Passive Phrases II

Question 1

He needs (object)

Answer 1

tā xū yào (object no modifier).

Question 2

He wants (object)

Answer 2

tā xiang yào (object no modifier).

Question 3

(object) is new.

Answer 3

(object w/ modifier) hen xīn.

Question 4

(objet) is old.

Answer 4

(object w/ modifier) hen jiu.

Question 5

(person) wants to eat the food.

Answer 5

(person) yáo chī chi (food).

Question 6

(person) is getting the (object).

Answer 6

(person) yáo qiao (object).

Question 7

My (thing) is broken.

Answer 7

wo de (thing) huài le.

Question 8

My (thing) is not broken.

Answer 8

wo de (thing) mèi huài.

Question 9

A broken object vs. My object is broken

Answer 9

yì (modifier) huài (object).

vs.

wo de (thing) huài le.

Question 10

(Person) does not like (thing).

Answer 10

(person) bù xi huan (thing).

Question 11

My (object) works.

Answer 11

wo de (object) méi huài.

Question 12

I like to (verb).

Answer 12

wo xi huan (verb w/ out zai).

Question 13

I prefer (one object) to another object

Answer 13

Wo gèng xi huan (preferred object).

Question 14

(1) The object is (type, ie, wood, metal, plastic, etc.)

vs.

(2) The (type) of object.

Answer 14

(1) (object) shì (type) zuò de.

vs.

(2) yí ge (type) (object).

Question 15

He has a few/some of (the object).

Answer 15

tā you yì xiē (object).

Question 16

He has “more” of (the object).

Answer 16

tā you gèng duō de (object).

Question 17

He has the most of (the object).

Answer 17

tā de (object) zuì duō.

Question 18

My (person, ie, son) is young.

Answer 18

Wo (person) nián jī hen xiao.

Modifier: Replace “xiao” with “da” and it means “old”

Question 19

My (person, ie, son) is younger.

Answer 19

Wo (person) nián jī geng xiao.

Modifier: Replace “xiao” with “da” and it means “older”

Question 20

My (person, ie, son) is youngest.

Answer 20

Wo (person) nián jī zuì xiao.

Modifier: Replace “xiao” with “da” and it means “oldest”

Question 21

(object 1) is less expensive than (object 2).

Answer 21

(object 1 w/ mod) bi (object 2 w/ mod) pián yi.

Question 22

(object 1) is more expensive than (object 2).

Answer 22

(object 1 w/ mod) bi (object 2 w/ mod) guì.

Question 23

The old person has (color) hair.

Answer 23

zhè ge nián jì hen da de (person) tou fa shì (color) sè de.

Question 24

The young person has (color) hair.

Answer 24

zhè ge nián jì hen xiao de (person) tou fa shì (color) sè de.

Question 25

The adult person has (color) hair.

Answer 25

zhè ge nián qīng (person) tou fa shì (color) sè de.