Top Student Grandpa Leads Active Life in Leshan
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Simplified
Traditional
Keywords
学霸 - xuébà - bookworm / top student (slang)
爷爷 - yéye - grandfather (paternal) / respectable term for man of grandfather's age
名字 - míngzi - name (of a person or thing)
骑 - qí - to ride (a horse, bike etc.)
自行车 - zìxíngchē - bicycle / bike
旅行 - lǚxíng - to travel / journey / trip
骑行 - qíxíng - to ride / cycling / horseback riding / motorbike riding
考上 - kǎoshàng - to pass a university entrance exam
大学 - dàxué - university / college
学习 - xuéxí - to learn / to study
叫 - jiào - to shout / to call
Grammar
Phrase + 的 + Noun - Expressed to link a noun to a preceding phrase with "Phrase + de + Noun"
中国乐山的学霸爷爷
Place + 有 + Object - Expressing the existence of an object in a certain place with "Place + yǒu + Object" (similar to "there is" or "there are")
中国乐山有一个爷爷，他的名字叫王大康（Wang Dakang），今年85岁。
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)
中国乐山有一个爷爷，他的名字叫王大康（Wang Dakang），今年85岁。
Noun / Pronoun + 的 + Noun - Expressing a possessive particle with "Noun / Pronoun + de + Noun" (indicate a relationship of possessor / possession)
中国乐山有一个爷爷，他的名字叫王大康（Wang Dakang），今年85岁。
Subject + 叫 + Name - Expressing sb or sth's name with "Subject + jiào + Name"中国乐山有一个爷爷，他的名字叫王大康（Wang Dakang），今年85岁。
Subject + Number + 岁 - Expressing the age of the subject with "Subject + Number + suì"
中国乐山有一个爷爷，他的名字叫王大康（Wang Dakang），今年85岁。
他40多的时候，骑自行车在中国旅行，是中国骑行第一人。
他61岁的时候考上了大学。
Number + 多 - Expressing a number in excess with "Number + duō"
他40多的时候，骑自行车在中国旅行，是中国骑行第一人。
...的时候 /...时 - Expressing "when…" with "...de shíhou / ...shí"
他40多的时候，骑自行车在中国旅行，是中国骑行第一人。
他61岁的时候考上了大学。
在 + Place - Expressing to be located in or at a certain place with "zài + Place"
他40多的时候，骑自行车在中国旅行，是中国骑行第一人。
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)
他40多的时候，骑自行车在中国旅行，是中国骑行第一人。
第 + Number + (Measure Word) - Expressing numerical sequence with "dì + Number + (Measure Word)"
他40多的时候，骑自行车在中国旅行，是中国骑行第一人。
Verb + 上 - Expressing a movement "up or on" with "Verb + shàng"
他61岁的时候考上了大学。
Verb / Verb Phrase + 了 - Expressing that an action has been completed with "Verb / Verb Phrase + le"
他61岁的时候考上了大学。
(在)...里 - Expressing "in / inside…" with "(zài)...lǐ"
在大学里他学习很好，人们都叫他“学霸爷爷”。
Noun + 们 - Expressing the plural form of a noun with "Noun + men"
在大学里他学习很好，人们都叫他“学霸爷爷”。
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)
在大学里他学习很好，人们都叫他“学霸爷爷”。
Proper Nouns
乐山 - Lèshān - Leshan (city in Sichuan Province)Idioms
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