New Members Sunwoo Posted May 7, 2016 at 01:34 PM New Members Report Posted May 7, 2016 at 01:34 PM For example "This man who is handsome is drinking water." Or "This woman who is running likes to eat hamburgers." Quote
Vildhjerp Posted May 10, 2016 at 11:29 AM Report Posted May 10, 2016 at 11:29 AM 这个很帅的男人在喝水。or 很帅的这个男人在喝水。 Likewise, 这个在跑步的女人喜欢吃汉堡包。or 在跑步的这个女人喜欢吃汉堡包。 I'd say the latter of each pair better suit your sentences because having the adjectival phrases up at the very front emphasizes the "(who is) handsome" and "(who is) running" a bit more than having the demonstrative pronouns at the very beginning. Quote
Leah. X. Posted May 18, 2016 at 09:40 AM Report Posted May 18, 2016 at 09:40 AM These sentences may not be translated word by word in actual conversations. For example, in a casual conversation, these go as: 这帅哥在喝水。 这跑步的女的喜欢吃汉堡。 Quote
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