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Elderly Woman Paints Daily Life in Yunnan Village SAMPLE
Elderly Woman Paints Daily Life in Yunnan Village
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云南老人喜欢画画
云南老人喜欢画画
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Keywords
老人 - lǎorén - old man or woman / the elderly
喜欢 - xǐhuan - to like / to be fond of
画画 - huàhuà - to draw or paint a picture
吃 - chī - to eat / to consume
早饭 - zǎofàn - breakfast
开始 - kāishǐ - to start / to begin / beginning / initial
老师 - lǎoshī - teacher
学习 - xuéxí - to learn / to study
画 - huà - to draw / picture / painting / drawing
生活 - shēnghuó - to live / life / activity / livelihood
东西 - dōngxi - thing / stuff
好看 - hǎokàn - good-looking / nice-looking / good (of a movie, book, TV show etc)
卖 - mài - to sell
钱 - qián - coin / money
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")
中国云南有一个老人,名字叫王秉秀(Wang Bingxiu),今年93岁,她很喜欢画画。
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)
中国云南有一个老人,名字叫王秉秀(Wang Bingxiu),今年93岁,她很喜欢画画。
Subject + 叫 + Name - Expressing sb or sth's name with "Subject + jiào + Name"
中国云南有一个老人,名字叫王秉秀(Wang Bingxiu),今年93岁,她很喜欢画画。
Subject + Number + 岁 - Expressing the age of the subject with "Subject + Number + suì"
中国云南有一个老人,名字叫王秉秀(Wang Bingxiu),今年93岁,她很喜欢画画。
Noun + 很 + Verbs of Feeling - Expressing "very…" with "Noun + hěn + Verbs of Feeling" (used to increase intensity to verbs of feeling)
中国云南有一个老人,名字叫王秉秀(Wang Bingxiu),今年93岁,她很喜欢画画。
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)
每天早上6点,她吃完早饭就开始画画。
Hour X + 点 - Expressing "X o'clock" with "Hour X + diǎn"
每天早上6点,她吃完早饭就开始画画。
Verb + 完(了) - Expressing that an action is finished or completed with "Verb + wán(le)" (negative formed with 不完)
每天早上6点,她吃完早饭就开始画画。
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)
每天早上6点,她吃完早饭就开始画画。
...的时候 /...时 - Expressing "when…" with "...de shíhou / ...shí"
78岁的时候,她和老师学习怎么画画。
Noun 1 + 和 + Noun 2 - Expressing "and / together with / with" with "Noun 1 + hé + Noun 2"
78岁的时候,她和老师学习怎么画画。
Subject + 怎么 + Verb + Object - Expressing "how" to do with "Subject + zěnme + Verb + Object"
78岁的时候,她和老师学习怎么画画。
(在)...里 - Expressing "in / inside…" with "(zài)...lǐ"
她喜欢画生活里的很多东西。
Verb / Adverb / Phrase + 的 + Noun - Expressed to link a noun to a preceding verb or phrase with "Verb / Adverb / Phrase + de + Noun"
她喜欢画生活里的很多东西。
现在,她画的画很好看,也能卖很多钱。
Subject + Adverb + 好 + Sense Verb - Expressing that something offers a "good sensory experience" with "Subject + Adverb + hǎo + Sense Verb"
现在,她画的画很好看,也能卖很多钱。
Statement 1,也 + Statement 2 - Expressing "also" to link two statements with "Statement 1,也 + Statement 2"
现在,她画的画很好看,也能卖很多钱。
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)
现在,她画的画很好看,也能卖很多钱。
Proper Nouns
云南 - Yúnnán - Yunnan (Province)Idioms
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