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Lesson 11

Animals, places, where you live

Talk about pets, where you live, surroundings.

📚 New vocabulary · 10

māo
cat
gǒu
dog
zhù
to live (somewhere)
shàng
up, on
xià
down, under
inside
前面
qiánmiàn
in front, ahead
后面
hòumiàn
behind, back
xiē
some, a few
hào
number (in a series)

💡 Grammar note

(zhù) means 'to live (somewhere)': 我 住 在 北京 = 'I live in Beijing.' Position words 前面 (in front), 后面 (behind), 上 (on/up), 下 (under/down), 里 (inside) come AFTER the noun: 桌子 上 = 'on the table'.

🏋️ Quick practice

10 mixed questions: pinyin → meaning, character → meaning, listening, English → character.

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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 10 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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