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Adverbs for Adjective 2

Posted on June 19, 2023June 17, 2023 by tiffany

Grammar Point:In most situations, Chinese adjectives typically require an adverb. Here are the adverbs we are going to look at in this article: Examples 他tā多麼duōme聰明cōngmíng！他tā多么duōyāo聪明cōngming！ How smart he is! 這zhè個ge菜cài好hǎo好吃hǎochī这zhè个ge菜cài好hǎo好吃hǎochīThis dish is quite delicious. 這zhè件jiàn衣服yīfú有一點yǒuyìdiǎn小xiǎo这zhè件jiàn衣服yīfu有一点yǒuyìdiǎn小xiǎoThis piece of clothing is a bit too small. 你的nǐde腳jiǎo有點yǒudiǎn臭chòu你的nǐde脚jiǎo有点儿yǒudiǎnr臭chòuYour feet a bit too stink. FYIDo you know that in…

Adverbs for Adjective 1

Posted on June 18, 2023June 17, 2023 by tiffany

Grammar Point:In most situations, Chinese adjectives typically require an adverb. Here are the adverbs we are going to look at in this article: Examples 今天jīntiān太tài熱rè了le今天jīntiān太tài热rè了leIt’s too hot today. 這個zhège太tài貴guì了le这个zhège太tài贵guì了leThis is too expensive. 中文zhōngwén很hěn簡單jiǎndān中文zhōngwén很hěn简单jiǎndānChinese is simple. 我wǒ很hěn忙máng我wǒ很hěn忙mángI’m busy. 我的wǒde狗gǒu最zuì可愛kěài我的wǒde狗gǒu最zuì可爱kěàiMy dog is the cutest. 魔鏡mójìng魔鏡mójìng，誰shéi是shì世界shìjiè上shàng最zuì美měi的de人rén？魔镜mójìng魔镜mójìng，谁shéi是shì世界shìjiè上shang最zuì美měi的de人rén？ Mirror, mirror on the wall, who is the fairest…

How and How long in Chinese

Posted on June 17, 2023June 14, 2023 by tiffany

Grammar Point:In Chinese, “how” can be translated as 怎么样 zěnme yàng or simply 怎么 zěnme, depending on the context. As for “how long,” it can be translated as 多久 duō jiǔ. How – 怎麼/怎么 zěnme Depending on the context, 怎麼怎么 zěnme can be translated as “how” or “what”. It is used to indicate the manner…

“May” in Chinese

Posted on June 16, 2023June 14, 2023 by tiffany

Grammar Point:In Chinese, the word 可能 kěnéng is used to express the concept of “possibility” or “may.” It is commonly used in sentences to indicate that something is likely or potentially true. Structure S + 可能 + V or SV 明天míngtiān可能kěnéng會huì下雨xiàyǔ明天míngtiān可能kěnéng会huì下雨xiàyǔIt may rain tomorrow. 我wǒ可能kěnéng感冒gǎnmào了le，身體shēntǐ不太bútài舒服shūfú我wǒ可能kěnéng感冒gǎnmào了le，身体shēntǐ不太bútài舒服shūfuI may have caught a cold, I’m not feeling…

”Should“ in Chinese

Posted on June 15, 2023June 13, 2023 by tiffany

Grammar Point:In Chinese grammar, the term 應該应该 yīnggāi is used to express “should” or “ought to” in a general sense. It indicates what is considered the proper or expected course of action. Structure S + 應該应该 + V + O The term 應該应该 yīnggāi can be shortened to just 該该 gāi while still conveying a…

“These” and “those” in Chinese

Posted on June 14, 2023June 14, 2023 by tiffany

Grammar Point:The terms “these” and “those” in Chinese can be translated as follows: 🌈 Basically ”This“ and “that” + 些 xiē Structure 這这些 or 那些 + Noun 這些zhèxiē人rén是shì誰shéi？这些zhèxiē人rén是shì谁shéi？ Who are these people? 我wǒ不要búyào買mǎi那些nàxiē書shū我wǒ不要búyào买mǎi那些nàxiē书shūI don’t want to buy those books. 這些zhèxiē東西dōngxī要yào怎麼辦zěnmebàn？这些zhèxiē东西dōngxi要yào怎么办zěnmebàn？ What should we do with these things? 她tā想xiǎng跟gēn那些nàxiē中國人Zhōngguórén練習liànxí中文zhōngwén她tā想xiǎng跟gēn那些nàxiē中国人Zhōngguórén练习liànxi中文zhōngwénShe wants to practice Chinese with…

Counting Money in Chinese

Posted on June 13, 2023June 10, 2023 by tiffany

Grammar Point:Counting money in Chinese involves using the Chinese numerals and currency units. Here is a guide on how to count money in Chinese: Chinese Numerals 📌 Review Numbers: Chinese Numbers Currency Units China Taiwan However, there is another informal term commonly used to talk about the basic unit of currency in Chinese, which is…

Food – 음식 – 食べ物

Posted on June 12, 2023June 17, 2023 by tiffany

🔊 雞jī鸡jī 🔊 豬zhū猪zhū 🔊 牛niú牛niú 🔊 魚yú鱼yú 🔊 鴨yā鸭yā 🔊 羊yáng羊yáng 🔊 麵miàn面miàn 🔊 飯fàn饭fàn 🔊 湯tāng汤tāng 🔊 菜cài菜cài 🔊 蛋dàn蛋dàn 🔊 沙拉shālā沙拉shālā 🔊 肉ròu肉ròu：meat – 고기 – 肉 🔊 海鮮hǎixiān海鲜hǎixiān：seafood – 해산물 – 海産物 Taste 🔊 酸suān酸suān：sour – 시다 – 酸っぱい 🔊 甜tián甜tián：sweet – 달다 – 甘い 🔊 苦kǔ苦kǔ：bitter – 쓰다 – 苦い…

Chinese Separable Verbs

Posted on June 11, 2023July 15, 2023 by tiffany

Why Are Chinese Separable Verbs Important? One of the key reasons is that among the 1,000 commonly used verbs in Modern Chinese, a whopping 685 of them are separable verbs. You’ll frequently come across them, especially in basic words like 睡覺觉 (to sleep), 吃飯饭 (to eat), and 看書书 (to read), when learning Chinese. Knowing which…

Verbs – 동사 – 動詞 -2

Posted on June 10, 2023June 6, 2023 by tiffany

V VO 🔊 買mǎi买mǎi buy – 사다 – 買う買mǎi東西dōngxī、買mǎi票piào买mǎi东西dōngxi，买mǎi票piào 🔊 賣mài卖mài sell – 팔다 – 売る賣mài東西dōngxī、賣mài股票gǔpiào卖mài东西dōngxi，卖mài股票gǔpiào 🔊 學xué学xué learn – 배우다 – 学ぶ學xué中文zhōngwén、學xué游泳yóuyǒng学xué中文zhōngwén，学xué游泳yóuyǒng 🔊 教jiāo教jiāo teach – 가르치다 – 教える教書jiāoshū、教jiāo中文zhōngwén教书jiāoshū，教jiāo中文zhōngwén 🔊 搭dā搭dā take (ride) – 타다 – 乗る搭dā車chē、搭dāUber 、搭dā電梯diàntī搭dā车chē，搭dāUber…