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Thursday, September 9th, 2010Mandarin nouns do not have a plural form, but using the adverb dōu implies two or more of an noun. The adverb dōu translates as all or both. It is used after the noun to be modified: Wǒmen dōu xǐhuan xīguā. We all like watermelon. (All of us like watermelon.) (trad) 我們都喜歡西瓜｡ (simp) 我们都喜欢西瓜｡ Example of Dōu Here are [...]
Chinese language – Sequential Events With After / Yi Hou – Chinese Grammar
Thursday, September 2nd, 2010The Mandarin Chinese yǐhòu 以後/以后 means after, and is used in this sentence pattern: After an action is completed, then another action occurs. Using Yi Hou – After Here are some examples of this sentence pattern: Tā xià kè yǐhòu, yào huí jiā chī fān. After class, he will return home to eat. (literally – He class [...]
Chinese Grammar – The Same – Chinese language
Thursday, August 26th, 2010To say that two things are the same, use the Mandarin Chinese yí yàng in this pattern: Noun1 gēn / hé noun2 yí yàng. Things can also have the same properties, indicated by a Stative Verb (SV). Use this pattern: Noun1 gēn / hé noun2 yí yàng SV. The Stative Verb (SV) is a verb describing a state [...]
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