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Mandarin Chinese · HSK 3.0 Band 1 · Chapter 33

我跟你一样 I'm same as you

Wǒ gēn nǐ yíyàng

I'm same as you chapter.

我跟你一样 — I'm same as you

  1. 小白 yǒutiān, menjiāyuǎnma? Is our home close?
  2. 友天 tài. jiāyuǎn. Not very. Mine's closer.
  3. 小白 gēnpéngyuèyàngyuǎn. I'm as far as Peng Yue.
  4. 友天 shìde. mendōuyuǎn. Yes. Both far.
  5. 小白 shānmíngzuìyuǎn. mendōuméiyǒuyuǎn. Not as far as Shan Ming. He's farthest.
yàng

expression same (formal)

yàng

expression different

méiyǒu

expression doesn't have / not as

yuǎn

adjective far

jìn

adjective near

shānmíng

pn. Shan Ming (persona — doctor)

xiǎobái

pn. Xiao Bai (persona — classmate)

yǒutiān

pn. You Tian (persona)

péngyuè

pn. Peng Yue (persona)

jìn

near

附近 fùjìn — nearby; vicinity

yuǎn far Writing

7 strokes enclosure

jìn near Writing

7 strokes enclosure

A 跟 B 一样 / A 没有 B + adj

Explanation

A 跟 B 一样 = A and B are the same. A 跟 B 一样 + adj = same in adj. 否定: A 跟 B 不一样 / A 没有 B 那么 adj.

Examples

  • yǒutiān, menjiāyuǎnma? Is our home close?

声母 g, k, h Initials g, k, h

声母 g, k, h — Initials g, k, h

This lesson teaches g, k, h — all three are made at the back of the tongue (velars).

  • g — like "k" in "sky" (English unaspirated) — close to "g" in "go" gē · guó · gāo · gè
  • k — like "k" in "kite" (English aspirated) kàn · kǒu · kuài · kě
  • h — like English "h" but rougher, from further back in the throat hē · hǎo · hěn · huì

带 i 的复韵母 — The i-Medial Finals

These finals start with a quick i-glide into the main vowel. You already say them — 家, 谢, 小, 六. Now you know what the spelling is doing.

  • ia — ee-ah, glided quickly jiā · xià
  • ie — like "ye" in "yes" xiè · jiě
  • iao — ee-ow, one smooth glide xiǎo · jiào
  • iu — like "yo" in "yo-yo" (spelling shortcut for iou) liù · jiǔ

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