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Fish Pond Owner Feeds Fish With Chilis
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Fish Pond Owner Feeds Fish With Chilis
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湖南鱼塘:鱼吃辣椒
湖南鱼塘:鱼吃辣椒
Fish Pond Owner Feeds Fish With Chilis
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Keywords
鱼塘 - yútáng - fishpond
鱼 - yú - fish
吃 - chī - to eat
辣椒 - làjiāo - hot pepper / chili
条 - tiáo - measure word for long thin things (river, road, trousers, fish, snakes, legs, metro lines etc.)
斤 - jīn - weight equal to 0.5 kg
主人 - zhǔrén - master / host / owner
说 - shuō - to speak / to say / to explain
漂亮 - piàoliang - pretty / beautiful
好吃 - hǎochī - tasty / delicious
来 - lái - to come / to arrive / to come round
看 - kàn - to see / to look at / to read / to watch
买 - mǎi - to buy / to purchase
高兴 - gāoxìng - happy / glad / willing (to do sth) / in a cheerful mood
Grammar
Place + 有 + Object - Expressing the existence of an object in a certain place with "Place + yǒu + Object" (similar to "there is" or "there are")
中国湖南有一个大鱼塘,那里有2000条鱼。

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)
中国湖南有一个大鱼塘,那里有2000条鱼。

这些 / 那些 + Noun - Expressing "these / those…" with "zhè​xiē + Noun"
这些鱼每天吃一万斤辣椒。

每 + 天 / 周 / 年 / 次 - Expressing "every day / every week / every year / every time" with "měi + Time Word" (天, 周, 年 and 次 act as their own measure words)
这些鱼每天吃一万斤辣椒。

Number + 万 - Expressing sets of ten thousand with "Number + wàn"
这些鱼每天吃一万斤辣椒。

Verb / Adverb / Phrase + 的 + Noun - Expressed to link a noun to a preceding verb or phrase with "Verb / Adverb / Phrase + de + Noun"
这里的主人名字叫姜胜(Jiang Sheng),今年40岁。
现在,来这里看鱼和买鱼的人很多,他很高兴。

Subject + 叫 + Name - Expressing sb or sth's name with "Subject + jiào + Name"
这里的主人名字叫姜胜(Jiang Sheng),今年40岁。

Subject + Number + 岁 - Expressing the age of the subject with "Subject + Number + suì"
这里的主人名字叫姜胜(Jiang Sheng),今年40岁。

Verb / Verb Phrase + 了 - Expressing that an action has been completed with "Verb / Verb Phrase + le"
他说,这些鱼吃了辣椒,会很漂亮,也会很好吃。

Subject + 会 + Verb / Adverb - Expressing that sth "will" happen or that sb "will" do sth with "Subject + huì + Verb / Adverb"
他说,这些鱼吃了辣椒,会很漂亮,也会很好吃。

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)
他说,这些鱼吃了辣椒,会很漂亮,也会很好吃。

Statement 1,也 + Statement 2 - Expressing "also" to link two statements with "Statement 1,也 + Statement 2"
他说,这些鱼吃了辣椒,会很漂亮,也会很好吃。

Subject + Adverb + 好 + Sense Verb - Expressing that something offers a "good sensory experience" with "Subject + Adverb + hǎo + Sense Verb"
他说,这些鱼吃了辣椒,会很漂亮,也会很好吃。

Noun 1 + 和 + Noun 2 - Expressing "and / together with / with" with "Noun 1 + hé + Noun 2"
现在,来这里看鱼和买鱼的人很多,他很高兴。
Proper Nouns
湖南 - Húnán - Hunan Province

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