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Lesson 10

Things, transport & money

Talk about objects, vehicles, and how much things cost.

📚 New vocabulary · 16

东西
dōng
thing
shū
book
character, word
桌子
zhuōzi
table, desk
椅子
zi
chair
电脑
diànnǎo
computer
电视
diànshì
television
电影
diànyǐng
movie, film
飞机
fēi
airplane
出租车
chūchē
taxi
衣服
fu
clothes
qián
money
kuài
measure word; piece, lump (also: yuán)
běn
measure word for books
yǒu
to have, there is
没有
méiyǒu
not have, there isn't

💡 Grammar note

(yǒu) is 'to have'. Negate it ONLY with 没: 我 没 有 钱 ('I don't have money'). Never use 不 with 有. Measure words pair with nouns: 一 本 书 (one book — 本 is the measure), 一 块 钱 (one yuan).

🏋️ Quick practice

10 mixed questions: pinyin → meaning, character → meaning, listening, English → character, and fill-in sentences.

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🏋️ 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 16 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.

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