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So you want to be a businessman? Lit. you want study do business?
This sentence may be used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. More direct translation: You want to study how to do business? This is a good example of a serial verb construction. There are three in a row here (想學做) but more are possible. Level: 1 |
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nei5 - you 想 soeng2 - want; wish 學 hok6 - learn; learning; school 做生意 zou6 saang1 ji3 - to do business; to run a business; to be a businessman |
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| This sentence was added by Eldon and last edited on 8th Sep 2011 12:03 | |
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