HSK3 — Day 26 — Life Events

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Getting married, moving house, meeting old friends — let's learn life-event words.

Today's Vocabulary

结婚
jiéhūn
to marry
他们结婚了。
Tāmen jiéhūn le.
They got married.
bān
to move (house)
我们搬家了。
Wǒmen bānjiā le.
We moved house.
遇到
yùdào
to meet / encounter
我在路上遇到了朋友。
Wǒ zài lù shàng yùdào le péngyou.
I ran into a friend on the road.
照顾
zhàogu
to take care of
妈妈照顾孩子。
Māma zhàogu háizi.
Mom takes care of the child.
礼物
lǐwù
gift
这是生日礼物。
Zhè shì shēngrì lǐwù.
This is a birthday gift.
迟到
chídào
to be late
他今天迟到了。
Tā jīntiān chídào le.
He was late today.
参加
cānjiā
to participate
我参加会议。
Wǒ cānjiā huìyì.
I participate in the meeting.
to send / to emit
他发烧了。
Tā fāshāo le.
He has a fever.
发现
fāxiàn
to discover
他发现问题了。
Tā fāxiàn wèntí le.
He discovered the problem.
fàng
to put / place
请把书放在桌子上。
Qǐng bǎ shū fàng zài zhuōzi shàng.
Please put the book on the table.
fēn
minute (unit)
现在两点五分。
Xiànzài liǎng diǎn wǔ fēn.
It's five past two now.
gēn
with / to follow
我跟你去。
Wǒ gēn nǐ qù.
I go with you.

Today's Grammar

Review 了 for completed events, applied to life-event verbs.

他们结婚了。
Tāmen jiéhūn le.
They got married.
我在路上遇到了朋友。
Wǒ zài lù shàng yùdào le péngyou.
I ran into a friend on the road.
我跟姐姐一起搬家。
Wǒ gēn jiějie yìqǐ bān jiā.
I moved house together with my older sister.
谢谢你的礼物,我很高兴。
Xièxie nǐ de lǐwù, wǒ hěn gāoxìng.
Thank you for the gift, I am very happy.
老师照顾生病的学生。
Lǎoshī zhàogu shēngbìng de xuésheng.
The teacher takes care of the sick student.