About This Lesson
Use Preparing for a Walking Event to practice Chinese conversation, pronunciation, vocabulary, grammar, and quizzes.
Dialogue
A
我填完表格了。
wǒ tián wán biǎogé le I finished the form.
B
我们可以参加下一场徒步活动吗？
wǒmen kěyǐ cānjiā xià yì chǎng túbù huódòng ma Can we join the next walking event?
C
可以，你们可以参加下一场徒步活动。
kěyǐ, nǐmen kěyǐ cānjiā xià yì chǎng túbù huódòng Yes, you can join the next walking event.
A
我们需要带什么吗？
wǒmen xūyào dài shénme ma Should we bring anything?
C
请带一个水瓶。
qǐng dài yí ge shuǐpíng Please bring a water bottle.
C
你们可以把大包放在服务台。
nǐmen kěyǐ bǎ dàbāo fàng zài fúwùtái You can leave a large bag at the desk.
B
我带了一个小水瓶。
wǒ dài le yí ge xiǎo shuǐpíng I have a small water bottle with me.
A
开始前，我会把包放在这里。
kāishǐ qián, wǒ huì bǎ bāo fàng zài zhèlǐ I will leave my bag here before we start.
B
我很期待。
wǒ hěn qīdài I am looking forward to it.Word by Word
我
我 means “I” or “me” here. It is the speaker in 我填完表格了 and 我很期待, and it commonly appears as the subject before an action or feeling.
填
填 means “fill in” here, as in completing a form. It appears before 完 in 填完表格, and can be used with an item such as 表格 after it.
完
完 shows that the action of filling in the form has been finished in 填完表格. It follows 填 to show completion, and the same verb-plus-completion pattern can be reused with a completed action.
表格
表格 means “form” here, the item being filled in in 我填完表格了. It appears after 填完 as the object of the completed action.
了
了 at the end of 我填完表格了 shows that filling in the form is now complete. It presents the completed result in this statement about the form.
我们
我们 means “we” or “us” here, referring to the people asking about the event together. It appears before 可以 in 我们可以参加下一场徒步活动吗？ and before 需要 in 我们需要带什么吗？.
可以
可以 means “can” or “be allowed to” here. In 我们可以参加下一场徒步活动吗？ it asks for permission, while in 你们可以参加下一场徒步活动 it gives permission; 可以 commonly comes before the action.
参加
参加 means “join” or “participate in” the walking event here. It is followed by the event in 参加下一场徒步活动, a useful pattern for saying that someone joins an activity.
下
下 means “next” in 下一场徒步活动. It comes before the event expression to identify the following walking event.
场
场 is the classifier used for the event in 下一场徒步活动. It appears between 下一 and 徒步活动 when counting or identifying one event.
徒步
徒步 means “walking” or “hiking” here and describes the type of 活动 in 徒步活动. It comes before 活动 to specify what kind of event it is.
活动
活动 means “event” or “activity” here, specifically the event in 徒步活动. It appears after the description 徒步 in 下一场徒步活动.
吗
吗 turns the statement into a yes-or-no question in 我们可以参加下一场徒步活动吗？. It is placed at the end of the whole question, not just after 可以.
你们
你们 means “you” for more than one person here. The service-desk speaker uses it in 你们可以参加下一场徒步活动 and 你们可以把大包放在服务台 when addressing the two participants.
需要
需要 means “need” here, asking whether something is required in 我们需要带什么吗？. It appears before 带什么 to express a need to bring something.
带
带 means “bring” or “carry” here. It is used before the item in 请带一个水瓶 and 我带了一个小水瓶, so it is useful with a named thing that someone brings.
什么
什么 means “what” here, referring to the item the participants may need to bring in 我们需要带什么吗？. It appears after 带 to ask which item is needed.
请
请 means “please” here and makes 请带一个水瓶 a polite instruction. It comes before the requested action and is useful when giving a courteous request at a service desk.
个
个 is the general classifier in 一个水瓶. It comes after the number 一 and before 水瓶 in the phrase for one water bottle.
水
水 means “water” here as the first part of 水瓶, the word used for a water bottle. It combines with 瓶 in the item mentioned in 请带一个水瓶 and 我带了一个小水瓶.
瓶
瓶 means “bottle” here as the second part of 水瓶. Together, 水瓶 names the bottle that the participant brings, and 瓶 follows the type of contents in this expression.
把
把 marks 大包 as the object being placed in 你们可以把大包放在服务台. A useful structure shown here is 把 + object + 放在 + location.
大
大 means “large” here and describes the bag in 大包. It comes before 包, as in the phrase for the large bag left at the desk.
包
包 means “bag” here, as in 大包 and 把包放在这里. It can be described by 大 or used directly as the item being left.
放
放 means “put” or “leave” here. It is followed by a location in 放在服务台 and 放在这里, which is useful when saying where an item is placed.
在
在 marks the location after 放 in 放在服务台 and 放在这里. The pattern 放在 + place shows where the bag is put or left.
服务
服务 is the “service” part of 服务台, the place where event assistance is provided. In this dialogue, the full expression 服务台 means “service desk” or “counter”.
台
台 is the “desk” or “counter” part of 服务台. The full expression names the place where the large bag can be left.
小
小 means “small” here and describes the water bottle in 小水瓶. It comes before 水瓶 to specify its size.
开始
开始 means “start” or “begin” here, referring to the beginning of the event in 开始前. It can be used with 前 to form a time expression meaning before the start.
前
前 means “before” here in 开始前. It follows 开始 to make a time phrase that appears at the beginning of 开始前，我会把包放在这里。.
会
会 means “will” here and presents the speaker’s future action in 我会把包放在这里. It comes before the action phrase 把包放在这里.
这里
这里 means “here” and identifies the place where the bag will be left in 放在这里. It follows 放在 as the location.
很
很 means “very” or “really” here and strengthens the feeling expressed in 我很期待. It is placed directly before 期待 in this statement about looking forward to the event.
期待
期待 means “look forward to” or “anticipate” here in 我很期待. It expresses positive anticipation before the walking event, and 很期待 is a reusable way to say that someone is looking forward to something.
Grammar Points
动词 + 前
开始前
kāishǐ qiánbefore starting
前 follows a verb to express “before doing something.”
放在 + 地点
放在服务台
fàng zài fúwùtáiput it at the service desk
放在 combines the action 放 with 在 to show where something is put or left.
Chinese Vocabulary
表格
noun
biǎogé
form
参加
verb
cānjiā
join; participate in
大包
noun
dàbāo
large bag
带
verb
dài
bring; carry
放在
verb
fàng zài
put; leave at
服务台
noun
fúwùtái
service desk
请
adv
qǐng
please
什么
pron
shénme
what; anything
水瓶
noun
shuǐpíng
water bottle
填完
verb
tián wán
finish filling out
下一场徒步活动
phrase
xià yì chǎng túbù huódòng
the next walking event
需要
verb
xūyào
need
Quiz
Spelling
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the next walking event
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下一场徒步活动what; anything
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什么water bottle
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水瓶finish filling out