Level 1
8-Year-Old Girl Buys Car for Grandfather SAMPLE
8-Year-Old Girl Buys Car for Grandfather
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8岁女孩给爷爷买车
8岁女孩给爷爷买车
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Keywords
女孩 - nǚhái - girl / lass
爷爷 - yéye - father's father / paternal grandfather / respectable term for older man of grandfather's age
买 - mǎi - to buy / to purchase
车 - chē - car / vehicle
火 - huǒ - fire / hot (popular)
辆 - liàng - measure word for vehicles
元 - yuán - unit of money (PRC: Chinese yuan / USA: dollar etc.)
漂亮 - piàoliang - pretty / beautiful
模特 - mótè - (fashion) model (loanword)
开始 - kāishǐ - to start / to begin / beginning / initial
工作 - gōngzuò - to work / job / work / task
挣 - zhèng - to struggle to get free / to strive to acquire / to make (money)
钱 - qián - coin / money
做 - zuò - to do / to make / to produce
学习 - xuéxí - to learn / to study
Grammar
Subject + 给 + Recipient + Verb + Object - Expressing a more informal "for sb / sth..." with "Subject + gěi + Recipient + Verb + Object"
8岁女孩给爷爷买车
她给她的爷爷买了一辆310万元的车。
几 + 天 / 年 - Expressing "several / a few days or years" with "jǐ + tiān / nián" (天 and 年 act as their own measure words)
这几天,中国成都的一个小女孩火了。
Verb / Adverb / Phrase + 的 + Noun - Expressed to link a noun to a preceding verb or phrase with "Verb / Adverb / Phrase + de + Noun"
这几天,中国成都的一个小女孩火了。
她给她的爷爷买了一辆310万元的车。
Measure Word - Expressing the number of sth with an object specific measure word in the form of "Number + Measure Word + Noun" (if the number is one, you can omit it and use the measure word by itself)
这几天,中国成都的一个小女孩火了。
New Situation + 了 - Expressing that there is a change of state or that the action has just happened "now" with "New Situation + le"
这几天,中国成都的一个小女孩火了。
Proper Noun / Noun / Pronoun + 的 + Noun - Expressing a possessive particle, relationship or link with "Proper Noun / Noun / Pronoun + de + Noun"
她的名字叫张莹莹(Zhang Yingying),今年8岁。
她给她的爷爷买了一辆310万元的车。
Subject + 叫 + Name - Expressing sb or sth's name with "Subject + jiào + Name"
她的名字叫张莹莹(Zhang Yingying),今年8岁。
Subject + Number + 岁 - Expressing the age of the subject with "Subject + Number + suì"
她的名字叫张莹莹(Zhang Yingying),今年8岁。
Verb / Verb Phrase + 了 - Expressing that an action has been completed with "Verb / Verb Phrase + le"
她给她的爷爷买了一辆310万元的车。
到现在,她挣了很多钱。
Number + 万 - Expressing sets of ten thousand with "Number + wàn"
她给她的爷爷买了一辆310万元的车。
这 / 那 + Measure Word + Noun - Expressing "this… / that…" with "zhè / nà + Measure Word + Noun"
这个女孩很漂亮,她是一个模特。
Noun / Pronoun + 很 + Adj. - Expressing "very" or to link a noun or pronoun and an adjective with "Noun / Pronoun + hěn + Adj." (sometimes the 很 is translated as "very" but often it is a link between a noun and an adjective)
这个女孩很漂亮,她是一个模特。
Noun 1 + 是 + Noun 2 - Expressing that Noun 1 "is" Noun 2 with "Noun 1 + shì + Noun 2" (是 is only used to link two nouns, it cannot be used to link a noun and an adjective)
这个女孩很漂亮,她是一个模特。
...的时候 /...时 - Expressing "when…" with "...de shíhou / ...shí"
在5岁的时候,她就开始工作了。
Subject + Time Phrase + 就 + Verb / Verb Phrase - Expressing that the action has "happened earlier" or "already previously happened" with "Subject + Time Phrase + jiù + Verb / Verb Phrase"
在5岁的时候,她就开始工作了。
到 + Place / Time / Quantity - Expressing "to (a certain place) / until (a certain time) / up to (a certain quantity)" with "dào + Place / Time" (negative formed with 不到)
到现在,她挣了很多钱。
Verb / Adj. + 得 + Degree Complement - Expression links the verb or adjective with a degree complement with "Verb / Adj. + de + Degree Complement"
有人说她做得很好,也有人说她工作太早,会对学习不好。
Statement 1,也 + Statement 2 - Expressing "also" to link two statements with "Statement 1,也 + Statement 2"
有人说她做得很好,也有人说她工作太早,会对学习不好。
太 + Adj. (+ 了) - Expressing "too" to indicate excess with "tài + Adj. (+ le)"
有人说她做得很好,也有人说她工作太早,会对学习不好。
Subject + 会 + Verb / Adverb - Expressing that sth "will" happen or that sb "will" do sth with "Subject + huì + Verb / Adverb"
有人说她做得很好,也有人说她工作太早,会对学习不好。
对 + Object + Verb / Verb Phrase / Adj. - Expressing the action is "to" or "towards" an object or target "duì + Object + Verb / Verb Phrase / Adj."
有人说她做得很好,也有人说她工作太早,会对学习不好。
Proper Nouns
成都 - Chéngdū - Chengdu (capital of Sichuan Province)Idioms
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