Level 3 Lesson 28.1 – 一边 打工 总是 同时 钢琴 吉他 弹 新闻
HSK 3+ VOCABULARY: 一边 打工 总是 同时 钢琴 吉他 弹 新闻
In this video lesson we'll learn the vocabulary in Lesson 28 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: 一边 打工 总是 同时 钢琴 吉他 弹 新闻
- CHINESE CHARACTERS: 总 钢 琴 吉 弹 闻
VOCABULARY LIST
VOCABULARY USAGE
1.一边 yìbiān · NEW HSK 3 / NEW HSK 1
Conjunctive adv. 关联副词 guānliánfùcí ▸ to indicate that two actions are performed at the same time
The usage of 一边 will be talked about in Topic 2.
2. 打工 dǎgōng · OLD HSK 6 / NEW HSK 2
(1) v. 动词 dòngcí ▸ 做工作; to do work; to do a job [usually a part-time job or a temporary job]
- Dú dàxué de shíhou, wǒ zhōumò zài fànguǎn dǎgōng.
读大学的时候，我周末在饭馆打工。
(At the) time (of) attending college, I did-work at (a) restaurant. - Gěi bié rén dǎgōng méi yǒu zìjǐ kāi gōngsī hǎo.
给别人打工没有自己开公司好。
Doing-work for other people (is) not (as) good (as) opening (a) company (by one)self.
(2) Detachable Compound 离合词 líhécí ▸ 做工作; to do work; to do a job [usually a part-time job or a temporary job]
- dǎ yí fèn gōng
dǎ liǎng fèn gōng
打一份工
打两份工
to do one “fen(/portion; part; share)” (of) work
to do two “fen(/portion; part; share)” (of) work - dǎ guo gōng
méi yǒu dǎ guo gōng
打过工
没有打过工
to (have) done (a) job (before)
to not (have) done (a) job (before)
- Yǒu le háizi yǐhòu yòng qián de dìfang hěn duō, wǒ děi xiǎng bànfǎ duō dǎ jǐ fèn gōng.
有了孩子以后用钱的地方很多，我得想办法多打几份工。
(In the) time (that is) after having (a) child, (the) aspects (that) use money (are) very many, I need to think-of ways to more do several “fen” (of) jobs. - Bìyè yǐhòu tā zài Shànghǎi dǎ le jǐ nián gōng.
毕业以后她在上海打了几年工。
(In the) time (that is) after graduating she did work in Shanghai (for) several years.
3. 总是 zǒngshì · OLD HSK 3 / NEW HSK 3
adv. of Time 时间副词 shíjiānfùcí ▸ always; invariably; forever; all the time [indicating an action or an event has been happening repeatedly or extremely frequently in the time being]
- Háizi wǎnshang zǒngshì kū.
孩子晚上总是哭。
(The) child always cries (at) night. - Tā měi tiān zǒng shì hē de fēicháng zuì.
他每天总是喝得非常醉。
He every day always drinks-(with the state of being)-very drunk. - Měi tiān zǎoshang, tā zǒngshì xiān sòng háizi shàngxué, ránhòu zài dào gōngsī qù shàngbān.
每天早上，他总是先送孩子上学，然后再到公司去上班。
Every day morning, he always first sends (the) child to attend-school, after-that then arrives (the) company to go attend-work.
4. 同时 tóngshí · OLD HSK 6 / NEW HSK 2
Time n. 时间名词 shíjiānmíngcí ▸ the same time
- Liǎng bù diàntī tóngshí shàng lai le.
两部电梯同时上来了。
(The) two “bu” (of) elevators (at the) same-time came-up. - Gēge hé dìdi tóngshí fāshāo le, wǒ zhè ge zuò māma de zhēn bù zhīdào yīnggāi zěnmebàn.
哥哥和弟弟同时发烧了，我这个做妈妈的真不知道应该怎么办。
(The) big-brother and (the) little-brother (at the) same-time got fever, I(,) this “ge” (of person who is) being (the) mom really (do) not know (I) should do-what. - Shàng gāozhōng de shíhou, tā tóngshí dǎ liǎng fèn gōng.
上高中的时候，他同时打两份工。
(At the) time (of) attending high-school, he did two “fen” (of) jobs (at the) same-time.
5. 钢琴 gāngqín · OLD HSK 6 / NEW HSK 5
n. 名词 míngcí ▸ piano
- yì tái gāngqín
liǎng tái gāngqín
一台钢琴
两台钢琴
one “tai” (of) piano
two “tai” (of) pianos
- diàn gāngqín
电钢琴
digital piano
- Jiàoshì zhōngjiān fàng zhe yì tái bái sè de gāngqín, fēicháng piàoliang.
教室中间放着一台白色的钢琴，非常漂亮。
(There is) one “tai” (of) white color piano “being placed” (in the) classroom-center, (it is) very pretty. - Wǒ de gāngqín lǎoshī suīrán hěn niánqīng, dànshì jiāo de tèbié hǎo.
我的钢琴老师虽然很年轻，但是教得特别好。
My piano teacher though (is) very young, but (he or she) teaches especially well.
6. 吉他 jítā · - / NEW HSK 7-9
n. 名词 míngcí ▸ guitar
- yì bǎ jítā
liǎng bǎ jítā
一把吉他
两把吉他
one “ba” (of) guitar
two “ba” (of) guitars
- diàn jítā
mù jítā
电吉他
木吉他
electric guitar
wood guitar; acoustic guitar
- Xué jítā méi yǒu xué gāngqín nán.
学吉他没有学钢琴难。
Learning guitar (is) not (as) difficult (as) learning piano. - Tā de fángjiān hěn gānjìng, qiáng shang guà zhe yì bǎ jiùjiù de jítā.
他的房间很干净，墙上挂着一把旧旧的吉他。
His room (is) very clean, (and there is) one “ba” (of) old guitar “being hung” (on the) wall-surface.
7. 弹 tán · OLD HSK 6 / NEW HSK 5
v. 动词 dòngcí ▸ to play (a musical instrument) [with fingers]
- tán gāngqín
tán jítā
弹钢琴
弹吉他
to play piano
to play guitar
- tán yì shǒu gē
tán yí duàn yīnyuè
弹一首歌
弹一段音乐
to play one “shou” (of) song
to play one “duan(/piece) (of) music
- Wǒ de shǒu hěn téng, zhè jǐ tiān tán bu liǎo jítā le.
我的手很疼，这几天弹不了吉他了。
My hands(/arms) (are) very painful, these a-few days I do-not-have-the-potential-to-be-able-to play guitar (already). - Nà shǒu gē wǒ hái méi tán huì.
那首歌我还没弹会。
That “shou” (of) song (-) I still (did) not play-(with the result of)-knowing-how-to-play. - Wǒ xué gāngqín méi xué duō jiǔ, zhǐ huì tán yì diǎnr, érqiě yě tán de bù zěnmeyàng.
我学钢琴没学多久，只会弹一点儿，而且也弹得不怎么样。
I learn piano (have) not learned (for) very long, (I) only know-how-to play “a little bit”, plus (I) also play not-that-well.
8. 新闻 xīnwén · OLD HSK 3 / NEW HSK 2
n. 名词 míngcí ▸ news
- yì tiáo xīnwén
liǎng tiáo xīnwén
一条新闻
两条新闻
one “tiao” (of) news
two “tiao” (of) news
- Wǒ xiànzài hái tīng bu dǒng Zhōngwén xīnwén.
我现在还听不懂中文新闻。
I now still do-not-have-the-potential-to-be-able-to understand news (in) Chinese-language. - Bàba xíguàn měi tiān chī wán fàn kàn yí xià diànshì xīnwén.
爸爸习惯每天吃完饭看一下电视新闻。
Dad has-the-habit (and the habit is) to watch TV news every day after finishing eating (the) meal.
❖ Note: To say "in the news" in Chinese, "新闻里" and "新闻上" are both acceptable. For example,
- Xīnwén li shuō yǒu ge xiǎotōu cóng yínháng li tōu le tèbié duō xiànjīn.
新闻里说有个小偷从银行里偷了特别多现金。
(The) news says (that there) exists (one) “ge” (of) thief (who) stole especially a-lot-of cash from (the) bank. - Xiànzài de xīnwén shang shénme shìqing méi yǒu?
现在的新闻上什么事情没有？
(On the) news (of) nowadays what things (do) not exist? [There are all sorts of things on the news nowadays]