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4-Year-Old Breakdancer Turns Viral Sensation in China
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4-Year-Old Breakdancer Turns Viral Sensation in China
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4岁男孩跳街舞走红
4岁男孩跳街舞走红
4-Year-Old Breakdancer Turns Viral Sensation in China
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Keywords
跳街舞 - tiàojiēwǔ - Hip-hop
走红 - zǒuhóng - to be popular / to be in luck / to go viral
视频 - shìpín - video
纸尿裤 - zhǐniàokù - disposable diaper
街舞 - jiēwǔ - street dance (e.g. breakdance)
动作 - dòngzuò - movement / motion / action
网友 - wǎngyǒu - Internet user
厉害 - lìhai - tremendous / awesome
开玩笑 - kāiwánxiào - to play a joke / to make fun of / to joke
奶粉 - nǎifěn - powdered milk
换成 - huànchéng - to exchange (sth) for (sth else) / to replace with / to convert into
蛋白粉 - dànbáifěn - protein powder
了解 - liǎojiě - to understand / to realise / to find out
教 - jiāo - to teach
参加 - cānjiā - to participate / to take part / to join
比赛 - bǐsài - competition / match
Grammar
最近… - Expressing "recently…" with "zuìjìn…"
最近,在抖音上,一个四岁小男孩因为跳街舞走红了。

虽然…,但是… - Expressing "even though…, but..." with "suīrán...,dànshì..."
视频中,可以看到虽然小男孩穿着纸尿裤,但是他做出了非常难的街舞动作。

Verb + 出(来) - Expressed after a verb to indicate completion of an action for "to come up with" or "to come into being" with "Verb + chu(lai)"
视频中,可以看到虽然小男孩穿着纸尿裤,但是他做出了非常难的街舞动作。
小男孩是从去年12月开始跳街舞的,越跳越好,现在可以做出一些比较难的街舞动作。

Time or Verb Phrase + (以)后 - Expressing "after" a specific time or action with "Time or Verb Phrase + (yǐ)hòu"
很多网友们看了这个视频后,都觉得这个小男孩真是厉害极了。

Adj. + 极了 - Expressing "extremely / exceedingly…" with "Adj. + jí ​le"
很多网友们看了这个视频后,都觉得这个小男孩真是厉害极了。

Subject + 把 + Object + Verb - Expressed to specify that the result of an action affects a particular object but not the action itself with "bǎ"
有些网友还开玩笑地问孩子爸爸,是不是把他的奶粉换成了蛋白粉。

Subject + Verb + 成 + Object - Expressing the successful completion of an action with "Subject + Verb + chéng + Object" (the success of the action emphasises a change of state in the subject "to become / to turn into" sth)
有些网友还开玩笑地问孩子爸爸,是不是把他的奶粉换成了蛋白粉。

根据... - Expressing "according to..." with "gēnjù..."
根据了解,这个小男孩今年刚四岁,他的爸爸是一位街舞老师。

Number + 多 - Expressing a number in excess with "Number + duō"
小男孩两岁多的时候开始看爸爸跳街舞。

Verb 1 + 着 + Verb 2 - Expressing that the first verb is the accompanying action of the second verb with "Verb 1 + zhe + Verb 2"
时候爸爸会带他去上课,他就站在旁边看爸爸跳街舞,有时候他会一边看一边跟着爸爸跳。

越 + Verb / Adj. + 越 + Verb / Adj. - Expressing "more...more..." with "yuè + Verb / Adj. + yuè + Verb / Adj."
小男孩是从去年12月开始跳街舞的,越跳越好,现在可以做出一些比较难的街舞动作。

比较 + Adj. - Expressing "relatively / quite..." with "bǐ​jiào + Adj."
小男孩是从去年12月开始跳街舞的,越跳越好,现在可以做出一些比较难的街舞动作。

以后... - Expressing "afterwards / later…" with "yǐhòu…" (used when talking about something that happens in the future)
他爸爸说,小男孩觉得街舞好玩儿,喜欢街舞,所以以后会教他跳街舞,会让他参加一些街舞比赛。

Subject + 让 + Sb / Sth + Verb / Verb Phrase - Expressing "to make or let sb / sth to do sth" with "Subject + ràng + sb / sth + Verb / Verb Phrase" (causative verb)
他爸爸说,小男孩觉得街舞好玩儿,喜欢街舞,所以以后会教他跳街舞,会让他参加一些街舞比赛。
Grammar
最近… - Expressing "recently…" with "zuìjìn…"
最近,在抖音上,一個四歲小男孩因為跳街舞走紅了。

雖然…,但是… - Expressing "even though…, but..." with "suīrán...,dànshì..."
視頻中,可以看到雖然小男孩穿著紙尿褲,但是他做出了非常難的街舞動作。

Verb + 出(來) - Expressed after a verb to indicate completion of an action for "to come up with" or "to come into being" with "Verb + chu(lai)"
視頻中,可以看到雖然小男孩穿著紙尿褲,但是他做出了非常難的街舞動作。
小男孩是從去年12月開始跳街舞的,越跳越好,現在可以做出一些比較難的街舞動作。

Time or Verb Phrase + (以)後 - Expressing "after" a specific time or action with "Time or Verb Phrase + (yǐ)hòu"
很多網友們看了這個視頻後,都覺得這個小男孩真是厲害極了。

Adj. + 極了 - Expressing "extremely / exceedingly…" with "Adj. + jí ​le"
很多網友們看了這個視頻後,都覺得這個小男孩真是厲害極了。

Subject + 把 + Object + Verb - Expressed to specify that the result of an action affects a particular object but not the action itself with "bǎ"
有些網友還開玩笑地問孩子爸爸,是不是把他的奶粉換成了蛋白粉。

Subject + Verb + 成 + Object - Expressing the successful completion of an action with "Subject + Verb + chéng + Object" (the success of the action emphasises a change of state in the subject "to become / to turn into" sth)
有些網友還開玩笑地問孩子爸爸,是不是把他的奶粉換成了蛋白粉。

根據... - Expressing "according to..." with "gēnjù..."
根據了解,這個小男孩今年剛四歲,他的爸爸是一位街舞老師。

Number + 多 - Expressing a number in excess with "Number + duō"
小男孩兩歲多的時候開始看爸爸跳街舞。

Verb 1 + 著 + Verb 2 - Expressing that the first verb is the accompanying action of the second verb with "Verb 1 + zhe + Verb 2"
時候爸爸會帶他去上課,他就站在旁邊看爸爸跳街舞,有時候他會一邊看一邊跟著爸爸跳。

越 + Verb / Adj. + 越 + Verb / Adj. - Expressing "more...more..." with "yuè + Verb / Adj. + yuè + Verb / Adj."
小男孩是從去年12月開始跳街舞的,越跳越好,現在可以做出一些比較難的街舞動作。

比較 + Adj. - Expressing "relatively / quite..." with "bǐ​jiào + Adj."
小男孩是從去年12月開始跳街舞的,越跳越好,現在可以做出一些比較難的街舞動作。

以後... - Expressing "afterwards / later…" with "yǐhòu…" (used when talking about something that happens in the future)
他爸爸說,小男孩覺得街舞好玩兒,喜歡街舞,所以以後會教他跳街舞,會讓他參加一些街舞比賽。

Subject + 讓 + Sb / Sth + Verb / Verb Phrase - Expressing "to make or let sb / sth to do sth" with "Subject + ràng + sb / sth + Verb / Verb Phrase" (causative verb)
他爸爸說,小男孩覺得街舞好玩兒,喜歡街舞,所以以後會教他跳街舞,會讓他參加一些街舞比賽。
Proper Nouns
抖音 - Dǒuyīn - Douyin / TikTok (PRC media app for creating and sharing short videos)

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