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o + 是 + who + v +的 Nàgè diànnǎo shì wǒ mài de./那个电脑是我卖的。
nà běn shū shì wǒ mǎi de/那个书是我买的 |
I sold that computer. I bought that book |
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Diànhuà shì shéi dǎ de? 电话是谁打的？ |
Who is calling? |
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māo hé gǒu zhī zhōng wǒ gèng xǐ huan māo . 猫和狗之中我更喜欢猫。
Wǒ gèng xǐhuān hē píjiǔ/我更喜欢喝啤酒 |
Between cats and dogs, I prefer cats I prefer to drink beer |
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Gěi tā dǎ diànhuà/给他打电话 给 somebody 打电话da3dian4hua4 Or Wǒ huì dǎ diànhuà gěi nǐ jiē diànhuà
Nǐ shénme shíhòu jiē diànhuà? |
Call him/ give him a call I will call you Answer the phone When are you going to answer the phone? |
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bèi/被 我被我朋友影响了。Wǒ bèi wo péngyǒu yǐngxiǎngle.
Dàngāo bèi shéi chīle?
Dàngāo bèi dìdì chī wánliǎo. |
Used to indicate passive structure I was influenced by my friend. (Passive structure) The cake was eaten by who? The cake was eaten by my younger brother |
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Future tense examples
Míngtiān wǒ yào hé gēgē yīqǐ tiàowǔ
Míngtiān wǒ huì hé gēgē yīqǐ tiàowǔ |
I am going to dance with my brother tomorrow Tomorrow I will dance with my brother |
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Tā yào chī qiǎokèlì
Tā huì chī qiǎokèlì |
He wants/will eat chocolate He will eat chocolate. |
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Yao.......le Tā yào chī qiǎokèlìle |
About to do He is about/going to soon eat chocolate |
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Yao.......le Tā yào chī qiǎokèlìle Wǒ yào qù shuìjiàole
Zhège diànyǐng yào jiéshùle |
About to do He is about/going to soon eat chocolate I'm about to/going to bed This movie is coming to an end |
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Yào xià yǔle
Míngtiān huì xià yǔ |
It's going to rain It will rain tomorrow |
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Xīnjiāpō de shíwù guì ma? 新加坡 的食物贵吗？Yào kàn qù nǎlǐ |
Is food in Singapore expensive? It depend where you go |
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我在澳大利亚的时候我很开心/Wǒ zài àodàlìyǎ de shíhòu wǒ hěn kāixīn |
When I was in Australia, I was happy |
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我在澳大利亚的时候我很开心/Wǒ zài àodàlìyǎ de shíhòu wǒ hěn kāixīn
...的时候/de shí hou |
When I was in Australia, I was happy when..., at the time when... |
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(Dāng)wǒ zài xuéxiào de shíhòu, wǒ hěn wúliáo |
when i was at school, i was bored |
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Chúle……
chú le dǎ lán qiú , tā hái néng gòu yóu yǒng
chú le chū zū qì chē wǒ shàng bān bú zuò qí tā chē |
Besides, except for...
Besides playing basketball, he can also swim
Except for taxi, I do not take other vehicles to work. |
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除了……别的/ Chúle……bié de
Chúle zhōngwén nǐ hái huì shuō bié de yǔyán ma?
Wǒ bù xǐhuān bié de rén |
Except for....,... Other Besides/except for Chinese, do you speak any other languages? I don't like other people |
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Wǒ zhǎodào nǐ
Wǒ tīng dào nǐ/我听到你
到 adds is a clearer message that something has really been achieved. |
I found you I heard you |
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买到 (mǎidào): to buy (successfully complete the purchase)
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these examples, 到 indicates that the action was completed successfully. It arrived at its destination. |
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yǐ wéi
to think or believe (erroneously), to assume (usually without proof), to be under the impression (that
Wǒ yǐwéi nǐ xǐhuān wǒ |
I thought you liked me |
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subject. + zai+ reference place + direction
Wǒjiā zài yīyuàn de hòumiàn |
my house is behind the hospital |
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Wǒ xiān chī shuǐguǒ, zài chī dàngāo. 我先吃水果，再吃蛋糕。 |
I eat the fruit first, then the cake. |
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Huí jiā yǐhòu Huíjiā yihòu bié wàngle chī yào
Xiàbān hòu wǒ huì huí jiā |
After you get home…. after you get home don't forget to take your medicine
after i get off work, i will go home |
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gèng + adj equals more
Nǐ bǐ tā gānghǎo |
You are better than him |
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Jīntiān yǐjīnɡ hěn mánɡ le, dànshì mínɡtiān huì ɡènɡ mánɡ. 今天 已经 很 忙 了，但是 明天 会 更 忙。 We’re already really busy today, but tomorrow we’ll be even busier. |
Búyào tài ɡāoxìnɡ, women háiyǒu ɡènɡ duō de ɡōnɡzuò. 不要 太 高兴，我们 还 有 更 多 的 工作。 Don’t get too excited; we still have more work to do. |
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Jīntiān bùrú zuótiān nuǎnhuo
A + 不如 + B + Adj.
Nǐ bùrú wǒ piàoliang |
Today is not as warm as yesterday You are not as beautiful as me |
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不如 (bùrú) can be used to make comparisons in a similar way as the 比 structure. In its simplest form 不如 is used to convey that A is “not as good as” B. |
When an adjective or verb is added to the structure it can then be used to mean A is not as "adjective" as B, or A does not "verb" as well as B: |
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Nǐ píngshí (tōngcháng)shénme shíhòu kàn diànyǐng?
Nǐ píngshí shénme shíhòu qù sànbù?
píngshí Zǎoshang wǒ qu sànbù |
when do you usually watch movies? When do you usually go for a walk? I usually walk in the morning |
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yīdiǎn dōu bù plus adjective or Yīdiǎn er yě bù plus adjective
今天我一点都不忙Jīntiān wǒ yīdiǎn dōu bù máng
Yīdiǎn er yě bù guì
Jīntiān yīdiǎn dōu bù gāoxìng |
Today I am not busy at all Not expensive at all Not happy at all today |
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Āiyā yīdiǎn dōu bù nán |
Not hard/difficult at all |
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Āiyā yīdiǎn dōu bù nán With verb
Wǒ yīdiǎn dōu bù xǐhuān
Yī + measure word + noun
Yīgè hànzì dōu bù huì dú/一个汉字都不会读
Wǒ yīgè zhōngwén jùzi dōu bù huì shuō
Wǒ yīgè rén dōu bù rènshí |
Not hard/difficult at all I don't like it at all Can't read a single Chinese character I can't speak a single sentence in Chinese I don't know anyone |
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Wǒ 10 diǎn cái chī wǎnfàn.
Wǒ língchén 5 diǎn jiù chī zǎofànle |
I don't have dinner until ten pm I had breakfast at 5 am |
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Wǒ zài wǒ xiǎo de shíhòu qùguò |
i went there when i was little |
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Xiàbān yǐhòu wǒ dǎsuàn qù hē píjiǔ
Wǒ sànbù huí jiā yihòu wǒ chī wǔfàn |
I'm going to have a beer after get off work
After I get home from a walk, I have lunch |
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Shùzì + shùliàngcí + míngcí
Yīgè mángguǒ |
number + quantifier + noun A/one mango |
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xiàng ......yí yàng
mǎ lù shàng de qì chē xiàng hé liú yí yàng/马路上的汽车像河流一样。
Tā de yǎnjīng zhēn piàoliang xiàng xīngxīng yīyàng |
Like......as
The vehicles on the road are like a river. Her eyes are beautiful like stars |
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Fā……gěi nǐ
v. + noun. + 给+ somebody |
Send you |
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míngtiān wǒ fā zhàopiàn gěi nín kàn
Míngtiān wǒ fā xiāoxī gěi nǐ
(also okay- not as good) Míngtiān wǒ gěi nǐ fā xiāoxī |
I will send you a photo tomorrow
I'll send you a message tomorrow |
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今晚你有没有事？=今晚你有事吗？Jīn wǎn nǐ yǒu méiyǒushì?=Jīn wǎn nǐ yǒu shì ma?
v. + negtive v. |
How are you doing tonight? = Are you busy tonight? |
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今晚吃饭吗？Jīn wǎn chīfàn ma?
Jīn wǎn nǐ chī bù chīfàn? |
Do you have dinner tonight? |
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今晚吃饭吗？Jīn wǎn chīfàn ma?
Jīn wǎn nǐ chī bù chīfàn?
Jīntiān nǐ shàngbān ma? =Nǐ jīntiān shàng bù shàngbān? |
Do you have dinner tonight? Do you go to work today? |
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Nǐ qùguò yīngguó ma?
Nǐ you méiyou qùguò yīngguó?
Nǐ qùguò yīngguó meiyou? |
Have you ever been to the UK? |
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Wǒmen (xiān) chīfàn (zài) kàn diànyǐng |
Let's eat first and then watch a movie |
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Gòu (chī) jiù kěyǐ
Gòu (yòng) jiù kěyǐ |
Enough to eat Use just enough to get by |
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Wǒ de péngyǒu lái yīyuàn kàn wǒ/我的朋友来医院看我
Yīn wéi jīntiān yǒu yīgè péngyǒu cóng xīnjiāpō guòlái |
My friend came to see me in the hospital |
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Wǒ de péngyǒu lái yīyuàn kàn wǒ/我的朋友来医院看我
Yīn wéi jīntiān yǒu yīgè péngyǒu cóng xīnjiāpō guòlái Zhǎo wǒmen |
My friend came to see me in the hospital Today a friend came to visit us from Singapore |
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Wǒ kěyǐ (bǎ) wǒ de shǒujī (liú zài zhè'er) ma? |
Can I leave my phone here? |
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jiù hǎole. (Be fine if)
Wǒ kū yīhuǐ'er jiù hǎole.
Wǒ shuì yī jiào jiù hǎole. |
I'll be fine if I cry for a while. I'll be fine when I sleep |
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jiù huì hǎo de. (Be fine if)
Wǒ kū yīhuǐ'er jiù huì hǎo de.
Wǒ shuì yī jué jiù huì hǎo de. |
I'll be fine if I cry for a while. I'll be fine when I sleep |
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Zuótiān nǐ jiābān jiā dào jǐ diǎn?
Wǒ zuótiān kāichē kāi dào 9:00 |
What time did you work overtime yesterday? I drove until 9 yesterday |
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Zuótiān nǐ jiābān jiā dào jǐ diǎn?
Wǒ zuótiān kāichē kāi dào 9:00 |
What time did you work overtime yesterday? I drove until 9 yesterday |
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Wo zài Qù shàngbān zhīqián, wǒ chī yào Zài)……zhīqián
Jiù zài wǒmen shàngkè zhīqián, wǒ de lǎopó gěi wǒ fā yóujiànle |
Before going to work, I take medicine Before.. Just before we started class, my wife emailed me |
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Qù shàngbān zhīqián, wǒ chī yào
Zài)……zhīqián
Lái Zhōngguó zhīqián, wǒ de Hànyǔ hěn yībān. |
Before going to work, I take medicine Before.. Before I came to China, my chinese was average |
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jiù huì hǎo de. (Be fine if)
Wǒ kū yīhuǐ'er jiù huì hǎo de.
Wǒ shuì yī jué jiù huì hǎo de. |
I'll be fine if I cry for a while. I'll be fine when I sleep |
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Until
Zuótiān nǐ jiābān jiā dào jǐ diǎn?
Wǒ zuótiān kāichē kāi dào 9:00 |
What time did you work overtime yesterday? I drove until 9 yesterday |
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Qù shàngbān zhīqián, wǒ chī yào
Zài)……zhīqián
Lái Zhōngguó zhīqián, wǒ de Hànyǔ hěn yībān. |
Before going to work, I take medicine Before.. Before I came to China, my chinese was average |
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一 + v1 + 就 + v2 Yi.....jiu....
Wǒ yī dào déguó jiù qù mǎile diànzǐ yān.
Wǒmen yī huí dàojiā jiù kànjiàn mén shàng dū fāméile. |
As soon as
As soon as I arrived in Germany, I went to buy e-cigarettes.
As soon as we got home we saw mold on the door. |
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jiù huì hǎo de. (Be fine if)
Wǒ kū yīhuǐ'er jiù huì hǎo de.
Wǒ shuì yī jué jiù huì hǎo de. |
I'll be fine if I cry for a while. I'll be fine when I sleep |
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Until
Zuótiān nǐ jiābān jiā dào jǐ diǎn?
Wǒ zuótiān kāichē kāi dào 9:00 |
What time did you work overtime yesterday? I drove until 9 yesterday |
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Qù shàngbān zhīqián, wǒ chī yào
Zài)……zhīqián
Lái Zhōngguó zhīqián, wǒ de Hànyǔ hěn yībān. |
Before going to work, I take medicine Before.. Before I came to China, my chinese was average |
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Yī……jiù……
Wǒ yī dào déguó jiù qù mǎile diànzǐ yān.
Wǒ yī huí jiā jiù kàn diànshì |
As soon as
As soon as I arrived in Germany, I went to buy e-cigarettes. I watched TV as soon as I got home |
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jiù huì hǎo de. (Be fine if)
Wǒ kū yīhuǐ'er jiù huì hǎo de.
Wǒ shuì yī jué jiù huì hǎo de. |
I'll be fine if I cry for a while. I'll be fine when I sleep |
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Until
Zuótiān nǐ jiābān jiā dào jǐ diǎn?
Wǒ zuótiān kāichē kāi dào 9:00 |
What time did you work overtime yesterday? I drove until 9 yesterday |
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Qù shàngbān zhīqián, wǒ chī yào
Zài)……zhīqián
Lái Zhōngguó zhīqián, wǒ de Hànyǔ hěn yībān. |
Before going to work, I take medicine Before.. Before I came to China, my chinese was average |
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Yī……jiù……
Wǒ yī dào déguó jiù qù mǎile diànzǐ yān.
Wǒ yī huí jiā jiù kàn diànshì |
As soon as
As soon as I arrived in Germany, I went to buy e-cigarettes. I watched TV as soon as I got home |
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jiānglái
Wǒ xiǎng jiānglái jiāo yīgè zhōngguó péngyǒu |
In the future
I want to make a Chinese friend in the future |
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jiù huì hǎo de. (Be fine if)
Wǒ kū yīhuǐ'er jiù huì hǎo de.
Wǒ shuì yī jué jiù huì hǎo de. |
I'll be fine if I cry for a while. I'll be fine when I sleep |
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Until
Zuótiān nǐ jiābān jiā dào jǐ diǎn?
Wǒ zuótiān kāichē kāi dào 9:00 |
What time did you work overtime yesterday? I drove until 9 yesterday |
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Qù shàngbān zhīqián, wǒ chī yào
Zài)……zhīqián
Lái Zhōngguó zhīqián, wǒ de Hànyǔ hěn yībān. |
Before going to work, I take medicine Before.. Before I came to China, my chinese was average |
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Yī……jiù……
Wǒ yī dào déguó jiù qù mǎile diànzǐ yān.
Wǒ yī huí jiā jiù kàn diànshì |
As soon as
As soon as I arrived in Germany, I went to buy e-cigarettes. I watched TV as soon as I got home |
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jiānglái
Wǒ xiǎng jiānglái jiāo yīgè zhōngguó péngyǒu |
In the future
I want to make a Chinese friend in the future |
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如果……的话/rú guǒ de huà
rúguǒ shāngxīn de huà , jiù kū ba Rúguǒ kāixīn dehuà jiù wéixiào |
If you are sad, just cry If you are happy, just smile |
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Huā + qián Huā + shíjiān |
Spend money Spend time |
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Wǒ míngtiān huí xīnjiāpō qù Wǒ míngtiān huí xīnjiāpō Nǐ yào huíqùle ma?
Wǒ juédé wǒmen huíqù ba |
I'm going back to Singapore tomorrow I will go back to Singapore tomorrow Are you going back? I think we should go back |
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Shì shénme yuányīn? = Wèishéme
Nǐ yǐjīng chídàole (shì shénme yuányīn)? |
What’s the reason? Why? |
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zhuājǐn shíjiān
Wǒ yào zhuājǐn shíjiān jiǎnféi
Wǒ yào zhuājǐn shíjiān mǎi yīfú |
make the best use of one’s time; not waste time I need to hurry up and lose weight I need to hurry up and buy clothes |
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zhuājǐn shíjiān
Wǒ yào zhuājǐn shíjiān jiǎnféi
Wǒ yào zhuājǐn shíjiān mǎi yīfú
Wǒ yào zhuājǐn shíjiān gōngzuò |
make the best use of one’s time; not waste time I need to hurry up and lose weight I need to hurry up and buy clothes I need to hurry up and work |
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Zěnme + zhème + adj. (= Wèishéme + zhème + adj)
Wèishéme/zěnme + nàme + adj. |
= how + so + adj. = why + so + adj. (Close by) = how + so + adj. = why + so + adj. (Far away) |
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Nǐ zěnme zhème pàngle?/你怎么这么胖了？ Xiànzài nǐ wèishéme zhème bù lǐmào?/现在你为什么这么不礼貌？
今天为什么这么友好?/Jīntiān wèishéme zhème yǒuhǎo? |
Why are you so fat? Now why are you so rude? Why are you so friendly today? |
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Nǐ jīntiān wèishéme duì wǒ zhème hǎo?/你今天为什么对我这么好？ |
Why are you so nice to me today? |
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Nǐ jīntiān wèishéme duì wǒ zhème hǎo?/你今天为什么对我这么好？ |
Why are you so nice to me today? |
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Nàxiē rén zěnme nàme chǎo? 那些人怎么那么吵
Nǐ zài gàn ma? Zěnme nàme chǎo? |
why are those people so noisy? What are you doing? why so noisy |
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Wǒmen wéi (shēnghuó) gānbēi/我们为生活干杯
Wǒmen wèi wǒmen de jiànkāng gānbēi |
We toast to life
Let's toast to our health |
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Wǒ shénme () dōu
Wǒ shénme (shuǐguǒ) dōu xǐhuān chī. Wǒ shénme diànyǐng dū xǐhuān kàn. |
Anything I like to eat any fruit I like to watch any movie |
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Nǐ rènshí qù…. De lù ma?
Nǐ zhīdào zěnme qù…. Ma? |
Do you know the way to...? Do you know how to get to....? |
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Nǐ rènshí qù…. De lù ma?
Nǐ zhīdào zěnme qù…. Ma? |
Do you know the way to...? Do you know how to get to....? |
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Rhetorical questions bushi.....ma
Nǐ bùshì měiguó rén ma? zěnme bù huì shuō yīngyǔ? |
Are you not an American? Why can’t you speak English? |
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John 和……约会 Amanda
Hé……yuēhuì |
Date with |
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Zuò dìtiě bǐ zuò gōngjiāo chē fāngbiàn/坐地铁比作公交车方便 |
Taking the subway is more convenient than taking the bus |
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Zuò dìtiě bǐ zuò gōngjiāo chē fāngbiàn/坐地铁比作公交车方便
Měiguó bǐ xīnjiāpō dàduōle/美国比新加坡大多了
Lǎowō bǐ mǎláixīyà xiǎo yīdiǎn/老挝比马来西亚小一点 |
Taking the subway is more convenient than taking the bus
The United States is bigger than Singapore
Laos is smaller than Malaysia |
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Wǒ méiyǒu nǐ jiějiě nàme gāo/我没有你姐姐那么高
Wǒ méiyǒu nǐ zhème ǎi/我没有你这么矮
Wǒ pǎo dé méiyǒu nǐ nàme kuài/我跑得没有你那么快 Tā hé wǒ yīyàng gāo/他和我一样高
Wǒ hé nǐ yīyàng kāixīn/我和你一样开心 |
I'm not as tall as your sister/ I'm not as short as you
I can't run as fast as you
he is as tall as me I'm as happy as you |
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gōngzuò jīngyàn(N) knowledge or skill gained over a period of time
jīnglì (v/N) to go through, to experience; experience (event or occurrence that leaves an impression on someone
Jīntiān wǒ jīnglìle hěnduō |
Work experience
i experienced a lot today |
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chú fēi ... cái ..
chúfēi míngtiān xià dàxuě , huìyì cái huì qǔxiāo |
Only if..., will...; Unless...,..
Only if it snows heavily tomorrow will meeting be cancelled.; Unless it snows heavily tomorrow, the meeting will not be cancelled. |
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快……了 Kuài……le
快到了吗？kuài dào le ma |
Soon/is going to or about to
Are (we) almost there?; Have (we) arrived? |
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fàn hòu
fàn qián
Fàn qián chī háishì fàn hòu chī? |
After meal Before meals
Eat before meals or after meals? |
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Zhè shì nǐ dì yī cì……这是你第一次…… |
This is your first time |
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Bùshì……ma? 不是……吗？
Wèishéme nǐ bù míngbái yǔfǎ?nǐ bùshì lǎoshī ma? |
Aren't you? (Rhetorical) Why don't you understand grammar? Aren't you a teacher? |
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更多的 + noun. Gèng duō de + noun.
Wǒ xūyào gèng duō de qián
Wǒ xūyào gèng duō de shíwù |
more + noun.
i need more money
i need more food |
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更多的 + noun. Gèng duō de + noun.
Wǒ xūyào gèng duō de qián
Wǒ xūyào gèng duō de shíwù |
more + noun.
i need more money
i need more food |
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从过去到现在我还不喜欢他/Cóng guòqù dào xiànzài wǒ hái bù xǐhuān tā |
I still don't like him from the past until now |
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Shēngqì de shíhòu wǒ tīng yīnyuè
Tīng wán yīnyuè yǐhòu wǒ lěngjìngle |
I listen to music when I am angry I calmed down after listening to the music |
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Wǒmen dōu bùshì xuéshēng/我们都不是学生 Wǒmen bù quándōu shì lǎoshī/我们不全都是老师 |
None of us are students
We are not all teachers |
