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Revision as of 09:37, 19 September 2012

Structure

The adverb 还 (hái) can be used to link two phrases together, in a similar way to "and also" in English. In this case, 还 begins a new phrase or clause.

Subject + Verb + Object 1 + 还 + Verb + Object 2

Examples

  • 我 想 去 北京, 想 去 成都。
  • 我 喝 了 葡萄酒, 喝 了 啤酒。
  • 我 要 听 音乐, 要 跳舞。

See also

Sources and further reading

Books