How Far From Here to There?
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ID: 2890
Elementary
In this video lesson, you will learn two important sentence structures which are useful for describing distances. The first is 从... 到... (cóng... dào...) which is used in the same way as "from... to..." in English, and can be used both for times and places. The second one is the character 离 (lí). This is used when you're trying to say how far someting is. Typical adjectives you will use with this are 近 jìn (close) and 远 yuǎn for (far).
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| SIMPLIFIED | PINYIN | ENGLISH | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 吃饭 | chīfàn | to eat food | |
| 离 | lí | to be away from | |
| 远 | yuǎn | far | |
| 大学 | dàxué | university |
明天晚上在哪里吃饭
míngtiān 明天wǎnshang 晚上zài nǎli 在哪里chīfàn 吃饭
Where will we eat tomorrow night?
在筷子餐厅
zài 在kuàizi 筷子cāntīng 餐厅
At Chopsticks.
筷子离这里远不远
kuàizi 筷子lí 离zhèlǐ 这里yuǎn 远bù 不yuǎn 远
How far away is Chopsticks from here?
筷子就在大学附近离这里很近
kuàizi 筷子jiù 就zài 在dàxué 大学fùjìn 附近lí 离zhèlǐ 这里hěnjìn 很近
Chopsticks is just by the university, very close to here.
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