1.1.3 - Grammar Points

1. 你找工作了吗?

Nǐ zhǎohǎo gōngzuò le ma?

Have you got a job?

In Chinese, most adjectives as well as some verbs can be used after a verb to say the result of an action, that is, the result complement. When "好" is used as a result complement, it means that the action has been completed satisfactorily. For example:

-爸爸修电脑了。

Bàba xiūhǎo diànnǎo le.

(“Dad finished repairing the computer” and “was satisfied with the result”)

-这些东西我都准备了。

Zhèxiē dōngxi wǒ dōu zhǔnbèi hǎo le.

(“I completed the preparation” and “was satisfied with the result of preparation”)

-我想了,明天去看电影。

Wǒ xiǎnghǎo le, míngtiān qù kàn diànyǐng.

(“I completed the action of thinking” and “was satisfied with the result of thinking”)


In the negative form, the verb is usually preceded by “没”. For example:

-我穿好衣服。

Wǒ méi chuānhǎo yīfu.

I’m not dressed yet.

-妈妈做好饭。

Māma méi zuòhǎo fàn.

Mom has not finished cooking.

-她找好房子。

Tā méi zhǎohǎo fángzi.

She didn’t find an apartment.


2. 你找好房子了吗?

Nà nǐ zhǎohǎo fángzi le ma?

Have you found an apartment yet?

Here, “那” is a conjunction. It’s usually used at the beginning of a sentence to indicate a result, a judgment or a new question based on what has been said previously. For example:

A:我不想去看电影。

Wǒ bù xiǎng qù kàn diànyǐng.

I don’t wanna go see a movie.

B:我也不去了。

Nà wǒ yě bú qù le.

Then I’m not going either.


A:外面下雨了,我们不能去公园了。

Wàimiàn xià yǔ le, wǒmen bù néng qù gōngyuán le.

It’s raining outside, so we can’t go to the park.

B:我们在家看电视吧。

Nà wǒmen zài jiā kàn diànshì ba.

Let’s watch TV at home then.


3. 我的手机

Wǒ de shǒujī ne?

Where’s my phone?

In Chinese, the structure “Noun/Noun phrase+呢” can be used to ask where someone or something is. For example:

-爸,我妈? = 爸,我妈在哪儿?

Where is my mother?

-你的汉语书? = 你的汉语书在哪儿?

Where is your Chinese book?

我的手机? = 我的手机在哪儿?

Where is my phone?

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