Chinese Restaurant Serves Coffee on Lotus Leaf SAMPLE
Chinese Restaurant Serves Coffee on Lotus Leaf
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中国的荷叶咖啡火了
中国的荷叶咖啡火了

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Pinyin
Keywords
荷 - hé - lotus
叶 - yè - leaf / page
咖啡 - kāfēi - coffee (loanword)
火 - huǒ - fire / hot (popular)
家 - jiā - home / family / measure word for families or businesses
咖啡店 - kāfēidiàn - cafe / coffee shop
倒 - dào - to invert / to place upside down or frontside back / to pour out / to tip out / to dump
放 - fàng - to release / to free / to let go / to put / to place / to let out
杯子 - bēizi - cup / glass
这样 - zhèyàng - this kind of / so / this way / like this / such
好看 - hǎokàn - good-looking / nice-looking / good (of a movie, book, TV show etc)
喜欢 - xǐhuan - to like / to be fond of
想 - xiǎng - to think / to believe / to suppose / to wish / to want / to miss
喝 - hē - to drink
杯 - bēi - cup / measure word for liquid in cups or glasses
Grammar
Proper Noun / Noun / Pronoun + 的 + Noun - Expressing a possessive particle, relationship or link with "Proper Noun / Noun / Pronoun + de + Noun"
中国的荷叶咖啡火了
New Situation + 了 - Expressing that there is a change of state or that the action has just happened "now" with "New Situation + le"
中国的荷叶咖啡火了
中国有一家咖啡店,这几天,那里的荷叶咖啡火了。
咖啡要先倒在大大的荷叶里,再放在一个杯子上,这样,好看的荷叶咖啡就做好了。
Place + 有 + Object - Expressing the existence of an object in a certain place with "Place + yǒu + Object" (similar to "there is" or "there are")
中国有一家咖啡店,这几天,那里的荷叶咖啡火了。
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)
中国有一家咖啡店,这几天,那里的荷叶咖啡火了。
咖啡要先倒在大大的荷叶里,再放在一个杯子上,这样,好看的荷叶咖啡就做好了。
现在,有不少人都想去那里喝一杯荷叶咖啡。
几 + 天 / 年 - Expressing "several / a few days or years" with "jǐ + tiān / nián" (天 and 年 act as their own measure words)
中国有一家咖啡店,这几天,那里的荷叶咖啡火了。
Verb / Adverb / Phrase + 的 + Noun - Expressed to link a noun to a preceding verb or phrase with "Verb / Adverb / Phrase + de + Noun"
中国有一家咖啡店,这几天,那里的荷叶咖啡火了。
有的人说,他们喜欢这样的咖啡,也有的人说,他们不喜欢。
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)
荷叶咖啡是怎么做的呢?
Subject + 怎么 + Verb (+ Object)? - Expressing "how?" with "Subject + zěnme + Verb (+ Object)?"
荷叶咖啡是怎么做的呢?
Topic + 呢? - Expressing a reciprocal "how about / what about" question with "Topic + ne?"
荷叶咖啡是怎么做的呢?
Subject + 要 + Verb / Verb Phrase - Expressing that the subject "needs to do sth" with "Subject + yào + Verb / Verb Phrase"
咖啡要先倒在大大的荷叶里,再放在一个杯子上,这样,好看的荷叶咖啡就做好了。
Characters of an adjective repeated (one after another) - Expressing greater emphasis similar to adding "extremely / really / so" before the adjective (sometimes similar to adding "-ly" onto the end of an adj.)
咖啡要先倒在大大的荷叶里,再放在一个杯子上,这样,好看的荷叶咖啡就做好了。
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)
咖啡要先倒在大大的荷叶里,再放在一个杯子上,这样,好看的荷叶咖啡就做好了。
(在)...里 - Expressing "in / inside…" with "(zài)...lǐ"
咖啡要先倒在大大的荷叶里,再放在一个杯子上,这样,好看的荷叶咖啡就做好了。
再 + Verb / Verb Phrase - Expressing "then (after sth, and not until then)" with "zài + Verb / Verb Phrase"
咖啡要先倒在大大的荷叶里,再放在一个杯子上,这样,好看的荷叶咖啡就做好了。
(在)...上 - Expressing "in / on…" with "(zài)...shàng"
咖啡要先倒在大大的荷叶里,再放在一个杯子上,这样,好看的荷叶咖啡就做好了。
Situation + 就 + Verb / Verb Phrase - Expressing "then / and so / in that case…" with "Situation + jiù + Verb / Verb Phrase" (the action happens "as a consequence of / following on from" the situation)
咖啡要先倒在大大的荷叶里,再放在一个杯子上,这样,好看的荷叶咖啡就做好了。
Verb + 好 - Expressing completion of an action with "Verb + hǎo" (negative formed with 不好)
咖啡要先倒在大大的荷叶里,再放在一个杯子上,这样,好看的荷叶咖啡就做好了。
有的...有的... - Expressing "some...others..." with "yǒude...yǒude..."
有的人说,他们喜欢这样的咖啡,也有的人说,他们不喜欢。
Statement 1,也 + Statement 2 - Expressing "also" to link two statements with "Statement 1,也 + Statement 2"
有的人说,他们喜欢这样的咖啡,也有的人说,他们不喜欢。
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)
现在,有不少人都想去那里喝一杯荷叶咖啡。
Subject + 想 + Verb (+ Object) - Expressing "would like to" with "Subject + xiǎng + Verb (+ Object)" (negative formed with 不想)
现在,有不少人都想去那里喝一杯荷叶咖啡。
Subject + 去 + Place - Expressing "to go" to a place with "Subject + qù + Place"
现在,有不少人都想去那里喝一杯荷叶咖啡。
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