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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…
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…
V VO 🔊 吃chī吃chī eat – 먹다 – 食べる 吃飯chīfàn、 吃chī牛肉麵niúròumiàn、 吃chī小籠包xiǎolóngbāo吃饭chīfàn， 吃chī牛肉面niúròumiàn， 吃chī小笼包xiǎolóngbāo 🔊 喝hē喝hē drink – 마시다 – 飲む 喝hē水shuǐ、 喝hē酒jiǔ、 喝hē飲料yǐnliào喝hē水shuǐ， 喝hē酒jiǔ， 喝hē饮料yǐnliào 🔊 睡shuì睡shuì sleep – 자다 – 寝る 睡覺shuìjiào睡觉shuìjiào 🔊 玩wán玩wán play – 놀다 – 遊ぶ 玩wán遊戲yóuxì、 玩wánPS5 、 玩wán手機shǒujī玩wán游戏yóuxì， 玩wánPS5 ， 玩wán手机shǒujī 🔊 站zhàn站zhàn stand – 서다 – 立つ…
長cháng长cháng 🔊 Long길다長い 短duǎn短duǎn 🔊 Short짧다短い 高gāo高gāo 🔊 Tall높다高い 矮ǎi矮ǎi 🔊 Short작다低い 胖pàng胖pàng 🔊 Fat뚱뚱하다太る 瘦shòu瘦shòu 🔊 Thin날씬하다痩せる 快kuài快kuài 🔊 Fast빠르다速い 慢màn慢màn 🔊 Slow느리다遅い 貴guì贵guì 🔊 Expensive비싸다高い 便宜piányí便宜piányi 🔊 Cheap싸다安い 多duō多duō 🔊 Many많다多い 少shǎo少shǎo 🔊 Few적다少ない 大dà大dà 🔊 Big크다大きい 小xiǎo小xiǎo 🔊 Small작다小さい 熱rè热rè 🔊 Hot덥다暑い 冷lěng冷lěng 🔊 Cold춥다 寒い Adverb 🔊 太tài大dà了le太tài大dà了le：too big – 너무…
Grammar Point:To express the frequency adverbs “usually” and “sometimes” in Chinese, we use the terms 常常 chángcháng and 有時时 yǒushí. Structure S + 常常 chángcháng + VO 常常 chángcháng (often, usually) refers to a behavior or action that occurs frequently and with short intervals between occurrences. Therefore, it cannot be used in the negative form….
Grammar Point:馬马上 mǎshàng is an adverb in Chinese that translates to “immediately” or “right away” in English. It conveys a sense of urgency and suggests that something will happen or be done without delay. Structure 馬上/马上 + V FYIEver wondered why we say 馬马上 mǎshàng (on the horse) in Chinese to mean “immediately” instead of…
Grammar Point:In Chinese, the word 從从 cóng can be used as a preposition to indicate the origin or starting point of something. It is often translated as “from” in English. Structure 從/从 cóng + place or time 你nǐ從cóng哪裡nǎlǐ來lái？ 你nǐ从cóng哪里nǎlǐ来lái？ Where are you from? 我wǒ從cóng台灣Táiwān來lái我wǒ从cóng台湾Táiwān来láiI’m from Taiwan. 她tā從cóng八點bādiǎn開始kāishǐ上課shàngkè她tā从cóng八点bādiǎn开始kāishǐ上课shàngkèShe starts her class at eight o’clock. 我wǒ從cóng2010 年nián開始kāishǐ教jiāo中文zhōngwén我wǒ从cóng2010…
Verb Object 書shū书shū 看書kànshū看书kànshū 🔊 Read books 책 읽기本を読む 看kàn看kàn 電視diànshì电视diànshì 看kàn電視diànshì看kàn电视diànshì 🔊 Watch TV텔레비전 보기テレビを見る 電影diànyǐng电影diànyǐng 看kàn電影diànyǐng看kàn电影diànyǐng 🔊 Watch movies영화 보기映画を見る 聽tīng听tīng 音樂yīnyuè音乐yīnyuè 聽tīng音樂yīnyuè听tīng音乐yīnyuè 🔊 Listen to music음악 듣기 音楽を聴く 唱chàng唱chàng 歌gē歌gē 唱歌chànggē唱歌chànggē 🔊 Sing (songs) 노래 부르기 歌を歌う 做zuò做zuò 運動yùndòng运动yùndòng 做zuò運動yùndòng做zuò运动yùndòng 🔊 Do exercise운동하기運動する 睡shuì睡shuì 覺jiào觉jiào 睡覺shuìjiào睡觉shuìjiào 🔊 (Take a) sleep 잠자기 (睡眠を)…
🔊 點diǎn点diǎn：hour – 시 – 時 🔊 分fēn分fēn：minute – 분 – 分 🔊 半bàn半bàn：half – 반 – 半 🔊 小時xiǎoshí小时xiǎoshí：hour – 시간 – 時間 🔊 分鐘fēnzhōng分钟fēnzhōng：minute – 분 – 分 🔊 現在xiànzài现在xiànzài：now – 지금 – 現在 Sentence 現在xiànzài幾jǐ點diǎn？ 现在xiànzài几jǐ点diǎn？ 🔊 What time is it now?지금 몇 시입니까?現在何時ですか？ 現在xiànzài2 點diǎn15 分fēn现在xiànzài2 点diǎn15 分fēn 🔊 It’s 2:15.지금은…
🔊 年nián年nián：Year – 년 – 年 🔊 月yuè月yuè ：Month – 월 – 月 🔊 號hào号hào：Day – 일 – 日 大dà前天qiántiān大dà前天qiántiān 🔊 2 days before yesterday그그저께 – 昨々日 前天qiántiān前天qiántiān 🔊 the day before yesterday그저께 – おととい 昨天zuótiān昨天zuótiān 🔊 yesterday어제 – 昨日 今天jīntiān今天jīntiān 🔊 today오늘 – 今日 明天míngtiān明天míngtiān 🔊 tomorrow내일 – 明日 後天hòutiān后天hòutiān 🔊 the day after…