Modern Mandarin Chinese Grammar Workbook (2nd Edition)

Expressing commands and permission

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4 ቅ∑ Xifo Máo missed his first Chinese language class. ቅ⧁ Xifo Wáng tells
him the rules. Write down what ቅ⧁ Xifo Wáng says. For rules a–f, begin
each sentence with the following expression:
㘷ᐾу䇟ᡇԢĊ
㘷ᑡу䇉ᡇهĊ
Ltoshq bù ràng women...
The teacher won’t let us...
Express rules g and h as strong obligations with ᗍ dui, ᗻᗍ bìdui, or
ᗻ亱/ᗻ举 bìxs ‘must.’
➪ 50.2, 51.1, 51.2.2

5 $ETECTIVEOHNSONISINTERROGATINGASUSPECTWHOONLYSPEAKS#HINESE
9OUARETHETRANSLATORONTHISCASE(ELP$ETECTIVEOHNSONWITHTHEPROCESS
by translating for both parties.

English Mandarin

Detective Sit!

Detective You are Jiang Sdng, right? ⊕ᶴ

Detective Say it, who told you to steal

that vase? [㣧⬬ huapíng vase]

Suspect ⋗Ӱ䇟ᡇڭȾᡇਥԛᣳ✕੍ϋ

⋈Ӱ䇉ᡇڭȾᡇਥԛᣳ➏ఄϋ

Méirén rang wi tdu.

Wi kgyh chdu yan ma?

Detective No smoking here. But you can

have a glass of water. Hold it!

Later

Detective Are you ready to write your

confession? [㠠ⲳ zìbái

confession] Write!