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當代中文1

Contemporary Chinese Book 1 Grammar

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Lesson 1

✔︎ Final Particles (嗎吗 ma and 呢 ne)
✔︎ Negation word: 不 bù and its tone changes
✔︎ Chinese Adjectives and 很 hěn
✔︎ Ways to ask and answer questions

Lesson 2

✔︎ Numbers in Chinese and tone changes for 1
✔︎ Express all and both with 都 dōu
✔︎ Noun Modifier marker 的 de
✔︎ Have and has in Chinese – 有 yǒu
✔︎ 二 èr and 兩两 liǎng
✔︎ Measure Words – 個个 ge and 張张 zhāng

Lesson 3

✔︎ Chinese Sentence Structure
✔︎ Express “Intention” with 去 qù and 來来 lái
✔︎ Giving Suggestion with 吧 ba
✔︎ Adverbs: 都 dōu (all or both)
✔︎ Adverbs: 也 yě (also or too)
✔︎ Adverbs: 常 cháng (usually)

Lesson 4

✔︎ 的 de phrase with an omitted noun
✔︎ Too adj – 太 tài… 了 le
✔︎ Capability – 能 néng
✔︎ Express “more than” with 多 duō
✔︎ Preposition “help” 幫帮 bāng
✔︎ Measure Words – 塊块 kuài, 杯 bēi, 支 zhī, and 種种 zhǒng

Lesson 5

✔︎ Complement Marker 得 de
✔︎ Movement Marker 到 dào
✔︎ Can – Skills 會会 huì
✔︎ A little bit – 有一點点 yǒuyìdiǎn & 一點点 yìdiǎn

Lesson 6

✔︎ 在 zài as location maker
✔︎ 在 zài as location of an Activity
✔︎ Using 有 yǒu to express existence
✔︎ Verb Duplication – V一V
✔︎ To negate the previous statement – 不是 búshì

Lesson 7

✔︎ Time + Place + Event
✔︎ 在 zài as On-going Actions
✔︎ Each and Every – 每 měi
✔︎ Can – permission 可以 kěyǐ
✔︎ From A to B – 從从 cóng and 到 dào

Lesson 8

✔︎ With – 跟 gēn
✔︎ Linking Two adjectives with 又 yòu
✔︎ Comparison word – 比 bǐ and 比較较 bǐjiào
✔︎ Question Word – How 怎麼么 zěnme

Lesson 9

✔︎ Time Word vs Duration
✔︎ Condition and consequence – 要是 yàoshìi…就 jiù…
✔︎ When… – 的時时候 deshíhòuou
✔︎ Sometimes… Sometimes…. – 有時时候 yǒushíhòuhou

Lesson 10

✔︎ To try – VV看 kàn
✔︎ Changing Situation – 了 le
✔︎ Reduplicate Adjectives to show subjective feelings
✔︎ Using 的 de to link a clause
✔︎ Because & So – 因為为 yīnwèi & 所以 suǒyǐ

Lesson 11

✔︎ Sooner Then Expected with 就 jiù
✔︎ Existential Subject with 有 yǒu
✔︎ Zero Pronoun
✔︎ Showing Purpose with 來来 lái
✔︎ Two Functions of 會会 huì

Lesson 12

✔︎ First and then 先 xiān…再 zài…
✔︎ Emphasizing Something in a Past Event 是 shì…的 de
✔︎ Expressing “after” with 以後后 yǐhòu
✔︎ Two Functions of 好 hǎo and 難难 nán

Lesson 13

✔︎ As soon as – 一 yī…就 jiù…
✔︎ Every & None with Question Words
✔︎ Doing Sth More or less – 多 duō or 少 shǎo + Verb
✔︎ Making Question with 是不是 shìbúshì
✔︎ 不 bù and 沒没 méi
✔︎ Same – 跟 gēn…一樣样 yíyàng

Lesson 14

✔︎ Time Duration 了 le
✔︎ From The Past Until Now – Double 了 le
✔︎ About to – 快 kuài…了 le
✔︎ Even More – 更 gèng
✔︎ Inferior Comparison – 没有 méiyǒu… 這麼这么 zhème

Lesson 15

✔︎ Giving an unclear answer in Chinese
✔︎ To Dispose of Something with 把 bǎ
✔︎ Comparison Structure with 得 de
✔︎ VO Structure
✔︎ Do… right after doing… – V 了 le…就 jiù…
✔︎ A bit – 一點点 yìdiǎn and 有一點点 yǒuyìdiǎn

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