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Various Speech Acts and 向 (xiang)

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ID: QW0167 Intermediate
Prepositions are a source of endless questions when learning any new language, and Chinese is no exception. Since we've already covered basic speech-related verbs, this lesson introduces some intermediate-level speech acts along with their associated preposition pals. Hopefully you can handle 跟 (gēn), but now get ready for 向 (xiàng)!
Sat Sep 25 2010 | Jen, Connie, John
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向
xiàng
towards
问好
wèn hǎo
to say hello
请向你的家人问好。
qǐng xiàng nǐ de jiārén wèn hǎo 。
Please say hello to your family for me.
你跟大家问好了吗？
nǐ gēn dàjiā wèn hǎo le ma ？
Did you say hello to everyone?
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