($bi\,zi$)

• Mouth: 嘴巴 ($zui\,ba$)

• Ears: 耳朵 ($er\,duo$)

• Eyebrows: 眉毛 ($mei\,mao$)

Descriptive Adjectives

• Big: 大 ($da$)

• Small: 小 ($xiao$)

• Long: 长 ($chang$)

• Short: 短 ($duan$)

• Cute: 可爱 ($ke\,ai$)

• Not cute: 不可爱 ($bu\,ke\,ai$)

• Good-looking: 好看 ($hao\,kan$)

• Not good-looking: 不好看 ($bu\,hao\,kan$)

Colours ($se$)

• Black: 黑色 ($hei\,se$)

• White: 白色 ($bai\,se$)

• Gold/Blond: 金色 ($jin\,se$)

• Blue: 蓝色 ($lan\,se$)

• Green: 绿色 ($lv\,se$)

• Red: 红色 ($hong\,se$)

• Yellow: 黄色 ($huang\,se$)

• Grey: 灰色 ($hui\,se$)

• Brown: 棕色 ($zong\,se$)

• Orange: 橙色 ($cheng\,se$)

Sentence Structures and Grammar Rules

• Structure 1: Affirmative and Negative Adjectives

  • Affirmative: [Person + 的 + facial part + (很) + adjective]

  • Negative: [Person + 的 + facial part + 不 + adjective]

  • Examples:

    • 爸爸的头发很短。 (Dad's hair is very short.)

    • 姐姐的脸很好看。 (Older sister's face is very good-looking.)

    • 我的耳朵不小。 (My ears are not small.)

• Structure 2: Describing Colours

  • Format: [Person + 的 + facial part + 是 + colour + 的 + (吗?)]

  • Examples:

    • 他的眼睛是绿色的。 (His eyes are green.)

    • 你的头发是黄色的吗? (Is your hair yellow?)

    • 谁的眉毛是棕色的? (Whose eyebrows are brown?)

• Structure 3: Possession of Features

  • Format: [Person + 有 + adjective/colour + (单) + facial part + (吗?)]

  • The "的" Rule: The particle "的" is used if the adjective or the colour word consists of at least $2$ characters. It is generally omitted for single-character adjectives.

  • Examples:

    • 他有长头发。 (He has long hair.) [Note: "长" is $1$ character, so no "的"]

    • 我的爸爸有黑色的眼睛。 (My dad has black eyes.) [Note: "黑色" is $2$ characters, so "的" is used]

    • 我的朋友有好看的嘴巴。 (My friend has a good-looking mouth.)

    • 他们有棕色的眼睛和黑色的头发吗? (Do they have brown eyes and black hair?)

• Structure 4: Combining Adjectives and Colours

  • Rule A: Colour + 的 + $1$ character adjective + noun

    • Example: 绿色的大眼睛 (Green big eyes)

    • Example: 粉红色的小脸 (Pink small face)

  • Rule B: Colour + 的 + $2$ character adjective + 的 + noun

    • Example: 紫色的好看的头发 (Purple good-looking hair)

    • Example: 黑色的可爱的猫 (Black cute cat)

Reading Passage: Lanlan ($Lanlan$)

• Text Summary: 兰兰今年十五岁,上九年级。她是澳大利亚人,会说英语和日语。兰兰有大眼睛,短头发和长眉毛。她的嘴巴很小,鼻子不太大。她的耳朵不大也不小。兰兰是一个好学生,同学们都很喜欢她。

• Detailed Profile:

  • Age and Year Level: $15$ years old ($十五岁$), Year $9$ ($九年级$).

  • Nationality: Australian ($澳大利亚人$).

  • Language Ability: English ($英语$) and Japanese ($日语$).

  • Eyes: Big eyes ($大眼睛$).

  • Nose: Not too big ($不太大$).

  • Mouth: Very small ($很小$).

  • Hair: Short hair ($短头发$).

  • Ears: Neither big nor small ($不大也不小$).

  • Eyebrows: Long eyebrows ($长眉毛$).

  • Character Note: She is a good student and liked by all her classmates.

Reading Passage: Xiaohong ($Xiaohong$) and Xiaolan ($Xiaolan$)

• Xiaohong's Profile:

  • Age/Year: $14$ years old ($十四岁$), Year $8$ ($八年级$).

  • Education: Loves her school; goes to school early and returns home at $3:30$ PM ($三点半$).

  • Identity: Australian Chinese ($澳大利亚中国人$). Father is Chinese, Mother is Australian.

  • Languages: English and Chinese ($英语和汉语$).

  • Interests: Loves sports, especially tennis ($打网球$) and football ($踢足球$). She is very good at tennis.

• Xiaolan's Profile (Best Friend):

  • Eyes: Big blue eyes ($大大的蓝眼睛$).

  • Hair: Brown hair ($棕色的头发$), neither long nor short ($不长不短$).

  • Nose: Neither big nor small ($不大也不小$), very good-looking ($很好看$).

  • Activities: She likes to exercise together with Xiaohong.

Translation and Correction Exercises

• Sentence Corrections:

  • Her eyes are very big: 她的眼睛很大。

  • Your hair is brown: 你的头发是棕色的。

  • Dad's face is good looking: 爸爸的脸很好看。

  • Little sister's eyebrows are black: 妹妹的眉毛是黑色的。

  • My ears are not small: 我的耳朵不小。

  • Your friend's hair is yellow: 你朋友的头发是黄色的。

  • Are his eyes green?: 他的眼睛是绿色的吗?

  • My mum has big blue eyes: 我的妈妈有大的蓝眼睛。

  • Whose nose is very big?: 谁的鼻子很大?

• Writing Practice Prompts:

  • She has a big head: 她有大头。

  • His eyebrows are very long, nose is very small: 他的眉毛很长，鼻子很小。

  • Fish doesn't have ears: 鱼没有耳朵。

  • Your eyes are blue: 你的眼睛是蓝色的。

  • Does she have short hair?: 她有短头发吗?

  • My little brother has a cute face and brown eyes: 我的弟弟有可爱的脸和棕色的眼睛。

Listening and Comprehension Practice

• Questions from Materials:

  • Name identification: Options include Xiaozhong ($小中$), Dazhong ($大中$), Zhongda ($中大$), and Xiaoguo ($小国$).

  • Anatomical absurdities: Questions ask how many ears Dazhong has (options include 3, none, 4, or 1) and how many noses (5, 3, 2, or 6).

  • Xiaoguo's Profile: Age ($9$, $7$, $3$, or $8$ years old) and number of eyes (None, 3, 4, or 5).

  • True/False Concepts:

    1. Dazhong has no hair.

    2. Dazhong has eyebrows.

    3. Dazhong's eyes are very small.

    4. Xiaoguo has 10 noses.

Identification Table: English to Pinyin/Hanzi

• English: English ($英语$)

• Year 8: 八年级 ($ba\,nian\,ji$)

• This year: 今年 ($jin\,nian$)

• Long: 长 ($chang$)

• Speak: 说 ($shuo$)

• Small: 小 ($xiao$)

• Short: 短 ($duan$)

• Big: 大 ($da$)

• (Remaining terms correspond to the facial parts listed in the first section).