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format:
Subj. + Verb
example:
他 说。
details:
Basic SV format (with no object)same as English
exception:
keyword:
[Subj.] + [Verb]
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format:
Subj. + Verb + Obj.
example:
他 说 中文。
details:
Basic SVO format (with object) same as English
exception:
SOV is tolerated as well by using some special word, such as 我把苹果吃了; 把 is controversially labelled as SOV.
keyword:
[Subj.] + [Verb] + [Obj.]
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37
HSK:
1
format:
Noun 1 + 是 + Noun 2
example:
我 是 学生。
details:
是 (shì) is used to link two nouns,
exception:
是 (shì) cannot be used to link a noun and an adjective.
keyword:
[是]
class:
undefined,v,vl
short:
long:
answer:
question:
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theme:
usage of 是 : link two nouns
Tags:
ID:
4
compare:
HSK:
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format:
Noun 1 + 是 + Noun 2 + 吗?
example:
他 是 学生 吗?
details:
是 (shì) is used to link two nouns,
exception:
是 (shì) cannot be used to link a noun and an adjective.
keyword:
是 + 吗
class:
undefined,v,vl
short:
long:
answer:
3
question:
theme:
usage of 是 : link two nouns
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ID:
5
compare:
7
HSK:
1
format:
Noun + 很 + Adj.
example:
中文 很 难。
details:
很 (hěn) is just a link (you could think of it as a substitute for the verb "to be"), and the
sentences
could be translated as "(Noun) is (adjective).
exception:
是 (shì) cannot be used to link a noun and an adjective.中文 是 很 难 is an informal expression.
keyword:
很
class:
d
short:
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answer:
question:
6
theme:
usage of 很 : link a noun and an adjective
Tags:
ID:
6
compare:
HSK:
1
format:
Noun + 很 + Adj. + 吗?
example:
中文 很 难 吗?
details:
很 (hěn) is just a link (you could think of it as a substitute for the verb "to be"), and the
sentences
could be translated as "(Noun) is (adjective).
exception:
是 (shì) cannot be used to link a noun and an adjective.
keyword:
[很]
class:
d
short:
long:
answer:
question:
theme:
usage of 很 : link a noun and an adjective
Tags:
ID:
7
compare:
5
HSK:
1
format:
太 + Adj. + 了
example:
中文 太 难 了。
details:
太 (tài) naturally have to go with 了 (le) after the adjective to keep your Chinese sounding natural.
exception:
是 (shì) cannot be used to link a noun and an adjective.
keyword:
太 + 了
class:
undefined,d,u,v
short:
long:
answer:
question:
theme:
usage of 太 + 了 : to emphasize an adjective
Tags:
ID:
8
compare:
HSK:
1
format:
一些 + Noun
example:
这里 有 一些 吃的。
details:
一些 (yìxiē) can be used in front of subj. or obj. to mean "some" or "a few,"
exception:
keyword:
一些
class:
m,mq
short:
long:
answer:
question:
theme:
usage of 一些 : to modify or to quantify the subject or the object
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ID:
9
compare:
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HSK:
1
format:
Subj. + Verb + 几 + Measure Word + Noun?
example:
他们 在 这里 住 几 个 星期?
details:
Asking About Small Numbers (assuming less than 10) with 几 (jǐ)
exception:
keyword:
几
class:
undefined,m,r
short:
long:
answer:
question:
theme:
usage of 几 : small amount of number
Tags:
ID:
10
compare:
9
HSK:
1
format:
Subj. + Verb + 多少 + Measure Word + Noun ?
example:
你 大学 的 时候 看 了 多少 本 书?
details:
Asking About big Numbers (assuming more than 10) with 多少 (duōshao)
exception:
keyword:
多少
class:
undefined,d,m,r
short:
long:
answer:
question:
theme:
usage of 多少 : larger amount of number
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