Comparison

Formula
1st Subject + yǒu + 2nd Subject + Adjective
Example:
My elder brother is as taller as your elder brother.
Wǒ dí gēgē yǒu nǐ de gēgē gāo

1st Subject + Mei + Yǒu + 2nd Subject + Adjective

My elder brother is not as tall as your elder brother

Wo dí gēgē méi yǒu nǐ de gè gè gāo

Use of after and before in Chinese language

Formula:
I. Verb + yǐ hòu (After + ing verb)
 Example:
After Eating Food

Chī yǐ hòu

After Drinking
Hē jiǔ hòu

II. Verb + yī qiàn (Before + ing Verb)

Example:

Before Eating Food

Chī yī qiàn

Before Drinking
Hē jiǔ qián

Note: In Chinese put the preposition after noun verb but in English we put the preposition before
verb.
 Past Tenses (sentences)
Example:

He sleeps after eating

Chí yí hòu fān tā shuì le

I sleep before eating

Chī yī qiàn wǒ shuì le

After reading book I fell a sleep

Dú yī qián shù wǒ shuì le

Before reading a book, I fell a sleep

Dù yǐ hòu shǔ tā shuì le
 To tell somebody not to do something
Formula:
Use Béi + Verb + Huā (Anger mood / order)

Example:
Don’t speak
Béi shuō Huā

Don’t go
Béi qù Huā

Formula:
Béi + Verb + Lè (courtesy language)

Example:
You should not speak
Ní Béi Shuō lè

You should not go

Ní Béi qù lè

Would please not go

Béi qù

Formula:
Use Béi + Verb

Example:
Don’t speak
Béi shuō

Don’t go
Béi qù

Unit 7, 8 Comparison with Negation

A + mei you + B + Adjective

My Chinese is not as good as your English

Wǒ de zhōng wén méi yǒu ne de yīng wén hǎo

Your car is not as fast as mine

Nǐ de Qìchē méi yǒu Wǒ de Qìchē Kuàisù

Formula:
(Present perfect tense)
Subject + verb + Guò + object

Example:

I have been gone to Italy

Wǒ qù gùó yìdàlì.

Negation
Formula:
Subject + méi yǒu + verb + Guò + object
Example:
I have not gone to Italy
Wǒ méi yǒu qù guò yìdàlì

He has not eaten food

Tā méi yǒu chī gùó fùn

Formula:
A+ is not + Adjective + for + B

Example:
Smoking is not good for health
Chuō yǎn duì shēntǐ bù hǎo

Playing is not good during examination

Wán Shì duì zhōng jiǎnchá bù Hǎo