LEARN + CHINESE / 193 of 300 HSK 5
Neither One Is Quite Right例 · 他再也不来了
“If I go, I miss the deadline; if I stay, I miss the train.” X也不是，Y也不是 says neither option fits. X也X不得，Y也Y不得 sharpens the bind: neither action is really possible.
他再也不来了。
tā zàiyě bù lái le.
He'll never come again.
这不得了。
zhè bùdéliǎo.
This is terrible.
我舍不得你。
wǒ shěbude nǐ.
I hate to part with you.
Vocabulary
| Chinese | English |
|---|---|
yě | also; too |
bùdéliǎo | extremely; terrible |
shěbude | to hate to part with; grudge |
zàiyě | never again (with negative) |
déle | come on; stop it |
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 |
shū | book |
yuán | yuan (currency) |
qián | front; before |
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