我盡量不___。
Wǒ jǐnliàng bù ___.
I try not to ___.
Meaning: 我盡量不___。 / Wǒ jǐnliàng bù ___. / I try not to ___.
When to use: Use this when you want to say you avoid a habit or behavior.
Tip: Put 不 (bù) before the action you are trying to avoid.
Examples ▼ 我盡量不喝太多咖啡。
Wǒ jǐnliàng bù hē tài duō kāfēi.
I try not to drink too much coffee.
我盡量不太晚睡。
Wǒ jǐnliàng bù tài wǎn shuì.
I try not to sleep too late.
我每天大概花___分鐘___。
Wǒ měitiān dàgài huā ___ fēnzhōng ___.
I spend about ___ minutes ___ each day.
Meaning: 我每天大概花___分鐘___。 / Wǒ měitiān dàgài huā ___ fēnzhōng ___. / I spend about ___ minutes ___ each day.
When to use: Use this to describe how much time you spend on a daily routine.
Tip: After 分鐘 (fēnzhōng), say the activity, like 運動 (yùndòng) or 看書 (kàn shū).
Examples ▼ 我每天大概花三十分鐘運動。
Wǒ měitiān dàgài huā sānshí fēnzhōng yùndòng.
I spend about thirty minutes exercising each day.
我每天大概花十五分鐘看書。
Wǒ měitiān dàgài huā shíwǔ fēnzhōng kàn shū.
I spend about fifteen minutes reading each day.
我大概一個禮拜做___次。
Wǒ dàgài yí ge lǐbài zuò ___ cì.
I do that about ___ times a week.
Meaning: 我大概一個禮拜做___次。 / Wǒ dàgài yí ge lǐbài zuò ___ cì. / I do that about ___ times a week.
When to use: Use this to answer how often you do a repeated activity.
Tip: In Taiwan, 一個禮拜 (yí ge lǐbài) is a very common way to say “a week.”
Examples ▼ 我大概一個禮拜做三次。
Wǒ dàgài yí ge lǐbài zuò sān cì.
I do that about three times a week.
我大概一個禮拜做一次。
Wǒ dàgài yí ge lǐbài zuò yí cì.
I do that about once a week.
你通常什麼時候___？
Nǐ tōngcháng shénme shíhòu ___?
When do you normally ___?
Meaning: 你通常什麼時候___？ / Nǐ tōngcháng shénme shíhòu ___? / When do you normally ___?
When to use: Use this to ask when someone usually does an activity.
Examples ▼ 你通常什麼時候運動？
Nǐ tōngcháng shénme shíhòu yùndòng?
When do you normally exercise?
你通常什麼時候看書？
Nǐ tōngcháng shénme shíhòu kàn shū?
When do you normally read?
你在___之前都會做什麼？
Nǐ zài ___ zhīqián dōu huì zuò shénme?
What do you do before ___?
Meaning: 你在___之前都會做什麼？ / Nǐ zài ___ zhīqián dōu huì zuò shénme? / What do you do before ___?
When to use: Use this to ask about someone’s regular routine before another activity or time.
Examples ▼ 你在睡覺之前都會做什麼？
Nǐ zài shuìjiào zhīqián dōu huì zuò shénme?
What do you do before sleeping?
你在上班之前都會做什麼？
Nǐ zài shàngbān zhīqián dōu huì zuò shénme?
What do you do before work?
我最近開始___。
Wǒ zuìjìn kāishǐ ___.
I started ___ recently.
Meaning: 我最近開始___。 / Wǒ zuìjìn kāishǐ ___. / I started ___ recently.
When to use: Use this for a new habit, hobby, or routine.
Examples ▼ 我最近開始早睡。
Wǒ zuìjìn kāishǐ zǎo shuì.
I started sleeping early recently.
我最近開始學做菜。
Wǒ zuìjìn kāishǐ xué zuò cài.
I started learning to cook recently.
我不再___了，因為___。
Wǒ bú zài ___ le, yīnwèi ___.
I stopped ___ because ___.
Meaning: 我不再___了，因為___。 / Wǒ bú zài ___ le, yīnwèi ___. / I stopped ___ because ___.
When to use: Use this to say a habit ended and give a simple reason.
Tip: The 了 (le) marks a change: you don’t do it anymore.
Examples ▼ 我不再喝手搖飲了，因為太甜。
Wǒ bú zài hē shǒuyáo yǐn le, yīnwèi tài tián.
I stopped drinking hand-shaken drinks because they’re too sweet.
我不再熬夜了，因為太累。
Wǒ bú zài áoyè le, yīnwèi tài lèi.
I stopped staying up late because it’s too tiring.
我先___，然後再___。
Wǒ xiān ___, ránhòu zài ___.
First I ___, then I ___.
Meaning: 我先___，然後再___。 / Wǒ xiān ___, ránhòu zài ___. / First I ___, then I ___.
When to use: Use this to put two routine actions in order.
Examples ▼ 我先洗澡，然後再看書。
Wǒ xiān xǐzǎo, ránhòu zài kàn shū.
First I shower, then I read.
我先吃早餐，然後再去上班。
Wǒ xiān chī zǎocān, ránhòu zài qù shàngbān.
First I eat breakfast, then I go to work.
我喜歡先___再___。
Wǒ xǐhuān xiān ___ zài ___。
I like to ___ before ___.
Meaning: 我喜歡先___再___。 / Wǒ xǐhuān xiān ___ zài ___. / I like to ___ before ___.
When to use: Use this to describe your preferred order for two habitual actions.
Examples ▼ 我喜歡先運動再洗澡。
Wǒ xǐhuān xiān yùndòng zài xǐzǎo.
I like to exercise before showering.
我喜歡先喝咖啡再工作。
Wǒ xǐhuān xiān hē kāfēi zài gōngzuò.
I like to drink coffee before working.
我沒什麼時間___。
Wǒ méi shénme shíjiān ___。
I don't have much time for ___.
Meaning: 我沒什麼時間___。 / Wǒ méi shénme shíjiān ___. / I don’t have much time for ___.
When to use: Use this when your schedule limits a habit or activity.
Examples ▼ 我沒什麼時間運動。
Wǒ méi shénme shíjiān yùndòng.
I don’t have much time to exercise.
我沒什麼時間看電影。
Wǒ méi shénme shíjiān kàn diànyǐng.
I don’t have much time to watch movies.
有機會我就___。
Yǒu jīhuì wǒ jiù ___。
I ___ whenever I can.
Meaning: 有機會我就___。 / Yǒu jīhuì wǒ jiù ___. / I ___ whenever I can.
When to use: Use this for an occasional habit that depends on having the chance.
Examples ▼ 有機會我就去爬山。
Yǒu jīhuì wǒ jiù qù páshān.
I go hiking whenever I can.
有機會我就練中文。
Yǒu jīhuì wǒ jiù liàn Zhōngwén.
I practice Chinese whenever I can.
___是你的日常習慣嗎？
___ shì nǐ de rìcháng xíguàn ma?
Is ___ part of your routine?
Meaning: ___是你的日常習慣嗎？ / ___ shì nǐ de rìcháng xíguàn ma? / Is ___ part of your routine?
When to use: Use this to ask whether an activity is part of someone’s daily or regular routine.
Examples ▼ 運動是你的日常習慣嗎？
Yùndòng shì nǐ de rìcháng xíguàn ma?
Is exercise part of your routine?
早睡是你的日常習慣嗎？
Zǎo shuì shì nǐ de rìcháng xíguàn ma?
Is sleeping early part of your routine?
Which phrase means “I try not to sleep too late”? 我最近開始太晚睡。 我盡量不太晚睡。 我大概一個禮拜做太晚睡次。 我沒什麼時間太晚睡。
Which phrase asks “When do you normally exercise?” 有機會我就運動。 你在運動之前都會做什麼？ 你通常什麼時候運動？ 運動是你的日常習慣嗎？
Which phrase means “I do that about three times a week”? 我每天大概花三分鐘做。 我最近開始做三次。 我先做三次，然後再一個禮拜。 我大概一個禮拜做三次。
Which phrase means “I stopped drinking hand-shaken drinks because they’re too sweet”? 我不再喝手搖飲了，因為太甜。 你通常什麼時候太甜？ 有機會我就太甜。 我喜歡先喝手搖飲再太甜。
I spend about thirty minutes exercising each day. 我想養成健康的習慣，所以我每天大概花___。
Wǒ xiǎng yǎngchéng jiànkāng de xíguàn, suǒyǐ wǒ měitiān dàgài huā ___.
運動是你的日常習慣嗎 睡覺之前都會做什麼 三十分鐘運動 一個禮拜做三次
First I shower, then I read. 我晚上睡前有固定順序：先洗澡，___。
Wǒ wǎnshàng shuì qián yǒu gùdìng shùnxù: xiān xǐzǎo, ___.
然後再看書 沒什麼時間 因為太甜 通常什麼時候
I stopped staying up late because it’s too tiring. 以前我常常很晚睡，現在我不再熬夜了，___。
Yǐqián wǒ chángcháng hěn wǎn shuì, xiànzài wǒ bú zài áoyè le, ___.
我喜歡先運動 有機會我就練中文 因為太累 一個禮拜做一次
我盡量不喝太多咖啡。 Wǒ jǐnliàng bù hē tài duō kāfēi. 我每天大概花十五分鐘看書。 Wǒ měitiān dàgài huā shíwǔ fēnzhōng kàn shū. 我大概一個禮拜做三次。 Wǒ dàgài yí ge lǐbài zuò sān cì. 你通常什麼時候運動？ Nǐ tōngcháng shénme shíhòu yùndòng? 你在睡覺之前都會做什麼？ Nǐ zài shuìjiào zhīqián dōu huì zuò shénme? 我最近開始早睡。 Wǒ zuìjìn kāishǐ zǎo shuì. 我不再熬夜了，因為太累。 Wǒ bú zài áoyè le, yīnwèi tài lèi. 我先吃早餐，然後再去上班。 Wǒ xiān chī zǎocān, ránhòu zài qù shàngbān. I try not to drink too much coffee. I spend about fifteen minutes reading each day. I do that about three times a week. When do you normally exercise? What do you do before sleeping? I started sleeping early recently. I stopped staying up late because it’s too tiring. First I eat breakfast, then I go to work.
我喜歡先運動再洗澡。 Wǒ xǐhuān xiān yùndòng zài xǐzǎo. 我沒什麼時間運動。 Wǒ méi shénme shíjiān yùndòng. 有機會我就去爬山。 Yǒu jīhuì wǒ jiù qù páshān. 走路是你的日常習慣嗎？ Zǒulù shì nǐ de rìcháng xíguàn ma? 我喜歡先喝咖啡再工作。 Wǒ xǐhuān xiān hē kāfēi zài gōngzuò. 有機會我就練中文。 Yǒu jīhuì wǒ jiù liàn Zhōngwén. I like to exercise before showering. I don’t have much time to exercise. I go hiking whenever I can. Is walking part of your routine? I like to drink coffee before working. I practice Chinese whenever I can.
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