Boya Chinese elem. II 2

Question 1

house / building,

home / family,

household

Answer 1

房子

fáng zi,

家

jiā,

家庭

jiā tíng

Question 2

to move / shift / or relocate onself,

to move (into a new house)

Answer 2

搬

bān,

搬家

bān jiā

Question 3

convenient / suitable

also: convenience (noun),

inconvenient (-ence)

Answer 3

方便

fāng biàn,

不方便

bù fāng biàn,

Question 4

Life on campus is very convenient.

Answer 4

生活在学校里多方便。

shēng huó zài xué xiào lǐ duō fāng biàn。

Question 5

close / near

Answer 5

近

jìn

Question 6

far / distant

Answer 6

远

yuǎn

Question 7

to be away from,

How far is the bank from here?

Not far from here.

Answer 7

离

lí,

离这儿银行有多远？

lí zhè’er yínháng yǒu duō yuǎn?

离这儿不远。
lí zhè’er bù yuǎn.

Question 8

rent (for house or apt.),

to rent something

Answer 8

房租

fáng zū,

租

zū

Question 9

kitchen

Answer 9

厨房

chú fáng

Question 10

cook / chef

Answer 10

厨师

chú shī

Question 11

major (at uni)

also means main / principle / primary

Answer 11

主要

zhǔ yào

Question 12

surroundings / environment

literally circle + surround / encompass

Answer 12

周围

zhōu wéi

Question 13

for / to,

I’m going to China to practice Chinese.

Answer 13

对

duì,

我去中国对练习汉语。

wǒ qù zhōng guó duì liàn xí hàn yǔ.

Question 14

exercise / drill / practice

also to practive (verb)

Answer 14

练习

liàn xí

Question 15

good /benefit / advantage / gain / profit,

harm / disadvantage / troubles

Answer 15

好处

hǎo chu,

坏处

huài chu

Question 16

to keep an eye on / take note of

/ pay attention to

Answer 16

注意

zhù yì

Question 17

suitable

Answer 17

合适

hé shì

Question 18

agent / middleman / broker

Answer 18

仲介

zhòng jiè

Question 19

(to) progress / improve

(also used as a noun)

Answer 19

进步

jìn bù

Question 20

before / previously

Answer 20

以前

yǐ qián

Question 21

level

(of competence etc.)

Answer 21

水平

shuǐ píng

Question 22

tall / high

Answer 22

高

gāo

Question 23

fluent,

He speaks Chinese fluently,

His Japonese is fluent.

Answer 23

流利

liú lì,

他说一口流利的中文，
Tā shuō yīkǒu liúlì de zhōngwén,

他的日语很流利。
Tā de rìyǔ hěn liúlì.

Question 24

so / actually / it turns out

Answer 24

原来

yuán lái

Question 25

set or collection (classifier)

Answer 25

套

tào

Question 26

apartment building

Answer 26

公寓

gōng yù

Question 27

apartment

Answer 27

房子

fáng zi

(doesn’t only mean house)

also:

套房

tào fáng

Question 28

to live inside of school (on campus)

Answer 28

住在学校里

zhù zài xué xiào lǐ

Question 29

On campus there are shops, dining halls, there are even post offices and banks, many conveniences.

Answer 29

学校里有商店，食堂，

xué xiào lǐ yǒu shāng diàn, shí táng,

还有邮局和银行，多方便。

hái yǒu yóu jú hé yín háng, duō fāng biàn

Question 30

to sleep in / get up late,

Every day, you can sleep in a bit / moment longer.

Answer 30

睡懒觉，

shuì lǎn jiào，

你每天可以睡会儿懒觉。
nǐ měi tiān kě yǐ shuì huì r lǎn jiào。

(一)会儿 means a while/moment

Question 31

discover / find,

He finds that Chinese people like to eat.

Answer 31

发现

fā xiàn,

他发现中国人喜欢吃饭。

tā fā xiàn zhōng guó rén xǐ huan chī fàn。

（the word 了 isn’t used in this type of sentance)

Question 32

What did you discover/ find out?

Answer 32

你什么发现了吗？

nǐ shén me fā xiàn le ma？

Question 33

I find / discover that your Chinese is progressing quickly.

Answer 33

我发现你的汉语进步很快。

wǒ fā xiàn nǐ de hàn yǔ jìn bù hěn kuài。

Question 34

I previously / formerly / at first studied French, now I study Chinese.

Answer 34

我原来学习法语， 现在学习汉语。

wǒ yuán lái xué xí fǎ yǔ，xiàn zài xué xí hàn yǔ。

Question 35

He is very polite to me.

Answer 35

他对我很客气。

tā duì wǒ hěn kè qi

Question 36

This book is very useful to me.

Answer 36

这本书对我很有用。

zhè běn shū duì wǒ hěn yǒu yòng

Question 37

Look up, look down,

look back,

go left, go right,

Answer 37

往上看， 往下看，

wǎng shǎng kān， wǎng xià kān

往后看，

wǎng hòu kān，

往左去， 网右去

wǎng zuǒ qù wǎng yòu qù

Question 38

Which one of you is taller?

He is much taller than me.

Answer 38

你们谁高？

nǐ men shéi gāo？

他比我高很多。

tā bǐ wǒ gāo hěn duō。

(很 does not go before the adj. here.)

Question 39

This bottle of water is one kuai more expensive that that bottle.

Answer 39

这瓶水比那瓶水贵一块钱。

zhè píng shuǐ bǐ nà píng shuǐ guì yī kuài qián。

Question 40

She finds that arguing with them is useless.

Answer 40

她发现和他们的争论没用。

Tā fāxiàn hé tāmen de zhēnglùn méi yòng.