Lesson 9
Description & adjectives
Describe people, places, weather. Say 'too', 'very', 'a lot', 'a little'.
📚 New vocabulary · 14
💡 Grammar note
Adjectives don't need 是. Just say 我 很 高兴 = 'I am very happy.' Without 很 it sounds incomplete; 很 here is grammatical filler more than 'very'. 太 ___ 了 means 'too ___': 太 大 了 = 'too big!'
🏋️ Quick practice
10 mixed questions: pinyin → meaning, character → meaning, listening, English → character, and fill-in sentences.
🏋️ More practice
Open the full exercises page scoped to just this lesson's vocabulary — all three vocab-based modes (pinyin → meaning, listen → recognise, match) using only the 14 words you just learned.
🎓 Full lecture practice
The full workout, broken into stages. We split this lesson's vocabulary into small sub-groups and run a short drill for each — easier to absorb than 20 mixed questions in a row. Then the final stage mixes every type: pinyin → meaning, character → meaning, listening, English → character, fill the blank, English → 中 builder, word order, and tone identification. Includes a 🎤 pronunciation challenge when your mic + Whisper are available.
Ready to move on?
Demonstrate the lesson first: score 70% or higher in Quick practice or Full lecture, then mark it complete.