9 Key Chinese Grammar [4] | Phrases and Sentence Patterns | 关键中文短语句型

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Key Chinese Grammar [4]:
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1.
Place A + 离 + Place B + 很远/很近
Place A + lí + Place B + hěn yuǎn / hěn jìn
Place A is far away from / near Place B
台北离纽约很远
台北離紐約很遠
tái běi lí niǔ yāo hěn yuǎn
Taipei is far away from New York.

2.
(1) 与其 + sentence, 不如 + sentence
yǔ qí + sentence , bù rú + sentence
Rather than….., it’s better to …..
与其每天睡觉, 不如做点有意义的事
與其每天睡覺，不如做點有意義的事
yú qí měi tiān shuì jiào ，
bù rú zuò diǎn yǒu yì yì de shì
Rather than sleeping every day, it’s better to do something meaningful.

3.
(2) 与其说 + sentence B , 不如说 + sentence A
yǔ qí shuō + sentence B , bù rú shuō + sentence A
sb/sth be more A than B
与其说他是位艺术家, 不如说他是位哲学家
與其說他是位藝術家，不如說他是位哲學家
yǔ qí shuō tā shì wèi yì shù jiā , bù rú shuō tā shì wèi zhé xué jiā
He is more a philosopher than an artist.

4.
别忘了 + verb
bié wàng le + verb
Don’t forget to V…
别忘了打电话给妈妈
別忘了打電話給媽媽
bié wàng le dǎ diàn huà gěi mā ma
Don’t forget to call your mom.

5.
…的时候到了… de shí hòu dào le
It’s time to V….
上班的时候到了
上班的時候到了
shàng bān de shí hòu dào le
It’s time to work.

6.
sentence + 是因为+ sentence
sentence + shì yīn wèi + sentence
…. is due to ….
你很累是因为晚上没睡饱
你很累是因為晚上沒睡飽
nǐ hěn lèi shì yīn wèi wǎn shàng méi shuì bǎo
Your tiredness is due to not getting enough sleep at night.
[睡飽shuì bǎo: sleep full, which means enough sleep]

7.
Subject + 爱上+ Noun + 了
Subject + ài shàng + Noun + le
…. fall in love with …..
我爱上中文了
我愛上中文了
wǒ ài shàng zhōng wén le
I fall in love with Chinese.

8.
subject + 似乎(在) + verb
subject + sì hū ( zài ) + verb
It appears/seems that …..
他似乎在哭
他似乎在哭
tā sì hū zài kū
It seems that he is crying.

9.
subject + 以+ noun + 为食
subject + yǐ + noun + wéi shí
feed on
我的宠物蛇以小老鼠为食
我的寵物蛇以小老鼠為食
wǒ de chǒng wù shé yǐ xiǎo lǎo shǔ wéi shí
My pet snake feeds on small mice.
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