Difference between revisions of "Sequencing with "xian" and "zai""
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| − | * | + | *我 会 <em>先</em> 洗 手，<em>再</em> 吃 晚饭。 |
| − | * | + | *她 要 <em>先</em> 吃 早饭，<em>再</em> 去 学校。 |
| − | * | + | *他 的 朋友 都 <em>先</em> 看 电影，<em>再</em> 去 酒吧。 |
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| + | == Sources and further reading == | ||
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| + | === Books === | ||
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| + | * [http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0887276385/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=allset-20&linkCode=as2&camp=217145&creative=399369&creativeASIN=0887276385 Integrated Chinese: Simplified Characters Textbook, Level 1, Part 1] (pp. 122-123) | ||
Revision as of 07:18, 21 September 2011
"先..., 在..." (xiān..., xài...) is a pattern used for sequencing events, much like "First..., then..." in English.
Here's the basic structure:
先 + Event 1 + 再 + Event 2
Some examples of this pattern:
- 我 会 先 洗 手，再 吃 晚饭。
- 她 要 先 吃 早饭，再 去 学校。
- 他 的 朋友 都 先 看 电影，再 去 酒吧。
