Level 24 - Vocab in Context
46 Lessons
1
红 in Context
2
红包 in Context
3
约 in Context
4
约会 in Context
5
合法 in Context
给 in Context
7
拿 in Context
8
穿 in Context
9
穿衣服 in Context
10
空 in Context
11
天空 in Context
12
有空 in Context
13
空间 in Context
14
空气 in Context
15
深 in Context
16
正式 in Context
17
试试 in Context
18
刀子 in Context
19
分 in Context
20
分钟 in Context
21
分手 in Context
22
分开 in Context
23
过分 in Context
24
份 in Context
25
月份 in Context
26
切 in Context
27
一切 in Context
28
计划 in Context
29
别 in Context
30
别人 in Context
31
别的 in Context
32
BONUS: Connector - Expressing Exceptions with 除了
33
刚 in Context
34
刚刚 in Context
35
BONUS: “How Does What" - Adverbs of Time
36
刚才 in Context
37
班 in Context
38
上班 in Context
39
下班 in Context
40
加班 in Context
41
前 in Context
42
以前 in Context
43
前天 in Context
44
前面 in Context
45
往前 in Context
46
前边 in Context
Next Character
给 in Context
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The Character You Just Learned is Also a Common Word!
Usage 1 - "to give":
Sentence
我给你钱。
English:
Here’s some money for you.
Top-Down Words:
钱 qián - money
Sentence
父母每年都给宝贝一个红包
English:
Every year the parents give their child a red money packet.
Top-Down Words:
都 dōu - all, every
*Sentence
以前过年才给红包，还只给小孩红包。
English:
We used to only give red envelopes on New Year's Day, and only to children.
Top-Down Words:
小孩 xiǎohái - kids
过年 - to celebrate Chinese New Year
*Sentence
比起买东西，给红包是一个更好的生日礼物。
English:
Giving a red envelope is a better birthday gift than buying anything.
Top-Down Words:
买 mǎi - to buy
更 gèng - even more
生日礼物 shēngrìlǐwù - birthday gift
Usage 2 - "(prep) for, to, by":
Sentence
我给狗买了一条鱼.
English:
I bought a fish for the dog.
Top-Down Words:
买 mǎi - to buy
条 tiáo - measure word for long, narrow, or thin things
鱼 yú - fish
*Sentence
朋友住得再远也可以给他们发红包了。
English:
We can send red envelopes to friends no matter how far away they live.
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Nacho En
Hello everyone! I have a little question: In the anki deck sentence
"朋友住得再远也可以给他们发红包了."
"We can send red envelopes to friends no matter how far away they live."
Where is that "no matter" character in the sentence, or how do we know it means "no matter"?Mandarin Blueprint
It's all about the 再...也 construction. It's fairly advanced, so don't worry about mastering it just yet. Just keep an eye out for it in future.
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Philip Dong😄
Hi Luke & Phil. In Level 24, there is a vocab in context sentence, "我给狗买了一条鱼". Could it be written as "我买了一条鱼给狗" instead? Thanks!
Philip Dong
Mandarin Blueprint
They are both OK grammatically, but the emphasis feels different. The former is focused on what you gave the dog whereas the latter is focused on the buying of a fish. Also, in the second construction, you could add an additional verb indicating what the buying of the fish was *for* (给), for example, "我买了一条鱼给狗*吃*".
Jason Pon
比起买东西，给红包是一个更好的生日礼物。
What usage of 起 is this? I suppose it's either either 'preliminary assessment' or 'beginning to do an action' (as opposed to getting/waking up).
Mandarin Blueprint
Here's a reply for you Jason: https://www.loom.com/share/66f9d8f4a65a4db7ab27712cf9f79349
MB Team
This is where Luke and Phil talked about your question in the Mandarin Blueprint Podcast:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_26ZdTpzcNs&t=678s