Leasson 8

Question 1

篇

Answer 1

pian1 - measure word for essays, articles, diary entries

Question 2

日记

Answer 2

Ri4 ji4 - diary ri=day Ji= write down

Question 3

累

Answer 3

Lei4 - tired

Question 4

起床

Answer 4

qi3 chuang2 - to get up. qi= get up, stand up chuang= bed

Question 5

洗澡

Answer 5

xi3 zao3 - to take a bath/shower Xi= to wash anything

Question 6

早饭

Answer 6

Zao3 fan4 - breakfast

Question 7

一边

Answer 7

Yi4 bian1 - simultaneously/at the the same time (comes before action/verb)

Question 8

教室

Answer 8

Jiao4 shi4 - classroom. Jiao=teach shi=room

Question 9

发音

Answer 9

Fa1 yin1 - pronunciation. Fa=to send yin=sound

Question 10

新

Answer 10

Xin1 - new

Question 11

电脑

Answer 11

dian4 nao3 - computer (nao=brain)

Question 12

中午

Answer 12

Zhong1 wu3 - noon

Question 13

餐厅

Answer 13

can1 ting1 - cafeteria/dining room (can=meal ting=hall/big room)

Question 14

午饭

Answer 14

wu3 fan4 - lunch/midday meal

Question 15

上网

Answer 15

shang4 wang3 - to go online/ to surf internet (wan character looks like net for “internet”)

Question 16

宿舍

Answer 16

Su4 she4 - dormitory

Question 17

那

Answer 17

nar4 = there

Question 18

正在

Answer 18

Zheng4 zai4 - in the middle of doing something

Question 19

以前

Answer 19

Yi3 qian2 - before

Question 20

告诉

Answer 20

Gao4 su0 - to tell

Question 21

已经

Answer 21

Yi3 jing1 - already (add 了at end of sentence)

Question 22

知道

Answer 22

Zhi1 dao0 - to know

Question 23

封

Answer 23

feng1 - measure word for letters

Question 24

信

Answer 24

Xin4 - letter correspondence

Question 25

最近

Answer 25

Zui4 jin4 - recently (zui= the most Jin=close)

Question 26

学期

Answer 26

Xue2 qi1 - semester/school term (qi=period of time)

Question 27

除了。。。意外

Answer 27

Chu2 le0…yi3 wai4 - in addition to, besides, apart from (eg: 上个周末我们”除了”看电影”意外+还”听音乐了）

Question 28

专业

Answer 28

Zhuan1 ye4 - major in university, specialty

Question 29

会

Answer 29

hui4 - can/know how to

Question 30

后来

Answer 30

Hou4 lai2 - later

Question 31

音乐会

Answer 31

yin1 yue4 hui4 - concert (hui=meet8ng of people)

Question 32

希望

Answer 32

Xi1 wang4 - to hope

Question 33

能

Answer 33

Neng2 - can/to be able to (situational more than acquired ability like hui is)

Question 34

用

Answer 34

yong4 - to use

Question 35

笑

Answer 35

xiao4 - to laugh at/to laugh/to smile

Question 36

祝

Answer 36

zhu4 - to wish (eg.I wish you a happy birthday etc)