9/20 今天的学习目标 (Today’s Learning Objectives) I can speak only in the target language during the 10 minutes Chinese Social Time. I can use Chinese measure words for times of actions: 次cì and 遍 biàn. I can speak, read and write 药 yào (medicine). I can act and narrate actions using 死 sǐ (to die), 起来 qi lai (to rise; to start) and 把 bǎ (disposal of). Quiz Tomorrow: 你把这个药吃了。 Nǐ bǎ zhè ge yào chī le. (Take the medicine.)

你把这个药吃了。 9/21 小考 xiǎo kǎo (Quiz) Nǐ bǎ zhè ge yào chī le. Take the medicine.

Dì kè: kàn bìng 第十五课：看病 Lesson Fifteen: Seeing A Doctor

Duì huà yī Wǒ de dù zi tòng sǐ le 对话一：我的肚子痛死了！My Stomachache Is Killing Me!

第十五课 学习目标 (Lesson 15 Learning objectives) In this lesson, you will learn to use Chinese to Talk about basic symptoms of a cold; Understand and repeat instructions on when and how often to take medications;

第十五课 文法重点 (Lesson 15 Grammar Points) Forms & Accuracy: 死 (sǐ) indicating an Extreme Degree Times of Actions 起来 (qǐ lái) indicating the Beginning of an Action 把 (bǎ) Construction (I) The measure words for times of actions: 次cì and 遍 biàn.

第十五课 对话一 语法

次 (cì) Times of Actions It is the measure word most frequently used to indicate that an action is performed a certain number of times. The “number + 次 (cì)” combination follows the verb.

上午我打了两次电话。 Shàngwǔ wǒ dǎ le liǎng cì diànhuà. I made two phone calls in the morning.

昨天我吃了三次药。 Zuótiān wǒ chī le sān cì yào. I took the medicine three times yesterday.

药 yào medicine n

If the object is not a person or a place, 次 (cì) should be placed between the verb and the object. If the object represents a person or a place, 次 (cì) can go either between the verb and the object or after the object.

去年我去了中国两次。 去年我去了一次中国。你呢？ Qùnián wǒ qù le Zhōngguó liǎng cì. Last year I went to China twice. 去年我去了一次中国。你呢？ Qùnián wǒ qù le yí cì Zhōngguó. Nǐ ne? Last year I went to China once. How about you?

A: 昨天我找了三次王医生。 B:是吗？昨天我也找了王医生三次。 Zuótiān wǒ zhǎo le sān cì Wáng yīshēng. I went looking for Dr. Wang three times yesterday. B:是吗？昨天我也找了王医生三次。 Shì ma? Zuótiān wǒ yě zhǎo le Wáng yīshēng sān cì. Is that right? I also went looking for Dr. Wang three times yesterday.

If the object is a personal pronoun, however, 次 (cì) must follow the object.

我昨天找了他两次，他都不在。 Wǒ zuótiān zhǎo le tā liǎng cì, tā dōu bú zài. Yesterday I went looking for him twice, but he was not in either time.

遍 (biàn) is another measure word for occurrences of actions, but it pertains to the entire course of the action from the beginning to the end.

请你念一遍课文。 Qǐng nǐ niàn yí biàn kèwén. Please read the text (from the beginning to the end) once

Nouns denoting body parts involved in the actions can also sometimes serve as measure words for occurrences of actions.

昨天晚上我吃了几口… Zuótiān wǎnshang wǒ chī le jǐ I ate a few mouthfuls last night… kǒu…