Man Leaves Stove on for 27 Days SAMPLE
Man Leaves Stove on for 27 Days
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男子27天忘关火
男子27天忘关火
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Pinyin
Keywords
男子 - nánzǐ - a man / a male
忘 - wàng - to forget / to overlook / to neglect
火 - huǒ - fire / fiery or flaming
出门 - chūmén - to go out / to go on a journey / away from home
关火 - guānhuǒ - to turn off the heat / to put out (of fire, lamp, stove etc.)
回来 - huílai - to return / to come back
着火 - zháohuǒ - to ignite / to burn
说 - shuō - to speak / to say / to explain
这样 - zhèyàng - this kind of / so / this way / like this / such
做 - zuò - to do / to make / to produce / to act as / to engage in / to be
关 - guān - to close / to shut / to turn off
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")
中国浙江有一个叶先生(Mr. Ye),今年8月10日,他一个人在家,出门时,他忘了关火。
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)
中国浙江有一个叶先生(Mr. Ye),今年8月10日,他一个人在家,出门时,他忘了关火。
在 + Place - Expressing to be located in or at a certain place with "zài + Place"
中国浙江有一个叶先生(Mr. Ye),今年8月10日,他一个人在家,出门时,他忘了关火。
...的时候 /...时 - Expressing "when…" with "...de shíhou / ...shí"
中国浙江有一个叶先生(Mr. Ye),今年8月10日,他一个人在家,出门时,他忘了关火。
我们出门的时候,要看看家里的火有没有关。
Verb / Verb Phrase + 了 - Expressing that an action has been completed with "Verb / Verb Phrase + le"
中国浙江有一个叶先生(Mr. Ye),今年8月10日,他一个人在家,出门时,他忘了关火。
Verb + 来 (+ Place) - Direction complement "to come" with "Verb + lái (+ Place)" (indicates movement towards the speaker / location)
9月6日,他回来了。
New Situation + 了 - Expressing that there is a change of state or that the action has just happened "now" with "New Situation + le"
9月6日,他回来了。
(在)...里 - Expressing "in / inside…" with "(zài)...lǐ"
在这27天里,他家里的火还开着,但没有着火。
我们出门的时候,要看看家里的火有没有关。
Verb / Adverb / Phrase + 的 + Noun - Expressed to link a noun to a preceding verb or phrase with "Verb / Adverb / Phrase + de + Noun"
在这27天里,他家里的火还开着,但没有着火。
我们出门的时候,要看看家里的火有没有关。
还 + Verb / Verb Phrase - Expressing "still / and so / also / in addition…" with "hái + Verb"
在这27天里,他家里的火还开着,但没有着火。
Verb + 着 - Expressed after verbs to indicate an action in process with "Verb + zhe"
在这27天里,他家里的火还开着,但没有着火。
Statement, 但(是)… - Expressing "but / however…" with "Statement,dàn(shì)…" (a bit more formal than 可是)
在这27天里,他家里的火还开着,但没有着火。
Subject + 没有 / 没 + Verb - Expressing negation of past actions with "Subject + méiyǒu / méi + Verb" (sb didn't do sth or sth didn't happen)
在这27天里,他家里的火还开着,但没有着火。
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)
很多人都说,他这样做很不好。
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)
很多人都说,他这样做很不好。
Subject + 要 + Verb / Verb Phrase - Expressing that the subject "needs to do sth" with "Subject + yào + Verb / Verb Phrase"
我们出门的时候,要看看家里的火有没有关。
Subject + Verb + Verb - Expressing that the action is "brief" or "a little bit" by reduplicating the verb (creates a casual tone)
我们出门的时候,要看看家里的火有没有关。
Subject + 有没有 + Object (有 is an exception to other verbs which are negate with 不) - Expressing an affirmative-negative question with "Subject + yǒu méi yǒu + Object"
我们出门的时候,要看看家里的火有没有关。
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