Yoyo Chinese 40 (qǐlái, cái） Flashcards
Looks like it’s going to rain today
Kàn qǐlái jīntiān huì xiàyǔ
To touch
Mō
This sofa feels soft
Zhè ge shāfā mō qǐlái hěn ruǎn
This sweater feels comfortable
Lit. This sweater, with regard to wearing, is comfortable
Zhè jiàn máoyī chuān qǐlái hěn shūfu
When it comes to reading, he forgets about time
Use qǐlái
Tā kàn qǐ shū lái jiù wàng le shíjiān
Note qǐlái splits V-O verbs like this, but not V-V verbs - like gōngzuò
It’s easier said than done
Use qǐlái
Shuō qǐ lái róngyì, zuò qǐ lái nán
Now I remember!
(Use qǐlái）
Wǒ xiǎng qǐ lái le
Health / healthy
Jiànkāng
Mid-autumn festival
Zhōng qiū jié
One meal
Yí dùn fàn
Reunion meal
Tuán yuán fàn
Moon cake
Yuèbǐng
How did you celebrate Mid-Autumn festival? （use shì…de structure)
Zhōngqiūjié nǐ shì zěnme guò de?
I went home to have a reunion meal with my parents (use the word “péi”)
Huí jiā péi bàmā chī le (yí) dùn tuán yuán fàn
Today I got up at 10:00
vs
Today I didn’t get up until 10:00
Wǒ jīntiān shí diǎn qǐ chuáng
Wǒ jīntiān shí diǎn cái qǐ chuáng
(Note you don’t use le with cái…although here the first sentence also just had a time marker and no le)
I only drink alcohol on Saturday nights
Vs
On Saturday nights, I only drink alcohol
Wǒ xīngqīliù wǎnshàng cái hējiǔ
vs
Wǒ xīngqīliù wǎnshàng zhǐ hējiǔ
He didn’t get married until he was 45 years old
Tā sìshíwǔ suì cái jiéhūn
I didn’t start studying Chinese until last year
（use shì…de)
Wǒ shì qù nián cái kāishǐ xué zhōngwén de
I will only go if you go (use cái)
You go, and only then will I go
Nǐ qù wǒ cái qù
I mainly only eat [them] during the holidays (use cái)
Zhǔyào shì guò jié de shíhou cái chī
Note when zhǔyào is used as a sentence adverb, then it must be joined to the modified sentence with shì
the main problem is i don’t like it
Zhǔyào de wèntí shì wǒ bù xǐhuān
Note zhǔyào can be both an adjective (main/major) and an adverb (mainly/primarily)
