Level 3 Lesson 40.1 – 起 起来 跳 复杂 筷子 附近 一会儿
HSK 3+ VOCABULARY: 起 起来 跳 复杂 筷子 附近 一会儿
In this video lesson we'll learn the vocabulary in Lesson 40 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: 起 起来 跳 复杂 筷子 附近 一会儿
- CHINESE CHARACTERS: 杂 筷 附
VOCABULARY LIST
VOCABULARY USAGE
1. 起 qǐ · - / NEW HSK 1
Directional v. 趋向动词 qūxiàngdòngcí ▸ to move from low to high; to move upwards
- Tā ná qi yì bǎ jítā, hé yuèduì de péngyou men yìqǐ biǎoyǎn le yì shǒu gē.
他拿起一把吉他，和乐队的朋友们一起表演了一首歌。
He picked-(with the direction of)-(having-it-moving)-up one “ba” (of) guitar, with friends (in the) band together performed one “shou” (of) song. - Dà fēng guā qi le tā de tóufa.
大风刮起了她的头发。
(The) big wind blew-(with the direction of)-(having-it-moving)-up her hair.
2. 起来 qǐlái · OLD HSK 5 / NEW HSK 1
Directional v. 趋向动词 qūxiàngdòngcí ▸ to move from low to high; to move upwards
- Nǐ néng bu néng qǐ lái yí xià, wǒ yào bǎ zhèr dǎsǎo yí xià.
你能不能起来一下，我要把这儿打扫一下。
Can you get-up “really quick” (or) not, I need-to (-) “ba”{indicating the handling of} here (-) clean-up “really quick”. - Wǒ zuótiān shuì de tài wǎn le, jīntiān zǎoshang qǐ bu lái.
我昨天睡得太晚了，今天早上起不来。
I yesterday slept too late, today morning (did)-not-have-the-potential-to-be-able-to get-up.
3. 跳 tiào · - / NEW HSK 3
v. 动词 dòngcí ▸ to jump; to leap; to skip
- tiào yuǎn
tiào gāo
跳远
跳高
long jump; to do long jump
high jump; to do high jump
- Xiǎo gǒu tiào shang le chuáng.
小狗跳上了床。
(The) little dog jumped-onto (the) bed. - Gāngcái dàjiā dōu zài qiúchǎng pángbiān tiào zhe wèi wǒmen jiāyóu.
刚才大家都在球场旁边跳着为我们加油。
Just-now everyone all was jumping (while) cheering-on for us by (the) ball-court side. - Tā lí wǒ yuè jìn, wǒ de xīn tiào de yuè kuài.
他离我越近，我的心跳得越快。
The closer he is-from me, the faster my heart beats.
4. 复杂 fùzá · OLD HSK 6 / NEW HSK 3
adj. 形容词 xíngróngcí ▸ complicated; complex; sophisticated; intricate
- Zhè zhī yuèduì de gē dōu hěn fùzá, wǒ bú huì tán.
这支乐队的歌都很复杂，我不会弹。
Songs (of) this “zhi” (of) band (are) all very complicated, I (do) not know-how-to play. - Nǐ bú yòng bǎ qíngkuàng xiǎng de tài fùzá.
你不用把情况想得太复杂。
You (do) not need-to (-) “ba”{indicating the handling of} (the) situation (-) think -de- too complicated. - Zhè jiàn shì jí fùzá, jǐ jù huà shuō bu qīngchu.
这件事极复杂，几句话说不清楚。
This “jian” (of) thing (is) extremely complicated, several “sentences” (of) words (do)-not-have-the-potential-to-be-able-to tell-clear(ly).
antonym 反义词：简单 jiǎn dān ▸ simple; uncomplicated; plain; easy to understand, use or handle
5. 筷子 kuàizi · OLD HSK 3 / NEW HSK 2
n. 名词 míngcí ▸ chopsticks
- yì shuāng kuàizi
yì zhī kuàizi
一双筷子
一支筷子
one pair (of) chopsticks
one “zhi” (of) (single) chopstick
- Zhè shuāng kuàizi zěnme yì zhī cháng yì zhī duǎn?
这双筷子怎么一支长一支短？
How-come this “pair” (of) chopsticks (-) one “zhi” (of them is) long (and) one “zhi” (of them is) short? - Tā gāng ná qi kuàizi zhǔnbèi chīfàn, jīnglǐ jiù dǎ diànhuà ràng tā mǎshàng huí gōngsī.
他刚拿起筷子准备吃饭，经理就打电话让他马上回公司。
He just grabbed-up (the) chopsticks (and) prepared to eat-meal, (the) manager “then” made (a) phone-call to-make him right-away return (the) company.
6. 附近 fùjìn · OLD HSK 3 / NEW HSK 4
adj. 形容词 xíngróngcí ▸ nearby; neighboring
- Měi tiān wǎnfàn yǐhòu, línjū men dōu xǐhuan dào xiǎoqū fùjìn de gōngyuán li sànbù.
每天晚饭以后，邻居们都喜欢到小区附近的公园里散步。
(In the) time (that is after) every day evening meal, (the) neighbors all like going-to (the) park (at the) residential-community nearby-place to walk. - Huìyì zài gōngsī fùjìn de jiǔdiàn li jǔxíng.
会议在公司附近的酒店里举行。
(The) meeting (is) hold in (the) hotel-inside (which is at the) company nearby-place.
n. 名词 míngcí ▸ nearby places
- Túshūguǎn jiù zài fùjìn, jǐ fēnzhōng jiù néng dào.
图书馆就在附近，几分钟就能到。
(The) library “exactly” is-at (a) nearby-place, (in) several minutes (we) “soon will” can arrive.
7. 一会儿 yí huìr · OLD HSK 3 / NEW HSK 2
num.-m.w. phr. 数量短语 shùliàng duǎnyǔ ▸ a little while; a short while; 一段很短的时间，可以是过去的，也可以是未来(wèilái, future)的
- Tā ná qi jítā tán le yí huìr.
他拿起吉他弹了一会儿。
He picked-up (the) guitar (and) played (for) “a little while”. - Yí huìr wǒmen jiù zài fùjìn chī ge fàn ba, bié zǒu yuǎn le.
一会儿我们就在附近吃个饭吧，别走远了。
(In) “a little while” (let) us “exactly” at (a) nearby-place eat (one) “ge” (of) meal, (and do) not walk-far. - Xiànzài cái liù diǎn, hái zǎo ne, wǒ yí huìr qǐ lai.
现在才六点，还早呢，我一会儿起来。
Now (it is) “as early as” 6 o’clock, still early, I (will) (in) “a little while” get-up.
We can use several 一会儿 together following this structure:
一会儿+谓语，一会儿+谓语，(一会儿……)…… ▸几种情况 happens by turns
For Example:
- Tā yí huìr ná qi bǐ, yí huìr bǎ bǐ fàng xia, zuìhòu shénme dōu méi xiě.
他一会儿拿起笔，一会儿把笔放下，最后什么都没写。
He “for a moment” picked-up (the) pen, (and) “for a moment” (-) “ba”{indicating the handling of} (the) pen (-) put-down, (in) the-end (he did) not write anything. - Tiānqì yí huìr yīn yí huìr qíng.
天气一会儿阴一会儿晴。
(The) weather “for a moment” (is) cloudy, (and) “for a moment” (is) sunny. - Háizi men yí huìr chànggē, yí huìr tiàowǔ.
孩子们一会儿唱歌，一会儿跳舞。
(The) children (are) singing-songs “for a moment”, (and) dancing “for a moment”.