Learn 10 high-frequency expressions, including vocabulary for types of music
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| Hi everybody, my name is Wu Rui. |
| Welcome to the 2000 Core Chinese Words and Phrases video series! |
| Each lesson will help you learn new words, practice, and review what you've learned. |
| Ok! Let's get started! First is… |
| WORD 1 |
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| 剧情 |
| (jùqíng) |
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| "story" |
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| 剧情 |
| (SLOW) |
| 剧情 |
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| story |
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| 戏剧有严肃的剧情。 |
| (Xìjù yǒu yánsù de jùqíng.) |
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| "A drama has a serious story line." |
| (SLOW) |
| 戏剧有严肃的剧情。 |
| WORD 2 |
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| 情节 |
| (qíngjié) |
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| "plot" |
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| 情节 |
| (SLOW) |
| 情节 |
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| plot |
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| 这部悬疑片有一个有趣的情节。 |
| (Zhè bù xuányí piàn yǒu yī ge yǒuqù de qíngjié.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "The mystery movie had an intriguing plot." |
| (SLOW) |
| 这部悬疑片有一个有趣的情节。 |
| WORD 3 |
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| 流行音乐 |
| (liúxíng yīnyuè) |
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| "pop music" |
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| 流行音乐 |
| (SLOW) |
| 流行音乐 |
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| pop music |
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| 流行音乐是20世纪50年代兴起的很受欢迎的乐种。 |
| (Liúxíng yīnyuè shì èrshí shìjì wǔshí niándài xīngqǐ de hěn shòu huānyíng de yuè zhǒng.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "Pop music is a popular music genre started in the 1950s." |
| (SLOW) |
| 流行音乐是20世纪50年代兴起的很受欢迎的乐种。 |
| WORD 4 |
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| 歌手 |
| (gēshǒu) |
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| "singer" |
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| 歌手 |
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| 歌手 |
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| singer |
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| 男歌手 |
| (nán gēshǒu) |
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| "male singer" |
| (SLOW) |
| 男歌手 |
| WORD 5 |
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| 爵士 |
| (juéshì) |
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| "jazz" |
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| 爵士 |
| (SLOW) |
| 爵士 |
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| jazz |
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| 我喜欢爵士乐。 |
| (Wǒ xǐhuān juéshìyuè.) |
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| "I like jazz music." |
| (SLOW) |
| 我喜欢爵士乐。 |
| WORD 6 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 摇滚乐 |
| (yáogǔnyuè) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "rock music" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 摇滚乐 |
| (SLOW) |
| 摇滚乐 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| rock music |
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| 我听摇滚乐。 |
| (Wǒ tīng yáogǔnyuè.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "I listen to rock music." |
| (SLOW) |
| 我听摇滚乐。 |
| WORD 7 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 古典乐 |
| (gǔdiǎnyuè) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "classical music" |
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| 古典乐 |
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| 古典乐 |
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| classical music |
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| 古典乐让我的焦虑平静下来。 |
| (Gǔdiǎnyuè ràng wǒ de jiāolǜ píngjìng xiàlai.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "Classical music makes my anxiety calm down." |
| (SLOW) |
| 古典乐让我的焦虑平静下来。 |
| WORD 8 |
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| 说唱 |
| (shuōchàng) |
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| "rap music" |
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| 说唱 |
| (SLOW) |
| 说唱 |
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| rap music |
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| 我女儿只听说唱音乐。 |
| (Wǒ nǚ'ér zhǐ tīng shuōchàng yīnyuè.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "My daughter only listens to rap music." |
| (SLOW) |
| 我女儿只听说唱音乐。 |
| WORD 9 |
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| 乐队 |
| (yuèduì) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "band" |
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| 乐队 |
| (SLOW) |
| 乐队 |
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| band |
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| 这个摇滚乐队是非凡的。 |
| (Zhège yáogǔn yuèduì shì fēifán de.) |
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| "The rock band is phenomenal." |
| (SLOW) |
| 这个摇滚乐队是非凡的。 |
| WORD 10 |
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| 耳机 |
| (ěrjī) |
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| "earphones" |
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| 耳机 |
| (SLOW) |
| 耳机 |
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| earphones |
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| 那些耳机真贵。 |
| (Nàxiē ěrjī zhēn guì.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "Those earphones are really expensive." |
| (SLOW) |
| 那些耳机真贵。 |
| PRACTICE/REVIEW |
| Let's review. Respond to the prompts by speaking aloud. First, you will hear a word or phrase in English. Respond in Chinese, then repeat after me, focusing on pronunciation. |
| Ready? |
| (Do you remember how to say "story?" Review 1) |
| (3) |
| (2) |
| (1) |
| 剧情 |
| (1) |
| 剧情 |
| (And how to say "plot?" Review 2) |
| (3) |
| (2) |
| (1) |
| 情节 |
| (1) |
| 情节 |
| (What about "pop music?" Review 3) |
| (3) |
| (2) |
| (1) |
| 流行音乐 |
| (1) |
| 流行音乐 |
| (Do you remember how to say "singer?" Review 4) |
| (3) |
| (2) |
| (1) |
| 歌手 |
| (1) |
| 歌手 |
| (Let's try "jazz!" Review 5) |
| (3) |
| (2) |
| (1) |
| 爵士 |
| (1) |
| 爵士 |
| (What about "rock music?" Review 6) |
| (3) |
| (2) |
| (1) |
| 摇滚乐 |
| (1) |
| 摇滚乐 |
| (Now, let's see if you remember how to say "classical music!" Review 7) |
| (3) |
| (2) |
| (1) |
| 古典乐 |
| (1) |
| 古典乐 |
| (Another one! What about "rap music?" Review 8) |
| (3) |
| (2) |
| (1) |
| 说唱 |
| (1) |
| 说唱 |
| (Do you remember how to say "band?" Review 9) |
| (3) |
| (2) |
| (1) |
| 乐队 |
| (1) |
| 乐队 |
| (And finally, do you remember how to say "earphones?" Review 10) |
| (3) |
| (2) |
| (1) |
| 耳机 |
| (1) |
| 耳机 |
| Well done! |
| See you next time! |
| 再见。(Zàijiàn.) |
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