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68 Cards in this Set
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a
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question particle added to a statement, a polite command, suggestion, or presumption. it presumes the listener agrees.
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bai1
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white
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duo1
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all, both, entirely (AD)
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gao1
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tall, high (SV) (also a surname)
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hao3
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good, well, fine, ok
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ne
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question particle, makes a question out of a portion of speech: "Ni ne" and you?
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xiao2jie
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young unmarried lady, daughter, miss (N)
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ye3
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also, too (AD)
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ba
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final particle, changes a statement to a request or suggestion
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gui4 shing4
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what is your name? (honorable surname)
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guo2
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country, nation (N)
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hua4
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speech, language (N)
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jiu4
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only, merely (AD)
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Mei3 guo
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American, United States (PW)
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quian2
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money (N), also a surname
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qing3
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invite, request, ask, please
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qing3 wen4
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may i ask?
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ren2
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people, man, person,
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shi4, shi
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to be (EV)
only connects two nouns he is a man not: he is good |
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shuo1
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speak, talk, say (TV)
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wang2
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king, also a surname
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wen2
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inquire, ask
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xing2
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to be called, named, have x surname
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Ying1 guo
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England
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Zhong2 guo
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China
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place negative form of the verb on the end
Ta1 shi4 Ying1guo ren2 bu shi? |
split choice type questions
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bu4 dou1
Wo3men bu4 dou1 shi Mei3guo |
not all
not all of us are americans |
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dou1 bu
Wo3men dou1 bu4 shi Mei3guo |
all not (none)
None of us are americans |
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bu4 hen3
Ta1 bu4 hen2 hao3 |
not very
he's not very good |
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hen3 bu4
Ta1 hen3 bu4 hao3 |
very not
hes very bad |
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ben3
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volume, copy
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bi3
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pen, pencil
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duo1shao
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how many? how much? (lit: many few or much little)
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er4
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two
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hai2
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additionally, in addition, still, more
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ji3
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how many?
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kuai4
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lump, dollar
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mai3
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buy
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mai4
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sell, sell for
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mao2
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hair, feather
surname N |
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mao2
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dime
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na4, nei4
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that (thing)
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na3, nei3
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which (thing)?
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shen2mo, shen2me
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what (thing)?
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shu1
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book
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wai4guo
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foreign country
PW lit: outside country |
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yao4
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want
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yi2gong4
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altogether, in all
MA lit: one together |
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zhe4, zhei4
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this (thing) SP
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zhi1
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measure for long, slender objects
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nei2
nei4 zhe4, zhei4 |
a specifier: a number that can precede or replace a measure word before a number
ex: which, that, this, these |
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duo1 shao qian2
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how many?: used as a noun or measure, suggests either an indefinite amount or a large number.
ex: how much money? |
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ji3kuai4 qian2
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how many?: used only before a measure word. suggests less than ten.
ex: how many dollars? |
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liang3
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a couple
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er4
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used in compound numbers
two hundred and two |
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san1 si4ben3 shu1
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three or four books
requires no connecting form (or) |
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Ta1-yao4 shen2mo-shu1?
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what book does he want? ( he wants what book?)
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Ta1-yao4 shen2mo?
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what does he want?
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Ta1-yao4-duo1shao-qian2?
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How much money does he want?
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Ta1-yao4-duo1shao?
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How much does he want?
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Zhei4ben3-shu1 wu3kuai4-qian2
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sentences without verbs
This book (is) five dollars |
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ne
Ta1-hai2-shuo1-hua4-ne |
expresses continuation of an action, especially uf the sentences also contains "hai2"
he's still talking |
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Ta1men-mai4-shu1-ma?
Zhei4ben3-shu1 mai4-duo1shao-qian2? |
do they sell books?/ how much does this book sell for?
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na3, na4, zhe4/ nei3, nei4, zhei4
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specifiers/ specifiers before measure words
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wan3 an1
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good evening
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dai4 hui4 er4 jian4
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see you soon
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wu an1
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good afternoon
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zou an1
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good morning
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