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Chinese (Mandarin)/Lesson 13/Examples
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语法练习 Grammar Practice
要……,……才会…… (Need to..., then... will...)
Explanation
Simplified:[Subject] 要 [condition/action] , [result] 才会 [improve/be achieved].
Traditional:[Subject] 要 [condition/action] , [result] 才會 [improve/be achieved].
Example
Traditional:你要多喝水,病才會好。
Simplified:你要多喝水,病才会好。
Pinyin: Nǐ yào duō hē shuǐ, bìng cái huì hǎo.
Translation: You need to drink more water, then you will get better.
Practice
See Chinese (Mandarin)/Lesson 13/Exercises for exercise.
動詞 + 了 + 賓語,動詞 + 了 + 賓語 (Completed Actions Sequence)
Explanation
Verb + 了 + object, verb + 了 + object。
V1 + 了 + N1 , V2 + 了 + N2。
Example
Traditional:吃了藥,睡了覺,我覺得好多了。
Simplified:吃了药,睡了觉,我觉得好多了。
Pinyin: Chī le yào, shuì le jiào, wǒ juéde hǎoduō le.
Translation: After taking the medicine and sleeping, I feel much better.
Practice
See Chinese (Mandarin)/Lesson 13/Exercises for exercise.