Level 23 - Vocab in Context
43 Lessons
1
某个 in Context
2
某些 in Context
3
其他 in Context
4
讨厌 in Context
5
斤 in Context
6
公斤 in Context
7
听 in Context
8
BONUS: Helper - Expressing That an Action Has Happened Before with 过
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好听 in Context
10
听力 in Context
11
听见 in Context
12
听话 in Context
13
听说 in Context
14
近 in Context
15
最近 in Context
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后 in Context
17
以后 in Context
18
然后 in Context
19
后来 in Context
20
最后 in Context
21
BONUS: Helper - Turning Adjectives into Adverbs with 地
22
后天 in Context
23
后面 in Context
24
后边 in Context
25
厚 in Context
26
反正 in Context
27
相反 in Context
28
BONUS: “How Does What" - Adverbs Expressing Tone of Voice
29
米饭 in Context
30
早饭 in Context
31
午饭 in Context
32
吃饭 in Context
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吃饱 in Context
34
饿 in Context
35
员工 in Context
36
工人 in Context
37
江 in Context
38
左边 in Context
39
左右 in Context
40
右边 in Context
41
差 in Context
42
差不多 in Context
43
差点儿 in Context
Next Character
以后 in Context
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以后
Usage 1 - "in the future":
*Sentence:
以后的事情，谁都不知道答案。
English:
No one knows the answers to issues of the future.
Top-Down Words:
事情 shìqíng - thing, matter
谁 shéi - who?
知道 zhīdào - to know
答案 dáàn - answer, an answer
都 dōu - all, every
Usage 2 - "after":
Sentence:
他给你打了电话以后要出去吃饭。
English:
After he gives you a call, he’ll go out to eat.
Top-Down Words:
给 gěi - (prep) for, by, to
出去 chūqù - go out
*Sentence:
等我长大以后，我也会和哥哥一样。
English:
When I grow up, I'm going to be just like my older/big brother.
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PHASE 3 (Levels 13-20)
- The Basic Chinese Sentence
- Helper - Expressing Possession with 的
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- 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
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Level 27
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- 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
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Andy Williams
In this sentence 等我长大以后, What meaning does 等 add? The common meaning that comes to mind is wait. This is not in the translation. Does the meaning of the sentence change significantly without it?
Thanks,
Andy
Mandarin Blueprint
The meaning doesn't change significantly if you don't have 等, it's more just a convention of speech. After all, a kid is going to have to wait until they grow up. The only slight difference I feel when I say both 等我长大以后 and 我长大以后 is that adding 等 makes it feel like it's going to be a longer time to wait compared to simply saying "after I grow up."
Chris Young
I was reviewing this sentence "他给你打了电话以后要出去吃饭" and wonder how - in the absence of context - do we decide how to translate this?
Break it down.
1. "他给你打了电话" : He called you
2. "要出去吃饭" : going out to eat.
3. "以后" : after
So put the pieces together and we get: "He called you" + "after" + "going out to eat.". But this is the opposite of the translation. With the other usage, we get "He called you" + "in the future" + "going out to eat.". And this aligns with the translation.
Is there something I'm missing here? Is the sentence construction something like:
"他 (给你打了电话以后) 要出去吃饭" so the part outside the parens is the main sentence and the part inside provides more detail? Feels like this is a fairly common construct we've seen; just checking if this makes sense.
I know the first answer is "Take in more content" ;-) Just want a little clarification.
Mandarin Blueprint
The translation is correct as 要 makes this into future tense. It's best to look at the grammar of the sentence as a whole instead of chunking it up, as you'll get confused.
I think the main thing to understand here is that 了 is NOT a past tense marker, but an indicator of change/completion and works in any tense. The way you used the brakcets and explanation is correct as well.