Drills 1. Wǒ dǎsuan dào Nánjīng qù kànkan. 我打算到南京去看看。 I'm planning to go to Nánjīng to look around. Cueněitiān 哪天 what day Nǐ dǎsuan něitiān qù? 你打算哪天去 What day do yǒu plan to go? 2. Wǒ xiǎng dào Xīān qù kànkan. 我想到西安去看看。 I'm planning to go to Xiān to look around. Cuejǐyuè 几月 what month Nǐ xiǎng jǐyuè qù? 你想几月去? What month do yǒu plan to go? 3. Wǒ jìhua dào Húběi qù kànkan. 我计划到湖北去看看。 I'm planning to go to Huéběi to look around. Cuexīngqījǐ 星期几 what day of the week Nǐ jìhua xīngqījǐ qù? 你想星期几去? What day of the week do yǒu plan to go? 4. Wǒ dǎsuan dào Shànghǎi qù kànkan. 我打算到上海去看看。 I'm planning to go to Shànghǎi to look around. Cue jǐhào 几号 what date Nǐ dǎsuan jǐhào qù? 你打算几号去? What date do yǒu plan to go? 5. Wǒ jìhua dào Sūzhōu qù kànkan. 我计划到苏州去看看。 I'm planning to go to Sūzhōu to look around. Cuejǐyuè 几月 what month Nǐ jìhua jǐyuè qù? 你计划jǐyuè去? What month do yǒu plan to go? 6. Wǒ xiǎng dào Běijīng qù kànkan. 我想到北京去看看。 I'm planning to go to běijīng to look around. Cueněitiān 哪天 what day Nǐ xiǎng něitiān qù? 我想哪天去? What day do yǒu plan to go? 7. Wǒ dǎsuan dào Wǔchāng qù kànkan. 我打算到武昌去看看。 I'm planning to go to Wǔchāng to look around. Cuexīngqījǐ 星期几 what day of the week Nǐ dǎsuan xīngqījǐ qù? 你打算星期几去。 What day of the week do yǒu plan to go?
1. Nǐ dǎsuan shénme shíhou dào Nánjīng qù? 你打算什么时候到南京去? When are you planning to visit Nánjīng? Cuexiàge yuè 下个月 next month Wǒ dǎsuan xiàge yuè dào Nánjīng qu kànkan. 我打算下个月到南京去看看。 I'm planning to visit Nánjīng next month. 2. Nǐ jìhua jǐyuè dào Shànghǎi qù? 你计划几月到上海去? What month are you planning to visit Shànghǎi? Cueliùyuè 六月 in June Wǒ jìhua liùyuè dào Shànghǎi qu kànkan. 我计划六月到上海去看看。 I'm planning to visit Shànghǎi in June. 3. Nǐ xiǎng něitiān dào Guǎngzhōu qù? 你想哪天到广州去? What day are you planning to visit Guǎngzhōu? Cuehòutiān 后天 the day after tomorrow Wǒ xiǎng hòutiān dào Guǎngzhōu qu kànkan. 我想后天到广州去看看。 I'm planning to visit Guǎngzhōu the day after tomorrow. 4. Nǐ dǎsuan něinián dào Zhōngguo qù? 你打算哪年到中国去? What year are you planning to visit China? Cuemíngnián 明年 tomorrow Wǒ dǎsuan míngnián dào Zhōngguo qu kànkan. 我打算明年到中国去看看。 I'm planning to to visit China next year. 5. Nǐ jìhua jǐyuè dào Xiānggǎng qù? 你计划几月到香港去? What month are you planning to visit Xiānggǎng? Cueèryuè 二月 in February Wǒ jìhua Èryuè dào Xiānggǎng qu kànkan. 我计划二月到香港去看看。 I'm planning to visit Xiānggǎng in February. 6. Nǐ xiǎng xīngqījǐ dào Běijīng qù? 你想星期几到北京去。 What day of the week are you planning to visit Běijīng? Cuexīngqīsān 星期三 on Wednesday Wǒ xiǎng Xīngqīsān dào Běijīng qu kànkan. 我想星期三到北京去看看。 I'm planning to visit Běijīng on Wednesday. 7. Nǐ dǎsuan jǐdiǎn zhōng dào tā nèr qù? 你打算几点钟到他那儿去? At what time are you planning to visit his place? Cuesāndiǎn zhōng 三点钟 at 3 o'clock Wǒ dǎsuan sāndiǎn zhōng dào tā nèr qu kànkan. 我打算三点钟到他那儿去看看。 I'm planning to visit his place at 3 o'clock.
1. Nǐ jìhua něitiān qù? 你计划哪天去? What day do you plan to go? CueXīngqīèr 星期二 Tuesday Xīngqīèr huòzhě Xīngqīsān, dōu kéyi. 星期二或者星期三,都可以。 Tuesday and [or] Wednesday are both possible. 2. Nǐ jìhua něitiān qù? 你计划哪天去? What day do you plan to go? Cuewǔhào 五号 the fifth Wǔhào huòzhě liùhào, dōu kéyi. 五号或者六号,都可以。 The fith or the sixth, both are possible. 3. Nǐ xiǎng jǐyuè qù? 你想几月去? What month do you plan to go? CueWǔyuè 五月 May Wǔyuè huòzhě Liùyuè, dōu kéyi. 五月或者六月,都可以。 May or June, both are possible. 4. Nǐ xiǎng něinián qù? 你想哪年去? What year do you plan to go? Cue1977 1977 1977 Yījiǔqīqī huòzhě Yījiǔqībā, dōu kéyi. 一九七七或者一九七八,都可以。 1977 or 1978, both are possible. 5. Nǐ dǎsuan shénme shíhou qù? 你打算什么时候去? When do you plan to go? Cuexiàyuè sìhào 下月四号 The fourth of next month Xiàyuè sìhào huòzhě xiàyuè wǔhào, dōu kéyi. 下月四号或者下月五号,都可以。 The fourth or the sixth of next month, both are possible. 6. Nǐ dǎsuan jǐdiǎn zhōng qù? 你打算几点钟去? What time do you plan to go? Cueshàngwù shídiǎn 上午十点 10:00 a.m. Shàngwù shídiǎn huòzhě shàngwù shíyīdiǎn, dōu kéyi. 上午十点或者上午十一点,都可以。 10:00 a.m. or 11:00 a.m., both are possible. 7. Nǐ jìhua jǐhào qù? 你计划几号去? What date do you plan to go? Cueèrshiqī 二十七 the Twenty-seventh Èrshiqíhào huòzhě èrshibáhào, dōu kéyi. 二十七号或者二十八号,都可以。 The Twenty-seventh or the Twenty-eighth, both are possible.
1. Shànghǎi lí Nánjīng yuǎn ma? 上海离南京远吗? Is Shànghǎi far from Nánjīng? Cueduō yuǎn 多远 how far Shànghǎi lí Nánjīng yǒu duōyuǎn? 上海离南京有多远? How far is Shànghǎi from Nánjīng? 2. Shànghǎi lí Nánjīng yuǎn ma? 上海离南京远吗? Is Shànghǎi far from Nánjīng? Cueduōshǎo 多少 how many Shànghǎi lí Nánjīng yǒu duōshǎo gōnglǐ? 上海离南京有多少公里? How many kilometers is Shànghǎi from Nánjīng? 3. Běijīng lí Tiānjīn yuǎn ma? 北京离天津远吗? Is Běijīng far from Tiānjīn? Cueduó yuǎn 多远 how far Běijīng lí Tiānjīn yǒu duōyuǎn? 北京离天津有多远? How far is Běijīng from Tiānjīn? 4. Běijīng lí Shànghǎi yuǎn ma? 北京离上海远吗? Is Běijīng far from Běijīng? Cueduōshao 多少 how many Běijīng lí Shànghǎi yǒu duōshao gōnglǐ? 北京离上海有多少公里? How many kilometers is Běijīng from Běijīng? 5. Nánjīng lí Běijīng yuǎn ma? 南京离北京远吗? Is Nánjīng far from Běijīng? Cueduōshao 多少 how many Nánjīng lí Běijīng yǒu duōshao gōnglǐ? 南京离北京有多少公里? How many kilometers is Nánjīng from Běijīng? 6. Guǎngzhōu lí Wǔhàn yuǎn ma? 广州离武汉远吗? Is Guǎngzhōu far from Wǔhàn? Cueduó yuǎn 多yuǎn how far Guǎngzhōu lí Wǔhàn yǒu duōyuan? 广州离武汉多远? How far is Guǎngzhōu far from Wǔhàn? 7. Shànghǎi lí Hángzhōu yuǎn ma? 上海离杭州远吗? Is Shànghǎi far from Hángzhōu? Cueduōshao 多少 how many Shànghǎi lí Hángzhōu yǒu duōshao gōnglǐ? 上海离杭州有多少公里? How many kilometers is Shànghǎi from Hángzhōu?
1. Shànghǎi lí Nánjīng yǒu duó yuǎn? 上海离南京有多远? How far is Shànghǎi from Nánjīng? Cuedàgài 270 大概 270 about 270 Dàgài yǒu èrbǎiqīshí gōnglǐ. 大概有二百七十公里。 It's probably 270 kilometers. 2. Tiānjīn lí Běijīng yǒu duó yuǎn? 天津离北京有多远? How far is Tiānjīn from Běijīng? Cue80 duō 80 多 more than 80 Dàgài lí Běijīng yǒu bàshíduō gōnglǐ. 大概离北京有八十多公里。 It's probably more than 80 kilometers. 3. Běijīng lí Hángzhōu yǒu duó yuǎn? 北京离杭州有多远? How far is Běijīng from Hángzhōu? Cue900 duō 900 多 more than 900 Dàgài lí Hángzhōu yǒu jiubǎiduō gōnglǐ. 大概离杭州有九百多公里。 It's probably more than 900 kilometers. 4. Běijīng lí Shànghǎi yǒu duó yuǎn? 北京离上海有多远? How far is Běijīng from Shànghǎi? Cuedàgài 800 大概 800 about 800 Dàgài yǒu bābǎi gōnglǐ. 大概有八百公里。 It's probably about 800 kilometers. 5. Nánjīng lí Shànghǎi yǒu duó yuǎn? 南京离上海有多远? How far is Nánjīng from Shànghǎi? Cuedàgài 200 大概二百 about 200 Dàgài yǒu èrbǎi gōnglǐ. 大概有二百公里。 It's probably about 200 kilometers. 6. Wǔhàn lí Běijīng yǒu duó yuǎn? 武汉离北京有多远? How far is Wǔhàn from Běijīng? Cue700 duō 700 多 more than 700 Dàgài lí Běijīng yǒu qībǎiduō gōnglǐ. 大概离北京有七百多公里。 It's probably more than 700 kilometers. 7. Hángzhōu lí Shànghǎi yǒu duó yuǎn? 杭州离上海有多远? How far is Hángzhōu from Shànghǎi? Cue170 duǒ 170 多 more than 170 Dàgài lí Shànghǎi yǒu yībǎiqīshíduō gōnglǐ. 大概离上海有一百七十多公里。 It's probably more than 170 kilometers.
1. Shànghǎi lí Nánjīng yǒu sānbǎi gōnglǐ. 上海离南京有三百公里。 Shànghǎi is 300 kilometers from Nánjīng. Cueméi isn't less Shànghǎi lí Nánjīng méiyou sānbǎi gōnglǐ. 上海离南京没有三百公里。 Shànghǎi isn't [is less than] 300 kilometers from Nánjīng. 2. Shànghǎi lí Nánjīng yǒu sānbǎi gōnglǐ. 上海离南京有三百公里。 Shànghǎi is 300 kilometers from Nánjīng. Cuedàgài 大概 probably Shànghǎi lí Nánjīng dàgài yǒu sānbǎi gōnglǐ. 上海离南京大概有三百公里。 Shànghǎi is probably 300 kilometers from Nánjīng. 3. Shànghǎi lí Nánjīng yǒu sānbǎi gōnglǐ. 上海离南京有三百公里。 Shànghǎi is 300 kilometers from Běijīng. Cueduō more than Shànghǎi lí Nánjīng yǒu sānbǎiduō gōnglǐ. 上海离南京有三百多公里。 Shànghǎi is more than 300 kilometers from Běijīng. 4. Běijīng lí Shànghǎi yǒu yìqiān gōnglǐ. 北京离上海有一千公里。 Běijīng is 1000 kilometers from Shànghǎi Cueméi isn't less Běijīng lí Shànghǎi méiyou yìqiān gōnglǐ. 北京离上海没有一千公里。 Běijīng isn't [is less than] 1000 kilometers from Shànghǎi. 5. Wǔhàn lí Běijīng yǒu bābǎi gōnglǐ. 武汉离北京有八百公里。 Wǔhàn is 800 kilometers from Běijīng Cuedàgài 大概 probably Wǔhàn lí Běijīng dàgài yǒu bābǎi gōnglǐ. 武汉离北京大概有八百公里。 Wǔhàn is probably 800 kilometers from Běijīng. 6. Nánjīng lí Shànghǎi yǒu èrbǎi gōnglǐ. 南京离上海有二百公里。 Nánjīng is 200 kilometers from Shànghǎi Cueduō more than Nánjīng lí Shànghǎi yǒu èrbǎiduō gōnglǐ. 南京离上海有二百多公里。 Nánjīng is more than 200 kilometers from Shànghǎi. 7. Hángzhōu lí Shànghǎi yǒu yìbǎi gōnglǐ. 杭州离上海有一百公里。 Hángzhōu is 100 kilometers from Shànghǎi Cueduō more than Hángzhōu lí Shànghǎi yǒu yìbǎiduō gōnglǐ. 杭州离上海有一百多公里。 Hángzhōu is more than 100 kilometers from Shànghǎi.
1. Zuò huǒchē yào zǒu jǐge zhōngtóu? 坐火车要走几个钟头? How many hours does it take by train? Cueduó jiǔ 多久 how long Zuò huǒchē yào zǒu duó jiǔ? 坐火车要走多久? How long does it take by train? 2. Zuò huǒchē yào zǒu duó jiǔ? 坐火车要走多久? How long does it take by train? Cueduōshao shíhou 多少时候 how much time Zuò huǒchē yào zǒu duōshao shíhou? 坐火车要走多少时候? How much time does it take by train? 3. Zuò huǒchē yào zǒu duōshao shíhou? 坐火车要走多少时候? How much time does it take by train? Cuejǐtiān 几天 how many days Zuò huǒchē yào zǒu jǐtiān? 坐火车要走几天? How many days does it take by train? 4. Zuò huǒchē yào zǒu jǐtiān? 坐火车要走几天? does it take by train? Cuejǐge xīngqī 几个星期 how many weeks Zuò huǒchē yào zǒu jǐge xīngqī? 坐火车要走几个星期? How many weeks does it take by train? 5. Zuò huǒchē yào zǒu jǐge xīngqī? 坐火车要走几个星期? How many weeks does it take by train? Cuejǐge xiǎoshí 几个小时 how many hours Zuò huǒchē yào zǒu jǐge xiǎoshí? 坐火车要走几个小时? How many hours does it take by train? 6. Zuò huǒchē yào zǒu jǐge xiaoshí? 坐火车要走几个小时? How many hours does it take by train? Cueduōshao tiān 多少天 how many days Zuò huǒchē yào zǒu duōshao tiān? 坐火车要走多少天? How many days does it take by train? 7. Zuò huǒchē yào zǒu duōshao tiān? 坐火车要走多少天? How many days does it take by train? Cuejǐge xīngqī 几个星期 how many weeks Zuò huǒchē yào zǒu jǐge xīngqī? 坐火车要走几个星期? How many weeks does it take by train?
1. Yào zǒu bànge zhōngtóu. 要走半个钟头。 It takes half an hour. Cue 1 Yào zǒu yíge bàn zhōngtóu. 要走一个半钟头。 It takes an hour and a half. 2. Yào zǒu bàntiān. 要走半天。 It takes half a day. Cuesān 3 Yào zǒu sāntiān bàn. 要走三天半。 It takes three and a half days. 3. Yào zǒu bànge yuè. 要走半个月。 It takes half a month. Cueèr 2 Yào zǒu liāngge bàn yuè. 要走两个半月。 It takes 2 and a half months. 4. Yào zǒu bànge xīngqī. 要走半个星期。 It takes half a week. Cue 1 Yào zǒu yíge bàn xīngqī. 要走一个半星期 It takes a week and a half. 5. Yào zou bànnián. 要走半年。 It takes half a year. Cue 1 Yào zǒu yìnián bàn. 要走一年半。 It takes a year and a half. 6. Yào zǒu bànge zhōngtóu. 要走半个钟头。 It takes half an hour. Cue 4 Yào zǒu sìge bàn zhōngtóu. 要走四个半钟头。 It takes 4 and a half hours . 7. Yào zǒu bànge yuè. 要走半个月。 It takes half a month. Cue 1 Yào zǒu yíge bàn yuè. 要走一个半月。 It takes a month and a half.
1. Zhèi shi wǒ dìyīcì dào Nánjīng qù. 这是我第一次到南京去。 This will be the first time I have gone to Nánjīng. Cueyǐhòu 以后 later Zhè shi wǒ dìyīcì dào Nánjīng qù. Yǐhòu hái yào qù. 这是我第一次到南京去。以后还要去。 This will be the first time I have gone to Nánjīng. Later on I want to go again. 2. Zhèi shi wǒ dìyīcì dào Nánjīng qù. 这是我第一次到南京去。 This will be the first time I have gone to Nánjīng. Cueyǐqián 以前 before Zhè shi wǒ dìyīcì dào Nánjīng qù. Yǐqián méi qùguo. 这是我第一次到南京去。以前没去过。 This will be the first time I have gone to Nánjīng. I haven't gone there before. 3. Zhèi shi tā dìyīcì xué Zhōngguo huà. 这是他第一次学中国话。 This will be the first time I have studied Chinese. Cueyǐhòu 以后 later Zhè shi tā dìyīcì xué Zhōngguo huà. Yǐhòu hái yào xué. 这是他第一次学中国话。以后还要学。 This will be the first time I have studied Chinese. Later on I want to study again. 4. Zhèi shi tā dìyīcì chī Zhōngguo fàn. 这是他第一次吃中国饭。 This will be the first time I have eaten Chinese food. Cueyǐqián 以前 before Zhè shi tā dìyīcì chī Zhōngguo fàn. Yǐqián méi chīguo. 这是他第一次吃中国饭。以前没吃过。 This will be the first time I have eaten Chinese food. I haven't eaten it before. 5. Zhèi shi wǒ dìyīcì dào zhèr lái. 这是我第一次到这儿来。 This will be the first time I have gone here. Cueyǐhòu 以后 later Zhè shi wǒ dìyīcì dào zhèr lái. Yǐhòu hái yào lái. 这是我第一次到这儿来。以后还要来。 This will be the first time I have gone here.Later on I want to go again. 6. Zhèi shi wǒ dìyīcì dào zhèr lái. 这是我第一次到这儿来。 This will be the first time I have gone here. Cueyǐqián 以前 before Zhè shi wǒ dìyīcì dào zhèr lái. Yǐqián méi láiguo. 这是我第一次到这儿来。以前没来过。 This will be the first time I have gone here. I haven't gone there before. 7. Zhèi shi wǒ dìyīcì dào Měiguo qù. 这是我第一次到美国去。 This will be the first time I have gone to America. Cueyǐqián 以前 before Zhè shi wǒ dìyīcì dào Měiguo qù. Yǐqián méi qùguo. 这是我第一次到美国去。以前没去过。 This will be the first time I have gone to America. I haven't gone there before.
1. Nǐ shuō lái liǎngtiān gòu bu gou? 你说来两天够不够? Would you say it would be enough to come for two days? Lái liǎngtiān gòu le. 来两天够了。 It would be enough to come for two days. 2. Nǐ shuō qù liǎngtiān gòu bu gou? 你说去两天够不够? Would you say it would be enough to go for two days? Qù liǎngtiān gòu le. 说去两天够了。 It would be enough to go for two days. 3. Nǐ shuō xué liǎngniánde Zhōngwén gòu bu gou? 你说学两年的中文够不够? Would you say it would be enough to study Chinese for 2 years? Xué liǎngniánde Zhōngwén gòu le. 学两年的中文够了。 It would be enough to study Chinese for 2 years. 4. Nǐ shuō zhù sānge yuè gòu bu gou? 你说住三个月够不够? Would you say it would be enough to stay for 3 months? Zhù sānge yuè gòu le. 住三个月够了。 It would be enough to stay for 3 months. 5. Nǐ shuō niàn jiǔge xīngqī gòu hu gou? 你说念九个星期够不够? Would you say it would be enough to study for 9 weeks? Niàn jiǔge xīngqī gòu le. 念九个星期够了。 It would be enough to study for 9 weeks. 6. Nǐ shuō dào nèr qù wánr shítiān gòu bu gou? 你说到那儿去玩儿十天够不够? Would you say it would be enough to go there for 10 days? Wánr shítiān gòu le. 玩儿十天够了。 It would be enough to go there for 10 days? 7. Nǐ shuō zǒu yíge zhōngtóu gòu bu gou? 你说走一个钟头够不够? Would you say it would be enough to walk for one hour? Zǒu yíge zhōngtóu gòu le. 走一个钟头够了。 It would be enough to walk for one hour.
1. Wǒ xīwang xiàwǔ líkāi zhèr. 我希望下午离开这儿。 I hope to leave here in the afternoon. CueXiàwǔ yǒu jǐtàng chē? 下午有几趟车? How many trains are there in the afternoon Wǒ xīwang xiàwǔ líkāi zhèr. Xiàwǔ yǒu jǐtàng chē? 我希望下午离开这儿。下午有几趟车? I hope to leave here in the afternoon. How many trains are there in the afternoon? 2. Wǒ xīwang xiàwǔ líkái zhèr. 我希望下午离开这儿. I hope to leave here in the afternoon. CueXiàwǔ yǒu meiyou chē? 下午有没有车? Is there a train in the afternoon? Wǒ xīwang xiàwǔ líkāi zhèr. Xiàwǔ yǒu meiyou chē? 我希望下午离开这儿.下午有没有车? leave here in the afternoon. Is there a train in the afternoon? 3. Wǒ xīwang wǎnshang líkāi zhèr. 我希望晚上离开这儿。 I hope to leave here in the morning. CueWǎnshang yǒu jǐtàng chē? 晚上有几趟车? How many trains are there in the evening? Wǒ xīwang wǎnshang líkāi zhèr. Wǎnshang yǒu jǐtàng chē? 我希望晚上离开这儿。晚上有几趟车? I hope to leave here in the morning. How many trains are there in the evening? 4. Wǒ xīwang Xīngqīsān líkāi zhèr. 我希望星期三离开这儿。 I hope to leave here on Wednesday. CueXīngqīsān yǒu jǐtàng chē? 星期三有几趟车? How many trains are there on Wednesday? Wǒ xīwang Xīngqīsān líkāi zhèr. Xīngqīsān yǒu jǐtàng chē? 我希望星期三离开这儿。星期三有几趟车? I hope to leave here on Wednesday. How many trains are there on Wednesday? 5. Wǒ xīwang míngtiān líkāi zhèr. Míngtiān yǒu jǐtàng chē? 我希望明天离开这儿。 I hope to leave here tomorrow. CueMíngtiān yǒu jǐtàng chē? 明天有几趟车? How many trains are there tomorrow? Wǒ xīwang míngtiān líkāi zhèr. Míngtiān yǒu jǐtàng chē? 我希望明天离开这儿。明天有几趟车? I hope to leave here tomorrow. How many trains are there tomorrow? 6. Wǒ xīwang jīntiān shàngwǔ líkāi zhèr. Shàngwǔ yǒu meiyou chē? 我希望离今天上午开这儿。 I hope to leave here this morning. CueShàngwǔ yǒu meiyou chē? 上午有没有车? Is there a train in the morning? Wǒ xīwang jīntiān shàngwǔ líkāi zhèr. Shàngwǔ yǒu meiyou chē? 我希望离今天上午开这儿。上午有没有车? I hope to leave here this morning. Is there a train in the morning? 7. Wǒ xīwang Xīngqīwǔ líkāi zhèr. 我希望星期五离开这儿。 I hope to leave here on Friday. CueXīngqīwǔ yǒu jǐtàng chē? 星期五有几趟车? How many trains are they in there on Friday? Wǒ xīwang Xīngqīwǔ líkāi zhèr. Xīngqīwǔ yǒu jǐtàng chē? 我希望星期五离开这儿。星期五有几趟车? I hope to leave here on Friday. How many trains are there on Friday?