English Definition
礼物
li3 wu4, present; gift
聪明
cong1 ming2
fruit
水果
又...又...
both...and... eg: 又聪明又用功, smart and diligent
李友，祝你生日快乐！这是送给你的生日礼物！
Liyou, happy birthday! This is the birthday present for you!
ke3 ai4, cure; adorable
yong4 gong1
watermelon
西瓜
do (the verb) with... : 我跟你一起去朋友的生日派对。
B：我们刚到!
B: We just arrived.
biao3 jie3, elder female cousin
lian4 xi2
drive a car
开车
是...的 structure
this structure is used to introduce specific information. eg: 今天我是跟哥哥一起来学校的。
B：She still didn't come? I thought (wrongly) she's already here!
A: 白英爱没跟你们一起来吗？
B：她还没来？我以为她已经来了！
以为
yi3 wei2, thought wrongly; assumed incorrectly
我属狗
wo3 shu3 gou3
always; since long time ago
一直
看看； 看一下
What are the structures (there are two of them) used here? What's the function of the strucutres?
to soften the tone when require for something. verb reduplication or verb+一下
A: I want to introduce a little bit, this is my friend Peter, this is my Chinese classmate Little Hong.
B: Nice to meet you!
C: Nice to meet you, too!
A: 我想介绍一下，这是我的朋友Peter, 这是我的中文课同学小红。
B：很高兴认识你！
C：我也很高兴认识你！
xiang4, similar to
dai4 yin3 liao4
still didn't come
还没来
Time duration structure with object
Subject + V.O.V 了+ time duration or
Subject + V.了 + time duration + Object
我看书看了一个小时。 or
我看了一个小时书。
A：Little Tom looks really adorable!
B: Yes! His has big big eyes, round face, and high nose! He was born in the Year of Dog.
A: He looks really like his mom!
A: 小汤姆长得真可爱！
B：对！他的眼睛大大的，他的脸圆圆的，鼻子高高的。他属狗。
A：他长得很像他的妈妈！