Lessons 12, 14, 20: A few small points: reduplicated nouns, 还, 才, 又, 你说……, 可 + verb, ……好了

Explanation

Structure

1. 1
   单音节名词重叠 = 每+名词

   家家 = 每家; 天天 = 每天; 人人 = 每人.

   • 过春节的时候，差不多家家都贴对联。

     Guò Chūnjié de shíhou, chàbuduō jiājiā dōu tiē duìlián.

     At the Spring Festival, almost every household puts up couplets.

   • 我天天都坚持锻炼一个小时。

     Wǒ tiāntiān dōu jiānchí duànliàn yí ge xiǎoshí.

     I stick to exercising for an hour every day.

   • 人人都要遵守交通规则。

     Rénrén dōu yào zūnshǒu jiāotōng guīzé.

     Everyone has to obey the traffic rules.

2. 2
   还+形容词 · 才+số lượng ít

   The adverb 还 is used before an adjective: judged on the positive side, the situation or degree is acceptable. The adverb 才 can also show a small quantity or a small number of times.

   • A：最近身体怎么样？B：还好。

     A: Zuìjìn shēntǐ zěnmeyàng? B: Hái hǎo.

     A: How have you been lately? B: Not bad.

   • 屋子不太大，打扫得还干净。

     Wūzi bú tài dà, dǎsǎo de hái gānjìng.

     The room isn't big, and it's been cleaned up quite nicely.

   • 我们班才五个女同学。

     Wǒmen bān cái wǔ ge nǚ tóngxué.

     There are only five girls in our class.

   • 我才去过两次。

     Wǒ cái qùguo liǎng cì.

     I've only been twice.

3. 3
   又+不 / 没+…

   The adverb 又 carries an emphatic tone of negation.

   • 你又不是故意的。

     Nǐ yòu bú shì gùyì de.

     You didn't do it on purpose, after all.

   • 雨下得特别大，我们又没带雨伞。

     Yǔ xià de tèbié dà, wǒmen yòu méi dài yǔsǎn.

     It was pouring, and we didn't bring umbrellas, either.

4. 4
   你说+正反问句

   Use 你说 before a question to ask for the other person's opinion.

   • 你说倒霉不倒霉？

     Nǐ shuō dǎoméi bù dǎoméi?

     Don't you think that's unlucky?

5. 5
   可+动词 (hình dung từ: nên, đáng)

   “可” is a prefix; 可 + verb forms an adjective meaning “worth doing” or “deserving”, and it is often combined with monosyllabic verbs expressing a psychological state.

   • 可爱

     kě’ài

     lovable

   • 可怕

     kěpà

     scary

   • 可笑

     kěxiào

     funny, laughable

   • 可气

     kěqì

     infuriating

   • 可喜

     kěxǐ

     joyful, cause for joy

   • 可疑

     kěyí

     suspicious

6. 6

   ……好了

   Expresses agreement or approval (go ahead, that's fine).

   • 你想来就来好了。

     Nǐ xiǎng lái jiù lái hǎo le.

     If you want to come, then just come.

   • 以后你有什么问题就来问我好了。

     Yǐhòu nǐ yǒu shénme wèntí jiù lái wèn wǒ hǎo le.

     If you have any problems later, just come and ask me.