LEARN + CHINESE / 74 of 300 HSK 3
Open It, See It 打开
打开门, 看见朋友, 离开房间: each verb describes a small change in what’s happening. Some two-character verbs can split when an object comes after them. If another complement follows, keep the verb together; let the example show which shape fits.
不要打开你的书。
bùyào dǎkāi nǐ de shū。
Don't open your book.
她昨天看见一个高大的男人。
tā zuótiān kànjiàn yí ge gāodà de nánrén。
She saw a tall man yesterday.
我们正要离开的时候下雨了。
wǒmen zhèngyào líkāi de shíhou xià yǔ le。
We were just about to leave when it started to rain.
我用不到一小时就完成了这个工作。
wǒ yòng bù dào yì xiǎoshí jiù wánchéng le zhège gōngzuò。
I finished the work in less than an hour.
Vocabulary
| Chinese | English |
|---|---|
dǎkāi | to open |
kànjiàn | to see (result) |
líkāi | to leave; depart |
wánchéng | to complete; accomplish |
xiàyǔ | to rain |
bùyào | do not; must not |
xiǎoshí | hour |
gōngzuò | to work; job |
wǒmen | we; us |
shíhou | time; moment |
zuótiān | yesterday |
nánrén | man |
gāodà | tall and big; lofty |
chàng | to sing |
huì | can; to be able to |
xiàcì | next time |
míngtiān | tomorrow |
shāngchǎng | shopping mall |
xiǎng | to think; want |
yǒuxiē | some |
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