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Paticle 吧 denoting suggestion or request (助词“吧”表示建议或请求)
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The particle 吧 is placed at the end of sentence to denote a suggestion or a request. It also makes the tone of speech softer.
(1) 太贵了,便宜一点吧。 tài guì le ,pián yi yī diǎn ba 。
Too expensive, can it be cheaper ?
(2) 给我七十五块吧。 gěi wǒ qī shí wǔ kuài ba 。
Give 75 yuan to me.
V + 一下 (动词+“一下” )
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The structure V + 一下 indicates the briefness of the action . When used in a request, it also makes the
manner of speaking moderate and more polite. Somtimes the indication of briefness of the action is not very strong .
(1) 等一下 děng yī xià
Wait a minute.
(2) 停一下tíng yī xià
Stop for a while.
3)你看一下 nǐ kàn yī xià
Have a look.
怎么+ V (“怎么” +动词)
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The structure "怎么 + V ” means “ how to do something"
("怎么+ 动词”结构表示怎么做某事) e.g.
(1) 饺子 怎么 做?jiǎo zǐ zěn me zuò m
How to do dumplings?
(饺子dumplings) 怎么(How ) 做(do/to do )
(2) 地铁站 怎么走? dì tiě zhàn zěn me zǒu
How to go to subway ?
地铁站( subway station ) 怎么(how ) 走 ( go/walk )
Common Measure Words
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Measuer Word Classification Examples
包 bāo Packet cigarrets
一包烟yī bāo yān
One pack of cigaratte
杯 bēi cup, glass tea, coffee, water
一杯咖啡 one cup of coffee
yī bēi kā fēi
一杯水 one cup of water
yī bēi shuǐ
本 běn volume book, magazine
一本书 (book)
yī běn shū
三本笔记本电脑 (computer)
sān běn bǐ jì běn diàn nǎo
部 bù movie
一部电影 yī bù diàn yǐng One Movie
个 gè used if you have person and a lot of forgotten the correct other things
one !
一个人 yī gè rén; one person
家 jiā Company,
shop,hospital
一家公司 One Company 一家医院 One Hospital 一家诊所 One Clinic
件 jiàn Piece, article clothes,luggage,matter (Affairs)
一件行李 xíng li (luggage)
yī jiàn háng lǐ
一件衣服 (clothes)
yī jiàn yī fú
棵 kē tree
一棵书 yī kē shū (book)
块 kuài piece, lump soap, cake, land,
一块手表 (watch)
yī kuài shǒu biǎo
一块冰块(ice)
yī kuài bīng kuài
一块蛋糕 (cake)
yī kuài dàn gāo
一块土地 ( Land)
yī kuài tǔ dì
辆 liàng car,bicycle
一辆汽车 yī liàng qì chē (car)
yī liàng qì chē
一辆自行车 yī liàng zì háng chē (bicycle)
yī liàng zì háng chē
Singular & Plural(Nouns)
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There is no different forms as English in Chinese, instead, measure words can be used in front of nouns to describe the amount.
Common measure words :
个 gè
三个国家 sān gè guó jiā ;3 countries
六个鸡蛋 liù gè jī dàn ; 6 eggs
一个人 yī gè rén ; one person
几个朋友 jǐ gè péng yǒu ; few Friends
本 běn
一本书 yī běn shū ; one book
片 piàn
两片面包 liǎng piàn miàn bāo
几片碎纸 jǐ piàn suì zhǐ
把bǎ
一把尺子
yī bǎ chǐ zǐ
本běn
四本书 sì běn shū
4 books
棵kē
一棵树 yī kē shù
One Tree
杯bēi
两杯咖啡 two cups of coffees
liǎng bēi kā fēi
张zhāng
一张纸 One Paper
yī zhāng zhǐ
块kuài
一块蛋糕 One Piece of Cake
yī kuài dàn gāo
只zhī
10只动物 10 zhī dòng wù
10 animals
条tiáo
一条狗 yī tiáo gǒu
One Dog
Verb Forms
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Verbs have only one form.
Hua means draw and it is used in
I draw a fish 我画鱼 wǒ huà yú
He draws a fish 他画鱼 tā huà yú
We draw a fish 我们画鱼 wǒ men huà yú
Verb Tenses
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Verbs do not change their forms to indicate present,past, future or continuous in Chinese.
e.g. 例句
我现在正在上课。
我一会去上课
得(de)Usage
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得(de)to be placed after a verb followed by a complement which indicate its degree or outcome
e.g. 例句
他来得太晚了。tā lái dé tài wǎn le. He came too late.
我吃得太多了。 wǒ chī dé tài duō le . I ate too much.
你走得慢点。nǐ zǒu dé màn diǎn. You shall walk slowly.
我跑的很快。wǒ pǎo de hěn kuài. I ran very quickly.