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Level 3 Lesson 27.1 – 差 差不多 半 刻 办法 ~法 怎么办

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HSK 3+ VOCABULARY: 差 差不多 半 刻 办法 ~法 怎么办

In this video lesson we'll learn the vocabulary in Lesson 27 and practice them with a lot of example sentences. For new Chinese characters, we'll learn how to write them and know about their structures and origins in the attached writing sheet.

  • VOCABULARY: 差 差不多 半 刻 办法 ~法 怎么办
  • CHINESE CHARACTERS: 半 刻

VOCABULARY LIST


VOCABULARY USAGE


1. 差 chà · OLD HSK 3 / NEW HSK 1

(1) v. 动词 dòngcí ▸ to fall short of; to be short of

  • Lánqiú duì yào wǔ ge rén, wǒmen hái chà yí ge rén.
    篮球队要五个人,我们还差一个人。
    (The) basketball-team needs five “ge” (of) persons, we still “are short of” one “ge” (of) person.
  • Wǒ xiǎng mǎi zhàoxiàngjī, dàn hái chà diǎn qián.
    我想买照相机,但还差点钱。
    I want to buy (a) camera, but (I) still “am short of” “a little bit” (of) money.

(2) adj. 形容词 xíngróngcí ▸ bad; not good

 ☑ See also 差 (chà, adj. 形容词 xíngróngcí ▸ bad; not good).
  • Zhè xiē shuǐguǒ bù xīnxiān, hěn chà.
    这些水果不新鲜,很差。
    These fruits (are) not fresh, very bad.

 

2. 差不多 chàbuduō · OLD HSK 6 / NEW HSK 2

(1) adj. 形容词 xíngróngcí ▸ almost the same; about the same

  • Gēge hé dìdi zhǎng de chà bu duō, dōu hěn shuài.
    哥哥和弟弟长得差不多,都很帅。
    (The) big-brother and (the) little-brother grow(/looks) “almost the same”, (they are) both very handsome.
  • Zhè liǎng ge xiǎoqū de fángzi jiàgé shuōbudìng chà bu duō.
    这两个小区的房子价格说不定差不多。
    This two “ge” (of) residential-communities’ apartment prices perhaps (are) “about the same”.

(2) adv. 副词 fùcí ▸ almost

  • Tā chà bu duō yǒu wǔ shí suì le.
    他差不多有五十岁了。
    He almost is 50 years-old.
  • Wǒ gǎnmào le chà bu duō liǎng ge xīngqī.
    我感冒了差不多两个星期。
    I (have) got-(a)-cold (for) almost two “ge” (of) weeks.

 

3. 半 bàn · OLD HSK 3 / NEW HSK 1 

num. 数词 shùcí ▸ half

We can use 半 in different ways:

(1) 半 + m.w. + n.(phrase) ▸ half a ...

  • bàn ge píngguǒ
    半个苹果
    half “ge” (of) apple
  • bàn píng píjiǔ
    半瓶啤酒
    half bottle (of) beer

Exception: when the n.(phrase) is a 时间词(shíjiāncí ▸  Time Word), sometimes the 量词(liàngcí ▸ Measure Word) can be omitted, while sometimes it cannot. For example,

半 + Time Word

  • bàn fēnzhōng
    bàn tiān
    bàn nián
    半分钟
    半天
    半年
    half (a) minute
    half (a) day
    half (a) year

半 + m.w. + Time Word

  • bàn ge xiǎoshí
    bàn xiǎoshí
    半个小时
    半小时
    half “ge” (of) hour = half (an) hour
    half (an) hour

(2) num. + m.w. + 半 ▸ ... and half

  • yì jīn bàn
    liǎng jīn bàn
    一斤半
    两斤半
    one (and) half “jin(/500 grams)”
    two (and) half “jin(/500 grams)”
  • yì nián bàn
    liǎng nián bàn
    一年半
    两年半
    one (and) half (a) year
    two (and) half (a) years

(3) flexible use, without Measure Word

  • bàn jià
    半价
    half (the original) price
  • Zhè xiē shuǐguǒ xiànzài zhǐ yào bàn jià, dàn yí kàn jiù bù xīnxiān, bié mǎi le.
    这些水果现在只要半价,但一看就不新鲜,别买了。
    These fruits now only requires half (the original) price, but (one can tell that they are) not fresh “right after” looking-at (them), (do)n’t buy.

 

  • guò bàn
    过半
    to be-over half
  • Bǐsài shíjiān yǐjīng guò bàn le, hóngduì hé lánduì dōu hái méi yǒu jìn qiú.
    比赛时间已经过半了,红队和蓝队都还没有进球。
    (The) match time already went-pass half, (The)-Red-Team and (The)-Blue-Team both still (have) not made-(any)-goal.

 

4. 刻 kè · OLD HSK 3 / NEW HSK 2

m.w. 量词 liàngcí ▸ a unit to measure time on clocks and watches, equaling 15 minutes

The usage of 刻 will be talked about in Topic 2.

 

5. 办法 bànfǎ · OLD HSK 3 / NEW HSK 2

n. 名词 míngcí ▸ way; means; method; measure

  • hǎo bànfǎ
    好办法
    good way; good method; good means
  • xiǎng bànfǎ
    想办法
    to think-of (a) way/method/means

 

  • yǒu bànfǎ
    méiyǒu bànfǎ
    有办法
    没有办法
    to have way(s)/method(s)/means
    to not have way/method/means

 

  • Wǒ xiànzài méi bànfǎ juédìng, ràng wǒ zài xiǎngxiang.
    我现在没办法决定,让我再想想。
    I now “can’t” decide, let me more-over think (about it) “really quick”.
  • Nǐ xiǎng bu xiǎng de chū bànfǎ ’a?
    你想不想得出办法啊?
    (Do) you have- (or) not-have-the-potential-to-be-able-to think-out (a) “way(/method/solution)”?
  • Xiǎotōu bǎ wǒ de qián、shǒujī dōu tōu zǒu le, wǒ zhēnde méi bànfǎ le.
    小偷把我的钱、手机都偷走了,我真的没办法了。
    (The) thief (-) “ba{indicating the handling of}” my money, (and) cellphone (-) all stole-away, I really “can’t do anything about it”.

 

6. ~法 fǎ · - / NEW HSK 2 

n. 名词 míngcí ▸ way of...; method of...

法 can be used to create more words:

v. + 法

  • yòngfǎ
    用法
    use-method
    way of usage
  • shuōfǎ
    说法
    say-method
    way of saying a thing; wording; statement
  • xiǎngfǎ
    想法
    think-way
    way of thinking; opinion; idea
  • zuòfǎ
    做法
    do-way
    way of doing or making (things); practice; a behavior
  • xiěfǎ
    写法
    write-way
    way of writing

 

  • Zhè ge shēngcí de yòngfǎ nǐ xué huì le ma?
    这个生词的用法你学会了吗?
    This “ge” new-word’s “way of usage” (-) (have) you learned-(with the result of)-knowing-how-to-(use) (already)?
  • Yǒu zhèyàng yì zhǒng shuōfǎ: “Tiān wài yǒu tiān, rén wài yǒu rén.” Nǐ tīng guo ma?
    有这样一种说法:“天外有天,人外有人”。你听过吗?
    (There) “exists” this one type (of) saying, “Sky-outside exists sky, people-outside exist people”. (Have) you heard-of (it)?

 

7. 怎么办 zěnmebàn · - / NEW HSK 2 

phrase. 短语 duǎnyǔ ▸ what to do; what to be done

  • Jǐngchá fāxiàn wǒmen le, zěnmebàn?
    警察发现我们了,怎么办?
    (The) police (has) found us, what should we do?
  • Wǒ yì hē niúnǎi jiù bù shūfu, zěnmebàn ’a?
    我一喝牛奶就不舒服,怎么办啊?
    I “right after” drinking milk (am) not comfortable, what should I do about it?

 

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