Sentence Patterns (2)
Terms
undefined, object
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- no matter how... it is still...
- whatever (sb does) it is still...
- however hard one has tried... one can't... -
怎么 V 都/也 ä¸ï¼ˆæ²¡ï¼‰*
V 什么 都/也 ä¸ï¼ˆæ²¡ï¼‰
怎么 V 也 PVC (neg.)
*ä¸ç®¡ at the beginning of the clause, for emphasis - after all, really, actually
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到底
*also used for emphasis in a que - it cannot be said that
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说ä¸ä¸Š/ç®—ä¸ä¸Š
*before a V or SV -
no matter (what, who, where)
regardless of -
æ— è®º/ä¸ç®¡
*emphasis in a statement which contains a que word and 都/也 - let's do (sth) first
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å…ˆ...å†è¯´
*V after 先 usu followed by 了 -
absolutely must
it won't do unless -
éž...ä¸å¯
*éž followed by V, Co-V - will not... unless
- éž...æ‰...
- in any case
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反正
*before/after a Subject -
- always (never)
- never have (done)
on no occasion -
ä»Žæ¥ ï¼ˆä¸ï¼‰
* in aff: sth/sb always in a state of..., often with 就（是）
从æ¥æ²¡è¿‡ - *on the contrary
- å而
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will not... ever again
have not ever again -
å†ä¹Ÿä¸
å†ä¹Ÿæ²¡ -
(you) must be joking
make a joke - 开玩笑
- don't make a joke
- 别开玩笑
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pull sb's leg
make fun of somebody - 跟开玩笑
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one does sth just for fun
one does sth casually
(to appear modest) -
ç€çŽ©
*sometimes placed between 是...的 - (not) at all...
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并不/没
*并 emphasises negative form and indicates the opposite of what was expected - absolutely (not)
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决ä¸/没
*决 only for emphasis in negative statements - do, make, be engaged in, set up, get (hold of)
- æž gao3
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do, make, get (hold of), fiddle with
(for doing sth physically) - 弄 nong4
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stir up trouble
suffer from
cause noisy disturbance -
é—¹ nao4
*a sense of vigour, even violence - very, extremely
- 好/挺
- always
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è€
*before V
*è€æ˜¯ can be placed before Subject or V - start... before one can do sth, no sooner
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没 V å‡ MW å°±...
V ä¸ä¸Š MW å°±... -
skilful
to know one's stuff -
有两手
有两下å
*at the end of the phrase
*also used as SV -
spend
waste - 费