L2 U15 L3 Flashcards
Kung pao chicken
Gōngbǎo jīdīng
Quality
Zhìliàng
The quality (of meat) of this chicken is very good (2 ways)
Zhè zhī jī de ròuzhì hěn hǎo
Zhè gè jīròu de zhìliàng hěn hǎo
Picture quality
Huàzhì
Sound quality
Yīnzhì
The sound quality of this microphone is really good
Zhè ge màikèfēng de yīnzhì fēicháng hǎo
This meat is not tender enough
Zhè ge ròu bú gòu nèn
Here búgòu functions as an adverb, modifying an adjective which serves as the main predicate
Soft (tender) skin
Nèn de pífu
Old / tough
Lǎo
The meat quality is rather (a bit) tender
Ròuzhì bǐjiào nèn yìxiē/yìdiǎn
Could you describe it a little bit?
Nǐ néng xíngróng yíxià
Note you can use yìxiē/yìdiǎn with adjectives and nouns, but not with verbs
What you bought isn’t enough
Nǐ mǎi de dōngxi búgòu
Here búgòu modifies a noun, and functions as the main predicate
That restaurant over there
Nà biān (de) nà jiā cāntīng
My daughters love doing yoga
Wǒ nǚér hěn ài zuò yújiā
This TV has really great picture quality, it’s like looking at a real person
Zhè tái diànshì de huàzhì fēicháng hǎo, jiù xiàng kàndào zhēnrén yíyàng