About This Lesson
Use Giving feedback on a proposal draft to practice Chinese conversation, pronunciation, vocabulary, grammar, and quizzes.
Dialogue
A
我完成了一份提案草稿。
Wǒ wánchéng le yí fèn tí'àn cǎogǎo. I finished a draft of the proposal.
B
你分享之前，我可以帮你检查一下。
Nǐ fēnxiǎng zhīqián, wǒ kěyǐ bāng nǐ jiǎnchá yíxià. I can review it before you share it.
A
你能检查一下介绍部分吗？
Nǐ néng jiǎnchá yíxià jièshào bùfen ma? Could you check the introduction section?
B
主要想法很清楚。
Zhǔyào xiǎngfa hěn qīngchu. The main idea is clear.
B
但是这一部分感觉太长了。
Dànshì zhè yí bùfen gǎnjué tài cháng le. But the section feels too long.
A
我应该把一些细节移到另一个部分吗？
Wǒ yīnggāi bǎ yìxiē xìjié yí dào lìng yí ge bùfen ma? Should I move some details to another section?
B
把多余的细节放到背景部分。
Bǎ duōyú de xìjié fàng dào bèijǐng bùfen. Put the extra details in the background section.
A
我会修改草稿，然后发回来。
Wǒ huì xiūgǎi cǎogǎo, ránhòu fā huílái. I will revise the draft and send it back.
B
准备好后，把新版本发来。
Zhǔnbèi hǎo hòu, bǎ xīn bǎnběn fā lái. Send the new version when it is ready.Word by Word
我
In “我完成了” and “我会修改”, 我 identifies the speaker as “I”. It commonly comes before the action, as in 我+verb, when talking about your own work.
完成
In “完成了一份提案草稿”, 完成 means finish or complete the draft. It describes bringing a task or piece of work to its finished state and can be followed by the completed work as its object.
了
In “完成了”, 了 marks that the action has been completed. It follows 完成 here; the pattern verb + 了 is useful when telling someone that an action is done.
一
In “一份提案草稿”, 一 means one or a, introducing a single draft. It appears before the measure word 份, in the pattern number + measure word + noun.
份
In “一份提案草稿”, 份 is the measure word used for this document or proposal. It comes between 一 and the document noun, as in 一+份+提案草稿.
提案
In “提案草稿”, 提案 means proposal. It specifies what kind of 草稿 this is, so the phrase refers to a proposal draft used in a work setting.
草稿
In “提案草稿”, 草稿 means draft, an unfinished working version of a document. It follows 提案 to form the phrase for a draft proposal, useful when discussing a document before its final version.
你
In “你分享之前” and “帮你检查一下”, 你 refers to the listener as “you”. It can be the subject before a verb or the person receiving help after a verb, as both uses appear in this dialogue.
分享
In “你分享之前”, 分享 means share, referring to sharing the proposal with others. Here it is the action inside the time phrase 你分享之前, the pattern verb phrase + 之前.
之前
In “你分享之前”, 之前 means before. It follows the action 你分享 to show that the review happens before the sharing; use action phrase + 之前 to describe sequence.
可以
In “我可以帮你检查一下”, 可以 says that the speaker can offer or is able to do the review. It comes before the action phrase 帮你检查一下, in the reusable pattern 可以+verb.
帮
In “帮你检查一下”, 帮 means help and introduces an action done for another person. It is followed by the person 你 and then the action 检查一下, in the pattern 帮+person+verb.
检查
In “检查一下介绍部分”, 检查 means check or review the introduction section. It comes before the object 介绍部分 and can be followed by 一下 when making a brief, softened request.
一下
In “检查一下”, 一下 makes the checking sound brief and softens the request; it does not mean literal “one” plus “down” here. 一 and 下 work together after 检查, and the pattern verb + 一下 is useful for a small or brief action.
能
In “你能检查一下介绍部分吗？”, 能 asks whether the listener can carry out the review. It comes before the action phrase and combines with 吗 to make the request a question; use 能+verb for this purpose.
介绍
In “介绍部分”, 介绍 identifies the introduction section of the proposal. Here it works before 部分 to name that section, which is useful when referring to a document’s opening content.
部分
In “介绍部分” and “这一部分”, 部分 means section or part. It names a division of the document, either with a modifier before it or with 这 referring to the section currently being discussed.
吗
At the end of “你能检查一下介绍部分吗？”, 吗 turns the sentence into a yes-or-no question. It stays at the end of the sentence when asking whether the listener can do the requested action.
主要
In “主要想法”, 主要 means main or primary and describes which idea is being discussed. It comes before 想法, in the pattern modifier + noun, when identifying the central point of a document.
想法
In “主要想法”, 想法 means idea. Together with 主要, it refers to the central idea of the proposal; this is useful when giving feedback on what a document communicates.
很
In “主要想法很清楚”, 很 contributes the meaning “quite” or “very” before 清楚. The pattern 很+adjective is used here to describe the idea’s clarity.
清楚
In “很清楚”, 清楚 means clear or easy to understand. It follows 很 and evaluates the main idea, so it is useful when saying that information or an explanation is understandable.
但是
In “但是这一部分感觉太长了”, 但是 means but or however and introduces a contrast with the earlier positive comment. It commonly begins a contrasting clause, as when giving both praise and criticism.
这
In “这一部分”, 这 points to this section, the section being discussed. It comes before 一部分 in the pattern 这+measure word+noun when referring to something specific in the current context.
感觉
In “这一部分感觉太长了”, 感觉 means feels or seems and presents the speaker’s assessment of the section. The pattern subject + 感觉 + description is useful for giving a personal evaluation.
太
In “太长了”, 太 marks a degree that is more than suitable, meaning too or overly. It comes before 长, in the pattern 太+adjective, when commenting that the section exceeds the desired length.
长
In “太长”, 长 means long, referring here to the length of the section. It follows 太 and is useful for evaluating how long a document section is.
应该
In “我应该把一些细节移到另一个部分吗？”, 应该 asks whether moving the details is the appropriate action. It comes before the action phrase and can be used with a verb to ask or state what ought to be done.
把
In “把一些细节移到另一个部分” and “把多余的细节放到背景部分”, 把 places the object before the action to focus on what will happen to it. It is followed by the object and then a verb plus destination, as in 把+object+移到 or 把+object+放到.
一些
In “一些细节”, 一些 means some and indicates an unspecified amount of details. It comes before the noun 细节, in the pattern 一些+noun, when selecting part of the document’s information.
细节
In “一些细节” and “多余的细节”, 细节 means details, or specific pieces of information in the proposal. It is modified by 一些 or 多余的 here when discussing which information should be moved.
移
In “移到另一个部分”, 移 means move or shift something to another section. It is followed by the destination introduced by 到, in the reusable pattern 移+object+到+destination.
到
In “移到另一个部分” and “放到背景部分”, 到 marks the destination, meaning to or into. It follows the action verb and comes before the destination phrase, in the pattern verb+到+place.
另一个
In “另一个部分”, 另一个 means another or a different one. Here 另 signals a separate choice and 一个 identifies one item; together they specify a different section.
多余
In “多余的细节”, 多余 means extra or unnecessary in the current section. It comes before 的 and the noun, forming 多余的细节 when identifying details that should be moved elsewhere.
的
In “多余的细节”, 的 links the modifier 多余 to the noun 细节. The pattern modifier + 的 + noun is used here to describe which details are being discussed.
放
In “放到背景部分”, 放 means put or place the details in the background section. It is followed by 到 and the destination, in the pattern 放到+place, useful for assigning something to a location or section.
背景
In “背景部分”, 背景 identifies the background section of the proposal. It comes before 部分 to name that part of the document, where supporting context can be placed.
会
In “我会修改草稿”, 会 signals the speaker’s intended future action: revising the draft. It comes before 修改, in the pattern 会+verb, when describing a planned next step.
修改
In “我会修改草稿”, 修改 means revise or edit. It takes 草稿 as its object, making it useful when explaining that feedback will be incorporated into a document.
然后
In “然后发回来”, 然后 means then or afterward and links the next action to the previous one. It comes before 发, in the sequence pattern 修改草稿，然后发回来.
发
In “发回来” and “发来”, 发 means send. It appears before a directional form such as 回来 or 来, which specifies where the document is being sent.
回来
In “发回来”, 回来 means back or back here, so the whole expression means send it back. 回 indicates return and 来 indicates movement toward the relevant reference point; use 发回来 when returning a revised item.
准备
In “准备好后”, 准备 means prepare or get ready. It combines with 好 to form the state 准备好, and 准备好后 means after it is ready.
好
In “准备好”, 好 means ready and completes the expression for reaching a ready state. It follows 准备 and comes before 后, so 准备好后 tells the listener when to send the new version.
后
In “准备好后”, 后 means after. It follows the condition 准备好 to show that the sending happens afterward; the pattern state or action + 后 marks the next point in time.
新
In “新版本”, 新 means new and distinguishes this version from the earlier draft. It comes before 版本, in the pattern 新+document noun, when referring to the revised file.
版本
In “新版本”, 版本 means version, a particular iteration of the document. It follows 新 and is the object in 把新版本发来, which is useful when asking someone to send the updated document.
来
In “发来”, 来 directs the sending toward the relevant speaker or destination, so 发来 means send here or send to me. It follows 发 as a directional ending when a document or message comes toward the reference point.
Grammar Points
动词 + 之前
完成之前，检查草稿。
Wánchéng zhīqián, jiǎnchá cǎogǎo.Before finishing, check the draft.
之前 follows a verb to express that one action happens before another.
动词 + 回来
修改，然后发回来。
Xiūgǎi, ránhòu fā huílái.Revise it, then send it back.
回来 after 发 shows that something is sent back toward the speaker.
Chinese Vocabulary
部分
noun
bùfen
section; part
草稿
noun
cǎogǎo
draft
但是
conj
dànshì
but
分享
verb
fēnxiǎng
share
检查
verb
jiǎnchá
check; review
介绍
noun
jièshào
introduction
清楚
adj
qīngchu
clear
提案
noun
tí'àn
proposal
完成
verb
wánchéng
finish; complete
想法
noun
xiǎngfa
idea
之前
adv
zhīqián
before
主要
adj
zhǔyào
main
Quiz
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before
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之前finish; complete
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完成proposal
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提案introduction