Level 28 - Vocab in Context
44 Lessons
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火 in Context
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灯 in Context
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烦 in Context
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哪里 in Context
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这里 in Context
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那里 in Context
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公里 in Context
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里面 in Context
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里边 in Context
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重 in Context
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重要 in Context
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懂 in Context
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听得懂 in Context
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听不懂 in Context
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黑 in Context
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作为 in Context
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工作 in Context
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动作 in Context
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工作日 in Context
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BONUS: Connector - Expressing Necessary Conditions with 只有...才...
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昨天 in Context
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怎么 in Context
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怎么样 in Context
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窄 in Context
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请 in Context
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请进 in Context
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请问 in Context
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情况 in Context
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表情 in Context
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手表 in Context
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生 in Context
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女生 in Context
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男生 in Context
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学生 in Context
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小学生 in Context
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中学生 in Context
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生日 in Context
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生活 in Context
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发生 in Context
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生气 in Context
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星 in Context
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星期 in Context
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姓 in Context
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您贵姓 in Context
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火 in Context
CONGRATULATIONS!
The Character You Just Learned is Also a Common Word!
Usage 1 - "fire":
*Sentence：
我拿出一支蜡烛，点上了火。
English:
I took out a candle and lit it.
Top-Down Words:
一支蜡烛 yìzhīlàzhú - one candle (支 is the measure word)
Sentence：
我们家着火了。
English:
There was a fire in my house.
Top-Down Words:
着火 zháohuǒ - to catch fire
Usage 2 - " popular":
*Sentence：
网上到处都是他的消息，他火了。
English:
News about him is all over the internet. He's gone viral.
Top-Down Words:
到处 dàochù - at all places, everywhere
消息 xiāoxi - news
Usage 3 - " to get angry, to lose one’s temper":
Sentence：
小孩又逃学了，他的父母火了。
English:
The child skipped class again, his parents got angry.
Top-Down Words:
逃学 táoxué - to skip school
*Sentence：
我火了，所以我现在一点儿也不想和我妈说男朋友的事。
English:
I was angry so I didn't want to talk to my mom about my boyfriend.
Top-Down Words:
所以 suǒyǐ - so, as a result
事 shì - thing, matter, affair
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William Beeman
Hi, in 我火了，所以我现在一点儿也不想和我妈说男朋友的事 what is the function of 也 in this sentence? Thanks!
Mandarin Blueprint
It's used in conjunction with 一点儿 to mean not EVEN a little. Interchangeable with 都 :D
MB Team
This is where Luke and Phil talked about your question in the Mandarin Blueprint Podcast: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XaHP0_2FWaQ&t=1309s
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Level 22
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- What Do You Like to Do?
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Level 28
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Level 29
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Andy Williams
Hi, In the sentence 我拿出一支蜡烛，点上了火. I know 点火 is to lit, how can I understand the 上 used here? Thanks.
Mandarin Blueprint
It's a complement expressing that the fire was successfully lit
MB Team
This is where Luke and Phil talked about your question in the Mandarin Blueprint Podcast:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sti0orPioGI&t=3164s
Rick Angleland
Usage 3 - " to get angry, to lose one’s temper":
= "she fired up..."
Rick Angleland
Re: 我拿出一支蜡烛，点上了火。
Is 点 specifically meaning "to ignite" here?
Mandarin Blueprint
That's right, it's the verb you use for "lighting" fire or a cigarette lighter.
MB Team
This is where Luke and Phil talked about your question in the Mandarin Blueprint Podcast:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tq10m5Vm4g4&t=2314s