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The list can be followed by [[Ending a Non-Exhaustive List with "shenme de"|什么的]], but is not generally followed by [[]] as this feels too formal.
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The list can be followed by [[Ending a Non-Exhaustive List with "shenme de"|什么的]], but is not generally followed by [[Non-exhaustive lists with "dengdeng"|等等]] as this feels too formal.
  
 
==Examples==
 
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* 小王 <em>啊</em>,小李 <em>啊</em>,小张 <em>啊</em>,他们 都 在 公司,你 可以 找 他们。<span class="pinyin">Xiǎo Wáng <em>a</em>, Xiǎo Lǐ <em>a</em>, Xiǎo Zhāng <em>a</em>, tāmen dōu zài gōngsī, nǐ kěyǐ zhǎo tāmen.</span><span class="trans">Xiao Wang, Xiao Li, and Xiao Zhang all work for the same company, you can ask them.</span>
 
* 小王 <em>啊</em>,小李 <em>啊</em>,小张 <em>啊</em>,他们 都 在 公司,你 可以 找 他们。<span class="pinyin">Xiǎo Wáng <em>a</em>, Xiǎo Lǐ <em>a</em>, Xiǎo Zhāng <em>a</em>, tāmen dōu zài gōngsī, nǐ kěyǐ zhǎo tāmen.</span><span class="trans">Xiao Wang, Xiao Li, and Xiao Zhang all work for the same company, you can ask them.</span>
 
* 手机 有 很 多 功能,比如说 拍照 <em>啊</em>,看视频 <em>啊</em>,听歌 <em>啊</em>,都 可以。<span class="pinyin">Shǒujī yǒu hěn duō gōngnéng, bǐrú shuō pāizhào <em>a</em>, kàn shìpín <em>a</em>, tīng gē <em>a</em>, dōu kěyǐ.</span><span class="trans">Cell phones have many features like taking photos, watching videos, and listening to music. They can do it all.</span>
 
* 手机 有 很 多 功能,比如说 拍照 <em>啊</em>,看视频 <em>啊</em>,听歌 <em>啊</em>,都 可以。<span class="pinyin">Shǒujī yǒu hěn duō gōngnéng, bǐrú shuō pāizhào <em>a</em>, kàn shìpín <em>a</em>, tīng gē <em>a</em>, dōu kěyǐ.</span><span class="trans">Cell phones have many features like taking photos, watching videos, and listening to music. They can do it all.</span>
* 椅子 <em>啊</em>,桌子 <em>啊</em>,电脑 <em>啊 什么的</em> 都 买 好 了,现在 办公室 只 差 招 员工 了!<span class="pinyin">Yǐzi <em>a</em>, zhuōzi <em>a</em>, diànnǎo <em>a shénme de</em> dōu mǎihǎo le, xiànzài bàngōngshì zhǐ chà zhāo yuángōng le!</span><span class="trans">Chairs, tables, computers, and so on have all been bought. Now the office only needs to hire staff!</span>
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* 椅子 <em>啊</em>,桌子 <em>啊</em>,电脑 <em>啊 什么的</em> 都 买 好 了,现在 办公室 只 差 招 员工 了!<span class="pinyin">Yǐzi <em>a</em>, zhuōzi <em>a</em>, diànnǎo <em>a shénme de</em>, dōu mǎihǎo le, xiànzài bàngōngshì zhǐ chà zhāo yuángōng le!</span><span class="trans">Chairs, tables, computers, and so on have all been bought. Now the office only needs to hire staff!</span>
 
* 春节 <em>啊</em>,中秋节 <em>啊</em>,端午节 <em>啊</em>,都 是 中国 重要 的 节日。<span class="pinyin">Chūnjié <em>a</em>, Zhōngqiū Jié <em>a</em>, Duānwǔ Jié <em>a</em>, dōu shì Zhōngguó zhòngyào de jiérì.</span><span class="trans">Spring Festival, Mid-Autumn Festival, Dragon Boat Festival, are all important Chinese holidays.</span>
 
* 春节 <em>啊</em>,中秋节 <em>啊</em>,端午节 <em>啊</em>,都 是 中国 重要 的 节日。<span class="pinyin">Chūnjié <em>a</em>, Zhōngqiū Jié <em>a</em>, Duānwǔ Jié <em>a</em>, dōu shì Zhōngguó zhòngyào de jiérì.</span><span class="trans">Spring Festival, Mid-Autumn Festival, Dragon Boat Festival, are all important Chinese holidays.</span>
 
* 这 首 歌 太 火 了,路上 <em>啊</em>,车上 <em>啊</em>,电视上 <em>啊</em>,都 在 放 这 首 歌。<span class="pinyin">Zhè shǒu gē tài huǒ le, lùshàng <em>a</em>, chē shàng <em>a</em>, diànshì shàng <em>a</em>, dōu zài fàng zhè shǒu gē.</span><span class="trans">This song is too popular! On the street, in the car, on TV, they are all playing this song.</span>
 
* 这 首 歌 太 火 了,路上 <em>啊</em>,车上 <em>啊</em>,电视上 <em>啊</em>,都 在 放 这 首 歌。<span class="pinyin">Zhè shǒu gē tài huǒ le, lùshàng <em>a</em>, chē shàng <em>a</em>, diànshì shàng <em>a</em>, dōu zài fàng zhè shǒu gē.</span><span class="trans">This song is too popular! On the street, in the car, on TV, they are all playing this song.</span>

Revision as of 07:42, 15 November 2020

When listing nouns belonging to a certain category, 啊 (a) can be added to the end of each noun to give an informal feeling a bit like saying "you know, that kind of thing" after a list of things.

Structure

A 啊, B 啊, C 啊 (+ 什么的)⋯⋯

The list can be followed by 什么的, but is not generally followed by 等等 as this feels too formal.

Examples

  • 我们 什么 零食 都 有,花生 ,瓜子 ,薯片 ,你 随便 吃 吧。Wǒmen shénme língshí dōu yǒu, huāshēng a, guāzǐ a, shǔpiàn a, nǐ suíbiàn chī ba.We have all sorts of snacks: peanuts, roasted seeds, chips, go ahead and eat whatever you want.
  • 小王 ,小李 ,小张 ,他们 都 在 公司,你 可以 找 他们。Xiǎo Wáng a, Xiǎo Lǐ a, Xiǎo Zhāng a, tāmen dōu zài gōngsī, nǐ kěyǐ zhǎo tāmen.Xiao Wang, Xiao Li, and Xiao Zhang all work for the same company, you can ask them.
  • 手机 有 很 多 功能,比如说 拍照 ,看视频 ,听歌 ,都 可以。Shǒujī yǒu hěn duō gōngnéng, bǐrú shuō pāizhào a, kàn shìpín a, tīng gē a, dōu kěyǐ.Cell phones have many features like taking photos, watching videos, and listening to music. They can do it all.
  • 椅子 ,桌子 ,电脑 啊 什么的 , 都 买 好 了,现在 办公室 只 差 招 员工 了!Yǐzi a, zhuōzi a, diànnǎo a shénme de, dōu mǎihǎo le, xiànzài bàngōngshì zhǐ chà zhāo yuángōng le!Chairs, tables, computers, and so on have all been bought. Now the office only needs to hire staff!
  • 春节 ,中秋节 ,端午节 ,都 是 中国 重要 的 节日。Chūnjié a, Zhōngqiū Jié a, Duānwǔ Jié a, dōu shì Zhōngguó zhòngyào de jiérì.Spring Festival, Mid-Autumn Festival, Dragon Boat Festival, are all important Chinese holidays.
  • 这 首 歌 太 火 了,路上 ,车上 ,电视上 ,都 在 放 这 首 歌。Zhè shǒu gē tài huǒ le, lùshàng a, chē shàng a, diànshì shàng a, dōu zài fàng zhè shǒu gē.This song is too popular! On the street, in the car, on TV, they are all playing this song.
  • 《发展 汉语》 , 《实用 汉语 课本》 ,我 都 学 过,没 用!“Fāzhǎn Hànyǔ” a, “Shíyòng Hànyǔ Kèběn” a, wǒ dōu xué guo, méiyòng!"Developing Chinese" and "The Practical Chinese Reader," we've studied all of them, but they don't help.
  • 你 去 上海 ,杭州 ,南京 , 都 很 方便 的。Nǐ qù Shànghǎi a, Hángzhōu a, Nánjīng a, dōu hěn fāngbiàn de.Going to Shanghai, Hangzhou, Nanjing, are all very convenient.

See also

Sources and Further Reading

HSK5