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Butterfly Enthusiast Turns Hobby Into Successful Business SAMPLE
Butterfly Enthusiast Turns Hobby Into Successful Business
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卖蝴蝶的中国男子
卖蝴蝶的中国男子
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Keywords
卖 - mài - to sell
蝴蝶 - húdié - butterfly
男子 - nánzǐ - a man / a male
养 - yǎng - to raise (animals) / to bring up (children) / to keep (pets)
颜色 - yánsè - colour
开始 - kāishǐ - to start / to begin / beginning / initial
开心 - kāixīn - to feel happy / to rejoice / to have a great time
只 - zhī - measure word for birds and certain other animals
Grammar
Verb / Adverb / Phrase + 的 + Noun - Expressed to link a noun to a preceding verb or phrase with "Verb / Adverb / Phrase + de + Noun"
卖蝴蝶的中国男子
Subject + 都 + Adj. Phrase - Expressing a descriptive statement with emphasis that it applies to "all / both" of the subjects with "Subject + dōu + Adj. Phrase"
他养很多蝴蝶,蝴蝶的颜色都非常好看。
非常 + Adj. / Verb - Expressing "very much / extraordinary..." with "fēicháng + Adj. / Verb"
他养很多蝴蝶,蝴蝶的颜色都非常好看。
从 + Time Phrase + 开始 - Expressing "to start from (a certain time)" with "cóng + Time Phrase + kāishǐ"
他从十二年以前开始做这个工作。
Time or Verb Phrase + (以)前 - Expressing "before" a specific time or action with "Time or Verb Phrase + (yǐ)qián"
他从十二年以前开始做这个工作。
这 / 那 + Measure Word + Noun - Expressing "this… / that…" with "zhè / nà + Measure Word + Noun"
他从十二年以前开始做这个工作。
他从小就很喜欢蝴蝶,所以他做这个工作做得很开心。
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"
他从小就很喜欢蝴蝶,所以他做这个工作做得很开心。
Verb / Adj. + 得 + Degree Complement - Expression links the verb or adjective with a degree complement with "Verb / Adj. + de + Degree Complement"
他从小就很喜欢蝴蝶,所以他做这个工作做得很开心。
Reason ,所以 + Result - Expressing "so…" to explain the result with "Reason, suǒyǐ + Result"
他从小就很喜欢蝴蝶,所以他做这个工作做得很开心。
Subject + 可以 + Verb + Object - Expressing that the subject "can / may" perform an action with "Subject + kěyǐ + Verb + Object" (means "may" or "to be allowed to" and can expresses having another person's permission)
他一年可以养500万只蝴蝶。
在中国,很多人想买他的蝴蝶,一年可以卖100多万元。
Number + 万 - Expressing sets of ten thousand with "Number + wàn"
他一年可以养500万只蝴蝶。
在中国,很多人想买他的蝴蝶,一年可以卖100多万元。
这些 / 那些 + Noun - Expressing "these / those…" with "zhèxiē + Noun"
熊飞说,他以后还想养更多的蝴蝶,想让更多的人看到这些漂亮的蝴蝶。
Subject + 想 + Verb (+ Object) - Expressing "would like to" with "Subject + xiǎng + Verb (+ Object)" (negative formed with 不想)
在中国,很多人想买他的蝴蝶,一年可以卖100多万元。
熊飞说,他以后还想养更多的蝴蝶,想让更多的人看到这些漂亮的蝴蝶。
Number + 多 - Expressing a number in excess with "Number + duō"
在中国,很多人想买他的蝴蝶,一年可以卖100多万元。
以后... - Expressing "afterwards / later…" with "yǐhòu…" (used when talking about something that happens in the future)
熊飞说,他以后还想养更多的蝴蝶,想让更多的人看到这些漂亮的蝴蝶。
还 + Verb / Verb Phrase - Expressing "still / and so / also / in addition…" with "hái + Verb"
熊飞说,他以后还想养更多的蝴蝶,想让更多的人看到这些漂亮的蝴蝶。
Subject + 让 + Sb / Sth + Verb / Verb Phrase - Expressing "to make or let sb / sth to do sth" with "Subject + ràng + sb / sth + Verb / Verb Phrase" (causative verb)
熊飞说,他以后还想养更多的蝴蝶,想让更多的人看到这些漂亮的蝴蝶。
更 + Adj. - Expressing "even more…" with "gèng + Adj."
熊飞说,他以后还想养更多的蝴蝶,想让更多的人看到这些漂亮的蝴蝶。
Adj. + 的 (+ Noun) - Expressed to link an adjective describing a distinguishing feature to a noun with "Adj. + de (+ Noun)" (noun can be omitted when obvious or has already been mentioned)
熊飞说,他以后还想养更多的蝴蝶,想让更多的人看到这些漂亮的蝴蝶。
Proper Nouns
四川 - Sìchuān - Sichuan (Province)Idioms
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