Lesson 1
我比你更喜欢音乐
I love music even more than you do
Complete this lesson by progressing through vocabulary, grammar, and practice exercises in order.
- 40 words
- 9 grammar points
Learn Vocabulary
- 变化biànhuàchange, transformation, variation, shift
- 变biànto change, to become, to turn into
- 暑假shǔjiàsummer vacation, summer holiday
- 还háistill, also, in addition
- 比bǐthan, to compare, compared with
- 可是kěshìbut, however, yet, nevertheless
- 更gèngeven more, still more, further, comparatively more
- 也许yěxǔperhaps, maybe, probably
- 人口rénkǒupopulation, number of people
- 最zuìmost, the most, best, extremely
- 城市chéngshìcity, urban area, metropolis
- 增加zēngjiāincrease, add, raise, grow
- 建筑jiànzhùbuilding, architecture, to construct, to build
- 过去guòqùpast, former times, to pass over
- 古典gǔdiǎnclassical, classic (music, literature), ancient style
- 现代xiàn dàimodern, contemporary, modern times, up-to-date
- 漂亮piào liangbeautiful, pretty, good-looking
- 年轻nián qīngyoung, youthful
- 冬天dōng tiānwinter, the winter season
- 暖和nuǎn huowarm, mild, nice and warm
- 暖气nuǎnqìheating, central heating, radiator
- 天气tiānqìweather, climate
- 预报yùbàoforecast, to predict, prediction
- 气温qìwēnair temperature, temperature
- 高gāohigh, tall, elevated
- 度dùdegree (of temperature, angle, etc.), measure word for temperature or angles, extent
- 屋子wūziroom, house
- 旅馆lǚguǎnhotel, inn, hostel
- 饭店fàndiànrestaurant, hotel (often with restaurant), dining place
- 感觉gǎnjuéfeeling, sense, to feel, perceive
- 迷mífan, enthusiast, to be fascinated by, to be lost
- 光guāngonly, merely, solely
- 有些yǒuxiēsome, a few, a bit
- 世界shìjièworld, universe, the globe
- 名曲míngqǔfamous song, classic piece, well-known melody
- 民歌míngēfolk song, traditional song, folk music
- 歌曲gēqǔsong, tune, musical piece
- 歌词gēcílyrics, song words, song text
- 流行liúxíngpopular, trendy, in fashion
- 遥远yáoyuǎndistant, faraway, remote
Learn Grammar
- Comparative SentencesA is more [adjective] than B.
- A 有/没有 B (这么/那么) + AdjectiveA is (not) as [adjective] as B.
- “更” and “最” (More and Most)'更' + adjective (more ...), '最' + adjective (the most ...)
- Quantity ComplementA is [adjective] by [quantity] more than B.
- Exclamatory SentencesSo/really/how + [adjective]!
- How Should I Say? (怎么说呢) (Notes)Statement + 怎么说呢 + (comment/explanation)
- 还是 (Notes)Option A 还是 Option B? / Subject 还是 + Verb + ... 吧
- These Years Have Changed a Lot (这几年变化很大) (Notes)这几年 + (description of change or development)
- Much More (得多) (Notes)A + 比 + B + Adj/Verb + 得多