Lesson 12
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  • Pinyin
    Chinese characters
    English
    Notes


    • new word
    qù去go














    new word
    bú yào不要don't (an order or instruction)






    new word
    háishi还是or (direct choice)









    note
    In examples like this, dōu is combined with "wh-" words (what/where/who etc.) to give meanings like everything/everywhere/everybody. The underlying meaning is still "all", but it serves mainly to give emphasis to the word before it, in this case "shénme". This structure is very common.










    note
    In this type of sentence, yě is interchangable with dōu.










    nǐ你you
    yào bú yào要不要want or not
    qù去go
    Shànghǎi上海Shanghai
    wǒ我I, me
    bù不no, not
    qù去go
    shéi谁who
    yào要want, need, will
    qù去go
    wǒ我I, me
    jiā家home, house; family
    nǐ你you
    qù去go
    bù不no, not
    qù去go
    Běijīng北京Beijing
    wǒ我I, me
    shì是is, am, are
    yī一one
    gè个default measure word
    yào要want, need, will
    qù去go
    Zhōngguó中国China
    de的possessive particle
    Měiguó美国United States of America
    rén人person, people, human
    wǒ我I, me
    yào要want, need, will
    qù去go
    dànshì但是but, however
    wǒ我I, me
    bù不no, not
    huì会be able to
    shuō说say, speak, talk
    nàr那儿there (that place)
    de的possessive particle
    yǔyán语言language
    nǐ你you
    qù去go
    nǎr哪儿where
    wǒ我I, me
    māma妈妈mother, mum, mom
    shuō说say, speak, talk
    bú yào不要don't (an order or instruction)
    qù去go
    bú yào不要don't (an order or instruction)
    xuéxí学习study, learn
    Yīngyǔ英语English language
    wǒ我I, me
    bàba爸爸dad, father
    shuō说say, speak, talk
    bú yào不要don't (an order or instruction)
    zài在at, located at; present
    jiā家home, house; family
    shuō说say, speak, talk
    Hànyǔ汉语Chinese language
    nǐ你you
    yào要want, need, will
    zhège这个this one, this
    háishi还是or (direct choice)
    nàge那个that one, that
    tā他he, him
    shì是is, am, are
    Yīngguó英国United Kingdom, Britain
    rén人person, people, human
    háishi还是or (direct choice)
    Měiguó美国United States of America
    rén人person, people, human
    nǐ你you
    yào要want, need, will
    qù去go
    Běijīng北京Beijing
    háishi还是or (direct choice)
    Shànghǎi上海Shanghai
    zhè这this
    liǎng两two (of something)
    gè个default measure word
    píngguǒ苹果apple
    nǐ你you
    yào要want, need, will
    nǎ哪which
    yī一one
    gè个default measure word
    wǒ我I, me
    dōu都all, both, each and every
    yào要want, need, will
    nǐ你you
    yào要want, need, will
    xuéxí学习study, learn
    shénme什么what
    wǒ我I, me
    shénme什么what
    dōu都all, both, each and every
    yào要want, need, will
    xuéxí学习study, learn
    nǐ你you
    qù去go
    nǎr哪儿where
    wǒ我I, me
    nǎr哪儿where
    dōu都all, both, each and every
    bù不no, not
    qù去go
    wǒ我I, me
    nǎge哪个which, which one
    dōu都all, both, each and every
    yào要want, need, will
    wǒ我I, me
    shénme什么what
    dōu都all, both, each and every
    bù不no, not
    yào要want, need, will
    wǒ我I, me
    shénme什么what
    dōu都all, both, each and every
    yào要want, need, will
    wǒ我I, me
    shénme什么what
    yě也also, even (interchangable with dōu)
    bù不no, not
    yào要want, need, will
    zhèlǐ这里here
    de的possessive particle
    rén人person, people, human
    shéi谁who
    yě也also, even (interchangable with dōu)
    bù不no, not
    huì会be able to
    shuō说say, speak, talk
    Fǎyǔ法语French language
    nǐmen你们you (plural)
    shì是is, am, are
    tā她she, her
    de的possessive particle
    péngyou朋友friend
    háishi还是or (direct choice)
    tā她she, her
    jiārén家人family, family members
    wǒ我I, me
    de的possessive particle
    shǒujī手机mobile phone, cellphone
    shénme什么what
    dōu都all, both, each and every
    bù不no, not
    huì会be able to
    nǐ你you
    shénme什么what
    dōu都all, both, each and every
    bù不no, not
    shì是is, am, are
    nǐ你you
    qù去go
    háishi还是or (direct choice)
    wǒ我I, me
    qù去go
    ;