Chinese for English speakers School · Lesson 2

Already done

Chinese completed action with 已经...了 — 灵多老师, 学校的招生海报好了吗? (Is the school recruitment poster ready?).

Conversation

  1. Pishi Pishi

    粼多老师，

    Línduó lǎo shi,

    Professor Lindo,

  2. Pishi Pishi

    学校的招生海报好了吗？

    xué xiào de zhāo shēng hǎi bào hǎo le ma?

    Is the student recruitment poster finished already?

    Tip: 招生<zhāoshēng> = recruit student 海报<hǎibào> = poster 好<hǎo> = good, fine (but here it means "finished, done")

  3. Lindo Lindo

    已经好了。你觉得怎么样？

    yǐ jīng hǎo le. Nǐ jué de zěn me yàng?

    Yes, it is done. What do you think about it?

  4. Pishi Pishi

    哇，真漂亮。

    wā, zhēn piào liang.

    Wow, it is beautiful.

Common questions

Quick answers about this lesson's grammar and vocabulary.

What does 已经...了 mean?

'Already done / already + verb + 了'. 已经做好了 = 'already finished'. 已经 (already) + 了 (completion marker).

What is 海报?

'Poster'. 招生海报 = 'student recruitment poster'. Common at universities.

Chinese for school activities?

招生 (admissions), 上课 (have class), 考试 (exam), 作业 (homework), 复习 (review), 预习 (preview).

Test yourself

Pick the English translation for each line from this lesson. Wrong answers are pulled from other Chinese lessons.

4 quick questions on what you just heard.