LEARN + CHINESE / 138 of 300 HSK 4
What Appeared in the Room? 存现句
You walk into the classroom and notice three new students. To introduce what has appeared, begin with the place, then give the arrival or appearance, and finally say who or what appeared. The same order works for something that has disappeared.
教室里走进来三个新同学。
jiàoshì lǐ zǒu jìnlai sān ge xīn tóngxué.
Three new classmates walked into the classroom.
门口开来了一辆出租车。
ménkǒu kāi lái le yí liàng chūzūchē.
A taxi pulled up at the entrance.
桌子上放着两杯茶，旁边还摆着一盘水果。
zhuōzi shàng fàngzhe liǎng bēi chá, pángbiān hái bǎizhe yì pán shuǐguǒ.
There are two cups of tea on the table and a plate of fruit beside them.
院子里跑出去一只小狗，草地上还掉了一只鞋。
yuànzi lǐ pǎo chūqù yì zhī xiǎogǒu, cǎodì shàng hái diào le yì zhī xié.
A little dog ran out of the yard, and a shoe was left on the grass.
Hint · 힌트
The place comes first because you are setting the scene. The new or missing person or thing usually comes at the end, after the verb and its result or direction.
Vocabulary
| Chinese | English |
|---|---|
jiàoshì | classroom |
zǒu jìnlai | to walk in |
tóngxué | classmate |
ménkǒu | doorway; entrance |
kāi lái | to drive up |
chūzūchē | taxi |
zhuōzi | table |
fàngzhe | to be sitting; placed |
bēi | cup; glass (measure word) |
chá | tea |
pángbiān | beside; next to |
bǎizhe | to be set out |
pán | plate (measure word) |
shuǐguǒ | fruit |
yuànzi | yard; courtyard |
pǎo chūqù | to run out |
xiǎogǒu | puppy; little dog |
cǎodì | lawn; grass |
diào | to drop; fall off |
xié | shoe |
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