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Mandarin Chinese · HSK 3.0 Band 3 · Chapter 4

飞机上 On the plane

Fēijī shang

In-flight conversation. Introduces V + 着 durative state and stance + 着 + main action.

外面的云 — Clouds outside

  1. 林雪 kàn, fēijīngfēiláile! Look — the plane's already up!
  2. 王明 wàimiàndetiānkōngzhēnhǎokàn, yúnpiàoliangle. The sky outside is lovely, and the clouds are gorgeous.
  3. 林雪 zuòfēihěnlèi, xiànzàilèihěn. Flying is tiring — I'm really worn out now.
  4. 王明 miàntàiānjìngle, jiādōuzàixiūxi. It's very quiet in here — everyone's resting.
  5. 林雪 yǒudiǎn饿è, dōukuài饿èle. I'm a bit hungry — practically starving.
  6. 王明 dàolejiùchīfàn. xiānkànkànchuāngwàideyún. We'll eat when we land. Look at the clouds out the window first.

坐飞机很有意思 — Flying is interesting

  1. 王明 xǐngle? xiūxihǎolema? You're awake? Did you rest well?
  2. 林雪 tǎnglehuìer, hǎoduōle. zuòfēi, gāoxìngle! Lay down a while — much better. First time flying, I'm overjoyed!
  3. 王明 zuòfēihěnyǒu, hěnfāng便biàn. Flying is interesting, and very convenient too.
  4. 林雪 shì. xiǎngzhànláizǒuzǒu, tīngtīngyīnyuè. Yeah. I want to stand up, walk a bit, listen to some music.
  5. 王明 hǎo. menliáotiānba. Sure, let's chat then.
  6. 林雪 háiyǒuliǎngxiǎoshí, shíjiānchánghěn. Two hours to go — the time feels really long.
汉字PinyinTừ loạiNghĩa
chuāng n. window
极了 jíle adv. extremely (degree complement: Adj + 极了)
外面 wàimiàn n. outside (recall Bk1)
里面 lǐmiàn n. inside (recall Bk1)
yún n. cloud
天空 tiānkōng n. sky
fēi v. fly
睡觉 shuìjiào v. sleep (recall Bk1)
xǐng v. wake up
tīng v. listen (recall Bk1)
音乐 yīnyuè n. music (recall Bk1)
聊天 liáotiān v. chat
zhàn v. stand (recall Bk2)
tǎng v. lie down
休息 xiūxi v. rest (recall Bk1)
安静 ānjìng adj. quiet
林雪 Lín Xuě pn. Lin Xue (persona — recall ch01)
王明 Wáng Míng pn. Wang Ming (persona — recall ch01)
汉字PinyinTừ loạiNghĩa
yún cloud
chuāng window
xǐng wake up
tǎng lie down

kōng empty; sky (in 天空) Viết

8 strokes top-bottom

jìng quiet (in 安静) Nhận biết

14 strokes left-right

rest; breath (in 休息) Nhận biết

10 strokes top-bottom

程度补语: Adj + 得很 / 极了 / 死了 (三49) Degree complement: Adj + 得很 / 极了 / 死了 (三49)

形容词或心理动词后加 得很 / 极了 / 死了 表示程度很高. 热得很 = 非常热. 冷极了 = 极其冷. 累死了 = 累到极点 (口语, 有点夸张). 极了 / 死了 直接跟在形容词后; 得很 用 得 连接. 这是三级的程度表达, 比二级的"很 / 非常"更强.

Adding 得很 / 极了 / 死了 after an adjective or psych-verb marks a VERY high degree. 热得很 = very hot. 冷极了 = extremely cold. 累死了 = dead tired (colloquial, hyperbolic). 极了 / 死了 attach directly; 得很 links with 得. Stronger than Band 2's 很 / 非常.

  • 飞机上热得很. Fēijī shàng rè de hěn. It's very hot on the plane.
  • 我累极了. Wǒ lèi jí le. I'm extremely tired.
  • 大家高兴极了. Dàjiā gāoxìng jí le. Everyone was overjoyed.
  • 我饿死了. Wǒ è sǐ le. I'm starving.

动词 / 形容词短语作主语 (三43) Verb / adjective phrase as subject (三43)

上一课 (grammar-01) 说程度补语. 本课: 一个动作或一种状态也可以作主语. 坐飞机很累 (坐飞机 = 主语). 太冷了不好 (太冷了 = 主语). 等很长时间不舒服. 主语不再只是名词或代词 — 这是三级句法的扩展.

Grammar-01 covered degree complements. Here: an action or a state can serve as the SUBJECT. 坐飞机很累 (Flying is tiring — 坐飞机 is the subject). 太冷了不好 (Too cold is no good). 等很长时间不舒服 (Waiting a long time is uncomfortable). Subjects are no longer only nouns/pronouns — a Band 3 extension.

  • 坐飞机很累. Zuò fēijī hěn lèi. Flying is tiring.
  • 等很长时间不舒服. Děng hěn cháng shíjiān bù shūfu. Waiting a long time is uncomfortable.
  • 太冷了不好, 太热了也不好. Tài lěng le bù hǎo, tài rè le yě bù hǎo. Too cold is bad, too hot is bad too.
  • 慢慢走比较安全. Mànman zǒu bǐjiào ānquán. Walking slowly is safer.

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