'bù' and 'zài' Flashcards
I can’t explain it clearly
Wô shuō bù qīngchû
He can’t see the words on the blackboard
Tā kàn bú jiàn hēibân shàng de zì
The characters were not written nicely
Zì xiê de bù hâokàn
You don’t have to give me money
Nî búbì gêi wô qián
He not only speaks the shanghai dialect, but he also speaks the Guangdong dialect
Tā búdàn huì shuō shànghâihuà, érqiê yê huì shuō guângdōnghuà
Not only do I not know this character, but my teacher doesn’t even know this character
Búdàn wô bù zhīdào zhèi ge zì, érqiê wôde lâoshī yê bù zhīdào zhèi ge zì
I don’t deserve it (response to a compliment)
Bùgândāng
I’m going to the park tomorrow whether it rains or not
Bùguân míntiān xià bú xià yû, wô yê yào qù gōngyuán
No matter what I say, she refuses to listen
Bùguân wô zênme shuō, tā dōu bù tīng
Nevertheless
Búguò
No matter… (Formal)
Búlùn
Isn’t this character hard to write?
Zhèi ge zì bú shì hên nán xiê ma?
I don’t have to sleep right now
Wô búyòng xiànzài shuìjiào
My mother works at a hospital
Wô māma zài yīyuàn gōngzuò
He eats lunch at home
Tā zài jiā chī zhōngfàn
We live in New York
Wômen zhù zài Niû Yuē
He was born in England
Tā chūshēng zài Yīngguó
I hung the picture on the wall
Zhàopiàn wô guà zài qiáng shàng.
I put the flower vase on the table
Huāpíng wô fàng zài zhuōzi shàng
Twenty years have passed, but that store is still there
Èrshí nián guò qù le, nà jiā shāngdiàn hái zài.
The manager is making a phone call
Jīnglî zài dâ diànhuà (ne)
My wife is sleeping
Wô tàitài zài shuìjiào (ne)
When he came, I was right in the middle of a meeting
Tā lái de shíhou wô zhèngzài kāi huì
He is reading (no zài)
Tā zhèng kàn shū (ne)
They are chatting (no zhèngzài)
Tāmen tánhuà ne
It is not raining outside
Wàibiān méiyôu zài xiàyû
There is a zoo in the park
(Zài) gōngyuán lî yôu yí ge dòngwùyuán
In China, many people go to work by bike.
Zài zhōngguó, hên duō rén qí zìxíngchē shàngbān
To be present
Zàichâng
I wasn’t present at the time
Dāngshí wô méi zàichâng
I’m no expert at this
Zhè fāngmiàn wô bù zàiháng
She is very good at computers
Tā duì diànnâo hên zàiháng
I’m from the north, I don’t mind cold weather
Wô shì bêifāngrén, bú zàihu lêngtiān
He can think what he likes, I don’t care
Tā ài zênme xiâng jiù zênme xiâng, wô cái bú zàihu ne
You shouldn’t take it to heart (not zàihu)
Nî bù yīnggāi zàiyì ne
The problem lies in your lack of interest
Wèntí zàiyú nî méiyôu xìngqù
Whether I can travel depends on if I have time
Wô néng bù néng qù lüxíng zài yú wô yôu méiyôu shíjiān
On the job training
Zàizhí xùnliàn