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  Chapter 10 - Rooms & Furniture


  Vocabulary


厨房chúfángkitchen
车房chēfánggarage
客房kèfángguest room
地下室dìxìashìbasement
客厅kètīngliving room
饭厅fàntīngdining room
卧房wòfángbedroom
洗澡间xǐzǎojīanbathroom
短楼梯duǎnlóutìstairs
楼上lóushàngupstairs
楼下lóuxìadownstairs
浴室yùshìbathroom
上海yīchúcloset
地板dìbǎnfloor
冰箱bīngxīangrefrigerator
chuángbed
枕头zhěntoupillow
wall
天花板tīanhuābǎnceiling
屋顶wūdǐngroof
地毯dìtǎnrug
淋浴línyùshower
浴盆yùpénbathtub
洗衣机xǐyījīwashing machine
冷气机lěngqìjīair conditioner
乾燥器gānzàoqìdryer

 Look at the Characters




chē
shàng
xìa
vehicle, cart
up, above
down, below

New Combinations

花車
車票
馬車
牛車
車房

上等
上班
上水
上床
上車

下等
下班
下水
下床
下車
(flowers + vehicle)
(vehicle + ticket)
(horse + vehicle)
(ox + vehicle)
(vehicle + house)

(above + rank)
(above + shift)
(above + water)
(above + bed)
(up + vehicle)

(below + rank)
(below + duty)
(below + water)
(below + bed)
(down + vehicle)
float, flowered vehicle
bus or train ticket
horse-drawn carriage
ox cart
garage

first-class
go to work
upstream
go to bed
get on a car or bus

low grade
go off duty
downstream
get up, get out of bed
get off a car or bus
huāchē
chēpìao
mǎchē
níuchē
chēfáng

shàngděng
shàng bān
shàngshuǐ
shàngchuáng
shàngchē

xìaděng
xìa bān
xìashuǐ
xìachuáng
xìachē


Look at the Language

1. Negation


The word bu used before a verb or adverb, negates it:


我喝茶.
我不喝茶.

她高.
她不高.
Wǒ hē chá.
Wǒ bùhē chá.

Tā gāo.
Tā bùgāo.
I drink tea.
I don't drink tea.

She is tall.
She is not tall.

To say don't, use buyao:


不要喝茶!
不要看電視!
不要!
Bùyào hē chá!
Bùyào kàn dìanshì!
Bùyào!
Don't drink tea!
Don't watch television!
Don't!

Bu is generally used to negate a statement, with an important exception. If the verb is you (to have, possess), use mei:


我有蛋糕.
我沒有蛋糕.

他有水.
他沒有水.

我有錢.
我沒有錢.
Wǒ yǒu dàngāo.
Wǒ méiyǒu.dàngāo.

Ta yǒu shuǐ.
Tā méiyǒu shuǐ.

Wǒ yǒu qían.
Wǒ méiyǒu qían.
I have cake.
I don't have cake.

He has water.
He has no water.

I have money.
I have no money.