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Who Does What to Whom例 · 我买水果

You want to tell your friend who bought the fruit: 我买水果. Chinese usually puts the person first, the action next, and the thing acted on after the verb. That subject–verb–object order also gives you a useful starting point for longer sentences; a description can fill the predicate slot too.

Examples

我买水果。
Wǒ mǎi shuǐguǒ.
I buy fruit.
妹妹喜欢音乐。
Mèimei xǐhuan yīnyuè.
My younger sister likes music.
天气很好。
Tiānqì hěn hǎo.
The weather is very nice.
Hint · 힌트
The object normally follows the verb: 我看书. Keep the basic subject–predicate order even when you add time or place information.

Vocabulary

ChineseEnglish
wǒ
I; me
mǎi
to buy
shuǐguǒ
fruit
mèimei
younger sister
xǐhuan
to like
yīnyuè
music
tiānqì
weather
hěn hǎo
very nice; good
gēge
older brother
hē
to drink
chá
tea
háizi
child
kàn
to watch; read
diànyǐng
film; movie
lǎoshī
teacher
shuō
to speak; say
Zhōngwén
Chinese language
jīntiān
today
gōngzuò
to work
péngyou
friend

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