Core 5,000 Part of Chapter 19
有钱没时间
yǒu qián méi shí jiān
Money but no time
- Reading time
- 5 min
- Total words
- 333
- Unique words
- 185
- Avg frequency
- #277
Story
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Comprehension drill
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Quick multiple choice on the story. Same questions appear as open-ended prompts on the printable worksheet.
小高为什么告诉美玲要小心？
Why does Xiao Gao tell Mei Ling to be careful?
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59-word session
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Words in this story
Curriculum
59 words
| # | Word |
|---|---|
| 18 | 知道zhī dàoto know (a fact) |
| 19 | 说shuōto say, to speak |
| 24 | 要yàoto want; will; need to |
| 29 | 想xiǎngto think; to want; to miss |
| 30 | 人rénperson, people |
| 35 | 对duìcorrect, right; toward; pair |
| 36 | 没有méi yǒudo not have; have not; not (past negation) |
| 39 | 让ràngto let, to allow; to make (causative) |
| 52 | 跟gēnwith; and; to follow |
| 56 | 走zǒuto walk; to leave, to go |
| 63 | 看kànto look, to watch, to read, to see |
| 70 | 告诉gào sùto tell, to inform |
| 73 | 真的zhēn dereally, truly; genuine |
| 78 | 已经yǐ jīngalready |
| 83 | 谢谢xiè xièthank you |
| 86 | 可能kě néngpossibly, maybe; possible |
| 87 | 但是dàn shìbut, however (formal) |
| 95 | 觉得jué deto feel, to think, to find (subjective) |
| 96 | 别biédo not (imperative); other |
| 97 | 听tīngto listen, to hear |
| 98 | 找zhǎoto look for, to seek, to find |
| 102 | 东西dōng xīthing, object, stuff |
| 121 | 才cáionly then, just, merely |
| 122 | 用yòngto use, to need, using |
| 123 | 还是hái shìor, still, had better |
| 126 | 工作gōng zuòwork, job, to work |
| 138 | 地方dì fāngplace, location, area |
| 142 | 朋友péng yǒufriend |
| 144 | 拿náto take, to hold, to grab |
| 159 | 帮bāngto help, to assist |
| 164 | 明白míng báito understand, clear, obvious |
| 169 | 离开lí kāito leave, to depart from |
| 171 | 时间shí jiāntime (duration/point) |
| 180 | 钱qiánmoney |
| 193 | 也许yě xǔperhaps, maybe, possibly |
| 207 | 为了wèi lefor the sake of, in order to |
| 234 | 发现fā xiànto discover, to find |
| 236 | 可是kě shìbut, however, yet |
| 269 | 最后zuì hòulast, finally, in the end |
| 311 | 买mǎito buy, to purchase |
| 312 | 看起来kàn qǐ láiit seems, it looks like, apparently |
| 328 | 小心xiǎo xīncareful, be careful, watch out |
| 335 | 送sòngto send, to give as a gift, to see off |
| 380 | 懂dǒngto understand, to comprehend |
| 395 | 其实qí shíactually, in fact, as a matter of fact |
| 422 | 害怕hài pàto be afraid, to fear, to be scared |
| 447 | 以后yǐ hòuafter, from now on, in the future |
| 453 | 忙mángbusy, occupied |
| 477 | 虽然suī ránalthough, even though, even if |
| 630 | 简单jiǎn dānsimple, easy; simple-minded |