Difference between revisions of "Comparing specifically with "xiang""

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To compare a characteristic of two things or people, we can use the following structure:
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像  (xiàng) is used to compare a specific characteristic of two things or people, and can be used in the following structure:
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N1 + 像 + N2 + (那么...adjective)
 
N1 + 像 + N2 + (那么...adjective)
This can loosly be translated as "to be as adjective as
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Some examples:
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* 如果 我 <em>像</em> 你 <em>那么</em> 有钱,我 当然 不 用 担心 了。
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* 我 又 不 <em>像</em> 你 <em>那么</em> 庸俗!
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* 我 <em>像</em> 你 <em>那么</em> 爱 花 钱,但是 还好 我 的 工资 不 <em>像</em> 你 的 <em>那么</em> 低。
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== Sources and further reading ==
  
如果我像你那么有钱,我当然不用担心了
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=== Books ===
  
博雅准中级二p80
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* Boya Chinese Lower Intermediate 2 (博雅汉语准中级加速篇) p.80

Revision as of 02:10, 9 November 2011

像 (xiàng) is used to compare a specific characteristic of two things or people, and can be used in the following structure:

N1 + 像 + N2 + (那么...adjective)

Some examples:

  • 如果 我 那么 有钱,我 当然 不 用 担心 了。
  • 我 又 不 那么 庸俗!
  • 那么 爱 花 钱,但是 还好 我 的 工资 不 你 的 那么 低。

Sources and further reading

Books

  • Boya Chinese Lower Intermediate 2 (博雅汉语准中级加速篇) p.80