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6. Structure
Who + verb to be + possessive pronoun + noun.
Example
Shéi
+
shì
+
n ǐ
de
+
lǎoshī ?
Meaning
Who is your teacher?
7. Structure
Noun 1 + verb to be + possessive pronoun +
noun 2.
Example
Tā
shì wǒ de péngyou 。
Meaning
He is my friend.
8. Structure
Male / Female + Noun
Example
nán
+
péngyou
/
/
nǚ
+
péngyou
Meaning
Boyfriend / Girlfriend
Yíwènc í
Interrogative word
shénme
what
shì
……
ma?
Interrogative particle
in yes-no question
j ǐ
how many
shéi
who
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Mandarin for All : Book 1 (Second Edition)