难 + Verb (unpleasant to …) · 难 + 动词
Bad taste differs from physical difficulty
- A drink tastes unpleasant although swallowing it is easy.
- 这个药很难喝。 — 难喝 evaluates the unpleasant taste.
Bad taste differs from physical difficulty
- A drink tastes unpleasant although swallowing it is easy.
- this这个medicine药very很difficult / hard难to shout喝。 — difficult / hard难to shout喝 evaluates the unpleasant taste.
A drink tastes unpleasant although swallowing it is easy. What does 这个药很难喝。 communicate?
难喝 evaluates the unpleasant taste. 难喝 is an established word, not a promise that every 难+verb means unpleasant. 难学 means difficult to learn; distinguish conventional evaluations such as 难听 from task difficulty.
Build the form
- The pattern in this lesson is 难 + Verb (unpleasant to …). Locate it in the original interlinear examples below.
- Keep the words in their demonstrated positions; the pattern must fit the intended situation as well as the sentence form.
this这(measure word)个medicine药very很bad-tasting难吃。
Build the form
- The pattern in this lesson is difficult / hard难 + Verb (unpleasant to …). Locate it in the original interlinear examples below.
- Keep the words in their demonstrated positions; the pattern must fit the intended situation as well as the sentence form.
this这(measure word)个medicine药very很bad-tasting难吃。
Using the lesson pattern in this demonstrated example: This medicine tastes bad: 这个药很 ____。
难 + Verb = unpleasant to do: 难吃 = tastes bad. · 难 + 动词 = 不好……:难吃 = 不好吃。
Read examples in context
this这(measure word)首song歌very很nice to hear好听。
- In the opening example, 这个药很难喝。: 难喝 evaluates the unpleasant taste.
- Explain who acts, what is described and which time or group is relevant before choosing an English paraphrase.
Read examples in context
this这(measure word)首song歌very很nice to hear好听。
- In the opening example, this这个medicine药very很difficult / hard难to shout喝。: difficult / hard难to shout喝 evaluates the unpleasant taste.
- Explain who acts, what is described and which time or group is relevant before choosing an English paraphrase.
Which means “good-looking / pretty”? · 哪个表示“好看”?
好 + Verb = pleasant (好看 pretty); 难 + Verb = unpleasant (难看 ugly). · 好 + 动词 = 好的(好看);难 + 动词 = 不好的(难看)。
Match each word to its meaning. · 把词和意思连起来。
难 + Verb = unpleasant; 好 + Verb = pleasant. · 难 + 动词 = 不好;好 + 动词 = 好。
Know the boundary
- 难喝 is an established word, not a promise that every 难+verb means unpleasant.
- 难学 means difficult to learn; distinguish conventional evaluations such as 难听 from task difficulty.
Know the boundary
- difficult / hard难to shout喝 is an established word, not a promise that every difficult / hard难+verb means unpleasant.
- difficult / hard难to learn学 means difficult to learn; distinguish conventional evaluations such as unpleasant to hear难听 from task difficulty.
难听 means “nice to hear”. · 难听 的意思是“好听”。
难听 = unpleasant to hear; 好听 = nice to hear. · 难听 = 不好听;好听 = 好听。
In the opening situation: 难喝 evaluates the unpleasant taste.
难喝 is an established word, not a promise that every 难+verb means unpleasant. 难学 means difficult to learn; distinguish conventional evaluations such as 难听 from task difficulty. 难喝 evaluates the unpleasant taste.
Use the distinction
- 难喝 evaluates the unpleasant taste.
- 难喝 is an established word, not a promise that every 难+verb means unpleasant. 难学 means difficult to learn; distinguish conventional evaluations such as 难听 from task difficulty.
Read the full reference: HSK 3 grammar — Verb phrases.
Use the distinction
- difficult / hard难to shout喝 evaluates the unpleasant taste.
- difficult / hard难to shout喝 is an established word, not a promise that every difficult / hard难+verb means unpleasant. difficult / hard难to learn学 means difficult to learn; distinguish conventional evaluations such as unpleasant to hear难听 from task difficulty.
Read the full reference: HSK 3 grammar — Verb phrases.