{"id":11757,"date":"2019-08-07T07:29:04","date_gmt":"2019-08-07T07:29:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.digmandarin.com\/?page_id=11757"},"modified":"2024-02-20T09:35:31","modified_gmt":"2024-02-20T09:35:31","slug":"hsk-1-grammar","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.digmandarin.com\/hsk-1-grammar","title":{"rendered":"HSK 1 Grammar"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\">[vc_row wpex_bg_overlay=&#8221;dark&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1565603776785{margin-top: -40px !important;padding-top: 50px !important;background-image: url(https:\/\/www.digmandarin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/hz_bk.jpg?id=11618) !important;background-position: center !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: cover !important;}&#8221;][vc_column]<style>.vcex-heading.vcex_6840aed552956{color:#ffffff;font-size:32px;}<\/style><h1 class=\"vcex-heading vcex-heading-plain vcex-module wpex-heading wpex-text-2xl wpex-h1 wpex-text-center vcex_6840aed552956\"><span class=\"vcex-heading-inner wpex-inline-block\">HSK 1 Grammar<\/span><\/h1><div class=\"vcex-spacing wpex-w-100 wpex-clear\"><\/div><style>.vcex-multi-buttons.vcex_6840aed552f53{gap:30px;}<\/style><div class=\"vcex-multi-buttons wpex-flex wpex-flex-wrap wpex-items-center wpex-gap-10 wpex-justify-center vcex_6840aed552f53\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.digmandarin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/HSK-1-Grammar-Points.pdf\" class=\"theme-button flat teal outline-transparent wpex-text-center vcex-count-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" download>Download PDF<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.digmandarin.com\/chinese-language-courses\/chinese-grammar-courses?hsk1grammar\" class=\"theme-button flat teal outline-transparent wpex-text-center vcex-count-2\">Access Video Lessons<\/a><\/div>[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1565171646894{background-color: #f2f6f9 !important;}&#8221;][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243; 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offset=&#8221;vc_col-lg-6&#8243;]<div class=\"vcex-spacing wpex-w-100 wpex-clear\" style=\"height:50px;\"><\/div>[vc_column_text]We compiled all the essential grammar points required for mastering <a href=\"https:\/\/www.digmandarin.com\/hsk-level-1\">HSK level 1<\/a> below.[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text font_size=&#8221;14&#8243;][\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text responsive_text=&#8221;true&#8221; font_size=&#8221;16&#8243;]\n<h2 id=\"hsk11\">1.1: How to Count Numbers in Chinese<\/h2>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/268432010\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"184\"><strong>\u96f6<\/strong><strong>\/<\/strong><strong>\u3007<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"184\">l\u00edng<\/td>\n<td width=\"184\">0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"184\"><strong>\u4e00<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"184\">y\u012b<\/td>\n<td width=\"184\">1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"184\"><strong>\u4e8c<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"184\">\u00e8r<\/td>\n<td width=\"184\">2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"184\"><strong>\u4e09<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"184\">s\u0101n<\/td>\n<td width=\"184\">3<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"184\"><strong>\u56db<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"184\">s\u00ec<\/td>\n<td width=\"184\">4<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"184\"><strong>\u4e94<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"184\">w\u01d4<\/td>\n<td width=\"184\">5<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"184\"><strong>\u516d<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"184\">li\u00f9<\/td>\n<td width=\"184\">6<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"184\"><strong>\u4e03<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"184\">q\u012b<\/td>\n<td width=\"184\">7<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"184\"><strong>\u516b<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"184\">b\u0101<\/td>\n<td width=\"184\">8<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"184\"><strong>\u4e5d<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"184\">ji\u01d4<\/td>\n<td width=\"184\">9<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"184\"><strong>\u5341<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"184\">sh\u00ed<\/td>\n<td width=\"184\">10<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"184\"><strong>\u767e<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"184\">b\u01cei<\/td>\n<td width=\"184\">Hundred<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"184\"><strong>\u5343<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"184\">qi\u0101n<\/td>\n<td width=\"184\">Thousand<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"184\"><strong>\u4e07<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"184\">w\u00e0n<\/td>\n<td width=\"184\">10 thousand<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"184\"><strong>\u4ebf<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"184\">y\u00ec<\/td>\n<td width=\"184\">A hundred million<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Chinese number is very logical and easy to master. You just need to learn how to count and read the numbers above and then you can master the whole counting system.<\/p>\n<p><strong>0-10 in Chinese<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u96f6\uff0c\u4e00\uff0c\u4e8c\uff0c\u4e09\uff0c\u56db\uff0c\u4e94\uff0c\u516d\uff0c\u4e03\uff0c\u516b\uff0c\u4e5d\uff0c\u5341<\/p>\n<p>(And \u4e00y\u012b is often read as y\u0101o especially the single digit.)<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>11-99 in Chinese<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\uff08 \u00a0\u00a0\uff09\u5341<\/p>\n<p>60\uff0c\u516d\u5341\uff0cli\u00f9 sh\u00ed<\/p>\n<p>80\uff0c\u516b\u5341\uff0cb\u0101 sh\u00ed<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\uff08 \u00a0\u00a0\uff09\u5341\uff08 \u00a0\u00a0\uff09<\/p>\n<p>38\uff0c\u4e09\u5341\u516b, s\u0101n sh\u00ed b\u0101<\/p>\n<p>72\uff0c\u4e03\u5341\u4e8c, q\u012b sh\u00ed \u00e8r<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Hundreds in Chinese<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\uff08 \u00a0\u00a0\uff09\u767e<\/p>\n<p>100\uff0c\u4e00\u767e, y\u012b b\u01cei<\/p>\n<p>300\uff0c\u4e09\u767e, s\u0101n b\u01cei<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\uff08 \u00a0\u00a0\uff09\u767e\uff08 \u00a0\u00a0\uff09(\u5341)<\/p>\n<p>120, \u4e00\u767e\u4e8c(\u5341), y\u012b b\u01cei \u00e8r (sh\u00ed)<\/p>\n<p>560\uff0c\u4e94\u767e\u516d(\u5341), w\u01d4b\u01cei li\u00f9 (sh\u00ed)<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\uff08 \u00a0\u00a0\uff09\u767e\uff08 \u00a0\u00a0\uff09\u5341\uff08 \u00a0\u00a0\uff09<\/p>\n<p>345, \u4e09\u767e\u56db\u5341\u4e94, s\u0101nb\u01cei s\u00ecsh\u00edw\u01d4<\/p>\n<p>789, \u4e03\u767e\u516b\u5341\u4e5d, q\u012b b\u01cei b\u0101sh\u00edji\u01d4<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\uff08 \u00a0\u00a0\uff09\u767e \u96f6\uff08 \u00a0\u00a0\uff09<\/p>\n<p>502, \u4e94\u767e\u96f6\u4e8c, w\u01d4b\u01cei l\u00edng \u00e8r<\/p>\n<p>704, \u4e03\u767e\u96f6\u56db, q\u012bb\u01cei l\u00edng s\u00ec<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Thousands in Chinese<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\uff08 \u00a0\u00a0\uff09\u5343<\/p>\n<p>5000\uff0c \u4e94\u5343\uff0cw\u01d4 qi\u0101n<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\uff08 \u00a0\u00a0\uff09\u5343\uff08 \u00a0\u00a0\uff09\u767e<\/p>\n<p>4300\uff0c \u56db\u5343\u4e09\u767e\uff0cs\u00ecqi\u0101n s\u0101nb\u01cei<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\uff08 \u00a0\u00a0\uff09\u5343\uff08 \u00a0\u00a0\uff09\u767e\uff08 \u00a0\u00a0\uff09(\u5341)<\/p>\n<p>3250\uff0c\u4e09\u5343\u4e8c\u767e\u4e94(\u5341)\uff0cs\u0101nqi\u0101n \u00e8rb\u01cei w\u01d4 (sh\u00ed)<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\uff08 \u00a0\u00a0\uff09\u5343\uff08 \u00a0\u00a0\uff09\u767e\uff08 \u00a0\u00a0\uff09\u5341\uff08 \u00a0\u00a0\uff09<\/p>\n<p>1234,\u00a0 \u4e00\u5343\u4e8c\u767e\u4e09\u5341\u56db\uff0c y\u012bqi\u0101n \u00e8rb\u01cei s\u0101nsh\u00eds\u00ec<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\uff08 \u00a0\u00a0\uff09\u5343\u96f6\uff08 \u00a0\u00a0\uff09<\/p>\n<p>6003,\u00a0 \u516d\u5343\u96f6\u4e09\uff0cli\u00f9qi\u0101n l\u00edng s\u0101n<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\uff08 \u00a0\u00a0\uff09\u5343\uff08 \u00a0\u00a0\uff09\u767e\u96f6\uff08 \u00a0\u00a0\uff09<\/p>\n<p>7302\uff0c \u4e03\u5343\u4e09\u767e\u96f6\u4e8c\uff0cq\u012bqi\u0101n s\u0101nb\u01cei l\u00edng \u00e8r<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\uff08 \u00a0\u00a0\uff09\u5343\u96f6\uff08 \u00a0\u00a0\uff09\u5341\uff08 \u00a0\u00a0\uff09<\/p>\n<p>9086,\u00a0 \u4e5d\u5343\u96f6\u516b\u5341\u516d\uff0cji\u01d4qi\u0101n l\u00edng b\u0101sh\u00edli\u00f9<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"hsk12\">1.2: How to Express Time in Chinese<\/h2>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/268430434\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>In Chinese, time is expressed in the order of \u201chour-minute\u201d. When the minute is over ten, then \u201c\u5206\u201d can be omitted.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Integral point<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><u>3:00<\/u>\u00a0 \u4e09\u70b9<\/p>\n<p><u>5:00<\/u>\u00a0 \u4e94\u70b9<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Hour \u2013 minutes<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><u>4:05<\/u>\u00a0 \u56db\u70b90\u4e94\uff08\u5206\uff09<\/p>\n<p><u>7:10<\/u>\u00a0 \u4e03\u70b9\u5341\u5206<\/p>\n<p><u>9:35<\/u>\u00a0 \u4e5d\u70b9\u4e09\u5341\u4e94\uff08\u5206\uff09<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Quarter\u00a0<\/strong>\uff081 quarter = 15 mins\uff09<\/p>\n<p><u>1:15<\/u><\/p>\n<p>\u4e00\u70b9\u5341\u4e94\uff08\u5206\uff09<\/p>\n<p>\u4e00\u70b9\u4e00\u523b<\/p>\n<p><u>3:15<\/u><\/p>\n<p>\u4e09\u70b9\u5341\u4e94\uff08\u5206\uff09<\/p>\n<p>\u4e09\u70b9\u4e00\u523b<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Half hour\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong>\uff08half hour = 30 mins\uff09<\/p>\n<p><u>2:30<\/u><\/p>\n<p>\u4e24\u70b9\u4e09\u5341\uff08\u5206\uff09<\/p>\n<p>\u4e24\u70b9\u534a<\/p>\n<p><u>11:30<\/u><\/p>\n<p>\u5341\u4e00\u70b9\u4e09\u5341\uff08\u5206\uff09<\/p>\n<p>\u5341\u4e00\u70b9\u534a<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Another way to express time\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong>(\u5deech\u00e0)<\/p>\n<p><u>12:50<\/u><\/p>\n<p>12\u70b9\u4e94\u5341\uff08\u5206\uff09<\/p>\n<p>\u5dee\u5341\u5206\u4e00\u70b9 (10 to 1 o`clock)<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><u>6:45<\/u><\/p>\n<p>\u516d\u70b9\u56db\u5341\u4e94\uff08\u5206\uff09<\/p>\n<p>\u5dee\u5341\u4e94\u5206\u4e03\u70b9 (15 mins to 7 o`clock)<\/p>\n<p>\u5dee\u4e00\u523b\u4e03\u70b9 (a quarter to 7 o`clock)<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"hsk13\">1.3: How to Express Dates in Chinese<\/h2>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.digmandarin.com\/chinese-language-courses\/chinese-grammar-courses?h1unlock\" class=\"vcex-button theme-button flat blue small align-none inline\" title=\"Visit Site\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"none noopener noreferrer\"><span class=\"vcex-button-inner theme-button-inner wpex-flex wpex-flex-wrap wpex-items-center wpex-justify-center\">Unlock video lessons &amp; exercises<\/span><\/a> \n<p><strong>The 12 months in Chinese<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Talking about the 12 months of the year, Chinese is much easier, we just use the numbers 1 to 12 plus the word \u201cyu\u00e8\u201d to say them, \u201cyu\u00e8\u201d means \u201cmonth\u201d, so January (y\u012byu\u00e8), February (\u00e8ryu\u00e8), March (s\u0101nyu\u00e8), April (s\u00ecyu\u00e8), May (w\u01d4yu\u00e8), June (li\u00f9yu\u00e8), July (q\u012byu\u00e8), August (b\u0101yu\u00e8), September (ji\u01d4yu\u00e8), October (sh\u00edyu\u00e8), November (sh\u00edy\u012byu\u00e8), December (sh\u00ed\u2019\u00e8ryu\u00e8)<\/p>\n<p><strong>The dates in Chinese<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The names of the dates are made by combining the numbers 1 to 31 with \u201ch\u00e0o\u201d (spoken form) or \u201cr\u00ec\u201d (written form). For example:<\/p>\n<p>(y\u012byu\u00e8) y\u012b h\u00e0o\/r\u00ec\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0January 1\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0(w\u01d4yu\u00e8) s\u0101nsh\u00edy\u012b h\u00e0o\/r\u00ec\u00a0\u00a0 May 31<\/p>\n<p>(sh\u00edy\u012byu\u00e8) \u00e8rsh\u00ed h\u00e0o\/r\u00ec\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 November 20\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0(sh\u00ed\u2019\u00e8ryu\u00e8) sh\u00edb\u0101 h\u00e0o\/r\u00ec\u00a0\u00a0 December 18<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"hsk14\">1.4: The summary of \u201c\u7684(de)\u201d in Chinese<\/h2>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.digmandarin.com\/chinese-language-courses\/chinese-grammar-courses?h1unlock\" class=\"vcex-button theme-button flat blue small align-none inline\" title=\"Visit Site\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"none noopener noreferrer\"><span class=\"vcex-button-inner theme-button-inner wpex-flex wpex-flex-wrap wpex-items-center wpex-justify-center\">Unlock video lessons &amp; exercises<\/span><\/a> \n<h2 id=\"hsk15\">1.5: The Basic Sentence Structure in Chinese<\/h2>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.digmandarin.com\/chinese-language-courses\/chinese-grammar-courses?h1unlock\" class=\"vcex-button theme-button flat blue small align-none inline\" title=\"Visit Site\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"none noopener noreferrer\"><span class=\"vcex-button-inner theme-button-inner wpex-flex wpex-flex-wrap wpex-items-center wpex-justify-center\">Unlock video lessons &amp; exercises<\/span><\/a> \n<p>The main characteristic of Chinese sentence is that it lacks of morphological changes in person, tense, gender, number, and case in the strict sense. The sentence order is very important to convey different grammatical meanings.<\/p>\n<p>The sentences with an adjective predicate:<\/p>\n<p>Adjective in Chinese can function directly as predicates. This kind of sentence can be modified by adverbs such as \u201c\u5f88\u201d\u201c\u4e5f\u201d\u201c\u90fd\u201d and etc. And the negation form is to put \u201c\u4e0d\u201d before adjective that functions as the predicate.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Subject + Predicate<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u6211\u5fd9\u3002\uff08W\u01d2 m\u00e1ng.\uff09I`m busy.<\/p>\n<p>\u6211\u5f88\u5fd9\u3002\uff08W\u01d2 h\u011bn m\u00e1ng.\uff09I`m very busy.<\/p>\n<p>\u6211\u4e0d\u5fd9\u3002\uff08W\u01d2 b\u00f9 m\u00e1ng.\uff09I`m not busy.<\/p>\n<p>\u6211\u4eec\u90fd\u5f88\u5fd9\u3002\uff08W\u01d2men d\u014du h\u011bn m\u00e1ng.\uff09We are all very busy.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The sentences with a verbal predicate:<\/p>\n<p>The main part of the predicate in a sentence with a verbal predicate is a verb. The object usually follows the verb. The negative form is formed by putting \u201c\u4e0d\u201d or \u201c\u6ca1\u201d before the verb.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Subject + (Adv. ) + Verb + (Object)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>(S-V-O)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>e.g.<\/p>\n<p>\u6211\u7231\u4f60\u3002\uff08W\u01d2 \u00e0i n\u01d0.\uff09I love you.<\/p>\n<p>\u6211\u4eec\u90fd\u559c\u6b22\u6c49\u8bed\u3002\uff08W\u01d2men d\u014du x\u01d0hu\u0101n h\u00e0ny\u01d4.\uff09We all like Chinese language.<\/p>\n<p>\u4f60\u5728\u54ea\u513f\uff1f\uff08N\u01d0 z\u00e0i n\u01cer?\uff09Where are you?<\/p>\n<p>\u6211\u4e0d\u77e5\u9053\u3002\uff08W\u01d2 b\u00f9 zh\u012bd\u00e0o.\uff09I don`t know.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"hsk16\">1.6: General Questions \u5417(ma) and \u5462(ne)<\/h2>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.digmandarin.com\/chinese-language-courses\/chinese-grammar-courses?h1unlock\" class=\"vcex-button theme-button flat blue small align-none inline\" title=\"Visit Site\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"none noopener noreferrer\"><span class=\"vcex-button-inner theme-button-inner wpex-flex wpex-flex-wrap wpex-items-center wpex-justify-center\">Unlock video lessons &amp; exercises<\/span><\/a> \n<p>\u5417\uff08ma\uff09and \u5462\uff08ne\uff09are most commonly used general question (also called yes or no question) particles in Chinese.<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u5417<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A declarative sentence can be changed into a yes-no question by adding the question particle \u201c\u5417\u201d at the end of it.<\/p>\n<p>e.g.<\/p>\n<p>\u4f60\u597d\u3002\uff08N\u01d0 h\u01ceo.\uff09 \u00e0 \u4f60\u597d\u5417\uff1f\uff08N\u01d0 h\u01ceo ma?\uff09<\/p>\n<p>\u4f60\u5fd9\u3002\uff08N\u01d0 m\u00e1ng.\uff09\u00e0 \u4f60\u5fd9\u5417\uff1f\uff08N\u01d0 m\u00e1ng ma?\uff09<\/p>\n<p>\u4ed6\u559d\u6c34\u3002\uff08T\u0101 h\u0113 shu\u01d0.\uff09 \u00e0 \u4ed6\u559d\u6c34\u5417\uff1f\uff08T\u0101 h\u0113 shu\u01d0 ma?\uff09<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u5462<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u5462 is mostly used to turn statements into queries (among other things). It`s used to ask the situation mentioned previously, which indicates \u201cHow about\u2026\u2026?\u201d \u201dWhat about\u2026\u2026?\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>e.g.<\/p>\n<p>\u6211\u5f88\u597d\uff0c\u4f60\u5462\uff1f\uff08W\u01d2 h\u011bn h\u01ceo, n\u01d0 ne?\uff09<\/p>\n<p>I`m very good, and you?<\/p>\n<p>\u4f60\u7684\u4e66\u5728\u8fd9\u513f\uff0c\u6211\u7684\u5462\uff1f\uff08N\u01d0 de sh\u016b z\u00e0i zh\u00e8r, w\u01d2 de ne?\uff09<\/p>\n<p>Your books are here, what about mine?<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"hsk17\">\u00a01.7: The Summary of Wh-Questions in Chinese<\/h2>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.digmandarin.com\/chinese-language-courses\/chinese-grammar-courses?h1unlock\" class=\"vcex-button theme-button flat blue small align-none inline\" title=\"Visit Site\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"none noopener noreferrer\"><span class=\"vcex-button-inner theme-button-inner wpex-flex wpex-flex-wrap wpex-items-center wpex-justify-center\">Unlock video lessons &amp; exercises<\/span><\/a> \n<p><strong>1.<\/strong> The particles\u201c\u4ec0\u4e48\u201d, \u201c\u600e\u4e48\u201d, \u201c\u54ea\u91cc\u201d, \u201c\u8c01\u201d and\u201c\u4e3a\u4ec0\u4e48\u201d are used to ask \u201cwhat\u201d, \u201chow\u201d, \u201cwhere\u201d, \u201cWho\u201d and \u201cwhy\u201d in Chinese. If you want to ask something specific, these particles are really helpful, such as:<\/p>\n<p>\u4f60\u60f3\u5403\u4ec0\u4e48\uff1f(N\u01d0 xi\u01ceng ch\u012b sh\u00e9n me?)\u00a0What do you want to eat?<\/p>\n<p>\u4f60\u53eb\u4ec0\u4e48\u540d\u5b57\uff1f(N\u01d0 ji\u00e0o sh\u00e9n me m\u00edng zi?)\u00a0What is your name?<\/p>\n<p>\u53bb\u6545\u5bab\u600e\u4e48\u8d70\uff1f(Q\u00f9 g\u00f9 g\u014dng z\u011bn me z\u01d2u?)\u00a0How can I get to the Imperial Place?<\/p>\n<p>\u8fd9\u9053\u9898\u600e\u4e48\u505a\uff1f(Zh\u00e8 d\u00e0o t\u00ed z\u011bn me zu\u00f2?)\u00a0How can I solve this question?<\/p>\n<p>\u54ea\u91cc\u80fd\u4e70\u5230\u6c49\u8bed\u8bcd\u5178\uff1f(N\u01ce l\u01d0 n\u00e9ng m\u01cei d\u00e0o h\u00e0n y\u01d4 c\u00ed di\u01cen?)<br \/>\nWhere can I buy a Chinese dictionary?<\/p>\n<p>\u4f60\u8981\u53bb\u54ea\u91cc\uff1f(N\u01d0 y\u00e0o q\u00f9 n\u01ce l\u01d0?)\u00a0Where would you want to go?<\/p>\n<p>\u4ed6\u662f\u8c01?\uff08T\u0101 sh\u00ec shu\u00ed?\uff09\u00a0Who is he?<\/p>\n<p>\u8c01\u662f\u7f8e\u56fd\u4eba? (Shu\u00ed sh\u00ec m\u011bi gu\u00f3 r\u00e9n?)\u00a0Who is an American?<\/p>\n<p>\u4ed6\u4e3a\u4ec0\u4e48\u6ca1\u6765\uff1f(T\u0101 w\u00e8i sh\u00e9n me m\u00e9i l\u00e1i?)\u00a0Why doesn\u2019t he come?<\/p>\n<p><strong>2.<\/strong> When you want to ask how much or how many about something or somebody in Chinese, you can use \u201c\u51e0\u201d, \u201c\u591a\u201d, such as:<\/p>\n<p>\u8fd9\u4ef6\u8863\u670d\u591a\u5c11\u94b1\uff1f(Zh\u00e8 ji\u00e0n y\u012b fu du\u014d sh\u01ceo qi\u00e1n?)\u00a0How much are these clothes?<\/p>\n<p>\u8fd9\u5b69\u5b50\u591a\u5927\u4e86\uff1f(Zh\u00e8 h\u00e1i zi du\u014d d\u00e0 le?)\u00a0How old is this child?<\/p>\n<p>\u73b0\u5728\u51e0\u70b9\u4e86\uff1f(Xi\u00e0n z\u00e0i j\u01d0 di\u01cen le?)\u00a0What is the time now?<\/p>\n<p>\u4f60\u8981\u51e0\u4e2a\u82f9\u679c?( N\u01d0 y\u00e0o j\u01d0 g\u00e8 p\u00edng gu\u01d2)\u00a0How many apples do you want?<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"hsk18\">1.8: The summary of \u201c\u662f(sh\u00ec)\u2026\u2026\u7684(de)\u201d Sentence in Chinese<\/h2>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.digmandarin.com\/chinese-language-courses\/chinese-grammar-courses?h1unlock\" class=\"vcex-button theme-button flat blue small align-none inline\" title=\"Visit Site\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"none noopener noreferrer\"><span class=\"vcex-button-inner theme-button-inner wpex-flex wpex-flex-wrap wpex-items-center wpex-justify-center\">Unlock video lessons &amp; exercises<\/span><\/a> \n<p>\u201c\u662f\u2026\u2026\u7684\u201d is used in a dialogue to emphasize the time, place or way of something which has happened. Sometimes, \u201c\u662f\u201d can be omitted. The emphasizing part can be time\/place\/method and etc.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Time<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u6211(\u662f)\u6628\u5929\u5230\u5317\u4eac\u7684\u3002\uff08W\u01d2 sh\u00ec zu\u00f3ti\u0101n d\u00e0o B\u011bij\u012bng de.\uff09<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Place<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u6211(\u662f)\u4ece\u4e0a\u6d77\u6765\u7684\u3002\uff08W\u01d2 sh\u00ec c\u00f3ng Sh\u00e0ngh\u01cei l\u00e1i de.\uff09<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Method<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u6211(\u662f)\u5750\u98de\u673a\u6765\u5317\u4eac\u7684\u3002\uff08W\u01d2 sh\u00ec zu\u00f2 f\u0113ij\u012b l\u00e1i B\u011bij\u012bng de\uff09<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>The negation form of \u201c<\/strong><strong>\u662f<\/strong><strong>\u2026\u2026<\/strong><strong>\u7684<\/strong><strong>\u201d Sentence<\/strong><strong>\uff1a<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Time<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u6211\u4e0d\u662f\u6628\u5929\u5230\u5317\u4eac\u7684\u3002\uff08W\u01d2 b\u00fash\u00ec zu\u00f3ti\u0101n d\u00e0o B\u011bij\u012bng de.\uff09<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Place<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u6211\u4e0d\u662f\u4ece\u4e0a\u6d77\u6765\u7684\u3002\uff08W\u01d2 b\u00fash\u00ec c\u00f3ng Sh\u00e0ngh\u01cei l\u00e1i de.\uff09<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Method<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u6211\u4e0d\u662f\u5750\u98de\u673a\u6765\u5317\u4eac\u7684\u3002\uff08W\u01d2 b\u00fash\u00ec zu\u00f2 f\u0113ij\u012b l\u00e1i B\u011bij\u012bng de\uff09<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"hsk19\">1.9: The difference between \u4e0d(b\u00f9) and \u6ca1(m\u00e9i)<\/h2>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.digmandarin.com\/chinese-language-courses\/chinese-grammar-courses?h1unlock\" class=\"vcex-button theme-button flat blue small align-none inline\" title=\"Visit Site\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"none noopener noreferrer\"><span class=\"vcex-button-inner theme-button-inner wpex-flex wpex-flex-wrap wpex-items-center wpex-justify-center\">Unlock video lessons &amp; exercises<\/span><\/a> \n<p>There are two ways to say \u2018no\u2019 in Chinese: \u6ca1\u6709 (m\u00e9iy\u014fu) and \u4e0d (b\u00f9). The pronunciation of \u6ca1\u6709 (m\u00e9iy\u014fu) is does not change, but in everyday speech the \u6709 (y\u014fu) is often dropped. On the other hand, \u4e0d (b\u00f9) does change to b\u00fa when followed by a forth-tone character. Otherwise the rules for when each is used are actually fairly simple.<\/p>\n<p>First, \u6ca1\u6709 (m\u00e9iy\u014fu) can never be used with \u662f (sh\u00ec). This rule is completely reliable, so simply memorize it and live by it.<\/p>\n<p>\u4eca\u5929\u4e0d\u662f\u4e00\u6708\u4e00\u53f7\u3002(J\u012bnti\u0101n b\u00fash\u00ec y\u012b yu\u00e8 y\u012b h\u00e0o. Today is not January 1.)<\/p>\n<p>\u6211\u59b9\u59b9\u4e0d\u662f\u5341\u5c81\u3002(W\u01d2 m\u00e8imei i b\u00fash\u00ec sh\u00ed su\u00ec. My younger sister is not 10 years old.)<\/p>\n<p>Next, \u4e0d (b\u00f9) is used for the present and future time, as well as for habitual activities. Often the adverbs of time, including words like today, tomorrow, next week, usually, or regularly, indicate which of these is meant.<\/p>\n<p>\u4ed6\u73b0\u5728\u4e0d\u5728\u3002 (T\u0101 xi\u00e0nz\u00e0i b\u00faz\u00e0i. He\u2019s not home now.)<\/p>\n<p>\u6211\u4e0d\u559d\u9152\u3002 (W\u01d2 b\u00f9 h\u0113ji\u01d4. I don\u2019t drink (as a habit, in general). )<\/p>\n<p>while \u6ca1 (m\u00e9i) is used when talking about the past. As with\u4e0d (b\u00f9), adverbs of time, including words like yesterday, last month, last year, before, or once long ago, are used to indicate when in the past something did not happen. Also, the past here includes the perfect tenses, those forms that used \u2018have\u2019 plus the past participle, as in \u2018I have never been to Beijing\u2019 or \u2018He hasn\u2019t eaten Dim sum recently\u2019.<\/p>\n<p>\u6211\u6ca1\u6709\u53bb\u3002(W\u01d2 m\u00e9iy\u01d2u q\u00f9. I didn\u2019t go; I haven\u2019t gone.)<\/p>\n<p>\u6628\u5929\u6211\u6ca1\u6709\u4e0a\u8bfe\u3002(Zu\u00f3ti\u0101n w\u01d2 m\u00e9iy\u01d2u sh\u00e0ngk\u00e8. I didn\u2019t go to class yesterday.)<\/p>\n<p>Since single \u6709 (y\u014fu) means \u201chave\u201d. So \u00a0\u6ca1\u6709 (m\u00e9iy\u014fu) also means\u201d not have\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>\u6211\u6ca1\u6709\u94b1\u3002(W\u01d2 m\u00e9iy\u01d2u qi\u00e1n. I don\u2019t have money.)<\/p>\n<p>\u4ed6\u6ca1\u6709\u65f6\u95f4\u3002(T\u0101 m\u00e9iy\u01d2u sh\u00edji\u0101n. He doesn\u2019t have time.)<\/p>\n<p>In spoken Mandarin \u6ca1 is short form of \u6ca1\u6709, so \u6709 (y\u014fu) is often omitted.<\/p>\n<p>\u6211\u6ca1\u53bb\u8fc7\u957f\u57ce\u3002\uff08W\u01d2 m\u00e9i q\u00f9gu\u00f2 ch\u00e1ngch\u00e9ng. I haven\u2019t been to the Great Wall.\uff09<\/p>\n<p>\u6211\u6ca1\u6c7d\u8f66\u3002\uff08W\u01d2 m\u00e9i q\u00ecch\u0113. I don\u2019t have a car.\uff09<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"hsk110\">1.10: The difference between \u201c\u4e8c(\u00e8r)\u201d and \u201c\u4e24(li\u01ceng)\u201d in Chinese<\/h2>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.digmandarin.com\/chinese-language-courses\/chinese-grammar-courses?h1unlock\" class=\"vcex-button theme-button flat blue small align-none inline\" title=\"Visit Site\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"none noopener noreferrer\"><span class=\"vcex-button-inner theme-button-inner wpex-flex wpex-flex-wrap wpex-items-center wpex-justify-center\">Unlock video lessons &amp; exercises<\/span><\/a> \n<p>The biggest different between them is that \u201c\u4e8c\u201d (\u00e8r) is used generally when counting in numbers (one, two, three,\u2026), or performing mathematical functions.<\/p>\n<p>However, when you want to say \u201ctwo of\u201d something, \u4e24(li\u01ceng) is used in front of measure words to express a quantity. This is similar in English to saying \u201ca pair\u201d of something, but it is used in Chinese to express having \u201ctwo of\u201d almost anything, for example:<\/p>\n<p><em>\u4e24\u4e2a\u5c0f\u65f6<\/em><em>(li\u01ceng g\u00e8 xi\u01ceo sh\u00ed) two hours;<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>\u4e24\u5929<\/em><em>(li\u01ceng ti\u0101n) two days;<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>\u4e24\u4e2a\u661f\u671f<\/em><em>(li\u01ceng g\u00e8 x\u012bng q\u012b) two weeks;<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>\u4e24\u4e2a\u6708<\/em><em>(li\u01ceng g\u00e8 yu\u00e8) two months.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>There is one potentially confusing example. Instead of saying <\/strong><strong>\u4e8c\u70b9<\/strong><strong>(\u00e8r di<\/strong>\u01ce<strong>n) to express 2 o`clock, the correct way to express this is actually\u00a0<\/strong>\u4e24\u70b9(li\u01ceng di\u01cen) 2 o\u2019clock \u2013 you can think of it literally as a quantity of \u201ctwo points on the clock.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Let\u2019s see other differences between them in use.<\/p>\n<p><strong>1)<\/strong>\u00a0\u4e8c\u00a0\uff08\u00e8r)\u00a0is used as an ordinal number, such as \u7b2c\u4e8c(d\u00ec \u00e8r) the second\uff0c \u4e8c\u697c(\u00e8r l\u00f3u) the second floor\uff0cetc.<\/p>\n<p><strong>2)<\/strong>When used in math to indicate a numeral, a fraction, or a decimal\uff0c\u201c\u4e8c\u00a0\u201dis used instead of \u201c\u4e24\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>1\/2(\u00e8r f\u0113n zh\u012b y\u012b) \u4e8c\u5206\u4e4b\u4e00; 1\/3(s\u0101n f\u0113n zh\u012b \u00e8r) \u4e09\u5206\u4e4b\u4e8c<\/p>\n<p>0.2(l\u00edng di\u01cen \u00e8r) \u96f6\u70b9\u4e8c\uff1b 2.4(\u00e8r di\u01cen s\u00ec) \u4e8c\u70b9\u56db<\/p>\n<p><strong>3)<\/strong>\u00a0In the multi-digit numbers, use \u4e8c\uff0cnot \u4e24for tens place and ones place, as 22(\u4e8c\u5341\u4e8c). Before the\u767e(hundred)\u2019s place, either \u4e24 or \u4e8c can be used, as in 200(\u4e8c\u767e\/\u4e24\u767e). When used before the \u201c\u5343\u201d(qi\u0101n ,thousand)\u3001\u201c\u4e07\u201d(w\u00e0n, ten thousand) or \u201c\u4ebf\u201d(y\u00ec, hundred million) places, \u201c\u4e24\u201d is much more frequently used.<\/p>\n<p>E.g.\u00a02000(\u4e24\u5343); 22222(\u4e24\u4e07\u4e24\u5343\u4e8c\u767e\u4e8c\u5341\u4e8c); 200000000(\u4e24\u4ebf)<br \/>\n<strong>4)<\/strong>\u00a0Before \u201ctraditional\u201d units for capacity or weight (\u5c3a(ch\u01d0)\/\u4ea9(m\u01d4)\/\u5347(sh\u0113ng)\u2026), both \u4e24 and \u4e8c can usually be used. For example:\u00a0\u4e8c\u5c3a\/\u4e24\u5c3a(\u00e8r ch\u01d0 \/li\u01ceng ch\u01d0)\uff1b \u4e8c\u4ea9\/\u4e24\u4ea9(\u00e8r m\u01d4 \/li\u01ceng m\u01d4)\uff1b \u4e8c\u5347\/\u4e24\u5347(\u00e8r sh\u0113ng \/li\u01ceng sh\u0113ng).<\/p>\n<p>However, before the \u201cnew\u201d units for capacity and weight, typically \u4e24\uff0cis used. For instance: \u4e24\u5428 and \u4e24\u516c\u91cc.<br \/>\n<strong>Note<\/strong>\u00a0that\u4e24 also means 1\/20 of a kilogram, so to make this distinction clear, two \u201c1\/20 kilo\u201d is represented as \u4e8c\u4e24\u00a0(\u00e8r li\u01ceng )\uff0c not \u4e24\u4e24\u00a0(li\u01ceng li\u01ceng).<\/p>\n<p><strong>5)<\/strong>\u00a0When you want to approximate a number, you can use \u201c\u4e24\u201dand either \u201c<em>\u4e00<\/em>\u201d\/\u201c\u4e09\u201d together in succession. For examples<\/p>\n<p><em>\u4e00\u4e24<\/em>\u5929(<em>y\u012b\u00a0li\u01ceng<\/em>\u00a0ti\u0101n)\u00a0<em>One or two days.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>\u8fd9\u4e2a\u8bcd\u6211\u4eec\u5b66\u4e86<em>\u4e24\u4e09<\/em>\u6b21\u4e86. (Zh\u00e8 ge c\u00ed w\u01d2 men xu\u00e9 le\u00a0<em>li\u01ceng s\u0101n<\/em>\u00a0c\u00ec le.)<\/p>\n<p><em>We\u2019ve studied this word two or three times.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>\u6bcf\u4e2a\u4eba\u8981\u82b1<em>\u4e24\u4e09\u767e\u5757\u94b1\u3002<\/em><em>\u00a0<\/em>(M\u011bi g\u00e8 r\u00e9n y\u00e0o hu\u0101\u00a0<em>li\u01ceng s\u0101n b\u01cei<\/em>\u00a0ku\u00e0i qi\u00e1n<em>.<\/em>)\u00a0<em>Every one needs to spend two to three hundred RMB.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>6)<\/strong>\u00a0\u201c\u4e24\u201dis also often employed on its own to indicate a generally small number of quantity, whereas \u201c\u4e8c\u201d can not be used in this way. For example:<\/p>\n<p>\u600e\u4e48\u5c31\u6765\u4e86\u8fd9\u4e48\u4e24\u4e2a\u4eba?( z\u011bn me ji\u00f9 l\u00e1i le zh\u00e8 me li\u01ceng g\u00e8 r\u00e9n ?)<\/p>\n<p>How have so few people come?<\/p>\n<p>\u201c\u4fe9(li\u01ce)\u201d means \u201c\u4e24\u4e2a\u201d, and is more commonly used as a colloquial term in northern China. Some examples: \u6211\u4eec\u4fe9(\u6211\u4eec\u4e24\u4e2a, the two of us), \u4fe9\u82f9\u679c(\u4e24\u4e2a\u82f9\u679c, two apples).<\/p>\n<p>Note that\u8d30 (also pronounced \u00e8r) is used to represent the number 2 on items like cheques to\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikibooks.org\/wiki\/Written_Chinese\/Numbers#The_use_of_.E5.A4.A7.E5.AF.AB_numbers\">prevent forgery<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"hsk111\">1.11: \u4f1a (hu\u00ec) and \u80fd (n\u00e9n\u0261)<\/h2>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.digmandarin.com\/chinese-language-courses\/chinese-grammar-courses?h1unlock\" class=\"vcex-button theme-button flat blue small align-none inline\" title=\"Visit Site\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"none noopener noreferrer\"><span class=\"vcex-button-inner theme-button-inner wpex-flex wpex-flex-wrap wpex-items-center wpex-justify-center\">Unlock video lessons &amp; exercises<\/span><\/a> \n<p>\u2018Can\u2019 has two Chinese equivalents: \u4f1a (hu\u00ec) and\u80fd (n\u00e9n\u0261). The former, \u4f1a means \u2018to know how to\u2019, and the latter\u80fd means \u2018be able to\u2019. It all seems quite simple, but many Chinese learners may still confuse how to use them in practical situations.<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u4f1a<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>stress the skills acquired through learning.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><em>e.g.<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><em>\u6211\u4f1a\u5f00\u8f66\u3002<\/em><em>(W\u01d2 hu\u00ec k\u0101i ch\u0113.)<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><em>\u5979\u4f1a\u6e38\u6cf3\uff0c\u6211\u4e0d\u4f1a\u3002<\/em><em>(T\u0101 hu\u00ec y\u00f3uy\u01d2ng, w\u01d2 b\u00fa hu\u00ec.)<\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>can be predicate alone.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><em>e.g.<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><em>\u6211\u4f1a\u82f1\u8bed\u3002<\/em><em>(W\u01d2 hu\u00ec y\u012bn\u0261y\u01d4.)<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u80fd<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>stress the possession of the skills<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><em>e.g.<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><em>\u6211\u80fd\u770b\u89c1\u3002<\/em><em>(W\u01d2 n\u00e9n\u0261 k\u00e0nji\u00e0n.)<\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>indicate permission or prohibition<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><em>e.g.<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><em>\u6211\u80fd\u53bb\u516c\u56ed\u5417\uff1f<\/em><em>(W\u01d2 n\u00e9n\u0261 q\u00f9 \u0261\u014dn\u0261yu\u00e1n m\u0251?)<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><em>\u4e0d\u80fd\u53bb\u516c\u56ed\u3002<\/em><em>(B\u00f9 n\u00e9n\u0261 q\u00f9 \u0261\u014dn\u0261yu\u00e1n.)<\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>can not be predicate alone<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><em>e.g.<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><em>\u6211\u80fd\u82f1\u8bed\u3002<\/em><strong>\u00d7\u00a0<\/strong><em>(W\u01d2 n\u00e9n\u0261 y\u012bn\u0261y\u01d4.)<\/em><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"hsk112\">1.12: Three Special Sentence Structures<\/h2>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.digmandarin.com\/chinese-language-courses\/chinese-grammar-courses?h1unlock\" class=\"vcex-button theme-button flat blue small align-none inline\" title=\"Visit Site\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"none noopener noreferrer\"><span class=\"vcex-button-inner theme-button-inner wpex-flex wpex-flex-wrap wpex-items-center wpex-justify-center\">Unlock video lessons &amp; exercises<\/span><\/a> \n<h2 id=\"hsk113\">1.13: The Summary of \u201c\u4e86(le)\u201d in Chinese<\/h2>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.digmandarin.com\/chinese-language-courses\/chinese-grammar-courses?h1unlock\" class=\"vcex-button theme-button flat blue small align-none inline\" title=\"Visit Site\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"none noopener noreferrer\"><span class=\"vcex-button-inner theme-button-inner wpex-flex wpex-flex-wrap wpex-items-center wpex-justify-center\">Unlock video lessons &amp; exercises<\/span><\/a> \n<p><strong>1.<\/strong> As a modal particle, \u201c\u4e86\u201d is used at the end of a sentence to indicate something has already happened.<\/p>\n<p>e.g.<\/p>\n<p>\u4ed6\u53bb\u5b66\u6821\u4e86\u3002\uff08T\u0101 q\u00f9 xu\u00e9xi\u00e0o le.\uff09<\/p>\n<p>He went to school.<\/p>\n<p>\u6211\u4eec\u7ed3\u5a5a\u4e00\u5e74\u4e86\u3002\uff08W\u01d2men ji\u00e9h\u016bn y\u012b ni\u00e1n le.\uff09<\/p>\n<p>We got married for 1 year.<\/p>\n<p>\u6211\u548c\u4ed6\u53bb\u770b\u7535\u5f71\u4e86\u3002\uff08W\u01d2 h\u00e9 t\u0101 q\u00f9 k\u00e0n di\u00e0ny\u01d0ng le.\uff09<\/p>\n<p>He and I went to watch movie.<\/p>\n<p><strong>2.<\/strong> As a dynamic auxiliary, \u201c\u4e86\u201d is used after verbs to refer to the completion of an action. It`s often followed by quantifiers.<\/p>\n<p>e.g.<\/p>\n<p>\u53bb\u5e74\u6211\u770b\u4e8610\u672c\u4e66\u3002\uff08Q\u00f9ni\u00e1n w\u01d2 k\u00e0nle 10 b\u011bn sh\u016b.\uff09<\/p>\n<p>I read 10 books last year.<\/p>\n<p>\u6211\u4e70\u4e86\u5f88\u591a\u8863\u670d\u3002\uff08W\u01d2 m\u01ceile h\u011bndu\u014d y\u012bfu.\uff09<\/p>\n<p>I bought lots of clothes.<\/p>\n<p>\u6211\u5403\u4e86\u5348\u996d\u3002\uff08W\u01d2 ch\u012ble w\u01d4f\u00e0n.\uff09<\/p>\n<p>I have had lunch.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"hsk114\">1.14: Serial Verbs Sentence<\/h2>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.digmandarin.com\/chinese-language-courses\/chinese-grammar-courses?h1unlock\" class=\"vcex-button theme-button flat blue small align-none inline\" title=\"Visit Site\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"none noopener noreferrer\"><span class=\"vcex-button-inner theme-button-inner wpex-flex wpex-flex-wrap wpex-items-center wpex-justify-center\">Unlock video lessons &amp; exercises<\/span><\/a> \n<p>Sentences with Serial Verb Phrases consist of two or more Verbs or Verbal phrases which are predicative of the same Subject. Its basic form is<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u2018Subject+ Verb1+(Object1)+Verb2+ (Object2)\u2019<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>And here in HSK 1, the serial verbs construction is like this:<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u53bb<\/strong><strong> + (place) + to do something<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The \u201cplace\u201d part can be omitted. \u201cto do something\u201d is the purpose of the former.<\/p>\n<p>e.g.<\/p>\n<p>\u6211\u53bb\u4e2d\u56fd\u5b66\u6c49\u8bed\u3002\uff08W\u01d2 q\u00f9 zh\u014dnggu\u00f3 xu\u00e9 h\u00e0ny\u01d4.\uff09I go to China to learn Chinese.<\/p>\n<p>\u4ed6\u53bb\u996d\u70b9\u5403\u996d\u3002\uff08T\u0101 q\u00f9 f\u00e0n di\u01cen ch\u012bf\u00e0n.\uff09He goes to restaurant to have meal.<\/p>\n<p>\u4ed6\u4eec\u53bb\u5546\u5e97\u4e70\u4e1c\u897f\u3002\uff08T\u0101men q\u00f9 sh\u0101ngdi\u00e0n m\u01cei d\u014dngxi.\uff09They go to the shop to buy things.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row wpex_bg_overlay=&#8221;dark&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1565603776785{margin-top: -40px !important;padding-top: 50px !important;background-image: url(11757.html\/\/www.digmandarin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/hz_bk.jpg?id=11618) !important;background-position: center !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: cover !important;}&#8221;][vc_column][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1565171646894{background-color: #f2f6f9 !important;}&#8221;][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1681453378473{padding-right: 30px !important;padding-left: 30px !important;}&#8221; offset=&#8221;vc_col-lg-offset-1 vc_col-lg-1\/5 vc_col-sm-offset-0&#8243;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;2\/3&#8243; offset=&#8221;vc_col-lg-6&#8243;][vc_column_text]We compiled all the essential grammar points required for mastering HSK level 1 below.[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text font_size=&#8221;14&#8243;][\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text responsive_text=&#8221;true&#8221; font_size=&#8221;16&#8243;] 1.1: How to Count Numbers in Chinese &nbsp; \u96f6\/\u3007 l\u00edng&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-11757","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry","entry","no-media"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v24.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>HSK 1 Grammar: Video Explanation + PDF Materials<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"List all Chinese grammar points you need to know at HSK 1 level. 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