LEARN + CHINESE / 194 of 300 HSK 5
This Is Separate; That Is Separate例 · 我会在这里等着他回来
“You’re already waiting here; let’s order while we do.” X着也是X着 treats an activity as already underway. X归X，Y归Y keeps two issues in separate boxes: agreeing with one point doesn’t settle the other.
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.
它现在归我了。
tā xiànzài guī wǒ le。
It belongs to me now.
Vocabulary
| Chinese | English |
|---|---|
zhe | (aspect particle) |
guī | to return; belong to |
huílái | to come back |
xiànzài | now |
zhèlǐ | here |
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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