Difference between revisions of "Actions in a row"

Revision as of 04:05, 23 November 2015

Linking actions together in a sentence is very straightforward and to the point. Because of this, there is no new word or phrase needed!

我要回家吃饭。 Wǒ yào huí jiā chī fàn. I want to go home and eat.
你要去超市买东西吗？Nǐ yào qù chāoshì mǎi dōngxī ma? Are you going to the supermarket to buy things?
他不想去图书馆看书。Tā bù xiǎng qù túshūguǎn kàn shū. He doesn't want to go to the library and read.
你打电话告诉他了吗？Nǐ dǎ diànhuà gàosu tā le ma? Did you call him and tell him?
我们要坐飞机去美国。Wǒmen yào zuò fēijī qù Měiguó. We are going to take the airplane to go to America.
你们可以上网买机票吗？Nǐmen kěyǐ shàng wǎng mǎi jīpiào ma? Can you use the internet to buy airplane tickets?
老板下周去北京出差。 Lǎobǎn xiàzhōu qù Běijīng chū chāi. Next week the boss will go toBeijing on a business trip.
中国人都要回家过年。 Zhōngguórén dōu yào huí jiā guò nián. Chinese people all go back home and spend Chinese New Year.
周末我喜欢自己买菜做饭。Zhōumò wǒ xǐhuan zìjǐ mǎi cài zuò fàn. I like to buy food to cook by my self on the weekend.
早上我要先刷牙洗脸，再吃早饭。Zǎoshang wǒ yào shuā yá xǐ liǎn, zài chī zǎofàn. In the morning, I need to first brush my teeth, wash my face and then eat breakfast.

Note that the English translations of these sentences use the word "and", but there is no equivalent to it in Chinese.

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 * 我们 要 <em>坐</em> 飞机 <em>去</em> 美国。<span class="pinyin">Wǒmen yào<em> zuò</em>  fēijī  <em>qù</em> Měiguó.</span> <span class="trans">We are going to take the airplane to go to America. </span>
 * 你们 可以 <em>上</em> 网<em>买</em> 机票 吗？<span class="pinyin">Nǐmen kěyǐ <em>shàng</em> wǎng <em>mǎi</em> jīpiào ma?</span> <span class="trans">Can you use the internet to buy airplane tickets?</span>
-* 老板 下周 <em>去</em> 美国 <em>出</em> 差。 <span class="pinyin">Lǎobǎn xiàzhōu <em>qù</em> Měiguó <em>chū</em> chāi.</span> <span class="trans">Next week the boss will go to the US on a business trip.</span>
+* 老板 下周 <em>去</em> 北京 <em>出</em> 差。 <span class="pinyin">Lǎobǎn xiàzhōu <em>qù</em> Běijīng <em>chū</em> chāi.</span> <span class="trans">Next week the boss will go toBeijing on a business trip.</span>
 * 中国人 都 要 <em>回</em> 家 <em>过</em> 年。 <span class="pinyin">Zhōngguórén dōu yào <em>huí</em> jiā <em>guò</em> nián.</span> <span class="trans">Chinese people all go back home and spend Chinese New Year.</span>
 * 周末 我 喜欢 自己 <em>买</em> 菜 <em>做</em> 饭。<span class="pinyin">Zhōumò wǒ xǐhuan zìjǐ <em>mǎi</em> cài <em>zuò</em> fàn.</span> <span class="trans"> I like to buy food to cook by my self on the weekend.</span>