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Grammar

"men 们" is used to denote plurality. Here are some common personal pronouns and their plurals:

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"personal pronouns + " is the Mandarin equivalent of "personal pronouns + 哋" in Cantonese:

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However, note that normally, "" is not used after items. For example,

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"谁", "什么", "" and "怎么样" are Mandarin question words used to ask different types of information.

 

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"和" is a Chinese conjunction usually used to connect two identical or similar components so that they form a juxtaposition. "和" can connect pronouns, nouns and noun phrases, like "同" or "同埋" in Cantonese:

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Note that the two parts connected by "和" are not subordinate, and "和" cannot join two clauses, which is different from "and" in English. Here are examples.

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Note that though both "" and "" in Mandarin correspond to "dou1 " in Cantonese, they are different in meaning and usage.

"" emphasizes the same as others, while "" emphasis all. Here are some sample sentences:

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