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The Detail That Matters例 · 我弟弟个子很高
You’re describing a friend’s new coat, but the color is what you want to comment on. Chinese can put the person or thing first, then give a comment whose own subject names the feature you mean: “As for this coat, the color is lovely.”
我弟弟个子很高。
wǒ dìdi gèzi hěn gāo.
My younger brother is tall.
这件衣服颜色很好看。
zhè jiàn yīfu yánsè hěn hǎokàn.
This coat has a lovely color.
我妹妹汉语说得很流利。
wǒ mèimei Hànyǔ shuō de hěn liúlì.
My younger sister speaks Chinese fluently.
我家离学校很近。
wǒ jiā lí xuéxiào hěn jìn.
My home is close to the school.
Hint · 힌트
The opening phrase tells your listener what you’re talking about. The rest of the sentence comments on it, often with a second noun phrase: 我弟弟 / 个子很高 (“my brother / is tall”).
Vocabulary
| Chinese | English |
|---|---|
dìdi | younger brother |
gèzi | height; stature |
gāo | tall; high |
yīfu | clothes |
yánsè | color |
hǎokàn | good-looking; attractive |
mèimei | younger sister |
Hànyǔ | Chinese language |
liúlì | fluent |
jiā | home; family |
lí | to be away from |
xuéxiào | school |
jìn | near; close |
tóufa | hair |
yǎnjing | eyes |
shēntǐ | body; health |
guānxì | relationship |
wèntí | question; problem |
xíguàn | habit; to be used to |
tiānqì | weather |
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