{"id":50,"date":"2016-01-16T08:19:37","date_gmt":"2016-01-16T07:19:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.duchinese.net\/blog-wp\/2016\/01\/16\/13-learn-chinese-with-star-wars\/"},"modified":"2016-01-16T08:19:37","modified_gmt":"2016-01-16T07:19:37","slug":"13-learn-chinese-with-star-wars","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/duchinese.net\/blog\/2016\/01\/16\/13-learn-chinese-with-star-wars\/","title":{"rendered":"Learn Chinese With Star Wars"},"content":{"rendered":"

Alright, we might be a bit late to the Star Wars party, but even though \u201cStar Wars: The Force Awakens\u201d premiered last year in the US and other countries, in China it premiered on January 9th this year.
\nThis time, we will learn how to say some classic lines from Star Wars in Chinese, and also take a look at a few common Chinese grammar patterns.<\/p>\n

First, let’s see what \u201cStar Wars: The Force Awakens\u201d is called in Chinese, so that you can ask your Chinese friends what they thought about it.<\/p>\n\n\n

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\u867d\u7136…\u4f46\u662f… Although\u2026but\u2026<\/h4>\n

In \u201cThe Force Awakens\u201d, there is a sweet conversation between Leia and Han Solo when they reunited after having been apart for a long time.<\/p>\n\n\n

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In this sentence, we see the common Chinese grammar pattern \u201c\u867d\u7136…\u4f46\u662f…\uff08su\u012br\u00e1n … d\u00e0nsh\u00ec … \uff09\u201d. It is often used to first bring up a point, and then show that there is a contradicting reaction. Let\u2019s see one more example.<\/p>\n\n\n

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You can see more examples on the Chinese Grammar Wiki<\/a>. <\/p>\n

A+\u6216\u8005(\u6216)+B A or B<\/h4>\n

Next, let’s take a look at one of Yoda’s famous lines, which he utters when Luke attempts to lift his spaceship out of the swamp using the Force.<\/p>\n\n\n

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In this sentence, \u201c\u6216\u8005\uff08hu\u00f2 zh\u011b\uff09\u201d is used to list different options, similar to how \u201cor\u201d is used in English. The grammar pattern is \u201cA+\u6216\u8005+B\u201d. A and B can be nouns, verbs, or clauses. You may also shorten \u201c\u6216\u8005\u201d to \u201c\u6216\uff08hu\u00f2\uff09\u201d. Let’s look at another example.<\/p>\n\n\n

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See more about this pattern on the Chinese Grammar Wiki<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\uff5e\u4e0e\u4f60\u540c\u5728 ~to be with you<\/h4>\n

Finally, we will learn perhaps the most famous quote form Star Wars which appears throughout the entire series. <\/p>\n\n\n

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\u201c\u4e0e\u4f60\u540c\u5728\uff08y\u01d4 n\u01d0 t\u00f3ng z\u00e0i\uff09\u201d is a set phrase which means \u201cto be with you\u201d. It is most often used when blessing someone, as in the following example.<\/p>\n\n\n

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That’s it for this time!<\/p>\n\n\n

This is the accompanying blog post for our advanced lesson “Chinese People Don’t Know Star Wars?<\/a>“<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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