Lesson 14
谁当家
Who’s in Charge
Complete this lesson by progressing through vocabulary, grammar, and practice exercises in order.
- 56 words
- 6 grammar points
Learn Vocabulary
- 当家dāng jiāto be the head of the household, to be in charge (of a family or group), to run the household
- 骄傲jiāo'àoproud, arrogant, to take pride in
- 回答huídáto answer, to reply, to respond
- 规定guīdìngregulation, rule, to stipulate, to specify
- 由yóuby, through, because of, due to
- 做主zuò zhǔto make the decision, to be in charge, to call the shots, to have the final say
- 经济jīngjìeconomy, economic matters, financial affairs
- 等děngto wait, and so on, et cetera
- 届jièsession (of a conference, event), term (of office), round (of a competition)
- 总统zǒngtǒngpresident (of a country), head of state
- 月球yuèqiúthe Moon, Earth's satellite, lunar surface
- 人类rénlèihumanity, humankind, the human race
- 火星huǒxīngMars, the Red Planet
- 讲究jiǎngjiuto be particular about, to pay attention to (details), to be fastidious
- 卫生wèishēnghygiene, sanitation, health
- 乱七八糟luàn qī bā zāoin a mess, in disorder, chaotic, all mixed up
- 儿子érzison, male child
- 标语biāoyǔslogan, banner, poster phrase
- 责(任)zé (rèn)responsibility, duty, obligation
- 提醒tíxǐngto remind, to alert, to warn
- 大人dà rénadult, grown-up, mature person
- 放学fàng xuéschool is over, finish classes, after school
- 夫人fū rénlady, madam, wife, Mrs.
- 门铃mén língdoorbell, door chime
- 物业wù yèproperty management, estate management, property service
- 负责fùzéto be responsible for, to take charge of, responsible
- 住址zhùzhǐaddress, residence address
- 修理工xiūlǐgōngrepairman, mechanic, maintenance worker
- 按照ànzhàoaccording to, in accordance with, on the basis of
- 按ànto press, to push, to hold down
- 误会wù huìto misunderstand, to misinterpret, misunderstanding (as a verb)
- 学年xué niánschool year, academic year
- 迎接yíng jiēto welcome, to greet, to receive (guests)
- 女生nǚ shēngfemale student, girl (especially in school), schoolgirl
- 不知所措bù zhī suǒ cuòat a loss, not knowing what to do, bewildered
- 勉强miǎnqiǎngreluctantly, force oneself, barely manage, with difficulty
- 撑chēngto hold up, to support, to prop up (with something like an umbrella)
- 滚gǔnto roll, to tumble, to boil (liquid), to get out (colloquial, rude)
- 顿时dùnshíimmediately, instantly, at once
- 怒nùto be angry, to rage, anger
- 心头xīn tóuin one's heart, on one's mind, deep in one's thoughts
- 通红tōng hóngbright red, flushed, completely red
- 底儿dǐrbottom (of an object), base, underside
- 轮子lúnziwheel, tire
- 兴致勃勃xìngzhì bóbófull of enthusiasm, in high spirits, excitedly
- 象形字xiàngxíngzìpictograph, pictographic character, character formed by imitation of shape
- 比如bǐrúfor example, such as, like
- 接吻jiēwěnto kiss, kiss (verb)
- 解释jiěshìto explain, to interpret, to clarify
- 多duōmany, much, more
- 形象xíngxiàngimage, figure, form, representation
- 品pǐnto taste, to savor, to appreciate
- 犬quǎndog, canine
- 发火fā huǒto get angry, to lose one's temper, to flare up
- 器qìinstrument, utensil, device, appliance
- 气呼呼qì hū hūangry, in a huff, furious, in a rage
Learn Grammar
- By (由)由 + noun/pronoun + verb phrase
- Immediately (马上)马上 + 就 + verb phrase
- And (并)Verb 1 + 并 + Verb 2
- Reluctantly (勉强)勉强 + verb
- Suddenly (顿时)顿时 + verb phrase
- Suddenly vs Immediately (顿时 vs 立刻)'顿时'/'立刻' + Verb