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Page 1 islîC Words/Phrases
ft. +f. tfctfl.

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1 Hello
2
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2 Thank you 8
•1, fl-*, A.
The Interrogative Pronoun
A
3 What's your name

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The "4." Sentence
3. ff) *'2) n V j i t M t ]
Interrogative Sentences with
..„jy.
au*, "ft",
is. ft. The Interrogative Pronouns
w * , m a and " < T
2. tktoMi*)
4 She is my Chinese teacher
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The Structural Particle "^j"
3. (1)
The Interrogative Particle
1 . f c f l f t i q "/I"
A.. T, The Interrogative Pronoun
f. k "/I"
2. ITtf^tt*
Numbers below 100
5 Her daughter is 20 years 30
3. " T " A K I t
old this year " T " Indicating a Change
The Interrogative Phrase
1 mVC: Culture: Ways of Asking a Chinese Person's Age 39
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Piny in 1 Characters 1
1. (1) : (1) :
Initials and Finals of Chinese Pinyin (1): Strokes of Chinese Characters (1):
b. p. m. f. d. t. n, 1. g. k. h. j. q. x i. ;. •. \
i. u. U. er> a. ia. ua. o. uo. e. ie. lie. ai. uai. ei. uei (ui). ao. 2. i ^ i R I i ^ ^ : Single-Component Characters:
iao —. X, rr
2. ftifr W yfc itq ( & > ) Tones (Four Tones)
3. 1î Chinese Syllables
4. fi + * i» t ifl Tone Sandhi: 3* tone + 3 ,d tonc
(2) : (2) :
Initials and Finals of Chinese Pinyin (2): Strokes of Chinese Characters (2):
zh. ch. sh. r. z, c. s 1
ou. iou (iu). an, ian. uan. uan. en. in. uen (un). (in. ang. 2. i M R W t f t - ^ : Single-Component Characters:
iang. uang. eng. ing. ueng. ong. iong o . JL% X
2. tiU&tfl&fi The Neutral Tone
3. 4 * * * 1 * ] (1) : ft******
Rules of Pinyin (1): Tone Marking and Abbreviation
1. q, x * » z , c. s (3) :
DitTerentiation: pronunciation of the initials j. q. x and z, c, s Strokes of Chinese Characters (3):
2. A + J H t i X -
Differentiation: pronunciation of the finals i, u. u 2. i l v i K & f t - ^ : Single-Component Characters:
3. V) fcifl Tone Sandhi o f " K ( b u f >1, t. A
3. XLZtilMi (1) : itHkZ fc, tMUbft
«mm Stroke Order (1): horizontal preceding vertical
Rules of Pinyin (2): u or finals led by 0 with j. q. x and left-falling preceding right-falling
1. H+MVt: > * z h . ch. sh, r 1. (4) :
Differentiation: pronunciation of the initials zh. ch. sh. r Strokes o f Chinese Characters (4):
2. U
Differentiation: pronunciation of the alveolar nasal n and the 2. iA.iRttft-3 1 : Single-Component Characters:
velar nasal ng •t, Jl,
3."—" Tone Sandhi o f " — ( y i ) " l.VLfmm (2):4Ul*JT, £
4.4H-i-M.H4 (3) : y . w tf Stroke Order (2): top preceding bottom and left
Rules of Pinyin (3): use of y and w preceding right
1. J U t t t A * The Retroflex Final 1. (5) :

2. H+HVti «1, u, u • n - k M b * Strokes of Chinese Characters (5):
Differentiation: pronunciation of finals beginning with i, u. u
2. i ^ t ' K l i ^ ^ j 1 : Single-Component Characters:
Difference between Aspirated and Unaspiratcd Initials T. k
4. (4) : (3) : £
Rules of Pinyin (4): syllable-dividing mark Stroke Order (3): outside preceding inside and
middle preceding sides
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n S Lesson j| Page | |lfliC Words/Phrases | | i t » Notes
it. *. l.tefctfifl (1)

•ft. • t f ' t . ft. The Modal Verb (1)
a * . *
6 SfttftiKiS 40
Sentences with an Adjcctival
I can speak Chinese Predicate
3 . U I W ) " f c f c " (1)
(I)
tf. 1. a j w ^ A i i . O M i . a / - * ,
/i. JLJL zm
•Ml*. Expression of a Date (1):
ft month, date, day of the week
2. Z ifl i f i t e "J Sentences with a
7 What's the date today
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Nominal Predicate
3. H t f J j (1) : -kMtLTT-Ut
\ \ 'A Sentences with u Serial
Verb Construction (1):
+ place + to do sth.
ft, *c. l.ftAflfriq "ft"

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ii. The Modal Verb "

lit &
8 I'd like some tea
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The Measure Words and
"a"
4. ttfttfiui.
Expression of the Amount of
Money
'l\ W.
ft. * H \ T4) ( T ) . The Verb
A. 2. ttfW]
BLR, ft f t , The Interrogative Pronoun
flUL^ttWAIft fcfc /I"
9 Where does your son 64
3. "A"
work The Preposition " / i "
4. U H W Î 4 ) (2)
The Interrogative Particle
"Vi" (2)
, K
i. tftfi. £ < 6 . The Sentence: indicating
iin,. (it) . existence
life. £ "V
The Conjunction
10 Can 1 sit here
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The Modal Verb "HE"

4. Hi "ifr"
Imperative Sentences with
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Lesson Page iSJ/H Words/Phrases Notes
JIA. A , i.
Expression of Time
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11 What's the time now
82 2.
Time Word Used as an Adverbial
The Noun" Jtî"
1.HFUVfl M - f c f T
<* T ) „ tt. The Interrogative Pronoun
Trfi ( T . rfj) „
'J^-lft. 2. i f l h l i * ^
w x x H n ' A t t
t. * Sentences with a Subject-Predicate
12 What will the weather 90
Phrase as the Predicate
be like tomorrow 3. uk"
The Adverb "k"

4. (2)
The Modal Verb (2)
"R, <#) , l.rslifl

ii**. fcft. Thc Interjection
^ H i Y f j L ^ i t H
Used to Indicate an
13 He is learning to eook 98 JI Action in Progress
Chinese food -• 3. 4L
Expression of Telephone Numbers
The Modal Particle
" T " Indicating Occurrence or

Completion
14 She has bought quite 104 . ii*, ^ The Noun ",6"

a few clothes ft. "fT
The Modal Particle
A. Mi*)
The Adverb
1 . - 4:
fcyfc. irK
The Structure " £ W
15 k used to emphasize time, place or
15 I came here by air
112 manner
2. (2) : fl. 0/
t.
Expression of a Date (2): year,
month, date, day of the week
^ S A ^ ^ f f l M i f i ^ X ^ Culture: Common Communication Tools of Chinese People 119
iSJiS&Jft Vocabulary 120
Characters 128
Radicals 129
Table of Combinations of Initials and Finals in Common Speech

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Nî hâo
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01-1
Nî hâo! English Version
A: A: Hello!
B: H e l l o !
Nî hâo!
B:
New Words
1. ii" nî pron.
(singular) you
2. i f hâo adj.
g o o d , line
Of-2
Nfn hâo! English Version
A: M tf\ A: Hello!
B: Hello!
N î m e n hâo!
B: ft i\] jtf\
New Words
*3. ® nfn pron.

(polite) you
4. i j f f f ] nîmen pron.
(plural) you
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Duîbuqî! English Version
A: A: I'm sorry!
B: That's O K !
M e i guânxi!
B: ;Sl * * !
New Words
i. diribuqY v.
to be sorry
6. } £ m6i guânxi
that's O K .
it doesn't matter
2
to
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( 1 ) Initials and Finals of Chinese Pinyin (1) om

Pinyin
1= I S ® Initials ( 1 ) Finals ( 1 )
b p m f i u ii er
d t n I o ia ua
1 g k h 0 uo
e ie lie
1 j q x
ai uai
ei uei (ui)
ao iao
i
SiStt^ffl ( G9p) Tones (Four Tones)
W A f e ^ - P (55), (35),
(214) « « 0 / * (51) o R^W^îWflKWiat^W^fflo
There are four basic tones in Chinese, respectively called the 1st tone ( 5 5 ) , the 2nd
tone (35), the 3rd tone (214) and the 4th tone (51). T h e y make difference in meaning.
5 5 s
A
1 A<
•i
3 O
*» / o
2 •»i 2
m \
1 1
mă mâ mâ mâ
W) fo % %
mother fibrous crops horse to scold
Read the syllables aloud and pay attention to the tones.
ă â â â
0 6 6 6
e e
fi
I T 1
w
u u u u
n •A M
u u u Li
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Chinese Syllables
A C h i n e s e s y l l a b l e is usually m a d e up o f an initial, a final and a tone. Generally
speaking, o n e C h i n e s e character corresponds to one syllable. A Chinese syllable can have
no initial, but must have a final and a tone.
îXigfcJ^TÎ Syllable ^ f i j Initial 89® Final î/a) Tone

măo (tâ, cat) m ao -
yu fish) u /
jiă (-ia, elder s i s t e r ) j ie V
er (—, two) er \
Note : When i or ii acts as a syllable by itself, y is added before it. with the two dots on the top of
ii being removed; when u acts as a syllable by itself, w is added before it.
«fflJt, M * T M * * 1 W I » 01-6 s
Look at the pictures and read the monosyllabic words aloud.
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- I T " *
i iu /
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rmm-. « j a T w w f f wwrn &.01.7 s

Look at the pictures and read the disyllabic w o r d s aloud.
hu6guo
feijî mâobl
Tonc Sandhi: 3 d tonc + 3 d tone

W^HJMMSWiiflWEiH ' '
âW^îBHîîlîfiSaW, 3 + 3 £ » 2 + 3« lb
ill "nî ( f t ? ) " + "hâo ( W ) " "nfhâo" o flfttttfW, SftJgCM,
When i w o third-tone syllables are read in sequence, the first syllable turns into the second
tone, i.e., the 3 + 3 sequence becomes a 2 + 3 one. For example, "nî ( j f o ) " + "hâo ( ft/-) " is
read "ni hâo". H o w e v e r , w h e n put in the written form, the original tone is kept.
V 4- V / + V
nî (ft) hâo ( * f ) ni hâo

y
ke yT M ) ke y«
fu M ) dâo (-9-) fu dâo
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Read the f o l l o w i n g words aloud and pay attention to the c h a n g e in the tonc o f the
3 ,li tone syllables.
nî hâo kăyî fudâo xiâojid

kâuyu yufâ Fâyu tâo hâo
liâojiă yâuhâo yusân shâubiâo
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Expressions Jit*! Shdng ke! Class begins!
Xid Class is over!
Xiânzdi xiuxi! Take a break now!
Kânheibân! Look at the blackboard!
Gen w 6 du! Read after me!
™ R ^ W M ( 1 ) : — s l J ^ s ^
Characters Strokes of Chinese Characters (I): — , I, A
SgiSiSfft Stroke Direction Example Characters
^ heng
horizontal
—= —
—
yT
er
one
two
Î
j !£ shu -+• shf ten
/
vertical X. gong work, labor
i # piă ren human

' left-falling bă eight
A diân Tf. bu no, not

dot •is liu six
v nâ da big
right-falling A tiân sky
îAiRîM-fc^ Single-Component Characters
" is one of the basic strokes of Chinese characters. T h e single-component character
yî
l T J ~~~
(2) "Zl" , ^ « t t "2'

" Z l " means "two".
er
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r
i
e
(3) , K^fttt "3" o
" •"." means "three".
son
4,
(4) - r , io'
" I " means "ten".
shi
1-1 - t Mm +
(5) - A - , w.mm "8" o
"A" means "eight".
ba
m-m-A - /V
(6) "A" . -&7ik%m ••(,•
«•J-.» m , . , "«.;«,"
liu
A—A—fr
r.—
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• \
7 T / / \
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Xi&xie nî
Thank you
M X . f a . o m
j £ î î Xiâxie! English Version

A: i f c i f t ! A: Thank you!
B: Sure!
Bu xiâ!
B:
N e w Words
l.iftift xiâxie v.
to thank
2. ^ bu adv.
no, not
V m 02-2
Xiâxie nî! English Version
A: i m v i A: Thank you!
B: You're w e l c o m e !
Bu kfeqi!
B:
New Word
b u k&qi
you're w e l c o m e ,
don't mention it
Zoijidn! English Version

A: A: G o o d b y e !
B: B y e !
Zâijiân!
B:
New Word
4. & zdijidn v.
to see you around
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JB® Initials ( 2 ) Finals ( 2 )
zh ch sh r ou iou (iu)
z c s an ian uan uan
en in uen (un) un
ang iang uang
eng ing ueng
ong iong
m \ n . \ m r m * r t \ri»]ii\ s.02.5 n.
Look at the pictures and read the monosyllabic words aloud.
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zhong
W
yâng
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ling câi sh6u xi6ng
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yun
Jl
H xlng
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yuan r6n
85 chuân chudng
adl^ ^
chi
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Look at the pictures and read the disyllabic words aloud.
bîngxiăng jlddn sîjî
jîchâng pâ shăn shâubiâo xiongmăo
The Neutral Tone
MM:
Apart from the four tones m e n t i o n e d previously, there is another tone in Chinese,
which is short and light, known as "the neutral tone". For example:
măma yeye nâinai bdba

« « frfr MM & &
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Read the syllables aloud and pay attention to the neutral tone,
zhuozi fângzi yîzi gutei

tâmen rânmen w6men didi
ylfu 6rzi xîhuan rânshi
xiânsheng pengyou wânshang pidoliang
SHHftiVJ ( 1 ) :
Rules of Pinyin (I): Tone Marking and Abbreviation
( I ) fiiiWfcfc Tone Marking
m i L j t t t ' f - m . m v f c m u u u m - m m ^ j t i r m to m v m i t o î .
W l O W a . o . e . U . u , ffliu&'hWh iu fe iou M î f l & J f c ţ .
T o n e marks in C h i n e s e pinyin arc put a b o v e v o w e l s . W h e n there arc t w o or more
v o w e l s in the final o f a syllable, the tone should be marked on the one that is pronounced
with the mouth more w i d e - o p e n , the s e q u e n c e being "a, o, e, i, u. ii" in the d e s c e n d i n g
order. The c o m p o u n d final iu is an exception to this rule, in which the tone mark is put on u
rather than / as iu is the abbreviation of iou. The neutral tone is unmarked.
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Read the syllables aloud and pay attention to the positions o f the tone marks.
xuexido băng mdng Idnqiu nu'6r

ydu y6ng shdubiâo zhongyu gongsi
shijiân shentî kâoshî guojiâ
bâozhî hâochî xiâxie keqi
( 2 ) T\'H Abbreviation
iou, u e u u e n l W W l U ' f ^ M l l ' î M , iu. ui, unQ f M l niu. guulun 0
When iou, uci or uen f o l l o w s an initial, they arc written as iu. ui and un respectively,
for example, niu, gui, lun.
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Read the syllables aloud and pay attention to the abbreviated finals.
xiuxi shui jiâo lunchuan niundi

pfjlu dnggui liuydn kăi huî
tdolun zuqiu Lundun shlrun
cdnkui shuîguâ tdozui shunli
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o Dâkăi shu. û- Open your book.
Expressions fpOK< h O
ftkfift o Oing dâ sheng du. Read aloud.
iâo duyi-bidBJ.6c. Read once again. /Repeat.
YiqT du. Read together.

JoQ^bC- c
Y6uw£ntt ma? Any questions?
X^tti^m ( 2 ) : -7 . >- s J
Characters Strokes of Chinese Characters (2): 1 , , J
Stroke is3l7!jf°J Direction & & Example Characters
-j WfT h^ngzhe U k6u mouth

L - horizontal-turning 1 0 ri sun
4 ^ shuzhd J; shăn mountain

vertical-turning tlî chu to c o m e / g o out
<
T ding man, member of
] shugou
a family
vertical hook
\ 'J> xiâo small, little
iAiRîţktfc"? Single-Component Characters
The basic meaning of "I I" is "mouth", and the character is shaped like a mouth.
k6u
y-u-B a
1
n v o
<2) "js.", um "0", r a f t "A", .e.Bfi

Its traditional f o r m o f "M." has a "I I ( e y e ) " on the top and a " A (person)" at the
bottom, meaning "watehing with e y e s open".
jidn
1 £ i n
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iM
W
m to
o ) -or , wm&mjiii**. i w o
" i l l " m e a n s "mountain" and w a s originally shaped like rolling mountains.
shăn
"/J\" w a s originally shaped like tiny grains o f sand. N o w it means "small", opposite to " A
(big)".
xiâo
i11 - A J -J -J- *
'Mn" originally referred to a tool. N o w it's a negative adverb.
bu
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Nî jiâo s h e n m e mingzi
What's your name
ffi W n iS5S » M S tt
Warm-up Match the pictures with the words/phrases.
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Zhonggu6 M6igu6 Zhongguo r6n

o t a o o + 9 a
Măigu6 r6n lâoshî xuesheng
O * ® A ®
In tho st l i e d 03-1
Text Nî jiâo sh6nme mingzi?

A: ijt
W 6 jiâo LI Yu6.
B: A £ fl o
English Version New Words

A: What's your name? 0l
I. l jido v. to call, to be called
B: M y name is Li Yue. l . W ' A shenme pron. what
mingzi n. name
w6 pron. I, me
Proper Noun
\.ţf\ LîYuâ Li Yue, name o f a person
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Nî shi lâoshl ma? &

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A: ?
W6 bu shi lâoshî, w o shi xuesheng.

B: &

A: Are you u teacher? 5. shi v. to be
B: No, I'm not. I'm a student. 6. lâoshî n. teacher
vP
7. ) ma part, used at the end of a question
8. xuesheng n. student
î ţ ^ III tll<* M ll< < I 03-3
Nl shi Zhdnggu6 ren ma?

A: i j : * flU A ^ ?
W 6 bu shi Zhonggu6 ren, w6 shi M6igu6 r6n.
B: + B A , A 0
English Version New Word

A: Arc you Chinese? A ren n. human, person
Ii: No. I'm not. I'm American.
Proper Nouns
2. f B| Zhonggu6 China
ţ. SI M6igu6 the United States of America
DBSSfolfti^ The Interrogative Pronoun

N o t e s
k i « M C » •MI ^ " m u m .
Mill:
The interrogative pronoun "ff'^" is used in interrogative sentences, serving as the
object by itself or together with a nominal element following it. For example:
(1)
(2) i i (zhfc, this)
(3)il (zhe, this) & -ft (shu, book) ?
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"1" ^ The "ft" Sentence
Wril ô "M" < f f l i i n ± 5 £ M « l o Mill:

A "Jji" sentence is a determinative sentence with "M", indicating what s o m e b o d y or
s o m e t h i n g equals or b e l o n g s to. The negative s e n t e n c e is formed by adding the negative
adverbbefore For example:
Predicate
Subject
<*> Ml Noun/Noun Phrase
*
£ *
* *
ffl WJiPJ^J Interrogative Sentences with "BJ"
m m m -m- m m m i v i , m \ :
The particle "It'-J" indicates an interrogative mood. When "M'J" is added at the end of a
declarative sentence, the declarative sentence turns into a question. For example:
Predicate
Subject
Verb Noun/Noun Phrase nijv
*
ii* t W A
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*&>J OB^ftfeîiiSS: Role-play the dialogues.

Exercises _
c?f°]S Answer the questions according to the actual situations.
O ii* if NT jido s h e n m e mingzi?
Q ib A t ® NT shT Z h o n g g u 6 ren m a ?
O & Jk H A * ^ ? NT shi M 6 i g u 6 r<§n m a ?
O ifc % W NT shi l â o s h i m a ?
0 ijt 'Ş £ NT shi x u â s h e n g m a ?
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D e s c r i b e t h e p i c t u r e s u s i n g the n e w l y - l e a r n e d l a n g u a g e p o i n t s a n d w o r d s .
To jido O i â o d ă n , tă s h i ren.
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it» ! # # ( M i c h a e l Jordan) , A„
To jido Y 6 o M i n g ,
fe -fefL Hfl ^ Y a o M i n g )
to shi r£n.
W 6 bu shi w 6 shi x u e s h e n g ,
4i X A , A £
w 6 shi ren.
A A 0
W 6 shi w o bu shi x u e s h e n g , w 6 shi

A *
» » 8 W r : P M U Px x » z , Cx s
D i f f e r e n t i a t i o n : p r o n u n c i a t i o n o f t h e i n i t i a l s j, q . x a n d z , c , s
j , q. x t t S i f t i f f . J«ft^raHHW^Mtnf
/, and .V are k n o w n as coronals. T h e surface of the t o n g u e t o u c h e s the hard palate

w h e n p r o n o u n c i n g j a n d q. W h i l e q b r i n g s out a s t r o n g a i r f l o w , j d o e s n ' t . W h e n .v is
p r o n o u n c e d , the s u r f a c e o f the t o n g u e a p p r o a c h e s the hard palate w i t h o u t r e a c h i n g it,
l e a v i n g a gap in between.
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Listen to the recording and read after it. Pay attention to the differences between
the initials.
xiuxi jljf jîqî xiâoqu

xlngqî xiăngjiăo xîngqu jixu
Z, c , s cW, fr^ffifW-^ t w m t t . «JEr'iJ-.îr
«•ş±ttft*ft»*tti*. m m m * m m \ 0
z, c and s are dentals. W h e n pronouncing z and c, the front part o f the tongue tip
touches the inner surface o f the upper teeth and then immediately parts with it. forming
a gap in between, z is pronounced with no strong airflow, while c c o m e s with an obvious
airflow. W h e n pronouncing s, the front part o f the t o n g u e tip stays a w a y from the inner
surface o f the upper teeth all along, leaving a gap for the airflow to get through.
the initials.
xî zâo dâsâo sân ci zljî

zubtiân zâoshang căochâng Hânzi
^^^Î^/t: S I ' S k Ik u Differentiation: pronunciation of the finals i, u, U
ffi:8uW-Jg»HJ&0 mmt»!VX'jfeStt-l. »JS
«•JRWij6s*ittnriu»rtjUo
The finals / and u share the same position o f articulation, but are pronounced with the
lips in different shapes. When pronouncing i, the lips are relaxed; when pronouncing u, the
lips must be rounded. T o practice the t w o sounds, you can say / first, then keep your tongue
where it is and round your lips to pronounce it.
m
ou
u in u rmmmft. uM . -»£«ftT m r , m/ u w ft
'A
S
Both 1/ and m are pronounced with rounded lips. When saying m, the tongue is in a front 3
position, with the tip pressing the inner surface o f the lower teeth; when saying it, the tongue
is in a back position, with the tip staying away from the inner surface o f the lower teeth, and
the tongue should be held backwards to pronounce the sound right.
i u
Tone Sandhi of (bu)" S , 03-6
( 1) ft»-, H W O T l J * »
When " S " is f o l l o w e d by a syllable in the first, s e c o n d or third tone, its tone doesn't
change.
bu chî bu xing bu h â o bu h e bu n e n g bu xiâng

to not eat not OK not g o o d to not drink can't don't want
When is followed by a syllable in the fourth tone, it changes into the s e c o n d tone.
bu hui bu shl bu kân

to be unable to to be not to not look
Rules of Pinyin (2): Li or finals led by ii with j, q, x
qu. xu; 1 n JflfttfJlttlR. Iii. n0 o

W h e n ii or a final beginning with ii f o l l o w s j , q or x, the t w o dots o n the top o f ii
should be removed, for example, ju, qu, xu. However, if the initial is / or /», the form is lit
and nil respectively.
m m m m , u ( m ^ ^ - m ' m ^ 0 3 . 7
Listen to the recording and read after it. Pay attention to the form and pronunciation of ii.
ii lie lion Lin

ju jue juon jun
qu que quon qun
xu xue xuon xun
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f m x ^ m m m ( 3 ) : is -
Characters Strokes of Chinese Characters (3): T,
^ I S i Ş f f t Stroke Direction Example Characters
j
'
hengzhegou
horizontal-turning-hook
wogou
1 fl
/]
men
yue
xi n
door
moon
heart
lying hook nin (polite) you
lÂiRîii^?1 Single-Component Characters
(i) u n n ,
"JJ" refers to the m o o n .
yu6
3 - q - H ) j ] n n
(2) ,
" l>" refers to the heart.
xm
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i
(3) "•i1", ^ s u m m ' M ? , Mm& " W 0
The basic m e a n i n g o f "'I'" is " f l y i n g flag". It is n o w a word of locality, meaning

•middle".
+-+
zhong
% A
1 \—T r-7
t
(4) "A" ,
" A " originally looked like a person standing straight.
r6n
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m
ou
ft
4L
Stroke Order (1): horizontal preceding vertical and left-falling preceding right-falling S
mm Rule Example Characters ^ « W * Stroke Order
-f~ shi ten - -t

Horizontal preceding
X gong work, labor ~ T X
vertical
A . bâ eight y A.
Left-falling preceding
right-falling A ren human J A
feffl M3RA>S*fj Pair Work

3P|ication w A - a . m n
Work in pairs and introduce yourselves.
W 6 jido Lî Y u e , w 6 shi Z h o n g g u d r e n , w 6 sh) l â o s h l .
A: «H + A * tffl A ,
W 6 jiâo D â w â i , w 6 sh) M 6 i g u 6 r6n, w 6 sh) x u e s h e n g .
^ * J L (David), A * * ® A, A * ' H .
/Jn^/S^J G r o u p Work
Work in groups of 3-4 and ask about each other's names and nationalities. Each group
chooses one member to make a report.
Name m m Nationality
1 LîYuâ + 0 Zhongguo
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Tâ shi w6 de Hânyu lâoshî
*feJi flip
She is my Chinese teacher
Warm-up M a t c h t h e p i c t u r e s w i t h the w o r d s / p h r a s e s .
ta to tângxue
O l t o % O 0)
pengyou Hânyu lâoshî Zhongguo pengyou
O o t a wal
I n H i p <I«i\m< a in 04-1
To s h l s h 6 i ?
A:
Tâ shî wâ de Hânyu lâoshî, tâ jiâo Lî Yue.

A: W h o is s h e ? 1. ta pron. she, her
B: She is my Chinese teacher. 2. îft shei pron. who. w h o m
Her name is Li Yue. 3. ^ de part, used after an attribute
4. }SLi§r Hânyu n. Chinese (language)
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NÎ shi nâ gu6 r6n?
A: ft^tfp m A? iS
W 6 shi M6igu6 r6n. NÎ ne? €
B: A & * S A 0
W 6 shi Zhonggud r6n.
A: & Â. + B) A .

A: Which country arc you from? 5. nâ pron. which
Ii: The United States. What about you? 6 . [II gu6 n. country, nation
A: I ' m Chinese. 7. ne part, used at the end of a question
IfKiii i i < k i n u «H t h e i»im i t 043

Tâ shi sh6i?
A: iH?
Tă shi w6 tongxue.
B: i t A
Tă ne? Tă shi nî t6ngxu6 ma?
A: 4fc«5fc?
Tă bu shi w6 tăngxuă, tă shi w6 pângyou.
B: )«io

A: W h o is he? 8. it ta pron. lie. him
B: He is my classmate. 9. f5] # tongxu6 n. classmate
A: What about her? Is she your classmate? 10. W A . pengyou n. friend
B: No. she isn't. She is my friend.
JfcS n a r a f t l S "if" , UW The Interrogative Pronouns "ift" and

Notes MMKW "ill:;" ft*|B|^Ji|ii»J*«irnJAo M fills
The interrogative pronoun "HI?" is used to ask about the name or identity o f a person.
For example:
Subject Verb Object

* *
>t
*
m m m uw" m m m w r n m ^ j : mm-.
W h e n the interrogative pronoun "WJJf" is used in a question, the structure is "0P +
measure word/noun + noun". For example:
(1) ^ (ben, a measure word for books) -ft ( s h u , b o o k ) ?

(2) ^ (ge, a general measure word) A.?
(3)
"ft" T h e Structural Particle*

hi
"W" I M » \m\:
T h e structure "noun/pronoun + + noun" indicates p o s s e s s i o n . W h e n the noun
f o l l o w i n g "fi'j" is a term of kinship or indicates a person, can be omitted. For example:
(1) ^ r a m z w .
(2) i1 (zhe, this) A A ^ ] ^ (shu, book) 0
(3
( 1 ) T h e I n t e r r o g a t i v e Particle "Bjg"(l)
Mo H f f f i M ^ f c : a Bnjg? M'ltt:
The interrogative particle "9ljs" is used after a noun or pronoun, forming a question
about the situation mentioned previously. The c o m m o n l y used sentence pattern is "A 0
Bijfc? " ( A . . . . What about B?). For example:
(2) „ fe^?
R o l e - p l a y the d i a l o g u e s .
Exercises
A n s w e r the q u e s t i o n s a c c o r d i n g to the actual s i t u a t i o n s .
O M ^ S A ? NT shî nâ g u o ren?
0 i t "1 if 'A& N î jiâo s h e n m e mi'ngzi?
O it A ? Nî d e Hânyu l â o s h î shi nâ g u o ren?
O i f c f r - J t f U ^ - ^ ' J f <"Hf ^r? Nî d e Hânyu l â o s h î jiâo s h e n m e mi'ngzi?
Q i t &J ^ @ ĂLJLifcy NT d e Z h o n g g u o p e n g y o u shi s h e i ?
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D e s c r i b e the p i c t u r e s u s i n g the n e w l y - l e a r n e d l a n g u a g e p o i n t s a n d w o r d s .
Tă shi QiăobusT, tă shi ren.

<0
te A (Steve J o b s ) , te
Tă shi Lî N â ta shi ren.

o
% XL
^L^-iŞ(LiNa), A„
Tă jiăo Mâl), tă bu shi w o

& ^ Bfl ( M a r y ) ,
jI tă shi w o
Tă jido D ă w e i , tă shi w ă m e n d e
te "H t i (David), te^L M
f t p f z h , ch, sh, r
Pinyin D i f f e r e n t i a t i o n : p r o n u n c i a t i o n o f the initials z h , c h , s h , r
zh, ch, sh, JiijHjeW^^fP^JPIffSPBB'â'MaW
Mo zh. chiM, E ^ t t ^ - ^ l i m i ^ M i i ,
H w m m - ^ s h ^ N , u ' k r ^ f M m m i o
zh, ch, sh and r are a series of cacuminals, which are pronounced with the tongue tip
turned-up and coordinating with the front part of the hard palate. When saying zh and ch,
the tongue tip first touches the hard palate and then opens a gap to let the air flow, ch c o m e s
with a much stronger airflow, but zh doesn't. When saying sh, the tongue tip doesn't touch
the hard palate, leaving a gap all along. Different from sh, r is pronounced with the vocal
cords vibrating.
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the initials.
zhlshi chushl shengri shang che

renshi chângshi shishi" chăoren
rânshăo renao chu chăi Chângcheng
shoushu shăngchâng chăoshl chong zhi
m n ft J s A t t n n g
D i f f e r e n t i a t i o n : p r o n u n c i a t i o n o f the a l v e o l a r nasal n a n d the velar nasal n g
w&m, ^ m f a j s & m , a n i n j i h t ± T M ^ , ffpm\ m a
When saying the alveolar nasal n [n], the tongue tip should press the upper alveolar
ridge; when saying the velar nasal //g|r)|, the back part of the tongue forms an arch and the
root of the tongue m o v e s back and presses the soft palate. Compared with n [n], which is
pronounced with the upper and lower teeth c l o s e to each other, ng|q| is pronounced with
the mouth more wide-open.
the alveolar and velar nasals.
an ang
ian lang
uan uang
en eng
in ing
uen ueng
Sffi
s
"—" fâ Tone Sandhi of "— (yl)" ^ 04-6

( 1) £1(1-, |
lo
When "—'" is f o l l o w e d by a syllable in the first, second or third tone, it changes into
the fourth tone. Uff)
yi zhăng yi tiâo yi zhâng

one sheet/piece one (long) piece one type
( 2 ) - - "
When " — " is f o l l o w e d by a syllable in the fourth, it changes into the second tone.
yfdlng yi kudi
sure, certainly one piece
When "—" is used alone or in a number, its tone doesn't change.
di y i yT er sân xlngqî yi shi'yT bâifenzhl yî

first one, two, three Monday eleven one percent
n m ^ m r n o i .
Rules of Pinyin (3): use of y and w
m u uN m t m m ^ î m y j & w , n
If a final beginning with i, u or u has no initial before it, y or w is used in the written
form. S e e the following table for details:
ItlGJ Final Written Form
uin.ing yi.yin.ying
Beginning with /' icu ie. iao, ian, iang, iong ya.yesyao.yan,yang,yong
iu you
u wu
Beginning with u ua> uo. uai. uan, uang. ueng wa.wo.wauwan,wang>weng
uuun wei.wen
Beginning with 0 Uxlie.uan.un yu*yue«yuan,yun
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Listen to the recording and read after it. Pay attention to the use of y and w.
you yong youyi yTnyue yuanyln

qîngwă yingxlng ylngxiong weixiân
guo wâi yîntiăn yuyân wângwâng
wânyân yeye yingyâng women
(4) : U L
Characters S t r o k e s o f C h i n e s e C h a r a c t e r s (4): L , L
Stroke Direction Example Characters

j&'Şf^j shuwăngou
vertical curved hook I -b
JL
ql
er
seven
son
^ fâJfŢ'Ş'fy hengzhewăngou
horizontal-turning curved hook L JL
jiu
jT
nine
h o w many
i A i R ^ f t ^ Single-Component Characters
( 1 ) " t " , "7" o
" t " m e a n s "seven". q'
( 2 ) "JL" ,
"JL" originally meant "kid", but n o w it usually means "son".
er
J if
y ) u
(3) , o
"JL" originally referred to a small and l o w table.
- —
j
n ^ n ^ / i M
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(4) , "9"
" l l " means "nine".
jiu
: ALtliJT,
S t r o k e O r d e r (2): t o p p r e c e d i n g b o t t o m a n d left p r e c e d i n g right
^ J l i Rule Example Characters Stroke Order
^Jii'JT — er two
T o p preceding bottom JL sân three
f K j ^ M l s JL jî how many ; ji
Left preceding right /V bă eight
isffl Pair W o r k
Application MA—lâ,
Work in pairs and ask and answer questions based on the pictures.
Tă /Tă shi s h e i ? T ă / T ă shi

tf'H*: A: £ B: A
Tă/Tă shi nă g u o ren? Tă/Tă shi
A: 4fc/Jfc4.«P SI A ? B: A
or v
V'l r j i
G r o u p Work
3-4A—H.,
Work in groups of 3-4. Prepare a photo of you and your classmates or friends and introduce
the people in the photo to your group members.
T ă / T ă shi w 6 t o n g x u e / p e n g y o u , t ă / t ă j i ă o , t ă / tă shi
m*-. m# / te/* , te/*^
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Tă nu'er jlnniân ershf su)
Her daughter is 20 years old this year
Warm-up M a t c h the p i c t u r e s w i t h the w o r d s / p h r a s e s .
liu k6u ren jia nu'âr

O 5T V A
xuesheng qlshi sui ershf sui
O © 7 0 $ ©20 $
In t h e school & 05-1

Text Nî jiă y6u jî k6u rân?
A : fa % t Jl & A ?
W 6 jiă y6u sân k6u ren.

B: 4 i X a

A: H o w many people are there jiă n. family
in your family? 2. ^ f you v. to have, there be
B: There are three. *3. C? kou m. a measure wordfor members
of families, etc.
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NÎ nu'er jî sui le?

A: T?
Tâ jînniân si sui le.
B: To

A: H o w old is your daughter? nu'er n. daughter
B: She is four years old. 5. JL pron. how many
J'
6. $ sui m. year (of age)
7. T le part, used at the end of or in
the middle of a sentence
to indicate a change or
a new circumstance
8 . j î n n i â n n. this year
ffjfrA^ III IIH! i IfU C 05-3
Lî lâoshl duo da le?

A: ? k 7 ?
Tă jînniân wushi sui le.
B: ^ 50 H o
///
Tă nu'6r ne? L
A:
Tă nu'6r jînniân ershi sul.
B: 20

A: H o w old is Professor Li? 9. } duo adv. indicating degree
B: She is 5 0 years old. or extent
A: What about her daughter? 10. £ dd adj. (of age) old
B: Her daughter is 20.
HSK i m & m .
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î±jp| OBlffifti^l "Jl" The Interrogative Pronoun "A"
m\r>um "Ji" -^fflT^jrîowT^ô

liP:
The interrogative pronoun "JL" is used to ask about a number, usually less than 1(
For example:
( 1) J l ^ V L f t J t W l
(2) ^ ^ f f l t i l D A ?
(3) ft-k-JLJlp T?
9 1 W W1*1 Numbers below 100
1 yT 2 er 3 sân 4 si 5 wu 6 liu 7 qT 8 bă 9 jiu
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10 Shi
shi'jiu
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2 0 ershi
ershi'săn
30 sănshi
4 0 sishi
56
5 0 wushi
wushiliu
6 0 liushi
7 0 qlshi
88
8 0 băshi
băshibă
99
9 0 jiushi
jiushi'jiu
"7" " 7 " Indicating a Change
"7" fflT^^, mip:

" T " is used at the end of a sentence to indicate a change or the occurrence of a new
situation. For example:
(1) T„
(2) A m M - k J l ^ W To
(3) T?
fcÛfă] T h e Interrogative Phrase
is used to ask about o n e ' s age. For e x a m p l e : t

(1) ft 2 k 7 ? £
(2) ft-frM^F-**!?
(3)
# ft fe BE l i n i R o l e - p l a y the d i a l o g u e s .
^ A n s w e r the q u e s t i o n s a c c o r d i n g to the actual s i t u a t i o n s .
O i ^ t / L o A ? NT jiă y6u ji kou ren?
O £ k T ? NT jînniân duo dâ le?
O > dt T ? NT de Hânyu lâoshl jînniân duo dâ le?
® fâ + SI & JL o A ? NT de Zhongguo pengyou jiă you jî kou ren?
0 jfc ® kT 1 NT de Zhongguo pengyou jînniân duo dâ le?
D e s c r i b e the p i c t u r e s u s i n g t h e n e w l y - l e a r n e d l a n g u a g e p o i n t s a n d w o r d s .
Tă shi ta jînniân
it A 4"-^-
Tâ jiă y6u
t
Tă shi women de Hânyu

A M fit
tă jînniân le.
To
Zhe shi Zhâng lâoshî de tă jînniân

ii £ fc fi
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E T h e R e t r o f l e x Final ^ os-4
Pinyin mft-I'M "JL" o I W ^ M ^ I î r ^ ^ - ^ ^ , "JLttW" 0
" J L (er) " can be c o m b i n e d with a syllable before it, forming a retroflex syllable,
which is written as "character + JL" and spelt "syllable + r" in pinyin. For example:
xiâohâir xiâo niâor fânguânr xiăngshuîr
D i f f e r e n t i a t i o n : p r o n u n c i a t i o n o f finals b e g i n n i n g w i t h i, u, Li
the pronunciations of the finals with and without i.
a ia
e ie
ao iao
ou iou (iu )
an ian
ang iang
ong iong
ifr^wMm, ÎÎ.Mu, x u ' M ^ n m y A sôs-e

the pronunciations of the finals with and without u.
a ua
ai uai
ei uei ( ui)
an uan
en uen ( un )
ang uang
eng ueng
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m
&
JL
the pronunciations of the finals with and without ii.
e Lie
an uan
en un
D i f f e r e n c e b e t w e e n A s p i r a t e d a n d U n a s p i r a t e d Initials
a i ă ^ W ^ W W ^ f P ^ ^ W K j M , b-p, d-t, g-k, j-q, z-c,

zh-ch, js-^NMBsnw.
There are aspirated and unaspirated initials in C h i n e s e , such as b-p, d-t, g-k, j-q,
z-c and zh-ch, among which the first one in each pair is unaspirated and the second one is
aspirated.
m M IX m S.05-8
the aspirated and unaspirated initials.
b— p d — t g— k j — q z— c zh — ch
the initials.
bang — pâng du — tu gou — kou

jl ql zi ci zhuo che
i m ( 4 ) : m ^ n ^
Rules o f Pinyin ( 4 ) : s y l l a b l e - d i v i d i n g mark
mm, rnm^n^ o p w , wmprao 0
When a syllable beginning with a, o or e f o l l o w s another syllable, the syllable-dividing

mark ( ' ) is used to separate the t w o syllables, for example, pf'âo (Bcffi.,fur-lined jacket).
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L i s t e n to the r e c o r d i n g and read after it. Pay attention to the d i f f e r e n c e s b e t w e e n

the w o r d s w i t h and w i t h o u t the s y l l a b l e - d i v i d i n g mark.
piăo — pl'âo xian XT'ăn

to float - fur-lined j a c k e t earlier, b e f o r e — C i t y o f X i ' a n
jie ji e jiâng jî'âng

to r e c e i v e — h u n g r y w i l l , shall — e x c i t e d and i m p a s s i o n e d
fănân făn'an fângân — făng'ân

to launch an attack — to r e v e r s e a verdict to loathe — w o r k plan
( 5 ) : 7, ^ '
Characters S t r o k e s o f C h i n e s e C h a r a c t e r s (5): 7 , ^
Stroke fe^P^fR] Direction m^ Example Characters
hengpie
horizontal to left-falling 7 7j<-
X
shui
you
water
again
k
; piediân -jc nu female, woman
^ left-falling to dot -fcf hâo g o o d , fine
i A i R ^ f r ^ Single-Component Characters
d)"7jc" , ^ m m m , mÂmmô
"7jt" o r i g i n a l l y l o o k e d like a m o u n t a i n stream, r e p r e s e n t i n g the s h a p e o f the flowing
water.
shui
7 7
•' >
J 7.
/
7. C
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m
it
Ji
( 2 ) "ic" , "icA" o
" i c " originally looked like a w o m a n kneeling d o w n on the ground, m e a n i n g "woman'
nu +
£
/ L
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V. Jfs
(3)-j" , ^ i m & i ^ m r , m m , » J ± , ^ a g
" Ţ " originally l o o k e d like a reversed lo (an unborn foetus in a h e a d - d o w n position).

With the head on top, it referred to a baby already born. N o w it is a function word.
le
1 - J T
( 4 ) " A " , « J i & ^ x m m G l ^ & i i k i f t A , S f r f i E i f c M " / K ffi*to
" A " originally referred to a person in a standing position, with his arms and legs stretching
out. N o w it means "big", opposite to "/Jn (small)".
do
jU
T X
S t r o k e O r d e r (3): o u t s i d e p r e c e d i n g i n s i d e a n d m i d d l e p r e c e d i n g s i d e s
^JIIS Rule Example Characters ^WWm Stroke Order
s'l four t r7 v i vy c?
Outside preceding inside ® guo country i n n n pi n n s i
'J11 xido small j -j *
Middle preceding sides ?]<- shuT water J A * ^
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jfeffl Pair W o r k
Application MA—âE, « ^ M & i ă m ^ m ^ o

Work in pairs and ask and answer questions according to the actual situations.
yeye nâinai baba măma gege jiejie didi meimei

^HK M M , -*HI\ JWa, ^
Supplementary words: (paternal) grandpa, (paternal) grandma, father, mother, elder brothe
elder sister, younger brother, younger sister
NT jio y o u jî kou ren?

A: ^ Jl O A ?
W o jiă y o u
B: A t- t
Ni/Ni b d b a / N Î măma jlnniăn d u o dă le?

A: ft/ftM $ * T ?
W 6 / W 0 băba/Wo măma jlnniăn

B: A &&/4K QQ
E M G r o u p Work
mu o
Work in groups of 3-4. Prepare a photo with all your family members in it. Introduce ther
to your group members.
W o jiă y o u ren.
A t - . t A 0
Z h e shi w o , z h e shi w o , z h e sh) w o

, îi , îî 4K
jido , t ă / t ă sh) , t ă / t ă jlnniăn le.

«1 , te/^^L , ^Mf- To
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k i
MW 9 m
m .j)
t f t CULTURE
Ways of Asking a Chinese Person's Age
i l . - J M
" f t ^ J i ^ T ? " m r i ,
In traditional C h i n e s e c u l t u r e , a g e i s n ' t c o n s i d e r e d p r i v a c y . It i s a t o p i c o f t e n b r o u g h t u p
in social o c c a s i o n s . N e v e r t h e l e s s , d i f f e r e n t w a y s are e m p l o y e d t o a s k a b o u t the a g e o f d i f f e r e n t
people. For k i d s y o u n g e r than 10, p e o p l e a s k 'Mft v ~ / l t - J l # T ? ( H o w o l d are y o u ? ) " ; f o r a y o u n g
person or s o m e o n e o f o n e ' s o w n a g e , o n e m a y ask f l ( H o w o l d are y o u ? ) " ; f o r a n
elder person, h o w e v e r , o n e s h o u l d u s e " / ^ - ^ I ' ^ A ^ i l T ? ( W h a t ' s y o u r a g e ? ) " t o s h o w r e s p e c t .
Wo hui shuo Hânyu
I can speak Chinese
mama Hânzi Zhonggud câi

© M P © t a *
shuo Hânyu xiă Hânzi zuo Zhonggud câi
© it fo-fe © t a t
i £ £ In t h e s c h e e l ^ 06-1
Text Ni hui shuo Hânyu ma?

A: it VL-fc*%?
W 6 hui shuo Hânyu.
B: A & it
Nî măma hui shuo Hânyu ma?
A: & it
Tă bu hui shuo.
B: ito

A: Can you speak Chinese? 1. hui mod. can, to be able to
B: Yes, I can. 2. it shuo v. to speak, to say
A: Can your mother speak Chinese? 3. -fc^-fcSj măma n. mother
B: No, she can't.
111 t l l « k i l < l l O l l 06-2
Zhongguo căi hâo chl ma?

p
A: t ® £ ^ t
Zhonggu6 câi hăn hâochT.
B: t H I
Nî hui zuo Zhongguo câi ma?
A: if. & t SI
W 6 bu hui zuo.
B: &

A: Is Chinese f o o d delicious? 4 . Ijt cdi n. dish, cuisine
B: Yes, quite delicious. 5. %% hen adv. very, quite
A: Can you cook Chinese f o o d ? *6. jtf hâochT adj. delicious, tasty
B: No, I can't. 7. zuo v. to make, to produce
£5l=Btg I n Hu> l i l » i « i i > ^ 06-3
NT hui xiă Hânzi ma?

A:
m j \
W 6 hui xiă.
B: A
Zhege zi zănme xiă?
*r j
A: r
^ j
DuibuqT, zhege zi w6 hui du, bu hui xiă.

A: Can you write Chinese characters? 8. % xie v. to write
B: Yes, I can. 9. Hânzi n. Chinese character
A: H o w do you write this character? 10. ^ zi n. character, word
B: Sorry. I can read it, but I don't know 11. zenme pron.
how to write it. {indicating nature, condition
or manner, etc.) how
12. # du v. to read
/
— S t a n d a r d Course 1
m m t f c J l M " # " ( 1 ) T h e M o d a l Verb (1)
Notes
m o mm\:
T h e modal verb " 4 ? " is used before a verb, indicating acquiring an ability through
learning. Its negative form is " ^ z ? " . For example:
Subject (*) # Verb

A &
A ^tfflô
Si?
ff^îîiin'q] S e n t e n c e s w i t h an A d j e c t i v a l P r e d i c a t e
m&izimm&i ±jp+gjggim+mmni im^mn4»,

m m m £ . K § u w „ ma-.
Used in the structure "subject + adverb of degree + adjective", the adjective describes
the nature or state of s o m e b o d y or something, usually following the adverb of degree "flt".
The negative form is "subject + + adjective". For example:
Subject Adverb of Degree/^ Adjective

A
* tfo
if"io
H^fti*] (1) The Interrogative P r o n o u n ( 1 )
rnmm m ^ m m - ^ o \m-.
The interrogative pronoun "^g-^," is used before a verb to ask about the manner of an
action. For example:
( 1 )
(2)
(3)
%>\ R o l e - p l a y the d i a l o g u e s .
A n s w e r the q u e s t i o n s a c c o r d i n g to the actual s i t u a t i o n s .
O Ni hui shuo Hânyu ma?
0 NT hui xie Hânzî ma?
O t 83 N î hu' z u ° Zhongguo câi ma?
O Nî you Hânyu mfngzi ma?
@ fo&mţ Nî hui xie nî de Hânyu mfngzi ma?
Women dou huî
Zhongguo câi hen

t s * fc
Tâ huî zuâ
to^ Oi
Zhege Hânzî wo huî

i î ^ A &
bu huî
T> &
m m i J R W ^ S W M f l S E ( 1 )=
Pinyin T o n e C o l l o c a t i o n in D i s y l l a b i c W o r d s ( 1 ) : I s ' t o n e + l s , / 2 n d / 3 r d / 4 , h t o n e
kăfei gongyuan jTchang chezhân

tJlty
• a.*: &.-t^to^t, (214)
Note: T h e t h i r d t o n e in c o l l o c a t i o n is p r o n o u n c e d d i f f e r e n t l y f r o m the t h i r d t o n e used

alone(214). It's a falling tone with a pitch approximate to 211, which means its latter half
w o n ' t rise as it normally does when used alone.
Listen to the recording and read after it. Pay attention to the c o l l o c a t i o n o f tones,
jlntiăn jînniân jîngcâi chepiâo
gongsî găngcâi căochâng jidan

guă feng huănyi'ng jîngIT jlhui
guănxTn guănyu kăishi gâoxing
a ? f m ^ M m m ( 6 ) : u -
Characters S t r o k e s o f C h i n e s e C h a r a c t e r s (6): ^ , V., -
Stroke Direction Example Characters
7 ffîjjŢ piezhe £ me a suffix

l e f t - f a l l i n g to turning & dong east
i xiegou ^ wo I, m e
slanting hook W qiân money
^ & tl A wo I, m e
rising #7 dâ to beat, to hit
IHNHMHMHPIMHHMMilHMMM
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6
TĂ
iAiRîif^^ Single-Component Characters R

iS
(i) , mto
"2K (east)" is where the sun rises. It's opposite to (west)" in meaning.
dong
x &
The character originally looked like a weapon with sharp, pointed edges. N o w it
is a personal pronoun.
wo
1
- ft r
o ) - ® " , • ş - m m m m ^ . a m i m a ® . , % « î t ,
" H " was originally shaped like a bird's nest. N o w it means "west", opposite to "Jfc
(east)".
XI
rfj, I
, ( 1 ) : tttt&tt^ttStt
Structure o f C h i n e s e C h a r a c t e r s (1): s i n g l e - c o m p o n e n t and c o m p o u n d
twp, "A"; , it
in "iff" o
Basically C h i n e s e characters fall into t w o types of structures: the s i n g l e - c o m p o n e n t
structure and the c o m p o u n d structure. The former has only o n e c o m p o n e n t , for e x a m p l e ,
" A "; while the latter is made up of t w o or more components, for example, "iff." .
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L D J ^ J Standard Course 1
Structure Example Characters MM Illustrations
A ren human
a f r t e f t single 4k. wo I, m e A 4K
tb
't' zhong middle
fa nT (singular) you
J compound
zud to do 1 ft
feffl Pair W o r k
Application MA-*1, 0
Nî hui s h u o Hânyu m a ?
io : A: fa it
Wo
B: A
N î hui xie Hânzi m a ?

A: fa & % yZ^ "5(7
Wo
B: ^
Nî d e Hânyu mingzi jiâo s h e n m e ?

A: fatf] ^ "i fl-fc?
W o de
B:
Nî hui xie ni d e Hânyu mingzi m a ?

A: fa & % fa V) & & & % "5,?
B:
9 H 'hî/f^Jl G r o u p Work
3~4A-ia, s f f i i ^ f n i ^ a ^ w i ^ t ^ i s f : , mm-im^m^Wâto
Work in groups of 3-4. Ask about each other's language skills and take notes. Each group
c h o o s e s one member to make a report.
YTngyu Fâyu Riyu
Supplementary words: English, French, Japanese
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6
Zj
%
rtir
a® 5R
Name English French Chinese Japanese
1 Dâwei a/ X X
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7
JTntiăn jî hâo
What's the date today
f & M
E F Ml m i n Jill i l l ll
J3 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
8 9 10 11 12 1 3 14
15 16 17 18 19 20 21
Ffl Sal
22 23 24 25 26 27 28
29 30 31
shu Zhongguo câi xuexiao

o # © t si t e
ershi'wu hâo yue kân shu
o 25 -t 0 n O % *
i n «1 i H i n k X 07-1
Text Qîngwen, jTntiăn jî hâo?
A: i m , 4 ^ / l - t ?
JTntiăn jiu yue yT hâo.
B: 9 l -y0
JTntiăn xTngqT jî?
A: ^ ^
XTngqT săn.
B: M . m -H-o

A: Excuse me, what's the date 1 qing v. (polite) please
today? •2. wen v. to ask, to inquire
B: It's September 1st. jTntiăn n. today
A: What day is it today? 4.-T hao n. (for date of month) number
B: It's Wednesday. 5. fl yue n. month
6.M.M xîngqî n. week
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BUj I c o k rtl l l i o < < i l c i M l « i i 07-2
Zu6tiăn shi jî yue jî hâo?

A: A JL f\ J l - f ?
Zubtiân shi bâ yue sânshi'yT hâo, xîngqî âr.
B: B t i L A 8 f\ 31 -f-, - c
Mi'ngtiân ne?
A: */&.
Mi'ngtiăn shi jiu yue er hâo, xîngqî si.
B: A 9 n 2 -t,

A: What was the date yesterday? zuotiăn n. yesterday
B: It was Tuesday, August 31st. 8. 0/] ^ mingtiân n. tomorrow
A: What about tomorrow?
B: It's Thursday, September 2nd.
fc i n n f t t t J L i n «1 < < H « * » l i < u m ; ^ 07-3
Mi ngtiân xîngqî liu, nî qu xuexiâo ma?

A: 7T,
Wâ qu xuexiâo.
B: 4
Nî qu xuexiâo zuo shenme?
A: i+Z?
W 6 qu xuexiâo kân shu.
B: & -k %

A: Tomorrow is Saturday. Will you g o 9. qu v. to g o
to school? 10. sjMic xuexiâo n. school
B: Yes, I will. 11 ^ f kân v. to look at, to watch,
A: What are you going to do there? to read
B: I'm going there to do s o m e reading. 12. - f t shu n. book
iPlil Standard Course 1
) m ( 1 ) : ft, 0 ( n, d a t e ) W M
Notes E x p r e s s i o n o f a D a t e ( l ) : m o n t h , d a t e , d a y o f the w e e k
, "MIT o P i S H W f f l o 0>J*P:
T h e w a y to say a date in C h i n e s e o b s e r v e s the principle o f "the bigger unit coming
before the smaller one". T h e month is said first, then the date and finally the day of the week.
In spoken Chinese, "-Ş-" is often used instead of " H " to express the date. For example:
(2) 9f\2-t,
( 3 ) 8/131 - t , 3.M-0
îîifin'o] Sentences with a Nominal Predicate
itflSK HIKJô Win:

A s e n t e n c e w i t h a n o m i n a l p r e d i c a t e is a s e n t e n c e w h o s e p r e d i c a t e is a n o m i n a l
e l e m e n t . It is usually used to indicate age, time, date and s o on. For example:
Subject Predicate
33 ^ o
9n i-y „
( 1 ) : i+Ufc^+fifcHZ
S e n t e n c e s w i t h a S e r i a l V e r b C o n s t r u c t i o n (1): i + p l a c e + t o d o sth.
T h e predicate o f a s e n t e n c e with a serial verb construction c o n s i s t s o f t w o or more

verbs. T h e latter verb can be the purpose of the former. T h e object of the first verb, i.e. the
place, can s o m e t i m e s be omitted. For example:
Verbl Verb2
Subject
£ (place) to do sth.
A ( t a )
An 4? ( t a t t o o
A -k
50
/N
17
n
# ft fe BE i H i l R o l e - p l a y the d i a l o g u e s .
Kercises
BEi^T^'Jiîn Read the f o l l o w i n g words aloud.
yT y u e er yue sân yue si y u e wu yue liu y u e

-a - ^ _= n E M -5- f\ r c Fi
January February March April May June
qi y u e bă y u e jiu y u e shi y u e shiyT y u e shi'er y u e

- t n ^ n Jl fl -f n i — fi i -
— n
July August S e p t e m b e r October November December
x î n g q î yî xîngqî er xîngqî sân x î n g q î sî

s.m - ş.m - M-M X M.M & j
Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday
xîngqî wu x î n g q î liu xîngqîrî / x î n g q î t i ă n

g.® S.M rr M.M 0 / M i L 1
Friday Saturday Sunday
fltIS^ 0 cf" M A n s w e r the q u e s t i o n s a c c o r d i n g to the actual situations.
O ^ i l ^ f l /l-f-JL Jţfl/l? JTntiăn jî y u e jî h â o x l n g q î jî?
Q ty JUL fl Jl^S.M W M i n g t i ă n jî y u e jî h â o x l n g q î jî?
Q t y k J l F ] L? Z u o t i ă n jî y u e jî h â o x î n g q î jî?
B
O /1 & ? M i n g t i ă n ni qu nâr z u o s h e n m e ?
0 g-M EJ îî^vŞ JLjitff 'A ? Xîngqîrî nî qu nâr z u o s h e n m e ?

fafe&m 1
Standard Course 1
JTntiăn shi yue hâo,

n
18
xingqT
s.m
JTntiăn yue hâo.

n -f c
| Tl» I W>d y Thu J_Frt " Ershi'er h â o shi

1 2 3
22 -f
e r s h i s â n h â o shi
O 0
23
MTngtiân w o qu kân
m * &
Pinyin T o n e C o l l o c a t i o n in D i s y l l a b i c W o r d s ( 2 ) : 2 n d t o n e + r ' / 2 n d / 3 r d / 4 , h t o n e
^ ^ / y \
shijiăn yinhdng ci'dian lânse
n-f"I
r 711'
:C O O
07-4
Listen to the recording and read after it. Pay attention to the collocation o f tones,
guojiă loufâng pingguo huânjing
zuotiăn lânqiu pijiu hânjiâ
mingtiăn mingniân niunâi niu r o u
niânqTng Chângcheng you yong youxi
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n
ft? i Â i R î i ^ ^ Single-Component Characters
Characters (1)"ET , "4" o

"1H" means "four".
Si
( 2 ) " H " , &7TsWLm "5"

" 5 " means "five".
wu
/
7 1 7
7 / d L.
'1m
11* o
"45" originally meant "to dip the writing brush into the ink and write with it", and now
as
it means "writing" or "book", etc.
shu
( 2 ) :
Structure o f C h i n e s e C h a r a c t e r s (2): left-right a n d l e f t - m i d d l e - r i g h t
B o t h the l e f t - r i g h t structure and the l e f t - m i d d l e - r i g h t structure are c o m p o u n d

structures. The left-right structure is and the left-middle-right structure is [ []].
iofâ Structure Example Characters I g j g Illustrations
m
i {jt nî ( s i n g u l a r ) you
left-right if h â o good, fine
^ xie to thank
left-middle-right ^t shu tree
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fcroticîl 1
Standard Course 1
/X^'ftsi^Ş " / " ^P " i " Chinese Radicals " / " and "i "
mm
Radical Explanation Example Characters
hdn Chinese
/ S h a p e d like three drops of water, the
mei to not have
radical " ? " is usually related to water.
i The radical " i " is u s u a l l y related to

yu language
iji shei w h o , whoir

language and speech.
JSffl M 5 R A S 3 & Pair W o r k
Application ma—ia,
Work in pairs and ask and answer questions according to the actual situatious.
JTntiăn shi jî y u e jî h â o ?
A: A A Jl ft J l - f ?
B:
JTntiăn xTngqT jî?

A: 4 - A 3. M Jl ?
B:
M i n g t i ă n shi jî y u e jî h ă o ?
A: Bfl A A J l f\ JL - f ?
B:
M i n g t i ă n xTngqT jî?
A: B/] A JL m J l ?
B:
M i n g t i ă n nî z u â s h e n m e ?
A: m £ ft fl- fc ?
M i n g t i ă n w o qu
B: aft A
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I
7
G r o u p Work Q
W o r k in g r o u p s o f 3 - 4 . A s k about e a c h o t h e r ' s b i r t h d a y s and take n o t e s . E a c h g r o u p

c h o o s e s one m e m b e r to make a report,
shengri
Supplementary word: birthday
tttS Name £ 0 Birthday
1 4-f\ LTYue 8f\31-%~ bă yue sănshiyî hdo

W o xiang he châ
mmm^
I'd like some tea
MM
o» J*u v a ţeT ;
•
/
^ ^ -J
4
1
mîfân beizi
O fcfa. O f c - f
Zhongguo câi Hânzi

• t a £
£t5tlJL I n <i i o s l « H i i t i » i l SL 08-1
Text Nî xiâng he shenme?

A: fa & fl-fc?
Wâ xiâng he châ.
B: A &
Nî xiâng chT shenme?
A: fa & *t fl-fc?
Wâ xiâng chî mîfân.
B: A & "t

A: What would you like to drink? 1. itâ xiâng mod. to want, wc
B: I'd like s o m e tea. 2. "Jg he v. to drink
A: What would you like to eat? 3. chd n. tea
B: I'd like rice. 4. f t chl v. to eat
5. J ^ f y i mîfân n. c o o k e d rice
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8
ÎS^JT In t h e liviim n < III 08-2
Xiâwu nî xiâng zuo shenme?

A: T-îh &
Xiâwu wâ xiâng qu shăngdiân.
B: T f ^ l i W A o
Nî xiâng mâi shenme?
A: ft & £
W â xiâng mâi yi g e beizi.

B: £ &

A: What would you like to do 6. T ^ f " xiâwu n. afternoon
this afternoon? l-'ftife shăngdiân n. shop, store
B: I'd like to g o shopping. 8. ^ mâi v. to buy, to purchase
A: What do you want to buy? 9. ^ ge m. a genera! measure word
B: I want to buy a cup. 10. fc^f" beizi n. cup,
l i i <> s t e n » 08-3
NT hâo! Zhege beizi duoshao qiân?

M i
A: i t ^ f t - t ?•}' m
Ershi'bă kuâi.
B: 28
N â g e beizi duoshao qiân?
A: ţ > y
Nâge beizi shi'bă kuâi qiân.
B: 18 ik 4*.

A: Hello! H o w much is this cup? 11. i t zhe pron. this
B: 2 8 yuan. i2. y duoshao pron.
A: What about that one? how many, how much
B: That one is 18 yuan. 13.4* qiân n. money
14. *k kuâi m. a unit of money, same

as "yuan "
15. # nâ pron. that
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M l M M T h e M o d a l Verb
Notes mmm umn \rn\-.

The modal verb "j®" is usually used before a verb to express a hope or plan. For
example:
( 1) o
( 2 ) H/l
( 3 ) > N f ^ 0
T h e Interrogative P r o n o u n " g ' J ? "
«fro z i f i f j R M , - ^ f f l ^ i i ^ j i - " o \rn\-.

The interrogative pronoun is used to ask about numbers larger than 10. The
measure word f o l l o w i n g it can be omitted. can also be used to inquire about prices,
usually in the sentence pattern " . For example:
( 1 ) i m i t a t w ^ i ?
( 2 ) i ^ t P ' J r
( 3 ) i t + K T ? ' ? * . ' !
Mini s "P " The Measure Words and " P "
MkW:
is the m o s t c o m m o n m e a s u r e word in C h i n e s e , usually used b e f o r e a noun

without a specific measure word of its own. For example:
( 1 )
( 2 ) J L ^ j L
( 3 )
-n" diji-^ftis], - f m ^ r m m m i m ^ x m ( 0
" P " is a measure word, too, usually used for members of a family(see Lesson 5). For
example:
( i )
( 2 ) ft^/laA?
(3)
8
m
iiK
E x p r e s s i o n o f the A m o u n t o f M o n e y • *
3ft
"tc" , UW' „ iMw-.
The basic unit of Renminbi (Chinese currency) is "76", usually replaced by "J&" in
spoken Chinese. For example:
ij{f
—>t (&) 3-fL ( & )
one yuan/kuai live yuan/kuai ten yuan/kuai
•OP
fifty yuan/kuai one hundred yuan/kuai
^ftfeBEiî^Ă R o l e - p l a y the d i a l o g u e s .
'fK!^^P^'lit^ 0 ^ f°]IS A n s w e r the q u e s t i o n s a c c o r d i n g to the actual s i t u a t i o n s .
O ? Ni xiâng chl s h e n m e ?
O ih & f t £ ? NT xiâng h e s h e n m e ?
0
O / ] J t T - ^ i f e & ' f l t H " & ? Mingtiăn xiâwu ni xiâng z u o s h e n m e ?
O f f c - i r ^ l ^ ^ ? Nî qu n â g e s h â n g d i â n mâi beizi?
0 — ^MT-'Î" Vi g e beizi d u o s h a o qiân?
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Mi'ngtiân w o xiâng qu mai

WX. A & s
JTntiăn w o x i â n g c h l
A &
Xiâwu w â x i â n g qu
• kân
1 %
NT h â o , q î n g w e n z h e g e beizi
fan, tfri^ i t ^ m -
Pinyin
,\
T o n e C o l l o c a t i o n in D i s y l l a b i c W o r d s ( 3 ) : 3 rd t o n e + l s , /2 n d /3" 1 /4 , h t o n e
shoujT shouzhuo shoubiâo shoutâo
+ 4
lâoshî lâoren yusân you yong

mei tiân mei niân meihâo meilî
hâibiăn hâimiân xî zâo gânxie
yîjlng yTqiân biâoyân biâoxiân
An
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SI
iAiRÎ&ffc1?1 Single-Component Characters -t-J-
Characters
( l ) "'>" , MiHI i/h, 5
In contrast to " ^ ( m a n y ) " , " ^ " m e a n s "few/little", indicating a small scale or quantity.
shâo
V if <y 7
i _ ^ _ .1/
originally meant "one individual person". N o w it has b e c o m e a measure word.
ge
/
/ / /x 1
A
S t r u c t u r e o f C h i n e s e C h a r a c t e r s (3): t o p - b o t t o m a n d t o p - m i d d l e - b o t t o m
^Tttttwea^go
Both the t o p - b o t t o m structure and the t o p - m i d d l e - b o t t o m structure are c o m p o u n d
structures. T h e top-bottom structure is [ j and the top-middle-bottom structure is | j.
^ n ^ Structure Example Characters [HI? Illustrations
xrmti shi to be
top-bottom bâ father
x f r t m châ tea
top-middle-bottom rfj gâo high, tall g
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" %" fp "0" C h i n e s e R a d i c a l s : " % " a n d "p
mm mm M&
*
zhong clock
T h e radical " is usually related to metal. qiân money
—mniE^Mo chl to eat
The radical "n" is usually related to the mouth. he to drink
feffl H I Pair W o r k
Application MA-IE, 0
JTntiăn x i â w u nî x i â n g z u o s h e n m e ?
¥]•*»: ( 1 ) A: ^ T ^ f t & i + £ ?
B:
Mi'ngtiăn nî x i â n g z u o s h e n m e ?
A: B f l * ft & i + £ ?
B:
N î m e n bân you d u o s h a o g e x u e s h e n g ?
(2) A: ft i l l t ? 'Y ^
B:
Nîmen xuexiâo yâu duoshao g e lâoshl?

A: ft i n t ţ'Y
B:
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8
n
/S
Group Work 'J

3ft
W o r k in g r o u p s o f 3 - 4 . A s k about e a c h o t h e r ' s plan for the w e e k and take notes. E a c h g r o u p

c h o o s e s o n e m e m b e r to m a k e a report.
mm~ mmm M E mm* mm a

Name Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday
1 ir-f*^ -Mfiifc
Xiâ Peng qu xu^xido qu shăngdiân
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Nî erzi zdi nâr gongzuo
Where does your son work
Warm-up M a t c h t h e p i c t u r e s w i t h the w o r d s .
baba ylsheng ylyudn

O H F &
yîzi măo gou

O 0 fâ O
î t At h o m o 09-1
Text Xiâo măo zâi nâr?

A : >h fâ
Xiâo măo zâi nâr.

B: & £ WJi0
Xiâo gâu zâi nâr?
A: >h fâ&VpJL?
Xiâo gâu zâi yîzi xiâmiân.
B: 'h ^ M f T f i .
New Words
English Version l.'h xiâo adj. small, little

A: Where is the kitty? 2.m măo n. cat
B: The kitty is over there. 3. & zâi v. to be in/on/at
A: Where is the puppy? 4. # )L nâr pron. there
B: The puppy is under the chair. 5.% gou n. dog
6 . # - f yîzi n. chair
7 . ~T~ iSj ( T * ) x i â m i â n ( x i â ) n. under, b e l o w
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2 At t h e r a i l w a y station SSL 09-2
Nî zâi nâr gongzuâ?

A: i j i ^ J LJ-fi?
%
Wâ zâi xuăxiâo gongzuâ?\ -
B: ^ ^
NT erzi zâi nâr gongzuâ?
J
A: iftJL f-£*pjLJ-fi?
Wâ ârzi zâi ylyuân gongzuâ, tă shi yTsheng.
B: & J L - Î & I&fâ X f i , HJl,

A: Where do you work? 8. jfcz. zâi prep, in/on/at
B: 1 work in a school. 9. )L nâr pron. where
A: Where d o e s your son work? 10. J. fi gongzuo v./n. to work; j o b
B: My son works in a hospital. 11. J e r z i n. son
He is a doctor. 12. HLF£ ylyuân n hospital
13. U L i yTsheng n. doctor
fîlig < n t l i o i H m 110 ^ 09-3
NT baba zâi jiă ma?

A:
Bu zâi jiă.
B:
Tă zâi nâr ne?
A:
Tă zâi ylyuân.
B:
English Version New Word

A: Is your father at h o m e ? 14 bâba n. father
B: No, he isn't.
A: Where is he?
B: He is in the hospital.
HSK famm i
Standard Course 1
a » T h e Verb " i t "
Notes
mmim.o mu-.
" f t " is a verb. When it is f o l l o w e d by a word of locality and acts as the predicate of a
sentence, it indicates the location of s o m e b o d y or something. For example:
Predicate
Subject
ft Word of Locality/Direction
£
A M £
£ 4 H - T * .
MfaftlSl "i|Ul" T h e Interrogative P r o n o u n "ţ
m m m u w)i" m ^ m w ^ , \rn\-.
The interrogative pronoun "fflPJL" is used to ask about the location of s o m e b o d y or
something. For example:
( 1 )
( 2 ) ft^taJWA-M^L?
( 3 ) ' H & ^ I W l ?
ftm T h e Preposition " f t "
"ft" iiiJiîs],
ÎÎLM.0 im\\:
" f t " can also act as a preposition, used before a word of locality to introduce the place
where an action or behavior takes place. For example:
Predicate
Subject
ft Word of Locality/Direction Verb
A £
M £
A X ^ O
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"Pit" ( 2 ) T h e Interrogative Particle "P£" (2)
Used at the end o f a sentence, the interrogative particle asks about the location of
s o m e b o d y or something. For example:
( 1 ) â ^ ' H S î f c ?
( 2 ) M f a T f t ' !
(3 )
R o l e - p l a y the d i a l o g u e s .
A n s w e r t h e q u e s t i o n s b a s e d o n the d i a l o g u e s .
O ' M ^ & ^ M L ? Xiâo g o u zâi nâr?
JLXjt? Tâ zâi nâr g o n g z u â ?
© JLJ-ft? Tâ erzi zâi nâr g o n g z u o ?
O Tâ b â b a zâi jiâ m a ?
Q Tâ b â b a zâi nâr n e ?
zai
£
zai
&
W o m â m a shl ta zâi
_ & Vhty &
W â n u ' e r shl tâ bu
4 A
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Standard Course 1
I j R W I Î i W â W H f t E ( 4 ) :
T o n e C o l l o c a t i o n in D i s y l l a b i c W o r d s (4): 4 , h t o n e + l s , /2 n d /3 r d /4' h t o n e
\ \ \
midnbdo midntido didnndo didnhud
tSj & t5j £
mm^xmm, aîm^se ow
xidtidn qunidn tido wu shui jido

didndeng didnchi didnyîng didnshi
chdng ge fuxi Hdnyu Hdnzi
jidnkăng ditu ditiă jian mian
i A i K î i ^ ^ Single-Component Characters
Characters
(l) , m&MMM o !
T h e original form o f "Ê" is like grass sprouting from the earth. N o w it means "to live/
exist".
zdi
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( 2 ) , m&Mm®&, ti ii " J L ^ ' v w ' o
originally meant "baby". N o w it has many meanings, such as " J L ^ s o n ) " and "Eţi
~f*(electron)".
v
Zl
Î
( 3 ) "X" , EfftfflR, "XA'VXft" o
" I " w a s originally shaped like a craftsman's zigzag ruler. N o w it has many meanings,
such as ' M A ( w o r k e r ) " and "T.fH(to work; job)".
m
gong
/ X ^ n ^ ( 4 ) : S t r u c t u r e o f C h i n e s e Characters (4): h a l f - e n c l o s u r e
SI^X^Mffifeffl^fPHM^fflô
There are another t w o kinds o f c o m p o u n d structures—the half-enclosure structure and
the enclosure structure (see L e s s o n 10). T h e half-enclosure structure in this l e s s o n includes
the structure e n c l o s e d by t w o sides and the structure e n c l o s e d by three sides.
Structure Example Characters m&? Illustrations
diân store
-f
>)
i i
xi'
zhe
to study
this
S3 H ®
half-enclosure f5)
A
tong
xiong
same
fierce
[gj [5] rE;
HE. yT doctor
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HSK mmm \
Standard Course 1
ft] "H " Chinese Radicals: " L " and " D
mm
iî zhe this
T h e radical " j L " is u s u a l l y r e l a t e d to
song to send
"walking".
fo] wen to ask
n T h e radical " H " is usually related to a

fa] jian a measure word
room or a door.
for rooms
feffl H i Pair W o r k
Application mx-tK,
Work in pairs and ask and answer questions according to the actual situations,
zâi nâr?
fr\-fr-. ( 1 ) A:
zâi
B: &
zâi nâr g o n g z u o ?
(2) A:
zâi gongzuo, tă / tă shi

B: &
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G r o u p Work
M^-ltEo
Work in groups of 3-4. Tell each other about the j o b s of your friends or classmates and take
notes. Each group c h o o s e s one member to make a report.
m w mm IfF
Friend/Classmate Job
1 k.fe.%-. fi-ikftJ-rto
Li Peng Shi ylsheng, zdi ylyuan gongzuo.
10
W o neng zuo zher ma
%
Can I sit here
^ ^ — r i 1
Wartîl-lip M a t c h the p i c t u r e s w i t h the w o r d s / p h r a s e s .
gongzuo kdn shu zuo

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zhuozi diânnâo baba hâ măma

© I f @ tJfâ • 4S--&MH4
t m Qfr^'M. Ill t h e o f f i c e ^ 10-1

Text Zhuozi shang y6u shânme?
A: -t t H-Z?
Zhuozi shang y6u yi g e diânnâo hâ yi bân shu.
B: _L t — ttâ ô
Beizi zâi nâr?
A:
Beizi zâi zhuozi li.
B:
A: What are there on the desk? 1. zhuozi n. desk, table
B: There is a c o m p u t e r and a 2. J l shang n. up, above
book. 3. t&Jiă diânnâo n. computer
A: Where is the cup? 4. fa he conj. and
B: It's in the desk. 5. ^ ben m. a measure word for books
6 . JL li n. inner, inside, interior
ii
10
a
m
I I I t i u » tţyII» 10-2 , j|
Qiânmiân nâge rân jido shânme mingzi? ^

A: ift®
Tâ jido Wâng Făng, zâi yiyuân gongzuâ.
B: i 33T, £ SKi i ^ o
Hâumiân nâge rân ne? Tâ jiâo s h e n m e mingzi?
A: M
Tă jiâo Xiâ Pâng, zâi shăngdiân gongzuâ.
B: Oft m , A Xô

A: W h o is the person in the front? 7. flţ ® qiânmiân n. front
B: She is Wang Fang. She works in 8. © houmiân n. back
a hospital.
Proper Nouns
A: W h a t a b o u t the p e r s o n at the
1. 3 - 7 ) Wâng Fâng Wang Fang, name
back? What's his name?
of a person
B: He is X i e Peng. H e w o r k s in a
2. îfâflfl Xie Peng Xie Peng, name of a
store.
person
IN IIIP lilH-.ll> ^ JO-3
Zhâr yâu rân ma?

A: t A'^?
Mâi yâu.
B: & t o
Wâ neng zuâ zher ma?
A: 4 t!
Qîng zuâ.
B: ft j£0

A: Is this seat taken? 9 zher pron. here
B: No, it isn't. io. a t ^ r ( a t ) meiyou (mei) adv. there is not
A: Can I sit here? ii £ neng mod. can, may
B: Yes, please. 12 & zuo v. to sit, to be seated
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i P l i l Standard Course 1
a » I "W" The Sentence: indicating existence
Notes
T h e verb can be used in an existential sentence to indicate a person or thing exists)

s o m e w h e r e . For e x a m p l e :
Word of Locality Person/Thing Existing

*
* —
In the negative form of a " ^ f " sentence, is used without a numeral classifier
before the object. For e x a m p l e :
(l)
(2)
o ) m i U ' f e m ^ .
iiis] "fa" The Conjunction "fQ"
Mo m\\:
T h e conjunction " f f l " is used to c o n n e c t t w o or more e l e m e n t s , indicating a parallel
relationship. For e x a m p l e :
(l)
(3) ^fctf*»—4M*o
m m î h m The Modal Verb
mm^m " t r -rnnm^wm, t

m m a "fig" a - f f / f f l T M i ' ^ n j ^ um m?"
i^Rlo MbQ:
T h e modal verb "ftis" is usually used before a verb to form the predicate indicating an
ability or a possibility. T h e interrogative s e n t e n c e structure "fj|î RŞ?" is o f t e n used to
indicate a request or hope for permission. For e x a m p l e :
(1) miLT-tf-Jifc-irfi&o
(2) ft JL % ft
(3) ^tl^jSJl'-S,?
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A|>'
ffl " i t " I m p e r a t i v e S e n t e n c e s w i t h "it" s
JL
oi
« 1 :
W h e n the verb "Tj(f" is used b e f o r e another verb, an imperative s e n t e n c e is f o r m e d ,

indicating a polite s u g g e s t i o n or hope. For e x a m p l e :
(l) t f r ^ t e t f ^ .
(2) ifr^fc.
(3 )
^ f t f e ^ i ^ i ^ ^ R o l e - p l a y the d i a l o g u e s .
Exercises A n s w e r the q u e s t i o n s b a s e d o n the d i a l o g u e s .
O fcJfâ&'flpl? D i d n n â o zâi nâr?
@ S h u zâi nâr?
O ^."î'^.iS^r'H"^? Zhuozi limiân y o u s h e n m e ?
O ^ [ ^ A ^ L i ^ T ? N â g e ren shi W â n g F ă n g ?
0 " î Ş ^ A ^ L i M ? N â g e ren shi Xie P e n g ?
you
t
you he
t
W o neng ma?
& tit
Tâ zâi gongzuo
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u r n m * i
1 1 * J i • Standard Course 1
i ^ ^ Ş â ^ (ftiiqjyiÊ C h o o s e a s u i t a b l e m e a s u r e w o r d to fill in e a c h blank.
96 kâu ben kuâi

A a
W 6 jiă y o u s â n ren.
( 1 ) 4 £ t ^
W o mâi yi beizi.
( 2 ) 4 X — ft-?.
W 6 you wu Hânyu s h u .
( 3 ) 4 ţ i
YTzi bâshi qiân.

( 4 ) # - ? v V t
mm Pronunciation o f Neutral-Tone Syllables ^ ^ jo-4
Pinyin
feM^wîâwjii^r-^w^wwiafft^Wo - f t
T h e actual pronunciation of a neutral-tone s y l l a b l e d e p e n d s upon the pitch of the

s y l l a b l e b e f o r e it. G e n e r a l l y s p e a k i n g , a neutral-tone s y l l a b l e is read in a l o w e r pitch
than the s y l l a b l e b e f o r e it if it f o l l o w s a first-tone, s e c o n d - t o n e or fourth-tone syllable,
but w h e n it f o l l o w s a third-tone s y l l a b l e , it is read in a higher pitch than the s y l l a b l e
b e f o r e it.
l s l tone+neutral tone 2 nd tone+neutral tone 3rd tone+neutral tone 4 th tone+neutral tone
s % 7~
/ N
—
%
\
\
zhuozi panzi
A-f
If1!
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10
âêi^lî^/i Pronunciation o f Reduplicated Syllables ^
JL
03
In a disyllabic word with reduplicated syllables, the second syllable is usually read in
the neutral tone.
Listen to the recording and read after it. Pay attention to the neutral tone.
bdbo măma yeye nâinai

gege jiejie didi meimei
gugu shushu tditai xlngxing
xiexie kdnkan shuoshuo chdngchang
ftjsmmifyMn, -sk"
P r o n u n c i a t i o n o f W o r d s w i t h the S u f f i x M f l " , or
^ j ^ m "-in, "in, f , - m m f t & p o
Being part of a word, the suffixes " f l T \ " T " and are usually read in the neutral
tone. For example:
m m x m ® , & io.6
Listen to the recording and read after it. Pay attention to the suffixes.
nîmen women tămen renmen

M M to i n A in
zhuozi yizi beizi beizi

ft-? tfi-f ît-f
shetou zhăntou shftou mutou
A *
qiântou houtou litou wâitou

tf* JL*
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iPlil Standard Course 1
ft? Single-Component Characters
Characters
±ffi" o
T h e horizontal stroke at the bottom of "_h" indicates the border line for reference, and
the short horizontal stroke indicates a p o s i t i o n a b o v e the border line, m e a n i n g "upI
above".
shdng
- - A - i M
(2) "T" , 5 "±" M&SffiXt, te&ltMcAL Tffio
Opposite to " ± " , " T " m e a n s " d o w n / b e l o w " .
xia
-- -i •n. i
originally looked like a tree with a dot sign at its bottom. T h e character originally
referred to the root of a tree, and n o w it means "the root o f everything".
ben
/ft — $ — ^ t t ^^ 1
" t K " originally referred to the tip or top of a tree. N o w it also means "non-fundamental
and secondary".
mo
fti — ^ — & t n
( 5 ) : it^ll]*Î Structure of Chinese Characters (5): enclosure
A s a c o m p o u n d structure, the enclosure structure is a structure e n c l o s e d on all the four

sides. T h e diagram is • .
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m^ mm
Structure Example Characters Illustrations
E9 si four
c? a
c o m p l e t e enclosure H] guo country, nation
" • " fo ' T Chinese Radicals: " • " and
mm m^
P
ma o H) guo country, nation
T h e radical " P " usually m e a n s b e i n g [Î] kun to be trapped

trapped or besieged.
*
m K ^ ^ W ^ c o sfOl shl to look, to v i e w
T h e radical " } " is a variant o f "zrc",
fa zhu to w i s h
a c h a r a c t e r u s u a l l y r e l a t e d to d e i t y ,
sacrificial rites and o n e ' s fortune.
Pair W o r k
M A - â a , m m m u m m ^ m ^ o
NT de zhuozi shdngmidn you shenme?

W-fr: A Jl® t fl-fc?
B:
NT de yTzi xidmian you shenme?

A: ft tfjtt-? T ®
IBUl Standard Course 1
Group Work
3-4A—IB, S f f l ^ m / M ^ I B ^ - t e l ^ ^
tifffio
Work in groups of 3-4. Describe the location of the seat of each of your group member and
take notes. Each group c h o o s e s o n e member to make a report.
houmiân zuobian youbian

ftJLtkiS): A i i ,
Supplementary words: behind, left, right

Features of Chinese People's N a m e s
+ «SAP
" t r \ " I " jitt, - / r \ " j r
n w t f t , tfcin 'tfcPH'k " ± t " \

W W , tfcin,
IF, "Ûip" ; I ^ ^ W ^ & M o
A C h i n e s e n a m e starts w i t h t h e f a m i l y n a m e a n d e n d s w i t h t h e g i v e n n a m e , f o r e x a m p l e , in ^
the n a m e s " W , and * a n d " Î " are f a m i l y n a m e s a n d " H " , "JJ|" a n d m
" 2 T I are g i v e n n a m e s .
T h e r e are o v e r 5 , 0 0 0 C h i n e s e f a m i l y n a m e s , a m o n g w h i c h m o r e t h a n 2 0 0 are c o m m o n l y ^
seen. "JE", a n d " M " are t h e m o s t c o m m o n o n e s . S u c h f a m i l y n a m e s a s h a v e o n l y o n e
c h a r a c t e r are k n o w n a s s i n g l e - c h a r a c t e r s u r n a m e s . M o s t C h i n e s e p e o p l e h a v e a s i n g l e - c h a r a c t e r
s u r n a m e . T h e r e a r e s u r n a m e s w i t h t w o o r m o r e c h a r a c t e r s a l s o , w h i c h are c a l l e d c o m p o u n d -
character surnames, such as r " ± f " and
A person can be addressed with his/her f a m i l y n a m e f o l l o w e d by his/her j o b or p r o f e s s i o n .
For instance, is a teacher, s o w e c a n call her (literally T e a c h e r Li), w h i l e
is a d o c t o r a n d w e c a n c a l l h e r " i E i " ( l i t e r a l l y D o c t o r W a n g ) .
Xiânzâi jl diân
W.&JI&
What's the time now
Warm-up M a t c h t h e p i c t u r e s w i t h the t i m e s .
O 5: 00
0 2: 00
© 9 : 45
O 12: 00
0 3: 05
© 6 : 30
O 10: 10
£B=Btg In t h e l i b r a r y g. ii-i
Text Xiânzâi ji diân?

A: / L A ?
Xiânzâi shi diân shf fen.
B: -f A - t fr.
Zhongwu jî diân chî fân?
A: t - t J l A
Shi'er diân chî fân.
B: - t - A >tVL0

A: What's the time n o w ? 1. SfLltt. xiânzâi n. now
B: It's ten past ten. 2. diân m. o'clock
A: When shall w e have our lunch? 3. fc fen m. minute
B: At twelve o'clock. 4. t ^ f " zhongwu n. noon
5-"Lfa. chî fân v. to eat a meal
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11
IJfl
£
n
At l i e m e ^ 11-2
a
Baba s h e n m e shi'hou hui jiă?
A:
Xiâwu wu diân.
B: T f l , i
Wâmen s h e n m e shi'hou qu kân diânyîng?
A: M 1+Z Bife-ir*
Liu diân sânshi fen.
B: t t A X-f

A: When is father c o m i n g h o m e ? 6. shi'hou n. time, moment
B: At five o ' c l o c k in the afternoon. 7. EJ hui v. to c o m e / g o b a c k ,
A: When are w e going to see the m o v i e ? to return
B: At half past six. 8. ^ i n women pron. we, us
9. didnying n. film, movie
At IHIIIO 11-3
Wâ xîngql yî qu BăijTng.
A: & g . m — £ r l t t 0
NT xiâng zâi BăijTng zhu jî tiân?

B: ft & i£/tit?
Zhu sân tiân.
A: i i iL0
XTngqi wu qiân neng hui jiă ma?
B i - t [ I
Neng.
A: m a

A: I'll g o to Beijing next Monday. H) i î . zhu v. to live, to stay
B: H o w long will you stay in Beijing? II. f f qiân n. before, earlier than
A: For three days.
Proper Noun
B: Can you c o m e back before Friday?
A: Yes, I can. Beijing Beijing, capital of China
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a s Eft â^lîi Expression of T i m e
Notes ( l ) * "ft" - Me&AI'J/J

and "5)-" are used to express time in C h i n e s e , observing the principle of "tl
bigger unit preceding the smaller unit".
m "ti" ^ l â o Mn:
means "o'clock", indicating a w h o l e hour. For example:
9:00 - >
11:00-» - t — A
2 : 0 0 —• ^ A (liâng diân )
/ j t ^ - i i 2 o'clockHf, A l n t i L t f i Â (liâng diân) , (erdiân) 0
Note : The counterpart of 2 o'clock in Chinese is (liâng diân)" instead of A (<

diân)".
, mxm- " Â <, m\\-.

If it is not a "whole-hour" time, " f t " is used. The pattern is " ft". Fc
example:
5 : 3 0 i i
1 1 : 1 0 —• - j " — A ~ Y y r
=
- t s r
05:30
2:05 ft A t - (Ifng, zero)
(2) « K ^ i ^ l l T ^ f , - M ^ J i Â ( ft) , T ^ -
â ( ft) " O « 1 :
T o distinguish a time before noon from one afternoon, the pattern (morning)-
( ft) " o r " T ^ (afternoon) ( ft) " i s used. For example:
8:00 am
3:10 pm T-tf-JLA-tv
5:25 pm • T ^ i A — - f J L ^
ffli^&Kif T i m e W o r d U s e d as an A d v e r b i a l
MIR:
When a time word serves as an adverbial modifier in a sentence, it often f o l l o w s the
subject. S o m e t i m e s it can be used before the subject. For example:
Subject Time (adverbial) Predicate

ty-Uk XT A « L
J L ^ A
A M.M-
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£
n
Time (adverbial) Subject Predicate
T f i A
"III" T h e N o u n "ffl"
The noun "nîf" can be used to refer to a period prior to the present time or the time
being mentioned. For example:
— ^M-MM 19 A ft g-MJ-M
( 2 ) A: ft
B:
( 3 ) A: IWAtirtiLWilftl
B:
( 4 ) A: (ii;) i J f t i ^ j j f e ® ^ ?
B: m o
%>) H B ^ f e ^ l J U I ^ Role-play the dialogues.
M A n s w e r the q u e s t i o n s b a s e d o n the d i a l o g u e s .
O 3L&/L.&? Xiânzdi jî diân?
9 tof] /LA"tH? T ă m e n jî diân chî f â n ?
O -g-fh & 3 t M B a b a s h e n m e shi'hou hui jiă?
O to fii & Bt^-i-^Sf T ă m e n s h e n m e s h i h o u qu kân d i d n y î n g ?
© to-i-^WL? T ă q u n ă r ? S h e n m e s h i h o u n e n g hui jiă?
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D e s c r i b e t h e p i c t u r e s u s i n g the n e w l y - l e a r n e d l a n g u a g e p o i n t s a n d w o r d s .
Ta zâi xuexido
% £
Wang Fang zhongwu qu

i yr t - t •£•
shăngdiân
0
Tămen hân mâng, xingqî liu

, M fo. '|t (busy), S . M *
yâ gongzuo.
& i ^ o
Tă shdngwu bu he châ, xiawu qidn he châ.

& x-f- T ^ mr
J»* Q P m t â t Function o f Neutral-Tone Syllables ^
Pinyin
tbiP: $
ft "dongxl" "dongxi" ^t/nnno
T h e neutral tone in C h i n e s e is not o n l y a phonological p h e n o m e n o n , but also a way to
distinguish meanings. For e x a m p l e , the word refers to the directions east and west
w h e n read as " d o n g x l " , but w h e n read as " d o n g x i " , it means "thing/stuff'.
Lâozî
lâozi
Lao-tzu, an ancient C h i n e s e
(slang) father (n.)
thinker (p.n.)
mâimai mâimâi
business (n.) to buy and sell (v.)
ddyi day!
k t
careless (adj.) rough idea (n.)
ii
m
s
1
n
iÂiRîii^? Single-Component Characters
( 1 ) , ^ J - â W - m f a L
" in C h i n e s e refers to the period of time b e t w e e n 1 i am and 1 pm.
wu
i ^ j f -
/ m
/
, -m
" i l l " originally referred to a sharp and multi-edged flash in the sky during a rain. It is
both a physical p h e n o m e n o n and a type of energy.
diân
I
v\ r- ? r-; tOi
\ / \ 1 C
^
" (5 " " 1 " C h i n e s e R a d i c a l s : " [5 " a n d " 1
mm
ffc yudn courtyard

T h e r a d i c a l " |5" is u s u a l l y r e l a t e d t o a
|!a yâng sun
landform or location.
- m m A t ^ i o fa. ni (singular)
4 /
T h e r a d i c a l " f " is u s u a l l y r e l a t e d t o a you
person. tâ he, him
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feffl Pair W o r k
Application MA-M, m £
Work in pairs and talk about the f o l l o w i n g times using the structure " M Q 5)"".
Xiânzâi ji d i â n ?
frHv. A: J J L & /L A ?
Xiânzâi bă diân shi'bă f e n .

B: A "t A
O ©
m Q U I
© ©
© ©
IfflSEBi
o ©
Group Work
Work in groups o f 3-4. A s k about each other's daily routines and take notes. Each group
c h o o s e s o n e m e m b e r to make a report.
NT jî diân c h i z â o f â n ?
m * : A: ftJL A *t
W â qT diân chT z â o f â n .
B: 4 i -t A -f-ftL.
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II
m
£
/J\I XiâoWâng
chT zâofân 7:00
tâ. lâi xuexiâo 8:20
-fi kân shu 15:00
qiân
\S hui jiă
18:00 iff
wânshang
^T'&ÂlL kân diânshi
1&X 20:00
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Mingtiăn tiânqi zenmeyâng
What will the weather be like tomorrow
mă>
xiâ yu
erm
shuîguâ ylsheng
0 Q
£ B § ± C n t h e r e a d & 12-1
Text Zuotiăn BăijTng de tiănqî zănmeyâng?

A: ifrfc tfjJLX
Tâi re le.
B: JLfo T o
Mingtiăn ne? Mingtiăn tiânqi zănmeyâng?
A: tyJL &%
Mingtiăn tiânqi hăn hâo, bu lăng bu re. New Words
B: 1. tiânqi n. weather
2 zănmeyâng pron.
English Version {indicating nature, condition
A: H o w w a s the w e a t h e r in B e i j i n g or manner) how
yesterday? 3.jk tâi adv. too, e x c e s s i v e l y
B: It was too hot. T tâi le

A: What about tomorrow? What will too, extremely
the weather be like tomorrow? 4. & re adj. hot
B: It will be fine, neither cold nor hot. 5. leng adj. cold

M
« i±1ît.W Ş5 I n lli<- u y m «-2 1,
JTntiăn hui xiâ yu ma?

£
A: & T m
Jîntiăn bu hui xid yu.
b: & r m 0
Wâng xiâojiă jîntiăn hui lâi ma?

A: JL /J^-fcB-
Bu hui lâi,
B: T,
A: Will it rain today? 6 . ~F pf^ xiâ yu to rain

B: No, it w o n ' t rain. Ţ xiâ v. (of rain, s n o w , etc.) to fall
A: Will Miss Wang c o m e today? ifj yu n. rain
B: No, she won't. It's too cold. 7. ' h i f L Xiâojie n. miss, young lady
8. lâi v. to c o m e
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NT shentî zânmeyâng?
A:
Wâ shentî bu tâi hâo. Tiănqi tâi râ le,
B: A ,
bu âi chî fân.
Nî duo chî x i e s h u î g u â , duo he shuî.

A: ft £ "t ^ £ ^ 7JCo
Xiâxie nî, ylsheng.

b: « f t , n ^ o
A: H o w are you? 9. shent n. body
B: Not very well. It's too hot. I have no 10. £ di v. to like, to love
appetite. 11. & xie m. some, a f e w
A: Eat more fruit and drink more water. 12. « shuiguo n. fruit
B: Thank you, doctor. 13. 7jC shuî n. water
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) Î M ™ » ElftEI " f e & W The Interrogative Pronoun
Notes fflîtjNô {M\\:

" f â & f f î " is used to ask about the condition of something or s o m e o n e . For example:
(l)
(2)
(3) B / J ^ i l ^ t - ^ ?
M S e n t e n c e s w i t h a S u b j e c t - P r e d i c a t e P h r a s e as the P r e d i c a t e
In C h i n e s e , there is s u c h a kind of s e n t e n c e in w h i c h the predicate is a subject-

predicate phrase. The structure is:
Subject of the Sentence + Predicate of the Sentence
(Subject + Predicate)
Predicate
Subject
Subject Predicate
A %%
M .
ft
• >± t-: & 6] t tfj t ft & fa £ 0
Note : The subject in the subject-predicate phrase is usually part of the subject of the sentence or
related to it.
m & W m "A" The Adverb
sijiti "±" m&m&WMMxo m "±" ( m r n m "T" 0 ^ ^ ^ ^
m "T" o mu-.
The adverb " A " indicates a high degree. " Ţ " is often used at the end o f the sentences
with " A " , but not in negative sentences. For example:
(1) j U * T .
(2)
(3)
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f M M " # " ( 2 ) The Modal Verb (2)
indicates the possibility of the situation mentioned. For e x a m p l e : ft

( 1 ) A:
(2) A:
(3)
% fe ^ l l H i R o l e - p l a y the d i a l o g u e s .
Exercises A n s w e r the q u e s t i o n s b a s e d o n t h e d i a l o g u e s .
O vfy Z u o t i â n B e i j i n g d e tidnqi z e n m e y â n g ?
0
© /J ? M f n g t i â n tiănqi z â n m e y â n g ?
© ^ ^ ^ T i ^ ^ ? J î n t i ă n hui xiâ yu m a ?
O i ' J ^ ^ ^ M ? W â n g Xiâojiâ hui lai m a ?
0 fotf) & # ? Tâ d e s h e n t î z â n m e y d n g ?
D e s c r i b e the pictures using the n e w l y - l e a r n e d l a n g u a g e points and words.
bu tai h â o .
Mi'ngtiân tiănqi h e n h â o , bu hui
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W o n g Xiâojie di c h î
i 'h-fca £ *i
bu âi c h î f â n .
JTntian tiănqi nî d u o h e s h u i .
, fa Z
Pinyin T o n e C o l l o c a t i o n in T r i s y l l a b i c W o r d s ( 1 ) : w o r d s s t a r t i n g w i t h a f i r s t - t o n e s y l l a b l e
1+1+1 1+1+2 1+1+3 1+1+4

xîngqî yî bTngjllfng xîngqî wu x î n g q î liu
Monday ice-cream Friday Saturday
1+2+1 1+2+2 1+2+3 1+2+4
qîngjiegong zhuomicâng chî pingguo Jidnadd

cleaner to hide and seek to eat an apple Canada
1+3+1 1+3+2 1+3+3 1+3+4

gdojidobei duî x u e r e n hud y u s a n chî mîfân
goblet to make a s n o w m a n colorful umbrella to eat rice
1+4+1 1+4+2 1+4+3 1+4+4
hămiguă jlqiren bolânggu ylwushi
Hami m e l o n robot rattle-drum medical room
iAiR^'ft^ Single-Component Characters
Characters
originally meant "the top of the head". It later means "sky", opposite to " i f f l (earth)".
tidn
\ţ7
'M
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( 2 ) , ^j&Jş "H" m u , i t S J i ^ W - ^ ^ ^ , fo®, t i i & M î
wnw o
Shaped like " H " , " H " refers to the air, which has no shape or size and can spread
£
n
freely.
qi
m
y A /i
L
" M " is shaped like raindrops falling from the sky, indicating the natural p h e n o m e n o n -
ram
yu
m
—i—
n fftlrfjlf
îX^'fi^ " f fD " t " Chinese Radicals: and " t
flig mm \m
•iJL jie elder sister

The radical is u s u a l l y r e l a t e d to
•iS; mă mother
women.
tĂ. fân meal

t
The radical " f " is usually related to food. tfc. yîn to drink
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Application MA—ia, m " A 7" m .

• T " or its negative form.
Work in pairs and make c o m m e n t s using " A
Tă d e Hânyu z ă n m e y â n g ?
A: i f c â t & £ # ?
Bu tâi h â o / Tâi h â o le.

B: r> ± n / A ^ T „
Beijîng d e tiânqi lâng re

*
Z h o n g g u o câi hâochî
t a * tf'l
n â g e diânyîng hâokân
W â n g l â o s h î xiâ d e Hânzi hâo

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G r o u p Work
m^mvLo
Work in groups of 3-4. Ask each other about the recent weather conditions in different cities
and take notes. Each group c h o o s e s one member to make a report.
Zuotiân BăijTng tiănqi h â o m a ?
A: Ut i l jt t X if ?
Zuotiân hen h â o . Bu leng bu re.

B: Bt ^ fo n o * ^ &.
Mi'ngtiân hui xiâ yu m a ?
A: il ^ T ^ ^?
Mingtiân bu hui xiâ yu.
B: m & K & t m.
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Place Yesterday's Weather Today's Weather Tomorrow's Weather

£
i t * ft
Beijing hen hâo bu tâi hâo bu hâo, hen leng
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Tâ zai x u e zuo Z h o n g g u o câi ne
f t j j ^ f f t ^ l l l p l
He is learning to cook Chinese food
Watrn-Up M a t c h t h e p i c t u r e s w i t h the w o r d s / p h r a s e s .
kân diânshi kân shu shui jiâo

0 % @m n
dâ diânhuâ zuo fân xuexf
Q i & f a . ©
frfeiS €11 t h e n h o n e ^ 13-1
Text Wei, nî zâi zuo s h e n m e ne?

A: i f & <&?
W 6 zâi kân shu ne.

B: &
Dâwei yă zâi kân shu ma?

A: * . J L -tiL A % -ft
Tâ mei kân shu, tâ zâi xue zuâ Zhonggub câi ne.
B: & * -fc, ffc t H £*>&«

A: Hello, what are you doing? 1. "pi wei int. hello, hey
B: I'm reading. * 2. -til, ye adv. also, too
A: Is David reading too? 3. ^ $ (^) xuexf (xue) v.
B: N o , he isn't. He is learning to to study, to learn
cook Chinese food. Proper Noun
i^Jl Dawei David
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Zuâtiăn shângwu nî zâi zu6 s h e n m e ne?

A: u t i l X ^ fâ&fâ.
W 6 zâi shui jiâo ne. NT ne?
B: £ & m a
W 6 zâi jiâ kân diânshi ne. Nî xîhuan kân diânshi ma?
A: k & ' A o tîH "5,?
Wâ bu xîhuan kân diânshi, wâ xîhuan kân diânyîng.
B: % &4rik %

A: What were you doing yesterday 4. J i ^ f - shângwu n. morning, before noon
morning? 5. Bâ-le: shui jiâo v. to sleep
B: I was sleeping. What about you? 6. diânshi n. television
A: I was watching T V at home. D o 1.4-fk. xîhuan v. to like, to be fond of
you like watching T V ?
B: No, I don't. I like seeing movies.
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Bâ er sân ling si yăo wu wu, zhd shi Lî lâoshî de diânhuâ ma?

A: 82304155, i t X L $ £ 'if
Bu shi. Tă de diânhuâ shi bă er săn ling si yăo wu liu.
B: K A o A 823041560
Hâo, wâ xiânzâi găi tă dă diânhuâ.
A: i f , 4
Tă zâi gongzuo ne, nî xiâwu dă ba.
B: tâT^MTô

A: 8 2 3 0 4 1 5 5 . Is that M s . L i ' s 8. gei prep, to
telephone number? dâ diânhuâ
B: N o . Her number is 8 2 3 0 4 1 5 6 . to make a phone call
A: OK. I'll call her right now. 10. "C, ba part.
B: S h e is w o r k i n g . Call her in a modal particle used at the end of
the afternoon. a sentence to indicate consultation,
a suggestion, request or command
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) m OXi^l "Qi" T h e I n t e r j e c t i o n "Dg"
Notes
The word is often used when calling s o m e o n e or answering a phone call. For example:
(1)A:
B:
( 2 ) A: ft^L^'h^^?
B:
( 3 ) A: ' f t , ftîf^^?
B:
Pig"
"ft OM" U s e d to I n d i c a t e an A c t i o n in P r o g r e s s
"ft" , J f r g ^ K f t m ^ m m "(JT
An action in progress can be expressed by adding the adverb " f t " before a verb or by
using the modal particle "B|jJ" at the end of a sentence. For example:
ft Verb+Object CM)
ft £ m+z
'hi
m ( f t ) + / #nn]frj*u , ^M^tiffl " w 0
The negative form is " S ( ft ) + Verb/Verb Phrase", without at the end of the
sentence. For example:
Predicate
Subject
& (ft)
•
Verb / Verb Phrase
A fitil.
fe-ti
te &
âl) Expression of Telephone Numbers
fetS-t^-ft—ffctfi
mo "1" "yăo" o « 1 :
Telephone numbers are read in a different way than general numbers. They are read
digit by digit. The number "1" in a telephone number is read "yăo". For example:
( 1 ) 8069478 bă ling liu jiu si ql bă

( 2 ) 13851897623 yăo săn bă wu yăo bă jiu qî liu er săn
( 3 ) 82304156 bă er săn ling si yăo wu liu
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mm-. m
When used at the end of an imperative sentence, the modal particle "HE" indicates a
suggestion or c o m m a n d with a softened mood. For example:
(1)A: i U l & ^ f A ,
B: « L
(2) A:
B: tf0
(3) A:
ft % fe ^ lUlsfc R o l e - p l a y the d i a l o g u e s .
A n s w e r the q u e s t i o n s b a s e d o n the d i a l o g u e s .
O k Dâwei zâi zuo shenme ne?
© Bt ^ J i - ^ ' f e ^ ^ r -ft "-S»? Zuotiăn shângwu tă zăi kăn shu ma?
o T t i a ^ ? Tămen dou xîhuan kăn diănshi ma?
O ^Jt'Jf fi '}'! LT lâoshl de diănhuă hăomă shî duoshao?
& vJkJ\ LT lăoshl zăi zuo shenme ne?
Anni zai ne.
iiL^
4cft (Anne) &
m m * j Măma zâi
£
^ Tămeikânshu, zâi
r 2 ft a * ^ , &
p i s
Tă mei gongzuo, ne.
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Pinyin T o n e C o l l o c a t i o n in T r i s y l l a b i c W o r d s ( 2 ) : w o r d s starting w i t h a s e c o n d - t o n e syllable
2+1+1 2+1+2 2+1+3 2+1+4

yanjiusheng tdn gdngqin tushuguan weishengsu
postgraduate to play the piano library vitamin
2+2+1 2+2+2 2+2+3 2+2+4
yinhdngjid Hdnguo ren Hdnguo yu renminbi

banker Korean (people) Korean (language) RMB
2+3+1 2+3+2 2+3+3 2+3+4

youyongyî youyongchi youyongguan niuzaiku
s w i m m i n g suit s w i m m i n g pool natatorium jean
2+4+1 2+4+2 2+4+3 2+4+4
moshushT fuwuyuan bowuguan mingxinpidn
magician waiter, waitress museum postcard
"iAiRÎ&fr^ Single-Component Characters
Characters
( i ) - 0"
The character" H " uses the image of the sun and its basic meaning is "the sun".
ri
••
7]
r1 r1 r
I IJ J1 I -J
(2) m r n m m m , * x m m 0
The character " 0 " uses the image of an e y e and its basic meaning is "eye".
mu
I
1
ri i A
rJ r J F1
S N
( 3 ) , ttjsFffcMMmz, m m ^ M m m ,
m m i - z M H o
T h e o r i g i n a l m e a n i n g o f ">J" w a s to learn and r e p e a t e d l y r e v i e w to a c h i e v e
proficiency. In modern Chinese, however, it means pretty much the same as (to
study/learn)".
XI
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m
s
jjJkX
"B" ft "I" T h e C h i n e s e R a d i c a l s "E" a n d t.
mm \m
0/| ming next

H The radical " g " is usually related to time. Q^ shi' time
0 0H yân eye
T h e radical "|1" is usually related to the
shui to sleep
eyes.
E n W. A > £ t h Pair W o r k
™ WA-*fi, ffl "mHA (BIB) " M i B ^ W S i o

Work in pairs and talk about what you did yesterday using the pattern " f f j : ^
& ( % ) ".
Zu6tiân xiâwu wu diân, nî zâi zuo shenme ne?
m * : T f i A , it Ut ft
Zuotiân xiâwu wu diân, wo zâi xuexf ne.
C
B: 4 T + I i , ,
.chT fân £ dongxi

mâi ^ diânshi
kân <fr diânhuâ
dâ Să jiâo
shui £
-,.
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Work in groups of 3-4. Ask each other's telephone numbers and take notes. Each group
c h o o s e s one member to make a report.
Name Phone Number
1 'J\3L Xiâo W â n g 139-0135-1290
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Tă mâile bushâo ylfu
She has bought quite a few clothes
mă-
pi'ngguo che ylfu

O ^ K 0 W L .
shăngdiân shudiân YTngyu shu

O f ^ #
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Text Zu6tiăn shângwu nî qu nâr le?

A: ut 5L X ^ ft^/LT?
W 6 qu shăngdiân mâi dongxi le.
B: 4 i - k ftfc X & & To
NÎ mâi shânme le?
A: ft £ fl-fc 7?
W 6 mâile yidiânr pi'ngguâ.
B: & £ 7 —

A: Where did you g o yesterday morning? 1. £ dongxi n. thing, stuff
B: I went shopping. 2. — yidiânr num.-m. a f e w ,
A: What did you buy? a little
B: I bought s o m e apples. 3. pi'ngguo n. apple
i n t f i e « < iiii><iiiv 3 > u-2
Nî kânjiân Zhăng xiănsheng le ma? *7

A: fti t â . 7
Kânjiân le, tă qu xue kăi che le.
£
B: T, 4 T 0
Tă s h e n m e shi'hou neng hui'lai?

A: fe ft A Bffe ftl
Sishf fenzhong hou hui'lai.
B: 4 0 Jâ
A: Have you seen Mr. Zhang? 4 . -fc HL kânjiân v. to see
B: Y e s . He has g o n e to a d r i v i n g 5. xiănsheng n. Mr., sir
lesson. 6 . -ff~ kăi v. to drive
A: When can he c o m e back? 7. che n. car, vehicle
B: After 4 0 minutes. 8. l&jjk huflai v. to c o m e back
9. fr fenzhong n. minute
10. Jo hou n. after, afterwards, later
Proper Noun
ffi. Zhăng Zhang, a Chinese family name
S i t e IIP €ut*ifle a store 14-3
Wâng Fang de yTfu tâi piâoliang le.

A: i 7T T !
Shi a , tâ mâile bushâo yifu.
B: T X^y^to
Nî mâi shenme le?
A: ft'A T?
W 6 m6i mâi, zhexie dou shi Wâng Fâng de dongxi.
B: & £ , i l ^ A i >5T ât £

A: W a n g Fang's dress is s o pretty! 11. yTfu n. clothes
B: Yes. She has bought quite a f e w 12. piâoliang adj. beautiful, pretty
clothes. *13. *H a part.
A: What did you buy? a modal particle used at the
B: I bought nothing. All these are end of a sentence as a sign of
Wang Fang's stuff. confirmation or defense
14. >y shâo adj. little, few
bushâo adj. quite a f e w , many
15. zhexie pron. these
16. i p dou adv. both, all
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zijpŞ E H "7 " ^ ^ ^ s k ^ L f f i L " 7 " I n d i c a t i n g O c c u r r e n c e or C o m p l e t i o n
N o t e s
- 7 " m\\:
" T " can be used at the end of a sentence. For example:
Subject Predicate 7
A To
Ml 7„
i* T?
"7" flit}jsMmmm-mgfifcm, t m r n m
ixnô imn-.
" 7 " can also be used between a verb and its object. There is usually a modifier before
the object of the verb, such as a numeral classifier, an adjective or a pronoun, etc. For
example:
Predicate
Subject Number-Measure Word/
Verb 7 Object
Adjective/Pronoun
£ T — A JL
A £ T
ft T JL^ A?
"7" "7"
m P :
T h e n e g a t i v e form o f " T " in both c a s e s a b o v e is + verb + (object)". In the
negative form, " T " should be omitted. For example:
Subject m Predicate
it -irMo
A
£ it
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"fă" The Noun " S "
"/n" mrtMfrs&ftFfrim^mmfcmmo mm-.

T h e noun "Jfi" indicates a period after the present time or the time being mentioned.
For e x a m p l e :
( l) S.M
( 2 ) A: ft/I
B:
(3) A:
B:
( 4 ) A: fei+âttetlej^?
B:
U
i H ^ t ^ W The Modal Particle " W
i ^ n "W mMft*}*, "W" ^ I I J
T h e modal particle "PH" is used at the end of a declarative sentence to set the m o o d .
T h e pronunciation o f "PM" varies with the f i n a l s o f the s y l l a b l e s b e f o r e it, and in written
Chinese, the variants are represented by different characters s o m e t i m e s .
The Final of the Syllable before It The Pronunciation of ' W
a e i o ii a— ia
u ao ou a —> ua
-n a —*• na
-ng a —-nga
-i ( zi, ci, si ) a-*za
-i ( z h i , chi, shi, ri 4 1 ) a —>• ra
(1)A: ftî'h&L'S,?
B:
( 2 ) A: ft t @
B: tf<ft0
( 3 ) A: T !
B: A > H ,
W\m "tP" T h e A d v e r b "IP"
"ir w & m w & m m E - w îm\-.

m e a n s " b o t h / a l l " . T h e p e o p l e o r o b j e c t s i n c l u d e d are put b e f o r e " f P " . For
example:
(l)
(2)
(3)
M ^ ^ f e ^ i i i l ^ ; R o l e - p l a y the dialogues.
'p j c p c
E H ^ î S i l Ă r t ^ S ^ f ă J M A n s w e r the q u e s t i o n s b a s e d o n the d i a l o g u e s .
O )l T ? Z u o t i ă n s h â n g w u t ă q u nâr l e ?
O ^feXfl-fc T ? Ta mâi s h e n m e l e ?
flirt ! k - \ \ 'A B ^ M t f e SJ Z h ă n g x i ă n s h e n g s h e n m e s h i h o u n e n g hui'lai?
Q TTîţif £ T? W â n g F ă n g mâi s h e n m e l e ?
Q Tf&jflflJLîJţ & T? W â n g F ă n g d e p e n g y o u mâi s h e n m e l e ?
D e s c r i b e the pictures u s i n g the n e w l y - l e a r n e d l a n g u a g e points and w o r d s .
M ă m a qu s h ă n g d i â n mâile
WhVh 'fafe % 7
Ta x i â w u q u x u e
Zhuozi s h a n g shi Z h ă n g x i ă n s h e n g
A & ££
d e dongxi.
Lili măile
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ii
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Pinyin T o n e C o l l o c a t i o n in T r i s y l l a b i c W o r d s ( 3 ) : w o r d s starting w i t h a t h i r d - t o n e s y l l a b l e
£
3+1+1 3+1+2 3+1+3 3+1+4
xTylji putong ren zongjTngli huoche pido
washing machine c o m m o n people general manager train ticket
3+2+1 3+2+2 3+2+3 3+2+4
shixuejid jingchdju meindnzi meirongyudn
historian police station handsome man beauty salon
3+3+1 3+3+2 3+3+3 3+3+4
biâoyânjiă xiâo ydnyudn MTIdoshu yânchdnghui
performer little actor Mickey M o u s e concert
3+4+1 3+4+2 3+4+3 3+4+4
ddzijT pdobu xie meishugudn dd didnhua
typewriter running shoes art gallery to make a phone call
iAiR^fe^^ Single-Component Characters
I S i l , AP , o
Shaped like two hands pulling a door latch, the original meaning of " J f " was to pull
out the door latch and open the door. N o w it has many meanings, such as (to
drive a car)" and " J F ( t o bloom)".
kăi
IUI - n
Mtum-xMc, m m m m h ^ m , m m , tw - t a w , 0
originally shaped like an e q u i p m e n t with a w h e e l on both sides, referred to

a w h e e l e d vehicle used in wars, pulled by an o x or a horse. N o w it refers to all the
vehicles on land for transportation, such as " M î f ă ^ (taxi)" and (train)".
che
I i k
*
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Standard Course 1
( 3 ) , ^ m m r n m ? , « j i n m n , j s & m - a , hi*'
"IU" is shaped like a whirling flow of water. It originally meant "to rotate", and r
means "to return'.
hiri
"J3 " fa "• t " C h i n e s e Radicals: "jf' and " t
IP? m-
Radical Explanation Example Character:
JIU fu clothes
1 T h e radical "|J" is u s u a l l y related to human
ffy pang fat
body or flesh.
^Ţ dâ to beat, to hi
4 T h e radical " f " u s u a l l y i n d i c a t e s an action
zhâo to look f o
related to a hand.
Pair W o r k
Application MA—âi, fflHtt^JfcXtittA.

Work in pairs and ask about the things your partner has bought.
NT qu s h ă n g d i â n mâi s h e n m e le?
A: fa fife % if £ T ?
W â mâile
B: £ T
— — — — — — — — — — i
pinggud yTfu beizi zhuozi shu .

* * « ft-? * 1
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14
m
Group Work J
Work in groups of 3-4. A s k about what each of your group m e m b e r did during a day
in the past and take notes. Each group c h o o s e s o n e m e m b e r to make a report.
XTngqT yi shangwu nî z u o s h e n m e le?
— jL-f ft \\'A T?
Wo qu didnyingyuân le.
B To
NT kân shenme le?
A:ft ^ r?
Wo kânle yf ge Zhongguo diânyîng.
A ^ Name ffitfS] Time iti37D Place \ m V A Activity
•hi Uifi-J^f-
1
Xiâo Wâng xTngqi yi shangwu diânyîngyuân kânle yf ge diânyîng
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Wo shi zuo feijl loi de
I came here by air
feijî chuzuche ddxue

O • s t t & ţ
fdndidn ting kăi che

O tiLA 0 9r 0 f 4
At t h e d i n i i i u t t i h l e 15-1
Text
A:
NT he
frfa £
Lî xiâojiă shi s h e n m e shi'hou renshi de?
A if A H f e ikiZ
m*
W6men shi er ling yl yT niân jiu yue renshi de.
B: 4i1\1 4 2011 9 f\
NImen zâi nâr renshi de? TV
A: iMn iL-Rtf?
W6men shi zâi xuexido renshi d e , tă shi w6 dăxue tongxue.

A: When did you and Miss Li first meet? 1. renshi v. to meet, to know
B: W e met in September, 2011. 2. -Ş- niân n. year
A: Where did you meet each other? 3. dâxue n. c o l l e g e , university
B: W e met in our u n i v e r s i t y . S h e w a s
my classmate.
2 £ t 5 j £ r m 4 iit\i<i<k ,i i u t e i 15-2
Nîmen shi zănme lai fândiân de?

A: fttfl ^
Wâmen shi zuo chuzuche lâi de.
B: M i b f a ţ M o
Lî xiănsheng ne?
A: $ Jtfk.
Tâ shi he pengyou yiqî kâi che lâi de.
B: fa&fa

A: H o w did you c o m e here? 4. fafe fândiân n. hotel, restaurant
B: W e came by taxi. 5. i t j ^ E ^ - chuzuche n. taxi, cab
A: What about Mr. Li? *6. — y i q T adv. together
B: He drove here with his friend.
III t i l l ' < 4 l l l | » « l l l > 15-3
A:
Hăn gâoxing renshi ni'n!
fc ft x i L i K M !
Lî xiâojiă.
I
Renshi nî wâ yă hăn gâoxing!
B: ik iR ft A & & ft # !
Ting Zhâng xiânsheng shuo, nfn shi zuo
A: */f fc £ £ i t ,
feiji lâi Băijîng de?
- \ t j i f c i i t
Shi de.
B:

A: N i c e to meet you, Miss Li. 1. -7s gâoxing adj. glad, happy
B: Nice to meet you too. 8. "Jf ting v. to listen
A: Mr. Zhang said you came to Beijing 9. feiji n. airplane
by plane, didn't you?
B: Yes, I did.
fâim®, ^
Notes T h e Structure "Jc (ft": u s e d to e m p h a s i z e t i m e , p l a c e o r m a n n e r
mm "M ift"
^Bfto
When the occurrence of something is known, can be used to emphasize
w h e n , w h e r e and in w h i c h m a n n e r it o c c u r r e d . can be o m i t t e d in p o s i t i v e and
interrogative sentences, but not in negative sentences.
Subject m Time/Place/Manner Verb itt
A fio
ii A £ fio
Â. fi?
: The negative form:
Subject * & Time/Place/Manner Verb j ftj

Â. * fio
ii A £ fio
M Â. fio
H saw s a t ( 2 ) : ^ bi^s mm
E x p r e s s i o n o f a D a t e (2): year, m o n t h , date, d a y o f the w e e k
± " ¥ " ; n , B ^ m f M ^ ^ , m i ± u n n , " B / w o
Ji "M#T in "2008^8^8^, m m " " e r ling ling bă
niân bă y u e bă h â o , x î n g q î w u " 0
Chinese dates are written and read from the bigger unit to the smaller. A year is read
digit by digit, f o l l o w e d by the character A month or date is read the w h o l e number
f o l l o w e d by "^j" and " 0 / - ^ " respectively. A day of the w e e k is expressed by the word " M
J{IJ" plus a specific number. For example, "August 8th of 2008, Friday" is read as "er h'ng Ifng
bă niân bă y u e bă hâo, x î n g q î wu".
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AjA
( l) B/HU12014*5fl 11 - f .
ns
( 2 ) A-.^JOl-f? M-%]Jl? *
10-t, M.m^-0
(3) 42011*9*] iL&tf.
^ ^ f e ^ i i i l ^ t R o l e - p l a y the d i a l o g u e s .
Exercises
A n s w e r the q u e s t i o n s b a s e d o n the d i a l o g u e s .
O & "ft! 4 . ft" £ B t T ă m e n shi shenme shihou renshi de?
@-kbbl&JLiLiRtf? Tămen shi zâi nâr renshi de?
O 4. Tămen shi zenme qu făndiăn de?
LT xiănsheng shi zuo chuzuche qu făndiăn de ma?
0 'A J t l b t s t f ) ? LI xiăojiă shi zenme loi Beijing de?
D e s c r i b e the p i c t u r e s u s i n g the n e w l y - l e a r n e d l a n g u a g e p o i n t s and w o r d s .
Women shi zâi Băii de.

M 4 A (Paris)
Wo mei kănjiăn LT lâoshî, tă shi shenme shihou

A & ft'A Btte
Zhexie ylfu bu jlntiăn de, shi zuătiăn măi de.

4 bÂ £
Women shi yiqT lai de, wo bu xîhuan zuo chuzuche.

An 4—&
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m m • = t W i l l E ( 4 ) : ^>15-4
Pinyin T o n e C o l l o c a t i o n in T r i s y l l a b i c W o r d s (4): w o r d s s t a r t i n g w i t h a f o u r t h - t o n e s y l l a b l e
4+1+1 4+1+2 4+1+3 4+1+4
didnbfngxidng Mâidănglâo jidnshengudn bdngongshi

refrigerator McDonald's gym office
4+2+1 4+2+2 4+2+3 4+2+4

chdng guoge
kdn zuqiu kudngqudnshui shudnyangrou
to sing the national
to watch football mineral water instant-boiled mutton
anthem
4+3+1 4+3+2 4+3+3 4+3+4
mimâxiăng qigudnyan ddshîgudn miehuoqi

c o d e box tracheitis embassy fire extinguisher
4+4+1 4+4+2 4+4+3 4+4+4
zhâoxiângjl zdnzhuren dianhudkd Aoyunhui

camera sponsor phone card Olympic Games
H B i A i R î i i ^ ^ Single-Component Characters
Characters a)»^» , ^ x m M m m m & W ^ o

originally meant "to carry crops home". N o w it means "year".
nidn
X - I f - f , - ^
( 2 ) "Hi" , 3E£JiJASffiiiJ*hffiffJj£So
" l H " originally referred to the germination and growth of a plant. N o w it m e a n s "to
c o m e or g o from inside to outside".
chu
sb
J--*
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Originally meant the activity o f a bird or an i n s e c t f l y i n g in the s k y with its
w i n g s , and n o w it generally means "to fly in the sky" or "being quick".
fei
1
ft C h i n e s e R a d i c a l s : "-H-" a n d
mg mm
chd tea
T h e radical is usually related to grass, trees jjl cai vegetable
or plants.
ăn to settle
T h e radical is usually related to houses. %. jiă home
Pair W o r k
Work in pairs and ask each other about where and w h e n s o m e t h i n g w a s bought.
Zhege shi zdi nâr mâi de?

A: i t ^ A W?
Zâi shângdidn mâi de.

B:£ fife
Shenme shi'hou mâi de?
A: fl- £ U t te £ ¥j ?
Zuotiân mâi de.

B: 8 1 i l £ V) „
Hânyu shu ylfu beizi didnnâo

1
-ft « fcJ®
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VJM t \ G r o u p Work
muQ
Work in groups of 3-4. Ask about the ability of each of your group members and take notes.
Each group c h o o s e s one member to make a report.
NT hui shuo Hânyu ma?

A: fa & it jSLfr °-S)?
Hui.
B:
NT shi shenme shihou kăishî xue Hânyu de?
A: fa £ if Z Bffc (to start) # yZi£
Wo shi de.
B: A A tfo
Nî shi zâi nâr xue de?
A: fa &J?
Wo shi de.
B: A A V) 0
Name Ability ttîi) Time ifoft Place
•hi.
1
Xiâo Wang zuo Zhongguo cai jTnnidn Beijîng
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Common Communication Tools of Chinese People
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W W "1" 5 m m "yăo" o
In C h i n a , t h e r e are t w o k i n d s o f c o m m o n c o m m u n i c a t i o n tools—telephones
and cell phones. A telephone number usually has 7 - 8 digits, for e x a m p l e , 2 0 2 7 8 1 6 ,
8 2 3 0 4 1 5 6 . T e l e p h o n e n u m b e r s in d i f f e r e n t r e g i o n s h a v e d i f f e r e n t n u m b e r s o f
d i g i t s . C e l l p h o n e n u m b e r s , h o w e v e r , a l w a y s h a v e 11 d i g i t s r e g a r d l e s s o f r e g i o n , a s
in 1 3 5 7 6 9 8 3 3 1 1 . S i n c e a c e l l p h o n e n u m b e r h a s m a n y d i g i t s , it i s r e a d w i t h p a u s e s
f o l l o w i n g the pattern " 3 - 4 - 4 " , s u c h as 1 3 9 - 0 1 0 7 - 8 8 6 6 . "1" is read as "yăo" in a
phone number.
Vocabulary
i l ' t t 5ft Pra ^ Abbreviations of Parts of S p e e c h
iHtt
Part of Speech Abbreviation Part of Speech Abbreviation
n. mm adv.
v. prep.
adj. conj.
im pron. afjiăJ part.
1&M num. RXiH] int.
mm m. JEUîs] onom.
nan num.-m. mm pref.
mmm mod. jsm suf.
New Words
15) i f «te MX
Word/Phrase Pinyin Part of Speech Meaning Lesson
A
£ âi V. to like, to love 12
B
bo num. eight 5 (notes)
baba n. father 9
beizi n. cup, glass 8
* băn m. a measure word for books 10
bu kâqi you're welcome, don't mention it 2
bu adv. no, not 2
£ câi n. dish, cuisine 6
£ châ n. tea 8
*t chî V. to eat 8
chuzuche n. taxi, cab 15
D
dâ diânhuâ to make a phone call 13
*L dâ adj. (of age) old 5
de part. used after an attribute 4
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A diân m. o'clock 11
diânnâo n. computer 10
kîH diânshi n. television 13
diânyîng n. film, movie 11
dongxi n. thing, stufT 14
dou adv. both, all 14
* du V. to read 6
duibuqî V. to be sorry 1
duo adv. indicating degree or extent 5
duoshao pron. how many, how much 8
E
J erzi n. son 9
— er num. two 5 (notes)
F
fândiân n. hotel, restaurant 15
feiji n. airplane 15
fenzhong n. minute 14
G
gâoxing adj. glad, happy 15
ge m. a general measure word 8
i-ft gongzuo v./n. to work; job 9
gâu n. dog 9
H
«.tfr Hânyu n. Chinese (language) 4
if hâo adj. good, fine 1
•f hâo n. (J'or date of month) number 7
"S] he V. to drink 8
he conj. and 10
m hăn adv. very, quite 6
hâumiân n. back 10
hui V. to come/go back, to return 11
hui mod. can, to be able to 6
j
/L j' pron. how many 5
j'ă n. family 5
jiâo V. to call, to be called 3

jlntiăn n. today 7
JL jiu num. nine 5 (notes)
K
ft kâi V. to drive 14
* kăn V. to look at, to watch, to read 7
fiJZL kân jiân V. to see 14
kuâi m. a unit of money, same as "yuan " 8
L
£ lai V. to come 12
lâoshT n. teacher 3
used at the end of or in the middle of a sentence to
7 le part. 5
indicate a change or a new circumstance
* lăng adj. cold 12
3L li n. inner, inside, interior 10
7\ liu num. six 5 (notes)
M
•WW măma n. mother 6
ma part. used at the end of a question 3
£ mâi V. to buy, to purchase 8
mâo n. cat 9
a t * * mei guânxi that's OK, it doesn't matter 1
M m6iyâu adv. there is not 10
mîfân n. cooked rice 8
mi'ngzi n. name 3
mingtiăn n. tomorrow 7
N
tfp nâ pron. which 4
nâr pron. where 9
nâ pron. that 8
»JL ne part. used at the end of a question 4
Hi neng mod. can, may 10
if- nî pron. (singular) you 1
niân n. year 15
nu'er n. daughter 5
P
JWiL pengyou n. friend 4
piâoliang adj. beautiful, pretty 14

** pfnggu6 n. apple 14
Q
-fe qi num. seven 5 (notes)
qiânmiân n. front 10
ft qiân n. money 8
* qîng V. (polite) please 7
£ qu V. to go 7
R
jft râ adj. hot 12
/v ren n. human, person 3
iAiK renshi V. to meet, to know 15
s
săn num. three 5 (notes)
shăngdiân n. shop, store 8
Jl shang n. up, above 10
shângwu n. morning, before noon 13
shâo adj. little, few 14
a shâi pron. who, whom 4
i+z shenme pron. what 3
+ shi num. ten 5 (notes)
shi'hou n. time, moment 11
A shi V. to be 3
shu n. book 7
shuî n. water 12
« shuîguâ n. fruit 12
f&t shui jiâo V. to sleep 13
it shuo V. to speak, to say 6
eg si num. four 5 (notes)
£ sui m. year (of age) 5
T
fe tă pron. he, him 4
& tă pron. she, her 4
£ tâi adv. too, excessively 12
tiănqi n. weather 12
ting V. to listen 15
tongxue n. classmate 4
w
•R. wei int. hello, hey 13
A wd pron. I, me 3
w6men pron. we, us 11
wu num. five 5 (notes)
X
-i-sfc. xlhuan V. to like, to be fond of 13
T xid n. under, below 9
T + xidwu n. afternoon 8
xid yu to rain 12
xiânsheng n. Mr., sir 14
xiănzâi n. now 11
its xiâng mod. to want, would like 8
<]> xiâo adj. small, little 9
xiâojiă n. miss, young lady 12
& xie m. some, a few 12
xiă V. to write 6
ifcifc xiexie V. to thank 2
xlngql n. week 7
xuesheng n. student 3
xuexi V. to study, to learn 13
xu6xiâo n. school 7
Y
—
yî num. one 5 (notes)
yîfu n. clothes 14
yîsheng n. doctor 9
ylyuân n. hospital 9
yîzi n. chair 9
yîdiânr num.-m. a few, a little 14
yâu V. to have, there be 5
n yue n. month 7
z
zâijiân V. to see you around 2
£ zâi v./prep. to be in/on/at; in/on/at 9
zănme pron. (indicating nature, condition or manner, etc.) how 6
zănmeyâng pron. (indicating nature, condition or manner) how 12

ii zhe pron. this 8
zhongwu n. noon 11
zhu v. to live, to stay 11
zhuozi n. desk, table 10
Zl n. character, word 6
zuotiăn n. yesterday 7
zuo v. to sit, to be seated 10
Ht zuo v. to make, to produce 6
fc^ffgţjl Proper Nouns

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Word/Phrase Pinyin Meaning Lesson
B
Băijing Beijing, capital of China 11
D
kJL Dâwei David 13
L
4M LT Yue Li Yue, name of a person 3
M
Am Măiguâ the United States of America 3
w
3-7T Wâng Făng Wang Fang, name of a person 10
X
Xi£ Păng Xie Peng, name of a person 10
Z
ft Zhăng Zhang, a Chinese family name 14
t s Zhonggub China 3
Words Not Included in the Syllabus

iiJiH iBltt m \
Word/Phrase Pinyin Part of Speech Meaning Lesson Level
A
a modal particle used at the end of a sentence
•fr a part.
as a sign of confirmation or defense
14 J=£t
B
a modal particle used at the end of a sentence
ba part. to indicate consultation, a suggestion, request 13 —UL
or command
G
* găi prep. to 13
H
hâochT adj. delicious, tasty 6
K
* o kâu m. a measure word for members of families, etc. 5 1
N
ni'n pron. (polite) you 1
S
shentT n. body 12
w
wân v. to ask, to inquire 7
yâ adv. also, too 13
ylqî adv. together 15
I B ? îff i i New Words Made Up of Characters Learned before

From This Book
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New Word Pinyin Part of Speech Meaning Lesson Learned Characters
B
bushdo adj. quite a few, many 14 f x -y
C
4 che n. car, vehicle 14 t
chî fân v. to cat a meal 11

D
dâxue n. college, university 15
F
fen m. minute 11 ^Mf
G
B1 guâ n. country, nation 4 tlâl
H
Hânzi n. Chinese character 6 f
hâu n. after, afterwards, later 14
hui lai V. to come back 14
J
* * jînniân n. this year 5
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M
at mei adv. there is not 10
N
nâr pron. there 9 fiK n\wi
nîmen pron. (plural) you 1
Q
KT qiân n. before, earlier than 11
T
k T tâi le too, excessively 12 k , 7
X
T xiâ V. (of rain, snow, ctc.) to fall 12 Ţtfj
Tfir xiâmiân n. under, below 9
# xue V. to study, to learn 13 f 3
Y
yu n. rain 12 Ttf?
Z
iiJL zher pron. here 10
zhexie pron. these 14 ii. %
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C o n f u c i u s Institute H e a d q u a r t e r s ( H a n b a n )

BEIJING LANGUAGE AND CULTURE

« 1 HSK ( — m ) 150 30-34

HSK ( nm.) 300 30-36

HSK ( H ^ ) 600 35-40

( ± / T ) h s k (mm.) 1200 75-80

mm ( ± / T ) HSK ( ) 2500 170-180

( ± / t ) HSK ( T a M ) 5000 RVJ>± 170-180

5000 VJ>± 510-550

Page 1 islîC Words/Phrases

ft. +f. tfctfl.

3 What's your name

The Interrogative Phrase

1 mVC: Culture: Ways of Asking a Chinese Person's Age 39

1. H+MVt: > * z h . ch. sh, r 1. (4) :

1. J U t t t A * The Retroflex Final 1. (5) :

it. *. l.tefctfifl (1)

ft, *c. l.ftAflfriq "ft"

The Interrogative Pronoun

The Modal Verb "HE"

III A M U j f t l Culture: Features of Chinese People's N a m e s SI

The Adverb "k"

"R, <#) , l.rslifl

Expression of Telephone Numbers

The Modal Particle

" T " Indicating Occurrence or

14 She has bought quite 104 . ii*, ^ The Noun ",6"

^ S A ^ ^ f f l M i f i ^ X ^ Culture: Common Communication Tools of Chinese People 119

iSJiS&Jft Vocabulary 120

Table of Combinations of Initials and Finals in Common Speech

Nî hâo! English Version

Nfn hâo! English Version

*3. ® nfn pron.

Duîbuqî! English Version

( 1 ) Initials and Finals of Chinese Pinyin (1) om

SiStt^ffl ( G9p) Tones (Four Tones)

Read the syllables aloud and pay attention to the tones.

A C h i n e s e s y l l a b l e is usually m a d e up o f an initial, a final and a tone. Generally

speaking, o n e C h i n e s e character corresponds to one syllable. A Chinese syllable can have

no initial, but must have a final and a tone.

îXigfcJ^TÎ Syllable ^ f i j Initial 89® Final ^i/a) Tone

jiă (-ia, elder s i s t e r ) j ie V

rmm-. « j a T w w f f wwrn &.01.7 s

Tonc Sandhi: 3 d tonc + 3 d tone

nî (ft) hâo ( * f ) ni hâo

nî hâo kăyî fudâo xiâojid

Xid Class is over!

Xiânzdi xiuxi! Take a break now!

Kânheibân! Look at the blackboard!

Gen w 6 du! Read after me!

SgiSiSfft Stroke Direction Example Characters

i # piă ren human

A diân Tf. bu no, not

îAiRîM-fc^ Single-Component Characters

" is one of the basic strokes of Chinese characters. T h e single-component character

(2) "Zl" , ^ « t t "2'

j £ î î Xiâxie! English Version

Xiâxie nî! English Version

Zoijidn! English Version

JB® Initials ( 2 ) Finals ( 2 )

Look at the pictures and read the monosyllabic words aloud.

bîngxiăng jlddn sîjî

jîchâng pâ shăn shâubiâo xiongmăo

The Neutral Tone