Modern Mandarin Chinese Grammar Workbook (2nd Edition)

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11 Stative verbs

1 Negate these sentences.

Example:ᡇ௒⅘ԌȾ → ᡇу௒⅘ԌȾ

ᡇ௒↗ԌȾ ᡇу௒↗ԌȾ

Ww xvhuan to.Ww bù xvhuan to.

a. Ԍᜩਹѣള侣Ⱦ

Ԍᜩਹѣു伥Ⱦ

Ta xifng chc Zhdngguó fàn.

He wants to eat Chinese food.

b. Ԍᙋ䲂⭕ӰȾ

Ta pà mòshbng rén.

He is very afraid of strangers.

c. ᡇ៸ԌⲺᝅᙓȾ

Wi ding ta de yìsi.

I understand what he means.

d. ᡇᖾ⡧ԌȾᡇ᝵ᝅჷ㔏ԌȾ

ᡇᖾᝑԌȾᡇ于ᝅჷ㎜ԌȾ

Wi hgn ài ta. Wi yuànyi jià ggi ta. (negate both sentences)

I love him. I am willing to marry him.

e. Ԍ܅Ԍ⡭⡭Ⱦ

Ԍ܅Ԍ⡰⡰Ⱦ

Ta xiàng ta yéye.

He resembles his grandfather.

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