问问 Asking Directions 问问与问问
Feb 23, 2016
问路Asking Directions汉字与生词
请问去中国城怎么走?
中国城[ 中国城 ]Zhōnggúochéngn. Chinatown
Excuse me, How can I get to Chinatown?
干嘛这么严肃 ?
我迷 mí 路了,可是我没有地图。
地图 [ 地图 ]dìtún. Map
I got lost, but I don’t have map.
干嘛这么严肃 ?
女人问 : 你会一直爱我吗 ?
一直yìzhíAdv. Straight; continuously
The woman asked: Will you always love me?
在第二个路口右转 zh an: to turnǔ 。
路口lùk uǒn. intersection
Turn right at the second intersection.
拐 gǔai vs. 转 zhǔan
To Turn
拐 Northern
China 转 More Common;
Formal substitute for 拐 in the North
过马路要先看红绿灯。
红绿灯[ 红绿灯 ]hóngl dēngǜn. Traffic light
Before crossing the road one must look at the traffic light.
我前面的人一直说话,好烦 fán 。
前面qíanmìann. ahead, in front of
The person in front of me kept on talking, so annoying.
后面
就到了Jiù dàole ?
到第二个路口右转 , 就到了Dào dì èr gè lùk u yòu zhu n, Jiù dàoleǒ ǎ
Four Directions
• Chinese speakers customarily mention the four directions in a set sequence.
• Always start with 东 , since the sun rises from the East.
东南西北 (clock-wise)或者东西南北
(parallel)
gùo
你可不可以过去一点 ?Could you move over a bit?
过过 辶z uǒ
过去gùoqù
n. In the past v. go over there
过动gùodòng
n. ADHD
The snail on the 辶 road can only travel an 寸 inch every hour so it takes all day to 过
cross the road.v. To pass; particle indicate
a past experience
m. Measure word for frequency你要我说几次 ?
How many times do I have to say it in order for you to understand?
次冰bīng
班次bāncìn. # of runs of scheduled transportation
每次měicì
Everytime
The 冰 ice in the rink was 欠 lacking depth for the umpteenth 次
time.
cì
Prep. From
他从他朋友那里拿了一本书。He got a book from his friend.
从从人rén
从前cóngqíann. The past
自从zìcóng
Since (a time/date)
人 Ren got a letter from another person 人 . He reads through
the letter trying to figure out who it’s 从
from.
cóng
n. South
我刚从东南亚回来。I just came back from South East Asia.
南十shí
东南亚dōngnányǎ
n. South East Asia
nán
难 男 喃
n. North
我一直住在北京。I have always lived in Beijing.
北丨shù
西北xīběi
n. North-West
北京Běijīngn. Beijing
běi
没问题 vs 没关系
没问题 没关系To assure someone
that their request will be met or a problem
will be solved.
Downplays the severity or impact of an issue, often used in response to someone’s apology for minor mistake.
• Can we go to Burgers? • I broke yours vase…
Excl. Exclamatory particle to express
surprise or dissatisfaction
哎,我考试又没考好。Sigh, I didn’t do well on my test again.
哎口k uǒ
āi Sentence Final Particles
呀 ya
啊 a
吧 baLet's
!
Flyswatter吔 呀 呃 哎咕 呿 呸 哈咩 咳 呵 咔
嗯 哼 哦
v. To change direction; to abduct, kidnap
你怎么走得一拐一拐的 ?How come you are limping when you walk?
拐 拐弯g aiǔ wān
v. To turn a corner
拐跑g aiǔ p oǎv. To kidnap
The kidnapper used 口 said a lot of sweet words, but in the end he used his 手 hand and brute 力 force
and 拐 abduct the kid.
g aiǔ 手sh uǒ
n. Right 我 的 座 右 铭 是 “ 有 志 者 事 竟成”。My motto is: “Where there’s will there’s a way.”
右口k uǒ
座右铭zùoyòumíng
n. motto
yòu
n. Left
图书馆就在你的左边。The library is right by your left side.
左工gōng
左右z oǔ yòu
n. approximately
左右手z oǔ yòush uǒ
n. A right-hand man
z oǔ
左手 右手
问题一填空题 Fill in the blanks.
男左女右 前后左右东西南北 上下左右
Go Figure
手 口 力 拐拐走
II
Go Figure
工 丿 一 左左右
II
Go Figure
艹 口 X 哎你哎
II
Go Figure
丨 二 匕 北南北
II
Go Figure
彳 三 丨 丶 往
来往
II
Go Figure
人 一 口 手 拿
拿去
II
Word Search
铁 中 国 城 日 文 哎拐 拿 地 图 本 过 哦左 手 电 灯 泡 自 哼座 右 铭 路 次 每 从心 直 口 快 京 北 西一 往 哪 去 亚 南 东
小考Please fill in the blanks in Chinese characters
1.吃过 Have eaten before2.中国城Chinatown3. 拿水 To get water4. 一直 Continuously5.东南 South-East
6. 路口 Intersection7. 右拐 Turn Right8. 哎“ Sigh”9. 红绿灯Traffic Light10. 两次 Two times
小考Please fill in the blanks in Chinese characters
1. ___ ___ Have eaten before2. ___ ___ ___ Chinatown3. ___ ___ To get water4. ___ ___ Continuously5. ___ ___ South-East
6. ___ ___ Intersection7. ___ ___ Turn Right8. ___ “Sigh”9. ___ ___ ___Traffic Light10. ___ ___ Two times