Level 1 Lesson 3.1 – I Learn Chinese At A School
Place Word In A Chinese Sentence | Sentence Word Order In Chinese
In this video lesson we'll learn how to position a Place Word in a Chinese sentence, which is a very important sentence word order. We'll also learn the structure of a noun modifying another noun in Chinese.
- Sentence Word Order in Chinese: Positioning Place Word in a sentence
- 学习: to learn vs. to study
- 学 vs 学习
- Noun modifying another noun in Chinese
VOCABULARY
| HSK | CHINESE |
PINYIN | P.O.S | ENGLISH | AUDIO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 学习 | xuéxí | v. | to learn(something); to study | |
| 1 | 汉语 | Hànyǔ | pn. | the Chinese language | |
| n/a | 英语 | Yīngyǔ | pn. | the English language | |
| n/a | 美国 | Měiguó | pn. | USA | |
| n/a | 法国 | Fǎguó | pn. | France | |
| n/a | 法语 | Fǎyǔ | pn. | the French language |
GRAMMAR
Grammar 1: Word Order: Positioning A Place Word In A Chinese Sentence· HSK 1
Unlike in English where the "Place Word" usually goes at the end of a sentence, if we want to put a "Place Word" in a Chinese sentence, suggesting where the action occurs, we put it between the Subject and the Verb.
Subject + Place + Verb ( + Object )
- wǒ zài Běijīng xué Hànyǔ
我在北京学汉语。
I learn Chinese in Beijing. - tā zài sùshè chī píngguǒ
他在宿舍吃苹果。
He eats apple in the dormitory. - wǒ zài Měiguó xuéxí
我在美国学习。
I study in America.
Grammar 2: To Study in Chinese VS. To Learn in Chinese · HSK 1
(1) xuéxí 学习: to learn in Chinese VS. to study in Chinese
When followed by an object, 学 means to learn something in Chinese:
学习 + something = to learn something
- tā zài Zhōngguó xuéxí Hànyǔ
他在中国学习汉语。
He learns Chinese in China. - wǒ zài Fǎguó xuéxí Fǎyǔ
我在法国学习法语。
I learn French in France.
When not followed by an object, 学 means to study in general:
学习 object = to study (in general)
- tā zài Zhōngguó xuéxí
他在中国学习。
He studies in China. - wǒ zài Fǎguó xuéxí
我在法国学习。
I study in France.
(2) xuéxí 学习 VS. xué 学: to learn in Chinese
When followed by an object, 学习 and 学 are interchangeable:
学习 + something = 学 + something = to learn something
- wǒ xǐhuan xué Hànyǔ
我喜欢学汉语。
I like learning Chinese. - wǒ xǐhuan xuéxí Hànyǔ
我喜欢学习汉语。
I like learning Chinese.
Grammar 3: Noun Modifying Another Noun · HSK 3
zài 在 to be in/on/at (+somewhere)
Sometimes a noun can be used to modify another noun in Chinese. We can just put Noun1 before Noun2:
(Noun1) Noun2
- Yīngyǔ shū 英语书 English book
- Hànyǔ xuéxiào 汉语学校 Chinese school
- cháshuǐ 茶水 tea water