L11 - Activities 活动

  • Activities 活动
    • 骑 qí- to ride
    • 骑自行车 qí zìxíngchē- to ride bikes
    • 赛 sài- game 
    • 球赛 qiúsài- ball game
    • 比赛 bǐsài- competition 
    • 游戏 yóuxì- game
    • 电脑游戏 diànnǎo yóuxì- computer game
    • 教 jiāo- teach
    • 教练 jiàoliàn- coach
    • 听 tīng- listen
    • 听音乐 tīng yīnyuè- listen to music
    • 跑步 pǎobù- to run, to jog
    • 运动 yùndòng- exercise
    • 最近 zuìjìn- recently
    • 附近 fùjìn- nearby
    • 公园 gōngyuán- park
    • 天气 tiānqì- weather
    • 非常 fēicháng- very
    • 跳舞 tiàowǔ- dance
    • 唱歌 chànggē- sing
    • 久 jiǔ- long
    • 多久 duōjiǔ- how long
  • Grammar
    • Degree of complement sentence and 比 Bi structure
    • The degree of complement is commonly used with 比 structure to express the comparison between A and B.
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A 比 B + adj + quantifierA 没有+ 比 + B + adj
Compare to B, A is “adj + quantifier”A is not as “adj” as B
他打网球打得比以前好多了Tā dǎ wǎngqiú dǎ de bǐ yǐqián hǎo duō le. \n 我做饭做得比以前好多了Wǒ zuòfàn zuò de bǐ yǐqián hǎo duō le. \n 他现在说中文说得比以前好多了.Tā xiànzài shuō zhōngwén shuō de bǐ yǐqián hǎoduō le.他打网球打得没有(比)以前好.Tā dǎ wǎngqiú dǎ de méiyǒu (bǐ) yǐqián hǎo. \n 我做饭做得没有(比)以前好.Wǒ zuòfàn zuò de méiyǒu (bǐ) yǐqián hao. \n 他现在说中文说得没有(比)以前好.Tā xiànzài shuō zhōngwén shuō de méiyǒu (bǐ) yǐqiánhao.
  • More 比 sentences 
    • The degree of complement is commonly used with 比 structure to express the comparison between A and B.
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Word order 1Compare to B, A is “adj + quantifier”Word order 2Compare to B, A is “adj + quantifier”
A 比 B + adj + quantifier比起 B, A + adj. + quantifier
他现在打网球打得比三个月前好多了 Tā xiànzài dǎ wǎngqiú dǎde bǐ sān ge yuè qián \n hǎo duō le. \n \n 我游泳游得比去年快多了 Wǒ yóuyǒng yóude bǐ qù nián kuài duō le.  \n 公园离他家比离我家远多了 Gōngyuán lí tā jiā bǐ lí wǒ jiā yuǎn duō le.比起三个月前,他现在打网球打得好多了Bǐ qǐ sān ge yuè qián, tā xiànzài dǎ wǎngqiú dǎ dehǎo duō le. \n \n 比起去年,我游泳游得快多了Bǐ qǐ qù nián, wǒ yóuyǒng yóu de kuài duō le. \n \n 比起我家,公园离他家远多了Bǐ qǐ wǒ jiā, gōngyuán lí tā jiā yuǎn duō le.
  • “多+ Adj +了” is a phrase used in asking “how + adj”. 
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English Meaning多+Adj+了example
How long (time)多久了 \n duō jiǔ le你学打网球多久了?Nǐ xué dǎ wǎngqiú duō jiǔ le? \n 你在美国住了多久了?Nǐ zài měiguó zhù le duō jiǔ le?
How much/many多少 \n duō shǎo你有多少本中文书?Nǐ yǒu duōshǎo běn zhōngwén shū? \n 那件外套多少钱?Nà jiàn wàitào duō shǎo qián?
How big (size,age)多大duō dà你弟弟今年多大了?Nǐ dìdi jīnnián duō dà le? \n 你的车多大?Nǐ de chē duō dà?
How far (distance)多远duō yuǎn你家离学校多远?Nǐ jia lí xuéxiào duō yuǎn? \n 上海离北京多远?Shànghǎi lí Běijīng duō yuǎn?
How fast (speed)多快duō kuài你游泳游得多快?Nǐ yóuyǒng yóu de duō kuài? \n 你开车开得多快?Nǐ kāi chē kāi de duō kuài?
  • “Verb 了+ ……了” structure
    • When 了 le is used in a sentence, it usually indicates a completed action. When two 了 le co-occur, it usually indicates that the action is not completed, and is still continuing. 
    • Example 1
      • 你学打网球学了多久了?
      • Nǐ xué dǎ wǎngqiú xué le duō jiǔ le?
      • 我学了三个月了。
      • Wǒ xué le sān ge yuè le.
    • Example 2
      • 中文你学了多久了?
      • Zhōngwén nǐ xué le duō jiǔ le?
      • 我学中文学了三年了。
      • Wǒ xué zhōngwén xué le sān nián le.
    • Example 3
      • 你在美国住了多久了?
      • Ni zài měiguó zhù le duō jiǔ le?
      • 我在美国住了一年了。
      • Wǒ zài měiguó zhù le yì nián le.
  • Double Verb 
    • In spoken Chinese, many double verbs can indicate a quick action, doing or trying something in a casual way. Verb + 一下 has the same function in a sentence. 
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VerbDouble VerbSentence Example
看kàn看看/看一看我周末喜欢看看电影Wǒ zhōumò xǐhuān kànkàn diànyǐng.
打dǎ打打 / 打一打大山周末喜欢打打电脑游戏Dàshān zhōumò xǐhuān dǎ dǎ diànnǎo yóuxì.
听tīng听听 / 听一听你想听听音乐吗?Nǐ xiǎng tīngting yīnyuè ma?
跳tiào跳跳/跳一跳很多人早上去公园跳跳舞Hěn duō rén zǎoshàng qù gōngyuán tiàotiao wǔ.
骑qí骑骑 / 骑一骑天气好我们去外面骑骑车Tiānqì hǎo wǒmen qù wàimiàn qíqí che ba!
吃 \n chī吃吃 /吃一吃一边看电视一边吃吃水果吧!Yì biān kàn diànshì yìbiān chī chī shuǐguǒ ba!
玩 \n wán玩玩/玩一玩周末来我们家玩玩吧!Zhōumò lái wǒ jiā wánwán ba!