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Converse in ChineseAuthor: Berea Chinese
Listen to Chinese conversations and stories on the go! This channel is hosted by Berea College's Chinese language program. The "Basic Chinese Conversation" series follows the textbook Basic Mandarin Chinese (Kubler, 2017). The numbers indicate the unit that the conversation is based on. For example, Basic Chinese Conversation 1 is based on Unit 1. Each unit has multiple episodes labeled as 1A, 1B, 1C,. The Beauty in Memory series features short stories or talk shows created by second-year Chinese language learners. The Basic Specials series focus on particular linguistic structures. Language: zh Genres: Education, Language Learning Contact email: Get it Feed URL: Get it iTunes ID: Get it |
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Basic Specials 18 Time vs. Duration
Episode 18
Monday, 21 April, 2025
In this episode, we’ll contrast the structure for asking about the time some event takes place and the structure for asking about the duration of the event. Pay attention to the expressions of time versus the amount of time, and the word order.男：你每天几点吃早饭？女：我每天早上七点半吃早饭。男：你吃早饭吃多长时间？女：我吃十五分钟。男：你几点上中文课？女：我上午十点四十上中文课。男：你的中文课多长时间？女：我的中文课一个钟头十分钟，就是70分钟。男：你平常几点运动？女：我平常下午四点一刻运动。男：你平常运动多长时间？女：我平常运动半个钟头。男：你几点工作？女：我下午五点到七点工作。男：你工作两个钟头，对吗？女：对。男：你平常几点学中文？女：我平常晚上九点到十点半学中文。男：你每天学习一个半钟头中文啊。你平常晚上几点睡觉？女：我晚上十二点睡觉。男：你每天晚上睡多长时间？女：我睡差不多七个半钟头，早上七点半起床。
