Classroom Mandarin: Essential expressions for learning Chinese in Chinese

To learn Chinese, you need to immerse yourself in the language. This can be done wherever you are and from day one.

Yet many beginner lessons in Chinese are mostly conducted in English, talking about characters, tones or grammar.

While this can be helpful sometimes, you learn a language by engaging with it through listening and reading, speaking and writing.

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Learn Chinese in Chinese from day one

As a student, your first priority should be to learn the most useful words and phrases. Interestingly, the most useful words are not the most common ones in the language as a whole, nor those taught in your textbook beyond the first few chapters (you do need basic pronouns and verbs, after all).

Instead, the most frequently used language in lessons and classrooms is that which is directly linked to learning; classroom Chinese, if you will, even though it doesn’t have to be in a classroom, physical or virtual.

Phrases like 中文怎么说？ (zhōngwén zěnme shuō?), “How do you say [this] in Chinese?”, or 请再说一次 (qǐng zài shuō yí cì), “Please say it again”, are much more frequently used than phrases such as 你喜欢吃中国菜吗？ (nǐ xǐhuān chī zhōngguó cài ma?), “Do you like eating Chinese food?”, or 今天是我的生日 (jīntiān shì wǒ de shēngrì), “Today is my birthday.”

I have said the former thousands of times as a student, but I think I’ve never said either of the other two, yet most textbooks teach the latter much earlier than the former.

Learn whatever Chinese words and phrases you need most often first

So, the quickest way to immerse yourself is to focus on the most commonly used language first, in the context you’re in. For most students, this means classroom language.

To make this as easy as possible for both students and teachers, I have compiled a list of the most useful classroom expressions in Chinese. If you want to skip my introduction to the list, including how to use it, you can use this link to skip down the page, or choose a specific section. For traditional characters, click here.

1. Ensuring comprehension and seeking clarification
2. Lesson and learning activity flow
3. Feedback and encouragement
4. Talking about the Chinese Language in Chinese
5. Online and technology-related phrases
6. Formal education-specific phrases

Students: Memorise the expressions as chunks

As a student, start with the expressions that seem relevant to you. All words and phrases are common in their context, so you can safely learn all of them. Naturally, start with those that you find yourself needing to say or understand the most often.

Normally, I don’t recommend memorising words or phrases from lists, but this is an exception. Keep a cheat sheet with you so you can check if you forget something. You’ll find that soon you won’t need that cheat sheet very often.

It’s okay not to understand how these phrases work. Learn them as a chunk that has a specific meaning and usage. You don’t need to know what 中文, 怎么 and 说 mean individually and how they function grammatically to ask your teacher how to say something in Chinese.

If you get bogged down in details for each phrase, learning the entire list will take you a semester, but if you just commit them to memory as chunks, you can learn them in days.

My list doesn’t cover everything, mostly because I don’t know your particular learning situation. If you encounter other expressions that you need to say or understand often, make sure you learn these in Chinese too.

Teachers: Use the phrases constantly in context

As a teacher, I suggest that you curate this list to suit your teaching situation. If you’re teaching online, maybe you need to expand that section, and if you’re not, it might be a good idea to remove it entirely.

Then make sure to constantly use these expressions in Chinese in lessons and encourage students to do the same. Provide students with cheat sheets or paste important phrases on the wall.

Introduce the expressions gradually when they are needed or when they slot naturally into the flow of a lesson. Constantly model how the phrases are used. Use gestures, point to pictures or refer to a printed version of the phrase list.

I need your help to collect more useful expressions

Please help me develop this list further by suggesting additions, deletions or modifications. My goal is not to cover every possible case or every different way of saying something, but I have probably missed some important expressions. Please leave a comment to let me know!

The ultimate list of classroom Chinese for students and teachers

This list is an attempt to solve a practical problem. Every time I want to hand a student a list, I have to make one or adapt one I already have. The same is true for many of my teacher colleagues. This list was created by drawing on all that experience, then trying it out with real students.

To make the list as useful as possible, I have split it into several sections. The goal is to help you choose the right expressions for you, and more importantly, make it easy to ignore things you don’t need. If you’re not learning online, you can skip that part, and if you’re not enrolled in a formal course, you can skip that section.

Here is the list, including simplified characters, traditional characters, Pinyin and English translation. You can also access the list as a Google Document or download it as a Word file. For traditional characters, click here. Enjoy!

1. Ensuring comprehension and seeking clarification – checking understanding, requesting repeats or explanations.
2. Lesson and learning activity flow – managing lesson pace, group work, and transitions.
3. Feedback and encouragement – offering praise, asking for improvement tips, and motivating students.
4. Talking about the Chinese language in Chinese – discussing pronunciation, characters, tones, and grammar. See separate article.
5. Online and technology‑related phrases – handling audio/video issues and connection problems during online classes.
6. Formal education‑specific phrases – covering homework deadlines, tests, grades, and office hours.

I have included a full audio version of these expressions in Unlocking Chinese: The Ultimate Course for Beginners, together with everything you need to get your Chinese off to a strong start. If you have already been learning for a while, the course will also help you make sure you have not missed anything essential.

1. Ensuring comprehension and seeking clarification

Expression	Response
你明白了吗？ nǐ míngbai le ma? Do you understand?	我明白了 / 我不明白 wǒ míngbai le / wǒ bù míngbai I understand / I don’t understand
听懂了吗？ tīng dǒng le ma? Did you understand (what you heard)?	听得懂了 / 我没听懂 tīng de dǒng le / wǒ méi tīng dǒng I understood / I didn’t understand
你听得懂多少？ nǐ tīng de dǒng duōshǎo? How much did you understand?	我都懂 / 大部分都懂 / 懂一部分 / 都不懂 wǒ dōu dǒng / dà bùfèn dōu dǒng / dǒng yī bùfèn / dōu bù dǒng I understood all / Most / Some / None
请再说一遍 / 一次 qǐng zài shuō yí biàn / yí cì Please say it again
请说慢一点（儿） qǐng shuō màn yīdiǎnr Please speak more slowly
这是什么意思？ zhè shì shénme yìsi? What does this mean?	这是____的意思 zhè shì ____ de yìsi It means ____ 我不知道 wǒ bù zhīdao I don’t know
____中文怎么说？ ____ zhōngwén zěnme shuō? How do you say ____ in Chinese?
你能举个例子吗？ nǐ néng jǔ gè lìzi ma? Can you give an example?
有问题可以随时问 yǒu wèntí kěyǐ suíshí wèn Feel free to ask questions anytime	老师，我有一个问题 lǎoshī, wǒ yǒu yí gè wèntí Teacher, I have a question
你们有问题吗？ nǐmen yǒu wèntí ma? Do you all have any questions?	老师，我有一个问题 lǎoshī, wǒ yǒu yí gè wèntí Teacher, I have a question
还有问题吗？ hái yǒu wèntí ma? Any other questions?	没有 méiyǒu No

 

2. Lesson and learning activity flow

Expression	Response
上课 / 休息 / 下课 shàngkè / xiūxí / xiàkè Class / Break / Class is over
现在开始 xiànzài kāishǐ Let’s begin now
大家准备好了吗？ dàjiā zhǔnbèi hǎo le ma? Is everyone ready?	准备好了 / 还没准备好 zhǔnbèi hǎo le / hái méi zhǔnbèi hǎo Ready / Not ready yet
我们可以继续吗？ wǒmen kěyǐ jìxù ma? Can we continue?	可以 / 等一下 kěyǐ / děng yíxià Yes / Wait a moment
让我们复习上次学的内容 / 生词 / 语法 ràng wǒmen fùxí shàngcì xué de nèiróng / shēngcí / yǔfǎ Let’s review last lesson’s content / vocabulary / grammar
请看黑 / 白板 / 屏幕 qǐng kàn hēi / báibǎn / píngmù Please look at the blackboard / whiteboard / screen
打开课本到第十页 dǎkāi kèběn dào dì shí yè Open the textbook to page 10
请大声读 / 跟我读 qǐng dàshēng dú / gēn wǒ dú Please read aloud / Read after me
谁来试一试？ shéi lái shì yí shì? Who would like to try?
上/下一个/行/页 shàng / xià yí gè / háng / yè Previous / Next item / row / page
我们从头开始 wǒmen cóngtóu kāishǐ Let’s start from the beginning
我们分组练习 / 讨论，三个人一组 wǒmen fēnzǔ liànxí / tǎolùn, sān gè rén yì zǔ Let’s do group practice / discussion, 3 people per group
请说中文，不要说英文 qǐng shuō zhōngwén, búyào shuō yīngwén Please speak Chinese, not English	好的 / 没问题 hǎo de / méi wèntí Okay / No problem
该 / 到你了 gāi / dào nǐ le It’s your turn
需要更多时间吗？ xūyào gèng duō shíjiān ma? Do you need more time?	时间够 / 时间不够 shíjiān gòu / shíjiān bú gòu Enough time / Not enough time
时间到了 shíjiān dàole Time’s up
可以和大家分享一下吗？ kěyǐ hé dàjiā fēnxiǎng yíxià ma? Can you share with everyone?
我可以说 / 回答吗？ wǒ kěyǐ shuō / huídá ma? Can I speak / answer?
今天先到这儿 / 这里，下次继续 jīntiān xiān dào zhèr / zhèlǐ, xià cì jìxù We’ll stop here for today, continue next time
谢谢大家，下星期一见 xièxiè dàjiā, xià xīngqīyī jiàn Thanks everyone, see you next Monday	谢谢老师，下次见 xièxiè lǎoshī, xià cì jiàn Thank you, teacher, see you next time

 

3. Feedback and encouragement

Expression	Response
你做 / 说 / 写得很好 nǐ zuò / shuō / xiě de hěn hǎo You did / said / wrote very well
我说 / 写得对吗？ wǒ shuō / xiě de duì ma? Did I say / write it correctly?	对 / 不对 duì / bú duì Correct / Incorrect
再试一次 zài shì yí cì Try again
你能做到的，多练习就好 nǐ néng zuò dào de, duō liànxí jiù hǎo You can do it, just practice more
加油 jiāyóu Keep going / You can do it
我下次可以怎么做/说/写得更好？ wǒ xià cì kěyǐ zěnme zuò / shuō / xiě de gèng hǎo? How can I do / say / write better next time?
老师，可以帮我听一下我的声调吗？ lǎoshī, kěyǐ bāng wǒ tīng yíxià wǒ de shēngdiào ma? Teacher, can you check my tones?
老师，可以帮我看语法有没有问题？ lǎoshī, kěyǐ bāng wǒ kàn yǔfǎ yǒu méiyǒu wèntí? Teacher, can you check my grammar?

 

4. Talking about the Chinese Language in Chinese

Expression	Response
这个词/字怎么写？ zhè ge cí / zì zěnme xiě? How do you write this word / character?
这个字怎么读？ zhè ge zì zěnme dú? How do you pronounce this character?
这个字 / 词 / 偏旁 / 部首 / 部件是什么意思 / 怎么读 / 写？ zhè ge zì / cí / piānpáng / bùshǒu / bùjiàn shì shénme yìsi / zěnme dú / xiě? What does this character / word / radical / component mean? How do you pronounce / write it?
这个字是什么声调？ zhè ge zì shì shénme shēngdiào? What is the tone of this character?
这应该是第三声，不是第二声 zhè yìnggāi shì dì sān shēng, bú shì dì èr shēng It should be third tone, not second tone
注意便调哦 zhùyì biàndiào o Pay attention to tone changes
这个声母 / 韵母 / 声调怎么发？ zhè ge shēngmǔ / yùnmǔ / shēngdiào zěnme fā? How do you pronounce this initial / final / tone?
我发音对吗？ wǒ fāyìn duì ma? Is my pronunciation correct?

 

5. Online and technology-related phrases

Expression	Response
你听 / 看得到吗？ nǐ tīng / kàn de dào ma? Can you hear / see (me)?	听 / 看得到 / 听 / 看不到 tīng / kàn de dào / tīng / kàn bu dào I can hear / see / I can’t hear / see
你听 / 看得清楚吗？ nǐ tīng / kàn de qīngchu ma? Can you hear / see clearly?	很清楚 / 不太清楚 hěn qīngchu / bú tài qīngchu Very clear / Not very clear
请打开摄像头 / 麦克风 / 话筒 qǐng dǎkāi shèxiàngtóu / màikèfēng / huàtǒng Please turn on the camera / microphone
你现在能看到我的屏幕吗？ nǐ xiànzài néng kàn dào wǒ de píngmù ma? Can you see my screen now?	能看到 / 看不到 néng kàndào / kàn bu dào Can see / Can’t see
你的网络不太稳定，你卡住了 / 有点儿卡 nǐ de wǎngluò bú tài wěndìng, nǐ kǎ zhù le / yǒudiǎnr kǎ Your connection is unstable, you’re frozen / a bit laggy
我的电脑 / 手机 / 麦克风 / 摄像头出问题了 wǒ de diànnǎo / shǒujī / màikèfēng / shèxiàngtóu chū wèntí le My computer / phone / mic / camera has a problem
请打字在#聊天框里 qǐng dǎzì zài liáotiānkuāng lǐ Please type in the chat box

 

6. Formal education-specific phrases

Expression	Response
作业什么时候交？ zuòyè shénme shíhòu jiāo? When is the homework due?
可以延期交作业吗？ kěyǐ yánqī jiāo zuòyè ma? Can I hand in the homework late?
你们交作业了吗？ nǐmen jiāo zuòyè le ma? Did you all hand in the homework?	交了 / 还没有 jiāo le / hái méiyǒu Yes / Not yet
你复习 / 预习了吗？ nǐ fùxí / yùxí le ma? Did you review / preview?	预习了 / 没有预习 yùxí le / méiyǒu yùxí I previewed / I didn’t preview
你读对话 / 课文了吗？ nǐ dú duìhuà / kèwén le ma? Did you read the dialogue / text?	读了 / 没有读 / 还没读 dú le / méiyǒu dú / hái méi dú Yes / No / Not yet
老师，这个内容会考吗 lǎoshī, zhè ge nèiróng huì kǎo ma? Teacher, will this be on the test?
下次考试什么时候？ xià cì kǎoshì shénme shíhòu? When is the next test?
下周有小考 / 听写 / 考试 / 口试 / 笔试 xià zhōu yǒu xiǎokǎo / tīngxiě / kǎoshì / kǒushì / bǐshì Next week we have a quiz / dictation / test / oral exam / written exam
下次要做口头报告，需要准备PPT xià cì yào zuò kǒutóu bàogào, xūyào zhǔnbèi PPT Next time, we need to do an oral presentation and prepare a PPT
成绩怎么算？ chéngjì zěnme suàn? How is the grade calculated?
办公时间是几点？ bàngōng shíjiān shì jǐ diǎn? What time are office hours?

The ultimate list of classroom Chinese for students and teachers (traditional characters)

1. Ensuring comprehension and seeking clarification – checking understanding, requesting repeats or explanations.
2. Lesson and learning activity flow – managing lesson pace, group work, and transitions.
3. Feedback and encouragement – offering praise, asking for improvement tips, and motivating students.
4. Talking about the Chinese language in Chinese – discussing pronunciation, characters, tones, and grammar. See separate article.
5. Online and technology‑related phrases – handling audio/video issues and connection problems during online classes.
6. Formal education‑specific phrases – covering homework deadlines, tests, grades, and office hours.

1. Ensuring comprehension and seeking clarification

Expression	Response
你明白了嗎？ nǐ míngbai le ma? Do you understand?	我明白了 / 我不明白 wǒ míngbai le / wǒ bù míngbai I understand / I don’t understand
聽懂了嗎？ tīng dǒng le ma? Did you understand (what you heard)?	聽得懂了 / 我沒聽懂 tīng de dǒng le / wǒ méi tīng dǒng I understood / I didn’t understand
你聽得懂多少？ nǐ tīng de dǒng duōshǎo? How much did you understand?	我都懂 / 大部分都懂 / 懂一部分 / 都不懂 wǒ dōu dǒng / dà bùfèn dōu dǒng / dǒng yī bùfèn / dōu bù dǒng I understood all / Most / Some / None
請再說一遍 / 一次 qǐng zài shuō yí biàn / yí cì Please say it again
請說慢一點（兒） qǐng shuō màn yīdiǎnr Please speak more slowly
這是什麼意思？ zhè shì shénme yìsi? What does this mean?	這是____的意思 zhè shì ____ de yìsi It means ____ 我不知道 wǒ bù zhīdao I don’t know
____中文怎麼說？ ____ zhōngwén zěnme shuō? How do you say ____ in Chinese?
你能舉個例子嗎？ nǐ néng jǔ gè lìzi ma? Can you give an example?
有問題可以隨時問 yǒu wèntí kěyǐ suíshí wèn Feel free to ask questions anytime	老師，我有一個問題 lǎoshī, wǒ yǒu yí gè wèntí Teacher, I have a question
你們有問題嗎？ nǐmen yǒu wèntí ma? Do you all have any questions?	老師，我有一個問題 lǎoshī, wǒ yǒu yí gè wèntí Teacher, I have a question
還有問題嗎？ hái yǒu wèntí ma? Any other questions?	沒有 méiyǒu No

 

2. Lesson and learning activity flow

Expression	Response
上課 / 休息 / 下課 shàngkè / xiūxí / xiàkè Class / Break / Class is over
現在開始 xiànzài kāishǐ Let’s begin now
大家準備好了嗎？ dàjiā zhǔnbèi hǎo le ma? Is everyone ready?	準備好了 / 還沒準備好 zhǔnbèi hǎo le / hái méi zhǔnbèi hǎo Ready / Not ready yet
我們可以繼續嗎？ wǒmen kěyǐ jìxù ma? Can we continue?	可以 / 等一下 kěyǐ / děng yíxià Yes / Wait a moment
讓我們複習上次學的內容 / 生詞 / 語法 ràng wǒmen fùxí shàngcì xué de nèiróng / shēngcí / yǔfǎ Let’s review last lesson’s content / vocabulary / grammar
請看黑 / 白板 / 螢幕 qǐng kàn hēi / báibǎn / píngmù Please look at the blackboard / whiteboard / screen
打開課本到第十頁 dǎkāi kèběn dào dì shí yè Open the textbook to page 10
請大聲讀 / 跟我讀 qǐng dàshēng dú / gēn wǒ dú Please read aloud / Read after me
誰來試一試？ shéi lái shì yí shì? Who would like to try?
上/下一個/行/頁 shàng / xià yí gè / háng / yè Previous / Next item / row / page
我們從頭開始 wǒmen cóngtóu kāishǐ Let’s start from the beginning
我們分組練習 / 討論，三個人一組 wǒmen fēnzǔ liànxí / tǎolùn, sān gè rén yì zǔ Let’s do group practice / discussion, 3 people per group
請說中文，不要說英文 qǐng shuō zhōngwén, búyào shuō yīngwén Please speak Chinese, not English	好的 / 沒問題 hǎo de / méi wèntí Okay / No problem
該 / 到你了 gāi / dào nǐ le It’s your turn
需要更多時間嗎？ xūyào gèng duō shíjiān ma? Do you need more time?	時間夠 / 時間不夠 shíjiān gòu / shíjiān bú gòu Enough time / Not enough time
時間到了 shíjiān dàole Time’s up
可以和大家分享一下嗎？ kěyǐ hé dàjiā fēnxiǎng yíxià ma? Can you share with everyone?
我可以說 / 回答嗎？ wǒ kěyǐ shuō / huídá ma? Can I speak / answer?
今天先到這兒 / 這裡，下次繼續 jīntiān xiān dào zhèr / zhèlǐ, xià cì jìxù We’ll stop here for today, continue next time
謝謝大家，下星期一見 xièxiè dàjiā, xià xīngqīyī jiàn Thanks everyone, see you next Monday	謝謝老師，下次見 xièxiè lǎoshī, xià cì jiàn Thank you, teacher, see you next time

 

3. Feedback and encouragement

Expression	Response
你做 / 說 / 寫得很好 nǐ zuò / shuō / xiě de hěn hǎo You did / said / wrote very well
我說 / 寫得對嗎？ wǒ shuō / xiě de duì ma? Did I say / write it correctly?	對 / 不對 duì / bú duì Correct / Incorrect
再試一次 zài shì yí cì Try again
你能做到的，多練習就好 nǐ néng zuò dào de, duō liànxí jiù hǎo You can do it, just practice more
加油 jiāyóu Keep going / You can do it
我下次可以怎麼做/說/寫得更好？ wǒ xià cì kěyǐ zěnme zuò / shuō / xiě de gèng hǎo? How can I do / say / write better next time?
老師，可以幫我聽一下我的聲調嗎？ lǎoshī, kěyǐ bāng wǒ tīng yíxià wǒ de shēngdiào ma? Teacher, can you check my tones?
老師，可以幫我看語法有沒有問題？ lǎoshī, kěyǐ bāng wǒ kàn yǔfǎ yǒu méiyǒu wèntí? Teacher, can you check my grammar?

 

4. Talking about the Chinese Language in Chinese

Expression	Response
這個詞/字怎麼寫？ zhè ge cí / zì zěnme xiě? How do you write this word / character?
這個字怎麼讀？ zhè ge zì zěnme dú? How do you pronounce this character?
這個字 / 詞 / 偏旁 / 部首 / 部件是什麼意思 / 怎麼讀 / 寫？ zhè ge zì / cí / piānpáng / bùshǒu / bùjiàn shì shénme yìsi / zěnme dú / xiě? What does this character / word / radical / component mean? How do you pronounce / write it?
這個字是什麼聲調？ zhè ge zì shì shénme shēngdiào? What is the tone of this character?
這應該是第三聲，不是第二聲 zhè yìnggāi shì dì sān shēng, bú shì dì èr shēng It should be third tone, not second tone
注意變調哦 zhùyì biàndiào o Pay attention to tone changes
這個聲母 / 韻母 / 聲調怎麼發？ zhè ge shēngmǔ / yùnmǔ / shēngdiào zěnme fā? How do you pronounce this initial / final / tone?
我發音對嗎？ wǒ fāyìn duì ma? Is my pronunciation correct?

 

5. Online and technology-related phrases

Expression	Response
你聽 / 看得到嗎？ nǐ tīng / kàn de dào ma? Can you hear / see (me)?	聽 / 看得到 / 聽 / 看不到 tīng / kàn de dào / tīng / kàn bu dào I can hear / see / I can’t hear / see
你聽 / 看得清楚嗎？ nǐ tīng / kàn de qīngchu ma? Can you hear / see clearly?	很清楚 / 不太清楚 hěn qīngchu / bú tài qīngchu Very clear / Not very clear
請打開攝像頭 / 麥克風 / 話筒 qǐng dǎkāi shèxiàngtóu / màikèfēng / huàtǒng Please turn on the camera / microphone
你現在能看到我的螢幕嗎？ nǐ xiànzài néng kàn dào wǒ de píngmù ma? Can you see my screen now?	能看到 / 看不到 néng kàndào / kàn bu dào Can see / Can’t see
你的網絡不太穩定，你卡住了 / 有點兒卡 nǐ de wǎngluò bú tài wěndìng, nǐ kǎ zhù le / yǒudiǎnr kǎ Your connection is unstable, you’re frozen / a bit laggy
我的電腦 / 手機 / 麥克風 / 攝像頭出問題了 wǒ de diànnǎo / shǒujī / màikèfēng / shèxiàngtóu chū wèntí le My computer / phone / mic / camera has a problem
請打字在#聊天框裡 qǐng dǎzì zài liáotiānkuāng lǐ Please type in the chat box

 

6. Formal education-specific phrases

Expression	Response
作業什麼時候交？ zuòyè shénme shíhòu jiāo? When is the homework due?
可以延期交作業嗎？ kěyǐ yánqī jiāo zuòyè ma? Can I hand in the homework late?
你們交作業了嗎？ nǐmen jiāo zuòyè le ma? Did you all hand in the homework?	交了 / 還沒有 jiāo le / hái méiyǒu Yes / Not yet
你複習 / 預習了嗎？ nǐ fùxí / yùxí le ma? Did you review / preview?	預習了 / 沒有預習 yùxí le / méiyǒu yùxí I previewed / I didn’t preview
你讀對話 / 課文了嗎？ nǐ dú duìhuà / kèwén le ma? Did you read the dialogue / text?	讀了 / 沒有讀 / 還沒讀 dú le / méiyǒu dú / hái méi dú Yes / No / Not yet
老師，這個內容會考嗎 lǎoshī, zhè ge nèiróng huì kǎo ma? Teacher, will this be on the test?
下次考試什麼時候？ xià cì kǎoshì shénme shíhòu? When is the next test?
下週有小考 / 聽寫 / 考試 / 口試 / 筆試 xià zhōu yǒu xiǎokǎo / tīngxiě / kǎoshì / kǒushì / bǐshì Next week we have a quiz / dictation / test / oral exam / written exam
下次要做口頭報告，需要準備PPT xià cì yào zuò kǒutóu bàogào, xūyào zhǔnbèi PPT Next time, we need to do an oral presentation and prepare a PPT
成績怎麼算？ chéngjì zěnme suàn? How is the grade calculated?
辦公時間是幾點？ bàngōng shíjiān shì jǐ diǎn? What time are office hours?