Level 1 Part 1 Lesson 6-1

Question 1

给

Answer 1

gěi

to; for (preposition)

给 (gěi) can be a verb or a preposition. In Chinese, prepositions are generally combined with nouns or pronouns to form prepositional phrases, which appear before verbs as adverbials.

Question 2

打电话

Answer 2

dǎ diànhuà

to make a phone call (verb plus object)

Question 3

喂

Answer 3

wèi

(on telephone) Hello!; Hey! (interjection)

Question 4

在

Answer 4

zài

to be present; to be at (a place) (verb)

Question 5

就

Answer 5

jiù

(1) precisely; exactly (2) as early as…. , as soon as…. ; at once

Question 6

您

Answer 6

nín

you (honorific for 你) (pronoun)

Question 7

哪

Answer 7

nǎ

which (question pronoun)

Question 8

位

Answer 8

wèi

(polite measure word for people)

Question 9

下午

Answer 9

xiàwǔ

afternoon (time word)

Question 10

时间

Answer 10

shíjiān

time (noun)

Question 11

问题

Answer 11

wèntí

question; problem 9noun)

Question 12

要

Answer 12

yào

will, be going to; to want to, to have a desire to.

{The modal verb 要 (yào) has several meanings. In this lesson, 要 (yào) indicates a future action, particularly a scheduled event or an activity that one is committed to. The negative form is expressed by adding 不 (bù) and deleting 要 (yào).}

Question 13

开会

Answer 13

kāihuì

to have a meeting (verb with object)

Question 14

开

Answer 14

kāi

to open; to hold (a meeting, party, ect) (verb)

Question 15

会

Answer 15

huì

meeting (noun)

Question 16

上午

Answer 16

shàngwǔ

morning (time word)

Question 17

节

Answer 17

jié

(measure word for class periods)