CHNS 132 Grammer

Question 1

咋么了

Answer 1

What happened？

Question 2

。。不大。。

Answer 2

noun 不大 adjective
— is not too —

Question 3

倒

Answer 3

我倒担心起来了
noun 倒 outcome
adverb used to describe an outcome opposite to expected

Question 4

倒是。。，可是。。

Answer 4

same as 是。。，可是。。

Question 5

不是。。吗？

Answer 5

is it not ———？
rhetorical question

Question 6

结果

Answer 6

as a result
结果 outcome

Question 7

都是

Answer 7

place word + 都是 + noun

Question 8

越来越

Answer 8

more and more

Question 9

怎么

Answer 9

how come？
怎么 + question

Question 10

自己

Answer 10

reflexive pronoun
person + 自己 + 。。。

Question 11

起。。。来

Answer 11

verb + 起 + object + 来

Question 12

已经

Answer 12

already

Question 13

怪不得

Answer 13

no wonder 。。。

Question 14

并

Answer 14

indicates it is not as expected
noun + 并 + 不 + adjective

Question 15

着

Answer 15

follows a verb when it is in progress

Question 16

没想到

Answer 16

surprisingly

Question 17

向

Answer 17

to try to get something from

Question 18

就是

Answer 18

就 emphasizes 是

Question 19

宁可。。。也不。。。

Answer 19

would rather 。。。 than 。。。

Question 20

在 。。。上

Answer 20

on this aspect 。。。

Question 21

是。。。的

Answer 21

means the speaker is very confident in what they are saying
是 + verb + 的

Question 22

。。。得厉害

Answer 22

terribly or formidably

Question 23

一 V 就 V

Answer 23

once an action takes place，it reaches a certain degree of extremity

Question 24

什么 N 都（or 也）

Answer 24

在车上什么事都不能做

Question 25

连。。。都

Answer 25

even。。。is

Question 26

不如

Answer 26

（bù rú）not equal to，not as good as

Question 27

一天比一天

Answer 27

more adj。by the day

Question 28

像。。。这样

Answer 28

a situation which is as adj。as noun

Question 29

宁可

Answer 29

would rather

Question 30

好吧好吧！

Answer 30

All right，all right！

Question 31

麻烦

Answer 31

（má fan） trouble you to 。。。 麻烦您给张发票

Question 32

您慢走

Answer 32

polite goodbye

Question 33

重新

Answer 33

chóng xīn Again，once more，from new 我们重新整理过这个房间

Question 34

到底

Answer 34

dào dí question to get a definitive answer

Question 35

对

Answer 35

duì shows somebody‘s attitudes towards someone 我们对外国人很欢迎 （huān yíng）

Question 36

要是。。。（就）。。。

Answer 36

if

Question 37

verb + 不起

Answer 37

cannot

Question 38

就是

Answer 38

expresses determination

Question 39

只好

Answer 39

have no choice but to

Question 40

才

Answer 40

only

Question 41

又

Answer 41

repetition of an action or state

Question 42

上当

Answer 42

to be conned

Question 43

只要 。。。，就 。。。

Answer 43

as long as 。。。，result

Question 44

无论 。。。，都 。。。

Answer 44

whether 。。。，all 。。。

Question 45

成了

Answer 45

to become

Question 46

受 。。。的影响

Answer 46

to be influenced by

Question 47

用 。。。来 。。。

Answer 47

use 。。。to 。。。

Question 48

不怎么

Answer 48

not something 不怎么常用 （not used often）

Question 49

几乎

Answer 49

jī hū almost

Question 50

另外

Answer 50

in addition，moreover，besides

Question 51

往往

Answer 51

frequently （during the past）

Question 52

看来

Answer 52

it appears that

Question 53

其实

Answer 53

qí shí actually，in fact

Question 54

表面上

Answer 54

biǎo miàn shàng on the surface

Question 55

。。。上

Answer 55

on this aspect 生活上

Question 56

这些事

Answer 56

things like that

Question 57

为 + noun 。。。

Answer 57

introduces the object of one's service or concern

Question 58

既 。。。也 。。。

Answer 58

neither 。。。nor 。。。

Question 59

一大 + noun

Answer 59

a big + noun 一大进步