anonymoose Posted August 2, 2005 at 02:33 PM Report Share Posted August 2, 2005 at 02:33 PM How do you say "We have got to take a dictionary with us" in Chinese? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skylee Posted August 2, 2005 at 02:36 PM Report Share Posted August 2, 2005 at 02:36 PM 我們得帶一本字典。 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anonymoose Posted August 2, 2005 at 03:45 PM Author Report Share Posted August 2, 2005 at 03:45 PM OK, thanks, Skylee. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harvey Posted August 4, 2005 at 03:33 PM Report Share Posted August 4, 2005 at 03:33 PM 我們得帶一本字典。 Is the literally... We Must Bring 1(book) dictionary? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nipponman Posted August 4, 2005 at 04:43 PM Report Share Posted August 4, 2005 at 04:43 PM Yep, I think you can drop the 一 to ahow that you are taking "a" dictionary. 本 here doesn't mean book, it is a classifier. I'm sure you already knew this but just letting you know. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
happytaru Posted August 5, 2005 at 01:02 PM Report Share Posted August 5, 2005 at 01:02 PM well, actually If I say:" 我们得带本字典。" it also means " a dictonary" "我们得带一本字典", however, there is a slight difference bewteen them which emphsize on this numeral " 一". pinyin is : wo3 men (neutral ) dei3 ( not de ) dai 4 ben 3 zi4 dian3. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nipponman Posted August 5, 2005 at 01:20 PM Report Share Posted August 5, 2005 at 01:20 PM well, actually If I say:" 我们得带本字典。" it also means " a dictonary" "我们得带一本字典", That's what I said, isn't it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Long Zhiren Posted August 10, 2005 at 06:38 PM Report Share Posted August 10, 2005 at 06:38 PM One part of the expression has been left out so far "have got to:" 一定要 我们一定要带本字典. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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