Chinese grammar mistakes 12

 

When communicating in Chinese you may often make mistakes using Chinese grammar like:

False:

    今年的产量提高了左右百分之十。

    Jīnnián de chǎnliànɡ tíɡāo le zuǒyòu bǎifēnzhī shí

True:

    今年的产量提高了百分之十左右。

    Jīnnián de chǎnliànɡ tíɡāo le bǎifēnzhī shí zuǒyòu

 

左右百分之十是about 10 per cent的直译。在汉语中,左右是也许多一些,也许少一些的意思,表示大约的数目,应放在百分之十的后边。

左右百分之十 is the word-to-word interpretation of “about 10 per cent”. Meaning “more or less” in Chinese, 左右 is used to indicate a rough number. It must be placed after 百分之十.

 

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