Prompt

1. You have learned some different ways of expressing 'more and more...'

Using the building blocks below, create at least five sentences using 'yue".

Building Blocks:

xião

Yuẻ yuè.

pång

shou

hao kan

hão

länduo

piaoliang

lái

duo

An intermediate student of Chinese should be aware of the classic "shi... de" construction. It's important to learn and use. But don't be tempted to think that the "official" 是⋯⋯的 (shì... de) pattern is the only way that 是 and 的 can work together in a sentence! There are multiple ways to use 是 and 的 together, and they can be used for different purposes. This article helps break down the various uses of 是⋯⋯的 and tackle the confusion head-on.

因为 所以 (yīnw éi... suǒyǐ)

一点儿意思都没有 (yìdiǎnr yìsi dōu méi yǒu)

把... (ba)

Building blocks:

yīnw éi 因为 because

huài 坏 broken, bad

zhǎo bú dào 找不到 can’t find

huàn 换 to change

diànnǎo 电脑 computer

yóuxì 游戏 game, to play a game

shàng wǎng 上网 to go online, to surf the net

lǎn 懒 lazy

yìsi 意思 meaning, interest

dòng 动 to move

diànyǐng 电影 movie

jiémù 节目 program

yáokòng 遥控 remote

diànshì 电视 television

diànshì tái 电视台 television station

wǎngluò 网络 the Internet, the net

suǒyǐ 所以 therefore

wánr 玩儿 to play

yóuxìjī 游戏机 video game consule

Explanation:

i speak all languages U-U

he suspenses the reader as the poems go on as we see in "the raven"