Lesson 1
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Listening and speaking
Vocabulary
Grammar exercises
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Multiple choice
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Question: Ask your friend politely if you could have a look at his new 新 xīn
bike.
Hint
1 The verb 看 should be softened
Hint 2 看 一 下
Answer 我 看 一 下 你 的 新 车 行 吗? Listen
Comments Alternatively: 我 看 看 你 的 新 车 行 吗
wŏ kànkan nĭ de xīn chē xíng ma? Or 我 看 一 看 你 的 新 车 行 吗
wŏ kàn yikàn nĭ de xīn chē xíng ma ? 看 一 下
kàn yíxià
to have a look. 一 下
yíxià is used to soften the preceding
verb. This is often done when a verb has to be placed at the end
of a sentence. Without the pattern V一下 Vyíxià
, it would sound very demanding or bossy. The reduplicated verb
phrases or V一V VyiV
phrases are used in a similar way. 一 下
yíxià can also be used as a time measure
which means for a little while.
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