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US Man Eats 32 Burgers in 40 Minutes
US Man Eats 32 Burgers in 40 Minutes
美国男子40分钟吃32个大汉堡
美国男子40分钟吃32个大汉堡
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Keywords
男子 - nánzǐ - a man / a male
分钟 - fēnzhōng - minute
吃 - chī - to eat
大 - dà - big / huge / large / major
汉堡 - hànbǎo - hamburger (loanword)
赛 - sài - to compete / competition / match
得 - dé - to obtain / to get
热狗 - règǒu - hot dog (loanword)
小 - xiǎo - small / young
喜欢 - xǐhuan - to like
爷爷 - yéye - grandfather (paternal) / respectable term for older man of grandfather's age
买 - mǎi - to buy
次 - cì - time (i.e. number of times) / measure word for enumerated events: time
Grammar
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)
美国男子40分钟吃32个大汉堡
他在40分钟里吃了32个麦当劳大汉堡。
2019年，他在10分钟里吃了71个热狗。
他们每次都买四个汉堡，他能吃三个。
Noun 1 + 是 + Noun 2 - Expressing that Noun 1 "is" Noun 2 with "Noun 1 + shì + Noun 2" (是 is only used to link two nouns, it cannot be used to link a noun and an adjective)
Joey Chestnut是美国人，今年36岁。
Subject + Number + 岁 - Expressing the age of the subject with "Subject + Number + suì"
Joey Chestnut是美国人，今年36岁。
(在)…上 - Expressing "in / on…" with “(zài)…shàng"
3月6日，在美国的吃汉堡大赛上，他得了第一。
Noun / Pronoun + 的 + Noun - Expressing a possessive particle with "Noun / Pronoun + de + Noun" (indicate a relationship of possessor / possession)
3月6日，在美国的吃汉堡大赛上，他得了第一。
Joey说，他小的时候很喜欢和爷爷去麦当劳买汉堡吃。
Verb / Verb Phrase + 了 - Expressing that an action has been completed with "Verb / Verb Phrase + le"
3月6日，在美国的吃汉堡大赛上，他得了第一。
他在40分钟里吃了32个麦当劳大汉堡。
2019年，他在10分钟里吃了71个热狗。
第 + Number + (Measure Word) - Expressing numerical sequence with "dì + Number + (Measure Word)"
3月6日，在美国的吃汉堡大赛上，他得了第一。
(在)...里 - Expressing "in / inside…" with "(zài)...lǐ"
他在40分钟里吃了32个麦当劳大汉堡。
2019年，他在10分钟里吃了71个热狗。
...的时候 /...时 - Expressing "when…" with "...de shíhou / ...shí"
Joey说，他小的时候很喜欢和爷爷去麦当劳买汉堡吃。
Noun 1 + 和 + Noun 2 - Expressing "and / together with / with" with "Noun 1 + hé + Noun 2"
Joey说，他小的时候很喜欢和爷爷去麦当劳买汉堡吃。
每 + Measure Word (+ Noun) - Expressing "each / every…" with "měi + Measure Word + Noun" (the noun can be omitted if obvious or has already been mentioned)
他们每次都买四个汉堡，他能吃三个。
Subject + 都 + Verb / Verb Phrase - Expressing "all / every" to emphasise the quantity with "Subject + 都 + Verb / Verb Phrase" (都 emphasises the large quantity or frequent occurrence)
他们每次都买四个汉堡，他能吃三个。
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)
他们每次都买四个汉堡，他能吃三个。
Grammar
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)
美國男子40分鐘吃32個大漢堡
他在40分鐘裡吃了32個麥當勞大漢堡。
2019年，他在10分鐘裡吃了71個熱狗。
他們每次都買四個漢堡，他能吃三個。
Noun 1 + 是 + Noun 2 - Expressing that Noun 1 "is" Noun 2 with "Noun 1 + shì + Noun 2" (是 is only used to link two nouns, it cannot be used to link a noun and an adjective)
Joey Chestnut是美國人，今年36歲。
Subject + Number + 歲 - Expressing the age of the subject with "Subject + Number + suì"
Joey Chestnut是美國人，今年36歲。
(在)…上 - Expressing "in / on…" with 「(zài)…shàng"
3月6日，在美國的吃漢堡大賽上，他得了第一。
Noun / Pronoun + 的 + Noun - Expressing a possessive particle with "Noun / Pronoun + de + Noun" (indicate a relationship of possessor / possession)
3月6日，在美國的吃漢堡大賽上，他得了第一。
Joey說，他小的時候很喜歡和爺爺去麥當勞買漢堡吃。
Verb / Verb Phrase + 了 - Expressing that an action has been completed with "Verb / Verb Phrase + le"
3月6日，在美國的吃漢堡大賽上，他得了第一。
他在40分鐘裡吃了32個麥當勞大漢堡。
2019年，他在10分鐘裡吃了71個熱狗。
第 + Number + (Measure Word) - Expressing numerical sequence with "dì + Number + (Measure Word)"
3月6日，在美國的吃漢堡大賽上，他得了第一。
(在)...裡 - Expressing "in / inside…" with "(zài)...lǐ"
他在40分鐘裡吃了32個麥當勞大漢堡。
2019年，他在10分鐘裡吃了71個熱狗。
...的時候 /...時 - Expressing "when…" with "...de shíhou / ...shí"
Joey說，他小的時候很喜歡和爺爺去麥當勞買漢堡吃。
Noun 1 + 和 + Noun 2 - Expressing "and / together with / with" with "Noun 1 + hé + Noun 2"
Joey說，他小的時候很喜歡和爺爺去麥當勞買漢堡吃。
每 + Measure Word (+ Noun) - Expressing "each / every…" with "měi + Measure Word + Noun" (the noun can be omitted if obvious or has already been mentioned)
他們每次都買四個漢堡，他能吃三個。
Subject + 都 + Verb / Verb Phrase - Expressing "all / every" to emphasise the quantity with "Subject + 都 + Verb / Verb Phrase" (都 emphasises the large quantity or frequent occurrence)
他們每次都買四個漢堡，他能吃三個。
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)
他們每次都買四個漢堡，他能吃三個。
Proper Nouns
美国 - Měiguó - United States / USA麦当劳 - Màidāngláo - McDonald's (fast food company)
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