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Part 1: Comprehension Questions

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B去过中国吗?
B qùguò Zhōngguó ma?
Has B been to China before?
是的,B去过好几次中国。
Shì de, B qùguò hǎojǐ cì Zhōngguó.
Yes, B has been to China several times.
B还想去中国吗?
B hái xiǎng qù Zhōngguó ma?
Does B still want to go to China?
是的,虽然他去过好几次,但是还想再去玩儿玩儿。
Shì de, suīrán tā qùguò hǎojǐ cì, dànshì hái xiǎng zài qù wánr wánr.
Yes, although he has been there several times, he still wants to go again to have fun.
B什么时候给A打电话?
B shénme shíhou gěi A dǎ diànhuà?
When will B call A?
B打算到时候给A打电话。
B dǎsuàn dào shíhou gěi A dǎ diànhuà.
B plans to call A when the time comes.

Part 2: Full Text

在办公室
A:听说你去过中国,还想去吗?
B:我虽然去过好几次,但是还想再去玩儿玩儿。
A:那我们一起去吧。
B:好啊,到时候我给你打电话。

Part 3: Sentence Analysis

在办公室
zài bàngōngshì
在(in) 办公室(office)
In the office
听说你去过中国,还想去吗?
tīngshuō nǐ qùguò Zhōngguó, hái xiǎng qù ma?
听说(hear that) 你(you) 去过(have been to) 中国(China), 还(still) 想(want) 去(go) 吗(question particle)?
I heard you've been to China. Do you still want to go?
虽然去过好几,但是还想再去玩儿玩儿
wǒ suīrán qùguò hǎojǐ cì, dànshì hái xiǎng zài qù wánr wánr.
我(I) 虽然(although) 去过(have been to) 好几次(several times), 但是(but) 还(still) 想(want) 再(again) 去(go) 玩儿玩儿(to play / have fun).
Although I have been there several times, I still want to go again to have some fun.
那我们一起去吧。
nà wǒmen yìqǐ qù ba.
那(then) 我们(we) 一起(together) 去(go) 吧(suggestion particle).
Then let's go together.
好啊,到时候我给你打电话。
hǎo a, dào shíhou wǒ gěi nǐ dǎ diànhuà.
好啊(sure / okay), 到时候(at that time / when the time comes) 我(I) 给(to) 你(you) 打电话(to call).
Sure, I'll give you a call when the time comes.

Part 4: Vocabulary

Conjunction
Chinese Pinyin English
虽然
suīrán although, though
Measure Word
Chinese Pinyin English
time (measure word for frequency/occurrence)
Verb
Chinese Pinyin English
玩儿
wánr to play, to have fun, to hang out

Part 5: Practice

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虽然玩儿
1. ( ) 天气不太好,但是我们还是想去。
(( ) tiānqì bú tài hǎo, dànshì wǒmen háishì xiǎng qù.)
虽然天气不太好,但是我们还是想去。
Suīrán tiānqì bú tài hǎo, dànshì wǒmen háishì xiǎng qù.
Although the weather is not very good, we still want to go.
2. 这个北京饭店我以前去过一( )。
(Zhège Běijīng fàndiàn wǒ yǐqián qùguò yì ( ).)
这个北京饭店我以前去过一次。
Zhège Běijīng fàndiàn wǒ yǐqián qùguò yí cì.
I have been to this Beijing restaurant once before.
3. 下个星期你有时间来我家( )吗?
(Xià gè xīngqī nǐ yǒu shíjiān lái wǒ jiā ( ) ma?)
下个星期你有时间来我家玩儿吗?
Xià gè xīngqī nǐ yǒu shíjiān lái wǒ jiā wánr ma?
Do you have time to come to my house to hang out next week?

Dive deeper into the grammar structure with the lesson below!

Contrast: “虽然…但是…”

Frequency with “次”