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Man Collects Precious Stones that Look Like Pandas SAMPLE
Man Collects Precious Stones that Look Like Pandas
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43岁男子喜欢“玩石头”
43岁男子喜欢“玩石头”

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Keywords
男子 - nánzǐ - a man / a male
玩 - wán - to play / to have fun
石头 - shítou - stone
黑 - hēi - black
白色 - báisè - white
像 - xiàng - to resemble / to be like / to look as if / such as / appearance
大熊猫 - dàxióngmāo - giant panda
孩子 - háizi - child
出去 - chūqù - to go out
找 - zhǎo - to try to find / to look for
觉得 - juéde - to think / to feel
这样 - zhèyàng - this kind of / so / this way / like this / such
开心 - kāixīn - to feel happy / to rejoice
块 - kuài - measure word for lumps, pieces, chunks
有意思 - yǒuyìsi - interesting / meaningful / enjoyable / fun
Grammar
...的时候 /...时 - Expressing "when…" with "...de shíhou / ...shí"
小的时候,他就非常喜欢石头。
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"
小的时候,他就非常喜欢石头。
非常 + Adj. / Verb - Expressing "very much / extraordinary..." with "fēicháng + Adj. / Verb"
小的时候,他就非常喜欢石头。
因为这些石头都是黑白色的,所以看着非常像大熊猫。
Number + 多 - Expressing a number in excess with "Number + duō"
10多年前,他开始“玩石头”,到现在差不多已经有300块了。
Time or Verb Phrase + (以)前 - Expressing "before" a specific time or action with "Time or Verb Phrase + (yǐ)qián"
10多年前,他开始“玩石头”,到现在差不多已经有300块了。
到 + Place / Time / Quantity - Expressing "to (a certain place) / until (a certain time) / up to (a certain quantity)" with "dào + Place / Time" (negative formed with 不到)
10多年前,他开始“玩石头”,到现在差不多已经有300块了。
差不多 + Quantity / Time Phrase - Expressing "almost / nearly / about…" with "chàbuduō + Quantity / Time Phrase" (used for approximations)
10多年前,他开始“玩石头”,到现在差不多已经有300块了。
已经 + Verb / Verb Phrase (+ 了) - Expressing that an action has "already" happened with "yǐjīng + Verb / Verb Phrase (+ le)"
10多年前,他开始“玩石头”,到现在差不多已经有300块了。
因为...,所以... - Expressing "because…, so..." with "yīnwèi...,suǒyǐ..."
因为这些石头都是黑白色的,所以看着非常像大熊猫。
这些 / 那些 + Noun - Expressing "these / those…" with "zhèxiē / nà xiē + Noun"
因为这些石头都是黑白色的,所以看着非常像大熊猫。
Subject + 都 + Verb / Verb Phrase - Expressing "all / every" to emphasise the quantity with "Subject + 都 + Verb / Verb Phrase" (都 emphasizes the quantity or frequent occurrence)
因为这些石头都是黑白色的,所以看着非常像大熊猫。
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)
因为这些石头都是黑白色的,所以看着非常像大熊猫。
Verb + 着 - Expressed after verbs to indicate an action in process with "Verb + zhe"
因为这些石头都是黑白色的,所以看着非常像大熊猫。
A + 像 + B - Expressing "A resembles / is like B" with "A + xiàng + B" (used to compare characteristics)
因为这些石头都是黑白色的,所以看着非常像大熊猫。
Subject + 跟 / 和 + sb / sth + 一起 + Verb - Expressing a subject is doing an action "with" sb or sth "together" with "Subject + gēn / hé + Person + yīqǐ + Verb"
吴海洋说,他有时候和他的孩子一起出去找石头。
Verb + 去 (+ Place) - Direction complement "to go" with "Verb + qù (+ Place)" (indicates movement away from the speaker / location)
吴海洋说,他有时候和他的孩子一起出去找石头。
Proper Nouns
安徽 - Ānhuī - Anhui (Province)Idioms
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