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Lesson 6 of 10 / Sentence 3 of 5

Study: Negation and Responses

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Sentence Number 3

He only drink water

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Chinese Sentence

他只喝水。

Full Pinyin

tā zhǐ hē shuǐ

Natural English

He only drinks water.

Short Description

A restrictive scope word before a drinking action.

Sentence Pattern

CWB-P017

Level

basic

Sentence Type

Standardized Expression

Standard Status

standard

Sentence Analysis

A restrictive scope word before a drinking action.

Sentence Analysis

他 / 只 / 喝 / 水 remains He / only / drink / water. Natural English agreement does not change the base token drink.

Token Mapping

Position Surface Token Chinese Unit Pinyin Linked Word
1 he he
2 only zhǐ only
3 drink drink
4 water shuǐ water

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