Modern Mandarin Chinese Grammar Workbook (2nd Edition)

Expressing fear, worry, and anxiety

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g. ᡇᖾᇩᙋ㘹䈋Ⱦ

ᡇᖾᇩᙋ㘹䂜Ⱦ

Wi hgn hàipà kfoshì.

I’m very afraid of exams.

h. 㘹䈋Ⲻᰬُᡇᖾ5点ᕖȾ

㘹䂜Ⲻᱸُᡇᖾ㐀ᕫȾ

Kfoshì de shíhou wi hgn jhnzhang.

When I take tests I am very nervous.

➪ 55.1

2 Select the appropriate expression from among the following to fill in the
blanks and complete the passage: ᙋ pà, ᚆᙋ kwngpà, ᇩᙋ hàipà, ਥᙋ kupà,
ᚆᙌ kwngbù, ੉/ಽ xià, ᙋ↱ pàsv, 5点ᕖ/㐀ᕫ jvnzhong, ⵶ᙛ zháojí,
ᚆ᜝/ᚆᠲ kwngjù.
ᡇ䇚Ѱ (a)____ 兲ⲺӰᴶਥᄋȾь⮂рᵢᶛ⋗ᴿ兲ȾԌԢ (b)____
䘏Ѡь⮂уҧȾжᇐ㾷ᢴжѠ⋗ᴿⲺђ㾵ᶛ (c)____ 㠠ᐧȾᣀ兲䈪ᗍཐѾ
(d)____θж੢㿷ą兲Ć䘏Ѡᆍθቧ (e)____θቧ (f)____θ
ቧ (g)____ ᗍуᗍҼȾ
ᡇ䃃⡨ (a)____ 兲ⲺӰᴶਥᄋȾь⮂рᵢּ⋈ᴿ兲ȾԌه (b)____
䙏فь⮂уҸȾжᇐ㾷ᢴжف⋈ᴿⲺᶧ㾵ּ (c)____ 㠠ᐧȾᣀ兲䃠ᗍཐ哳
(d)____θж㚳㿁ą兲Ć䙏فᆍθቧ (e)____θቧ (f)____θ
ቧ (g)____ ᗍуᗍҼȾ
Wi rènwéi (a)____ guh de rén zuì kgxiào. Shìjiè shàng bgnlái méi yiu
guh. Tamen (b)____ zhège shìjiè bù luàn. Ycdìng yào zhfo yc gè méi yiu
de ddngxi lái (c)____ zìjh. Bf guh shud de dudme (d)____, yc tcngjiàn
‘guh’ zhège zì, jiù (e)____, jiù (f)____, jiù (g)____ de bùdelifo.
➪ 55.1–55.5

3 You are a therapist working with an anxiety support group. Today is the first
meeting, and participants are taking turns expressing their anxieties. Complete
their sentences by adding the appropriate expressions.
Participant 1: ᡇ 䐕Ӱ䈪䈓Ⱦ(afraid of)
ᡇ 䐕Ӱ䃠䂧Ⱦ
Wi gbn rén shud huà.
Participant 2: жᜩࡦ㾷ৱӰཐⲺ൦ᯯθᡇᗹ䠂ቧ Ⱦ(filled with fear)
жᜩࡦ㾷ৱӰཐⲺ൦ᯯθᡇᗹ㼅ቧ Ⱦ
Yc xifng dào yào qù rén dud de dìfang, wi xcnlh jiù .
Participant 3: ᡇᑮᑮ ࡡӰ൞ⵁᡇȾ (worry about)
Wi chángcháng biérén zài kàn wi