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| + | #REDIRECT[[Expressing "only if" with "zhiyou"]] |
| − | This is one of the simpler [[才]] patterns, providing a way to emphasize that it's ''THIS'' one (''not'' THAT one).
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| − | == Structure==
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| − | Noun + 才 + Verb Phrase⋯⋯
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| − | While this pattern has many uses, one of the most common (and most childish) is as a not-so-witty comeback, in the form of, "no, ''YOU'' are!"
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| − | === Examples with 才是 ===
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| − | *你 <em>才 是</em> 笨蛋 ！<span class="pinyin">Nǐ <em>cái shì</em> bèndàn!</span><span class="trans">YOU're the idiot!</span>
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| − | === Other Examples ===
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| − | * 在 某些 西方 国家 里 ， 白人 <em>才 是</em> 真正 的 西方人 。 我 不 同意 。 <span class="pinyin">Zài mǒuxiē Xīfāng guójiā lǐ, báirén <em> cái shì </em> zhēnzhèng de Xīfāngrén. Wǒ bù tóngyì.</span><span class="trans">In some western countries, it's only white people that are the "real" westerners. I don't agree.</span>
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| − | == Sources and further reading ==
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| − | === Books ===
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| − | {{Source|Modern Mandarin Chinese Grammar: A Practical Guide|95, 263, 266}}
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| − | [[Category: B1 grammar points]]
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| − | {{Basic Grammar|才|B1|⋯⋯，才⋯⋯|你 <em>才 是</em> 笨蛋 ！|grammar point|HHHHHHH}}
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| − | {{Similar|Expressing lateness with "cai"}}
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| − | {{Similar|"As long as" with "zhiyao"}}
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| − | {{Similar|Expressing difficulty with "hao (bu) rongyi"}}
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| − | {{Similar|Expressing "all the way until" with "zhidao"}}
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| − | {{Similar|Comparing "cai" and "jiu"}}
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| − | {{Used for|Emphasizing}}
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| − | {{POS|Adverbs}}
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