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I. 是 shì sentences
是 shì is a verb that can be used to link two nouns, pronouns, or noun phrases that
are in some way equivalent.
Example:
李友是学生。Lí Yǒu shì xuésheng. (Li You is a student.)
他是美国人。Tā shì Měiguórén. (He is an American.)
是 shì is usually negated with 不 bù.
Example:
王朋不是中国人。Wáng Péng bú shì Zhōngguórén. (Wang Peng is not Chinese.)
我不是老师。Wǒ bú shì lǎoshi. (I am not a teacher.)
To answer the question in the affirmative, 是 shì is used, while 不 bù is used if the
answer is negative.
Example:
(1) A:你是老师吗?Nǐ shì lǎoshi ma? (Are you a teacher?)
B:是,我是老师。Shì, wǒ shì lǎoshi. (Yes, I am a teacher.)
C:不,我不是老师。Bù, wǒ bú shì lǎoshi. (No, I am not a teacher.)
D:不,我是学生。Bù, wǒ shì xuésheng. (No, I am a student.)
(2) A:王友是学生吗? Wáng Yǒu shì xuésheng ma? (Is Wang You a student?)
B:是,王友是学生。Shì, Wáng Yǒu shì xuésheng. (Yes, Wang You is a
student.)
C:不,王友不是学生。 Bù, Wáng Yǒu bú shì xuésheng. (No, Wang You is
not a student.)
D:不,王友是老师。Bù, Wáng Yǒu shì lǎoshi. (No, Wang You is a teacher.)
(2) A:你姓什么?Nǐ xìng shénme? (What is your surname? Lit. You are
surnamed what?)
B:我姓李。Wǒ xìng Lí. (My surname is Li.)
(2) 你不是中国人,我也不是中国人。
Nǐ bú shì Zhōngguórén, wǒ yě bú shì Zhōngguórén.
(You are not Chinese. I am also not Chinese.)
VI. 都 dōu
nà 那 that
shì 是 to be
péngyou 朋友 friend
jiào 叫 to be called
ne 呢 (interrogative particle)
nǎ 哪 which
rén 人 person
Zhōngguó 中国 China
Rìběn 日本 Japan
Yīngguó 英国 England
Fǎguó 法国 France
Hánguó 韩国 Korea
jiàoshi 教师 teacher
lüshi 律师 lawyer
zuòjiā 作家 writer
yīsheng 医生 doctor
hùshì 护士 nurse
jīnglǐ 经理 manager
gēshǒu 歌手 singer
wǔ zhě 舞者 dancer
3. 名姓míngxìng: Jimin
岁数suìshù: 28
职业zhíyè: singer
国籍 guójí: Korean
Family Members
bàba 爸爸 father
māma 妈妈 mother
érzi 儿子 son
nǚ’ér 女儿 daughter
I. New Words
yǒu 有 to have
hé 和 and
zài 在 to be at/in
yīyuàn 医院 hospital
xuéxiào 学校 school
jiǔdiàn 酒店 hotel
小王家有六个人。她的爸爸是老师,妈妈是医生。她有一个哥哥,两个妹妹。她的哥哥
也是医生, 她和两个妹妹都是学生。
Example:
Example:
Subject Predicate Meaning
你 Nǐ 好 hǎo. Hello. (lit. You are
good.)
他 Tā 很忙 hěn máng. He is very busy.
我 Wǒ 不忙 bù máng. I am not busy.
他们 Tāmen 都很好 dōu hěn hǎo. They are all fine.
The main part of the predicate in a sentence with a verbal predicate is a verb. The
objectusually follows the verb. One of its negative forms is made by placing the
adverb 不 bù before the verb.
Example:
Subject Predicate Meaning
Adverb Verb Object 吗 ma?
我们 Wǒmen 都 dōu 学习 xuéxí 汉语 We all study
Hànyǔ. Mandarin.
我 Wǒ 不bù 知道 I do not know.
zhīdào.
我 Wǒ 性 陆 My surname is
xìng Lù. Lu.
您 Nín 明天 有 时间 吗 ma? Do you have
míngtiān yǒu shíjiān time tomorrow?
/ Are you free
tomorrow?
我爸爸 在银行 工作 My dad works at
Wǒ bàba zài yínháng gōngzuò。 the bank.
II. Translate the following sentences into Chinese using the words inside the
parenthesis following the correct sentence pattern.
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II. Components:
Note that the pronunciation is not always the same as the phonetic element
within it. From the given example: (每 měi and 海 hǎi)