Chinese NCEA Level 1 Appendix for external assessment

The appendix indicates language Words and expressions) which students need to be able to recognise for Level 1 Chinese examinations: 1.1 Demonstrate understanding of a variety of spoken Chinese texts on areas of most immediate relevance 1.4 Demonstrate understanding of a variety of Chinese texts on areas of most immediate relevance The texts will reflect the communication achievement objectives levels 5 and 6 for learning languages: Communicate information, ideas, and opinions through different text types. Respond to personal ideas and opinions. Communicate appropriately in different situations.

Students are expected to understand more complex language which goes beyond the immediate context e.g. past and future events. Students are expected to understand a variety of text types. This will involve sentences and frequently used expressions related to basic personal information in areas of most immediate relevance. The texts will reflect the relationship between language and culture and be adapted as appropriate. Note: The language which students use to communicate in internal assessment activities will reflect the Chinese teaching and learning in each individual classroom. NOTES TO TEACHER: Students are expected to be able to recognise: 1. Obvious cognates and loan words; 2. Numbers, days of the week and months of the year; and 3. !""#$%&'&$()'*#+&,#-)#.*)/#01(%#2(%)'#$%&'&$()'*#13#(%1*#"1*(#(2#42'+#3)0#52$&-."&',#1()+*6#7%)# $2+82.3/*#915)3#13#(%)#"1*(#&')#):&+8")*#(2#*%20#%20#(%1*#$&3#-)#/23)6#

No 1 2 3

Pinyin
!i i ba

Characters
short love,

English

Compounds/ Examples My sister is shorter than

me.

4 5 6 7 8

b" b bi b!i b"n

used at the end of a sentence to indicate consultation, suggestion, request or recommendation. eight eight hundred dad, father his dad, father white hundred class, team, shift,

lovable, cute ! Lets go!

9 10 11

bn b"ng b"o

half help, assist bag, bundle,

12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21

b#i bi b#n b$ b$ bi"n pin bin bi!o bi bng

North to prepare, get ready Mw for book(s) compare pen side, edge

daylight million a Chinese class; to go to work to finish work half a day; 1:30 help school bad red pocket bread northern part/regions; Beijing to prepare, get ready five books (or copies) . She is taller than me. brush pen east; beach (piny) cheap convenient (wrist) watch; other/s not at all be ill, get sick

form, table, other, dont sick, ill

No 22 23 24 25 26 27

Pinyin
b b ci chng chng ch!ng

Characters

English
no, not step vegetable long often place, site

Compounds/ Examples is not is not good make progress, running Chinese food to stir-fry vegetable long hair The Great Wall often, frequently market airport sports ground to sing a song fried rice bus bus stop train station city; downtown to have a meal; to take medicine to go out, to get out; to be born to come out every where; to wear clothes, put on clothes to get up, to get out of bed Spring the Spring Festival twice from...to You are wrong. not bad

28 29 30

chng ch!o ch%

to sing to stir fry vehicle

31 32 33

chng ch& ch'

city, town eat go or come out

34 35 36 37 38 39 40

ch chu"n chung ch'n c cng cu

place wear, put on bed Spring order, sequence; time from wrong

No 41 42

Pinyin
d d!

Characters

English
to reply to strike, hit

Compounds/ Examples answer to play ball; to make a phone call; to open; everybody; university; . Ill take you (there) to work as a teacher but, yet to know arrive home walk to school north island big new, my, mine; ours . My mum cooks well. electric light wait a minute place; first, second younger brother little brother () a little bit; 5 oclock snack store, shop book store hotel, high class restaurant computer; TV

43 44 45 46 47 48

d di d"ng dn do do

big, large to take, bring to work as, become but way, path, road arrive, to go

49 50

d!o d

island particle; possessive particle

51

degree

52 53 54 55 56 57

d%ng d#ng d d d di!n

lamp, lantern wait earth, land, soil; indicate ordinal number younger brother oclock, drop, dot

58

din

shop

59

din

electricity

No

Pinyin

Characters

English

Compounds/ Examples movie trolley bus certainly thing Tokyo winter ? (do you) understand? activity animal sports . We all went. opposite sorry many, a lot; many thanks; how much; how old; . I am hungry. son daughter a while here there not only but also twenty dollars hair; have a meal; to cook boiled/cooked rice; restaurant place finish school extremely airplane

60 61 62 63 64

dng* d(ng d(ng d)ng dng

surely, definitely east Winter understand move

65 66 67

d(u du du(

all, (inclusive) correct, opposite sorry more, how

68 69

hungry, starve

70 71 72 73

r r f" fn

two hair; cooked rice, meal, food

74 75 76 77

f"ng fng f%i f%i

square to put, place to fly

No

Pinyin

Characters

English

Compounds/ Examples

78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91

f%n f%ng f f f g"i gn g"o go g% g% g#i g(ng g(ng g(ng

airport minute; cent (money) five minutes 25 cents wind strong wind clothes clothes school uniform
father should do, work tall, high to tell a song older brother give to work

public

father parents ought, should ? What are you doing? happy tell me sing a song older brother ?Who gave it to you? worker work, job homework bus park altogether

92 93 94 95 96 97 98

gng g) gu"n gun gu gu gu)

total

shut certain service expensive country fruit

puppy never mind to close the door restaurant library very expensive What is your surname? nation, country China Juice if fruit

No 99

Pinyin
hi

Characters

English

Compounds/ Examples so so; furthermore, also; child/children Shanghai beach; the sea Chinese language; Chinese characters good looking; () fun; delicious; easy to learn No 18, Shanghai Road. drink coke drink water drink tea you and I/me very good red red apple behind day after tomorrow later after sometimes . when.. ? when? garden speak Chinese language to draw a picture like welcome answer

still, also, return thing child sea

100 hi 101 h!i

102 hn 103 h!o

the largest ethnic group indigenous to China good, fine, easy to

104 ho 105 h%

number, date drink

106 h 107 h#n 108 hng 109 hu

and; with very red behind

110 hu

111 hu" 112 hu 113 hu 114 hu"n 115 hu

flower; speech, language draw, picture happy return 7

No

Pinyin

Characters

English

Compounds/ Examples

116 hu

go back go home meeting to have a meeting partyball can; able to; be likely I can drive. to a little while
fire machine

117 hu) 118 j&

119 j 120 j$

extreme how many, several

121

j$

self, oneself home, family,

train volcano airplane cell phone airplane !Extremely good! Wonderful ?what time? ?how many? ?how old? (used in asking childrens age 10 years or younger) oneself family members nation good bye He is called.... feel, think sleep Mmddle time period of time teaching Chinese teacher classroom the Spring Festival; festival; season;

122 ji"

123 jin 124 jio 125 ju

jio

see be called feel, sleep room, mw Gaps or duration in time or space to teach

126 ji"n

127 jio

128 ji

festival, holiday

No

Pinyin

Characters

English
to receive, catch older sister present enter

Compounds/ Examples pick me up for home older sister; Miss, Ms. today; this year come in; go in; Please come in very close Beijing; Nanjing; Tokyo Nine people are going to China Red wine white wine drink wine boiled water begin drive a vehicle happy When will the shop open? read a book; good looking can, may; but; coke lovely Chinese class text; textbook; attend class/class begins. finish the class/ class is over.

129 ji% 130 ji# 131 j&n 132 jn

133 jn 134 j&ng

near capital

135

ji*

nine wine, liquor

136 ji*

137 k"i

open

138 kn 139 k#

look at; read may, can

140 k

class; lesson

No

Pinyin

Characters
guest,

English

Compounds/ Examples guest, a quarder past three (three fifteen) have free time There are 5 people in my family population run fast happy one dollar; ? Are you coming? orchid; New Zealand old people; old friend; teacher Im tired Its cold outside. leave, depart from; far from. here insider in the park luggage to wash ones face to practise two people six dogs cross the road mother immediately ?Are you going? go shopping

141 k 142 k 143 k(ng 144 k)u

quarter of a hour unoccupied Mw for people, mouth fast; dollar; come; arrive orchid old

145 kui 146

kui

147 li 148 ln 149 l!o

150 li 151 l#ng 152 l 153 l$

tired cold leave, from inside, in

154 155 156 157 158 159 160 161 162 163

l$ li!n Lin li!ng li l m" m! ma m!i

surname face to practise two, a couple six road mother horse question particle to buy

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No

Pinyin

Characters
to sell slow busy can

English

Compounds/ Examples All sold out He drives very slowly. .Im busy. kitten brush pen wool; woollen jumper 40cents what? in that manner; then; so how about it? do not have have no time every day beautiful younger sister little sister, little girl entrance gate we, us people cooked rice ball game fan lost way front bread noodles famous name next year tomorrow understand mother parents wood

164 mi 165 mn 166 mng 167 m"o 168 mo

hair, except for human head hair; wool; ten cents unit

169 me

used as suffix

170 mi 171 m#i 172 m#i 173 mi 174 mn 175 mn 176 m$ 177 m 178 min

have not each, every beautiful younger sister door, gate plural suffix for people rice fan of.. lost side, flour, noodles name bright

179 mng 180 mng

181 m* 182
m

mother wood

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No

Pinyin
n#i

Characters
which

English

Compounds/ Examples which student /where carry/take things over there milk grandmother male, man male student boyfriend boys school Southern region; Nanjin nan dao ugly difficult to learn what about you? How are you ? New year next year last year year level What is your surname (polite form) Milk daughter girl friend female student girls school warm not afraid I am afraid of dogs beside He is plump jogging friend

183 n! 184 n 185 n 186

hold, take that milk male

ni n!i

187 nn

188 nn

South

189 nn 190 ne 191 n$ 192 nin

difficult, hard question particle you year

193 nn 194 ni 195 n*

you (polite form) cattle, ox female

196 nu!n 197 p 198 png 199 png 200 p!o 201 png

warm be afraid, fear side fat, plump (for people) run friend 12

No

Pinyin

Characters

English

Compounds/ Examples old friend good friend little friend pretty buy a ticket door ticket bus/train ticket usual, generally usually July seven days later week Monday get up, get out of be together get angry weather petrol engined vehicle,car etc how much? in front of before, formerly the day before yesterday ---not only but also mother dear may I ask? He invited me to his home. Autun the Mid-autumn Festival ( moon festival) soccer criket two thousand dollars to go to school last year the whole class

202 pi"o 203 pio

to float ticket

204 png 205 q& 206 q& 207 q$ 208 q 209 q 210 qin 211 qin

common, usual seven period of time to get up, rise air steam cash, money front, forward

212 qi# 213 q&n* 214 q$ng 215 qi'

and also, but also dear/intimate please, invite, request autumn

216 qi 217 qi"n 218 q 219 qun

a ball thusand go whole, complete

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No

Pinyin

Characters

English

Compounds/ Examples the whole family then, after that, afterwards The doctor told him to drink more water Not allowed, to forbid hot water hot dog population to recognise, to know day date easy, easily for example three days later red green go up the mountain go down the mountain on the hill/mountain at the bottom of the hill/mountain shop, store businessman last month last week attend school at work/ go to work early morning late morning how much? ?Who are you? body what why birthday

220 rn 221 rng

to make/let someone (do something) hot person, people to recognize, to identify the Sun, day

222 r 223 rn 224 rn 225 r 226 227 228 229

rng r s"n s

three colour mountain, hill

230 sh"n

231 sh"ng 232 shng

business, commerce up, top, above

233 sh!o 234 shi/ 235 236 shn 237 sh%ng

shu sh%n

little, few who body/health

be born, give birth to

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No

Pinyin

Characters

English

Compounds/ Examples be born be angry student Mr / husband teacher chef after Octorber when Ttme to know this is television have things to do its nothing food market city classroom cell phone schoolbag library a big tree fruit hot water to sleep talk / to talk about meaning interesting embarrassed my dog died its extremely hot extremely hungry extremely happy 4th April send me to school

238 sh% 239 sh 240 sh 241 242 243 244

shi* sh sh sh

teacher, master ten time to know, knowledge to be vision affair, matter market, city

245 sh

246 247 sh)u 248 sh' 249 sh 250 shu$ 251 shu 252 shu( 253 s&

sh

room hand book tree water to sleep speak to think

254 s$

die, dead; express strong degree of something

255 s 256 sng

four to send 15

No

Pinyin

Characters

English
though, although year of age place

Compounds/ Examples although two years old toilet because (so.) therefore; his mum She is my sister it is black. !too expensive! wife, Mrs play soccer problem, question body PE /everyday listen and speaking dictation stop the car car park fellow students the same class agree at the same time hair library map outside foreign country forreign language finished homework to play, fun Evening to be late an evening party

257 su& 258 su 259 su)

260 261 262 263

t" t" t" ti

he she It over Mrs. to kick topic body

264 t& 265 t 266 t$

267 ti"n 268 t&ng 269 tng 270 tng

sky listen stop the same

271 tu 272 t 273 wi

head picture outside

274 wn 275 wn 276 w!n

end, be over, finish to Play, to have fun late in time

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No

Pinyin

Characters

English
ten thousand king (surname) in the direction of. towards forget for written language ask

Compounds/ Examples 30,000 Million Miss Wang the King turn left go forward I forgot because why Chinese language culture; to send regards to ask the teacher; problem/question I am a student I have five people in my family. midday; lunch; afternoon to the western side to rest to study,to learn like get off a vehicle next week; to rain, raining snowing next month; finish class; below, under; a little firstthen ; Mr.Wang now think it over,think about it

277 wn 278 wng 279 w!ng 280 wng 281 wi 282 wn 283 wn

284 w) 285 w* 286 w*

I, me five noon

287 288 289 290 291

x& xi x x xi

west rest practice happy, joyful take off, next, later, finish, down, under, fall(of rain, snow etc.)

292 xi"n 293 xin 294 xi!ng

first present to think

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No

Pinyin

Characters

English
would like to

Compounds/ Examples ? Where would you like to go primary school child ; school ; school uniform school bus joke several ; these those to write character to write a letter new clothes happy write a letter week ; ? Is that OK ? ? What is your surname? happy take a rest Many Dont talk! student to learn, to study snowing wool the same; ? how about it? how is...? dont / dont want paternal grandfather . Im also a student. clothes,

295 xi!o 296 xio

small, young school

297 xio 298 xie

Smile, laugh some, plural particle

299 xi# 300 x&n 301 x&n 302 xn 303 x&ng 304 xng 305 xng 306 xng 307 xi' 308 x* 309 xu 310 xu# 311 yng 312 yng 313 314 315 316
yo y y# y&

write new heart letter star Okay surname, family name rest permit; to study, to learn show sheep

want, grandfather also, too clothes

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No

Pinyin

Characters

English

Compounds/ Examples

317 y&

318 y 319 y$ 320 y$ 321 y 322 y

323 324 325 326 327 328 329

y y&n y&n yng y&ng yng yng

330 y)u

331 y)u 332 yu 333 yu 334 y*

coat, jacket swimming tug night gown one a little bit; altogether; the same; altogether; a little while; as soon as; cheap already already after, later a month later easy easy meaning, idea meaning interesting to agree unit of numbers billion cause because, for sound music should ought, should English welcome to use, useful with to write with a pen have, there is(are) be famouse; interesting, somesome friend friend; friendly list several conditions both and right the right side rain raining rain coat a rainy day

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No

Pinyin

Characters

English
language, word unit of currency Chinese (dollar) park far; distant music; happy mouth; moon motion, movement; again in, at early (why, what, how) bus stop; surename look for; give change this really in the process of doing know only

Compounds/ Examples Chinese language language one Chinese Yen a park a garden not far music; happy; May sports; goodbye at school now early morning breakfast; how; ?how about it? station, stop, depot Miss Zhang worry look for a job . Here is the $5 change recently these really good is on the phone. know, realise only have; can only only like He only wrote one character; three oclock middle midday

335 y* 336 yun 337 yun 338 yu!n 339 yu/l 340 341 342 343
yu yn zi zi

344 z!o 345 z#n 346 347 348 349

zhn zh"ng zho zh!o

350 zh

zhi

351 zh%n 352 zhng 353 zh& 354 zh&

355 zh(ng 356 zh(ng

time, oclock middle

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No

Pinyin

Characters

English

Compounds/ Examples college, middle school Chinese China important I live in Beijing prepare, get ready table, desk son child write characters; bicycle; myself; yourself walk outside has left, has gone football recently last lastly youd better yesterday /left side do the cooking, prepare a meal; do home work take a bus, by bus; please sit down

357 zhng 358 zh 359 zh*n 360 zhu( 361 z$ 362 z 363 z 364 z)u 365 z 366 zu

heavy live, reside approve, allow, permit table, desk son, child character, word oneself walk; go; be off, leave foot most

367 zu 368 zu) 369 zu 370 zu

yesterday left make, do sit

Measure words No 1 2 3 Pinyin

g k)u

Characters

English
General measure word Mouth or counter for people

Examples two people How many people in

your family?

zh&

Measure word for

I have three birds.

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certain animals

tio

Measure word for long and flexible animals

I bought two fish.

5 6 7 8 9 10 11

p& b#n zh"ng png b%i

g(ngj&n

Counter for horses Counter for books Couner for sheets Counter for bottlles of liquid Counter for cups of liquid kilogram Piece or counter for currency unit

Five horses. Three books Four pieces of paper. Ten bottles of wine. Six cups of water. One kilogram of rice. One piece of cake. One dollar. Three packs of candy. Two pieces of clothes.

kui

12 13

b"o jin

pack Counter for clothes

Expressions
Daily greetings n$h!o/z!o n$h!oma ? w)h#nh!,xixie l!oyye,nnh!o ! Goodbye zijin mngti"n jin ! Chinese New Year and birthday greetings x&nnin kuil ! Sh%ngr kuil ! g(ngx$f"ci ! /

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zhn$men xngf. Thanks and apologies dubq$ mi gu"nxi xixi n$ byng xi du( xi byng kq bi kq zh%n boqin mi shnme After a compliment n!li,n!li bxng,bxng Classroom instructions g"i shu(shi) le? g"i n$ le!/g"i t" l%! du bdu? du./bdu. hnh!o/f%ichng h!o. ql ! / q$ngzu ! q$ng jn. q$ng "njng! d sh%ng di!n. zi shu( y c.

/ / / / /

Introducing themselves and others

Pronoun + shi +name . Pronouns:

I am Xiao ming

Asking for and giving personal details: Asking

Pronoun/noun/

() What is your family name? What is your name? - How old are you?

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about age

Asking about nationality Asking where someone lives Asking about occupation Asking about family

name + inter - rogative/number Pronoun +shi +n + country + ren? Pronoun +shi + country + ren Pronoun + zhu +zai +nar/nail / Pronoun + zhu +zai +place/city

I am How old is Xiao ming? What zodiac sign are you?

Subject + zuo+shenme Pronoun + shi +occupation Subject +shi +occupation +ma / How many family members do you have? My famili has ? What family members do you have? Fathermother and one little brother. Who/what is this/that? This is my grandfather. Who is he? He is my father. I can count 0 to one hundred What is the time? When? Oclock/a quarter/half/ three quarters What is the day today? Today is Monday /Saturday Today is Sunday. Year / month/ date What is the date today? When is your birthday? Money/cent/dollar How much is a hotdog? 2.35

Identifying people, things Using numbers Time expressions

Zhe /na /ta +shi +interrogative/ noun

/// / Subject + +noun+ / 24

Weekdays Dates

money

Shopping

Telephone expressions

+measure How much is this sweater? word +noun+ This sweater is $100. ? Hello // May I ask? Wait for a moment // telephone number// What number // wrong number // sorry // it y!o = y" doesnt matter. Person wanted +zai +place Excuse me, is Miss Wang at home? Pronoun/name +de Subject + h#n+ adjective Subject +b +adjective Subject +you measure word + adjective + noun Subject +you +measure word +noun Zhe shi +place + nar Person /Place /thing +? Zai+place + Time noun +tianqi +hen +adjective Time noun + verb phrase. Person +verb +zai nar Subject + verb + zai +place Subject + zai nar zai + place + Whose book is this? My /your/his/her/its//your/our/their He is tall. She is not tall. He has a big head.

Possessions

Describing people

Describing places

Where is this? This is my house. My house has a living room.

Describing things and animals Asking where

My family has a black dog. My schoolbag is pretty. Is this your house? Where is this?

Talking about weather Location /position expressions

/ /--// . Where does he live?

Today the weather is fine /cold /hot---. It rained/snowed/ is windy today

He lives in Beijing .

Where is my schoolbag? On the table.

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Some position words

Simple directions

Feelings and opinions

location word Subject + zai nar + verb phrase Subject + zai +noun+verb Zai shang xia qianmian/bian / houmian/bian/ zuo/ you / dui pangbian dong / xi / nan / bei / Place + zai nar place+ zai + (place)+ position word Wang+ // position word +verb Subject + zenmele ? Subject+ adjective + le Subject+ hen Subject + Subject + zenmeyang Subject + (bu) xihuan/ai / +verb/noun Subject + hui/neng/keyi/ // +verb Subject+verb+ de+adverb

Where do you eat?

We eat at home. In/on/under /front /back/left/right/ opposite/ nearby/east /west/south/east

Where is the office? The office is beside the library.

Go ahead/turn left/ turn right

Whats wrong with him?

He is hungry. She is very hungry. How do you think about this book? Very interesting.

I (dont) like watching TV. // I can sing. He plays no well. Why? Because he can not run fast. I play piano very well

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Comparing and contrasting

Expressing opinions with reasons

Subject A +bi + Subject B +adjective Subject A + meiyou+ Subject B + adjective Subject A +he + Subject B +yiyang +adjective Subject plural +doushi+ noun phrase. Subject + xihuan +object A + haishi + +object B Subject + weishenme + verb phrase/adjective phrase yinwei + verb phrase/ adjective phrase

I am taller than Lanlan

I am not as fat as Lanlan Lanlan is the same age as me.

All of us are 12 years old. Which do you like, trousers or skirt?

Why didnt you go to see a movie? Why didnt Dawei go to school? Because I have homework to do. He is sick, so he didnt go to school. Do you want fried noodles? When do you want to go to China? I want to go next year. How about going to the park tomorrow?

Intentions and future plans

Subject+ verb + / noun +ma Subject + xiang +time word + verb Subject /time word+ verb phrase+zenme yang /haoma

Agreement and disagreemen t Question formation

Good idea! I agree. I dont agree.

Some interrogative words Shenme ji jisui jikou shui/shei duoda na nar zainar nali jidian xingqiji jiyue jihao nanian

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 zenmele jici zenmeyangduoshao shenmeshihou weishenme zenmezheme zenmename Use of ma Subject+ verb+ ma

Use of ni ne

Statement + ni ne?

Some time words and sequence expressions Events in the present (use zai to express continuous present)

Events in the past (using time words and guo /le )

Other usage of question words

Mingtian houtian jintian zuotian qiantian shangxingqi xiaxingqi meitian pingchang zaoshang shangwu zhongwu xiawu wanshang yiqian yihou qunian shanggeyue gangcai xianzai zuijin xian ranhou yijing congqian conglai What are you doing? Subject +zai+ verb +shenme I am listening to music. Subject +zai+ verb phrase Subject +time Do you go to school every day? words + verb phrase Time word + I read this book before subject + verb +guo + noun phrase Time word + Yesterday I watched TV. subject + verb +l +verb object Zai nar shenmeshiho Where /When/how/how often zenme jici Subject +interrogative + verb phrase Subject +place/position word + verb phrase Subject +time words + verb phrase. Subject +time word+ verb +number +ci+noun. Shenme dou daochu doushi shenme shihou dou zenmezheme zenmename Subject + He knows everything. question word +dou + verb phrase Subject + Everywhere is dust. question word +dou + noun Subject + How could you be so slow!

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Asking someone to do someth ing

How things are done or used Negatives

question word + adjective Ba +noun + verb phrase Subject +bang +someone +verb Bang + someone+ Ba +noun + verb (-phrase) Yong +noun + verb phrase

Take

I help my mother doing washing. May you help me take the vegetable to my home?

I use knife to cut vegetable.

Bu meiyou bushi mei +verb +guo (for past tense) He hasnt been to China. Verb +bu+verb She doesnt eat meat. adjective+bu + adjective (for questions) Is it cold today?

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