Level 21 - Vocab in Context
37 Lessons
1
很 in Context
2
银行 in Context
3
长in Context
4
长大 in Context
5
长相 in Context
6
长得 in Context
7
衣服 in Context
8
说服 in Context
9
元 in Context
10
远 in Context
11
玩 in Context
12
好玩 in Context
13
公园 in Context
14
完 in Context
15
完美 in Context
16
BONUS: “How Does What" - Adverbs of Frequency
17
完全 in Context
18
BONUS: “How Does What" - Adverbs of Range
19
字 in Context
20
汉字 in Context
21
一定 in Context
22
决定 in Context
23
不一定 in Context
24
安全 in Context
25
寄 in Context
26
宝宝 in Context
27
比 in Context
28
比如 in Context
29
它 in Context
30
它们 in Context
31
一些 in Context
32
有些 in Context
33
这些 in Context
34
那些 in Context
35
能 in Context
36
能力 in Context
37
可能 in Context
Next Character
长in Context
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The Character You Just Learned is Also a Common Word!
Usage 1 - "long (as opposed to short) (cháng)":
*Sentence
它有两米长。
English:
It’s two meters long.
Top-Down Words:
它 tā - it
Usage 2 - "grow, develop, enhance (zhǎng)":
Sentence
我长大了。
English:
I’ve grown up.
Top-Down Words:
*Sentence
最近我吃得太多，所以长胖了。
English:
I have eaten too much recently, so I've got fat.
Top-Down Words:
最近 zuìjìn - recently
所以 suóyǐ - so, as a result
多 duō - very many, a lot
Sentence
我的小狗长大了，还长长了。
English:
My puppy has grown bigger and longer.
NOTE:
The second 长 zhǎng is followed by 长 cháng (长长 zhǎngcháng). It's a Verb-How structure, which means that the structure is "Verb + Result of the Verb." In this case, "Grow 长 zhǎng with the result of becoming "long 长 cháng."
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- The Basics - Why Does This Method Work?
- How our Pinyin Chart is Different
- What are Chinese Characters?
- Props
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- Scripts
- Inspiration for Scripts
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- Why SRS is So Important: Frequency & Memory
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- Habit Building Part 1 - Triggers
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- Habit Building Part 3 - Reward
- Habit Building Part 4 - Belief
- Stroke Order Rule #1
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- Stroke Order Rule #5
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PHASE 2 (Levels 7-12)
- Understanding Chinese Words - Morphemes
- The Six Steps to Learning Words
- 3 Questions About Words
- Top-Down & Bottom-Up Learning
Living Links Series
Word Structure Series
- Part 1 - What are Chinese Words?
- Part 2 - Verb-What 述宾式
- Part 3 - Verb-How 补充式
- Part 4 - Biased 偏正式
- Part 5 - Parallel 并列式
- Part 6 - Duplicated 重叠式
- Part 7 - Subject-Predicate 主谓式
- Part 8 - Affixed 附加式
PHASE 3 (Levels 13-20)
- The Basic Chinese Sentence
- Helper - Expressing Possession with 的
- Helper - When You Can Omit 的
- Helper - Completed Actions with 了
- Helper - Change of State with 了
- Helper - Present Actions with 着
- Connector - Saying 'But' with 但是 - 可是 - 不过
- Connector - Reasons & Actions with 因为..., 所以...
- Connector - Conditional "If-Then" Statements with 如果..., 就
- Connector - Conditional "If-Then" Statements with 要是...的话
- Connector - "Or" in Questions with 还是
- Connector - “Or" in Statements with 或/或者
- Relator - Using 为 to Express "For"
- Relator - Expressing "From" with 从
- Relator - Expressing Location with 在
- Special - Using 在 as a Verb
- Tone - Softening Tone of Voice with 呢
- “How Does What" - Adverbs of Denial
- “How Does What" - Adverbs of Degree
PHASE 4 (Levels 21-30)
Level 21
- Transferring Money by Smartphone or Bank
- Walk in the Park?! I Have 汉字 to Study!
- Who Determine's a Baby's Looks, Mom or Dad?
Level 22
- How Many Pages of the Book Have You Read?
- Many People Don't Want to Have Babies
- My Girlfriend Can Really Eat!
- What Do You Like to Do?
- What Method Works for Learning Chinese?
Level 23
- Eating Bread
- I Met My Girlfriend in the Park
- Something is Different About My Dog Lately
- The Older Brother is Better Than the Younger Brother
- The Right and Left Side of the Office
- Three Meals a Day
Level 24
- Annoying People
- Breaking Up at the End of the Date
- Going on a Date
- My Two Friends and I
- Overtime at Work
- Red Packets
- Two People in a Relationship
Level 25
- I Want to Find a Boyfriend Too
- My Dad and I
- My Dog Chouchou
- The Big Changes of China
- The Weather is Great, Let's Go to the Park!
- Xiaomei and Her Boyfriend's Day
Level 26
Level 27
- American Journalist Studies Chinese in China
- Can I Still Learn Chinese Anymore?
- Should I Change?
- Children and Their Parents
- Foreigner's Opinion of China
- What Do You Want to Be When You Grow Up?
Level 28
- Daughter & Mother
- Son's Eighth Birthday
- Study, Work & Life
- What's More Important, Looks, or Ability?
Level 29
- Advertisements
- Buying Tickets at Chinese New Year
- Everybody Restaurant
- How Does One Progress
- Son is Out of Control
Level 30
- Cars, Bicycles & Trains
- Potatoes & Beef
- Two Ladies Compare Who's Got it Better
- Young People Raising Cats and Dogs
Phase 4 Grammar Points
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Andy Williams
Hi. This sentence 它有两米长。 uses 有. Please comment on why 有 is used and not 是。 Thanks, Andy
Mandarin Blueprint
This is just the way it works in Chinese, there is no rhyme or reason that we know of. Although even if there was, explaining it wouldn't make you any better at Chinese. As long as you understand the sentence you'll acquire the language :D
Francislainy Campos
That's a common pattern for other languages as well. Portuguese uses this same 有structure, and we say "to have xx height", rather than "is".