Level 25 - Vocab in Context
45 Lessons
1
介绍 in Context
2
拍照 in Context
3
BONUS: Connector - "And" with 和 - 跟 - 与 & Relator - Expressing "With" Using 和
4
照相机 in Context
5
BONUS: Relator - Using 给 to Express 'Give,' 'For,' or 'To'
6
照片 in Context
7
至少 in Context
8
到 in Context
9
没想到 in Context
10
回到 in Context
11
得到 in Context
12
找到 in Context
13
来到 in Context
14
看到 in Context
15
听到 in Context
16
进 in Context
17
BONUS: Relator - Towards What Direction with 往
18
进来 in Context
19
进步 in Context
20
进一步 in Context
21
进去 in Context
22
山 in Context
23
出 in Context
24
出来 in Context
25
出去 in Context
26
出国 in Context
27
出发 in Context
28
出现 in Context
29
岁 in Context
30
几岁 in Context
31
BONUS: Special - Emphasizing Details with 是...的
32
变 in Context
33
变化 in Context
34
变得 in Context
35
如果 in Context
36
课 in Context
37
上课 in Context
38
下课 in Context
39
课本 in Context
40
单身 in Context
41
简单 in Context
42
鱼 in Context
43
男人 in Context
44
男朋友 in Context
45
累 in Context
Next Character
男朋友 in Context
CONGRATULATIONS!
A NEW WORD HAS BEEN UNLOCKED
男朋友
Usage 1 - "boyfriend":
Sentence:
她对她的男朋友不满意。
English:
She's not satisfied with her boyfriend.
Top-Down Words:
满意 mǎnyì - satisfied; pleased
Sentence:
我男朋友很聪明。
English:
My boyfriend is smart.
Top-Down Words:
聪明 cōngming - intelligent; clever; bright; smart
Sentence:
我也想找到一个男朋友。
English:
I want to find a boyfriend too.
Top-Down Words:
*Sentence:
因为你长得这么好看，我还以为你早就有男朋友了。
English:
Because you are so good looking, I thought you must have found a boyfriend long ago.
Top-Down Words:
就 jiù - (particle indicating perceived earliness. In this case, as soon as the speaker recalled something they immediately felt mad, hence the perception of earliness.)
*Sentence:
我也想找。有什么办法可以找到一个对我又好长得又好看的男朋友呢？
English:
I also want to find (a boyfriend). What's a good way to find a guy who's good to me and also handsome?
Top-Down Words:
呢 ne - softened tone of questions
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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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Sriram P C
For people like me, who are getting stumped at the sentence "有什么办法可以找到一个对我又好长得又好看的男朋友呢？":
I highly recommend this loom video, where Phil explains the 又 with 2 Verb-Phrase construction:
https://www.loom.com/share/1f1026bb868640939e6bbc1218fa7cd7
Matt Shubert
I'm having a really hard time parsing the last sentence here.
有什么办法可以找到一个对我又好长得又好看的男朋友呢？
I recall you guys explaining the "又 + adjective1 + 又 + adjective2" as a way to link two descriptors together, so when I see this sentence I expect it to be something like "a boyfriend who is good looking and has a good appearance".
I'm struggling with the "good to me" part in the actual translation, is that something to do with the 一个对我? Can y'all help with how this one's broken down grammatically because even with the usual mantra of "more input and you'll get it naturally", this one I can't follow the logic to get to the translation at all.
Mandarin Blueprint
"对我好" = "to be good to me"
I think what's throwing you off is the placement of 又 WITHIN 2 verb phrases, instead of just 2 simple adjectives. This is really rather unusual for this structure, but that's great though, because it's showing you how the "又 + adjective1 + 又 + adjective2" can also be used with verb phrases, In this case, the 2 verb phrases are the above "对我好" for the first 又 and "长得好看" for the 2nd 又. It's done by placing the 又 before the adjectives 好 and 好看 within the verb phrases, so we get "对我又好长得又好看". Let me know if it's still unclear!
Matt Shubert
Ahh, okay, that actually helps a lot! So really the way it breaks up is more like:
一个 + “对我又好" + "长得又好看“ + 的 + 男朋友
A "good to me" and "good looking" boyfriend
Thanks for the great explanation!
Mandarin Blueprint
No problem!
George J 🤝
Yes, I also found that construction (particularly the placement of 长得) weird at first . Thanks for explaining ;-)