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次 (classifier) time 一次 once 兩次/两次 twice 上次 last time 這次/这次 this time 下次 next time

次 (classifier) time Situations: (1) You went to see a football game. Your roommate wants to go too. You can say next time we will go together. 下次我們一起去。 下次我们一起去。

次 (classifier) time Situation: Because last time your friend bought a bottle of beer for you, (so) this time you will buy a bottle beer for him. You can say: 因為上次你買了一píng píjiǔ給我，所以這次我買一píng píjiǔ給你。 因为上次你买了一píng píjiǔ给我，所以这次我买一píng píjiǔ给你。

Indicating times and frequency with 次 Frequency: number + 次 他去了兩次。/他去了两次。 He went twice. 這個月我看了三次電yǐng。 这个月我看了三次电yǐng。 I watched movies three times this month. The frequency expression usually occurs right after the verb.

問問你的同學/问问你的同学: How many times did you eat Chinese meals this month? 這個月你吃了幾次中國飯？ 这个月你吃了几次中国饭？ How many times did you have parties this month? 這個月你開了幾次晚會？ 这个月你开了几次晚会？ How many times did you go back home this month? 這個月你回了幾次家？ 这个月你回了几次家？

Indicating times and frequency with 次 He watched this movie three times. 他看了三次這個電yǐng。 他看了三次这个电yǐng。 他看了這個電yǐng三次。 他看了这个电yǐng三次。 Note: If the object is specific or a proper noun, number + 次 may follow the verb, or it may follow the verb + object.

Indicating times and frequency with 次 Note that when the object is specific or a proper noun, it can also be stated first in the sentence as a topic followed by the frequency expression. 北京，他去過三次。/北京，他去过三次。 He has been to Beijing three times. 請問問你的同學/请问问你的同学: NiǔYuē (NY)，你去過幾次？ NiǔYuē (NY)，你去过几次？ How many times have you been to NY? FèiChéng (Philly)，你去過幾次？ FèiChéng (Philly)，你去过几次？ How many times have you been to Philly?

Indicating times and frequency with 次 我每年只看他一次。 I only see him once every year. Note: If the object is a pronoun, number + 次 must follow the pronoun. It cannot follow the verb.

好几次 (Num. phrase) many times Little Wang has been to China many times. 小王去過好幾次中國。 小王去过好几次中国。 I have sung karaoke many times. 我chàng過好幾次kǎlāOK。 我chàng过好几次kǎlāOK。 Did you go to NY many times? 你去過好幾次NiǔYuē嗎？ 你去过好几次NiǔYuē吗？

Focusing on a detail of a past event: 是 . . . 的 When you know that an action happened but want to talk about some detail of the action, for example when it happened, or where it happened, how it happened or who did the action, or who someone did an action with, you need to use the 是 . . . 的 structure. In the 是 . . . 的 structure, 是 occurs right in front of the detail that you are focusing on. 的 occurs immediately after the verb, or at the end of the sentence.

Focusing on a detail of a past event: 是 . . . 的 我是去年十月去NiǔYuē的。 I went to NY last October. 上次我是坐fēijī去NiǔYuē的。 Last time I took the plane to NY. 上次我是跟朋友一起去NiǔYuē的。 Last time I went to NY with friends.

Focusing on a detail of a past event: 是 . . . 的 You can use the 是 . . . 的 structure to ask about the detail of a past event. Put 是 before the question phrase and 的 after the verb or at sentence final. 你 甚麼時候 吃 晚飯？ 你 什么时候 吃 晚饭？ 是 的 (It is) when did you have dinner?

Focusing on a detail of a past event: 是 . . . 的 問問你的同學/问问你的同学： (It is) when did you eat dinner yesterday? 昨天你是甚麼時候吃晚飯的？ 昨天你是什么时候吃晚饭的？ (It is) where did you eat dinner yesterday? 昨天你是在哪兒吃晚飯的？ 昨天你是在哪儿吃晚饭的？ (It is) whom did you eat dinner with yesterday? 昨天你是跟誰吃(一起)晚飯的？ 昨天你是跟谁吃(一起)晚饭的？

Focusing on a detail of a past event: 是 . . . 的 If the object of the verb is a pronoun, 的 must occur at the end of the sentence and cannot occur immediately after the verb. 我是在中國 rènshi 她的。 我是在中国 rènshi 她的。 I met her in China. (It is in China that I met her.)

yīyuàn (n.) hospital 去yīyuàn go to the hospital 住(yī)yuàn=住在yīyuàn be hospitalized

四 chuān (place name) Sichuan (province of China) Where is Sichuan? 四chuān在中國的西南邊。 四chuān在中国的西南边。 Sichuan is in Southwestern China.

四 chuān (place name) Sichuan (province of China) Sichuan dishes

là (adjectival. v.) hot and spicy 四chuān菜好xiàng很là。 Sichuan dishes seem to be very spicy. 吃là 的 eat hot and spicy food 你喜歡吃là的嗎？/你喜欢吃là的吗？ Do you like eating spicy food? 你媽媽喜歡吃là的嗎？ 你妈妈喜欢吃là的吗？ Does your mom like eating spicy food?

吃 là 的 eat hot and spicy food (description)的(noun) 吃 là 的(東西/菜)/吃 là 的(东西/菜) eat hot and spicy food eat tasty food 吃好吃的

dù子 (n.) stomach Dù子不shū服。 Stomach is not comfortable. 他哪兒不shū服？ Where is he not comfortable? 他好xiàng dù子不shū服。 His stomach seems to be not comfortable.

lā dù子 (VO) have diarrhea I had diarrhea many times. Lā dù子很不shū服。 Having diarrhea is very uncomfortable.

lā dù子 (VO) have diarrhea Situations: Your friend has diarrhea, so you ask her if she has medicine for diarrhea. You can say: 你有lā dù子的yào嗎 (吗)？ The doctor wants to know your medical history. He wonders if as soon as you eat spicy food, you will then have diarrhea. 你一吃 là 的，就會lā dù子嗎？ 你一吃 là 的，就会lā dù子吗？

cè所 (n.) toilet 女cè 所 women‘ bathroom 男cè 所 men’s bathroom

上 cè所 (VO) go to the toilet 上了好幾次cè所/上了好几次cè所 went to the bathroom many times 因為他喝了很多水，所以上了好幾次cè所。 因为他喝了很多水，所以上了好几次cè所。 Because he drinks a lot of water, (so he) went to the bathroom many times. Can I go to the bathroom? 我可以去上 cè所嗎 (吗)？

yī 生 (n.) doctor 看 yī生 see a doctor 甚麼時候你會去看 yī生？ 什么时候你会去看 yī生？ késou (v., to cough) lā了好幾 (几)次dù子 shēntǐ不shū服

hóng red 紅红

huài bad, broken 壞坏

jìng 淨净