LEARN + CHINESE / 66 of 300 HSK 2
Leave It Open; Try It Once例 · 窗户开着
Someone has left the window open, so you mention its current state. Later, your friend asks whether you’ve ever visited Hong Kong. Chinese uses different markers for these ideas: 着 keeps a state in view, while 过 tells about past experience.
窗户开着，外面很冷。
chuānghu kāi zhe, wàimiàn hěn lěng.
The window is open, and it’s cold outside.
她穿着一件红色外套。
tā chuān zhe yí jiàn hóngsè wàitào.
She’s wearing a red coat.
我去过香港两次。
wǒ qù guo Xiānggǎng liǎng cì.
I’ve been to Hong Kong twice.
你吃过北京烤鸭吗？
nǐ chī guo Běijīng kǎoyā ma?
Have you ever tried Beijing roast duck?
Hint · 힌트
着 describes the state you can observe now; it doesn’t usually tell you when that state began. 过 asks whether an experience has happened at least once before. It commonly follows the verb and can pair with a frequency such as 两次.
Vocabulary
| Chinese | English |
|---|---|
zhe | particle marking a continuing state |
guo | particle marking past experience |
chuānghu | window |
kāi | to open; be open |
wàimiàn | outside |
lěng | cold |
chuān | to wear |
jiàn | measure word for clothes |
hóngsè | red |
wàitào | coat; jacket |
qù | to go |
Xiānggǎng | Hong Kong |
liǎng cì | twice |
chī | to eat |
Běijīng kǎoyā | Beijing roast duck |
yǐqián | before; previously |
yǐjīng | already |
hái méi | not yet |
zhèngzài | in the middle of |
yìzhí | continuously; all along |
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