课

by Min Min

Pronunciation : kè [Audio clip: view full post to listen] Meaning : subject. (n) class. (n) lesson. (n) Radical : 讠 Strokes : 10 Traditional : 課 ( Stroke Order ) Usage : 8.1%

Common Words / Phrases:

1.

课本 kè běn

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textbook

2.

课程 kè chéng

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course; curriculum

3.

课室 kè shì

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classroom

4.

课外 kè wài

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extracurricular; outside class

5.

课文 kè wén

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text

6.

补课 bǔ kè

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make up a missed lesson

7.

代课 dài kè

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take over a class for an absent teacher

8.

功课 gōng kè

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schoolwork; homework

9.

上课 shàng kè

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go to class; give lessons

10.

下课 xià kè

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finish class

Sentences:

1. Why weren’t you in class yesterday? nǐ zuó tiān zěn me méi lái shàng kè ? 你 昨 天 怎 么 没 来 上 课 ？ [Audio clip: view full post to listen]

你 : you 昨天 : yesterday 怎么 : why 没 : no 来 : come 上课 : go to class

2. After class I quickly went home. xià kè hòu wǒ gǎn jǐn huí jiā 。 下 课 后 我 赶 紧 回 家 。 [Audio clip: view full post to listen]

下课 : finish class 后 : after 我 : I 赶紧 : quickly 回家 : go home

3. Copy out the text on page seven. qǐng bǎ dì qī yè de kè wén chāo xiě yī biàn 。 请 把 第 七 页 的 课 文 抄 写 一 遍 。 [Audio clip: view full post to listen]

请 : please 把 : used to shift the object to before the verb, which must be accompanied by some other expression. 第 : prefix before a number, for ordering numbers 七 : seven 页 : page 的 : (particle) used after an attribute; to 课文 : text 抄写 : to copy (by hand); to transcribe 一 : one 遍 : measure word

4. You can read your book when you’ve finished your homework. nǐ zuò wán gōng kè zài kàn xiǎo shuō 。 你 做 完 功 课 再 看 小 说 。 [Audio clip: view full post to listen]

你 : you 做 : do 完 : finish 功课 : homework 再 : then 看 : read 小说 : novel; fiction

5. Our maths classes are pretty boring. wǒ men de shù xué kè fēi cháng kū zào 。 我 们 的 数 学 课 非 常 枯 燥 。 [Audio clip: view full post to listen]

我们的 : our 数学 : maths 课 : class 非常 : very 枯燥 : dull; uninteresting

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