About This Lesson
Use Basic messages and asking for help to practice Chinese conversation, pronunciation, vocabulary, grammar, and quizzes.
Dialogue
A
请再说一遍。
qǐng zài shuō yí biàn Please say it again.
B
请把它写下来。
qǐng bǎ tā xiě xiàlái Please write it down.
A
请给我看看。
qǐng gěi wǒ kànkan Please show me.
B
请帮助我。
qǐng bāngzhù wǒ Please help me.
A
我可以怎么帮你？
wǒ kěyǐ zěnme bāng nǐ How can I help?
B
请晚点给我打电话。
qǐng wǎn diǎn gěi wǒ dǎ diànhuà Please call me later.Word by Word
请
请 means “please” in the polite requests 请再说一遍、请把它写下来 and the other request lines. It comes before the requested action in the pattern 请+verb. Use it when asking another person to do something politely.
再
再 means “again” in 请再说一遍, asking the listener to say something one more time. It comes before the action in 再+说. Use it when you need a repetition.
说
说 means “say” in 请再说一遍. Together with 一遍, it refers to saying something through once. Use 说 with the message or words that someone says.
一遍
一遍 means “one time through” in 请再说一遍, so the request is to say it again once. It follows the action in 说一遍. A reusable pattern is 再+verb+一遍 when asking for one more complete repetition.
把
把 marks the thing acted on in 请把它写下来, placing 它 before the action 写下来. The pattern 把+object+verb focuses on what happens to the object. Use this structure when asking someone to carry out an action on a specific thing.
它
它 means “it” in 请把它写下来 and refers to the thing that should be written down. It appears after 把 as the object of the action. Use 它 when the thing is already understood from the situation.
写
写 means “write” in 请把它写下来. With 下来, it describes putting the information into written form. Use 写 when asking or describing the act of writing something.
下来
下来 contributes the meaning “down” or “into written form” in 写下来, which means to write something down. It completes the expression 写下来 rather than naming a separate action in this sentence. Use 写下来 when recording information so it can be kept in writing.
给
给 means “to” or “for” in 请给我看看, introducing the person who will see something. It appears before the person in the pattern 给+person+verb. Use it when an action is done for or directed toward someone.
我
我 means “me” in 给我看看 and “I” in 我可以怎么帮你. It follows 给 when it is the person receiving the action and comes before 可以 when it is the person offering help. Use 我 to refer to yourself in either position.
看看
看看 means “take a look” or “have a look” in 请给我看看. In this line, it is the action the speaker asks the other person to let them do. Use 请给我看看 when you want someone to show you something so you can look at it.
帮助
帮助 means “help” in 请帮助我, where helping the speaker is the requested action. The person receiving the help follows it in 帮助我. Use 帮助+person when asking for or describing help for someone.
可以
可以 means “can” in 我可以怎么帮你, asking what help the speaker is able or permitted to provide. It follows 我 and comes before the question about how to help. Use subject+可以 when asking about or offering an available action.
怎么
怎么 means “how” in 我可以怎么帮你, asking in what way the speaker can help. It comes before the action 帮. Use 怎么+verb when asking about the way to carry out an action.
帮
帮 means “help” in 我可以怎么帮你. It is followed by the person receiving the help in 帮你. Use 帮+person when saying that you help someone or asking how to help them.
你
你 means “you” in 我可以怎么帮你, the person whom the speaker can help. It follows 帮 as the recipient of the action. Use 你 when speaking directly to the person you are addressing.
晚点
晚点 means “later” in 请晚点给我打电话 and tells when the phone call should happen. It comes before the action phrase 给我打电话 in 晚点+verb phrase. Use it when asking someone to do something at a later time rather than now.
打电话
打电话 means “call by phone” in 请晚点给我打电话. 打 is the verb for carrying out this activity, while 电话 identifies the telephone call in the expression. Use 给+person+打电话 when saying that someone should call a particular person; here, 给我打电话 means “call me.”
Grammar Points
把 + 宾语 + 动词 + 下来
请把它写下来。
qǐng bǎ tā xiě xiàláiPlease write it down.
把 places the object before the verb and emphasizes what happens to that object.
动词重叠：V+V
请给我看看。
qǐng gěi wǒ kànkanPlease let me have a look.
Repeating a verb makes the action sound brief and the request softer.
Chinese Vocabulary
把
prep
bǎ
a disposal-construction marker
帮
verb
bāng
help
帮助
verb
bāngzhù
help
给
prep
gěi
to; for
看看
verb
kànkan
take a look; have a look
你
pron
nǐ
you
请
verb
qǐng
please; kindly
我
pron
wǒ
I; me
写下来
verb
xiě xiàlái
write down
再
adv
zài
again; once more
再说一遍
phrase
zài shuō yí biàn
say it again
怎么
adv
zěnme
how
Quiz
Spelling
Tap the letters to spell the word.
say it again
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再说一遍take a look; have a look
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看看write down
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写下来how