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30 Mandarin Sentence Patterns
30个句型
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Sentence Pattern
虽然... 但是...
Suīrán... dànshì...
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因为... 所以...
Yīnwèi... suǒ yǐ ...
3
就算... 也...
Jiùsuàn... yě...
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我本来以为... 但后来...
Wǒ běnlái yǐ wéi... dàn
hòulái...
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要是……就好了
Yào shì... jiù hǎ o le
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与其... 不如...
Yǔ qí... bùrú...
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Example
Although... but...
虽然我很喜欢这家餐厅，但是
它离我家太远了。
Although I really like this
restaurant, it is too far from my
home
Because... so...
因为他每天都练习中文，所以他
说得很流利。
Because he practices Chinese
every day, he speaks very
fluently
Even if... still...
就算今天下雨，我也要去跑步
Even if it rains today, I will still go
for a run.
I originally thought... but
later...
我本来以为这家餐厅很普通，
但后来发现它的菜特别好吃
I originally thought this
restaurant was just average, but
later I found out that the food
was really delicious
If only...
要是我早点知道这个消息就好
了，就不会错过这次机会了
If only I had known this news
earlier, I wouldn't have missed
this opportunity.
Rather than... it’s better to...
与其看电视，不如多读点书。
Rather than watching TV, it's
better to read more books
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当时... 结果...
Dāngshí... jiéguǒ ...
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不仅... 而且...
Bùjǐ n... érqiě...
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只有... 才...
Zhǐ yǒ u... cái...
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一... 就...
yī... jiù...
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等... 再...
Děng... zài...
自从... 就...
Zìcóng... jiù...
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越来越...
yuèláiyuè
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当时我以为这次考试会很简单，结
果题目比我想象的要难得多。
At that time, I thought the exam
At that time... as a result...
would be quite easy, but it turned
out to be much more difficult than I
had imagined.
Not only... but also...
他不仅会说英语，而且还会法语和
日语！
Not only can he speak English, but
he can also speak French and
Japanese!
Only... can...
只有努力，才能成功。
Zhǐ yǒ u nǔ lì, cáinéng chénggōng.
Only by working hard can one
succeed
As soon as...
我一回家，就开始做作业。
Wǒ yī huíjiā, jiù kāishǐ zuò zuòyè.
As soon as I get home, I start doing
my homework
Wait until... then...
等大家都到齐了，我们再开会
Wait until everyone is here, then
we’ll start the meeting
Since/from (when)...
自从大学毕业后，他就一直在这家
公司工作
Since graduating from university,
he has been working at this
company.
Getting (more and
more)...
天气越来越冷了，记得多穿点衣服
The weather is getting colder and
colder, remember to wear more
clothes
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既然... 就...
Jìrán... jiù...
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Example
Since...
既然你已经决定了，就坚持下去
Since you have made your
decision, just stick to it.
First... then...
我们先去超市买些食材，然后再
回家做饭。
First, we'll go to the supermarket
to buy some ingredients, and
then we'll go home to cook.
Unless... otherwise...
除非你道歉，不然我不会原谅你
Unless you apologize, otherwise,
I won’t forgive you
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先... 然后再...
Xiān... ránhòu zài...
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除非... 不然...
Chúfēi... bùrán...
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除了... 还...
Chúle... hái...
Besides... also...
除了跑步，我还喜欢游泳。
Besides running, I also like
swimming
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万一... 怎么办?
Wànyī... zěnme bàn?
What if...?
万一下雨了，怎么办？
What if it rains?
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如果... 就...
Rúguǒ ... jiù...
If... (then)...
如果有时间，我就去找你。
If I have time, (then) I will come
to see you
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不管... 都...
Bùguǎ n... dōu...
No matter...
不管多难，我都不会放弃。
No matter how difficult it is, I
won’t give up
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把... 做完了
bǎ zuòyè zuò wán le
to have finished...
她把作业做完了
She has finished her homework
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只要... 就...
zhǐ yào... jiù...
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只要你努力学习，就一定能够取
得好成绩。As long as you study
hard, you will definitely achieve
good grades
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Sentence Pattern
不是... 而是...
bù shì... ér shì...
你觉得……怎么样？
Nǐ juéde... zěnme yàng?
直到今天, 我仍然...
Zhídào jīntiān, wǒ réngrán
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要不... 吧
yàobù... ba
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如果... 会怎么样?
Rúguǒ ... huì zěnme yàng?
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以... 为...
yǐ ... wéi...
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把... 给...
bǎ ... gěi...
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把... 当作...
bǎ ... dāngzuò...
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It's not that... rather...
我不是不想帮你，而是我真的没
有时间。
It’s not that I don’t want to help
you, but rather that I really don’t
have time
What do you think about?
你觉得这家餐厅怎么样？
What do you think about this
restaurant?
Even now, I still...
直到今天，我仍然不敢相信我已
经毕业了
Even now, I still can’t believe that
I have graduated.
How about we...?
明天天气不好，要不我们在家看
电影吧？
The weather won’t be good
tomorrow, how about we watch a
movie at home?
What will happen if... ?
如果考试没及格会怎么样？
What will happen if you fail the
exam?
Take... as...
我们应该以学习为重
We should take studying as our
priority
to give...
我已经把作业交给老师了
I have already handed in the
homework to the teacher
Regard... as...
有些人把金钱当作成功的标准。
Some people regard money as
the standard of success
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Hope this has been useful to you！
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learn the above sentence patterns, I recommend
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