Level 21 - Vocab in Context
37 Lessons
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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
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
完 in Context
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The Character You Just Learned is Also a Common Word!
Usage 1 - "(verb complement indicating that the verb is finished)":
*Sentence:
今天的工作已经做完了。
English:
My work for the day is finished.
Top-Down Words:
工作 gōngzuò - to work; one’s work; a work task
已经 yǐjīng - already
做 zuò - to do
Usage 2 - "to finish":
Sentence:
工作完成没？
English:
Is the work finished?
Top-Down Words:
工作 gōngzuò - to work; one’s work; a work task
完成 wánchéng - to accomplish, complete, fulfill, bring to success or fruition
*Sentence:
你不是早就写完了吗？
English:
Haven't you finished writing already?
Top-Down Words:
就 jiù - (grammatical particle) in this case meaning “as soon as” or “right after”.
写 xiě - to write
*Sentence:
你写完了的话，也可以过来和我一起玩儿。
English:
If you have finished writing, you can come and hang with me.
Top-Down Words:
写 xiě - to write
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Member Comments from 2019-mid-2020
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Gary Cheeseman
Hi guys, can you clarify what the use of 没 is in the sentence 工作完成没？
Mandarin Blueprint
In this context, 没 can serve the same function as "吗”
MB Team
Here's the link to where Phil and Luke talked about this comment in the Mandarin Blueprint Podcast:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h7mTzGAiVGk&t=6240s
Alex Sumray
Hi there,
May i ask what the function of the 也
is in the sentence: 你写完了的话，也可以过来和我一起玩儿。?
Cheers.Mandarin Blueprint
It means "also" too, but it is part of a larger context. Once you see that larger context in phases 4+5 it will become clearer!
Mandarin Blueprint
This is a bit abstract, but theoretically, the speaker is saying "[amongst your many options for what you do] after you finish writing, you ALSO can come and hang out with me." 也, therefore, makes the tone somewhat less demanding.
MB Team
Here's the link to where Phil & Luke talked about this comment in the Mandarin Blueprint Podcast:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gTyzKONer7o&t=2990s
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- 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
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- 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
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- Who Determine's a Baby's Looks, Mom or Dad?
Level 22
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- What Do You Like to Do?
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Level 23
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Level 28
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- Study, Work & Life
- What's More Important, Looks, or Ability?
Level 29
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Keith Travis
今天的工作已经做完了
Today's work's already done.
Matt Shubert
Hey guys, can I ask a clarification on this sentence:
你不是早就写完了吗？
Which is translated here as:
"Haven't you finished writing already?"
I'm trying to understand the purpose of 早 here. My first pass at translation was something more like, "Didn't you just finish writing earlier?", thinking the 早 was a shortening 早点. Is it more like 早就 is a phrase by itself meaning "already"? How would the meaning change without the 早?
Thanks!
Mandarin Blueprint
it wouldn't work without 早. 早就 means already, which is required for the meaning trying to be conveyed here. 早就 is like a stronger, more exaggerated version of 已经.
Matt Shubert
Makes sense, thanks y'all.
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I love it when I have a question and find it has already been asked and answered. It's not only convenient, it's also comforting to know I'm not the only one with the question. Thanks for asking!