HSK 4Lesson 62
A residential compound brings in new rules. You will hear the manager announce them at a residents' meeting, read the parking notice at the gate, talk with a neighbor about quiet hours, and plan a neighborhood dinner.
You will learn to understand and discuss new neighborhood rules, saying no matter who, what or how, and using words for each, every, any, all and this.
Part 1 · 12 new words
Contains 4 words
no matter (spoken)
no matter (formal)
no matter; regardless of
any; any at all
Contains 5 words
each; every
each; every one
Contains 3 words
all over; every place
all kinds of
Part 2 · 8 phrases
不管天气怎么样，他每天都去跑步。
No matter what the weather is like, he goes running every day.
不论是大人还是孩子，进门以前都要先洗手。
Whether adult or child, everyone has to wash their hands before coming in.
无论多忙，她每个星期都给妈妈打电话。
No matter how busy she is, she calls her mom every week.
没有任何人知道他去了哪儿。
Nobody knew where he had gone.
学校的各个教室都有空调。
Every classroom in the school has air conditioning.
他去过中国各地，吃过各种好吃的东西。
He has been all over China and tried all kinds of good food.
Part 3 · 4 conversations
At a residents' meeting, Manager Zhang announces the compound's new rules and Liu Ming asks how residents will find out about them.
张经理Manager Zhang
各位邻居，晚上好。此次会议主要是想跟大家说一说小区的几条新规定。
Good evening, neighbors. The main purpose of this meeting is to tell you about a few new rules in our compound.
刘明Liu Ming
张经理，新规定从什么时候开始？
Manager Zhang, when do the new rules start?
Part 4 · 2 points
条件复句 不管 / 无论……，都/也……
Use 不管bùguǎn, 不论búlùn or 无论wúlùn + a question word or a choice, then 都dōu or 也yě + a result that does not change.
Say a rule covers every case
不管bùguǎn + A 还是háishi B，都dōu + result.
everyone (polite address)
this; here (written)
this time; this (written)
everything; all
来中国以后，对我来说一切都是新的。
Since coming to China, everything has been new to me.
此次活动的时间是星期六下午三点。
The time of this event is Saturday at three in the afternoon.
张经理Manager Zhang
从下个月一号开始。无论是住了十年的，还是刚搬来的，都要按新规定办。
From the first of next month. Whether you have lived here for ten years or have just moved in, everyone must follow the new rules.
刘明Liu Ming
要是有人没来开会，不知道新规定呢？
What if someone didn't come to the meeting and doesn't know the new rules?
张经理Manager Zhang
我们会在各个楼的门口都挂一张通知，并且发到大家的手机上。
We will put up a notice at the entrance of every building, and also send it to everyone's phone.
刘明Liu Ming
那有不清楚的地方，我们可以去哪儿问？
And if something is unclear, where can we ask?
张经理Manager Zhang
有任何问题，都可以来办公室找我们。
If you have any questions at all, you can come to the office and find us.
Li Wen reads the new parking notice at the compound gate, and Liu Ming realizes his bike will have to stay outside too.
李文Li Wen
你看门口这张通知：“从下月一号起，各种车都不能停在小区里，请停在门口的停车场。”
Look at this notice at the gate: "From the first of next month, no vehicles of any kind may park inside the compound. Please park in the parking lot at the gate."
刘明Liu Ming
各种车？那送东西的车呢？
Any kind of vehicle? What about delivery vans?
李文Li Wen
下面写着：“送东西的车可以进来，但是不论什么车，都不能在此停车。”
Below it says: "Delivery vehicles may come in, but no vehicle of any kind may park here."
刘明Liu Ming
我的自行车也不能停在里面吗？
Can't I even park my bike inside?
李文Li Wen
不能。不管是汽车还是自行车，都得停在外面。
No. Whether it's a car or a bike, it has to be parked outside.
刘明Liu Ming
那我以后每天都得多走十分钟了。
Then from now on I'll have to walk an extra ten minutes every day.
李文Li Wen
多走走对身体也好。
Walking more is good for you anyway.
Anne tells Liu Xiaoxue about the new quiet-hours rule, and Liu Xiaoxue, who practices singing in the evenings, decides to change her routine.
安妮Anne
小雪，新规定说晚上十点以后不能大声唱歌，你知道吗？
Xiaoxue, did you know the new rules say no loud singing after ten at night?
刘小雪Liu Xiaoxue
知道。楼下的奶奶睡得早，以前我晚上练歌，她来找过我好几次。
Yes. The old lady downstairs goes to bed early; she came up several times when I practiced singing in the evening.
安妮Anne
可是你下个星期就要比赛了啊。
But your competition is next week.
刘小雪Liu Xiaoxue
不管比赛多重要，也不能影响别人休息。我以后早上练。
No matter how important the competition is, I can't disturb other people's rest. I'll practice in the mornings from now on.
安妮Anne
我觉得这条规定挺好的，晚上安静了，各家都能睡个好觉。
I think this rule is pretty good. With quiet evenings, every household can get a good night's sleep.
刘小雪Liu Xiaoxue
对，我明天就去告诉奶奶，让她放心。
Right, I'll go and tell her tomorrow so she can stop worrying.
Bai Jiayue invites Wang Yixue to the neighborhood dinner in her family's compound, where every family brings a dish from home.
白家月Bai Jiayue
一雪，这个周末我家小区有邻居聚餐，我妈让我请你一起去。
Yixue, there's a neighborhood dinner in my family's compound this weekend, and my mom asked me to invite you.
王一雪Wang Yixue
好啊！聚餐要带什么吗？
Great! Do I need to bring anything?
白家月Bai Jiayue
每家都带一个自己家乡的菜。我们小区的人来自全国各地，所以能吃到各种菜。
Every family brings a dish from their hometown. The people in our compound come from all over the country, so we'll get to eat all kinds of food.
王一雪Wang Yixue
可是我不太会做饭，怎么办？
But I'm not much of a cook. What should I do?
白家月Bai Jiayue
别担心。张经理说桌子、碗这些，一切都由他们准备，不会做菜的人带点儿水果就行。
Don't worry. Manager Zhang said they're preparing everything, the tables, the bowls and so on; people who can't cook can just bring some fruit.
王一雪Wang Yixue
太好了，那我去买一些我们家乡的水果带去。
Great, then I'll buy some fruit from my hometown to bring.
In 不管是汽车还是自行车，都得停在外面bùguǎn shì qìchē háishi zìxíngchē, dōu děi tíng zài wàimian, the rule covers both kinds of vehicle.
In sentences
Yes or no
不管你去不去，我都要去。
Whether you go or not, I'm going.
An affirmative-negative form after 不管bùguǎn; not 不管你去bùguǎn nǐ qù.
Who
不管谁来问，你都说我不在。
Whoever comes asking, tell them I'm not in.
A question word, then 都dōu.
Written
不论年龄大小，都可以报名参加。
Anyone may sign up, whatever their age.
不论búlùn in a notice; 大小dàxiǎo works like a choice.
Formal, A or B
无论是学生还是老师，进图书馆都要带证。
Whether students or teachers, everyone needs a card to enter the library.
无论wúlùn + A 还是háishi B.
A：不论明天下不下雨，会议都开吗？ B：开，无论天气怎么样，都要按时参加。
A: Will the meeting go ahead whether or not it rains tomorrow? B: Yes. No matter what the weather is, you must come on time.
不管练得多晚，刘小雪十点以后都不再大声唱歌了。
No matter how late she practices, Liu Xiaoxue no longer sings loudly after ten.
These three words all mean no matter. After them comes something open: a question word such as 什么shénme, 谁shéi or 多duō + adjective, an A还是B (A háishi B) choice, or an affirmative-negative form such as 好不好hǎo bu hǎo. The second clause says the result stays the same in every case and needs 都dōu or 也yě before the verb: 不管比赛多重要，也不能影响别人休息bùguǎn bǐsài duō zhòngyào, yě bù néng yǐngxiǎng biérén xiūxi. The difference is register: 不管bùguǎn is everyday speech, while 不论búlùn and 无论wúlùn are a little more formal and common in notices and speeches: 无论是住了十年的，还是刚搬来的，都要按新规定办wúlùn shì zhù le shí nián de, háishi gāng bānlái de, dōu yào àn xīn guīdìng bàn. A common error is putting a plain statement after them: 不管下雨bùguǎn xiàyǔ is wrong; say 不管下不下雨bùguǎn xià bu xià yǔ. Another is using 和hé for the choice: use 还是háishi.
指示代词 各 / 各位 / 各种 / 任何 / 此
各gè and its compounds mean each or every; 任何rènhé means any at all; 此cǐ and 此次cǐcì are written words for this.
Cover every one
各个gègè + noun + 都dōu + verb.
In 在各个楼的门口都挂一张通知zài gègè lóu de ménkǒu dōu guà yì zhāng tōngzhī, no building is left out.
Offer help for any problem
有任何yǒu rènhé + noun，都dōu + verb.
In 有任何问题，都可以来办公室找我们yǒu rènhé wèntí, dōu kěyǐ lái bàngōngshì zhǎo wǒmen, the manager welcomes every question.
In sentences
Polite address
各位朋友，欢迎你们来北京！
Welcome to Beijing, friends!
各位gèwèi opens a speech to a group; no 们men after it.
Each one
各个班都要选两个同学参加比赛。
Every class has to choose two students for the competition.
各个gègè with 都dōu: no class is left out.
Not any
我今天很累，不想见任何人。
I'm very tired today; I don't want to see anyone.
不bù + verb + 任何rènhé = not … anyone at all.
This (written)
此次比赛共有三十个国家参加。
Thirty countries in all are taking part in this competition.
此次cǐcì for this time in a written report; in speech
各gè means each of a group and sounds a little formal when used alone: 各家gè jiā, each household. Its compounds are common: 各位gèwèi politely addresses a group, as in 各位邻居gèwèi línjū; 各个gègè stresses each and every one: 各个楼的门口gègè lóu de ménkǒu; 各种gèzhǒng means all kinds of: 各种车gèzhǒng chē; 各地gèdì means all over: 全国各地quánguó gèdì. A sentence with 各gè words usually has 都dōu before the verb.
A：小区里能停哪些车？ B：各种车都得停在门口的停车场。
A: Which cars can park inside the compound? B: Cars of every kind have to park in the car park at the gate.
聚餐那天，各家带来的菜都放在桌子上，王一雪每个都尝了一点儿。
On the day of the dinner, the dishes from each family were on the table, and Wang Yixue tried a little of each one.
我们会在各个楼的门口都挂一张通知，并且发到大家的手机上。
We will put up a notice at the entrance of every building, and also send it to everyone's phone.
Why it matters · 各个gègè leaves no building out.
