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Adverbs

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Inclusion and Continuity

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也 yě also
我也想喝一点儿葡萄酒 ◦ wŏ yě xiăng hē yìdiăn'r pútaojiŭ. I too would like to drink some wine.

Intensifiers

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很 hěn very
很好 hěn hăo very good
她有很多钱 ◦ tā yŏu hěn duō qián She has a lot of money.
他们说得很快 ◦ tāmen shuō de hěn kuài. They speak very quickly.
我的女儿很大了 ◦ wŏ de nǚér hěn dà le. My daughter is very grown-up.


太 tài too
太多了 tài duō le too much
太多啤酒了 tài duō píjĭu le too much beer
你说得太快了 ◦ nĭ shuō de tài kuài le. You speak too quickly.


一点儿 yìdiăn'r a little
他有一点儿钱 ◦ tā yŏu yìdiăn'r qián. He has a little money.
他们会说一点儿国语 ◦ tāmen huì shuō yìdiăn'r guó yŭ. They can speak a little Mandarin.
他想买一点儿东西 ◦ tā xiăng măi yìdiăn'r dōngxi. He would like to buy (a little) something.

Location

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这儿 zhè'er here 学院路不是在这儿 ◦ Xuéyuàn lù bù shì zài zhè'er. College Road isn't located here.
那儿 nà'r over there 长安街在那儿 ◦ Cháng Ān jiē zài nà'r. Long Peace Street is located over there.
我那儿 wŏ nà'r my place 去我那儿吃 ◦ qù wŏ nà'r chī. Let's go to my place to eat.
一直往前 yī zhí wăng qián straight ahead 一直往前走 ◦ yī zhí wăng qián zŏu. Go straight ahead.
右边 yòubiān right 右边那条路 yòubiān nà tiáo lù the road to the right
左边 zuŏbiān left 你应该走左边那条路 ◦ nĭ yīnggāi zŏu zuŏbiān nà tiáo lù. You should take the road to the left.

Time

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点钟 … diăn zhōng at … o'clock 我想一点钟吃午饭 ◦ wŏ xiăng yī diăn zhōng chī wŭfàn. I would like to have lunch at 1 o'clock.
过一会儿 guò yì huĭ'er later 她想过一会儿喝茶 ◦ tā xiăng guò yì huĭ'er hē chá. She would like to have tea later.
今天 jīntiān today 今天我不想吃东西 ◦ jīntiān wŏ bù xiăng chī dōngxi. Today, I would not like to eat anything.
今天晚上我要吃晚饭 ◦ jīntiān wănshàng wŏ yào chī wănfàn. Tonight (today in the evening), I am going to have dinner.
明天 míngtiān tomorrow 明天晚上八点钟 ◦ míngtiān wănshàng bā diăn zhōng. Tomorrow evening at 8 o'clock.
晚上 wănshàng in the evening 今天晚上我要吃晚饭 ◦ jīntiān wănshàng wŏ yào chī wănfàn. This evening, I am going to have dinner.
现在 xiàn zài now 现在几点钟 ? xiàn zài jí diăn zhōng? What time is it (now)?
现在一点钟 ◦ xiàn zài yī diăn zhōng. (Now,) it is 1 o'clock.
现在我钱够了 ◦ xiàn zài wŏ qián gòu le. Now, I have enough money.
我想现在吃午饭 ◦ wŏ xiăng xiàn zài chī wŭfàn. I would like to eat lunch now.
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