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Notes
1. Structure
Possessive adjective + hobby + verb to be + verb +
noun.
Example
Wǒ de à ihào shì
yǎng māo。
Meaning
My hobby is keeping cats.
2. Structure
Subject + like/can + A , also + like / can + B.
Example
Wǒ xǐhuan t ī zúqiú ， yě
+
x ǐhuan dǎ lánqiú。
Meaning
I like to play football, also to play basketball.
3. Structure
Subject + like/ can + A , but + dislike/ can
’
t + B.
Example
Wǒ xǐhuan t ī zúqiú，dànshì bù x ǐhuan
dǎ lánqiú。
Meaning
I like to play football, but don
’
t like to play basketball.
4. Structure
Person 1+ and + person 2 + both + like + predicate.
Example
Māma hé jiějie dōu xǐhuan yǎng māo。
Meaning
Both of mother and elder sister like keeping cats.
Yíwènc í
Interrogative word
shénme
what
huì
……
ma？
Do you know……?
x ǐhuan
……
ma？
Do you like……?
2
8
Zàijiàn
9
Xièxie
10
Búkèqi
11
Duìbuqǐ
12
Méi guānxi
Xíngróngc í
Adjective
gāoxìng
Happy
X
bù gāoxìng
Not happy
Mandarin for All : Book 1 (Second Edition)