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Items 401–600 of 4628Units u20–u27voice zh-TW-YunJheNeural (tts-preview)generated 2026-09-13

#	Kind	Level	Chinese	English
420	word	N2	外 wài(miàn) 他在外面等你。 tā zài wài miàn děng nǐ。 He is waiting for you outside. 孩子在外面。 hái zi zài wài miàn。 The children are outside. Family 我在外面。 wǒ zài wài miàn。 I'm outside. On the phone	outside (外面)
421	pattern	N2	我在外面等你呢。 wǒ zài wài miàn děng nǐ ne。 A 在 + V (呢) 在 before the VERB marks something in progress, often with 呢 at the end. Do not confuse it with 在 + place, which is 'to be at'.	I'm outside waiting for you.
422	word	N2	前 qián(miàn) 我家前面有一家店。 wǒ jiā qián miàn yǒu yī jiā diàn。 There's a shop in front of my place. 他在我前面。 tā zài wǒ qián miàn。 He's in front of me. People 店就在前面。 diàn jiù zài qián miàn。 The shop is right up ahead. Out and about	front; in front of (前面)
423	word	N2	後 hòu(miàn) 我在你後面。 wǒ zài nǐ hòu miàn。 I'm behind you. 他在我後面。 tā zài wǒ hòu miàn。 He is behind me. People 後面有人嗎？ hòu miàn yǒu rén ma？ Is there anyone behind? Out and about	back; behind (後面)
424	pattern	N2	昨天我們在那裡等到最後。 zuó tiān wǒ men zài nà lǐ děng dào zuì hòu。 V + 到 + 時間 V + 到 + a time says how far the action ran: 看到十點 = read until ten. When there is an object the verb is normally repeated — 看書看到十點 — because 到 and the object cannot both follow the one verb. This is not the 到 that marks success (找到).	Yesterday we waited there to the very end.
425	word	N2	中 zhōng 中文、中午，都有中。 zhōng wén、 zhōng wǔ， dōu yǒu zhōng。 Chinese and noon both have 中 in them.	middle; centre (中國 China, 中文 Chinese, 中午 noon)
426	word	N2	這些 zhèxiē 這些東西都是我的。 zhè xiē dōng xi dōu shì wǒ de。 All these things are mine. 這些書你都讀過了嗎？ zhè xiē shū nǐ dōu dú guò le ma？ Have you read all these books? School 這些是給你的。 zhè xiē shì gěi nǐ de。 These are for you. People	these
427	pattern	N2	這些書我看不了。 zhè xiē shū wǒ kàn bù liǎo。 V 得了 / V 不了得了／不了 is about capacity — whether you can get through the amount: 吃不了 = can't manage to eat it all. The 了 here is read liǎo, not the neutral le of the past marker.	I can't get through all these books.
428	word	N2	那些 nàxiē 那些書不是我的。 nà xiē shū bú shì wǒ de。 Those books aren't mine. 那些東西在哪裡？ nà xiē dōng xi zài nǎ lǐ？ Where are those things? At home 我不喜歡那些。 wǒ bù xǐ huān nà xiē。 I don't like those. Shopping	those
430	word	N1	以前 yǐqián 以前我不喜歡中文。 yǐ qián wǒ bù xǐ huān zhōng wén。 I didn't like Chinese before. 以前我不喜歡他。 yǐ qián wǒ bù xǐ huān tā。 I didn't like him before. People 我以前不喜歡看書。 wǒ yǐ qián bù xǐ huān kàn shū。 I didn't like reading before. At home	before; previously; ago
431	word	N1	以後 yǐhòu 以後我想去台灣。 yǐ hòu wǒ xiǎng qù tái wān。 Later I want to go to Taiwan. 以後你要去哪裡？ yǐ hòu nǐ yào qù nǎ lǐ？ Where will you go after this? People 吃飯以後我看書。 chī fàn yǐ hòu wǒ kàn shū。 After eating I read. At home	after; later; in future
432	word	N2	前天 qiántiān 前天他來我家。 qián tiān tā lái wǒ jiā。 He came to my place the day before yesterday. 前天你在哪裡？ qián tiān nǐ zài nǎ lǐ？ Where were you the day before yesterday? People 前天我不在台灣。 qián tiān wǒ bù zài tái wān。 I wasn't in Taiwan the day before yesterday. People	the day before yesterday
433	word	N2	後天 hòutiān 後天我要去台灣。 hòu tiān wǒ yào qù tái wān。 I'm going to Taiwan the day after tomorrow. 後天我不在家。 hòu tiān wǒ bù zài jiā。 I won't be home the day after tomorrow. On the phone 我後天去找你。 wǒ hòu tiān qù zhǎo nǐ。 I'll come and find you the day after tomorrow. Out and about	the day after tomorrow
434	word	N2	前年 qiánnián 前年我去過台灣。 qián nián wǒ qù guò tái wān。 I went to Taiwan the year before last. 前年我在台灣。 qián nián wǒ zài tái wān。 The year before last I was in Taiwan. People 他前年來台灣。 tā qián nián lái tái wān。 He came to Taiwan the year before last. People	the year before last
435	word	N2	後年 hòunián 後年我還在這裡。 hòu nián wǒ hái zài zhè lǐ。 The year after next I'll still be here. 後年我可能不在台灣。 hòu nián wǒ kě néng bù zài tái wān。 The year after next I might not be in Taiwan. People 我們後年一起去。 wǒ men hòu nián yī qǐ qù。 We'll go together the year after next. Out and about	the year after next
436	word	N1	久 jiǔ 你等了很久嗎？ nǐ děng le hěn jiǔ ma？ Did you wait a long time? 我等了很久。 wǒ děng le hěn jiǔ。 I waited a long time. Out and about 你學中文很久了嗎？ nǐ xué zhōng wén hěn jiǔ le ma？ Have you been studying Chinese for long? School	long (of time)
437	pattern	N1	他看了很久。 tā kàn le hěn jiǔ。 V + 了 + duration The length of time comes AFTER the verb and its 了 — 我等了十分鐘, not 我十分鐘等了.	He looked at it for ages.
438	word	N2	從 cóng 我從台灣來。 wǒ cóng tái wān lái。 I come from Taiwan. 你從哪裡來？ nǐ cóng nǎ lǐ lái？ Where do you come from? Greetings 我從家裡來。 wǒ cóng jiā lǐ lái。 I've come from home. Out and about	from
439	pattern	N2	他從來沒去過台灣。 tā cóng lái méi qù guò tái wān。從來不 / 從來沒 + V（過）從來 covers all of past time up to now. Use 從來不 for a habit that has never existed, and 從來沒(有) + V過 for a single thing that has never happened. 不 and 沒 are not interchangeable here.	He's never been to Taiwan.
440	pattern	N2	我從來沒聽過這個。 wǒ cóng lái méi tīng guò zhè ge。從來不 / 從來沒 + V（過）從來 covers all of past time up to now. Use 從來不 for a habit that has never existed, and 從來沒(有) + V過 for a single thing that has never happened. 不 and 沒 are not interchangeable here.	I've never heard of this.
441	pattern	N2	我從來沒有這樣想過。 wǒ cóng lái méi yǒu zhè yàng xiǎng guò。從來不 / 從來沒 + V（過）從來 covers all of past time up to now. Use 從來不 for a habit that has never existed, and 從來沒(有) + V過 for a single thing that has never happened. 不 and 沒 are not interchangeable here.	I've never thought of it that way.
442	pattern	N2	我從以前就喜歡中文。 wǒ cóng yǐ qián jiù xǐ huān zhōng wén。 time + A + verb Time words go at the start or straight after the subject, never at the end like English. 昨天我去 or 我昨天去, not 我去昨天.	I've liked Chinese all along.
443	word	Core	之前 zhīqián 我之前來過台灣。 wǒ zhī qián lái guò tái wān。 I've been to Taiwan before. 之前我不知道。 zhī qián wǒ bù zhī dào。 I didn't know before. People 他之前說過這個。 tā zhī qián shuō guò zhè ge。 He has said this before. People	before; prior to; ago
444	word	Core	一切 yīqiè 一切都很好。 yī qiè dōu hěn hǎo。 Everything's fine. 這裡的一切我都很喜歡。 zhè lǐ de yī qiè wǒ dōu hěn xǐ huān。 I love everything about this place. Out and about 一切都會好的。 yī qiè dōu huì hǎo de。 It'll all be all right. People	everything; all of it
446	pattern	N2	一切都會好的。 yī qiè dōu huì hǎo de。會 ... 的會……的 wraps a prediction in confidence: 他會來的 = he'll come, don't worry. The final 的 is what carries the reassurance; drop it and you have a plain statement.	Everything will be all right.
447	word	N1	做 zuò 你做什麼？ nǐ zuò shén me？ What are you doing? 你做什麼飯？ nǐ zuò shén me fàn？ What food are you making? Food and drink 我不知道做什麼。 wǒ bù zhī dào zuò shén me。 I don't know what to do. People	to do; to make
448	pattern	N1	這是我做的。 zhè shì wǒ zuò de。 VP / S + 的的 turns a whole clause into a noun phrase: 他說的 = what he says, 我買的 = the one I bought. The head noun is usually left out when it is obvious.	This is the one I made.
449	pattern	N1	這個人說做就做。 zhè ge rén shuō zuò jiù zuò。說 + V + 就 + V 說 V 就 V uses the same verb twice and means it happened straight away, with no delay and no arguing: 說走就走. The verb has to be an action verb.	This man says he'll do it and he does.
450	pattern	N1	媽媽在做飯呢。 mā ma zài zuò fàn ne。 A 在 + V (呢) 在 before the VERB marks something in progress, often with 呢 at the end. Do not confuse it with 在 + place, which is 'to be at'.	Mum's cooking.
451	pattern	N1	飯做好了。 fàn zuò hǎo le。 V + 見 / V + 好 / V + 到 A result complement stuck on the verb says the action succeeded: 看見 saw (not just looked), 聽見 heard, 寫好 finished writing, 買到 managed to buy.	The food's ready.
452	word	N2	工作 gōngzuò 我爸爸在台灣工作。 wǒ bà ba zài tái wān gōng zuò。 My dad works in Taiwan. 你做什麼工作？ nǐ zuò shén me gōng zuò？ What work do you do? Work 我在家工作。 wǒ zài jiā gōng zuò。 I work from home. Work	work; job; to work
453	pattern	N2	我開始工作了。 wǒ kāi shǐ gōng zuò le。 A 開始 + V 開始 takes the verb straight after it — 開始學, 開始工作. No 'to' in between.	I've started work.
454	word	N2	用 yòng 我可以用一下嗎？ wǒ kě yǐ yòng yī xià ma？ May I use it for a second? 這個怎麼用？ zhè ge zěn me yòng？ How do you use this? Work 這個怎麼用？ zhè ge zěn me yòng？ How do you use this? Shopping	to use
455	pattern	N2	你不用來。 nǐ bù yòng lái。不用 / 不必 + VP 不用 and 不必 both cancel an obligation and swap freely, 不用 being much commoner in Taiwan. Neither is the negative of 要 in the sense 'want' — that is 不要.	You needn't come.
456	pattern	N2	你不用給我錢。 nǐ bù yòng gěi wǒ qián。不用 / 不必 + VP 不用 and 不必 both cancel an obligation and swap freely, 不用 being much commoner in Taiwan. Neither is the negative of 要 in the sense 'want' — that is 不要.	You don't need to pay me.
457	pattern	N2	這樣做多少有一點用。 zhè yàng zuò duō shǎo yǒu yī diǎn yòng。多少 + V + 一點多少 in front of a verb means 'to some degree, at least a bit': 多少知道一點. It is not the question 'how much' — that 多少 goes in front of a measure word.	Doing it this way does help a little.
458	pattern	N2	就是他來，也沒有用。 jiù shì tā lái， yě méi yǒu yòng。就是 ……，也 …… 就是……也…… grants the hardest case and then holds the line, and works with real and imagined cases alike. 即使 and 就算 are the same shape in more formal and more spoken registers. Do not confuse this 就是 with the 就是 that means 'exactly'.	Even if he comes it won't help.
459	word	N2	事 shì / shìr 台灣說事Taiwan says 事; northern mainland speech often says 事兒. 我今天有事，不能去。 wǒ jīn tiān yǒu shì， bù néng qù。 I have something on today, I can't go. 你有什麼事？ nǐ yǒu shén me shì？ What's the matter? (What business do you have?) Work 沒事，謝謝。 méi shì， xiè xie。 It's nothing, thanks. Greetings	matter; thing (to do); business
460	word	Core	事情 shìqíng 我有一些事情要做。 wǒ yǒu yī xiē shì qíng yào zuò。 I have some things to do. 這是我的事情。 zhè shì wǒ de shì qíng。 That's my business. Work 你有什麼事情嗎？ nǐ yǒu shén me shì qíng ma？ Is there something you need? Work	matter; thing to do
461	word	N2	開 kāi 店幾點開？ diàn jǐ diǎn kāi？ What time does the shop open? 店開了嗎？ diàn kāi le ma？ Is the shop open? Shopping 那家店還沒開。 nà jiā diàn hái méi kāi。 That shop isn't open yet. Shopping	to open; to turn on; to drive
462	word	N2	玩 wán 孩子在外面玩。 hái zi zài wài miàn wán。 The children are playing outside. 我們去玩吧！ wǒ men qù wán ba！ Let's go and have fun! Out and about 你要不要一起玩？ nǐ yào bù yào yī qǐ wán？ Do you want to play too? People	to play; to have fun
463	pattern	N2	我們先吃飯，再去玩。 wǒ men xiān chī fàn， zài qù wán。先 V1，再 V2 先 goes before the first verb and 再 before the second — both sit inside the predicate, never at the front the way English 'first' does. 然後 can replace 再 in plain narration; use 再 when the order itself matters.	Let's eat first, then go out.
464	word	N1	得 de / děi 他中文說得很好。 tā zhōng wén shuō de hěn hǎo。 He speaks Chinese very well. 你說得很好。 nǐ shuō de hěn hǎo。 You speak very well. School 他寫得不好。 tā xiě de bù hǎo。 He doesn't write well. School	particle linking a verb to how it is done (說得好 = speak well)
465	pattern	N1	這個字我看得懂。 zhè ge zì wǒ kàn de dǒng。 V 得 / V 不 + 結果得 and 不 sit between the verb and its result to say whether the result is reachable: 看得懂 = can understand by reading, 聽不懂 = can't make it out. To ask, add 嗎 to the 得 form.	I can read this character.
466	pattern	N1	這家店的東西貴得很。 zhè jiā diàn de dōng xi guì de hěn。 Vs 得不得了 / Vs 得很 Both come AFTER the state verb: 多得不得了, 好得很. 得不得了 is the stronger of the two; 得很 is milder and more everyday. Neither takes 很 in front as well. The third member of this family, Vs極了 (精彩極了), works the same way and is just as common.	This shop's things are very dear indeed.
467	pattern	N1	他做得沒話說。 tā zuò de méi huà shuō。 Vs 得沒話說 Vs 得沒話說 is praise and praise only — you cannot say 壞得沒話說. It needs 得 between the describing word and 沒話說, and the whole thing behaves like one long describing word.	He does it beyond criticism.
468	pattern	N1	他對家人好得沒話說。 tā duì jiā rén hǎo de méi huà shuō。 Vs 得沒話說 Vs 得沒話說 is praise and praise only — you cannot say 壞得沒話說. It needs 得 between the describing word and 沒話說, and the whole thing behaves like one long describing word.	He could not be better to his family.
469	pattern	N1	他說得很好。 tā shuō de hěn hǎo。 A + verb + 得 + adverb To say how an action is done, repeat or state the verb, then 得, then the description: 說得很好 = speaks well. 得 is unstressed.	He speaks very well.
470	pattern	N1	我寫得不好。 wǒ xiě de bù hǎo。 A + verb + 得 + adverb To say how an action is done, repeat or state the verb, then 得, then the description: 說得很好 = speaks well. 得 is unstressed.	I don't write well.
471	pattern	N1	她來得很早。 tā lái de hěn zǎo。 A + verb + 得 + adverb To say how an action is done, repeat or state the verb, then 得, then the description: 說得很好 = speaks well. 得 is unstressed.	She came very early.
472	word	N1	忙 máng 你今天忙嗎？ nǐ jīn tiān máng ma？ Are you busy today? 我今天很忙。 wǒ jīn tiān hěn máng。 I'm very busy today. Work 你明天忙嗎？ nǐ míng tiān máng ma？ Are you busy tomorrow? On the phone	busy
473	pattern	N1	他會不會來，要看他忙不忙。 tā huì bù huì lái， yào kàn tā máng bù máng。要看 / 得看 …… 要看 / 得看 + X = it depends on X. The thing it hangs on comes last, and the clause in front is usually a V-not-V question.	Whether he comes depends on how busy he is.
474	pattern	N1	他很忙。 tā hěn máng。 A 很 + adjective Adjectives work without 是. 很 fills the gap and is often nearly meaningless ('very' only when stressed). 'A 高' alone sounds like a comparison.	He is busy.
475	pattern	N1	她說她很忙。 tā shuō tā hěn máng。 A 說 + clause Reported speech has no 'that': just 說 followed by the sentence as spoken. Same for 說 + a question.	She said she is busy.
476	pattern	N1	我們都知道他很忙。 wǒ men dōu zhī dào tā hěn máng。 A 覺得 / 知道 + clause 覺得 = feel / think (opinion); 知道 = know (a fact). Both take a whole sentence afterwards with no connector.	We all know he is busy.
477	pattern	N1	因為我很忙，所以我不去。 yīn wèi wǒ hěn máng， suǒ yǐ wǒ bù qù。因為 A，所以 B 因為 … 所以 … normally appear together in Chinese ('because …, so …'). Either can be dropped in casual speech.	Because I'm busy, I'm not going.
478	word	N2	正在 zhèngzài 我正在吃飯。 wǒ zhèng zài chī fàn。 I'm eating right now. 他正在工作。 tā zhèng zài gōng zuò。 He's working at the moment. Work 你正在做什麼？ nǐ zhèng zài zuò shén me？ What are you doing right now? People	to be in the middle of (doing sth); -ing right now
480	word	Core	講 jiǎng 你會講中文嗎？ nǐ huì jiǎng zhōng wén ma？ Can you speak Chinese? 他講得很好。 tā jiǎng de hěn hǎo。 He speaks really well. Work 請你講一下。 qǐng nǐ jiǎng yī xià。 Say a few words, please. School	to speak; to say
481	pattern	N2	我會講中文，但是我不會寫。 wǒ huì jiǎng zhōng wén， dàn shì wǒ bù huì xiě。 A，但是 / 可是 B 但是 and 可是 both mean 'but'. 可是 is the everyday spoken one; 但是 sounds slightly more formal. Both start the second clause.	I can speak Chinese, but I can't write it.
482	word	N2	告訴 gàosù 請告訴我你的名字。 qǐng gào sù wǒ nǐ de míng zi。 Please tell me your name. 你不要告訴他。 nǐ bú yào gào sù tā。 Don't tell him. People 告訴我你的名字。 gào sù wǒ nǐ de míng zi。 Tell me your name. Greetings	to tell
483	pattern	N2	不問，不會有人告訴你。 bù wèn， bù huì yǒu rén gào sù nǐ。不 ……，不 …… 不 A 不 B states a condition as a flat rule: 不動手就不會有進展. The 就 is optional and both halves stay negative — it is not the double negative of English.	If you don't ask, nobody will tell you.
484	pattern	N2	千萬不要告訴他。 qiān wàn bú yào gào sù tā。千萬 + 不要 / 要 …… 千萬 is an urgent plea, not a quantity, and only ever attaches to an instruction: 千萬別, 千萬要. It cannot describe a statement — 他千萬很好 is wrong.	On no account tell him.
485	pattern	N2	沒有人告訴他，他就不會來。 méi yǒu rén gào sù tā， tā jiù bù huì lái。不 / 沒（有）……，就 …… A bare negative clause can stand as the condition, with 就 carrying the result: 不問，就不知道. It is tighter than 如果不…… and common on notices and in advice. The second half is nearly always negative too.	He won't come if nobody tells him.
486	word	N2	問題 wèntí 我有一個問題。 wǒ yǒu yī ge wèn tí。 I have a question. 沒問題！ méi wèn tí！ No problem! Greetings 你有什麼問題？ nǐ yǒu shén me wèn tí？ What question do you have? School	question; problem
487	pattern	N2	這個問題跟錢沒關係。 zhè ge wèn tí gēn qián méi guān xi。跟 …… （沒）有關跟……有關 states a connection without saying which way it runs. For the negative, Taiwan speech says 跟……沒關係, not 沒有關 — that shape is written-only. 有關 also gives 有關的書, 'books about it'.	This problem has nothing to do with money.
488	word	N2	意思 yìsi 這個字是什麼意思？ zhè ge zì shì shén me yì si？ What does this character mean? 你是什麼意思？ nǐ shì shén me yì si？ What do you mean? People 我不知道他的意思。 wǒ bù zhī dào tā de yì si。 I don't know what he means. People	meaning
489	word	N2	句子 jùzi 這個句子很難。 zhè ge jù zi hěn nán。 This sentence is hard. 這個句子是什麼意思？ zhè ge jù zi shì shén me yì si？ What does this sentence mean? School 請寫一個句子。 qǐng xiě yī ge jù zi。 Please write a sentence. School	sentence
490	word	N2	念 niàn 請念這個句子。 qǐng niàn zhè ge jù zi。 Please read this sentence aloud. 請念這個字。 qǐng niàn zhè ge zì。 Please read this character aloud. School 他念得很好。 tā niàn de hěn hǎo。 He reads aloud very well. School	to read aloud; to study
491	pattern	N2	這些字你要一個一個念。 zhè xiē zì nǐ yào yī ge yī ge niàn。一 M 一 M + V Repeating a measure word after 一 means 'one by one': 一棵一棵 tree by tree, 一個一個 one at a time. It describes how the action is done, so it sits just before the verb. Written Chinese often adds 地 after it; speech usually does not.	You need to read these characters out one at a time.
492	word	N2	教 jiāo 老師教我們中文。 lǎo shī jiāo wǒ men zhōng wén。 The teacher teaches us Chinese. 誰教你中文？ shéi jiāo nǐ zhōng wén？ Who teaches you Chinese? School 我教孩子寫字。 wǒ jiāo hái zi xiě zì。 I teach the children to write. Family	to teach
493	pattern	N2	他開始教中文。 tā kāi shǐ jiāo zhōng wén。 A 開始 + V 開始 takes the verb straight after it — 開始學, 開始工作. No 'to' in between.	He's started teaching Chinese.
494	word	N2	介紹 jièshào 我來介紹一下。 wǒ lái jiè shào yī xià。 Let me introduce us. 請你介紹你的朋友。 qǐng nǐ jiè shào nǐ de péng yǒu。 Please introduce your friend. People 他介紹了他的太太。 tā jiè shào le tā de tài tai。 He introduced his wife. People	to introduce
495	word	N2	錯 cuò 這個字寫錯了。 zhè ge zì xiě cuò le。 This character is written wrong. 我錯了。 wǒ cuò le。 I was wrong. People 這個句子沒有錯。 zhè ge jù zi méi yǒu cuò。 This sentence has no mistakes. School	wrong; mistake
496	pattern	N2	「他的中文好不好？」「他的中文是不錯。」「tā de zhōng wén hǎo bù hǎo？」「tā de zhōng de shì bù cuò。」 …… 是 ……，可是 …… An unstressed 是 in front of the verb concedes the point before you qualify it: 我是想去，可是…… . Take it out and the sentence still stands; leave it in and you sound like you are giving ground.	"Is his Chinese any good?" "It's not bad, I'll grant you."
497	word	N2	不錯 bùcuò 這家店不錯。 zhè jiā diàn bù cuò。 This shop is pretty good. 你的中文不錯！ nǐ de zhōng wén bù cuò！ Your Chinese is pretty good! Greetings 這家店不錯。 zhè jiā diàn bù cuò。 This shop is pretty good. Shopping	not bad; pretty good
498	word	Core	明白 míngbái 台灣說明白Same word, different reading: Taiwan says míngbái, mainland neutralises the second syllable to míngbai. 我明白你的意思。 wǒ míng bái nǐ de yì si。 I understand what you mean. 你明白了嗎？ nǐ míng bái le ma？ Do you understand? School 我不太明白這個問題。 wǒ bù tài míng bái zhè ge wèn tí。 I don't quite understand this question. School	to understand; clear, plain
500	word	N2	天 tiān 我一天學兩個小時。 wǒ yī tiān xué liǎng ge xiǎo shí。 I study two hours a day. 你等了幾天？ nǐ děng le jǐ tiān？ How many days did you wait? People 我在台灣三天了。 wǒ zài tái wān sān tiān le。 I've been in Taiwan three days. People	day; sky
501	pattern	N2	我三天沒吃飯了。 wǒ sān tiān méi chī fàn le。時段 + 沒 + V（了） When nothing happened, the length of time comes BEFORE 沒: 三天沒吃飯. Compare 吃了三天, where the duration follows the verb because the action did take place.	I haven't eaten for three days.
502	word	N2	每 měi 我每天學中文。 wǒ měi tiān xué zhōng wén。 I study Chinese every day. 我每天看書。 wǒ měi tiān kàn shū。 I read every day. At home 每個人都想去。 měi ge rén dōu xiǎng qù。 Everyone wants to go. Out and about	every; each
503	pattern	N2	每天早上我喝水。 měi tiān zǎo shàng wǒ hē shuǐ。 time + A + verb Time words go at the start or straight after the subject, never at the end like English. 昨天我去 or 我昨天去, not 我去昨天.	I drink water every morning.
504	word	N2	常常 chángcháng / cháng 我常常去那家店。 wǒ cháng cháng qù nà jiā diàn。 I often go to that shop. 你常常來嗎？ nǐ cháng cháng lái ma？ Do you come here often? People 他常常來找我。 tā cháng cháng lái zhǎo wǒ。 He often comes to see me. People	often
505	word	N2	星期 xīngqí 台灣說星期Same word, different tone: Taiwan reads 期 as qí, mainland as qī. 一個星期有七天。 yī ge xīng qí yǒu qī tiān。 A week has seven days. 一個星期有七天。 yī ge xīng qí yǒu qī tiān。 There are seven days in a week. Time and dates 你一個星期工作幾天？ nǐ yī ge xīng qí gōng zuò jǐ tiān？ How many days a week do you work? Work	week
506	pattern	N2	下個星期就要開始了。 xià ge xīng qí jiù yào kāi shǐ le。就要 ... 了就要……了 is 'about to', like 快要……了, but it can take a time word in front (下個月就要……) where 快要 cannot. Either way the 了 is compulsory.	It starts next week.
507	pattern	N2	這家店從星期一到星期五都開。 zhè jiā diàn cóng xīng qí yī dào xīng qí wǔ dōu kāi。從 + 時間 + 到 + 時間從 A 到 B works on time as well as distance: 從八點到十點. Both ends must be named, and the whole phrase goes in front of the verb — 從八點到十點演出. 從小到大 'all one's life' is the fixed one worth memorising.	This shop is open Monday to Friday.
508	pattern	N2	星期天我常常看書。 xīng qí tiān wǒ cháng cháng kàn shū。 time + A + verb Time words go at the start or straight after the subject, never at the end like English. 昨天我去 or 我昨天去, not 我去昨天.	I often read on Sundays.
509	word	N2	星期天 Xīngqítiān / Xīngqírì 星期天我不工作。 xīng qí tiān wǒ bù gōng zuò。 I don't work on Sundays. 星期天你做什麼？ xīng qí tiān nǐ zuò shén me？ What do you do on Sunday? People 星期天我在家。 xīng qí tiān wǒ zài jiā。 I'm at home on Sunday. At home	Sunday
510	word	Core	星期一 xīngqíyī 星期一我很忙。 xīng qí yī wǒ hěn máng。 I'm busy on Monday. 星期一我要工作。 xīng qí yī wǒ yào gōng zuò。 I'm working on Monday. Work 星期一你在家嗎？ xīng qí yī nǐ zài jiā ma？ Are you home on Monday? On the phone	Monday
511	word	N2	週末 zhōumò 週末我們一起吃飯吧！ zhōu mò wǒ men yī qǐ chī fàn ba！ Let's eat together at the weekend! 週末你忙嗎？ zhōu mò nǐ máng ma？ Are you busy at the weekend? People 週末你要做什麼？ zhōu mò nǐ yào zuò shén me？ What are you doing at the weekend? People	weekend
512	word	N2	禮拜天 Lǐbàitiān 台灣說禮拜天禮拜天 is everyday Taiwan usage; mainland mostly says 星期天 / 周日. 禮拜天你做什麼？ lǐ bài tiān nǐ zuò shén me？ What do you do on Sunday? 禮拜天我在家。 lǐ bài tiān wǒ zài jiā。 I'm at home on Sundays. At home 禮拜天我們一起吃飯吧。 lǐ bài tiān wǒ men yī qǐ chī fàn ba。 Let's eat together on Sunday. Food and drink	Sunday (colloquial, very common in Taiwan)
513	word	N2	日 rì 今天是十日。 jīn tiān shì shí rì。 Today is the tenth. 今天幾日？ jīn tiān jǐ rì？ What's the date today? Time and dates 我七日到台灣。 wǒ qī rì dào tái wān。 I get to Taiwan on the seventh. Time and dates	day (of the month); sun
514	word	Core	最近 zuìjìn 你最近好嗎？ nǐ zuì jìn hǎo ma？ How have you been lately? 我最近在學中文。 wǒ zuì jìn zài xué zhōng wén。 I've been learning Chinese lately. School 他最近都沒有來。 tā zuì jìn dōu méi yǒu lái。 He hasn't come at all recently. People	recently, lately; nearest
516	word	N1	走 zǒu 老師走了。 lǎo shī zǒu le。 The teacher has left. 我不走。 wǒ bù zǒu。 I'm not leaving. People 他走了嗎？ tā zǒu le ma？ Has he left? People	to walk; to leave
517	pattern	N1	他一看到我就走了。 tā yī kàn dào wǒ jiù zǒu le。一 V1 就 V2 一……就…… links two events with no gap: the second follows the instant the first happens. 一 goes before the first verb, 就 before the second, and the two subjects may differ (他一走我就進去).	He left the moment he saw me.
518	pattern	N1	他一個人走下去。 tā yī ge rén zǒu xià qù。 V 下去下去 after a verb means 'keep going from here on': 說下去 = carry on talking. The negative 不下去 says you cannot keep it up any longer.	He carried on walking alone.
519	pattern	N1	他等了十幾分鐘就走了。 tā děng le shí jǐ fēn zhōng jiù zǒu le。概數：兩三 + M / 十幾 + M Two neighbouring numbers side by side make an estimate: 兩三隻 two or three, 五六個 five or six. 十幾 is 'ten-something' (11–19); 幾十 is 'tens of'. Never put 或者 between the two numbers.	He waited ten-odd minutes and then left.
520	pattern	N1	你先走過去，我一下就到。 nǐ xiān zǒu guò qù， wǒ yī xià jiù dào。 V 過來 / V 過去過來 and 過去 move something across a space, and the choice is fixed by where the SPEAKER stands: 走過來 crossing towards me, 走過去 crossing away from me. Unlike bare 來/去, 過來/過去 imply there is a gap being crossed.	You go over first — I'll be there shortly.
521	pattern	N1	我們等了三個小時，誰知道他早就走了。 wǒ men děng le sān ge xiǎo shí， shéi zhī dào tā zǎo jiù zǒu le。誰知道 …… 誰知道 is not a question — it marks what happened next as a surprise, and always sits at the head of the second clause. The first clause usually carries 以為 or 說, i.e. what everybody wrongly believed.	We waited three hours — and he'd left long before.
522	pattern	N1	你再不說，他就走了。 nǐ zài bù shuō， tā jiù zǒu le。再不 ……，就 …… 了再不 …… 就 …… 了 is a warning with a deadline in it, and the 了 at the end is what carries the 'by then'. 再 here means 'any longer', not 'again'.	If you don't speak up he'll be gone.
523	pattern	N1	他走了。 tā zǒu le。 A + verb + 了了 after the verb marks that an action is completed or a situation has changed. It is not a past tense — 昨天我看電影 also works without 了.	He has left.
524	pattern	N1	我們走了很久。 wǒ men zǒu le hěn jiǔ。 V + 了 + duration The length of time comes AFTER the verb and its 了 — 我等了十分鐘, not 我十分鐘等了.	We walked for a long time.
525	word	N1	回 huí 我回家。 wǒ huí jiā。 I go home. 你回家了嗎？ nǐ huí jiā le ma？ Have you gone home? On the phone 我想回台灣。 wǒ xiǎng huí tái wān。 I want to go back to Taiwan. People	to return; to go back
526	pattern	N1	我回家的時候，家裡沒有人。 wǒ huí jiā de shí hòu， jiā lǐ méi yǒu rén。 S V 的時候 The 'when' clause comes first and is closed by 的時候 — Chinese has no word order like English 'when I was small'. A formal 當 may be added at the front (當……的時候), but it is never required.	When I got home there was nobody in.
527	pattern	N1	我要回家吃飯了。 wǒ yào huí jiā chī fàn le。 VP + VP (連動) Chinese strings verb phrases straight together in the order the actions happen — no 'and', no 'to': 回家吃飯 = go home and eat. The first phrase is usually how or where you get there.	I'm going home to eat.
528	pattern	N1	媽媽叫我早一點回家。 mā ma jiào wǒ zǎo yī diǎn huí jiā。 A 叫 B + V 叫 + person + verb means 'tell someone to do it' — an instruction, firmer than 讓 (let, allow). 請 + person + verb is the polite version of the same shape.	Mum told me to come home early.
529	pattern	N1	我就要回家了。 wǒ jiù yào huí jiā le。就要 ... 了就要……了 is 'about to', like 快要……了, but it can take a time word in front (下個月就要……) where 快要 cannot. Either way the 了 is compulsory.	I'm off home in a minute.
530	pattern	N1	這是怎麼一回事？ zhè shì zěn me yī huí shì？（是）怎麼（一）回事？怎麼（一）回事 asks for the story behind something that has gone wrong. 回事 is a fixed noun phrase, so 是 goes in front of it: 是怎麼一回事. The 一 may be dropped. It always wants an explanation, never a description — for that you want 怎麼樣.	What on earth has happened here?
531	pattern	N1	你知道是怎麼一回事嗎？ nǐ zhī dào shì zěn me yī huí shì ma？（是）怎麼（一）回事？怎麼（一）回事 asks for the story behind something that has gone wrong. 回事 is a fixed noun phrase, so 是 goes in front of it: 是怎麼一回事. The 一 may be dropped. It always wants an explanation, never a description — for that you want 怎麼樣.	Do you know what the story is?
532	pattern	N1	我不知道這是怎麼一回事。 wǒ bù zhī dào zhè shì zěn me yī huí shì。（是）怎麼（一）回事？怎麼（一）回事 asks for the story behind something that has gone wrong. 回事 is a fixed noun phrase, so 是 goes in front of it: 是怎麼一回事. The 一 may be dropped. It always wants an explanation, never a description — for that you want 怎麼樣.	I've no idea what this is all about.
533	pattern	N1	他們要回家。 tā men yào huí jiā。 A 想 / 要 + verb 想 + verb = would like to / feel like; 要 + verb = want to / am going to (stronger, more decided). Both go before the verb.	They want to go home.
534	pattern	N1	你什麼時候回家？ nǐ shén me shí hòu huí jiā？ time + A + verb Time words go at the start or straight after the subject, never at the end like English. 昨天我去 or 我昨天去, not 我去昨天.	When are you going home?
535	pattern	N1	他已經回家了。 tā yǐ jīng huí jiā le。 A 已經 + V + 了已經 goes in front of the verb and the sentence normally closes with 了. The pair is what makes it 'already'.	He's already gone home.
536	word	N2	出 chū 我出去一下。 wǒ chū qù yī xià。 I'm popping out. 他出去了。 tā chū qù le。 He has gone out. At home 你什麼時候出來？ nǐ shén me shí hòu chū lái？ When are you coming out? On the phone	to go out; to exit
537	pattern	N2	我出去買水。 wǒ chū qù mǎi shuǐ。 VP + VP (連動) Chinese strings verb phrases straight together in the order the actions happen — no 'and', no 'to': 回家吃飯 = go home and eat. The first phrase is usually how or where you get there.	I'm going out to buy water.
538	pattern	N2	我有時候在家吃，有時候出去吃。 wǒ yǒu shí hòu zài jiā chī， yǒu shí hòu chū qù chī。有時候 A，有時候 B 有時候 is a time word, so it sits after the subject and before the verb: 我有時候……. Putting it right at the front (有時候我……) is also fine and slightly more emphatic.	Sometimes I eat in, sometimes out.
539	pattern	N2	你聽得出來是誰嗎？ nǐ tīng de chū lái shì shéi ma？ V 得 / 不出來 V得/不出來 is about working something out from what you see or hear: 看得出來 = I can tell. The 出來 is not physical here — it is the thing emerging into your understanding.	Can you tell who it is by the voice?
540	pattern	N2	這個字我寫不出來。 zhè ge zì wǒ xiě bù chū lái。 V 得 / 不出來 V得/不出來 is about working something out from what you see or hear: 看得出來 = I can tell. The 出來 is not physical here — it is the thing emerging into your understanding.	I can't manage to write this character.
541	pattern	N2	他吃了飯就出去了。 tā chī le fàn jiù chū qù le。 V 了 O，就 … V了…就… puts two actions in order: the second follows the moment the first is finished. The 了 marks completion of the first verb only and says nothing about past time — 明天我吃了飯就去 works exactly the same way. 就 stands before the second verb, not at the front of its clause.	He ate and went straight out.
542	pattern	N2	你哪裡看得出來？ nǐ nǎ lǐ kàn de chū lái？哪裡 ……！哪裡 said with the voice falling is a denial dressed as a question: 我哪裡知道？how would I know! It expects no answer and is not asking where.	How could you possibly tell?
543	word	N2	進 jìn 請進！ qǐng jìn！ Please come in! 請進來。 qǐng jìn lái。 Please come in. At home 你不要進去！ nǐ bú yào jìn qù！ Don't go in! Out and about	to enter; to come in
544	pattern	N2	我們一個一個進去，不要一起。 wǒ men yī ge yī ge jìn qù， bú yào yī qǐ。一 M 一 M + V Repeating a measure word after 一 means 'one by one': 一棵一棵 tree by tree, 一個一個 one at a time. It describes how the action is done, so it sits just before the verb. Written Chinese often adds 地 after it; speech usually does not.	Let's go in one at a time, not all together.
545	pattern	N2	他走進來，坐下來，什麼都不說。 tā zǒu jìn lái， zuò xià lái， shén me dōu bù shuō。 V + 進/出/上/回 + 來/去 A direction (進出上下回) plus 來 or 去 stacks two facts onto one verb: which way, and towards or away from the speaker. 走進來 in towards me, 走進去 in away from me. An object sits between the direction and 來/去 — 拿回一本書來 — though speech usually fronts it with 把 instead.	He came in, sat down and said nothing.
546	pattern	N2	我們可以進去嗎？ wǒ men kě yǐ jìn qù ma？ A 會 / 能 / 可以 + verb 會 = can (learned skill) or will (likely); 能 = can (ability or circumstance); 可以 = may (permission). All negate with 不.	May we go in?
547	word	N2	站 zhàn 他站在外面。 tā zhàn zài wài miàn。 He's standing outside. 你不要站在這裡。 nǐ bú yào zhàn zài zhè lǐ。 Don't stand here. Out and about 我站了一個鐘頭。 wǒ zhàn le yī ge zhōng tóu。 I stood for an hour. Getting around	to stand; station; stop
548	word	N2	帶 dài 請帶你的書來。 qǐng dài nǐ de shū lái。 Please bring your book. 你帶錢了嗎？ nǐ dài qián le ma？ Did you bring money? Shopping 我帶孩子出去。 wǒ dài hái zi chū qù。 I'm taking the children out. Family	to bring; to take along
549	word	N2	拿 ná 請你拿一些水來。 qǐng nǐ ná yī xiē shuǐ lái。 Please bring some water. 你拿什麼？ nǐ ná shén me？ What are you holding? At home 我去拿我的書。 wǒ qù ná wǒ de shū。 I'll go and get my book. At home	to take; to hold
550	pattern	N2	你先坐，我再去拿。 nǐ xiān zuò， wǒ zài qù ná。先 V1，再 V2 先 goes before the first verb and 再 before the second — both sit inside the predicate, never at the front the way English 'first' does. 然後 can replace 再 in plain narration; use 再 when the order itself matters.	You sit down first; I'll go and get it.
551	pattern	N2	我的東西你拿來了嗎？ wǒ de dōng xi nǐ ná lái le ma？ V 來 / V 去來 and 去 after a verb are fixed to where the SPEAKER is: 拿來 brings it towards me, 拿去 takes it away from me. Chinese chooses by the speaker's position, not the listener's, so a phone call needs care — 我拿過去 if you are going to them.	Have you brought my things?
552	pattern	N2	我明天再拿去給他。 wǒ míng tiān zài ná qù gěi tā。 V 來 / V 去來 and 去 after a verb are fixed to where the SPEAKER is: 拿來 brings it towards me, 拿去 takes it away from me. Chinese chooses by the speaker's position, not the listener's, so a phone call needs care — 我拿過去 if you are going to them.	I'll take it over to him tomorrow.
553	pattern	N2	你自己拿去吧。 nǐ zì jǐ ná qù ba。 V 來 / V 去來 and 去 after a verb are fixed to where the SPEAKER is: 拿來 brings it towards me, 拿去 takes it away from me. Chinese chooses by the speaker's position, not the listener's, so a phone call needs care — 我拿過去 if you are going to them.	Take it over yourself.
554	pattern	N2	拿這家店來說，東西貴可是很好。 ná zhè jiā diàn lái shuō， dōng xi guì kě shì hěn hǎo。拿 …… 來說拿 X 來說 = take X as an example, with a pause after 說 and the comment following. Without 來 it is just the ordinary verb 'take'.	Take this shop — dear, but good.
555	word	N1	住 zhù 你住哪裡？ nǐ zhù nǎ lǐ？ Where do you live? 我住在台灣。 wǒ zhù zài tái wān。 I live in Taiwan. People 我的朋友住這裡。 wǒ de péng yǒu zhù zhè lǐ。 My friend lives here. People	to live (reside)
556	pattern	N1	我小的時候住在台灣。 wǒ xiǎo de shí hòu zhù zài tái wān。 S V 的時候 The 'when' clause comes first and is closed by 的時候 — Chinese has no word order like English 'when I was small'. A formal 當 may be added at the front (當……的時候), but it is never required.	When I was small I lived in Taiwan.
557	pattern	N1	他站住不走了。 tā zhàn zhù bù zǒu le。 V 住住 after a verb means the action takes hold and does not let go: 記住 is 'remember and keep it', against 記得 'happen to remember'. Only a few verbs take it — 記住, 站住, 拿住.	He stopped dead and wouldn't move.
558	word	Core	離開 líkāi 他已經離開了。 tā yǐ jīng lí kāi le。 He's already left. 我要離開台灣了。 wǒ yào lí kāi tái wān le。 I'm leaving Taiwan. Getting around 你什麼時候離開？ nǐ shén me shí hòu lí kāi？ When are you leaving? Out and about	to leave; to depart from
559	word	Core	只是 zhǐshì 我只是想問一下。 wǒ zhǐ shì xiǎng wèn yī xià。 I just wanted to ask something. 這只是一個問題。 zhè zhǐ shì yī ge wèn tí。 This is only one question. School 他只是個孩子。 tā zhǐ shì ge hái zi。 He's only a child. Family	merely; only; it's just that
561	word	N2	快 kuài 他說得太快了。 tā shuō de tài kuài le。 He speaks too fast. 快來！ kuài lái！ Come quickly! At home 你說得太快了。 nǐ shuō de tài kuài le。 You speak too fast. School	fast; quick; soon
562	pattern	N2	我們快要到了。 wǒ men kuài yào dào le。快要 ... 了快要……了 puts an event just round the corner. 要……了 on its own does the same job and 快 only sharpens it. The 了 is compulsory — never drop it.	We're nearly there.
563	pattern	N2	他快要走了。 tā kuài yào zǒu le。快要 ... 了快要……了 puts an event just round the corner. 要……了 on its own does the same job and 快 only sharpens it. The 了 is compulsory — never drop it.	He's about to leave.
564	pattern	N2	你可以走快一點嗎？ nǐ kě yǐ zǒu kuài yī diǎn ma？ Vs + 一點 Vs + 一點 asks for a small adjustment: 快一點 a bit faster, 小心一點 a bit more careful. As an instruction it is softer than the bare state verb. 有（一）點 + Vs is the mirror image and is a complaint, not a request.	Could you walk a bit faster?
565	pattern	N2	你們走得太快了。 nǐ men zǒu de tài kuài le。 A + verb + 得 + adverb To say how an action is done, repeat or state the verb, then 得, then the description: 說得很好 = speaks well. 得 is unstressed.	You are walking too fast.
566	word	N2	慢 màn 請說得慢一點。 qǐng shuō de màn yī diǎn。 Please speak a little slower. 他走得很慢。 tā zǒu de hěn màn。 He walks very slowly. Out and about 請慢一點。 qǐng màn yī diǎn。 Slower, please. School	slow
567	pattern	N2	你說慢一點，好不好？ nǐ shuō màn yī diǎn， hǎo bù hǎo？ ..., 好不好？好不好 tags a suggestion on the end and invites the listener to agree — softer than 嗎. The same V-不-V shape works with other state verbs: 可以不可以, 對不對.	Could you speak a bit more slowly?
568	pattern	N2	請說慢一點。 qǐng shuō màn yī diǎn。（請）+ VP A bare verb phrase is the plain command; 請 in front turns it into a request. Taiwanese speech softens it further with 一下 (請等一下) or 好不好 on the end.	Please speak more slowly.
569	pattern	N2	請你說慢一點。 qǐng nǐ shuō màn yī diǎn。 Vs + 一點 Vs + 一點 asks for a small adjustment: 快一點 a bit faster, 小心一點 a bit more careful. As an instruction it is softer than the bare state verb. 有（一）點 + Vs is the mirror image and is a complaint, not a request.	Please speak a little more slowly.
570	pattern	N2	你慢慢說，我們都在聽。 nǐ màn màn shuō， wǒ men dōu zài tīng。 AA / AABB + V A doubled state verb in front of the verb says HOW it is done: 慢慢走 walk slowly, 好好休息 have a proper rest. One-syllable state verbs double as AA; two-syllable ones double as AABB (安安靜靜, 高高興興) and work the same way. Writing normally adds 地 after the doubled form; speech normally does not.	Say it slowly — we're all listening.
571	pattern	N2	他慢慢想過來了。 tā màn màn xiǎng guò lái le。 V 過來 V 過來 is not only physical: with 改, 想 and 醒 it means bringing something round to how it should be — 改過來 = put right. The plain direction sense (this way, towards me) is the same word.	He came round to it in the end.
572	word	N2	馬上 mǎshàng 我馬上來。 wǒ mǎ shàng lái。 I'm coming right away. 我馬上回家。 wǒ mǎ shàng huí jiā。 I'm going home right away. On the phone 老師馬上到。 lǎo shī mǎ shàng dào。 The teacher will arrive any moment. School	right away; immediately
573	word	N2	一定 yīdìng 我明天一定去。 wǒ míng tiān yī dìng qù。 I will definitely go tomorrow. 你一定要來。 nǐ yī dìng yào lái。 You must come. People 他一定是老師。 tā yī dìng shì lǎo shī。 He must be a teacher. People	definitely; certainly
574	word	N2	別 bié 別說了。 bié shuō le。 Stop talking. (Don't say any more.) 別走！ bié zǒu！ Don't go! People 別給他錢。 bié gěi tā qián。 Don't give him money. People	don't (do something)
575	pattern	N2	請別說話。 qǐng bié shuō huà。（請）別 + VP 別 is the spoken negative imperative, shorter and far commoner than 不要. 請別 softens it; 別……了 (unit 74) adds 'stop doing what you are already doing'.	Please don’t talk.
576	pattern	N2	請別走。 qǐng bié zǒu。（請）別 + VP 別 is the spoken negative imperative, shorter and far commoner than 不要. 請別 softens it; 別……了 (unit 74) adds 'stop doing what you are already doing'.	Please don't go.
577	pattern	N2	請別在這裡吃東西。 qǐng bié zài zhè lǐ chī dōng xi。（請）別 + VP 別 is the spoken negative imperative, shorter and far commoner than 不要. 請別 softens it; 別……了 (unit 74) adds 'stop doing what you are already doing'.	Please don't eat in here.
578	pattern	N2	吃飯的時候別說話。 chī fàn de shí hòu bié shuō huà。 S V 的時候 The 'when' clause comes first and is closed by 的時候 — Chinese has no word order like English 'when I was small'. A formal 當 may be added at the front (當……的時候), but it is never required.	Don't talk while you're eating.
579	pattern	N2	太貴的話就別買。 tài guì de huà jiù bié mǎi。 S V 的話，（就）... 的話 closes an if-clause and is the commonest spoken 'if' in Taiwan — softer than 如果, and the two combine freely (如果……的話). The 就 in the second half is usual but not required.	If it's too dear, don't buy it.
580	pattern	N2	別再問了，我不知道。 bié zài wèn le， wǒ bù zhī dào。別（再）... 了別……了 tells someone to stop what they are already doing; add 再 and it also covers 'don't start again'. The 了 is what marks the change: 別說話 on its own is just 'don't talk'.	Stop asking — I don't know.
581	pattern	N2	我叫他別再說了。 wǒ jiào tā bié zài shuō le。 A 叫 B + V 叫 + person + verb means 'tell someone to do it' — an instruction, firmer than 讓 (let, allow). 請 + person + verb is the polite version of the same shape.	I told him to stop talking about it.
582	pattern	N2	以後別再這樣了。 yǐ hòu bié zài zhè yàng le。 …… 以後以後 follows the event, unlike English 'after': 吃飯以後 = after eating. Alone at the front of a sentence it means 'from now on'. 自從……以後 narrows it to 'ever since'.	Don't do that again in future.
583	pattern	N2	這跟我沒關係，你別問我。 zhè gēn wǒ méi guān xi， nǐ bié wèn wǒ。跟 …… （沒）有關跟……有關 states a connection without saying which way it runs. For the negative, Taiwan speech says 跟……沒關係, not 沒有關 — that shape is written-only. 有關 also gives 有關的書, 'books about it'.	This has nothing to do with me — don't ask me.
584	pattern	N2	他先說了，這樣一來別人就不好說話了。 tā xiān shuō le， zhè yàng yī lái bié rén jiù bù hǎo shuō huà le。 ……，這樣一來 …… 這樣一來 reports what follows from what was just done, so something concrete has to come before it. It opens the second clause, never the first, and takes no 就 of its own — though 就 often turns up inside that clause.	He spoke first, which left nobody else much room.
585	pattern	N2	別說話！ bié shuō huà！ A 應該 / 別 + verb 應該 = should; 別 = don't (imperative), a spoken shortening of 不要. Both sit directly before the verb.	Don't talk!
586	word	N1	第 dì 這是我的第一個中文老師。 zhè shì wǒ de dì yī ge zhōng wén lǎo shī。 This is my first Chinese teacher. 你是第一個。 nǐ shì dì yī ge。 You are the first. School 我是第二個。 wǒ shì dì r4 ge。 I'm the second one. Out and about	ordinal prefix (第一 = first)
587	word	Core	次 cì 我去過台灣兩次。 wǒ qù guò tái wān liǎng cì。 I've been to Taiwan twice. 我來過兩次。 wǒ lái guò liǎng cì。 I've been here twice. Out and about 這是第一次。 zhè shì dì yī cì。 This is the first time. People	time (measure word for occurrences)
588	pattern	N2	他問了好幾次。 tā wèn le hǎo jǐ cì。好 + 幾/多 + M + N 好 in front of 幾 or 多 is not 'good' — it exaggerates the number: 好幾個 = quite a few, 好多年 = a good many years. 好些 does the same job but is much rarer in Taiwan. The measure word still follows the normal rules.	He asked a good few times.
589	pattern	N2	我看了一次，又看了一次，還是不懂。 wǒ kàn le yī cì， yòu kàn le yī cì， hái shì bù dǒng。 V 了 …，又 V 了 … 又 in front of a second 了-marked verb adds another completed action to the first. Both have already happened — for something still to come, use 再 instead: 我再買一個. This is a different 又 from the 又…又… that stacks two qualities.	I read it once, then read it again, and still didn't understand.
590	pattern	N2	他對我說了三次謝謝。 tā duì wǒ shuō le sān cì xiè xie。對 + 人 + V 對 + a person marks who an action or an attitude is aimed AT: 對我說 said to me, 對他生氣 angry with him, 對客戶很客氣 courteous to clients. It goes before the verb, never after. With a thing rather than a person it means 'as regards' — 對工作很認真.	He said thank you to me three times.
591	word	Core	才 cái 他現在才到。 tā xiàn zài cái dào。 He's only just arrived. 他八點才來。 tā bā diǎn cái lái。 He didn't come until eight. Out and about 我今天才知道。 wǒ jīn tiān cái zhī dào。 I only found out today. People	only then; not until
592	pattern	N2	他才來就走了。 tā cái lái jiù zǒu le。才 ... 就 ... 才 before the first verb says how little had happened; 就 before the second says how soon the next thing came. The pattern carries the speaker's surprise at the short gap, so it is not a neutral statement of time.	He'd only just arrived and he left.
593	pattern	N2	才八點他就回家了。 cái bā diǎn tā jiù huí jiā le。才 ... 就 ... 才 before the first verb says how little had happened; 就 before the second says how soon the next thing came. The pattern carries the speaker's surprise at the short gap, so it is not a neutral statement of time.	It was only eight and he'd already gone home.
594	pattern	N2	你才來就要走嗎？ nǐ cái lái jiù yào zǒu ma？才 ... 就 ... 才 before the first verb says how little had happened; 就 before the second says how soon the next thing came. The pattern carries the speaker's surprise at the short gap, so it is not a neutral statement of time.	You've only just got here — are you off already?
595	pattern	N2	這個才五十塊。 zhè ge cái wǔ shí kuài。 S + 才 + 數量才 in front of a number says the amount is smaller than expected: 才五十塊 = only fifty dollars. It is the mirror of 就, which says something came sooner or more easily than expected.	This is only fifty dollars.
596	pattern	N2	現在才七點，還早。 xiàn zài cái qī diǎn， hái zǎo。 S + 才 + 數量才 in front of a number says the amount is smaller than expected: 才五十塊 = only fifty dollars. It is the mirror of 就, which says something came sooner or more easily than expected.	It's only seven — there's time yet.
597	pattern	N2	只有在台灣才學得好。 zhǐ yǒu zài tái wān cái xué de hǎo。只有 A 才 B 只有……才…… says the condition is the ONLY one that will do — stricter than 只要……就……, which merely says the condition is enough. The 才 in the second half is compulsory.	You can only really learn it well in Taiwan.
598	pattern	N2	他走出去，過了十分鐘才回來。 tā zǒu chū qù， guò le shí fēn zhōng cái huí lái。 V + 進/出/上/回 + 來/去 A direction (進出上下回) plus 來 or 去 stacks two facts onto one verb: which way, and towards or away from the speaker. 走進來 in towards me, 走進去 in away from me. An object sits between the direction and 來/去 — 拿回一本書來 — though speech usually fronts it with 把 instead.	He went out and didn't come back for ten minutes.
599	pattern	N2	你才不懂呢。 nǐ cái bù dǒng ne。才 + 不 / 沒 …… 呢才 + a negative + 呢 is a flat, slightly indignant denial, and needs the 呢 to land: 我才不怕呢. It is speech only. This is not the 才 of 'only then'.	You haven't the first idea.
600	word	Core	這麼 zhème 這裡的東西這麼貴！ zhè lǐ de dōng xi zhè me guì！ Things here are so expensive! 這麼快就到了！ zhè me kuài jiù dào le！ Here already, that quick! Out and about 你怎麼這麼慢？ nǐ zěn me zhè me màn？ Why are you so slow? People	this; so (this much)
601	pattern	N2	這家店沒有那家這麼便宜。 zhè jiā diàn méi yǒu nà jiā zhè me pián yí。 A 沒有 B（這麼/那麼）+ Vs The negative comparison takes 沒有, not 不比: A 沒有 B 那麼 Vs. 那麼／這麼 is optional and very common; leaving it out (我沒有他好) sounds blunter.	This shop isn't as cheap as that one.
602	pattern	N2	這個東西為什麼這麼貴呢？ zhè ge dōng xi wèi shén me zhè me guì ne？疑問詞 … 呢？呢 on the end of a wh-question softens it: the asker sounds as if thinking aloud rather than demanding an answer. It only works with a question word (誰什麼怎麼哪); a yes-no question takes 嗎, and 嗎 and 呢 never appear together.	Why is this so expensive?
603	pattern	N2	這麼晚了，他還在工作。 zhè me wǎn le， tā hái zài gōng zuò。 ……，還 …… This 還 piles one more thing on top, usually with a sigh: 白天上班，晚上還去教書. It is not 'still' in the sense of time — it is 'and what's more'.	It's this late and he's still at it.
604	pattern	N2	東西這麼貴，還這麼難用。 dōng xi zhè me guì， hái zhè me nán yòng。 ……，還 …… This 還 piles one more thing on top, usually with a sigh: 白天上班，晚上還去教書. It is not 'still' in the sense of time — it is 'and what's more'.	It costs a fortune and it's hard to use as well.
605	pattern	N2	你說這麼晚了，他還會來嗎？ nǐ shuō zhè me wǎn le， tā hái huì lái ma？你說，……？你說 at the front hands the judgement to the listener: 你說這樣對嗎？ It is not 'you say' — that would need 你說的.	It's this late — do you reckon he'll still come?
606	pattern	N2	都這麼晚了，你還不回家。 dōu zhè me wǎn le， nǐ hái bù huí jiā。都 + 時間 / 數量 + 了 This 都 in front of a time or an amount means 'already, as much as that', and it always carries a sigh: 都幾點了！ It is not the 都 that means 'all'.	This late and you're still not home.
607	pattern	N2	誰知道這麼小的事會有這麼大的問題？ shéi zhī dào zhè me xiǎo de shì huì yǒu zhè me dà de wèn tí？誰知道 …… 誰知道 is not a question — it marks what happened next as a surprise, and always sits at the head of the second clause. The first clause usually carries 以為 or 說, i.e. what everybody wrongly believed.	Who'd have thought so small a thing would cause so much trouble?
608	word	Core	那麼 nàme 他那麼快就走了。 tā nà me kuài jiù zǒu le。 He left that quickly. 不要那麼快。 bú yào nà me kuài。 Don't go so fast. Out and about 他沒有那麼忙。 tā méi yǒu nà me máng。 He isn't that busy. Work	that; so (that much)
609	pattern	N2	這個問題沒有那麼難。 zhè ge wèn tí méi yǒu nà me nán。 A 沒有 B（這麼/那麼）+ Vs The negative comparison takes 沒有, not 不比: A 沒有 B 那麼 Vs. 那麼／這麼 is optional and very common; leaving it out (我沒有他好) sounds blunter.	This problem isn't that hard.
610	pattern	N2	我的中文沒有他那麼好。 wǒ de zhōng wén méi yǒu tā nà me hǎo。 A 沒有 B（這麼/那麼）+ Vs The negative comparison takes 沒有, not 不比: A 沒有 B 那麼 Vs. 那麼／這麼 is optional and very common; leaving it out (我沒有他好) sounds blunter.	My Chinese isn't as good as his.
611	word	Core	認為 rènwéi 我認為這樣不好。 wǒ rèn wèi zhè yàng bù hǎo。 I don't think this is a good idea. 你認為他會來嗎？ nǐ rèn wèi tā huì lái ma？ Do you think he'll come? People 大家都認為他是對的。 dà jiā dōu rèn wèi tā shì duì de。 Everyone thinks he's right. Work	to think; to consider (that)
614	word	N1	姓 xìng 你姓什麼？ nǐ xìng shén me？ What is your surname? 他姓什麼？ tā xìng shén me？ What is his surname? People 你姓什麼呢？ nǐ xìng shén me ne？ And what is your surname? Greetings	to be surnamed; surname
615	word	N1	姓名 xìngmíng 這是我的姓名。 zhè shì wǒ de xìng míng。 This is my full name. 他的姓名是什麼？ tā de xìng míng shì shén me？ What is his full name? Work 你的姓名呢？ nǐ de xìng míng ne？ And your full name? Work	full name (surname + given name, as on a form)
616	word	N1	王 Wáng 我姓王。 wǒ xìng wáng。 My surname is Wang. 王老師很好。 wáng lǎo shī hěn hǎo。 Teacher Wang is very good. School 你姓王嗎？ nǐ xìng wáng ma？ Is your surname Wang? Greetings	Wang (surname)
617	word	N1	李 Lǐ 他姓李，不姓王。 tā xìng lǐ， bù xìng wáng。 His surname is Li, not Wang. 李老師是好人。 lǐ lǎo shī shì hǎo rén。 Teacher Li is a good person. School 他姓李嗎？ tā xìng lǐ ma？ Is his surname Li? People	Li (surname)
618	pattern	N1	她是李太太。 tā shì lǐ tài tai。 A 是 B 是 links two nouns: A = B. It never changes form, and it is NOT used before adjectives (see 很).	She is Mrs Li.
619	word	N1	陳 Chén 陳老師是我們的老師。 chén lǎo shī shì wǒ men de lǎo shī。 Teacher Chen is our teacher. 陳老師，您好！ chén lǎo shī， nín hǎo！ Hello, Teacher Chen! Greetings 我姓陳，不姓王。 wǒ xìng chén， bù xìng wáng。 My surname is Chen, not Wang. Greetings	Chen (surname)
620	word	N2	先生 xiānshēng 李先生是老師。 lǐ xiān shēng shì lǎo shī。 Mr Li is a teacher. 王先生不在。 wáng xiān shēng bù zài。 Mr Wang is not in. Work 這是我先生。 zhè shì wǒ xiān shēng。 This is my husband. Family	Mr; sir; husband
621	pattern	N2	他是王先生。 tā shì wáng xiān shēng。 A 是 B 是 links two nouns: A = B. It never changes form, and it is NOT used before adjectives (see 很).	He is Mr Wang.
622	word	N2	小姐 xiǎojiě 王小姐是我的同學。 wáng xiǎo jiě shì wǒ de tóng xué。 Miss Wang is my classmate. 李小姐，你好！ lǐ xiǎo jiě， nǐ hǎo！ Hello, Miss Li! Greetings 小姐，請問一下。 xiǎo jiě， qǐng wèn yī xià。 Excuse me, miss. Shopping	Miss; young lady
623	word	N2	太太 tàitai 陳太太不在家。 chén tài tai bù zài jiā。 Mrs Chen is not at home. 我太太是老師。 wǒ tài tai shì lǎo shī。 My wife is a teacher. Family 陳太太住哪裡？ chén tài tai zhù nǎ lǐ？ Where does Mrs Chen live? People	Mrs; wife
624	word	N2	男 nán 他是男的。 tā shì nán de。 He is male. 他們都是男的。 tā men dōu shì nán de。 They are all men. People 我有一個男朋友。 wǒ yǒu yī ge nán péng yǒu。 I have a boyfriend. People	male; man
625	word	N2	女 nǚ 我們老師是女的。 wǒ men lǎo shī shì nǚ de。 Our teacher is a woman. 她是女老師。 tā shì nǚ lǎo shī。 She is a female teacher. School 我的女朋友是台灣人。 wǒ de nǚ péng yǒu shì tái wān rén。 My girlfriend is Taiwanese. People	female; woman
626	word	Core	公司 gōngsī 王先生的公司很大。 wáng xiān shēng de gōng sī hěn dà。 Mr Wang's company is big. 你們公司有幾個人？ nǐ men gōng sī yǒu jǐ ge rén？ How many people are there at your company? Work 我明天要去公司。 wǒ míng tiān yào qù gōng sī。 I'm going in to the office tomorrow. Work	company; firm
630	pattern	N2	他不是在家就是在公司。 tā bú shì zài jiā jiù shì zài gōng sī。不是 A 就是 B 不是……就是…… says it has to be one of exactly two: 不是他就是我. It is not a negative — the 不是 belongs to the frame, so never add a second 不.	He's either at home or at the office.