Mandarin · Chapter 9 · Lesson 6 · Phrase session
Tall and thin
Height, hair, glasses and who takes after whom.
Why these go together
Describe what people look like and what they are like, and compare them with each other.
我哥哥又高又瘦。
My older brother is tall and thin.
她的头发特别长。
Her hair is really long.
他比我矮。
He's shorter than me.
我妹妹很可爱，也很聪明。
My little sister is sweet and clever too.
我爸爸年轻的时候很胖。
My dad was quite chubby when he was young.
她今天穿了一件白衬衫。
She's wearing a white shirt today.
我的邻居很热情。
My neighbours are really friendly.
他很像他爸爸。
He looks a lot like his dad.
我爷爷的眼镜很旧。
My grandad's glasses are very old.
Matching
0/9Match each phrase to what it means.
Fill in the blank
0/9Put the missing word back.
我哥哥又高又。 (My older brother is tall and thin.)
wǒ gē ge yòu gāo yòu ___。
她的特别长。 (Her hair is really long.)
tā de ___ tè bié cháng 。
他比我。 (He's shorter than me.)
tā bǐ wǒ ___。
我妹妹很可爱，也很。 (My little sister is sweet and clever too.)
wǒ mèi mei hěn kě ài ， yě hěn ___。
我爸爸的时候很胖。 (My dad was quite chubby when he was young.)
wǒ bà ba ___ de shí hòu hěn pàng 。
她今天穿了一件白。 (She's wearing a white shirt today.)
tā jīn tiān chuān le yí jiàn bái ___。
我的邻居很。 (My neighbours are really friendly.)
wǒ de lín jū hěn ___。
他很他爸爸。 (He looks a lot like his dad.)
tā hěn ___ tā bà ba 。
我爷爷的很旧。 (My grandad's glasses are very old.)
wǒ yé ye de ___ hěn jiù 。
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