CHINESE GRAMMAR
Word order of Chinese sentences (2)
他不姓李。Tā bù xìng lǐ. – His surname is not Li.
我也是中国人。Wǒ yěshì zhōngguó rén. – I am Chinese too.
他们都是老师。Tāmen dōu shì lǎoshī. – They are all teachers.
他在医院工作。Tā zài yīyuàn gōngzuò. – He works in the hospital.
我在家看电视。Wǒ zàijiā kàn diànshì. – I’m watching TV at home.
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Negative adverb 不
主语 + 不 + 谓语 Zhǔyǔ + bù + wèiyǔ – Subject + no + predicate
他姓王。他不姓王。Tā xìng wáng. Tā bù xìng wáng. – His surname is Wang. He is not surnamed Wang.
他是英国人。他不是英国人。Tā shì yīngguó rén. Tā bùshì yīngguó rén. – He is British. He is not British.
我不住在伦敦。Wǒ bù zhù zài lúndūn. – I don’t live in London.
我很不好。Wǒ hěn bù hǎo. – I feel bad.
你不姓张吗？我不姓张。Nǐ bù xìng zhāng ma? Wǒ bù xìng zhāng. – Isn’t your surname Zhang? My last name is not Zhang.
你不是美国人吗？我不是。Nǐ bùshì měiguó rén ma? Wǒ bùshì. – Are you not American? I’m not.
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Adverbs 也/都
主语 + 也／都 + 谓语 Zhǔyǔ + yě/dōu + wèiyǔ – Subject + Ye/Du + Predicate
我是学生。马克也是学生。Wǒ shì xuéshēng. Mǎkè yěshì xuéshēng. – I am a student. Mark is also a student.