Level 3 Lesson 18.1 – 只 一共 墙 堵 挂 站 中间 中 阿姨 叔叔

VOCABULARY USAGE

1. 只 zhǐ · HSK 3 

adv. 副词 fùcí ▸ only; merely; just; simply

In today's lesson, 只 is a 范围副词 (fànwéi fùcí ▸ scope adverb; range adverb). We have learned another 范围副词 before: 都.

• Wǒ zhǐ fàng le yì diǎnr yán.
  我只放了一点儿盐。
  I only added-in “a little bit” (of) salt.
• Wǒ zhǐ jìde tā xìng Zhōng, jiào shénme wàngjì le.
  我只记得他姓钟，叫什么忘记了。
  I only remember (that) he surname-is Zhong, (him being)-called what (-) (I) forgot (already).
• Wǒ zhǐ xīwàng nǐ néng lǐjiě wǒ.
  我只希望你能理解我。
  I just hope (that) you can understand me.

2. 一共 yígòng · HSK 3 

adv. 副词 fùcí ▸ altogether; in all; in total

一共 is also a 范围副词 (fànwéi fùcí ▸ scope adverb; range adverb).

• Tā yígòng zuò le liù ge dàngāo.
  他一共做了六个蛋糕。
  He in-total made -le six “ge” (of) cakes.
• Cóng zǎoshàng dào xiàwǔ, wǒmen pá shān yígòng pá le liù ge xiǎoshí.
  从早上到下午，我们爬山一共爬了六个小时。
  From (the) morning arriving (the) afternoon, we climbed-mountain in-total climbed six “ge” (of) hours.
• Wǒ yí gong xiěcuò le wǔ ge zì.
  我一共写错了五个字。
  I altogether wrote-(with the result of)-(writing)-wrong five “ge” (of) characters.

3. 墙 qiáng · HSK 4 

n. 名词 míngcí ▸ wall

• Zhè ge fángjiān de qiáng shì báisè de.
  这个房间的墙是白色的。
  (The) wall of this “ge” (of) room is (something that is of the) white-color.
• Tā zài qiáng shang xiě el yí ge zì.
  他在墙上写了一个字。
  He on (the) wall-surface wrote one “ge” (of) character.

4. 堵 dǔ

m.w. 量词 liàngcí ▸ measure word for (outer) wall or wall-like objects

For outer wall, we can use the Measure Word 堵; for indoor wall, we can use the Measure Word 面 (miàn ▸ surface).

• yì dǔ qiáng
  一堵墙
  one “du” (of) (outer) wall
• yí miàn qiáng
  一面墙
  one “mian”(/surface) (of) (indoor) wall

• Fángjiān li de zhè miàn qiáng tài zāng le.
  房间里的这面墙太脏了。
  This “mian” (of) wall (in the) room (is) too dirty.
• Zhè dǔ qiáng shang yǒu liǎng dào mén, wǒmen cóng nǎ dào mén jìnqu?
  这堵墙上有两道门，我们从哪道门进去？
  “There are” two “dao” (of) doors (on) this “du” (of) wall-surface, from which “dao” (of) door (do) we go-in?

5. 挂 guà · HSK 4 

v. 动词 dòngcí ▸ to hang

• Wǒ zài qiáng shang guà le yì fú huà.
  我在墙上挂了一幅画。
  I hung one “fu” (of) painting on (the) wall-surface.
• Nǐ de yàoshi guà zài nàr ne, kàn jiàn le méiyǒu?
  你的钥匙挂在那儿呢，看见了没有？
  Your key (is) hang(ing) in there, (did you) see (already or) not?
• Yuèliang guà zài gāogāo de tiān shang.
  月亮挂在高高的天上。
  (The) moon (is) hang(ing) in (the) high sky(-surface).
• Hónghóng de píngguǒ guà zài shù shang.
  红红的苹果挂在树上。
  Red apples (are) hanging on (the) tree(-top).