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Windows 7 - How to type Chinese Characters with Pinyin Input

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Guides with screenshots for how to type Chinese characters using Pinyin. Instructions for Windows 7

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第十八课 今天是晴天 lesson18 Flashcards | Quizlet

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Start studying 第十八课 今天是晴天 lesson18. Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools.

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I will hand out below writing worksheets in class.
You can also do extra Chinese characters writing practice by printing the worksheets below.

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Below are some additional materials about the affirmative-negative question (v.+不+v. adj.+不+adj.), you can have a look if you want to challenge yourself.

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Also known as: 正反问句 (zhèng-fǎn wènjù) and alternative questions.

A common way to form questions in Chinese is to first use a verb in the positive, then repeat the same verb in its negative form, similar to how in English we can say, "Do you have money or not?" or "Have you or have you not been to the park?" This sentence pattern feels a lot more natural in Chinese than those admittedly awkward English equivalents, however.

Verb-Not-Verb

Note that the question provides the listener with both possible answers: it's either "Verb" or "不 (bù) Verb."

Verb-Not-Verb with an Object

If you want to add an object after the verb, the general sentence structure is:

Subj. + Verb + 不 + Verb + Obj.

Adjective-Not-Adjective

It can also be done with adjectives (adjectives often behave like verbs in Chinese):

Again, the question provides the listener with both possible answers: it's either "Adjective" or "不 (bù) Adjective."

These are something like adding tag questions in English, in this case "Are you an adult or not?" If you wanted to translate it very literally, it would be, "Are you or are you not an adult?" In any case, the structure is a very common way to ask questions in Chinese.

Two-Character Verbs and Adjectives

All of the verbs used so far have been single-character verbs. Using two-characters verbs in affirmative-negative questions is slightly trickier. You usually put 不 (bù) after just the first character, then put the entire verb. For example 喜不喜欢 (xǐ bu xǐhuan) is the usual question form of 喜欢 (xǐhuan). You can repeat the whole two-character verb twice, but it's more common (and more elegant) to insert 不 (bù) after the first character (and the same is generally true of two-character adjectives).

It can be done with verbs:

[First Character of Verb] + 不 + Verb

It can also be done with adjectives:

[First Character of Adj.] + 不 + Adj.

有 (yǒu) Is a Special Case

Because the verb 有 (yǒu) is negated with 没 (méi) and not 不 (bù), the structure for affirmative-negative questions with 有 (yǒu) is:

Subj. + 有 没有 + Obj.

The possible answers are: "有 (yǒu)" or "没有 (méiyǒu)."

The questions could be be asking about current possession ("Do you have it or not?"), or to ask about verbs in the past ("Did you do it or not?").

Sources and further reading

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Affirmative-negative question - Chinese Grammar Wiki

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This grammar point is used for Asking questions, Giving alternatives in Mandarin Chinese. Get clear explanations and lots of examples here!