About This Lesson
Use Choosing an Event Activity to practice Chinese conversation, pronunciation, vocabulary, grammar, and quizzes.
Dialogue
A
请问，我们现在可以参加哪些活动？
qǐng wèn, wǒmen xiànzài kěyǐ cānjiā nǎxiē huódòng? Excuse me, which events can we join now?
C
你们可以在导览步行和舞蹈活动之间选择。
nǐmen kěyǐ zài dǎolǎn bùxíng hé wǔdǎo huódòng zhījiān xuǎnzé. You can choose between a guided walk and a dance session.
B
导览步行是什么样的？
dǎolǎn bùxíng shì shénme yàng de? What is the guided walk like?
C
导游会带着大家慢慢走。
dǎoyóu huì dàizhe dàjiā mànmàn zǒu. A guide leads the walk at a slow pace.
C
所以很容易跟上。
suǒyǐ hěn róngyì gēnshàng. So it is easy to follow.
A
听起来，第一次参加也能应付。
tīng qǐlái, dì yī cì cānjiā yě néng yìngfu. That sounds manageable for a first try.
B
舞蹈活动需要多大的运动量？
wǔdǎo huódòng xūyào duō dà de yùndòngliàng? How active is the dance session?
C
动作更快一些，大家一起做简单的舞步。
dòngzuò gèng kuài yìxiē, dàjiā yìqǐ zuò jiǎndān de wǔbù. It moves faster, with simple steps in a group.
A
导览步行更适合我们。
dǎolǎn bùxíng gèng shìhé wǒmen. The guided walk suits us better.Word by Word
请问
请问 is a polite way to say “excuse me” when introducing a question. Here 请 adds politeness and 问 contributes the act of asking, so 请问 is used before asking the staff about activities. It is useful when speaking politely to staff or a stranger.
我们
我们 means “we” or “us,” referring here to the adults asking the question together. In 请问，我们现在可以参加哪些活动？ it is the group that may join the activities. Use it when the speaker includes themself and other people.
现在
现在 means “now,” referring to the present time in the question about available activities. It specifies when the group can participate. It commonly appears before an action, as in 现在可以参加.
可以
可以 means “can” or “may” here, showing that joining the activities is possible or allowed. In 我们现在可以参加哪些活动？ it comes before the action 参加. Use 可以 before an action to ask or state whether it is possible.
参加
参加 means “join” or “take part in,” and here it describes joining an activity. In 参加哪些活动, the activities are what the people take part in. It is commonly used with activities or events.
哪些
哪些 means “which ones” or “which activities,” asking the listener to identify items from several possibilities. In 哪些活动 it comes before the noun 活动. Use it when asking which items in a group are relevant or available.
活动
活动 means “activity” or “event,” and here it refers to the activities available at the event desk. It appears in 哪些活动 and 舞蹈活动 to name activities people can join. It commonly follows a word that identifies the type of activity.
你们
你们 means “you” when addressing more than one person. Here it refers to the two adults who can choose an activity. Use it when speaking directly to a group rather than to one person.
在
在 here introduces the range within which the choice is made in 在导览步行和舞蹈活动之间选择. It works with 之间 to frame the two activity options. A reusable pattern is 在 + options + 之间选择, with the options placed between 在 and 之间.
导览
导览 contributes the meaning “guided” in 导览步行, identifying a walk led for participants. Here it combines with 步行 to name the guided walking activity. It can be used to identify an activity that includes guidance.
步行
步行 means “walking,” and in 导览步行 it identifies walking as the activity. Together with 导览, it refers to the guided walk offered at the desk. It is useful when naming walking as an activity.
和
和 means “and,” connecting the two activity options in 导览步行和舞蹈活动. It shows that both items belong to the comparison. Use it to join nouns or other items in a list.
舞蹈
舞蹈 means “dance,” and in 舞蹈活动 it identifies the type of activity. Here it distinguishes the dance activity from the guided walk. It commonly combines with 活动 when naming a dance activity.
之间
之间 means “between,” marking the range formed by the two choices in 在导览步行和舞蹈活动之间选择. It comes after the options and before 选择 in this construction. Use it when presenting a choice between two or more specified options.
选择
选择 means “choose,” referring here to deciding which activity to join. In 在导览步行和舞蹈活动之间选择, it names the act of making the decision. A useful pattern is 在 options 之间选择.
是
是 helps form the question about what the guided walk is like in 导览步行是什么样的？. Here it links the guided walk with the requested description. A common question pattern is an item followed by 是什么样的 when asking about its characteristics.
什么样
什么样 means “what kind” or “what ... like,” asking for a description in 是什么样的. In this expression, 什么 asks what and 样 contributes the idea of kind or form; together they ask for the nature of the guided walk. Use it when asking someone to describe an activity, place, or thing.
的
的 links the descriptive phrase 什么样 to the thing being described in 导览步行是什么样的？. Here 什么样的 forms the description requested about the guided walk. It is part of the question pattern 是什么样的.
导游
导游 means “guide,” referring here to the person who leads the walking activity. In 导游会带着大家慢慢走, the guide is the one leading the group. Use it for a person who guides visitors or participants.
会
会 means “will” here, presenting what the guide is expected to do during the walk. In 导游会带着大家慢慢走, it comes before the action phrase. Use subject + 会 + action to describe an expected or planned action.
带
带 means “lead” or “take along” in 带着大家, describing the guide leading the participants. Here the people being led are expressed by 大家. A useful pattern is 带着 + people when describing leading people along.
着
着 in 带着大家 shows that the accompanying action of 带 continues while the group walks. It connects the guide’s leading action with the ongoing movement in 慢慢走. It is useful after a verb when that action or state continues during another action.
大家
大家 means “everyone” or “the whole group,” referring here to the participants whom the guide leads. In 带着大家, it identifies the people being taken along. Use it when referring collectively to all the people in a group.
慢慢
慢慢 means “slowly,” describing the pace of 走 in 慢慢走. Here it explains why the activity is easy to follow. It commonly comes before a movement verb when giving a slow pace.
走
走 means “walk” or “go,” and here it refers to walking with the group. In 慢慢走, it is modified by 慢慢 to show a slow pace. Use it with a pace expression when describing how someone moves.
所以
所以 means “so” or “therefore,” introducing the result of the guide walking slowly. In 所以很容易跟上, it connects the slow pace with the easy result. Use it to introduce a conclusion or result after giving a reason.
很
很 adds degree to 容易 in 很容易跟上, making the assessment that keeping up is quite easy. Here it strengthens the description of the activity’s accessibility. It commonly appears before an adjective or descriptive expression.
容易
容易 means “easy,” and here it describes keeping up with the group as easy in 很容易跟上. Its meaning is understood through the following action 跟上. Use it before an action or description to say that something is easy to do.
跟上
跟上 means “keep up,” referring here to staying with the group’s pace. In 很容易跟上, 跟 means following and 上 adds the sense of reaching or maintaining the same pace, so the whole expression means keeping up. A reusable pattern is 跟上 + a person or group.
听起来
听起来 means “sound” or “seem from hearing,” introducing an impression based on what was just explained. Here it introduces the judgment that the first attempt should be manageable. Use it before an evaluation of something learned through listening.
第一次
第一次 means “the first time.” In 第一次参加也能应付, 第 marks an ordinal position, 一 means one, and 次 counts the occasion; together they identify the first occasion of participating. It commonly comes before an activity or action.
也
也 means “also” or “even,” and here it adds the first participation as a case included in the claim. In 第一次参加也能应付, it emphasizes that coping is possible even on the first try. Use it before the action or result that also applies to another case.
能
能 means “can” or “be able to,” expressing ability in 也能应付. Together with 应付, it says that the person can manage the activity. Use subject + 能 + action to describe ability.
应付
应付 means “manage” or “cope with,” and here it refers to handling the activity on a first attempt. In 第一次参加也能应付, it presents the activity as manageable for a beginner. It can be reused with a task, activity, or demand that someone needs to handle.
需要
需要 means “need” or “require.” In 舞蹈活动需要多大的运动量？ the dance activity is described as requiring a certain amount of exercise. Use it before the required thing, amount, or resource when asking what something requires.
多
多 in 多大的运动量 asks about the degree or amount, rather than identifying a fixed quantity. It modifies 大 to ask how large the required amount of exercise is. A useful pattern is 多 + descriptive word + 的 when asking about degree.
大
大 means “large” or “great,” and in 多大的运动量 it describes the size or degree of the required exercise amount. Together with 多, it forms a question about how large that amount is. It commonly appears before a noun in 多大的 + noun.
运动量
运动量 means “amount of exercise” or “exercise load,” referring here to how much physical activity the dance session requires. It is the thing asked about in 需要多大的运动量. Use it when comparing or discussing the physical demand of an activity.
动作
动作 means “movement” or “action,” and here it refers to the movements in the dance activity. In 动作更快一些, it is the movement whose speed is being described. Use it when discussing the movement or motions involved in an activity.
更
更 means “more” or “even more,” marking a comparison in 动作更快一些. Here it shows that the dance movements are faster than the earlier walking pace. It commonly comes before the descriptive word being compared.
快
快 means “fast,” describing the speed of the dance movements in 动作更快一些. With 更, it means the movements are faster, and 一些 makes the difference moderate. Use it to describe the speed of movement or an activity.
一些
一些 means “somewhat” or “a little” in 更快一些, softening the degree of the comparison. Here it means the movements are somewhat faster rather than describing a number of objects. It can follow a descriptive word to express a modest degree.
一起
一起 means “together,” showing that the group performs the dance steps collectively. In 大家一起做, it comes before the action 做. Use subject + 一起 + action when people perform something together.
做
做 means “do” or “perform,” and here it describes performing the dance steps in 做简单的舞步. The dance steps are the action being performed. It commonly comes before an activity or action that someone carries out.
简单
简单 means “simple,” describing the dance steps in 简单的舞步. Here it helps explain why the dance activity can be understood as having uncomplicated movements. It commonly comes before a noun to describe it.
舞步
舞步 means “dance steps,” referring to the movements performed in the dance activity. In 做简单的舞步, it is what everyone performs together. Use it with 做 when describing the performance of dance steps.
适合
适合 means “suit” or “be suitable for,” and here it says that the guided walk is a better fit for the speakers. In 导览步行更适合我们, the activity comes before 适合 and the people it suits follow it. A useful pattern is an activity or thing + 适合 + person or group.
Grammar Points
在 A 和 B 之间选择
在导览步行和舞蹈活动之间选择。
zài dǎolǎn bùxíng hé wǔdǎo huódòng zhījiān xuǎnzé.Choose between a guided walk and a dance session.
之间 marks “between”; the common structure is 在...之间选择, meaning to choose between two options.
更 + 形容词
舞步更简单。
wǔbù gèng jiǎndān.The dance steps are simpler.
更 comes before an adjective to show a higher degree, meaning “more” or “-er.”
Chinese Vocabulary
参加
verb
cānjiā
to participate in; to attend
可以参加哪些活动
带着
verb
dàizhe
to lead; to take along
带着大家慢慢走
导览步行
phrase
dǎolǎn bùxíng
guided walk
导览步行是什么样的?
导游
noun
dǎoyóu
guide; tour guide
导游会带着大家慢慢走。
活动
noun
huódòng
activity; event
参加哪些活动
慢慢
adv
mànmàn
slowly
大家慢慢走
哪些
det
nǎxiē
which; what ...
哪些活动
请问
phrase
qǐng wèn
excuse me; may I ask
请问,我们现在可以参加哪些活动?
舞蹈活动
phrase
wǔdǎo huódòng
dance session
舞蹈活动需要多大的运动量?
现在
adv
xiànzài
now
我们现在可以参加哪些活动?
选择
verb
xuǎnzé
to choose
在导览步行和舞蹈活动之间选择
之间
prep
zhījiān
between
在导览步行和舞蹈活动之间
Quiz
Spelling
Tap the letters to spell the word.
guided walk
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导览步行dance session
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舞蹈活动guide; tour guide
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导游excuse me; may I ask