Boya Chinese elem. II

Question 1

to enter (a door),

As soon as you came in / entered, I spotted you.

–> I spotted you as soon as you entered.

Answer 1

进门

jìn mén,

你一进门我就看见你了

nǐ yī jìn mén, wǒ jiù kàn jiàn nǐ le

Question 2

To see / catch sight of

Answer 2

看见

kàn jiàn

Question 3

To pick someone up,

My parents came to Beijing last week.

I picked them up at the airport.

Answer 3

接 人

jiē (rén),

我父母上周来了北京。
Wǒ fùmǔ shàng zhōu láile běijīng.

我在机场接他们了。

Wǒ zài jīchǎng jiē tāmen le.

Question 4

airport,

airplane,

There are 39 airplanes at the airport

Answer 4

机场

jī chǎng,

飞机

fēi jī,

在机场有三十九次飞机

zài jī chǎng yǒu sān shí jiǔ cì fēi jī

Question 5

to see someone off

(also to send (off) or deliver),

I went to the airport to see them off.

Answer 5

送

sòng,

我去机场送他们了。

Wǒ qù jīchǎng sòng tāmen le.

Question 6

Parents,

father and mother

Answer 6

父母

fù mǔ,

父亲和母亲

fù qīn hé mǔ qīn

(more formal than Mom / Dad 妈妈 / 爸爸)

Question 7

(scheduled) flight / flight number,

Has the flight from Thailand arrived yet?

Answer 7

航班

háng bān,

从泰国来的飞机到了吗?

cóng tài guó lái de fēi jī dào le mǎ?

Question 8

strange / odd

Answer 8

奇怪

qí guài

Question 9

Already,

It’s already 2:50 o’clock.

Answer 9

都

dōu,

都两点五十了.

dōu liǎng diǎn wǔ shí le

(already is 都…了 only in this context, most of the time, 已经 yǐ jīng is used)

Question 10

to research / check / investigate / examine / look up,

I’ll check (once / quickly)

Answer 10

查

chá,

我查一下

wǒ chá yī xià

Question 11

Be late / behind schedule,

The train is 15 minutes late

Answer 11

晚点

wǎn diǎn,

火车晚点十五分钟。

Huǒ chē wǎn diǎn shí wǔ fēn zhōng.

(minutes can be 分钟 fēn zhōng or any of the two)

Question 12

diary,

to write in one’s diary

Answer 12

日记

rì jì,

写日记

xiě rìjì

Question 13

sunny / cloudless,

Today is a sunny day / it’s sunny,

It’s clearing up

Answer 13

晴朗

qíng (lǎng),

天气晴朗。

Tiānqì qínglǎng,

天晴了。

Tiān qíng le.

Question 14

Overcast / cloudy,

The sky is overcast

Answer 14

阴

yīn,

天阴了。

Tiān yīn le.

Question 15

To change (direction) / turn,

It’s sunny turning cloudy

Answer 15

转

zhuǎn,

晴转阴

qíng zhuǎn yīn,

Question 16

opportunity / chance,

job opportunity / -opening

Answer 16

机会

jī huì,

从业机会

Cóngyè jīhuì

Question 17

to come across / run into / meet,

I ran into your father yesterday.

Answer 17

遇到

yù dào,

我昨天遇到你父亲

wǒ zuó tiān yù dào nǐ fù qīn

Question 18

on time / schedule / puntual

(for trains & planes etc.)

The train arrived on time.

Answer 18

正点

zhèng diǎn,

火车正点到达。

Huǒ chē zhèng diǎn dào (dá).

Question 19

to take off,

the airplane took off,

the economy is really taking off

Answer 19

起飞

qǐ fēi,

飞机起飞了

fēi jī qǐ fēi le,

经济真在起飞

jīng jì zhēn zài qǐ fēi

Question 20

When does your sister’s flight/plane arrive?

It should arrive at 2:30.

Answer 20

你姐姐的航班几点到？

Nǐ jiějiě de hángbān jǐ diǎn dào?

应该到达两点半。

Yīnggāi dàodá liǎng diǎn bàn.

Question 21

How / why hasn’t the plane arrived yet?,

Why don’t you tell him?,

Why aren’t you going?

Answer 21

怎么飞机还没到？

zěn me fēi jī hái méi dào,

你怎么不告诉他？

nǐ zěn me bú gào sù tā?

你怎么不去？

nǐ zěn me bú qù?

Question 22

Has the plane (coming) from Thailand arrived yet?

Not yet.

Answer 22

从泰国来的飞机到了吗？

Cóng tàiguó lái de fēijī dàole ma?

还没到。

Hái méi dào.

Question 23

This flight may be delayed thirty minutes.

Answer 23

这次航班可能要晚点三十分钟。

Zhè cì hángbān kěnéng yào wǎndiǎn sānshí fēnzhōng.

Question 24

When?

When I ate,

When you came to China, did your parents and friends see you off?

Answer 24

什么时候？
Shénme shíhòu?

我吃饭的时候
Wǒ chīfàn de shíhòu,

你来中国的时候，你的父母和朋友有没有到机场送你？

Nǐ lái zhōngguó de shíhòu, nǐ de fùmǔ hé péngyǒu yǒu méiyǒu dào jīchǎng sòng nǐ?

Question 25

Did someone pick you up at the airport when you arrived in China?

Answer 25

你到中国的时候，有人去机场接你了吗？

Nǐ dào zhōngguó de shíhòu, yǒurén qù jīchǎng jiē nǐle ma?

Question 26

When you came to China by plane, was your flight late?

Answer 26

坐飞机来中国的时候，你坐的航班晚点了吗？

Zuò fēijī lái zhōngguó de shíhòu, nǐ zuò de hángbān wǎndiǎnle ma?

Question 27

How did you feel the first time you flew?

I really like to fly.

Answer 27

第一次坐飞机的时候，你觉得怎么养？

Dì yī cì zuò fēijī de shíhòu, nǐ juédé zěnme yǎng?

我真的很喜欢坐飞机。
Wǒ zhēn de hěn xǐhuān zuò fēijī.

Question 28

A ticket,

We set off / departed as soon as we bought the tickets.

Answer 28

一张票
Yī zhāng piào,

我们一买到票就出发。

Wǒmen yī mǎi dào piào jiù chūfā.