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* [[Integrated Chinese: Level 1, Part 1 (3rd ed)]] (pp. 258-9) [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] | * [[Integrated Chinese: Level 1, Part 1 (3rd ed)]] (pp. 258-9) [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] | ||
| + | * [[Integrated Chinese: Level 2, Part 2]] (pp. 19-20) [http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0887276881/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=allset-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=0887276881 →buy] | ||
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Revision as of 03:58, 5 February 2012
"先..., 在..." (xiān..., xài...) is a pattern used for sequencing events, much like "First..., then..." in English.
Here's the basic structure:
先 + Event 1 + 再 + Event 2
Some examples of this pattern:
- 我 会 先 洗 手，再 吃 晚饭。
- 她 要 先 吃 早饭，再 去 学校。
- 他 的 朋友 都 先 看 电影，再 去 酒吧。
See also
Sources and further reading
Books
- Integrated Chinese: Level 1, Part 1 (3rd ed) (pp. 258-9) →buy
- Integrated Chinese: Level 2, Part 2 (pp. 19-20) →buy
