# 9
1. 鱼 (yú) – fish
- 我喜欢吃鱼,不喜欢肉。
Wǒ xǐhuān chī yú, bù xǐhuān ròu.
I like eating fish, not meat.
- 吃 (chī) – to eat
- 肉 (ròu) – meat
- 这条鱼很大,很新鲜。
Zhè tiáo yú hěn dà, hěn xīnxiān.
This fish is big and very fresh.
- 条 (tiáo) – classifier for long objects
- 大 (dà) – big
- 新鲜 (xīnxiān) – fresh
- 他在河边钓鱼。
Tā zài hé biān diào yú.
He’s fishing by the river.
- 河边 (hé biān) – riverside
- 钓鱼 (diào yú) – to fish
2. 咖啡 (kā fēi) – coffee
- 我早上喝一杯咖啡。
Wǒ zǎoshang hē yī bēi kāfēi.
I drink a cup of coffee in the morning.
- 喝 (hē) – to drink
- 一杯 (yī bēi) – one cup
- 他不喜欢咖啡,喜欢茶。
Tā bù xǐhuān kāfēi, xǐhuān chá.
He doesn’t like coffee, he likes tea.
- 这家店的咖啡很好喝。
Zhè jiā diàn de kāfēi hěn hǎohē.
The coffee in this shop is very good.
- 店 (diàn) – shop
- 好喝 (hǎohē) – tasty (to drink)
3. 考试 (kǎo shì) – to give or to take an examination; exam
- 明天我有一场考试。
Míngtiān wǒ yǒu yī chǎng kǎoshì.
I have an exam tomorrow.
- 明天 (míngtiān) – tomorrow
- 一场 (yī chǎng) – one (classifier for events)
- 他考试前准备得很好。
Tā kǎoshì qián zhǔnbèi de hěn hǎo.
He prepared well before the exam.
- 前 (qián) – before
- 准备 (zhǔnbèi) – to prepare