Various Speech Acts and 向 (xiang)
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ID: QW0167
Intermediate
Prepositions are a source of endless questions when learning any new language, and Chinese is no exception. Since we've already covered basic speech-related verbs, this lesson introduces some intermediate-level speech acts along with their associated preposition pals. Hopefully you can handle 跟 (gēn), but now get ready for 向 (xiàng)!
Jen,Connie,John
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向
xiàng 向
towards
问好
wèn hǎo 问好
to say hello
请向你的家人问好
qǐng 请xiàng 向nǐ de 你的jiārén 家人wèn hǎo 问好
Please say hello to your family for me.
你跟大家问好了吗
nǐ 你gēn 跟dàjiā 大家wèn hǎo 问好le 了ma 吗
Did you say hello to everyone?
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