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辆 in Context

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The Character You Just Learned is Also a Common Word!

Usage 1 - "measure word for vehicles": 

Sentence

这是一辆好车。

English:

This is a good vehicle.


*Sentence

用手机就可以随便借一辆自行车。

English:

You can borrow any bike with your smartphone.

Top-Down Words:

就  jiù- (expressing condition “then”)


*Sentence

但是小花说她今天刚买了一辆汽车,也正想让我看看。

English:

But Xiaohua said she just bought a car today and was going to show me.


*Sentence

一年以前,她买了一辆红色的电动车,然后骑到我家楼下给我看。

English:

A year ago she bought a red e-bike and rode it to my house to let me see.

Top-Down Words:

色 sè - color


*Sentence

当时,我只有一辆自行车。

English:

I had a bike then.



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Comments   5

Kolia

What's the role of "正" in this sentence : 但是小花说她今天刚买了一辆汽车,也正想让我看看 ?

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Mandarin Blueprint

It's short for 正好, which means "coincidentally/fortuitously"

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Jason Pon

一年以前,她买了一辆红色的电动车,然后骑到我家楼下给我看

In this sentence, does the 楼下 suggest that she rode the e-bike to the 楼下 (basement) part of the house? Or like... street level?

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Mandarin Blueprint

It's completely relative to the speaker, could be either!

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MB Team

This is where Luke and Phil talked about your question in the Mandarin Blueprint Podcast:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1CxsTdcdcbA&t=2286s

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