Learn Chinese for Free - Lesson 22

How to say: How are you? - Part 2

When you address two or more people, you should say "你们word: 你们
pinyin: nǐmen
details好character: 好
pinyin: hǎo
details吗character: 吗
pinyin: ma
details？".

你character: 你
pinyin: ní
details好character: 好
pinyin: hǎo
details吗character: 吗
pinyin: ma
details？

你们word: 你们
pinyin: nǐmen
details好character: 好
pinyin: hǎo
details吗character: 吗
pinyin: ma
details？

Sentence Structure 13
Adverb “都”

The adverb 都character: 都
pinyin: dōu
details must be placed after the subject and before the predicate verb or adjective. As a rule, it indicates all of the persons or things referred to by the preceding noun (phrase).

Examples

correct: 他们word: 他们
pinyin: tāmen
details都character: 都
pinyin: dōu
details认识word: 认识
pinyin: rènshi
details我character: 我
pinyin: wǒ
details

wrong: 我character: 我
pinyin: wǒ
details都character: 都
pinyin: dōu
details认识word: 认识
pinyin: rènshi
details他们word: 他们
pinyin: tāmen
details

Sentence Structure 14
Adverbs “也” And “都” Used Together

When both the adverbs 也character: 也
pinyin: yě
details and 都character: 都
pinyin: dōu
details are used to modify the same predicate, 也character: 也
pinyin: yě
details comes before 都character: 都
pinyin: dōu
details.

Example

她们word: 她们
pinyin: tāmen
details也character: 也
pinyin: yě
details都character: 都
pinyin: dōu
details是character: 是
pinyin: shì
details医生word: 医生
pinyin: yīshēng
details