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Mandarin Chinese · HSK 3.0 Band 1 · Chapter 13

你的书包真好看Your backpack looks really nice

Nǐ de shūbāo zhēn hǎokàn

Adjective predicate sentences (no 是 before an adjective; use 很). Degree adverbs 真 / 太 / 最. Adjectives 高 / 老 / 新 / 多 / 少 / 好看 / 好听 / 好玩儿.

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真好看— Really nice

  1. 谢小文马mǎ小xiǎo明míng, 你nǐ的de书shū包bāo真zhēn好hǎo看kàn!Ma Xiaoming, your backpack is really nice!
  2. 马小明谢xiè谢xiè. 是shì新xīn的de.Thanks. It's new.
  3. 谢小文我wǒ的de太tài老lǎo了le. 不bú太tài好hǎo看kàn.Mine's too old. Not very nice.
  4. 马小明哪nǎ儿ér老lǎo? 我wǒ看kàn, 你nǐ的de也yě好hǎo看kàn.Where old? I think yours is nice too.
  5. 谢小文真zhēn的de吗ma?Really?
  6. 马小明真zhēn的de! 老lǎo的de也yě好hǎo看kàn.Really! Old can be nice too.

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太好听— So nice to listen to

  1. 大山马mǎ小xiǎo明míng, 中zhōng国guó话huà太tài好hǎo听tīng了le!Ma Xiaoming, Chinese sounds so beautiful!
  2. 马小明是shì吗ma? 我wǒ觉jué得de也yě好hǎo听tīng.Yeah? I think so too.
  3. 大山高gāo老lǎo师shī说shuō话huà最zuì好hǎo听tīng!Teacher Gao speaks the most beautifully!
  4. 马小明你nǐ也yě很hěn好hǎo听tīng.Yours is also nice.
  5. 大山我wǒ? 我wǒ说shuō不bú太tài好hǎo.Me? I don't speak so well.
  6. 马小明不bù! 你nǐ说shuō真zhēn的de很hěn好hǎo.No! You really do speak well.

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中国菜真好吃— Chinese food is really good

  1. 大山中zhōng国guó菜cài真zhēn好hǎo吃chī!Chinese food is really tasty!
  2. 马小明是shì的de, 中zhōng国guó菜cài最zuì好hǎo.Yes, Chinese food is the best.
  3. 大山我wǒ妈mā妈ma的de菜cài也yě好hǎo吃chī. 没méi有yǒu中zhōng国guó菜cài好hǎo.My mom's cooking is good too — not as good as Chinese though.
  4. 马小明你nǐ妈mā妈ma的de菜cài也yě是shì中zhōng国guó菜cài?Your mom cooks Chinese?
  5. 大山不bú是shì. 是shì外wài国guó菜cài.No. Foreign food.
  6. 马小明那nà, 我wǒ们men都dōu喜xǐ欢huan中zhōng国guó菜cài!Well, we both love Chinese food!

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真zhēn

adverbreally

太tài

adverbtoo (excessively)

最zuì

adverbmost

高gāo

adjectivetall; high

老lǎo

adjectiveold (people, things)

新xīn

adjectivenew

多duō

adjectivemany; much

少shǎo

adjectivefew; little

好hǎo看kàn

adjectivegood-looking

好hǎo听tīng

adjectivenice to listen to

好hǎo玩wán儿ér

adjectivefun to play with

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新xīn

new

新年 xīnnián — new year新闻 xīnwén — news重新 chóngxīn — anew (二16)
话

(in 电话 = phone)

电话 diànhuà — phone打电话 dǎ diànhuà — make a call的话 de huà — "if X were the case…" (二35)
最zuì

most

最后 zuìhòu — finally; last (recall Bk1)最好 zuìhǎo — best to; preferably
玩wán

(in 好玩儿)

好玩儿 hǎowánr — fun to play with

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太

tàitoo (excessively)Writing

4 strokesstandalone

很

hěnvery (required degree adverb)Writing

9 strokesleft-right

Required degree-adverb filler before adjectives. 我很好 ≠ "I am VERY good"; just "I am good." Without 很, sounds incomplete.

高

gāotallWriting

10 strokestop-bottom

老

lǎoold (revisit ch9)Writing

6 strokesstandalone

真

zhēnreallyRecognition

10 strokestop-bottom

最

zuìmostRecognition

12 strokestop-bottom

新

xīnnewRecognition

13 strokesleft-right

少

shǎofew; little (revisit ch7)Recognition

4 strokestop-bottom

听

tīnglisten (revisit ch11)Recognition

7 strokesleft-rightradical 口

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Adjective predicate — no 是, but 很

Explanation

Adjectives directly serve as predicates — NO 是 needed. BUT: a bare adjective requires a degree adverb (typically 很, even when "very" isn't meant). 我很好 (I am well — 很 is REQUIRED, doesn't literally mean "very"!). Without 很, the sentence sounds incomplete or contrastive. DEGREE adverbs: 真 (really), 太 (too / excessively), 最 (most). 真好 (really good), 太好 (too good / wonderful), 最好 (the best). NEGATION: 不 + adj. 不好 / 不太好 (not too good). KEY: NEVER say *是好 or *是高 — adjectives don't take 是.

Examples

  • 你的书包真好看.Your backpack looks really nice.
  • 中国菜太好吃了!Chinese food is so good!
  • 我妹妹最高.My sister is the tallest.
  • 我很好, 谢谢.I'm fine, thanks.

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声母 b, p, m, fInitials b, p, m, f

声母 b, p, m, f — Initials b, p, m, f

This chapter teaches four initials: b, p, m, f. All four are pronounced using the lips (bilabials and labiodental).

  • b — like "p" in "spy" (English unaspirated) bā · bà · bǐ · bù
  • p — like "p" in "pie" (English aspirated) pǎ · pó · pī · pù
  • m — like "m" in English "me" mā · mó · mǐ · mù
  • f — like "f" in English "find" fā · fó · fǔ · fù

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