66 - 多 / 特别 / 专门 / 修建 / 盖 / 不仅。。还。。

多 can have 3 main usages in Chinese :

1. A lot :
我有很多朋友。
wǒ yǒu hěn duō péng yǒu 。
I have many friends.

2. Approximate number :
After a measure word& before a noun.
大概一个多小时。
About a bit more than 1 hour.
 
3. More action or practice should be done :
Before a verb
你要多说中文 。


特别
tè bié
especially

我特别喜欢吃草莓。
wǒ tè bié xǐ huān chī cǎo méi 。
I really like to eat strawberries.

专门
zhuān mén
specially

这个草莓是专门为你买的。
zhè gè cǎo méi shì zhuān mén wéi nǐ mǎi de 。
I bought these strawberries especially for you.

修建
xiū jiàn 
to build
==〉For all kinds of construction works

他们想修建一条公路。
tā men xiǎng xiū jiàn yī tiáo gōng lù 。
They want to build a road.

盖
gài 
to build
==> For vertical constructions with several levels

我们家前面正在盖一所学校。
wǒ men jiā qián miàn zhèng zài gài yī suǒ xué xiào 。
A school is being built in front of our house.

不仅。。。。。。还。。。。
bú jǐn 。。。。。。hái 。。。。
Not only..... but also.....


小明不仅很帅，还很聪明。
xiǎo míng bú jǐn hěn shuài ，hái hěn cōng míng 。
Xiao Min is not only handsome, but also smart.

64 - 了 - le (grammar)

 了 (le) is super important in Chinese. Here is a brief summary of the 3 mains usage of  了. Make sure you master them !

1. V + 了(right after the verb) + ...　。  ==> Short past, action finished.

我吃了饭。
wǒ chī le fàn 。
I ate and finished dinner.

2. 了 at the end of the sentence ==> Close past / change of status

他退休了。
tā tuì xiū le 。

He got retired (before he was not).

你终于到了。
nǐ zhōng yú dào le 。
Finally you came.

3. V + 了 + ... + 了。  ==> Short past, action continuing.

他吃了两个小时了。
tā chī le liǎng gè xiǎo shí le 。
He's been eating for 2 hours (and he's still eating).

Different focus point of 了 :

他去了北京。
tā qù le běi jīng 。
He went to Beijing (but we don't know if he is back or not).
--> This action of going is finished.

他去北京了。
tā qù běi jīng le 。
--> Focus on the change of status. Before he was here, but now he has moved there.

他去了北京了。
tā qù le běi jīng le 。
--> This action happened in the past and is still going on.

Vocab:

终于
zhōng yú
· finally
· at last
· in the end

参加
cān jiā
· to participate
· to take part

62 - 连我都知道 - lián wǒ zhī dào - Even I know that (grammar)

 连

连   +  Sub. / Object  + 都  + Adv / Adj / Verb
lián                                dōu

连   +  Sub. / Object  + 也  + Adv / Adj / Verb
lián                                yě 

This type of sentence is used to emphasize the part placed after the preposition  连.

连我都知道
lián wǒ zhī dào
Even I know that。 (so of course everybody knows)

连颐和园都看得见。
lián yí hé yuán dōu kàn dé jiàn 。
Even the Summer Palace we can see (so of course can see the closer places)

60 - 的 / 得 / 地 －Ｔｈｅ ｔｈｒｅｅ ＂ｄｅ＂

Ｈｏｗ　ｔｏ　ｕｓｅ　＂ｄｅ＂　？
Ｔｈｅｒｅ　ａｒｅ　ｔｈｒｅｅ　＂ｄｅ＂　ｉｎ　Ｃｈｉｎｅｓｅ　ｔｈａｔ　ａｒｅ　ｆｒｅｑｕｅｎｔｌｙ　ｕｓｅｄ
Ｅａｃｈ　ｏｆ　ｔｈｅｍ　ｈａｓ　ａ　ｓｐｅｃｉｆｉｃ　ｕｓｅ　： 
 
的

adj. + 的  + Noun

好看的女人
hǎo kàn de nǚ rén
Ａ　ｇｏｏｄ　ｌｏｏｋｉｎｇ　ｗｏｍａｎ

得

V + 得 + adv. or adj

做得不错
zuò dé bú cuò
Ｗｅｌｌ　ｄｏｎｅ．

说得很好
shuō dé hěn hǎo
Ｗｅｌｌ　ｓａｉｄ．

吃得很多
chī dé hěn duō  
Ｅａｔ　ａ　ｌｏｔ．

Subj. + Obj. +　Ｖ＋　得　＋　Ａｄｖ．　＋　Ａｄｊ．

你的泡菜做得真不错。
nǐ de pào cài zuò dé zhēn bú cuò 。
Ｙｏｕｒ　ｋｉｍｃｈｉ　ｉｓ　ｄｏｎｅ　ｑｕｉｔｅ　ｗｅｌｌ．

你的汉语说得镇流利。
nǐ de hàn yǔ shuō dé zhèn liú lì 。
Ｙｏｕ　ｓｐｅａｋ　ｃｈｉｎｅｓｅ　ｒｅａｌｌｙ　ｆｌｕｅｎｔｌｙ．

地

adv. + 地  + V

很快地跑
hěn kuài dì pǎo
Ｒｕｎｎｉｎｇ　ｖｅｒｙ　ｆａｓｔ．

深深地喜欢
shēn shēn dì xǐ huān 
Ｄｅｅｐｌｙ　ｉｎ　ｌｏｖｅ．

55 - 邻居 - lín jū - neighbor / 把 （grammar)

邻居
lín jū
· neighbor

我的邻居豆豆龙 

wǒ de lín jū dòu dòu lóng
My neighbour Totoro

 把 (Grammar)

Structure :
Subject +  把 + object + verb + other elements

Aim : The aim is to shift the object before the verb to highlight it. Normally the object should always be after the verb. But here, as you put 把, then you can put the object right after it and before the verb.

The verb must be an action with an effect or result. The aim is to show the CHANGE or INFLUENCE by the ACTION (verb) onto its object.

请     你 把  那   本   书   给   我  看  看。
qǐng  nǐ  bǎ  nà  běn  shū  gěi  wǒ  kàn  kàn 。
Please, you this book pass me to take a look.
             S    +   O  +   V            Others

Original form of this sentence should be :
请你给我看看这本书。
     S  + V + Others + Object

请给邻居这个蛋糕。
qǐng gěi lín jū zhè gè dàn gāo 。

Becomes ：

请把这个蛋糕给邻居。
qǐng bǎ zhè gè dàn gāo gěi lín jū 。 

Components:

邻
lín

· neighbor
· adjacent
· close to

居
jū
· reside