Level 3 - Lesson 32
This lesson keeps the scene practical: classmates arrange practice, check whether school is out, and decide where materials should go.
Contains 3 words
to put; to place
to have a holiday or vacation
for school to let out; after school
Contains 4 words
to separate; separately
放这里
fàng zhèlǐ
put it here
放学后练习
fàngxué hòu liànxí
practice after school
明天不放假
míngtiān bú fàngjià
there is no holiday tomorrow
分开练
fēnkāi liàn
practice separately
互相帮助
hùxiāng bāngzhù
help each other
Situation: Two classmates set a specific time and classroom for after-school practice.
白家月
Bai Jiayue
今天放学后练习吗？
Will we practice after school today?
Manner adverbs before the action
Put 互相 (hùxiāng), 亲自 (qīnzì), or 尽量 (jǐnliàng) before the action to show how the action is done.
Show a two-way action
Use 互相 (hùxiāng) before the action when two people or groups do it to each other.
to practice
to practice; practice
mutually; each other
互相检查
hùxiāng jiǎnchá
check each other's work
尽量每天练
jǐnliàng měitiān liàn
try to practice every day
王一雪
Wang Yixue
练习，我们六点在教室见，互相帮助。
Yes. Let us meet in the classroom at six and help each other.
白家月
Bai Jiayue
在哪个教室见？
Which classroom shall we meet in?
王一雪
Wang Yixue
在三号教室，我六点以前到。
In Classroom 3. I will arrive before six.
Situation: Two classmates practice separately, exchange their work at six, and check each other's work.
刘明
Liu Ming
我们分开练汉字，可以吗？
Can we practice Chinese characters separately?
刘小雪
Liu Xiaoxue
可以，写完以后互相检查。
Yes. After we finish writing, we can check each other's work.
刘明
Liu Ming
六点把写的字发给你，可以吗？
Can I send you the characters I wrote at six?
刘小雪
Liu Xiaoxue
可以，我也把我写的发给你。
Yes. I will send you what I wrote too.
Situation: Two people organize books and decide which ones should be put separately.
白家月
Bai Jiayue
这本书放哪里？
Where should this book go?
安妮
Annie
放这里。
Put it here.
白家月
Bai Jiayue
那本书也放这里吗？
Does that book go here too?
安妮
Annie
不，分开放。
No, put it separately.
Situation: Two classmates compare holiday practice with their usual after-school practice plan.
王一雪
Wang Yixue
放假也练习吗？
Will we practice during the holiday too?
刘小雪
Liu Xiaoxue
练习，我们互相问。
Yes, we will practice and ask each other questions.
王一雪
Wang Yixue
放学后也练吗？
Will we practice after school too?
刘小雪
Liu Xiaoxue
也练，尽量每天练。
Yes, and we will try to practice every day.
In 我们互相帮助 (wǒmen hùxiāng bāngzhù), the help goes both ways between the people.
互相 (hùxiāng) shows the help goes both ways.
我们互相帮助。
We help each other.
亲自 (qīnzì) shows the speaker does the action directly.
我亲自看。
I will look personally.
尽量 (jǐnliàng) shows the speaker will make a real effort.
尽量每天练。
Try to practice every day.
我们互相帮助。
We help each other.
我亲自看。
I will look personally.
尽量每天练。
Try to practice every day.
Dialogue 01: After-School Practice, Turn 2
Helping each other
练习，我们互相帮助。
Yes, we will practice and help each other.
Dialogue 02: Practicing Separately, Turn 2
Checking each other
可以，然后互相检查。
Yes, then we can check each other's work.
Dialogue 04: Holiday Practice Plan, Turn 4
Trying to practice every day
也练，尽量每天练。
Yes, and we will try to practice every day.
This lesson introduces 互相 (hùxiāng) for actions two people do to each other, and reviews 亲自 (qīnzì) and 尽量 (jǐnliàng) from the previous lesson. The word comes before the action: 互相帮助 (hùxiāng bāngzhù), 亲自看 (qīnzì kàn), and 尽量每天练 (jǐnliàng měitiān liàn).
