In lesson 21 we are going to learn about predicate adjective sentences.

"21.01 Example sentences with temporary states"

我很忙。 Wǒ hěn máng. I'm very busy.

李雪很饿。Lǐ Xuě hěn è. Li Xue is very hungry.

孩子们很困。Háizǐmen hěn kùn.
The children are very sleepy.

他很兴奋。Tā hěn xīngfèn. He is very excited.

我同屋很累。Wǒ tóngwū hěn lèi. My roommate is very tired.

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"21.02 Adjectives describing appearance"

高 Gāo Tall 矮 Ǎi Short 瘦 Shòu Thin 胖 Pàng Fat

漂亮 Piàoliɑng Pretty 帅 Shuài Handsome 强壮 QiángzhuàngStrong 丑 Chǒu Ugly

大 Dà Big 小 Xiǎo Small

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"21.03 Physical characteristics - Example sentences"

你学校很大。 Nǐ xuéxiào hěn dà. Your school is very big.

她哥哥很高。 Tā gēge hěn gāo. Her older brother is very tall.

他妈妈很矮。Tā māma hěn ǎi. His mother is very short.

你弟弟很瘦。Nǐ dìdi hěn shòu. Your little brother is very thin.

我妹妹很漂亮。Wǒ mèimei hěn piàoliɑng. My little sister is very pretty.

她男朋友很帅。Tā nánpéngyou hěn shuài. Her boyfriend is very handsome.

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"21.04 Family description"

我妈妈很矮，很瘦。我爸爸很胖，很强壮。我也有一个姐姐。她很漂亮。 Wǒ māma hěn ǎi，hěn shòu. Wǒ bàbɑ hěn pàng, hěn qiángzhuàng. Wǒ yě yǒu yígè mèimei. Tā hěn piàoliɑng.

"21.05 Negation of predicate adjectives"

他不帅。 Tā bú shuài. He isn't handsome.

李雪不高。 Lǐ Xuě bù gāo. Li Xue is not tall.

她不瘦。Tā bú shòu. She isn't thin.

王军不胖。Wáng Jūn bú pàng.
Wang Jun is not fat.

张老师不矮。Zhāng lǎoshī bù ǎi. Teacher Zhang is not short.

Notes:

Predicate adjectives are always negated with 不 ''bú'', which always precedes the predicate adjective. You can not use 没 ''méi'' to negate a predicate adjective.

"21.06 Hair description vocabulary"

头发 Tóufa Hair 长 Cháng Long 短 Duǎn Short

卷 Juǎn Curly 直 Zhí Straight

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"21.07 His hair is very short. - Example sentences"

他的头发很短。 Tā de tóufa hěn duǎn. His hair is very short.

他女友的头发很长。Tā nǚyǒu de tóufa hěn cháng. His girlfriend's hair is very long.

萨拉的头发很卷。Sàlā de tóufa hěn juǎn. Sarah's hair is very curly.

李雪的头发很直。Lǐ Xuě de tóufa hěn zhí. Li Xue's hair is very straight.

"A Transcribe the characters below into pinyin"

1.) 漂亮 **** 2.) 瘦

3.) 胖 **** 4.) 头发

5.) 强壮 6.) 帅

"B Match the words with the translation"

1.) Cháng Curly

2.) Ǎi Long

3.) Juǎn
Only son

4.) Chǒu Short

5.) Zhí Ugly

6.) Dúshēngzǐ Straight

"C Transcribe the following sentences into pinyin "

1.) 他妹妹很漂亮。

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2.) 我女友的头发很长。

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3.) 你哥哥很瘦。

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4.) 孩子们很困。

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"D Circle the character that matches the pinyin "

"dú :" 姓 瘦 独 北 "qiáng :" 青 强 人 师

"tóu :" 国 头 瘦 直 "shòu :" 瘦 头 叫 京

"jiě :" 姐 独 北 英 "dì :" 名 商 头 弟

"E Circle the two characters that are not the same "

胖 强 矮 师 韩 商 丑 美
商 韩 师 美 胖 强 矮 高

"F Translate the following pinyin into English"

1.) Lǐ Xuě hěn shòu.

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2.) Zhāng lǎoshī bù ǎi.

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3.) Wǒ bàbɑ hěn pàng, hěn qiángzhuàng.

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4.) Nǐ dìdi de tóufa hěn cháng.

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"G Make words by matching the two characters"， "then match them to the correct pinyin"

介
发 piàoliɑng

职 亮 qiángzhuàng

强 员 tóufa

漂 绍
zhíyuán

头 壮 jièshào

"H Circle the pinyin for the character"

短 ":" fāng xiōng jiàn duǎn 漂 ":" jiě piào míng běi

帅 ":" xiān fāng shuài piào 丑 ":" yǒu chǒu shuài fāng

直 ":" zhí diǎn shén chǒu 壮 ":" zhí duǎn fāng zhuàng

"I Fill in the blanks with the most appropriate choice"

点 Diǎn 头发 Tóufa 有 Yǒu 卷 Juǎn 父母 Fùmǔ

1.) 她男朋友的 ****__**** 很短。

2.) 他女友的头发很 ****__**** 。

3.) 我有 ****__**** 渴。

4.) 他 ****__**** 是工人。

5.) 你 ****__**** 男朋友吗？