Mandarin Book 2 Flashcards
Indicating two actions that occur in the same time frame
又…又…
又…又…
Yòu VP1 yòu VP2
Describing a subject in terms of two qualities that exist at the same time
又…又…
又…又…
Yòu adj1 Yòu adj2
Indicating that a situation is reached at a certain time
By the time that
When
到 + time phrase, S1/S2
Dào
等 + S1, S2
Děng
等到 S1+ S2
Děngdào
Present two simultaneous situations
Exist at the same time and describe the same situation
一方面…一方面…
Yī fāng miàn
Indicate that two actions occur at the same time
一邊…一邊…
一边…一边…
Yì Bīan… Yì Bīan
同時/同时 VP1, VP2
Tóng Shí
Quite
(Precede the adjective)
Adverb
相當
Xiāng Dāng
相当
Especially
(Precede the adjective)
Adverb
尤其
Yóu qí
尤其
Extremely
(Precede the adjective)
(Follow the adjective)
Adverb
極其
Jí qí
极其
Extremely
Follow the adjective
得不得了
De bù dé liǎo
得不得了
to have to
must
compulsory
necessarily
必須
Bìxū
必須
must
have to
必得
bì děi
必得
Have to
Must
得
děi
得
Resultative suffixes
- reach, succeed, attain
到/到
Dào
著/著
Zháo
Resultative suffix
-successfully perceive some object by hearing, sight, smell
見/见
Jìan
Resultative suffix
- understand the object as a result of preforming the action
慬/懂
dǒng