Today's Chinese characters:
也都呢
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也character: 也
pinyin: yě
details, 都character: 都
pinyin: dōu
details, and 呢character: 呢
pinyin: ne
details are often used together in dialogues. Besides, you already know that 们character: 们
pinyin: men
details is used to show plural number. 都character: 都
pinyin: dōu
details is another plural-related character!
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Description and Examples
Dialogue 12
Sentence Structure 15 Adverb “也”The adverb 也character: 也 pinyin: yě details must be placed after the subject and before the predicate. Example 我character: 我 pinyin: wó details也character: 也 pinyin: yě details是character: 是 pinyin: shì details老师word: 老师 pinyin: lǎoshī details。 |
Dialogue 13
Sentence Structure 16 The Elliptical Question With “呢”Elliptical questions may be formed by adding the modal particle 呢character: 呢 pinyin: ne details to a noun, pronoun or nominal construction. The meaning of this kind of question is determined by the context. Example 我character: 我 pinyin: wǒ details是character: 是 pinyin: shì details医生word: 医生 pinyin: yīshēng details。你character: 你 pinyin: nǐ details呢character: 呢 pinyin: ne details? meaning: "What about you? What's your profession?" If asked without any context, it concerns the whereabouts of somebody or something. For example, if you meet Mary and just ask her "Lucy呢character: 呢 pinyin: ne details?", it would mean "Where is Lucy?" |
Dialogue 14
Dialogue 15
Sentence Structure 17 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 18 Adverbs “也” And “都” Used TogetherWhen 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 |
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