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Villagers Move 2-Storey House in Guizhou SAMPLE
Villagers Move 2-Storey House in Guizhou
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贵州村民搬两层木楼
贵州村民搬两层木楼
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Pinyin
Keywords
村民 - cūnmín - villager
搬 - bān - to move (i.e. relocate oneself) / to move (sth relatively heavy or bulky) / to shift
层 - céng - floor (of a building) / storey / measure word for layers
木楼 - mùlóu - wooden building / wooden house
家人 - jiārén - family member
住 - zhù - to live / to dwell / to stay / to reside / to stop
老 - lǎo - old (of people) / venerable (person) / experienced / of long standing
重 - zhòng - heavy / serious
想 - xiǎng - to think / to believe / to suppose / to wish / to want / to miss
搬走 - bānzǒu - to carry
建 - jiàn - to establish / to found / to set up / to build
房子 - fángzi - house / building (single- or two-story)
来 - lái - to come / to arrive / to come round
帮 - bāng - to help / to assist / to support
分钟 - fēnzhōng - minute
米 - mǐ - meter (classifier)
看 - kàn - to see / to look at / to read / to watch
做 - zuò - to do / to make / to produce / to write / to act as / to engage in / to be / to become
Grammar
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)
贵州村民搬两层木楼
中国贵州有一个杨先生,他和家人住在一个20多年的老木楼里。
它有两层,很小也很重。
现在,他想搬走它,在这里建一个大房子。
今年11月5日,有200多个村民来帮他搬木楼,40多分钟他们搬了30米。
Place + 有 + Object - Expressing the existence of an object in a certain place with "Place + yǒu + Object" (similar to "there is" or "there are")
中国贵州有一个杨先生,他和家人住在一个20多年的老木楼里。
Noun 1 + 和 + Noun 2 - Expressing "and / together with / with" with "Noun 1 + hé + Noun 2"
中国贵州有一个杨先生,他和家人住在一个20多年的老木楼里。
Number + 多 - Expressing a number in excess with "Number + duō"
中国贵州有一个杨先生,他和家人住在一个20多年的老木楼里。
今年11月5日,有200多个村民来帮他搬木楼,40多分钟他们搬了30米。
Verb / Adverb / Phrase + 的 + Noun - Expressed to link a noun to a preceding verb or phrase with "Verb / Adverb / Phrase + de + Noun"
中国贵州有一个杨先生,他和家人住在一个20多年的老木楼里。
(在)...里 - Expressing "in / inside…" with "(zài)...lǐ"
中国贵州有一个杨先生,他和家人住在一个20多年的老木楼里。
Subject + 有 + Object - Expressing that the subject "has" an object with "Subject + yǒu + Object"
它有两层,很小也很重。
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)
它有两层,很小也很重。
Statement 1,也 + Statement 2 - Expressing "also" to link two statements with "Statement 1,也 + Statement 2"
它有两层,很小也很重。
Subject + 想 + Verb (+ Object) - Expressing "would like to" with "Subject + xiǎng + Verb (+ Object)" (negative formed with 不想)
现在,他想搬走它,在这里建一个大房子。
在 + Place - Expressing to be located in or at a certain place with "zài + Place"
现在,他想搬走它,在这里建一个大房子。
Verb / Verb Phrase + 了 - Expressing that an action has been completed with "Verb / Verb Phrase + le"
今年11月5日,有200多个村民来帮他搬木楼,40多分钟他们搬了30米。
很多人看了,都说他们做得很好。
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)
很多人看了,都说他们做得很好。
Verb / Adj. + 得 + Degree Complement - Expression links the verb or adjective with a degree complement with "Verb / Adj. + de + Degree Complement"
很多人看了,都说他们做得很好。
Proper Nouns
贵州 - Guìzhōu - Guizhou (Province)Idioms
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