{"id":8248,"date":"2012-11-30T03:48:14","date_gmt":"2012-11-30T07:48:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/chinese\/?p=8248"},"modified":"2012-11-30T03:48:14","modified_gmt":"2012-11-30T07:48:14","slug":"advanced-time-telling","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/chinese\/advanced-time-telling\/","title":{"rendered":"Advanced Time Telling"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Yesterday, I introduced a lot of vocabulary words and grammatical structures for <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/chinese\/telling-time-in-chinese-2\/\">how to tell the time<\/a>. I focused mainly on the different parts of the day, asking for\/giving the time, and talking about daily activities. At the end of the post, I gave you 10 examples to practice. Here are the answers:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>\n<h3>\u73b0\u5728\u51e0\u70b9\uff1f<\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h3>\u73b0\u5728\u4e94\u70b9<\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h3>\u73b0\u5728\u516b\u70b9\u4e00\u523b<\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h3>\u73b0\u5728\u5341\u4e00\u70b9\u534a<\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h3>\u73b0\u5728\u5dee\u5341\u5206\u4e09\u70b9<\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h3>\u73b0\u5728\u65e9\u4e0a\u4e03\u70b9<\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h3>\u4f60\u4ec0\u4e48\u65f6\u5019\u5403\u65e9\u9910\uff1f<\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h3>\u6211\u4e0a\u5348\u4e5d\u70b9\u4e0a\u8bfe<\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h3>\u4f60\u4ec0\u4e48\u65f6\u5019\u4e0b\u73ed\uff1f<\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h3>\u6211\u665a\u4e0a\u516d\u70b9\u534a\u5403\u665a\u996d<\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>In this post, I&#8217;ll introduce some more advanced vocabulary and structures for talking about time.<\/p>\n<h1>From&#8230; To<\/h1>\n<p>When we talk about work, class, or other obligations, we often have to use the phrase, &#8220;<strong>from&#8230; to&#8230;<\/strong>&#8221; (\u4ece&#8230; \u5230 &#8211; c\u00f3ng&#8230; d\u00e0o). Here are a few examples of how to use this phrase in Chinese related to time:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<h3>I work from Thursday to Monday.<\/h3>\n<h3>\u6211\u4ece\u5468\u56db\u5230\u5468\u4e00\u5de5\u4f5c<\/h3>\n<h3>w\u01d2 c\u00f3ng zh\u014du s\u00ec d\u00e0o zh\u014du y\u012b g\u014dng zu\u00f2<\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h3>I have class from 8 to 11:30.<\/h3>\n<h3>\u6211\u4ece\u516b\u70b9\u5230\u5341\u4e00\u70b9\u534a\u4e0a\u8bfe<\/h3>\n<h3>w\u01d2 c\u00f3ng b\u0101 di\u01cen d\u00e0o sh\u00ed y\u012b di\u01cen b\u00e0n sh\u00e0ng k\u00e8<\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h3>I have a rest from 5 to 6.<\/h3>\n<h3>\u6211\u4ece\u4e94\u70b9\u5230\u516d\u70b9\u4f11\u606f<\/h3>\n<h3>w\u01d2 c\u00f3ng w\u01d4 di\u01cen d\u00e0o li\u00f9 di\u01cen xi\u016b xi<\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h3>I have a holiday from the 20th to the 26th.<\/h3>\n<h3>\u6211\u4ece\u4e8c\u5341\u53f7\u5230\u4e8c\u5341\u516d\u53f7\u653e\u5047<\/h3>\n<h3>w\u01d2 c\u00f3ng \u00e8r sh\u00ed h\u00e0o d\u00e0o \u00e8r sh\u00ed li\u00f9 h\u00e0o f\u00e0ng ji\u00e0<\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h1>Early\/Late<\/h1>\n<div id=\"attachment_8258\" style=\"width: 260px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft post-item__attachment\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/chinese\/advanced-time-telling\/jiu-cai-clock\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-8258\" aria-label=\"Jiu Cai Clock\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8258\" class=\"size-full wp-image-8258\"  alt=\"\" width=\"250\" height=\"222\" \/ src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/chinese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2012\/11\/jiu-cai-clock.jpg\"><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-8258\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Use these two characters to talk about the time.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>In English, you might hear someone say something like, &#8220;My dad gets up so early in the morning, but I like to sleep in.&#8221; So, how can we express these ideas of doing something <em>early<\/em>\u00a0or <em>late\u00a0<\/em>in Chinese? Well, there are two important characters that you can use:\u00a0\u624d (c\u00e1i) and\u00a0\u5c31 (ji\u00f9). Let&#8217;s take a look at how to use these characters when talking about the time:<\/p>\n<h1>\u5c31 &#8211; ji\u00f9<\/h1>\n<p>This character is used to express that something happened early or quickly. It can also mean that everything goes as one expects. Here are a few examples to help you understand how to use it:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<h3>My dad gets up early at 5 o&#8217;clock.<\/h3>\n<h3>\u6211\u7238\u7238\u4e94\u70b9\u5c31\u8d77\u5e8a\u4e86<\/h3>\n<h3>w\u01d2 b\u00e0 ba w\u01d4 di\u01cen ji\u00f9 q\u01d0 chu\u00e1ng le<\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h3>It only takes 20 minutes to arrive by subway.<\/h3>\n<h3>\u5750\u5730\u94c1\u4e8c\u5341\u5206\u949f\u5c31\u5230\u4e86<\/h3>\n<h3>zu\u00f2 d\u00ec ti\u011b\u00a0\u00c8r sh\u00ed f\u0113n zh\u014dng ji\u00f9 d\u00e0o le<\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h3>I came to Beijing back in 2008.<\/h3>\n<h3>\u6211\u4e8c\u96f6\u96f6\u516b\u5e74\u5c31\u6765\u5317\u4eac\u4e86<\/h3>\n<h3>w\u01d2 \u00e8r l\u00edng l\u00edng b\u0101 ni\u00e1n ji\u00f9 l\u00e1i b\u011bi j\u012bng le<\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>As you can see, each example here expresses that something happened early or quickly. You may also have noticed that\u00a0\u5c31 is always followed eventually by\u00a0\u4e86. That&#8217;s an important part of this grammar, and you&#8217;ll see why in a minute&#8230;<\/p>\n<h1>\u624d &#8211; c\u00e1i<\/h1>\n<p>Not surprisingly, this character is used with basically the opposite meaning of\u00a0\u5c31 &#8211; it means that something happens late or slowly. It can also mean that things have not gone your way (i.e. the bus broke down, so you were late for work). Here are some examples to contrast with the others:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<h3>I get up late at 11 o&#8217;clock.<\/h3>\n<h3>\u6211\u5341\u4e00\u70b9\u624d\u8d77\u5e8a<\/h3>\n<h3>w\u01d2 sh\u00ed y\u012b di\u01cen c\u00e1i q\u01d0 chu\u00e1ng<\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h3>It takes an hour to arrive by bus.<\/h3>\n<h3>\u5750\u516c\u4ea4\u8f66\u4e00\u4e2a\u5c0f\u65f6\u624d\u5230<\/h3>\n<h3>zu\u00f2 g\u014dng ji\u0101o ch\u0113 y\u012b g\u00e8 xi\u01ceo sh\u00ed c\u00e1i d\u00e0o<\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h3>He just got to Beijing last month.<\/h3>\n<h3>\u4ed6\u4e0a\u4e2a\u6708\u624d\u6765\u5317\u4eac<\/h3>\n<h3>t\u0101 sh\u00e0ng g\u00e8 yu\u00e8 c\u00e1i l\u00e1i b\u011bi j\u012bng<\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>As you can see, when contrasted with the previous examples, all of these actions seem slow and\/or late. You probably also noticed that none of these sentences use the particle\u00a0\u4e86. That&#8217;s just the way the grammar goes with this one.<\/p>\n<p>Look at the follow examples, and decide whether you should use \u624d or \u5c31 to fill in the blank:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>\n<h3>\u6211\u5988\u5988\u4e5d\u70b9____\u7761\u89c9. \u6211\u5341\u4e8c____\u70b9\u7761\u89c9.<\/h3>\n<h3>w\u01d2 m\u0101 m\u0101 ji\u01d4 di\u01cen ____ shu\u00ec ji\u00e0o. w\u01d2 sh\u00ed \u00e8r di\u01cen ____ shu\u00ec ji\u00e0o<\/h3>\n<h3>My mom goes to bed at nine o&#8217;clock. I go to bed at 12 o&#8217;clock.<\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h3>\u5979\u56db\u5341\u5c81___\u7ed3\u5a5a\u4e86. \u5979\u4e8c\u5341\u5c81___\u7ed3\u5a5a\u4e86.<\/h3>\n<h3>t\u0101 s\u00ec sh\u00ed su\u00ec _____ ji\u00e9 h\u016bn le. t\u0101 \u00e8r sh\u00ed su\u00ec ____ ji\u00e9 h\u016bn le<\/h3>\n<h3>She got married at 40. She got married at 20.<\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h3>\u6211\u4e94\u70b9___\u4e0b\u73ed. \u6211\u7684\u5973\u670b\u53cb\u4e5d___\u70b9\u4e0b\u73ed.<\/h3>\n<h3>w\u01d2 w\u01d4 di\u01cen ____ xi\u00e0 b\u0101n. w\u01d2 de n\u01da p\u00e9ng y\u01d2u ji\u01d4 di\u01cen ___ xi\u00e0 b\u0101n<\/h3>\n<h3>I get off work at 5 o&#8217;clock. My girlfriend gets off work at 9 o&#8217;clock.<\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Of course, there are other ways to use both of these characters. As you&#8217;ve probably realized by now, Chinese characters are quite versatile &#8211; they can be used in a variety of ways. For now, just try to familiarize yourself with this particular grammar function of these characters. If you&#8217;d like to learn a bit more about how to use them, check out this awesome video from YouTube Chinese teacher Lao Wang:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=B7msqmfiiwQ\">http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=B7msqmfiiwQ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>That&#8217;s a lot to handle for one lesson. To make sure you understand how to use these words and grammatical structures, here are some examples for you to try yourself, in Chinese:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Say &#8220;I work from Monday to Friday&#8221;<\/li>\n<li>Say &#8220;I have a holiday from the 11th to the 17th&#8221;<\/li>\n<li>Say &#8220;I have a rest from 12 to 1 in the afternoon&#8221;<\/li>\n<li>Say &#8220;My friend wakes up early at 6 o&#8217;clock&#8221; and &#8220;I get up late at 10 o&#8217;clock&#8221;<\/li>\n<li>Say &#8220;It only takes 10 minutes to arrive by taxi&#8221; and &#8220;It takes 45 minutes to walk&#8221;<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Keep an eye on the blog next month for the answers and more posts to help you out with your grammar and vocabulary. In the meantime, be sure to keep up with us on <a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/learn.chinese.language?ref=ts&amp;fref=ts\">Facebook<\/a>, where you can learn a new word everyday, check out pictures, practice your Chinese, or ask questions.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<img width=\"250\" height=\"222\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/chinese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2012\/11\/jiu-cai-clock.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image tmp-hide-img\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><p>Yesterday, I introduced a lot of vocabulary words and grammatical structures for how to tell the time. I focused mainly on the different parts of the day, asking for\/giving the time, and talking about daily activities. At the end of the post, I gave you 10 examples to practice. 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