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| + | * [[Integrated Chinese: Level 1, Part 1]] (pp. 31) [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 →buy] | ||
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Revision as of 08:35, 4 January 2012
The standard way to negate verbs in Chinese is with 不. To negate a verb, simply place 不 before it:
Subject + 不 + Verb + Object
Some examples:
- 我 不 是 德国人。
- 他 不 喜欢 你。
- 她 不 喝酒。
Almost all verbs can be negated with 不. The only verb that can never be negated with 不 is 有.
Adjectives are also negated with 不 in the same way:
Subject + 不 + Adjective
Some examples:
Sources and further reading
Books
- Integrated Chinese: Level 1, Part 1 (pp. 31) →buy
