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Confusing words  (A2 - Elementary)

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Confusing words - intermediate 

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的:  定语的标志       定语+的+名词       美好的春天
地: 状语的标志      状语+地+动词       高兴地喊起来
得: 补语的标志     动/形+得+补语      跑得飞快

Eva Wang的channel ——汉语语法对比合集

汉语语法对比之“的” “地” ”得“

1. - is used at the end of a sentence to indicate a change and to express a definite tone of voice
2. - The particle "了" can also be used in the structure "要/快/就要/快要 +V/Adj+了" to indicate that the action is about to happen or that the situation is about to change.
3. - The negative adverbs "没有" and "了" cannot occur at the same time. For example, you can either say "我没吃早饭" or "我吃早饭了", not "我没吃早饭了". However, the verbs "没有" and "了" can appear at the same time, e.g.: "我没有钱了."
4.- Some adverbs that emphasise the late occurrence of an action cannot occur at the same time as "了", e.g. "刚、才、刚刚", etc.
5.-Adverbs that indicate that the action occurs frequently and "了" cannot occur at the same time, e.g. "经常、常常、每", etc.


汉语语法之“了”

二用于表示数字、序号和号码时,十般用“二”，如“二、十二、二十、二百、二万”，“第二”，“八五二七”等等;“两"只能用在“百、千、万、亿"的前面,口语中多用。

两,在量词和一些可以作量词的名词前面一般都用“两"，如“两个”、“两斤”、“两辆”、“两年”、“两点(钟)”、“两岁”;可是在表示重量、长度和容量的量词前面也可以用“二”，如“二斤”、“二厘米”、“二升”等。在说钱数时，“毛(角)”的前面如果没有“块”就说两毛”,如果 前面还有,就用“二”，如“三块二(毛钱)”。
请考虑下面的句子该用“二”还是用“两":
①_____年级个班都来了,一班来了20个人，_____班来了18个人。
②他的房间在_____号楼_____楼第_____个房间。
③我是前年_____月_____号来的，现在在中国已经呆了整整_____年零_____个月了。
④他的_____个哥哥都结婚了，大哥和大嫂都在公司工作，_____哥_____嫂都是老师。
⑤这孩子_____个月大的时候就会认人了，_____岁的时候已 经会说很多话了。
⑥一共是_____百一十 九块八,您给了_____百_____十块，找您_____毛钱。

汉语语法对比之“二”和“两”

共同点：以前某个时期，现在情况已经不那样了。  (1)(2) 
不同点：
本来: 按道理就应该这样。(3)(4)
原来:发觉以前不知道的情况或突然明白了某事。(5)

(1)他本来姓张，后来才改姓李的。→原来
(2) 这里原来有一排旧房子，现在都拆掉了。 →本来
(3)这本书本来昨天就该还给你,拖到现在，
真不好意思。
(4) A:看来这孩子还真的有点儿不懂事。
      B:本来嘛,一个孩子，懂什么事。
(5)我还以为是谁呢,原来是你啊!

汉语语法对比之“本来”和“原来”

“才”和“就”都可以放在动词前做状语。
“就”表示说话人认为动作发生得早，进行得快、顺利。
“才”表示说话人认为动作发生得晚，进行得慢、不顺利。

坐火车八个小时才能到。——坐飞机一个小时就到了。