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Grammar 1

Hanyu Pinyin 4

Simple Phrases 16

Simple Sentences 37

Longer Sentences 77

Simple Questions 132

Common Questions 169

Common Phrases/Sentences 172

Vocabulary 178

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1. Nouns Nouns in Chinese have no singular and plural distinctions.

one dog 一 只 狗 y# zh~ g6u

ten dogs 十 只 狗 sh! zh~ g6u

2. Articles There are no articles in Chinese such as ‘a’ , ‘the’ in English.

I went to buy a car.I went to buy the car.

我 去 买 车 。 w6 q& m2i ch8

3. Verb Tenses Verbs do not change their forms to indicate present, past,

future or continuous.

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I draw a �sh. 我 画 鱼 。 w6 hu3 y%

He draws a �sh. 他 画 鱼 。 t` hu3 y%

We draw a �sh. 我 们 画 鱼 。 w6 men hu3 y%

5. Measure Words Di�erent measure words are used with di�erent nouns.

a dog 一 只 狗 y# zh~ g6u

a �sh 一 条 鱼 y# ti1o y%

a person 一 个 人 y! g- r9n

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