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Learning Objective
Chinese Grammar
The Chinese grammar section explains the main grammatical structures you need to know in order to make your own sentences. There are example sentences to show how the language is used.
Watch our videos to help you understand grammar and listen our audios to help you pronounce the language in an interactive, clear and simple way.
In this unit, learn to:
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Ask a person, "What's the time?” using “现在几点？”
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Talk about time using
Number + 点
Number + 点 + Number + 分
Examples
十二点三十分 Twelve thirty
三点二十分 Three twenty
Chinese Vocabulary and Writing
The Chinese vocabulary and writing section introduces new Chinese vocabulary you need to know in order to understand the language. For each new vocabulary, you learn what it means, how to pronounce and write it.
Having a good vocabulary will help you improve your language level and become a more confident speaker of Mandarin. Practising Chinese writing is often one of the best ways to improve your vocabulary.
Chinese character copybooks available online or in printed format enable you to practise your Chinese writing in a stroke by stroke manner.
In this unit, learn how to pronounce and write new vocabulary below:
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六 [ liù ] Chinese number six
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七 [ qī ] Chinese number seven
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八 [ bā ] Chinese number eight
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九 [ jiǔ ] Chinese number nine
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十 [ shí ] Chinese number ten
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零 [ líng ] Chinese number zero
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点 [ diǎn ] O'clock
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分钟 [ fēn zhōng ] Minute
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上午 [ shàng wǔ ] Before noon, morning
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中午 [ zhōng wǔ ] Noon
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下午 [ xià wǔ ] Afternoon
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昨天 [ zuó tiān ] Yesterday
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星期 [ xīng qī ] Week
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学习 [ xué xí ] To study, to learn
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汉语 [ hàn yǔ ] Chinese language
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了 [ le ] Indicate a change or a new circumstance