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Back and Forth, Then a Change例 · 他们没来这里

They searched the room 来来回回, and halfway through, the lights went out. A来A去 gives a back-and-forth action; A着A着 can show a change during an ongoing one. 没A没B pairs two absent things, with the surrounding sentence setting the tone.

他们没来这里，是吗？
tāmen méi lái zhèlǐ， shì ma？
They didn't come here, did they?
他没有去，我也没去。
tā méiyǒu qù， wǒ yě méi qù。
He didn’t go, and neither did I.
我会在这里等着他回来。
wǒ huì zài zhèlǐ děng zhe tā huílái。
I’ll wait here for him to come back.
我没跟别人说过我什么时候会到。
wǒ méi gēn biéren shuō guò wǒ shénme shíhou huì dào。
I didn’t tell anyone what time I’d arrive.

Vocabulary

ChineseEnglish
lái
to come
qù
to go
zhe
(aspect particle)
méi
not (have); did not
zhèlǐ
here
shénme
what
tāmen
they (male/mixed)
biérén
other people
huílái
to come back
shíhou
time; moment
méiyǒu
not have
liánxù
continuous; in a row
dàfang
generous; tasteful
xuǎnjǔ
to elect; election
àilǐbùlǐ
to look cold and indifferent
bànxìnbànyí
half believing, half doubting
shānlǐng
mountain ridge; mountain range
yīliánchuàn
a series of; a chain of
zhànlì
to stand
zhìwèn
to question; to interrogate

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