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What this exercise is for

The words that carry Chinese grammar cannot be translated one by one. `了` does not mean "past", `的` does not mean "of", and `就` means nothing at all outside a sentence: they are known by the place they occupy and the work they do there.

This exercise takes one word out of a sentence and tells you what it means. Your job is to find which of the four belongs there — usually a particle, a negation or an adverb, which is precisely what a dictionary is not enough to teach.

The sentences are the ones from the dialogues in the site's lessons, the same as in the word-order game. Every one was said by somebody in an ordinary situation; none was written for this game.

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Today's sentences

  • 那就是坏了。 nà jiùshì huài le Then it's broken. The word removed: 了 le — (particle marking a completed action)
  • 一半什么时候到？ yībàn shénme shíhou dào When will that half arrive? The word removed: 一半 yībàn — a half
  • 这个说法有意思。 zhège shuōfa yǒu yìsi That's a nice way of putting it. The word removed: 这个 zhège — this, this one
  • 要换车吗？ yào huàn chē ma Do I need to change? The word removed: 要 yào — to want, to be going to
  • 吃药了吗？ chī yào le ma Have you taken anything for it? The word removed: 了 le — (particle marking a completed action)
  • 那你去吧。 nà nǐ qù ba Then go ahead. The word removed: 吧 ba — (particle for a suggestion)
  • 我下去问一下。 wǒ xiàqù wèn yīxià I'll go down and ask. The word removed: 下去 xiàqù — to go down, to get off
  • 我查到了。 wǒ chá dào le I've found it. The word removed: 了 le — (particle marking a completed action)
  • 要吃药吗？ yào chī yào ma Do I need to take medication? The word removed: 要 yào — to want, to be going to
  • 你换一辆试试。 nǐ huàn yīliàng shìshi Try another one. The word removed: 试试 shìshi — to try, to give it a go
  • 那租房呢？ nà zū fáng ne And renting, then? The word removed: 呢 ne — (question particle: and you?)
  • 那发钱呢？ nà fā qián ne What about cash payments, then? The word removed: 呢 ne — (question particle: and you?)
  • 再来两杯茶。 zài lái liǎngbēi chá And two teas as well. The word removed: 再 zài — again, once more
  • 你是哪里人？ nǐ shì nǎlǐ rén Where are you from? The word removed: 哪里 nǎlǐ — where; not at all (modest reply)
  • 在哪儿丢的？ zài nǎr diū de Where did you lose it? The word removed: 在 zài — at, in; to be in the middle of
  • 在家也一样。 zài jiā yě yīyàng It's the same at home. The word removed: 在 zài — at, in; to be in the middle of
  • 不报会怎么样？ bù bào huì zěnmeyàng What happens if I don't report it? The word removed: 不 bù — not, no
  • 后一种过得好。 hòuyīzhǒng guò de hǎo The second kind do better. The word removed: 过 guò — (particle marking a past experience); to cross, to spend (time)
  • 可大家都懒。 kě dàjiā dōu lǎn Except that everyone is lazy. The word removed: 都 dōu — all, both
  • 觉得自己算成功吗？ juéde zìjǐ suàn chénggōng ma Do you consider yourself successful? The word removed: 吗 ma — (question particle)

These sentences come from the dialogues in the lessons on this site. See the tools

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