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