Reference:Short-term Spoken Chinese: Threshold Vol. 2 (汉语口语入门篇下)

Short-term Spoken Chinese: Threshold Vol. 2 (汉语口语入门篇下) by Ma Jianfei

Short-term Spoken Chinese is the set of textbook for short-term intensive training programs for foreigners. It includes 5 levels of study. The Threshold volumes are for the beginners which include basic words and sentence patterns for communication in daily life.

Grammar Points by Chapter

1. Lesson Sixteen
   • 动作的进行 The progressive aspect of an action
   • 有的...,有的... The construction "有的...有的..."
   • 用"一边...一边..." The construction "一边...一边..."
2. Lesson Seventeen
   • 动态助词"了" Aspect particle "了"
   • "...了...就..."格式 The construction "...了...就..."
3. Lesson Eighteen
   • 语气助词"了" Modal particle "了"
   • "要...了"格式 The construction "要...了"
   • 能愿动词(2) Modal Verbs(2)
4. Lesson Nineteen
   • 程度补语 Complement of degree
   • 能愿动词(3) Modal Verbs (3)
5. Lesson Twenty
   • 时量补语 The time-measure complement
   • 副词"就"与"才" The adverbs "就" and "才"
   • 虽然...但是... The construction "虽然...但是..."
6. Lesson Twenty One
   • 动态助词"过" The aspect particle "过"
   • "是...的" The construction "是...的"
   • 动量补语 The action-measure complement
7. Lesson Twenty Two
   • 动作的特续 The continuous aspect of an action
   • 结构助词"地" The structural particle "地"
   • 形容词重叠 Reduplication of adjectives
8. Lesson Twenty Three
   • 结果补语 The resultant complement
   • "到"做结果补语 "到" used as a resultant complement
   • "住"作结果补语 "住" used as a resultant complement
   • "一...就..." The construction "一...就..."
9. Lesson Twenty Four
   • 趋向补语 The directional complement
   • "要是...,就" The construction "要是...,就..."
   • 兼语句 Pivotal Sentence
10. Lesson Twenty Five
    • 可能补语 The potential complement
    • "了(liăo)" 作可能补语 The potential complement "了"
    • "怎么(能)...呢" The construction "怎么(能)...呢"
11. Lesson Twenty Six
    • 用"比"表示比较 "比" used to express comparison
    • 数量补语 The complements of quantity
    • "跟...一样" 表示比较 "跟...一样" used to express comparison
    • 用"有"或"没有"表示比较 "有" or "没有" used to express comparison
12. Lesson Twenty Seven
    • "把" 字句 (1) "把" sentences (1)
    • "不是...吗?" The construction "不是...吗?"
13. Lesson Twenty Eight
    • "把" 字句(2) "把" sentences (2)
14. Lesson Twenty Nine
    • "被"字句 "被" sentences
    • 连...也(都)... The construction "连...也(都)..."
    • Lesson Thirty
    • 意义上的被动句 Notional passive sentences