Everyday Words & Particles
也, 都, 的, and common glue words
HSK 1 · A1 · 10 words
Vocabulary
Pinyin colour = tone:1st2nd3rd4thneutral/mixed
不
bù
not / no
没有
méiyǒu
don't have / not
也
yě
also / too
都
dōu
all / both
很
hěn
very
太
tài
too / excessively
了
le
(completed action)
吗
ma
(question particle)
呢
ne
(and you?)
的
de
(possessive particle)
Grammar
也 (also) and 都 (all) go before the verb
我也去 = I'm going too. 我们都去 = we're all going. Order is fixed: Subject + 也/都 + verb.
他们都很忙。
Tāmen dōu hěn máng.
They are all busy.
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