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Mandarin Chinese · HSK 3.0 Band 3 · Chapter 18

看朋友 Visiting friends

Kàn péngyou

Catching up with friends. Teaches 跟 + N + 一起 V (joint action) and pairs with 和 + N + V (general accompaniment, slightly more formal).

跟你一起去 — I'll go with you

  1. 林雪 zhōugēnpéngyǒujiànmiàn. On the weekend I'm meeting friends.
  2. 王明 yuēzài? Where are you meeting?
  3. 林雪 yuēzàifēidiàn. gēnmenma? At the cafe. Want to come with us?
  4. 王明 hǎoa. zhōuyònggōngzuò, gēnmenliáotiānkāixīn. Sure. No work on the weekend — chatting with you guys makes me happy.
  5. 林雪 menchángchángfēidiànfēi. We often go to the cafe for coffee.
  6. 王明 gēnmen. diǎnjiànmiàn? I'll go too. What time?

和朋友逛街 — Strolling with friends

  1. 王明 línxuěguàngjiēba. Let's go shopping with Lin Xue.
  2. 林雪 hǎo. jiějiechángchángguàngjiē. OK. My sister and I often go strolling too.
  3. 王明 guàngjiēhòu, gēnkàndiànyǐng? After strolling, want to go see a movie with me?
  4. 林雪 . shíjiānháizǎo, péi. Sure. It's still early — I'll go with you.
  5. 王明 péikàndiànyǐng, zhēnhǎo. Going to the movie with me — that is nice.
  6. 林雪 dōushìpéngyǒu, gēnshuídōuwánkāixīn. We're all friends — having fun no matter who.
汉字PinyinTừ loạiNghĩa
朋友 péngyou n. friend (recall Bk1)
gēn prep. with (recall Bk1)
conj. with; and (recall Bk1)
一起 yìqǐ adv. together (recall Bk1)
见面 jiànmiàn v. meet (recall ch13)
yuē v. make an appointment; agree to meet (recall Bk2)
聊天 liáotiān v. chat (recall ch12)
咖啡 kāfēi n. coffee (recall Bk1)
咖啡店 kāfēidiàn n. cafe
逛街 guàngjiē v. go shopping; stroll the streets
看电影 kàn diànyǐng v. watch a movie (recall Bk1)
时间 shíjiān n. time (recall Bk1)
周末 zhōumò n. weekend (recall ch01)
常常 chángcháng adv. often (recall Bk1)
péi v. accompany
wán v. play; have fun (recall Bk1)
林雪 Lín Xuě pn. Lin Xue (persona — recall ch01)
王明 Wáng Míng pn. Wang Ming (persona — recall ch01)
汉字PinyinTừ loạiNghĩa
(in 咖啡 = coffee (recall Bk1)) 咖啡 kāfēi — coffee (recall Bk1)咖啡店 kāfēidiàn — cafe
fēi (in 咖啡 = coffee (recall Bk1)) 咖啡 kāfēi — coffee (recall Bk1)咖啡店 kāfēidiàn — cafe
guàng (in 逛街 = go shopping; stroll the streets) 逛街 guàngjiē — go shopping; stroll the streets
péi accompany

gēn with (recall Bk1) Viết

13 strokes left-right

yuē agree to meet; about (recall Bk2) Viết

6 strokes left-right

with; and (recall Bk1) Nhận biết

8 strokes left-right

rise; together (in 一起) (recall Bk1) Nhận biết

10 strokes left-right

连动句2 — 方式 / 目的 (三56) Serial-verb sentence 2 — manner / purpose (三56)

一个主语连续做两个动作, 前一个动作和后一个有关系: (1) 前是后的方式: 笑着说 (用笑的方式说) / 坐飞机去 (用坐飞机的方式去). (2) 前是后的目的的手段, 或后是前的目的: 去超市买东西 (去超市为了买东西) / 来中国学习. 两个动词共用一个主语.

One subject does two actions in sequence, the first relating to the second: (1) first = manner of the second: 笑着说 (say while smiling) / 坐飞机去 (go by plane). (2) the second is the PURPOSE of the first: 去超市买东西 (go to the supermarket to buy things) / 来中国学习. Both verbs share one subject.

  • 他笑着说: "没事." Tā xiào zhe shuō: "Méi shì." He said with a smile, "It's nothing."
  • 我坐飞机去北京. Wǒ zuò fēijī qù Běijīng. I'm flying to Beijing.
  • 他去超市买东西. Tā qù chāoshì mǎi dōngxi. He goes to the supermarket to buy things.
  • 我来中国学习中文. Wǒ lái Zhōngguó xuéxí Zhōngwén. I came to China to study Chinese.

疑问代词的任指: 谁都 / 什么都 (三07) Question words as "any/every": 谁都 / 什么都 (三07)

上一课 (grammar-01) 是连动句. 本课: 疑问代词 (谁 / 什么 / 哪儿 / 什么时候 / 怎么) + 都 / 也, 不再是问句, 而表示"任何一个都" (任指). 谁都喜欢她 = 每个人都喜欢. 我什么都吃 = 任何东西都吃. 否定用"也": 我哪儿也没去.

Grammar-01 was serial verbs. Here: a question word (谁 / 什么 / 哪儿 / 什么时候 / 怎么) + 都 / 也 is NOT a question — it means "any/every one" (universal). 谁都喜欢她 = everyone likes her. 我什么都吃 = I eat anything. Negative uses 也: 我哪儿也没去.

  • 谁都喜欢她. Shéi dōu xǐhuān tā. Everyone likes her.
  • 我什么都吃. Wǒ shénme dōu chī. I eat anything.
  • 你什么时候来都可以. Nǐ shénme shíhou lái dōu kěyǐ. You can come any time.
  • 这件事我哪儿也没说. Zhè jiàn shì wǒ nǎr yě méi shuō. I haven't told anyone about this.

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