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1) In Chinese: 这辆车超酷。
Pinyin: Zhè liàng chē chāokù.
In English: “This car is super-cool.”
The measure word in this sentence, 辆 (liàng), is used for vehicles, such as 车 (chē),
meaning “car.”
2) In Chinese: 我看过那本书。
Pinyin: Wǒ kàn guo nà běn shū.
In English: “I’ve read that book.”
The measure word here, 本 (běn) is used for books, or 书 (shū) in Chinese.
2.3.3 These & Those
When demonstrating something with a quantity of more than one, we use 这 (zhè) and
那 (nà) plus the word 些 (xiē).
1. Zhèxiē
这些
these
Zhèxiē háizi wán de hěn kāixīn。
这些孩子玩得很开心。
These kids are having a great time.
2. Nàxiē
那 些
those
Bú yòng dānxīn nàxiē shì。
不用担心那些事。
Don’t worry about those things.
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