Shanxi Restaurant Offers Lion Cub Hugs with Afternoon Tea SAMPLE
Shanxi Restaurant Offers Lion Cub Hugs with Afternoon Tea
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抱小狮子喝下午茶
抱小狮子喝下午茶

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Keywords
抱 - bào - to hold / to carry (in one's arms) / to hug / to embrace
狮子 - shīzi - lion
喝 - hē - to drink
下午 - xiàwǔ - afternoon
茶 - chá - tea
饭店 - fàndiàn - restaurant / hotel
贵 - guì - expensive
元 - Yuán - Chinese Yuan (CNY)
喜欢 - xǐhuan - to like / to be fond of
有钱人 - yǒuqiánrén - the rich / the wealthy
玩 - wán - to play / to have fun
这样 - zhèyàng - this kind of / so / this way / like this / such
做 - zuò - to do / to make / to produce / to write / to compose / to act as / to be
真 - zhēn - really / truly / indeed / real / true / genuine
Grammar
在 + Place - Expressing to be located in or at a certain place with "zài + Place"
在中国山西,有一个饭店的下午茶很贵,要1000多元。
Place + 有 + Object - Expressing the existence of an object in a certain place with "Place + yǒu + Object" (similar to "there is" or "there are")
在中国山西,有一个饭店的下午茶很贵,要1000多元。
这个饭店里有小狮子。
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)
在中国山西,有一个饭店的下午茶很贵,要1000多元。
Proper Noun / Noun / Pronoun + 的 + Noun - Expressing a possessive particle, relationship or link with "Proper Noun / Noun / Pronoun + de + Noun"
在中国山西,有一个饭店的下午茶很贵,要1000多元。
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)
在中国山西,有一个饭店的下午茶很贵,要1000多元。
Subject + 要 + Noun - Expressing "to want something" with "Subject + yào + Noun" (negative formed with 不要)
在中国山西,有一个饭店的下午茶很贵,要1000多元。
Number + 多 - Expressing a number in excess with "Number + duō"
在中国山西,有一个饭店的下午茶很贵,要1000多元。
这 / 那 + Measure Word + Noun - Expressing "this… / that…" with "zhè / nà + Measure Word + Noun"
这个饭店里有小狮子。
(在)...里 - Expressing "in / inside…" with "(zài)...lǐ"
这个饭店里有小狮子。
也有人说:“在饭店里和狮子玩,这样做真的好吗?”
Noun + 们 - Expressing the plural form of a noun with "Noun + men"
人们在喝下午茶的时候,能抱着小狮子。
...的时候 /...时 - Expressing "when…" with "...de shíhou / ...shí"
人们在喝下午茶的时候,能抱着小狮子。
Subject + 能 + Verb + Object - Expressing that the subject "can" do a particular action with "Subject + néng + Verb + Object" (means "to be able to" and expresses having a certain ability or having obtained a certain minimum requirement)
人们在喝下午茶的时候,能抱着小狮子。
Verb + 着 - Expressed after verbs to indicate an action in process with "Verb + zhe"
人们在喝下午茶的时候,能抱着小狮子。
Subject + 都 + Verb / Verb Phrase - Expressing "all / every" to emphasise the quantity with "Subject + dōu + Verb / Verb Phrase" (都 emphasises the quantity or frequent occurrence)
很多人都不喜欢。
是 + Emphasised Detail + 的 - Expressed to draw attention to and emphasise a particular detail with "shì + emphasised detail + de" (frequently used when asking details about the past or telling details about the past)
有人说:“这是给有钱人玩的。”
给 + Recipient + Verb - Expressing a more informal "for sb / sth..." with "gěi + Recipient + Verb"
有人说:“这是给有钱人玩的。”
Statement 1,也 + Statement 2 - Expressing "also" to link two statements with "Statement 1,也 + Statement 2"
有人说:“这是给有钱人玩的。”也有人说:“在饭店里和狮子玩,这样做真的好吗?”
Noun 1 + 和 + Noun 2 - Expressing "and / together with / with" with "Noun 1 + hé + Noun 2"
也有人说:“在饭店里和狮子玩,这样做真的好吗?”
Statement + 吗? - Expressed at the end of a statement to create a yes-no question with "Statement + ma?"
也有人说:“在饭店里和狮子玩,这样做真的好吗?”
Proper Nouns
山西 - Shānxī - Shanxi (Province)Idioms
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