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Vocabulary list: Video lesson: Four big rules for Chinese grammar (语法 yǔfǎ) 语法：的、了、地

The words and example sentences of the grammar article “Video lesson: Four big rules for Chinese grammar (语法 yǔfǎ)”, in the order the article uses them.

59 words and 18 example sentences.

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Words 词

  1. 的(de) of; ~'s
  2. 了(le) marks a completed action
  3. 地(de) -ly
  4. 他(tā) him
  5. 不(bù) no
  6. 喜(xǐ)欢(huan) to like
  7. 贵(guì) expensive
  8. 东(dōng)西(xi) thing
  9. 我(wǒ) I
  10. 哥(gē)哥(ge) older brother
  11. 在(zài) to exist
  12. 慢(màn)慢(màn) slowly
  13. 开(kāi)车(chē) to drive a car
  14. 她(tā) she
  15. 能(néng) can
  16. 喝(hē) to drink
  17. 很(hěn) very
  18. 多(duō) many
  19. 啤(pí)酒(jiǔ) beer
  20. 去(qù) to go
  21. 上(shàng)班(bān) to go to work
  22. 他(tā)们(men) they
  23. 这(zhè) this
  24. 是(shì) to be
  25. 一(yī) one
  26. 辆(liàng) classifier for vehicles
  27. 红(hóng)色(sè) red
  28. 车(chē) car
  29. 件(jiàn) item
  30. 蓝(lán)色(sè) blue
  31. 衬(chèn)衫(shān) shirt
  32. 橘(jú)色(sè) orange
  33. 猫(māo) cat
  34. 十(shí) ten
  35. 只(zhǐ) only
  36. 橘(jú) mandarin orange
  37. 九(jiǔ) nine
  38. 胖(pàng) fat
  39. 看(kàn)到(dào) to see
  40. 一(yī)些(xiē) some
  41. 红(hóng)酒(jiǔ) red wine
  42. 太(tài) too
  43. 法(fǎ)国(guó) France
  44. 没(méi) not
  45. 过(guo) (experienced action marker)
  46. 支(zhī) to support
  47. 笔(bǐ) writing brush
  48. 你(nǐ) you
  49. 用(yòng) to use
  50. 吗(ma) (question particle for "yes-no" questions)
  51. 不(bù)用(yòng) need not
  52. 吧(ba) ...OK?
  53. 明(míng)天(tiān) tomorrow
  54. 北(běi)京(jīng) Beijing municipality, capital of the People's Republic of China
  55. 昨(zuó)天(tiān) yesterday
  56. 下(xià) down
  57. 课(kè) subject
  58. 就(jiù) then
  59. 找(zhǎo) to try to find

Example sentences 例句

  1. 他不喜欢贵的东西。

    Tā bù xǐhuan guì de dōngxi.

    He doesn't like expensive things.

  2. 我哥哥在慢慢地开车。

    Wǒ gēge zài mànmàn de kāichē.

    My older brother is driving slowly.

  3. 她能喝很多啤酒。

    Tā néng hē hěn duō píjiǔ.

    She can drink a lot of beer.

  4. 我去上班。

    Wǒ qù shàngbān.

    I go to work.

  5. 他去上班。

    Tā qù shàngbān.

    He goes to work.

  6. 他们去上班。

    Tāmen qù shàngbān.

    They go to work.

  7. 这是一辆红色的车。

    Zhè shì yí liàng hóngsè de chē.

    This is a red car.

  8. 这是一件蓝色的衬衫。

    Zhè shì yí jiàn lánsè de chènshān.

    This is a blue shirt.

  9. 这是一只橘色的猫。

    Zhè shì yìzhī júsè de māo.

    This is an orange cat.

  10. 十只橘猫九只胖。

    Shí zhǐ jú māo jiǔ zhǐ pàng.

    Out of ten orange cats, nine are fat.

  11. 我看到了一些橘色的猫。

    Wǒ kàndàole yìxiē júsè de māo.

    I saw some orange cats.

  12. 红酒，我不太喜欢。

    Hóngjiǔ, wǒ bú tài xǐhuan.

    Red wine, I don't really like.

  13. 法国，我没去过。

    Fǎguó, wǒ méi qùguo.

    France, I haven't been to.

  14. 这支笔，你用吗？

    Zhè zhī bǐ, nǐ yòng ma?

    Are you going to use this pen?

  15. 不用，你用吧。

    Búyòng, nǐ yòng ba.

    No, I'm not. You use it.

  16. 我明天去北京。

    Wǒ míngtiān qù Běijīng.

    I'm going to Beijing tomorrow.

  17. 我昨天去了北京。

    Wǒ zuótiān qùle Běijīng.

    I went to Beijing yesterday.

  18. 我明天下了课就去找你。

    Wǒ míngtiān xià le kè jiù qù zhǎo nǐ.

    Tomorrow, once my class is over, I'll come and find you.