Level 2 Lesson 7.1 – Would It Be ￥1000?

GRAMMAR

Grammar 1: Will Do in Chinese with 会 · HSK 2

We can use the Modal Verb 会 to say someone will do something/would do something in Chinese. Since the Chinese language does not have the concept of "tense", 会 can be used for events in the past, present and future.

Subject 会 + Predicate (+ Object)

The Predicate here can either be a Verb (Phrase) or an Adjective (Phrase).

For example,

(1) Verb (Phrase) as the Predicate

• jīnglǐ jīntiān huì gěi wǒmen kāi huì
  经理今天会给我们开会。
  (the) manager will hold (the) meeting for us today
• nǐ juéde tā huì bù zhīdào ma
  你觉得他会不知道吗？
  (do) you think he would not know

(2) Adjective (Phrase) as the Predicate

• jīnnián de shí'èr yuè tài lěng le, yī yuè huì gèng lěng
  今年的十二月太冷了，一月会更冷。
  this year's December (is) too cold, January will (be)  colder
• kělè suīrán hǎohē, dànshì měitiān hē kělè huì bú jiànkāng
  可乐虽然好喝，但是每天喝可乐会不健康。
  though cola (is) tasty, but every day drinking cola will (be) unhealthy

When we want to say a Negative Sentence that suggests "will not do...", we put the Negative Word 不 before 会. We do not put Negative Word 没 before 会, so we cannot say "*没会".

Subject 不会 + Predicate (+ Object)

For example,

• nǐ bié wèn le, wǒ bú huì gàosu nǐ
  你别问了，我不会告诉你。
  you don't ask, I will not tell you
  
• méiguānxi, nǐ qù ba! tā bú huì bù gāoxìng
  没关系，你去吧！他不会不高兴。
  it's okay, you (should) go! he will not be unhappy

Grammar 2: Hundred and Thousand in Chinese: 百  千 · HSK 2

We use 百 and 千 to say hundred  and thousand in Chinese. If we want to say 200 or 2000, we can put both 二 and 两 before 百 and 千, 两 is more commonly used though.

• èr bǎi / liǎng bǎi
  二百 / 两百
  two hundred
• èr qiān / liǎng qiān
  二千 / 两千
  two thousand

For numbers with hundred and thousand in Chinese, we say them in this format:

number 千 +number 百 + number  十 + number

For example,

• sān bǎi 'èr shí yī
  三百二十一
  321
• qī qiān liù bǎi wǔ shí sì
  七千六百五十四
  7654

If the last digit is zero, we don't have to say it. For example

• sān bǎi 'èr shí
  三百二十
  320
• qī qiān liù bǎi wǔ shí
  七千六百五十
  7650

However, if there is "zero" in between the first and the last digit, we have to say zero 零.

• sān bǎi  líng 'èr
  三百零二
  302
• qī qiān líng wǔ shí
  七千零五十
  7050
• qī qiān liù bǎi líng wǔ
  七千六百零五
  7605

If there are two "zero" together in between the first and the last digit, we only say zero 零 once.

• qī qiān líng wǔ
  七千零五
  7005

Grammar 3: Currency Measurement Units Yuan Jiao Fen in Chinese · HSK 2

In our Day-1 Beginner Course we learned kuài 块 as the Measurement Unit for Chinese dollar, we can also use 元. 元 and 块 are interchangeable when saying prices in Chinese. We also have jiǎo 角, 10 cents, and fēn 分, cent.

Though 角 and 分 are not commonly used in daily life anymore, 元、角、分, yuan jiao fen are still the three basic currency measurement units in China.

When saying prices, we follow this structure:

number 元/块 +number 角 + number  十

• shí yuán(kuài) jiǔ jiǎo jiǔ fēn
  十元(块)九角九分
  ￥10.99
• liù yuán(kuài) sì jiǎo 'èr fēn
  六元(块)四角二分
  ￥6.42

If the number for 角 happens to be zero, we need to say 零.

• bā yuán(kuài) líng bā fēn
  八元(块)零八分
  ￥8.08
• qī yuán(kuài) líng yī fēn
  七元(块)零一分
  ￥7.01

Grammar 4: Weight Measurement Units in Chinese · HSK 2

jīn 斤 used to be the most popular Weight Measurement Unit in Chinese, liǎng 两 is 1/10 of 斤. And nowadays, gōngjīn 公斤 is well used as well.

公斤 is publicly accepted as the default Weight Measurement Unit, it is used in supermarket, shopping centers and business. 斤 and 两 are more traditional, and are more likely to be used in food/fruit stands and small restaurants.