Learn To Translate, Chinese Grammar

1. 表扬 (biǎoyáng= praise): 对好人好事公开 (gōngkāi=to publish) 称赞 (chēngzàn=to praise) 。表扬 is used to praise someone’s skill, kindness, good looking. Example 1: Today I was praised by the mayor. 今天我被市长 (shìzhǎng) 表扬 (biǎo ​ yáng) 了。 (skill) Example 2: 这和我表扬帅哥老板有什么关系呢？ (his kindness/good looking) Ref: https://www.leleketang.com/zidian/s-401676.shtml   2. 赞扬 (zànyáng=praise): 称赞 (chēngzàn=to praise) ，称扬。 对他的本领（ běnlǐng=skill, ability, capability ）大肆 (dàsì= unbridled) 赞扬 (zànyáng=to praise). 赞扬 is used to praise someone’s skill, ability and capability. Example 1: (skill) 今天我被市长 (shìzhǎng) 赞扬 (zànyáng) 了。 Example 2: 这和我赞扬 (zànyáng) 帅哥老板有什么关系呢？ (skill) Ref: https://www.leleketang.com/zidian/s-401676.shtml

Examples: 1. 你干 啥 去？ = 你干 什么 去？ 2. 你 啥 时候去美国啊？ = 你 什么 时候去美国啊？ 3. 那个 啥 (sh á ) = 那个 什么 。 4. 啥 意思 = 什么 意思

By Sujanti Djuanda (Yen Yen) 1. https://www.lingo-learn.com/learn-languages/learn-chinese/swap-around-of-two-syllable-chinese-words/ 2. https://www.lingo-learn.com/learn-languages/learn-chinese/chinese-same-characters-and-punctuations-with-different-meanings/ 3. https://www.lingo-learn.com/learn-languages/learn-chinese/similar-chinese-characters-with-the-same-pronunciation-and-different-meanings/ 4. https://www.lingo-learn.com/learn-languages/learn-chinese/similar-chinese-characters-with-the-same-pronunciation-and-different-meanings-part-2/ 5. https://www.lingo-learn.com/learn-languages/learn-chinese/learn-chinese-kitchen-words/ 6. https://www.lingo-learn.com/learn-languages/learn-chinese/how-to-write-happy-birthday-in-chinese/ 7. https://www.lingo-learn.com/learn-languages/learn-chinese/learn-chinese-internet-related-terms-part-2/ 8. https://www.lingo-learn.com/learn-languages/learn-chinese/the-difference-between-formal-and-informal-mandarin-chinese/ 9. https...

By Sujanti Djuanda (Yen Yen) 1. Lesson Plan on Thinking Words in Chinese: R è nw é i, Y ǐ w é i and Ju é de https://www.brighthubeducation.com/chinese-lesson-plans/63846-thinking-words-renwei-yiwei-juede/ 2. Mandarin Chinese Lesson Plan: The Differences Between ’ z ǒ ngsh ì’ and ‘ l ǎ oshi ’ https://www.brighthubeducation.com/chinese-lesson-plans/72450-differences-between-zongshi-and-laoshi-to-express-the-term-always/ 3. Learning Chinese Characters: Diu, Nongdiu, and Diudiao: 丢 , 弄丢 and 丢掉 https://www.brighthubeducation.com/learning-chinese/98958-characters-diu-nongdiu-and-diudiao-examples/ 4. https://www.brighthubeducation.com/learning-chinese/66258-characters-benlai-and-yuanlai/ 5. https://www.brighthubeducation.com/chinese-lesson-plans/63846-thinking-words-renwei-yiwei-juede/ 6. https://www.brighthubeducation.com/learning-chinese/97597-the-three-ways-to-express-happiness-in-chinese/ 7. https://www.brighthubeducation.com/chinese-lesson-plans/110925-teaching...

 1. 弯路 =detour, roundabout route 弯路 下山不减速的原因 , 司机开不快就会被乘客骂 。 The reason for not slowing down while going a downhill detour is the driver will be scolded by the passengers if he does not drive fast. 2. 弯路 (wān​lù= (fig.) wrong way (of doing sth)): 不直的路。多比喻因不得法 (dé​f ǎ =(doing sth) in the right way) 或失误 (shī​wù=to make a mistake) 而花费 (huā​fèi=to spend) 冤枉 (yuān​wang=not worthwhile) 工夫 (gōng​fu=effort) 的方法。 More metaphors for not doing the right thing or making a mistake and the way of making an unworthwhile effort. 比如：吸烟(to smoke)，喝酒(to drink alcohol)，赌博 (d ǔ ​bó=to gamble) ，吸毒 (xī​dú=to take drugs) ，卖淫 (mài​yín= prostitution) ，偷盗 (tōu​dào=to steal) 等。 1. 让男人女人在 恋爱 中避免(avoid)走弯路(wān​lù) 。 Let men and women avoid detours in love. 2. 希望我的经验能够让你避免 (bì​mi ǎ n=to refrain from) 走弯路了。 I hope my experience can help you avoid doing something in wrong way.

参与 (cān​yù=to participate in something): as you are personally invested in the participation of something as organizer/servicer. 参加 is a bit more relaxed, so you’re participating but not necessarily heavily invested. 1. 他参与 (cān​yù) 了奥运会 ( 他很可能是作为奥运会的组织者 (z ǔ ​ zhī​zhě=organizer) 或为 (wei4) 服务者 (servicer)) 。 He has participated in the Olympics (He was likely to be the organizer or the servicer of the Olympics). 2. 他参加了奥运会 ( 他很可能是奥运会的运动员 ) 。 He has participated in the Olympics (He was likely to be an Olympics athlete).  

A. 普遍 (p ǔ ​ biàn): 一般用来形容一种现象 (phenomenon) 。 普遍 (p ǔ ​ biàn) means "common" as an adjective, and "generally speaking" as an adverb ( 副词 (fùcí)). 1. 我觉得这是一个普遍 (p ǔ ​ biàn) 的社会问题。 I think this is a common social problem. 2. 最近有报道 (bao4dao4) 称 (cheng1) ，中国孩子压力普遍 (p ǔ ​ biàn=generally) 较大。 There was a report recently that stated that China children' stress are generally relatively large. 3. 韩国人对我国普遍 (generally) 印象 (yin4xiang4= impression) 怎么样？ What is the general impression of Koreans on our country? B. 普通 (p ǔ ​tōng): 一般用来形容人和物 (is commonly used to describe people and things) 。普通 is only used as an adjective 1. 他穿的衣服很普通 (ordinary, nothing special) 。 The clothes he wear is very ordinary. 2. 这个人长得很普通。 This person looks very ordinary. 3. 普通人说普通话，穿普通衣。 Ordinary people speak Mandarin and wear ordinary clothes 4. 这个头像很普通，人人都有。 This avatar is very common, everyone has it. If something is "common" this means that many people c...

1. 最后一点见解 令人吃惊 ，尤其是 especially 考虑 considering 到在为客户 customer 提供 provide 满足 meet 其 their 特定 specific 需求 needs 的产品 products 和服务 services 方面的需求 demand 日益 increasingly 增长 to grow 。 The last point is amazing view, especially when considering the growing demand for customers to provide products and services that meet their specific needs. 2. 考虑到在为 for 农业 agricultural 部门 sector 制定 developing 政策 policy 和规划 planning 干预 interventions 措施 measures 以及 and 为 for 气候变化 climate change 制定 developing 减缓措施 mitigation measures 时 , 生物多样性 biodiversity 是一个 跨部门 cross-sectoral 主题 theme 。 Considering that biodiversity is a cross-sectoral theme when developing policy and planning interventions for the agricultural sector and developing mitigation measures for climate change. 3. 本文考虑到 , 在为各类 all categories 业务 business 分配 allocating 带宽 bandwidth 时 , 不能只根据该 (= 那 ) 类业务。 This article considers that when allocating bandwidth for various types cannot only based on that type of ...

从前 is often translated as once upon a time, a distant past, long ago, whereas 以前 means before, formerly, previously, ago. 1. Long ago , that performance places are much more than now. 从前 那里的演出场所 (ch ǎ ngsu ǒ =location) 比现在多得多。 2. Previously , that performance places are much more than now. 以前 那里的演出场所 (ch ǎ ngsu ǒ =location) 比现在多得多。 3. To extend the tourist visa is not as so easy as before , moreover all visas are a lot of more expensive than in the distant past . 旅游 (l ǚ ​ yóu) 签证 (qiān ​ zhèng) 的延期 (yánqī) 没有 以前 那么容易 (róng ​ yì), 而且所有的签证都比 从前 (cóng ​ qián) 贵 (guì) 了很多。

Fill in the blank: 总是 or 老是 for always 1. I have been working here so many years, and I always cannot stand to leave, then I didn't agree. 我在这里干了这么多年， ..... 舍不得 (sh ě bude=not to bear separating) ，就没有同意 (t ó ngy ì ) 。 2. In the subway, even when they line up in the bank, they always can see many people hold the small PSP in their hands. 他们 ..... 在地铁 (d ì ti ě ) 里 , 甚至 (sh è nzh ì ) 在银行 (y í nh á ng) 排队 (p á idu ì ) 时 , 都能看见很多的人手里拿 (n á ) 着小型 (xi ǎ ox í ng=small size) 游戏机 (y ó ux ì j ī ) 。 3. The main reason is because every time I see a good book, it likes I see a beautiful dress, then without thinking I always buy it. 这主要 (zh ǔ y à o) 是因为我每次看到好书，就好像看到好看的衣服， ...... 想也不想就买回来。 4. When he just came to China , basically he cannot speak Chinese, but every time when he and his colleagues go out together, he is always regarded as an interpreter. 刚来中国时 , 他基本上 (j ī b ě nshang) 不会说中国话 , 但是每次跟美国同事一起出去，他 .... 被当作 (d à ngzu ò ) 翻译 (f ā ny ì ) 。 5...

Fill in the blank: 接下来 or 然后 1. This mobile model will become the shortest live of high end mobile phone in Samsung's history. ....., after they researched Note 7, actually in which part that produced the defect? 这款 (ku ǎ n= m.w for models (of a product)) 手机将成为 (ch é ngw é i) 三星历史 (l ì sh ǐ ) 上最为 (zu ì w é i=the most) 短命 (du ǎ nm ì ng) 的高端 (g ā odu ā n) 手机。 ..... 的问题，是研究 Note 7 到底哪里出了故障（ g ù zh à ng ） ? 2. Other doves will follow it to surround the residence floor first, making a circle, ..... fly higher and higher. 其他的鸽子便 (bi à n) 会跟 (g ē n) 着它先围 (w é i) 着居民 (j ū m í n=resident) 楼 (l ó u) 盘旋 (p á nxu á n=to circle) ， ..... 越飞越高。 3. Generally speaking, in the north it's mainly bread and noodles, and in the south it's mainly rice. Next week it's going to be cloudy and rainy most of the time. 一般来说 , 北方人以面食 (mi à nsh í = 用面粉 (mi à nf ě n =(wheat) flour) 做的 ) 为主 , 南方人以米饭 (m ǐ f à n) 为主。 .... 的一周以阴天 (y ī nti ā n) 为主。 4. Every morning after ...

If the following clause has a subject, 但是 / 不过 must precede the subject, while 可是 may precede or follow it. Example: I want to go to Poland but I don't have any money. 1.    我 (w ǒ =I) 想 (xi ǎ ng=to want) 去 (q ù =to go) 波兰 (B ō l á n=Poland), 可是 (k ě sh ì =but) 我 (w ǒ =I) 没有 (m é iy ǒ u=have no) 钱 (qi á n=money) 。 ( 可是 may precede the subject) 2.    我 (w ǒ =I) 想 (xi ǎ ng=to want) 去 (q ù =to go) 波兰 (B ō l á n=Poland), 我 (w ǒ =I) 可是 (k ě sh ì =but) 没有 (m é iy ǒ u=have no) 钱 (qi á n=money) 。 ( 可是 may follow the subject) 3.    我 (w ǒ =I) 想 (xi ǎ ng=to want) 去 (q ù =to go) 波兰 (B ō l á n=Poland), 但是 (d à nsh ì =but) 我 (w ǒ =I) 没有 (m é iy ǒ u=have no) 钱 (qi á n=money) 。 ( 但是 must precede the subject) 4.    我 (w ǒ =I) 想 (xi ǎ ng=to want) 去 (q ù =to go) 波兰 (B ō l á n=Poland), 我 (w ǒ =I) 但是 (d à nsh ì =but) 没有 (m é iy ǒ u=have no) 钱 (qi á n=money) 。 (Wrong: 但是 must not follow the subject) 5.    我 (w ǒ =I) 想 (xi ǎ ng=to want) ...

不过 is more informal and mostly used in spoken Chinese. 不过 has a softest intensity of tone (compared with 但是 and 可是 ). 不过 is often associated with the positive result. It includes, is used to say 'no' or 'negative thing' in a softer way (to avoid hurt someone's feelings) so it sounds 'positive.' (Here it also depends on personal preference). Examples: The house is new, but it's very dirty. a. 房子 (f á ngzi=house) 很 (h ě n=very) 新 (x ī n=new) ，但是 (d à nsh ì =but) 很 (h ě n=very) 脏 (z ā ng=dirty) 。 b. 房子 (f á ngzi=house) 很 (h ě n=very) 新 (x ī n=new) ，可是 (k ě sh ì =but) 很 (h ě n=very) 脏 (z ā ng=dirty) 。 (More used for negative result) c. 房子 (f á ngzi=house) 很 (h ě n=very) 新 (x ī n=new) ，不过 (b ù ​ gu ò ) 很 (h ě n=very) 脏 (z ā ng=dirty) 。 (Make negative result sounds 'positive')