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课

kè · ke

Traditional 課

HSK 1Old HSK 2Measure words: 门 mén, 堂 táng, 节 jié

Meaning

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  1. subject
  2. course
  3. class
  4. lesson
  5. to levy
  6. tax
  7. form of divination
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In a conversation

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Leon's Chinese class

  1. Leon

    我(wǒ)今天(jīntiān)有(yǒu)中文(zhōngwén)课(kè)！

    I have a Chinese class today!

  2. Dengdeng

    太好了(tàihǎole)！这(zhè)节(jié)课(kè)学(xué)什么(shénme)？

    Great! What do you learn in this class?

  3. Leon

    我们(wǒmen)学(xué)了(le)问好(wènhǎo)，下(xià)节(jié)课(kè)学(xué)数字(shùzì)。

    We learned greetings. Next class is numbers.

  4. Liangliang

    那(nà)你(nǐ)说说(shuōshuo)看(kàn)，八(bā)怎么(zěnme)说(shuō)？

    Then try it. How do you say eight?

  5. Leon

    八(bā)……这个(zhège)要(yào)等(děng)下(xià)节(jié)课(kè)！

    Eight... That is for next class!

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In a sentence

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01

每(měi)堂(táng)课(kè)我(wǒ)都(dōu)分(fēn)别(bié)有(yǒu)一(yì)本(běn)笔(bǐ)记(jì)。

I have a separate notebook for each class.

Tatoeba: Chinese by trieuho · English by trieuho · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

那(nà)个(ge)时(shí)候(hou)，我(wǒ)还(hái)在(zài)上(shàng)法(fǎ)语(yǔ)课(kè)。

At that time, I was still taking French lessons.

Tatoeba: Chinese by maxine · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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