Contemporary Chinese Book 1 Grammar Text Display ►Traditional ►Simplified Pinyin Display ►Visible ►Mouseover ►Hidden Click here to modify ↘️ the characters and pinyin Lesson 1 ⭐️ Vocabulary and Practice ✔︎ Final Particles (嗎吗 ma and 呢 ne)✔︎ Negation word: 不 bù and its tone changes✔︎ Chinese Adjectives and 很 hěn✔︎ Ways to ask and answer questions Lesson 2 ⭐️ Vocabulary and Practice ✔︎ Numbers in Chinese and tone changes for 1✔︎ Express all and both with 都 dōu ✔︎ Noun Modifier marker 的 de✔︎ Have and has in Chinese – 有 yǒu✔︎ 二 èr and 兩两 liǎng✔︎ Measure Words – 個个 ge and 張张 zhāng Lesson 3 ⭐️ Vocabulary and Practice ✔︎ Chinese Sentence Structure✔︎ Express “Intention” with 去 qù and 來来 lái✔︎ Giving Suggestion with 吧 ba✔︎ Adverbs: 都 dōu (all or both) ✔︎ Adverbs: 也 yě (also or too)✔︎ Adverbs: 常 cháng (usually) Lesson 4 ⭐️ Vocabulary and Practice ✔︎ 的 de phrase with an omitted noun✔︎ Too adj – 太 tài… 了 le✔︎ Capability – 能 néng✔︎ Express “more than” with 多 duō✔︎ Preposition “help” 幫帮 bāng✔︎ Measure Words – 塊块 kuài, 杯 bēi, 支 zhī, and 種种 zhǒng Lesson 5 ⭐️ Vocabulary and Practice ✔︎ Complement Marker 得 de✔︎ Movement Marker 到 dào✔︎ Can – Skills 會会 huì✔︎ A little bit – 有一點点 yǒuyìdiǎn & 一點点 yìdiǎn Lesson 6 ⭐️ Vocabulary and Practice ✔︎ 在 zài as location maker✔︎ 在 zài as location of an Activity✔︎ Using 有 yǒu to express existence✔︎ Verb Duplication – V一V✔︎ To negate the previous statement – 不是 búshì Lesson 7 ⭐️ Vocabulary and Practice ✔︎ Time + Place + Event✔︎ 在 zài as On-going Actions✔︎ Each and Every – 每 měi✔︎ Can – permission 可以 kěyǐ✔︎ From A to B – 從从 cóng and 到 dào Lesson 8 ⭐️ Vocabulary and Practice ✔︎ With – 跟 gēn✔︎ Linking Two adjectives with 又 yòu✔︎ Comparison word – 比 bǐ and 比較较 bǐjiào✔︎ Question Word – How 怎麼么 zěnme Lesson 9 ⭐️ Vocabulary and Practice ✔︎ Time Word vs Duration✔︎ Condition and consequence – 要是 yàoshìi…就 jiù…✔︎ When… – 的時时候 deshíhòuou✔︎ Sometimes… Sometimes…. – 有時时候 yǒushíhòuhou Lesson 10 ⭐️ Vocabulary and Practice ✔︎ To try – VV看 kàn✔︎ Changing Situation – 了 le✔︎ Reduplicate Adjectives to show subjective feelings✔︎ Using 的 de to link a clause✔︎ Because & So – 因為为 yīnwèi & 所以 suǒyǐ Lesson 11 ⭐️ Vocabulary and Practice ✔︎ Sooner Then Expected with 就 jiù✔︎ Existential Subject with 有 yǒu✔︎ Zero Pronoun✔︎ Showing Purpose with 來来 lái✔︎ Two Functions of 會会 huì Lesson 12 ⭐️ Vocabulary and Practice ✔︎ First and then 先 xiān…再 zài…✔︎ Emphasizing Something in a Past Event 是 shì…的 de✔︎ Expressing “after” with 以後后 yǐhòu✔︎ Two Functions of 好 hǎo and 難难 nán Lesson 13 ⭐️ Vocabulary and Practice ✔︎ As soon as – 一 yī…就 jiù…✔︎ Every & None with Question Words✔︎ Doing Sth More or less – 多 duō or 少 shǎo + Verb✔︎ Making Question with 是不是 shìbúshì✔︎ 不 bù and 沒没 méi✔︎ Same – 跟 gēn…一樣样 yíyàng Lesson 14 ⭐️ Vocabulary and Practice ✔︎ Time Duration 了 le✔︎ From The Past Until Now – Double 了 le✔︎ About to – 快 kuài…了 le✔︎ Even More – 更 gèng✔︎ Inferior Comparison – 没有 méiyǒu… 這麼这么 zhème Lesson 15 ⭐️ Vocabulary and Practice ✔︎ Giving an unclear answer in Chinese✔︎ To Dispose of Something with 把 bǎ✔︎ Comparison Structure with 得 de✔︎ VO Structure✔︎ Do… right after doing… – V 了 le…就 jiù…✔︎ A bit – 一點点 yìdiǎn and 有一點点 yǒuyìdiǎn Do you like it? 🙂
