HSK 2 ≈ CEFR A2 152 characters 11 sentences

My Chinese Teacher (我的中文老师)

She never gives the answer. Two years later, you understand why.

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我的中文老师

我wǒ的de(possessive)中文zhōngwén老师lǎoshī姓xìng李lǐ,我们wǒmen都dōu叫jiào她tā李lǐ老师lǎoshī。
My Chinese teacher's surname is Li; we all call her Teacher Li.
她tā教jiāo中文zhōngwén已经yǐjīng教jiāo了le / liǎo / liào二十èrshí年nián了le / liǎo / liào。
She's been teaching Chinese for twenty years.
李lǐ老师lǎoshī上shàng课kè非常fēicháng认真rènzhēn。
Teacher Li is extremely conscientious in class.
她tā说话shuōhuà不快bùkuài,可是kěshì每měi个gè字zì都dōu很hěn清楚qīngchu。
She doesn't speak fast, but every word is clear.
我们wǒmen问wèn她tā问题wèntí的de / dì时候shíhou,她tā从来cónglái不bù马上mǎshàng回答huídá。
When we ask her a question, she never answers straight away.
她tā总是zǒngshì先xiān问wèn:“你nǐ觉得juéde呢ne / ní?”
She always asks first, "What do you think?"
刚gāng开始kāishǐ的de / dì时候shíhou,我wǒ觉得juéde有点yǒudiǎn儿ér累lèi / léi / lěi。
At first I found that a bit tiring.
后来hòulái我wǒ发现fāxiàn,自己zìjǐ想出xiǎngchū来lái的de / dì东西dōngxī记得jìde最zuì久jiǔ。
Later I realised that what you work out yourself is what you remember longest.
去年qùnián我wǒ考试kǎoshì没méi考kǎo好hǎo / hào,很hěn难过nán'guò。
Last year I did badly in an exam and felt terrible.
李lǐ老师lǎoshī跟gēn我wǒ说shuō:“慢màn一点yīdiǎn儿ér没关系méiguānxi,别bié停下来tíngxìalái。”
Teacher Li said to me, "Slower is fine — just don't stop."
现在xiànzài我wǒ的de(possessive)中文zhōngwén比bǐ以前yǐqián好多hǎoduō了le / liǎo / liào,我wǒ很hěn感谢gǎnxiè她tā。
My Chinese is much better than before now, and I'm grateful to her.

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Teacher
Question (problem - issue - topic)
Answer (reply)
Serious (take seriously - take to heart)
Help (aid - assistance)
Progress (improve)
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