Lesson 3: Talking About Nature and Technology

上网

Learn 这个地方 + 很/真 + 干净 and 用 + 电脑/手机 + 上网 through Nature and Technology.

3 words2 grammar points1 dialogues~13 min

Vocabulary3 words

shānNoun
  • mountain

Examples

那座山很高。

zuòshānhěngāo

That mountain is very high.

我想爬山。

xiǎngshān

I want to climb the mountain.

上网shàngwǎngVerb
  • to go online, to access the internet

Examples

我喜欢上网。

huanshàngwǎng

I like going online.

他每天上网。

měitiānshàngwǎng

He goes online every day.

shùNoun
  • tree

Examples

公园里有很多树。

gōngyuánliyǒuhěnduōshù

There are many trees in the park.

Grammar

Describing a clean place

这个地方 + 很/真 + 干净

Use 很 (very) or 真 (really) before the adjective 干净 (clean) to emphasize or describe a place. This structure is often used with location words such as 山 (mountain) and others.

这个房间很干净。

zhègefángjiānhěngānjìng

This room is very clean.

这个地方真干净!

zhègefangzhēngānjìng

This place is really clean!

Using a device to go online

S + 用 + 电脑/手机 + 上网

Use the verb 用 (use) before a tech device such as 电脑 (computer) or 手机 (phone), followed by the verb 上网 (go online), to express using that device to access the internet.

我用电脑上网。

yòngdiànnǎoshàngwǎng

I use a computer to go online.

他用手机上网。

yòngshǒushàngwǎng

He uses a phone to go online.

Dialogues

Talking about nature and technology

Two friends talk about beautiful scenery and their tech habits.

小林
小林

昨天你去哪儿了?

zuótiānnǎrle

Where did you go yesterday?

小南
小南

我去山上了。山上有很多树和花。

shānshàngleshānshàngyǒuhěnduōshùhuā

I went up the mountain. There are many trees and flowers on the mountain.

小林
小林

山上干净吗?

shānshànggānjìngma

Is it clean on the mountain?

小南
小南

很干净,风也很好。

hěngānjìngfēnghěnhǎo

Very clean, and the breeze is lovely.

小林
小林

真好!我昨天在家用电脑上网了。

zhēnhǎozuótiānzàijiāyòngdiànnǎoshàngwǎngle

How nice! Yesterday I stayed home and went online on my computer.

小南
小南

我也常用手机上网。

chángyòngshǒushàngwǎng

I often go online on my phone too.