Learn Chinese L27: You did well in the exam. Congratulations!

In the classroom the teacher returns graded exams to the students. Dachuan is happy with his grade. Sun Dachuan congratulates him.

Dialogue One

zhè　 cì　 kǎo　 shì　 chéng　 jì　zěn　me　 yàng
这　　次　考　　试　　成　　绩　怎　 么　　样？
How did you do on your exam?
hái　kě　yǐ　 dé　le　yōu　xiù
还　 可　以。得　了　 优　 秀。
So so. I received a grade of "Excellence".
kǎo　 de　zhēn　bú　cuò　 zhù　hè　nǐ
考　　得　 真　　不　 错！　祝　 贺　你！
That's good! Congratulations to you!
Dialogue Two
ài　zhēn　chà　jìn　wǒ　yǐ　 jing　 hěn　nǔ　lì　 zhǔn　 bèi
唉！ 真　　差　 劲！我　已　 经　　很　 努　力　 准　　备
kǎo　 shì　le　dàn　shì　chéng　 jì　 hái　shì　 bú 　tài　hǎo
考　　试　了， 但　 是　　成　　绩　还　 是　 不　 太　 好。
Oh. It's so bad. I've tried my best to prepare for the exam. Still the result is not great.
méi　guān　 xi　 xià　cì　 hǎo　 hāo　kǎo
没　　关　　系，下　 次　 好　　好　 考！
That's ok. Try your best on your next exam!
hǎo　 de　 xiè　xie
好　　的， 谢　 谢。
OK. Thanks.
Explanation of difficult points


1. 得
"得" (dé) means "to earn/get/receive". It is different from "得" (de) which is used as a structural particle.

2. 上次/下次
"上次" (shàng cì) means "last time" and "下次" (xià cì) means "next time"; "下" (xià) here is used the same way as in Lesson 5.

3. 差劲
In this context "差劲" (chà jìn) means "disappointing".