Dialogue
小华\uFF1A
Xià下xīng星qī期kǎo考shì试，nǐ你zhǔn准bèi备hǎo好le了ma吗？The exam is next week — are you prepared?
小美\uFF1A
Hái还méi没yǒu有。Wǒ我cóng从zuó昨tiān天cái才kāi开shǐ始zhǔn准bèi备，jué觉de得kěn可éng能kǎo考bu不hǎo好。Not yet. I only started preparing yesterday; I feel like I might not do well.
小华\uFF1A
Bié别dān担xīn心。Nǐ你shàng上cì次kǎo考shì试kǎo考de得zěn怎me么yàng样？Don't worry. How did you do on the last exam?
小美\uFF1A
Shàng上cì次wǒ我xiě写cuò错le了hěn很duō多hàn汉zì字，dàn但shì是cí词hé和tí题dōu都duì对le了。Last time I wrote many characters wrong, but the vocabulary and questions were all correct.
小华\uFF1A
Nà那nǐ你yǐ已jīng经dǒng懂le了！Wǒ我jiāo教nǐ你xiě写hàn汉zì字ba吧。Then you already understand! Let me teach you to write characters.
小美\uFF1A
Tài太hǎo好le了！Wǒ我xī希wàng望zhè这cì次néng能kǎo考hǎo好。Great! I hope I can do well this time.
小华\uFF1A
Nǐ你kǎo考guo过jǐ几cì次le了？Jué觉de得nán难bu不nán难？How many times have you taken the exam? Do you find it hard?
小美\uFF1A
Kǎo考guo过liǎng两cì次le了。Dì第yī一cì次jué觉de得hěn很nán难，dì第èr二cì次jiù就jué觉de得hǎo好duō多le了。I've taken it twice. The first time I felt it was very hard; the second time felt much better.
小华\uFF1A
Nǐ你děi得duō多xiě写hàn汉zì字。Cóng从jīn今tiān天jiù就kāi开shǐ始zhǔn准bèi备ba吧。You need to write more characters. Start preparing from today.
小美\uFF1A
Hǎo好！Wǒ我jué觉de得zhǔn准bèi备hǎo好le了，jiù就kěn可éng能dōu都kǎo考duì对。OK! I feel that once I'm prepared, I'll probably get them all right.
Key vocabulary
Words introduced or practised in this lesson.
考to check考试exam题topic词word汉字Chinese character(s)教to teach懂to understand错mistake对right开始to begin准备preparation已经already过(experienced action marker)从from就at once得to have to希望to wish for可能might (happen)觉得to think
View full Level 2 vocabulary \u2192Characters in context
Key characters from this lesson.
考
题
词
汉
教
懂
错
对
Grammar in use
Structures you will practise in this lesson.
从 for from (time)
Use 从 + time/place to indicate a starting point in time or space.
就/才 for time emphasis
Use 就 to emphasize earliness or quickness; 才 to emphasize lateness or slowness.
Result complements 完/到/对/错
Use verb + 完 (finish), 动词 + 到 (achieve), 做对/做错 (get right/wrong) as result complements.
Study and exam patterns
Use 考试, 准备, 复习, 做题, 开始 to talk about studying and exams.
Skill practice
Activities linked to this lesson\u2019s objectives.
Unit check
Answer the questions, then submit to see your results.
Your turn
Write about a recent exam or study experience. Mention when you started preparing, what was difficult, and what you hope for next time.
Frame
我从……开始准备……。我觉得……。上次我写……了，但是……。我希望下次……。
Self-check
- \u2610 I used 从 + time to show when I started.
- \u2610 I used a result complement (懂/错/对/完) after a verb.
- \u2610 I used 就 or 才 to express timing.
- \u2610 I included 希望 or 觉得 for my feelings about the result.