Farmers Take "Vegetable Market Bus" to Wuhan Market
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Farmers Take "Vegetable Market Bus" to Wuhan Market
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武汉的“卖菜公交”
武汉的“卖菜公交”
Farmers Take "Vegetable Market Bus" to Wuhan Market
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Pinyin
Keywords
卖 - mài - to sell
菜 - cài - dish (type of food) / vegetable / cuisine
公交 - gōngjiāo - public transportation / mass transit
趟 - tàng - measure word for times, round trips or rows / a time / a trip
早上 - zǎoshang - early morning
菜农 - càinóng - vegetable farmer
坐 - zuò - to sit / to take a seat / to take (a bus / airplane etc.)
水果 - shuǐguǒ - fruit
认识 - rènshi - to know / to recognise / to be familiar with / to get acquainted with sb
朋友 - péngyou - friend
钱 - qián - coin / money
Grammar
Proper Noun / Noun / Pronoun + 的 + Noun - Expressing a possessive particle, relationship or link with "Proper Noun / Noun / Pronoun + de + Noun"
武汉的“卖菜公交”
每天早上5点多,有很多菜农都会坐上这趟公交去卖他们的菜和水果。

Place + 有 + Object - Expressing the existence of an object in a certain place with "Place + yǒu + Object" (similar to "there is" or "there are")
中国武汉有一趟“卖菜公交”。

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)
中国武汉有一趟“卖菜公交”。

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5点多,有很多菜农都会坐上这趟公交去卖他们的菜和水果。

Hour X + 点 - Expressing "X o'clock" with "Hour X + diǎn"
每天早上5点多,有很多菜农都会坐上这趟公交去卖他们的菜和水果。

Number + 多 - Expressing a number in excess with "Number + duō"
每天早上5点多,有很多菜农都会坐上这趟公交去卖他们的菜和水果。

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)
每天早上5点多,有很多菜农都会坐上这趟公交去卖他们的菜和水果。

Subject + 会 + Verb / Adverb - Expressing that sth "will" happen or that sb "will" do sth with "Subject + huì + Verb / Adverb"
每天早上5点多,有很多菜农都会坐上这趟公交去卖他们的菜和水果。

Verb + 上 - Expressing a movement "up or on" with "Verb + shàng"
每天早上5点多,有很多菜农都会坐上这趟公交去卖他们的菜和水果。

这 / 那 + Measure Word + Noun - Expressing "this… / that…" with "zhè / nà + Measure Word + Noun"
每天早上5点多,有很多菜农都会坐上这趟公交去卖他们的菜和水果。

Noun 1 + 和 + Noun 2 - Expressing "and / together with / with" with "Noun 1 + hé + Noun 2"
每天早上5点多,有很多菜农都会坐上这趟公交去卖他们的菜和水果。

...的时候 /...时 - Expressing "when…" with "...de shí​hou / ...shí​"
“卖菜公交”在2020年的时候就有了。

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"
“卖菜公交”在2020年的时候就有了。

New Situation + 了 - Expressing that there is a change of state or that the action has just happened "now" with "New Situation + le"
“卖菜公交”在2020年的时候就有了。

Noun + 们 - Expressing the plural form of a noun with "Noun + men"
菜农们说,坐公交去卖菜很好,能认识很多朋友,也能多卖一些钱。

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)
菜农们说,坐公交去卖菜很好,能认识很多朋友,也能多卖一些钱。

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)
菜农们说,坐公交去卖菜很好,能认识很多朋友,也能多卖一些钱。

Statement 1,也 + Statement 2 - Expressing "also" to link two statements with "Statement 1,也 + Statement 2"
菜农们说,坐公交去卖菜很好,能认识很多朋友,也能多卖一些钱。

一些 + Noun - Expressing "some / a few…" with "yìxiē + Noun" (yīxiē is pronounced yìxiē due to a tone change rule)
菜农们说,坐公交去卖菜很好,能认识很多朋友,也能多卖一些钱。
Grammar
Proper Noun / Noun / Pronoun + 的 + Noun - Expressing a possessive particle, relationship or link with "Proper Noun / Noun / Pronoun + de + Noun"
武漢的「賣菜公交」
每天早上5點多,有很多菜農都會坐上這趟公交去賣他們的菜和水果。

Place + 有 + Object - Expressing the existence of an object in a certain place with "Place + yǒu + Object" (similar to "there is" or "there are")
中國武漢有一趟「賣菜公交」。

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)
中國武漢有一趟「賣菜公交」。

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5點多,有很多菜農都會坐上這趟公交去賣他們的菜和水果。

Hour X + 點 - Expressing "X o'clock" with "Hour X + diǎn"
每天早上5點多,有很多菜農都會坐上這趟公交去賣他們的菜和水果。

Number + 多 - Expressing a number in excess with "Number + duō"
每天早上5點多,有很多菜農都會坐上這趟公交去賣他們的菜和水果。

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)
每天早上5點多,有很多菜農都會坐上這趟公交去賣他們的菜和水果。

Subject + 會 + Verb / Adverb - Expressing that sth "will" happen or that sb "will" do sth with "Subject + huì + Verb / Adverb"
每天早上5點多,有很多菜農都會坐上這趟公交去賣他們的菜和水果。

Verb + 上 - Expressing a movement "up or on" with "Verb + shàng"
每天早上5點多,有很多菜農都會坐上這趟公交去賣他們的菜和水果。

這 / 那 + Measure Word + Noun - Expressing "this… / that…" with "zhè / nà + Measure Word + Noun"
每天早上5點多,有很多菜農都會坐上這趟公交去賣他們的菜和水果。

Noun 1 + 和 + Noun 2 - Expressing "and / together with / with" with "Noun 1 + hé + Noun 2"
每天早上5點多,有很多菜農都會坐上這趟公交去賣他們的菜和水果。

...的時候 /...時 - Expressing "when…" with "...de shí​hou / ...shí​"
「賣菜公交」在2020年的時候就有了。

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"
「賣菜公交」在2020年的時候就有了。

New Situation + 了 - Expressing that there is a change of state or that the action has just happened "now" with "New Situation + le"
「賣菜公交」在2020年的時候就有了。

Noun + 們 - Expressing the plural form of a noun with "Noun + men"
菜農們說,坐公交去賣菜很好,能認識很多朋友,也能多賣一些錢。

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)
菜農們說,坐公交去賣菜很好,能認識很多朋友,也能多賣一些錢。

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)
菜農們說,坐公交去賣菜很好,能認識很多朋友,也能多賣一些錢。

Statement 1,也 + Statement 2 - Expressing "also" to link two statements with "Statement 1,也 + Statement 2"
菜農們說,坐公交去賣菜很好,能認識很多朋友,也能多賣一些錢。

一些 + Noun - Expressing "some / a few…" with "yìxiē + Noun" (yīxiē is pronounced yìxiē due to a tone change rule)
菜農們說,坐公交去賣菜很好,能認識很多朋友,也能多賣一些錢。
Proper Nouns
武汉 - Wǔhàn - Wuhan (capital of Hubei Province)

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