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Take This Example例 · 看来他已经回来了
“Take my brother, for example: he cooks; I do the dishes.” 拿……来说 brings one example in to make a broader point. A的A，B的B divides people or things by what each is doing; 在……看来 tells whose perspective the judgement reflects.
看来他已经回来了。
kànlái tā yǐjīng huílái le。
It looks like he’s already back.
你看到什么拿什么。
nǐ kàndào shénme ná shénme？
Take whatever you see.
是我的，不是他的。
shì wǒ de， bùshì tā de。
It's mine, not his.
你在吗？
nǐ zài ma？
Are you there?
Vocabulary
| Chinese | English |
|---|---|
ná | to hold; take |
de | (possessive particle 's) |
zài | at; in; (progressive) |
kànlái | it seems; apparently |
shénme | what |
huílái | to come back |
yǐjīng | already |
kàndào | to see (result) |
èr | two |
yè | page |
běi | north |
dìdiǎn | location; point |
dōng | east |
kèwén | text (of a lesson) |
máo | 1/10 of a yuan |
nán | south |
tā | he; him |
wài | outside |
xī | west |
yīyàng | same |
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