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Last Weeks Homework

Synopsis from Chinese Class_2026-02-12.md: This note covered expressions related to withholding details, anxiety, nationality, and proximity of countries. It also included an extensive conversation about household chores, with associated vocabulary and expressions for discussing preferences and specific tasks.

Homework

  • Recite everything

春节 -> chūnjié -> Chinese New Year

中国的春节 -> Zhōngguó de chūnjié -> Chinese New Year || LIT: Chinese Spring Festival 每逢佳节倍思亲 Měi féng jiājié bèi sī qīn Every time good festivals times to miss loved ones During festivals, one misses their loved ones even more.

除夕 -> Chúxi -> Lunar New Year's Eve Literally means "To remove", and 夕 was a monsters name. In order to get rid of the monster, people set firecrackers to make noise and scare the monsters away, hence the removal of it.

看春晚 -> Kàn chūnwǎn -> Watch the Spring Gala Spring Gala is a big ol party with lots of performances and everybody watches it. Everybody watches it, even witnesses, its not celebrating.

你看春晚了吗?-> Nǐ kàn chūnwǎnle ma? -> Have you watched the Spring Gala?
除夕那天的晚上有春晚
Chúxì natiān de wǎnshàng yǒu chūnwǎn

死舅 -> Sǐ jiù -> To kill your uncle 思旧 -> Sī jiù -> To miss old times

People wouldn't cut their hair because they wanted to miss the old times, but over time the words got warped, and it became "to kill your uncle". Languages weird man.

Info on Article

https://www.jw.org/cmn-hans/%E5%A4%9A%E5%AA%92%E4%BD%93%E5%9B%BE%E4%B9%A6%E9%A6%86/%E6%9D%82%E5%BF%97/%E5%AE%88%E6%9C%9B%E5%8F%B02023%E5%B9%B4%E7%AC%AC1%E6%9C%9F/%E7%A5%B7%E5%91%8A%E6%9C%89%E5%8A%A9%E5%BF%83%E7%90%86%E5%81%A5%E5%BA%B7/

Main Structure

Thing we do, 是 + purpose + 重要一步 Thing we do, Shì + purpose + zhòngyào yībù Thing we do is an important step in accomplishing purpose

你向上帝祷告,是回来的重要一步 Nǐ xiàng shàngdì dǎogào, shì huílái de zhòngyào yībù Praying to God is an important step in your return.

你向上帝祷告,是谈恋爱的重要一步 Nǐ xiàng shàngdì dǎogào, shì tán liàn'ài de zhòngyào yībù Praying to God is an important step in dating.

Homework

  • Make 5 sentences in doing main structure