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Mandarin Chinese · HSK 3.0 Band 3 · Chapter 45

回头看 Looking back

Huí tóu kàn

Band closer — all six personas gather. Teaches 其实 + clause (actually) and 总的来说 + clause (overall, all things considered).

其实变化很大 — We've actually changed a lot

  1. 林雪 niánguòle, cóngxíngdàoguònián, menhuítóukànxiàba. A year has passed — from the trip to the New Year, let's look back together.
  2. 王明 shí, menměiréndebiànhuàdōuhěn. Actually, each of us has changed a lot.
  3. 老张 shí, xuéleyòngshǒuzuòshēng. Actually, I learnt to run business via phone.
  4. 何老师 shí, xuédàolehěnduōxīndōng西. Actually, I also learnt a lot of new things.
  5. 小红 shí, kǎoshìhǎo, hěngǎnxièlǎoshī. Actually, my exam results got better each time — thanks to my teacher.
  6. 周月 shí, zhǎodàolehuandegōngzuò, chéngzhǎngle. Actually, I found work I love and grew along the way.

总的来说, 一年难忘 — Overall, an unforgettable year

  1. 林雪 zǒngdeláishuō, zhèniánmendōuhěnnánwàng. Overall, this year was unforgettable for all of us.
  2. 王明 zǒngdeláishuō, měiréndōuchéngzhǎngle. Overall, everyone grew.
  3. 何老师 zǒngdeláishuō, mendeshìháiméijiéshù. Overall, our story isn't over.
  4. 小红 mendōuyào. We must all keep at it.
  5. 周月 zǒngdeláishuō, wàngmenzhízài. Overall, I hope we stay together.
  6. 老张 zǒngdeláishuō, mendōuzhǔnbèihǎochūxīndeniánle. Overall, we're ready to set off into the next year.
汉字พินอินชนิดคำความหมาย
其实 qíshí adv. actually; in fact
总的来说 zǒng de lái shuō adv. overall; in summary
回头看 huí tóu kàn v. look back
记得 jìde v. remember
感谢 gǎnxiè v. thank; appreciate
变化 biànhuà v. change
adj. big (recall Bk1)
成长 chéngzhǎng v. grow; develop
结束 jiéshù n. end; finish
一起 yìqǐ adv. together (recall Bk1)
难忘 nánwàng adj. unforgettable
故事 gùshi n. story
继续 jìxù adv. continue (recall ch27)
出发 chūfā v. set off (recall ch01)
林雪 Lín Xuě pn. Lin Xue (persona — recall ch01)
王明 Wáng Míng pn. Wang Ming (persona — recall ch01)
老张 Lǎo Zhāng pn. Lao Zhang (persona — recall ch08)
何老师 Hé lǎoshī pn. Teacher He (persona — recall ch13)
小红 Xiǎo Hóng pn. Xiao Hong (persona — recall ch21)
周月 Zhōu Yuè pn. Zhou Yue (persona — recall ch31)
汉字พินอินชนิดคำความหมาย
biàn (in 变化 = change) 变化 biànhuà — change
shù (in 结束 = end; finish) 结束 jiéshù — end; finish

its; that เขียน

8 strokes top-bottom

shí real; actual เขียน

8 strokes top-bottom

huà change (in 变化) จดจำ

4 strokes left-right

gǎn feel (in 感谢) (recall ch37) จดจำ

13 strokes top-bottom

zhǎng grow (in 成长) (recall Bk1) จดจำ

4 strokes single

其实 + 句子 — 软纠正 / 软揭示 其实 + clause — "actually / in fact"

其实 + 句子 用来"软纠正对方 / 揭示真相 / 说出和表面不同的事": 其实我没去 / 其实我也学到了很多新东西 / 其实我考试一次比一次好. 语气比 但是 柔, 比 不是 X 而是 Y (ch38) 短. 位置: 一般在主语之后, 谓语之前 (我其实没去), 也可放句首做副词性话题 (其实, 我没去). 否定: 其实不 + V / 其实没 + V. 跟英语 actually 接近.

`其实 + clause` voices "actually / in fact" — softens a correction or reveals what was hidden. 其实我没去 / 其实我也学到了很多. Softer than 但是, shorter than ch38's 不是 X 而是 Y. Position: after subject or fronted as a topic. Negate: 其实不 / 其实没. Close to English "actually".

  • 其实, 我们的变化都很大. Qíshí, wǒmen de biànhuà dōu hěn dà. Actually, all of us have changed a lot.
  • 其实我也学到了很多. Qíshí wǒ yě xué dào le hěn duō. Actually, I learnt a lot too.
  • 其实他没去面试. Qíshí tā méi qù miànshì. Actually he didn't go to the interview.
  • 其实, 健康才最重要. Qíshí, jiànkāng cái zuì zhòngyào. Actually, health matters most.

(也) … , 也 … — 回顾并列 (三60, 复用) (也)…, 也… — parallel reflection (三60, reuse)

上一课 (grammar-01) 的 其实 软揭示. 本课复习 ch27 的"也…也…", 用来回顾这一年的两方面收获: 这一年, 我学了很多, 也认识了很多人. 工作也顺利, 生活也开心. 两个分句结构相同, 平列地总结, 适合收尾.

Grammar-01 was 其实 (actually). This revisits ch27's "也…也…" to look back on the year's two sides: 这一年, 我学了很多, 也认识了很多人. 工作也顺利, 生活也开心. Parallel clauses summing up — fitting for a closing chapter.

  • 这一年我学了很多, 也认识了很多人. Zhè yì nián wǒ xué le hěn duō, yě rènshi le hěn duō rén. This year I learned a lot and met many people.
  • 工作也顺利, 生活也开心. Gōngzuò yě shùnlì, shēnghuó yě kāixīn. Work went smoothly, and life was happy too.
  • 我们也努力了, 也进步了. Wǒmen yě nǔlì le, yě jìnbù le. We worked hard, and made progress too.
  • 大家也累, 也很高兴. Dàjiā yě lèi, yě hěn gāoxìng. Everyone was tired, and very happy too.

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