中国很大 China Is Big

中国Zhōngguó很hěn大dà。

China is very big.

中国Zhōngguó有yǒu很多hěn duō人rén，也yě有yǒu很多hěn duō好吃hǎochī的de菜cài。

China has many people, and also many delicious dishes.

我wǒ住zhù在zài北京Běijīng，我wǒ很hěn喜欢xǐhuan北京Běijīng。

I live in Beijing, and I like Beijing a lot.

明天míngtiān我wǒ坐zuò飞机fēijī去qù上海Shànghǎi。

Tomorrow I am taking a plane to Shanghai.

中国Zhōngguó有yǒu很多hěn duō大dà城市chéngshì，我wǒ都dōu想xiǎng去qù看看kànkan。

China has many big cities, and I want to go see all of them.

中国Zhōngguó很hěn大dà，我wǒ的de时间shíjiān不bù多duō。

China is very big, and I don't have much time.

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Key words 生词

大dàbig

住zhùto live; to stay

飞机fēijīairplane

坐zuòto sit; to take (transport)

城市chéngshìcity

时间shíjiāntime

有 — there is / there are

有 introduces what exists in a place: place + 有 + thing.

中国有很多人。 — China has many people.

住在 + place — to live somewhere

住 (to live) takes 在 plus a place right after it to say where you live.

我住在北京。 — I live in Beijing.

坐 + vehicle + 去 + place — how you travel

Chinese states the means of travel before the verb 去: 坐飞机去上海 = go to Shanghai by plane.

明天我坐飞机去上海。 — Tomorrow I am taking a plane to Shanghai.

1. Where does the narrator live?

2. How is the narrator going to Shanghai tomorrow?

3. According to the text, what does China have a lot of?

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