Learning Chinese Exercises 8: Chinese Words for Always  

By Sujanti Djuanda – LingoLearn Chinese Teacher

Before you do the following exercises, you can read the description “Chinese Words for Always: 一直(yī​zhí) Compared With 总是(zǒngshì) and老是(lǎoshi)” first.

I. Answer these questions

1. What do you think about these sentences?

a. 这(zhè)几(jǐ)天(tiān)早上(zǎo​shang)老是(lǎo​shi)想(xiǎng) 去(qù)厕所(cè​suǒ)。

b. 这(zhè)几(jǐ)天(tiān)早上(zǎo​shang)总是(zǒng​shì)想(xiǎng) 去(qù)厕所(cè​suǒ)。

c. 这(zhè)几(jǐ)天(tiān)早上(zǎo​shang) 一直(yīzhí)想(xiǎng) 去(qù)厕所(cè​suǒ)。

2. What do you think about these sentences?

a.上课(shàng​kè)的(de)时候(shí​hou),老师(lǎo​shī)老是(lǎoshi)一手(yī​shǒu​)拿(ná)着(zhe)书本(shū​běn),一手(yīshǒu)拿(ná)着(zhe)教鞭(jiào​biān)。

b.上课(shàng​kè)的(de)时候(shí​hou),老师(lǎo​shī)总是(zǒng​shì)一手(yī​shǒu​)拿(ná)着(zhe)书本(shū​běn),一手(yīshǒu)拿(ná)着(zhe)教鞭(jiào​biān)。

c.上课(shàng​kè)的(de)时候(shí​hou),老师(lǎo​shī)一直(yīzhí)一手(yī​shǒu​)拿(ná)着(zhe)书本(shū​běn),一手(yīshǒu)拿(ná)着(zhe)教鞭(jiào​biān)。

3. What do you think about these sentences?

a. 总是(zǒngshì)往(wǎng)东(dōng)走(zǒu),第一(dì​yī)个(gè)路口(lù​kǒu)右转(yòu​zhuǎn)就(jiù)到(dào​)了(le)。

b. 老是(lǎoshi)往(wǎng)东(dōng)走(zǒu),第一(dì​yī)个(gè)路口(lù​kǒu)右转(yòu​zhuǎn)就(jiù)到(dào​)了(le)。

c. 一直(yī​zhí)往(wǎng)东(dōng)走(zǒu),第一(dì​yī)个(gè)路口(lù​kǒu)右转(yòu​zhuǎn)就(jiù)到(dào​)了(le)。


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