Chinese Exercise 60: The Difference of Sentences

By Sujanti Djuanda – LingoLearn Chinese Teacher  

I．What is the difference of these sentences? What are the differences of them? Are they true or false?

1a. 多久(duō​jiǔ)你(nǐ)作(zuò)了(le)？

b. 你(nǐ)工作(gōng​zuò)多久(duō​jiǔ)了(le)？

2a.谢谢(xiè​xie)你(nǐ)把(bǎ)我(wǒ)介绍(jiè​shào)给(gěi)你(nǐ)朋友(péng​you)。

b. 谢谢(xiè​xie)你(nǐ)把(bǎ)我(wǒ)给(gěi)朋友(péng​you)介绍(jiè​shào)。

3a. 那(nà)位(wèi)是(shì)男人(nán​rén)或者(huò​zhě)女人(nǚ​rén)？

c. 那(nà)位(wèi)是(shì)男(nán​)的(de)还是(hái​shi)女(nǚ)的(de)？

4a. 我的(wǒde)意思(yì​si), 你(nǐ)从(cóng)美国(Měi​guó)吗(ma)？

b. 我的(wǒde)意思(yì​si)是(shì), 你(nǐ)是(shì)从(cóng)美国(Měi​guó)来(lái)的(de)吗(ma)？

5a.我(wǒ)是(shì)女人(nǚ​ren)自己(zì​jǐ)。

b.我(wǒ)是(shì)独生女(dúshēngnǚ)。

6a. 他(tā)批评(pī​píng​)了(le)我(wǒ)并且(bìng​qiě)投诉(tóu​sù)我(wǒ)。

b. 他(tā)不仅(bù​jǐn)批评(pī​píng​)我(wǒ)而且(ér​qiě)还(hái)投诉(tóu​sù)我(wǒ)。

7a. 我(wǒ)猜(cāi)鳗鱼(mán​yú)大约(dà​yuē)像(xiàng)猫(māo)一样(yī​yàng)。

b. 我(wǒ)猜(cāi)鳗鱼(mán​yú)约合(yuē​hé)像(xiàng)猫(māo)一样(yī​yàng)。

8a. 大约(dà​yuē)等(děng)了(le)30(sān​shí)多(duō)分钟(fēn​zhōng)后(hòu)，我(wǒ)再次(zài​cì)招呼(zhāo​hu)服务员(fú​wù​yuán)，询问(xún​wèn)我的(wǒde)点心(diǎn​xin)。

b. 约合(yuē​hé)等(děng)了(le)30(sān​shí)多(duō)分钟(fēn​zhōng)后(hòu)，我(wǒ)再次(zài​cì)招呼(zhāo​hu)服务员(fú​wù​yuán)，询问(xún​wèn)我的(wǒde)点心(diǎn​xin)。

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