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
6
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
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
空间 in Context
CONGRATULATIONS!
A NEW WORD HAS BEEN UNLOCKED
空间
Usage 1 - "empty space":
*Sentence
这里的空间好小。
English:
There is very little empty space here.
Top-Down Words:
这里 zhèli - here
Usage 2 - "personal space, emotional space":
Sentence
父母要给孩子留一点儿空间。
English:
Parents should give children a little bit of space.
Top-Down Words:
孩子 háizi - child, children
留 liú - to leave for, to save, to keep, to remain
*Sentence
孩子需要关心也需要空间。
English:
Children need attention and space.
Top-Down Words:
孩子 háizi - child, children
需要 xūyào - to need
*Sentence
但在这个空间以外，你就是另一个人的。
English:
But outside this space, you belong to someone else.
Top-Down Words:
就 jiù - exactly, just
*Sentence
不过，你们还是得有自己的空间。
English:
Still, you have to have your own space.
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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
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- 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
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Jason Pon
2 questions
父母要给孩子留一点儿空间
要 translates to 'should' for 'should give...'. Is this part of longer form content that provides context? Otherwise, how would you ensure this doesn't translate to 'will' - because I feel 'parents will give' vs 'parents should give' are very different ideas.
这里的空间好小。
I would've thought the 很 would be used instead of 好 to describe that 'very little'. Can you help me understand why 好 is used?
Mandarin Blueprint
1. This could be affected by a larger context for sure, but the tone of the sentence (especially with the general term "Parents" as opposed to a specific person being used) definitely sound more like advice, don't you think?
2. 好 also means very (maybe slightly stronger, i.e. "really"). As this adjective (小) is not a "psychological verb" (想, 爱, etc.), 很 being used would be milder, closer to just "is". Using 好 is a way of saying "very/really" with adjectives that aren't psychological.
MB Team
This is where Luke and Phil talked about your question in the Mandarin Blueprint Podcast:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e11zahyd7f4&t=3245s
Nick Sims (戴燚）
In the sentence: 孩子需要关心也需要空间。Why is the second 重要 needed? Shouldn’t it be assumed that if you say 也 then the thing that comes after it takes on the first trait? Leaving the sentence as: 孩子需要关心也空间。
Mandarin Blueprint
Hey Nick,
Good question, here's an explanation of why the second sentence wouldn't quite work:
https://www.loom.com/share/d3544383635a4313962a64ee36b9f630
Nick Sims (戴燚）
Makes a ton of sense now with the option of and or changing the verb if we wanted. Thanks
MB Team
This is where Luke and Phil talked about your question in the Mandarin Blueprint Podcast:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Mz-27tiD_I&t=2181s