tgray88 Posted February 19, 2009 at 02:41 AM Report Posted February 19, 2009 at 02:41 AM For instance, if I wanted to say in English: I like her because she is tall, skinny, and has long hair. How would I do the tall, skinny, and has long hair in Chinese? Would I say A, B, 和 C? I know I can use the "you...you" grammar, but since I'm listing more than two objects I'm not sure if I can say "you....you....you." Thank you very much. Quote
xiaocai Posted February 19, 2009 at 12:17 PM Report Posted February 19, 2009 at 12:17 PM I would say 她又高又苗条,还有一头长发. And I think you can use this structure 又…又…,还 for most of the cases, very simple and versatile as well. If you've got more than three objects, just add more 又 in. Quote
tgray88 Posted February 19, 2009 at 03:59 PM Author Report Posted February 19, 2009 at 03:59 PM Alright, thank you very much. Quote
Tinachiang Posted February 27, 2009 at 07:07 AM Report Posted February 27, 2009 at 07:07 AM 你还可以说,她很高很苗条,头发也很长. Quote
xiaocai Posted February 28, 2009 at 04:57 AM Report Posted February 28, 2009 at 04:57 AM 你还可以说,她很高很苗条,头发也很长. But does that mean she is very tall, very skinny, and has very long hair? Quote
shivasprogeny Posted March 1, 2009 at 05:23 PM Report Posted March 1, 2009 at 05:23 PM But does that mean she is very tall, very skinny, and has very long hair? Nope, 他很高 just means "he is tall." Unless you really stress the 很 when you say it, 很 does not usually mean "very." Quote
Tinachiang Posted March 2, 2009 at 01:12 AM Report Posted March 2, 2009 at 01:12 AM I like her because she is tall, skinny, and has long hair. You should look at the original sentence, there is no "very" in it. Quote
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