HSK 4Lesson 39
Rooms tell you a lot about their owners. You will visit a friend's new room, help a friend find his keys in a messy room, arrange furniture together, and look at a room to rent.
You will learn to describe what a room looks like: whether it is bright, messy, empty or low, how things are arranged in rows, and where something lies at the bottom, and to say there is plenty of something.
Part 1 · 6 new words
Contains 4 words
bright; to light up
messy; in disorder
low
empty
Contains 2 words
to line up; row
bottom
Part 2 · 7 phrases
窗户大，房间特别亮，早上不用开灯。
The windows are big and the room is very bright, so you don't need a light in the morning.
他的房间很乱，衣服和书到处都是。
His room is a mess, with clothes and books everywhere.
这张桌子太低了，我坐着写字不舒服。
This table is too low, and writing at it is uncomfortable.
冰箱空了，晚上去超市买点儿吃的吧。
The fridge is empty; let's go to the supermarket tonight for something to eat.
买票的人排得很长，我们排到最后去了。
The line of ticket buyers is long, so we went to the back of it.
电影院里，我喜欢坐第一排。
In the cinema I like to sit in the first row.
Part 3 · 4 conversations
Wang Yixue has just moved into a new room, and Bai Jiayue comes to see it.
白家月Bai Jiayue
你的新房间真亮啊！
Your new room is so bright!
王一雪Wang Yixue
是啊，窗户大，白天不用开灯。可是东西还没买，房间里还是空的。
Yes, the window is big, so I don't need the light on during the day. But I haven't bought anything yet, so the room is still empty.
Part 4 · 2 points
有A有B
Use 有yǒu + A + 有yǒu + B, with two one-syllable words, to say that both things are there or both happen, as in 有说有笑yǒu shuō yǒu xiào, chatting and laughing.
Two things together
Put 有yǒu before each of two one-syllable words that form a pair.
找了半天，钥匙原来在书包底。
After searching a long time, I found my keys at the bottom of my bag.
不着急，可以慢慢买。你打算先买什么？
No hurry, you can buy things bit by bit. What will you buy first?
王一雪Wang Yixue
先买一张桌子。还有，晚上这个灯不太亮，看书不方便。
A table first. Also, this light isn't very bright at night, so it's hard to read.
白家月Bai Jiayue
我家有好几个不用的灯，送你一个吧。
We have several lamps at home that we don't use; I'll give you one.
王一雪Wang Yixue
真的吗？你们自己不用吗？
Really? Don't you need it yourselves?
白家月Bai Jiayue
不用，我家灯有的是，你就别客气了。
No, we have plenty of lamps; so just take it.
Liu Ming cannot find his keys, so his friend Li Wen helps him search his very messy room.
李文Li Wen
你的房间怎么这么乱？衣服、书，到处都是。
Why is your room so messy? Clothes and books everywhere.
刘明Liu Ming
最近太忙，没时间收拾。我的钥匙也找不到了，你帮我找找吧。
I've been too busy to tidy up. Now I can't find my keys either; help me look for them.
李文Li Wen
衣服都放在椅子上，你怎么不挂起来？
Your clothes are all lying on the chair. Why don't you hang them up?
刘明Liu Ming
我一直没挂，觉得这样拿起来方便。
I never hung them up; I thought it was easier to grab them this way.
李文Li Wen
找到了！钥匙在箱子底，上面放了好多书。
Found them! The keys were at the bottom of the box, under a pile of books.
刘明Liu Ming
太好了！看来房间太乱真不行。
Great! It looks like a room this messy really won't do.
李文Li Wen
那今天就把衣服都挂起来吧。
Then hang all your clothes up today.
刘明Liu Ming
好，你帮我一起收拾，晚上我请你吃饭。
Okay. Help me tidy up and I'll treat you to dinner tonight.
Anne has just moved into Liu Xiaoxue's old apartment, and Xiaoxue helps her decide where to put the books, the bed and the chairs.
安妮Anne
这么多书，放在哪儿好呢？
So many books. Where should they go?
刘小雪Liu Xiaoxue
放在桌子上吧，排两排，前面一排放小书，后面一排放大书。
Put them on the desk in two rows: small books in the front row, big books in the back row.
安妮Anne
好主意。床放哪儿？窗户旁边还是门旁边？
Good idea. Where should the bed go? By the window or by the door?
刘小雪Liu Xiaoxue
放窗户旁边吧，早上太阳一出来，房间就亮了。
By the window. In the morning, as soon as the sun comes up, the room gets bright.
安妮Anne
这几把椅子太低了，坐着写字不太舒服。
These chairs are too low; they aren't comfortable for writing.
刘小雪Liu Xiaoxue
那就在门旁边排一排，朋友来了坐。写字用这把高的就行，房间有的是地方。
Then line them up by the door for when friends come over. For writing, just use this tall one; the room has plenty of space.
安妮Anne
我们有说有笑，这么快就放好了！
We chatted and laughed the whole time, and it's all done already!
Liu Ming is looking for a brighter room and visits a landlord who shows him a ground-floor room.
刘明Liu Ming
您好，我是来看房间的。
Hello, I've come to see the room.
房东Landlord
请进，您看看这间。房间是空的，您下个月一号就能搬进来。
Come in and have a look at this one. The room is empty; you can move in on the first of next month.
刘明Liu Ming
房间不小，可是不太亮。
It's a good size, but it isn't very bright.
房东Landlord
这是一楼，比较低，前面还有一排大树。
This is the ground floor, which is rather low, and there is a row of big trees in front.
刘明Liu Ming
还有别的房间吗？我想要亮一点儿的。
Do you have any other rooms? I'd like a brighter one.
房东Landlord
有，五楼有一间，又大又亮，可是贵一点儿。我带您上去看看吧。
Yes, there's one on the fifth floor, big and bright, just a bit more expensive. Let me take you up to see it.
我们有说有笑wǒmen yǒu shuō yǒu xiào: talking and laughing went on the whole time.
In sentences
Chatting and laughing
老同学见面，大家有说有笑，一直聊到晚上十点。
When the old classmates met, everyone chatted and laughed until ten at night.
Two verbs: both actions go on together.
Hills and water
这个公园有山有水，周末人很多。
This park has hills and water, and it's crowded on weekends.
Two nouns: the place has everything.
Big and small
桌子上的书有大有小，你排两排吧。
The books on the desk are big and small, so put them in two rows.
Two opposite adjectives: a group with both kinds.
A：这家店怎么样？ B：很不错，有吃有喝，价钱也不贵。
A: How is this place? B: Quite good: there's food and drink, and the prices aren't high either.
安妮和小雪有说有笑地把书排好了。
Anne and Xiaoxue chatted and laughed as they lined up the books.
有A有B (yǒu A yǒu B) is a four-syllable set pattern. A and B are one-syllable words that form a pair. With two verbs it says that both actions go on together, giving a lively, pleasant picture: 我们有说有笑wǒmen yǒu shuō yǒu xiào, we chatted and laughed. With two nouns it says that both things are present, so the place or the situation is complete: 有山有水yǒu shān yǒu shuǐ, with hills and water; 有吃有喝yǒu chī yǒu hē, with plenty to eat and drink. With two opposite adjectives it says that a group has both kinds: 书有大有小shū yǒu dà yǒu xiǎo, some books are big and some small. The pattern usually acts as the predicate or before a verb, and it is not used with a negative. Compare 又A又B (yòu A yòu B), which gives two qualities of one thing: 那个房间又大又亮nàge fángjiān yòu dà yòu liàng means that one room is both big and bright, while 有大有小yǒu dà yǒu xiǎo means a group has big ones and small ones. A common mistake is to use two-syllable words: say 有说有笑yǒu shuō yǒu xiào, not 有说话有笑yǒu shuōhuà yǒu xiào.
有的是
Use 有的是yǒudeshì to say there is plenty of something, more than enough, so there is no need to worry or hold back.
Plenty before a noun
Put 有的是yǒudeshì before what there is plenty of.
Xiaoxue says this to show that a few extra chairs are no problem.
Plenty at the end
Name the thing first, then end with 有的是yǒudeshì.
Bai Jiayue uses this to tell her friend not to be polite.
In sentences
Plenty of time
别着急，我们有的是时间。
Don't rush; we have plenty of time.
Before a noun.
Plenty in the shop
这样的椅子，商店里有的是。
Chairs like these are easy to find in the shops.
The thing comes first as the topic.
Plenty of space
房间有的是地方，你别担心。
There's plenty of space in the room, so don't worry.
It often comes with advice not to worry.
A：你有时间帮我搬家吗？ B：有的是！下午我一点儿事也没有。
A: Do you have time to help me move? B: Plenty! I have nothing on this afternoon.
白家月家里的灯有的是，所以她送了王一雪一个。
Bai Jiayue has lamps to spare at home, so she gave Wang Yixue one.
有的是yǒudeshì means there is plenty, more than enough. It is spoken and relaxed, and usually tells the listener not to worry, not to hurry or not to be polite. It has two positions. Before a noun: 房间有的是地方fángjiān yǒudeshì dìfang, the room has plenty of space; 我们有的是时间wǒmen yǒudeshì shíjiān, we have plenty of time. At the end, after the thing it describes has been named as the topic: 我家灯有的是wǒ jiā dēng yǒudeshì, we have plenty of lamps at home. Treat it as one unit: it takes no degree word such as 很hěn and no negative. Do not confuse it with 有的yǒude … 有的yǒude …, some … others …, from HSK 3: 有的yǒude picks out part of a group, while 有的是yǒudeshì says the whole amount is large. A common mistake is to use it for a small amount or a single thing; it only fits when there is a lot to spare.
Then line them up by the door for when friends come over. For writing, just use this tall one; the room has plenty of space.
Why it matters · Here 有的是yǒudeshì comes before the noun 地方dìfang.
