L6 grammar

Question 1

to indicate whether or not a result can be obtained or a goal be reached
(question)

Answer 1

V 得 + complements (can)
or
V 不 + complements (cannot)
(V 得 + com V 不 + com or V 得 + com 吗) (question)

Question 2

I can see the Chinese character clearly.

Answer 2

我看得清楚那个汉字。
Wǒ kàn dé qīngchǔ nàgè hànzì.

Question 3

The building is too high and I can’t go up.

Answer 3

楼太高了，我上不去。
Lóu tài gāole, wǒ shàng bù qù.

Question 4

Can you hear what the teacher said?

Answer 4

老师说的话你听得见听不见？
Lǎoshī shuō dehuà nǐ tīng dé jiàn tīng bùjiàn?

Question 5

I can’t find a good restaurant.

Answer 5

我找不到好饭馆。
Wǒ zhǎo bù dào hǎo fànguǎn.

Question 6

Why can’t I find it all of a sudden?

Answer 6

怎么突然找不到了？
Zěnme túrán zhǎo bù dàole?

Question 7

to ask about where somebody or something is

Answer 7

N + 呢

Question 8

Where is mum?

Answer 8

妈妈呢？ Māma ne?

Question 9

Where is the puppy?

Answer 9

小狗呢? Xiǎo gǒu ne?

Question 10

just (adverb) (used right before the verb)
a short time from the speaker’s point of view (several minutes, a few days, even months)

Answer 10

刚 gāng

Question 11

just now (noun) (used before the verb or at the beginning of the sentence); several minutes ago

Answer 11

刚才 gāngcái

Question 12

Dad just went out.

Answer 12

爸爸刚出去。
Bàba gāng chūqù.

Question 13

Dad went out just now.

Answer 13

爸爸刚才出去了。
Bàba gāngcái chūqùle.

Question 14

I just finished a cup of coffee.

Answer 14

我刚喝完一杯咖啡。
Wǒ gāng hē wán yībēi kāfēi.

Question 15

I had a cup of coffee just now.

Answer 15

刚才我喝了一杯咖啡。
Gāngcái wǒ hēle yībēi kāfēi.

Question 16

I just put it on the table and now it’s gone.

Answer 16

我刚放在桌子上，现在就没了。
Wǒ gāng fàng zài zhuōzi shàng, xiànzài jiù méile.

Question 17

Zhou Ming put the glasses on the table just now.

Answer 17

眼镜周明刚才放在桌子上了。
Yǎnjìng zhōumíng gāngcái fàng zài zhuōzi shàngle.

Question 18

My son just finished his homework.

Answer 18

儿子刚做完作业。
Érzi gāng zuò wán zuòyè.

Question 19

My son was doing homework just now.

Answer 19

刚才儿子在做作业。
Gāngcái érzi zài zuò zuo yè.

Question 20

All beginnings are hard.
The first step is always the hardest.

Answer 20

万事开头难.
Wànshì kāitóu nán.