Modern Mandarin Chinese Grammar Workbook (2nd Edition)

Noun phrases

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4 Translate these noun phrases into Mandarin.

a. these three books f. these newspapers

b. those two students g. this pair of pants

c. those five pens h. these three chairs

d. these ten notebooks i. those five desks

e. this piece of paper j. that man

➪ 5.1, 9.1, 9.2.1

5 Translate these noun phrases into Mandarin.

a. three people who study Chinese

b. the movie that I saw yesterday

c. Chinese characters that I can write

d. the man who was talking with you

e. the man who was talking with you this morning

f. the man who was talking with you in the cafeteria this morning

g. the shoes that I bought

h. the shoes that I bought in Italy

➪ 9.2.1.5, 9.2.1.6, 9.2.1.7, 9.4

6 Explain each of the following phrases in Mandarin using a noun with a
modifier.
Example:ąਮᵰĆᱥӶѾϋąਮᵰĆቧᱥᔶ䖜ⲺӰȾ
ąਮₕĆᱥӶ哲ϋąਮₕĆቧᱥ䯁䔀ⲺӰȾ
‘Scjc’ shì shénme? ‘Scjc’ jiù shì kai chb de rén.
A ‘scjc’ is a person who drives cars.
a. ąഴҜ侼ĆᱥӶѾ൦ᯯϋ/ąൌᴮ佞ĆᱥӶ哲൦ᯯϋ‘Túshegufn’ (library)
shì shénme dìfang?
b. ąੂኁĆᱥӶѾϋ/ąੂኁĆᱥӶ哲ϋ‘Tóngwe’ (roommate) shì shénme?
c. ą৞ᐾĆᱥӶѾϋ/ąᔐᑡĆᱥӶ哲ϋ‘Chúshc’ (chef, cook) shì shénme?
d. ąॱ⭕ĆᱥӶѾϋ/ą䟡⭕ĆᱥӶ哲ϋ‘Ycshbng’ (doctor) shì shénme?
e. ąᆜṗĆᱥӶѾ൦ᯯϋ/ąᆮṗĆᱥӶ哲൦ᯯϋ‘Xuéxiào’ (school)
shì shénme dìfang?
➪ 9.2