L4: Adjectives

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L4 Adjectives!
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In Chinese, when using adjectives to describe
someone or something no verb is
necessary! subject hen adjective
e x a m p l e s Wo hen hao. (NOT Wo shì hen
hao.) ???? I am very good. Ta hen lèi.
???? He is tired. Nimen hen máng. ????? You
all are busy. Laoshi hen keài. ??????
Teacher is cute. Zhongwén hen róngyì. ??????
Chinese is easy.
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Negative descriptions subject bù adjective
e x a m p l e s Wo bù hao. (NOT Wo shì bù
hao.) ???? I am not good. Ta bù lèi. ????
He is not tired. Nimen bù máng. ????? You all
are not busy. Laoshi bù keài. ?????? Teacher
is not cute. Zhongwén bù róngyì. ??????
Chinese is not easy.
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Asking questions subject adjective ma?
e x a m p l e s Ni hao ma? ???? Are you
good? (How are you)? Ta lèi ma? ???? Is he
tired? Nimen máng ma? ????? Are you
busy? Laoshi keài ma? ?????? Is the teacher
cute? Zhongwén róngyì ma? ?????? Is Chinese
easy?
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When you use tài/? (too), follow this
format subject tài adjective le subject
? adjective ?
e x a m p l e s Ta tài lèi le. ????? He is
too tired. Nimen tài máng le. ?????? You all
are too busy. Zhongwén tài róngyì le .
??????? Chinese is too easy. Gongkè tài duo le!
?????! Homework is too much! (There is too
much homework!) Wo de xuéshengmén tài keài le!
?????????! My students are too cute!