LEARN + CHINESE / 121 of 300 HSK 4
On Time 按时
The train arrives on time, the sun is about to set, and the sky slowly turns pink. 按时 checks an event against its expected time; 即将 looks just ahead; 渐渐 lets a change unfold. 一再 and 再三 look back at something that has happened repeatedly.
不管你选哪条路，你都能按时到那里。
bùguǎn nǐ xuǎn nǎ tiáo lù， nǐ dōu néng ànshí dào nàli。
Whichever route you take, you will get there in time.
音乐会即将开始。
yīnyuèhuì jíjiāng kāishǐ。
The concert is about to start.
她急忙带着好消息跑回家。
tā jímáng dài zhe hǎo xiāoxi pǎo huíjiā。
She rushed home with the good news.
天渐渐黑了。我们回家吧。
tiān jiànjiàn hēi le。 wǒmen huíjiā ba。
It’s gradually getting dark. Let’s go home.
Vocabulary
| Chinese | English |
|---|---|
ànshí | on time |
jíjiāng | to be about to; soon |
jímáng | hastily; in a hurry |
jiànjiàn | gradually |
jǐnkuài | as soon as possible |
yīzài | repeatedly; again and again |
zàisān | over and over again |
huíjiā | to go home |
yīnyuèhuì | concert |
bùguǎn | regardless of; no matter |
kāishǐ | to start; beginning |
wǒmen | we; us |
xiāoxi | news; message |
nàlǐ | there |
yīnyuè | music |
bìng | illness; to get sick |
chángcháng | often (reduplicated) |
chī | to eat |
chuáng | bed |
dàxuéshēng | university student |
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