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Mandarin Chinese · HSK 3.0 Band 3 · Chapter 21

大学的一天 A day at university

Dàxué de yì tiān

A day at university; 小红 enters. Teaches 先 V1 然后 V2 (sequence) and pairs with 最后 + V (final step).

先吃早饭, 然后上课 — First breakfast, then class

  1. 小红 měitiānshǒuxiānshítángchīzǎofàn. Every day I first go to the canteen for breakfast.
  2. 小红 ránhòujiàoshìshàng. Then I go to the classroom for class.
  3. 同学 shàngyǒujié? How many classes in the morning?
  4. 小红 sānjié. xiàhòuzàichīfàn. Three. After class I have lunch.
  5. 同学 xiàzuòshénme? What do you do in the afternoon?
  6. 小红 xiān, ránhòushūguǎnkànshū. I first review, then go read at the library.

最后回宿舍 — Finally back to the dorm

  1. 同学 wǎnfànhòuháizuòshénme? What do you do after dinner?
  2. 小红 chīwánwǎnfàn, yǒushípǎo, yǒushígēnpéngyǒuliáotiān. After dinner I sometimes go running, sometimes chat with friends.
  3. 小红 kànhuìerdiànshì, zuìhòuhuí宿shèshuìjiào. I watch a bit of TV, then finally head back to the dorm to sleep.
  4. 同学 tiānzhēnróng. A day's not easy.
  5. 小红 xuéshēngdeshēnghuóhěnyǒu. cóngjīntiān, yàogèng. University life is interesting. From today on, I'll work harder.
  6. 同学 míngtiānshítángba. Let's go to the canteen together tomorrow.
汉字พินอินชนิดคำความหมาย
大学 dàxué n. university (recall Bk1)
学生 xuésheng n. student (recall Bk1)
上课 shàngkè v. attend class; start class (recall Bk1)
下课 xiàkè v. class ends (recall Bk1)
教室 jiàoshì n. classroom (recall Bk2)
图书馆 túshūguǎn n. library (recall Bk1)
食堂 shítáng n. canteen; dining hall
宿舍 sùshè n. dorm
xiān adv. first (recall Bk1)
然后 ránhòu conj. then; after that (recall Bk2)
最后 zuìhòu n. finally; last (recall Bk1)
早饭 zǎofàn n. breakfast (recall Bk1)
午饭 wǔfàn n. lunch (recall Bk1)
晚饭 wǎnfàn n. dinner (recall Bk1)
复习 fùxí v. review (recall Bk2)
小红 Xiǎo Hóng pn. Xiao Hong (persona — 22, university student)
汉字พินอินชนิดคำความหมาย
shǒu
táng (in 食堂 = canteen; dining hall) 食堂 shítáng — canteen; dining hall课堂 kètáng — classroom (in session) (recall Bk2)
宿 (in 宿舍 = dorm) 宿舍 sùshè — dorm
shè (in 宿舍 = dorm) 宿舍 sùshè — dorm
answer (recall Bk1) 回答 huídá — answer (recall Bk1)答案 dá\'àn — answer (a single answer)

rán so (in 然后) เขียน

12 strokes top-bottom

shì room (in 教室) เขียน

9 strokes top-bottom

shí eat; food (in 食堂) จดจำ

9 strokes top-bottom

review; again (recall Bk2) จดจำ

9 strokes top-bottom

首先 … 然后 … — 书面顺序句 (三64) 首先 … 然后 … — formal sequence (三64)

首先 + 第一步, 然后 + 第二步, 表示先后顺序. 比二级的"先…然后"更正式、更书面, 常用于说明步骤或讲道理. 首先去上课, 然后去图书馆. 也可以接"再 / 最后": 首先…, 然后…, 最后….

首先 + first step, 然后 + next step, marking sequence. More formal/written than Band 2's 先…然后, common for explaining steps or reasoning. 首先去上课, 然后去图书馆. Can extend with 再 / 最后: 首先…, 然后…, 最后….

  • 首先我们读课文, 然后回答问题. Shǒuxiān wǒmen dú kèwén, ránhòu huídá wèntí. First we read the text, then answer the questions.
  • 你首先要努力, 然后才能成功. Nǐ shǒuxiān yào nǔlì, ránhòu cái néng chénggōng. First you must work hard, then you can succeed.
  • 我首先去吃饭, 然后回房间. Wǒ shǒuxiān qù chīfàn, ránhòu huí fángjiān. First I go eat, then return to my room.
  • 首先准备好, 然后出发. Shǒuxiān zhǔnbèi hǎo, ránhòu chūfā. First get ready, then set off.

从 … 起 — 从某个时间开始 (三39) 从 … 起 — starting from (a time) (三39)

上一课 (grammar-01) 讲顺序. 本课的 从 + 时间 + 起 表示"从这个时间点开始 (并继续下去)". 从今天起 / 从现在起 / 从下周起. 后面跟一个分句说明从那时起要做什么. 从今天起, 我要早起.

Grammar-01 was sequence. `从 + time + 起` means "starting from this point (and onward)". 从今天起 / 从现在起 / 从下周起. A clause follows saying what begins then. 从今天起, 我要早起 (From today, I'll get up early).

  • 从今天起, 我要早起. Cóng jīntiān qǐ, wǒ yào zǎo qǐ. From today, I'll get up early.
  • 从现在起, 你要努力学习. Cóng xiànzài qǐ, nǐ yào nǔlì xuéxí. From now on, you must study hard.
  • 从下个月起, 我开始学中文. Cóng xià ge yuè qǐ, wǒ kāishǐ xué Zhōngwén. Starting next month, I begin learning Chinese.
  • 从这个学期起, 课多了. Cóng zhè ge xuéqī qǐ, kè duō le. From this semester, there are more classes.

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