HSK4 — Day 41 — Language, Reasons & Reading
Today let's learn words about language, forgiveness, and reading.
Today's Vocabulary
语法
grammar
汉语语法不太难。
Hànyǔ yǔfǎ bú tài nán.
Chinese grammar is not too hard.
语言
language
汉语是一种美丽的语言。
Hànyǔ shì yì zhǒng měilì de yǔyán.
Chinese is a beautiful language.
预习
to prepare a lesson beforehand
请预习第五课。
Qǐng yùxí dì wǔ kè.
Please preview lesson five.
原来
originally; so (that explains it)
原来是你！
Yuánlái shì nǐ!
So it was you!
原谅
to forgive
请原谅我。
Qǐng yuánliàng wǒ.
Please forgive me.
原因
cause; reason
我不知道原因。
Wǒ bù zhīdào yuányīn.
I do not know the reason.
约会
appointment; date
我和朋友有个约会。
Wǒ hé péngyou yǒu gè yuēhuì.
I have an appointment with a friend.
阅读
to read; reading
我喜欢阅读。
Wǒ xǐhuan yuèdú.
I like reading.
云
cloud
天上有很多云。
Tiān shàng yǒu hěn duō yún.
There are many clouds in the sky.
允许
to permit; to allow
老师允许我们休息。
Lǎoshī yǔnxǔ wǒmen xiūxi.
The teacher allows us to rest.
杂志
magazine
她在看杂志。
Tā zài kàn zázhì.
She is reading a magazine.
咱们
we; us (inclusive)
咱们一起去吧。
Zánmen yìqǐ qù ba.
Let's go together.
暂时
temporary; for the moment
我暂时不能回答。
Wǒ zànshí bù néng huídá.
I cannot answer for the moment.
脏
dirty
这件衣服脏了。
Zhè jiàn yīfu zāng le.
This piece of clothing is dirty.
责任
responsibility
这是我的责任。
Zhè shì wǒ de zérèn.
This is my responsibility.
增加
to increase
学生的数量增加了。
Xuésheng de shùliàng zēngjiā le.
The number of students has increased.
Today's Grammar
The 是...的 structure emphasizes the time, place, or manner of a past action.
我是去年学习语言的。
It was last year that I studied this language.
这本杂志是在邮局买的。
This magazine was bought at the post office.
原来他已经原谅我了。
So it turns out he has already forgiven me.
他咱们的约会时间记错了。
He remembered our appointment time wrong.
这个原因暂时不能说。
This reason cannot be told for now.