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Serial Verb Sentences

Say go buy food, come see me, sit down eat, and other action chains.

Pattern

Subject + verb phrase + verb phrase

Put two actions in natural order without adding “and.”

我去买咖啡。

When to use Serial Verb Sentences

Chinese often strings verbs in the order they happen or in purpose order. The first action sets up the second.

你明天来找我。

Come see me tomorrow.

她去商店买东西。

She goes to the shop to buy things.

我们坐车去机场。

We take a car to go to the airport.

他回家吃饭。

He goes home to eat.

Common traps

  • Do not add 和 between action verbs.
  • Keep the actions in real or purpose order.
  • Use punctuation or connectors if the sentence gets too long.

Luyện tập trọng tâm

Luyện đúng mẫu này trước khi chuyển sang phần khác.

买咖啡

Missing grammar piece
Nghĩa
to go