LEARN + CHINESE / 285 of 300 HSK 7–9
A Word About It 话
话是这么说，不过我们还是得想个办法 (“That’s true, but we still need a plan”). The phrase grants the other person’s point before adding a qualification. 看/瞧你那样 turns attention to someone’s appearance or behaviour; depending on the relationship and voice, it can sound affectionate, teasing, or disapproving.
你怎么什么话也没说？
nǐ zěnme shénme huà yě méi shuō？
How come you didn't say anything?
他不知该不该进去，在门前走来走去。
tā bùzhī gāi bù gāi jìnqù, zài ménqián zǒu lái zǒu qù.
He did not know whether to go in and paced back and forth in front of the door.
我在电视上看到过他，不过没有看到过他本人。
wǒ zài diànshì shàng kàndào guò tā， bùguò méiyǒu kàndào guò tā běnrén。
I have seen him on TV but not in the flesh.
你们的计划很好，可是我的更好。
nǐmen de jìhuà hěn hǎo， kěshì wǒ de gèng hǎo。
Your plan is a good one, but mine is a better one.
Vocabulary
| Chinese | English |
|---|---|
bùzhī | not know; unaware |
de | (possessive particle 's) |
huà | word; speech |
shuō | to speak; say |
bùguò | but; however |
kě | really; but |
kěshì | but; however |
kàn | to look; read |
yàng | appearance; sample; kind |
shénme | what |
nǐmen | you (plural) |
zěnme | how |
běnrén | myself; in person |
méiyǒu | not have |
diànshì | Tv. |
kàndào | to see (result) |
jìhuà | plan |
jìnqù | to go in |
èr | two |
yè | page |
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