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Lesson 5 of 10

Lesson 5: States and Descriptions

A focused beginner lesson in the Basic 50 Sentences launch course.

Lesson Introduction

This lesson introduces 5 Chinglish sentences from Basic 50 Sentences. Review the summaries below, then start the interactive study flow.

Sentences In This Lesson

Sentence 1

I very like this

Chinese Sentence
我非常喜欢这个。
Full Pinyin
wǒ fēi cháng xǐ huān zhè ge
Natural English
I like this very much.
Sentence Pattern
CWB-P003
Level
basic
Sentence Type
Standardized Expression
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Sentence 2

Now you very busy

Chinese Sentence
现在你非常忙。
Full Pinyin
xiàn zài nǐ fēi cháng máng
Natural English
You are very busy now.
Sentence Pattern
CWB-P006
Level
basic
Sentence Type
Standardized Expression
Open Sentence Entry

Sentence 3

Today he very happy

Chinese Sentence
今天他非常开心。
Full Pinyin
jīn tiān tā fēi cháng kāi xīn
Natural English
He is very happy today.
Sentence Pattern
CWB-P006
Level
basic
Sentence Type
Standardized Expression
Open Sentence Entry

Sentence 4

This room very good

Chinese Sentence
这个房间非常好。
Full Pinyin
zhè ge fáng jiān fēi cháng hǎo
Natural English
This room is very good.
Sentence Pattern
CWB-P014
Level
basic
Sentence Type
Standardized Expression
Open Sentence Entry

Sentence 5

That shop very bad

Chinese Sentence
那个商店非常不好。
Full Pinyin
nà ge shāng diàn fēi cháng bù hǎo
Natural English
That shop is very bad.
Sentence Pattern
CWB-P014
Level
basic
Sentence Type
Standardized Expression
Open Sentence Entry