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Mandarin Chinese · HSK 3.0 Band 1 · Chapter 45

网上的朋友Online friends

Wǎng shàng de péngyou

Talk about online friends, say someone is two things at once with A 是 X, 也是 Y, and say see you tomorrow.

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网上的朋友— Online friends

  1. 友天小xiǎo白bái, 你nǐ网wǎng上shàng有yǒu几jǐ个gè朋péng友yǒu?How many online friends?
  2. 小白有yǒu一yì些xiē. 你nǐ也yě是shì我wǒ的de网wǎng友yǒu!A few. You're one of my online friends too!
  3. 友天我wǒ们men是shì网wǎng友yǒu, 也yě是shì朋péng友yǒu.We're online friends, and real friends too.
  4. 小白是shì的de. 真zhēn好hǎo.Yes. So nice.
  5. 友天今jīn天tiān我wǒ们men说shuō了le很hěn多duō. 我wǒ太tài累lèi了le!We talked a lot today. I'm tired!
  6. 小白我wǒ也yě是shì. 明míng天tiān见jiàn!Me too. See you tomorrow!

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外国网友— Online friends abroad

  1. 小白朋péng月yuè, 你nǐ有yǒu外wài国guó网wǎng友yǒu吗ma?Peng Yue, do you have any online friends abroad?
  2. 朋月有yǒu一yì些xiē. 有yǒu的de是shì学xué生shēng, 有yǒu的de是shì老lǎo师shī.A few. Some are students, and some are teachers.
  3. 小白他tā们men都dōu在zài国guó外wài吗ma?Are they all abroad?
  4. 朋月有yǒu些xiē在zài国guó外wài, 有yǒu些xiē在zài中zhōng国guó.Some are abroad, and some are in China.
  5. 小白他tā们men会huì说shuō汉hàn语yǔ吗ma?Can they speak Chinese?
  6. 朋月有yǒu的de会huì. 他tā们men学xué习xí很hěn认rèn真zhēn.Some can. They take their studies seriously.
  7. 小白你nǐ教jiào他tā们men汉hàn语yǔ吗ma?Do you teach them Chinese?
  8. 朋月是shì的de. 我wǒ教jiào他tā们men汉hàn语yǔ, 他tā们men教jiào我wǒ外wài语yǔ.Yes. I teach them Chinese, and they teach me a foreign language.
  9. 小白太tài好hǎo了le! 你nǐ们men是shì网wǎng友yǒu, 也yě是shì老lǎo师shī!Wonderful! You're online friends, and teachers too!
  10. 朋月是shì的de. 上shàng网wǎng真zhēn有yǒu用yòng. 我wǒ得dé到dào了le很hěn多duō知zhī识shi.Yes. Going online is really useful. I've gained a lot of knowledge.

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红hóng包bāo

nounred envelope

一yí下xià子zǐ

expressionsuddenly

有yǒu的de

pronounsome

外wài语yǔ

nounforeign language

国guó外wài

nounabroad

有yǒu些xiē

pronounsome

有yǒu用yòng

adjectiveuseful

知zhī识shi

nounknowledge

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Both at once: A 是 X, 也是 Y

Explanation

To say someone is two things at once, say the first with 是 and add the second with 也是: 我们是网友, 也是朋友 (we're online friends, and real friends too). 也 always comes before the verb: 他也是我的老师 (he's my teacher too).

Examples

  • 我wǒ们men是shì网wǎng友yǒu, 也yě是shì朋péng友yǒu.We're online friends, and real friends too.
  • 她tā是shì学xué生shēng, 也yě是shì我wǒ的de同tóng学xué.She's a student, and my classmate too.
  • 他tā是shì医yī生shēng, 也yě是shì我wǒ的de朋péng友yǒu.He's a doctor, and my friend too.
  • 他tā也yě是shì我wǒ的de老lǎo师shī.He's my teacher too.

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有的…, 有的…: some and others

Explanation

To split a group into parts, use 有的…, 有的…: 有的是学生, 有的是老师 (some are students, and some are teachers). 有些 means the same: 有些在国外, 有些在中国 (some are abroad, and some are in China). You can also say just one part: 有的会 (some can).

Examples

  • 有yǒu的de是shì学xué生shēng, 有yǒu的de是shì老lǎo师shī.Some are students, and some are teachers.
  • 有yǒu些xiē在zài国guó外wài, 有yǒu些xiē在zài中zhōng国guó.Some are abroad, and some are in China.
  • 有yǒu的de会huì, 有yǒu的de不bú会huì.Some can, and some can't.

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