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nicholas
Date : 2008-06-23 / 09:49PM
benny, ni hao, i am confused on how to use xuǎn zé , tiāo xuǎn, tiāo and xuǎn alone.. care to explain how and when to use each words above? would be great if you can provide some sentence examples..thank you
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| | nicholas student.monash.edu
2008-06-23 / 10:07PM | | one more thing i would like to ask is that is jì (计) and suàn (算) interchangeable?
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| | Jenny Li hotmail.com
2008-06-24 / 11:40AM | | in addition to be used as a verb, “xuan3 ze2” could also be a noun.
eg: This is my choice= “zhe3 shi4 wo3 de xuan3 ze2”.
“tiao1 xuan3” is only can be used as a verb and more serious and careful.
eg:“tiao xuan a son-in-law”, you shall very careful because it is related to the happiness of your daughter.
“tiao” and "xuan"are used in a more casual situation.
“tiao1 ping2 guo3”=pick an apple
“xuan3 yi1 fu2”. “yi fu”=cloth
“ji” and “suan” are not interchangeable.
“ji4 suan4”=to calculate, or you may just use “suan4” for short but not “ji”.
“suan4 ji4” is another word but with different meaning. | |
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| | Jenny Li hotmail.com
2008-06-24 / 11:40AM | | in addition to be used as a verb, “xuan3 ze2” could also be a noun.
eg: This is my choice= “zhe3 shi4 wo3 de xuan3 ze2”.
“tiao1 xuan3” is only can be used as a verb and more serious and careful.
eg:“tiao xuan a son-in-law”, you shall very careful because it is related to the happiness of your daughter.
“tiao” and "xuan"are used in a more casual situation.
“tiao1 ping2 guo3”=pick an apple
“xuan3 yi1 fu2”. “yi fu”=cloth
“ji” and “suan” are not interchangeable.
“ji4 suan4”=to calculate, or you may just use “suan4” for short but not “ji”.
“suan4 ji4” is another word but with different meaning. | |
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| | nicholas student.monash.edu
2008-06-24 / 12:08PM | | thanks jenny for your reply,you have been very helpful :).. i have questions though:
1) can i say “wo3 xuan3 ze2 /tiao1 xuan3 zhe4 jian4 yi1 fu” ?
2) how do i use the ji4 word?
thanks again | |
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| | Benny the Mandarin Teacher bennysland.com
2008-06-24 / 06:14PM | | Hi Nicolas, this is a very good question. Also Jenny’s answer is great, let me give you the standard on.
1. xuǎn zé = choice/ to choose
It is used in a more serious situation
2. tiāo xuǎn/ tiāo = to pick/ to select
Used when you are shopping or pick one thing from a big pile
3. xuǎn = to choose (can only be a verb)
Benny
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