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Mandarin Chinese · HSK 3.0 Band 3 · Chapter 23

在课上 In class

Zài kè shang

In class. Teaches 关于 X (about/regarding X) and pairs with 对 X 来说 (from X's point of view, light intro).

关于这个问题 — About this question

  1. 何老师 jīntiānmentǎolùnhuà, guānwénhuà. Today we'll discuss a topic — about culture.
  2. 小红 lǎoshī, xuǎnlewénxuéshǐ. guānzhègewèn, xiǎngwènxià. Teacher, I took literature and history. About this question, I want to ask.
  3. 何老师 qǐngshǒu, ránhòushuō. Raise your hand, then speak.
  4. 小红 guānchūnjiéwénhuà, méikànguòshū. About Spring Festival culture, I haven't read about it.
  5. 何老师 méiguān. gěijiājiěshìxià. No problem. I'll explain to everyone.
  6. 小红 ànlǎoshīshuōde, xiān, ránhòuzàiwèn. I'll do as you said — take notes first, then ask.

对我来说很难 — It's hard for me

  1. 何老师 guānzhèdào, shuíyǒuàn? About this question — who has the answer?
  2. 小红 lǎoshī, duìláishuōhěnnán. tàidǒng. Teacher, it's hard for me. I don't really get it.
  3. 何老师 méiguān. kànhēibǎn, zàijiǎng. It's OK. Look at the board — I'll explain again.
  4. 小红 duìhěnduōtóngxuéláishuō, zhèjiàozhòngyào. For many students, this lesson is rather important.
  5. 何老师 shìde, jiārènzhēn. Yes, everyone take careful notes.
  6. 小红 dǒngle, xièxièlǎoshī. I get it now. Thank you teacher.
汉字PinyinTừ loạiNghĩa
关于 guānyú prep. about; regarding
问题 wèntí n. question (recall Bk2)
回答 huídá v. answer (recall Bk1)
课堂 kètáng n. classroom (in session) (recall Bk2)
笔记 bǐjì n. notes (recall Bk2)
黑板 hēibǎn n. blackboard (recall Bk2)
举手 jǔshǒu v. raise the hand (recall Bk2)
讨论 tǎolùn v. discuss (recall Bk2)
重要 zhòngyào adj. important (recall Bk1)
答案 dá'àn n. answer (a single answer)
解释 jiěshì v. explain
认真 rènzhēn adv. serious(ly); careful(ly) (recall ch17)
v. note; remember (recall Bk1)
话题 huàtí n. topic
dǒng v. understand (recall Bk2)
小红 Xiǎo Hóng pn. Xiao Hong (persona — recall ch21)
何老师 Hé lǎoshī pn. Teacher He (persona — recall ch13)
汉字PinyinTừ loạiNghĩa
(in 举手 = raise the hand (recall Bk2)) 举手 jǔshǒu — raise the hand (recall Bk2)
àn
àn (in 答案 = answer (a single answer)) 答案 dá\'àn — answer (a single answer)

guān close; about (recall Bk1) Viết

6 strokes top-bottom

answer (recall Bk1) Viết

12 strokes top-bottom

lùn discuss (in 讨论) Nhận biết

6 strokes left-right

bǎn board (in 黑板) (recall Bk2) Nhận biết

8 strokes left-right

jiě explain (in 解释) Nhận biết

13 strokes left-right

对 … 来说 — 从某人的角度 (三40) 对 … 来说 — from someone's perspective (三40)

对 + 人 / 群体 + 来说, 引出"从这个人的角度看, 情况是…". 对学生来说, 考试很重要 = 从学生的角度, 考试重要. 对我来说 / 对中国人来说. 后面跟一个评价句. 这是三级常用的话题结构.

`对 + person/group + 来说` frames "from this person's point of view, …". 对学生来说, 考试很重要 (For students, exams matter). 对我来说 / 对中国人来说. Followed by an evaluative clause. A common Band 3 topic structure.

  • 对学生来说, 考试很重要. Duì xuésheng lái shuō, kǎoshì hěn zhòngyào. For students, exams are important.
  • 对我来说, 这门课不太难. Duì wǒ lái shuō, zhè mén kè bú tài nán. For me, this course isn't too hard.
  • 对中国人来说, 春节最重要. Duì Zhōngguó rén lái shuō, Chūnjié zuì zhòngyào. For Chinese people, Spring Festival matters most.
  • 对老师来说, 学生最重要. Duì lǎoshī lái shuō, xuésheng zuì zhòngyào. For a teacher, students come first.

按 / 按照 — 依据某个标准 (三29) 按 / 按照 — according to (三29)

上一课 (grammar-01) 讲角度. 本课的 按 / 按照 引出"依据 / 根据". 按 + 名词 (按时间 / 按规定); 按照 + 名词短语 (按照老师说的 / 按照课本). 两者意思一样, 按照 后面常跟更长的短语. 上课要按老师的方法学.

Grammar-01 was perspective. 按 / 按照 introduce the BASIS / standard. 按 + noun (按时间 / 按规定); 按照 + noun phrase (按照老师说的 / 按照课本). Same meaning; 按照 takes longer phrases. In class: 按老师的方法学.

  • 请按老师说的做. Qǐng àn lǎoshī shuō de zuò. Please do as the teacher said.
  • 按照课本练习. Ànzhào kèběn liànxí. Practise according to the textbook.
  • 我们按时间表上课. Wǒmen àn shíjiānbiǎo shàngkè. We have class according to the timetable.
  • 按照计划, 明天考试. Ànzhào jìhuà, míngtiān kǎoshì. According to the plan, the exam is tomorrow.

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