About This Lesson
Use Starting with a Short Sentence to practice Chinese conversation, pronunciation, vocabulary, grammar, and quizzes.
Dialogue
A
简单的词对我来说更容易。
jiǎndān de cí duì wǒ lái shuō gèng róngyì. Simple words are easier for me.
B
我们可以从一个短句开始。
wǒmen kěyǐ cóng yí gè duǎnjù kāishǐ. We can start with a short sentence.
A
这样能帮助我理解。
zhèyàng néng bāngzhù wǒ lǐjiě. That helps me understand.
B
跟我读这一句。
gēn wǒ dú zhè yí jù. Read this line after me.
A
我准备好试一试了。
wǒ zhǔnbèi hǎo shì yí shì le. I am ready to try.
B
慢慢来，清楚地说出来。
màn man lái, qīngchǔ de shuō chūlái. Take your time and say it clearly.Word by Word
简单
简单 in 简单的词 means simple and describes the words as easy in form or content. It appears before 的 and the noun it describes. Use it when describing a lesson item, task, or idea as not complicated.
的
的 in 简单的词 links the description 简单 to the noun 词, so the phrase means simple words. It is used after a description and before the noun it describes. Use it when identifying something by a quality.
词
词 in 简单的词 means word or words, the language items described as simple. Here it is the noun after 的. Use it when talking about vocabulary in a language lesson.
对
对 in 对我来说 introduces the person whose viewpoint is being given. Together with 我来说, it makes the statement apply from the speaker’s perspective. Use it when explaining how something feels or applies to someone.
我
我 in 对我来说 refers to the speaker, meaning me. It identifies the person whose viewpoint is being framed in 对我来说. Use it when referring to yourself in a lesson or conversation.
来说
来说 in 对我来说 helps frame the statement as a personal viewpoint. Together with 对我, it means for me or as far as I am concerned. Use it after 对 plus a person when stating that person’s perspective.
更
更 in 更容易 means more, making the comparison that the words are easier for the speaker. It comes before the description 容易. Use 更 before a description when comparing one thing with another.
容易
容易 in 更容易 means easy, and here it describes the words as easier for the speaker. It follows 更 in the comparison 更容易. Use it when describing a task, word, or idea as not difficult.
我们
我们 in 我们可以从一个短句开始 means we or us and refers to the people taking part in the lesson. It is the subject before 可以. Use it when speaking about yourself together with other people.
可以
可以 in 我们可以从一个短句开始 says that starting with a short sentence is possible or acceptable for the group. It comes before the action 从一个短句开始. Use it before an action when suggesting what people can do.
从
从 in 从一个短句开始 marks the starting point of the activity. It works with 开始 to show that the lesson begins with one short sentence. Use it when saying where an activity or process starts.
个
个 in 一个短句 is the general measure word between 一个 and 短句. It helps form the count phrase 一个短句, meaning one short sentence. Use it after a number when counting a general item.
短句
短句 in 从一个短句开始 means short sentence and is the material chosen to begin the lesson. It is a noun describing a brief sentence. Use it when referring to a short sentence for reading or practice.
开始
开始 in 从一个短句开始 means start or begin. It follows the starting point in 从一个短句开始, showing what happens from that point. Use it to say that an activity begins at a stated point.
这样
这样 in 这样能帮助我理解 refers to the suggested way of starting with a short sentence. It points back to the previous idea, so the whole clause says that this approach can help understanding. Use it to refer to an action or arrangement just mentioned.
能
能 in 这样能帮助我理解 says that this approach can or is able to help the speaker understand. It comes before 帮助 to express ability or possibility here. Use it when describing what a person or situation can do.
帮助
帮助 in 这样能帮助我理解 means help, with 我 as the person helped and 理解 as the supported action. In 帮助我理解, it connects the person with what that person is helped to do. Use it when explaining how a method supports someone’s learning.
理解
理解 in 这样能帮助我理解 means understand, the result the speaker hopes the method will support. It follows 帮助我 in 帮助我理解. Use it when talking about grasping an explanation, sentence, or idea.
跟
跟 in 跟我读 tells the learner to read following or along with the speaker. It introduces the person whose lead is followed in 跟我读. Use it before a person when asking someone to do an action with or after that person.
读
读 in 跟我读 means read, specifically the reading requested in the lesson. It comes after 跟我 and before 这一句 in the full instruction. Use it when asking someone to read written language.
这
这 in 这一句 means this and points to the sentence being indicated. It comes before 一句 to identify one particular sentence. Use it when directing attention to something nearby or already clear from context.
句
句 in 这一句 is the measure word for a sentence or utterance. Here it completes 这一句, meaning this sentence, after 这 and 一. Use it when counting or pointing to sentences in a lesson.
准备
准备 in 准备好试一试了 contributes the idea of getting ready or preparing. With 好, it forms 准备好, meaning ready, before the attempted action. Use it when talking about making yourself or something ready for what follows.
好
好 in 准备好试一试了 marks the preparation as complete, so 准备好 means ready here rather than simply good. It follows 准备 and comes before 试一试. Use it in an expression describing readiness for an action.
试一试
试一试 in 我准备好试一试了 means try it or give it a try. The two 试 forms are the same verb, with 一 between them; together they make a brief, low-pressure attempt. Use it when someone is about to attempt a task, such as reading a sentence.
了
了 at the end of 我准备好试一试了 shows that the situation has changed: the speaker is now ready to try. It follows the complete statement rather than naming the action itself. Use it when announcing a newly reached state or a new situation.
慢慢来
慢慢来 means take your time in 慢慢来，清楚地说出来. 慢慢 tells the person to proceed slowly, while 来 makes the phrase an encouraging direction to proceed. Use it to reassure someone who is learning, speaking, or doing a task carefully.
清楚
清楚 in 清楚地说出来 describes the speech as clear and understandable. It is followed by 地 so that it describes how 说出来 is done. Use it when asking someone to make words or an explanation easy to hear or understand.
地
地 in 清楚地说出来 links 清楚 to the action 说出来 and marks 清楚 as the manner of speaking. It appears between the manner description and the verb. A reusable pattern is a description followed by 地 and an action when saying how the action is done.
说
说 in 清楚地说出来 means say or speak, and here it is the action the learner is asked to perform. In 说出来, it combines with 出来 to express bringing the words out into speech. Use it when asking someone to say words, a sentence, or an idea.
出来
出来 in 说出来 adds the idea of bringing the words out into speech. Its contribution belongs to the whole expression 说出来, not to 出来 alone as ‘say’. It can be reused after a verb when the result is something becoming expressed or coming out.
Grammar Points
从 + 名词 + 开始
从短句开始。
cóng duǎnjù kāishǐ.Start with short sentences.
“从”表示起点，放在地点、时间或事情前；“开始”放在后面。
形容词 + 地 + 动词
清楚地说出来。
qīngchǔ de shuō chūlái.Say it clearly.
“清楚地”是副词短语，修饰动作“说出来”，说明说话的方式。
Chinese Vocabulary
帮助
verb
bāngzhù
to help
词
noun
cí
word
从
prep
cóng
from
短句
noun
duǎnjù
short sentence
对我来说
phrase
duì wǒ lái shuō
for me
跟我读
phrase
gēn wǒ dú
read after me
简单
adj
jiǎndān
simple
开始
verb
kāishǐ
to start; to begin
理解
verb
lǐjiě
to understand
容易
adj
róngyì
easy
这样
pron
zhèyàng
this way; like this
这一句
phrase
zhè yí jù
this sentence
Quiz
Spelling
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for me
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对我来说read after me
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跟我读to help
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帮助easy