Woman Shares Home with Snakes
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Woman Shares Home with Snakes
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东北女子和蛇住了15年
东北女子和蛇住了15年
Woman Shares Home with Snakes
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Keywords
女子 - nǚzǐ - woman / female
蛇 - shé - snake / serpent
住 - zhù - to live / to dwell / to stay / to reside
来 - lái - to come / to arrive / to come round
条 - tiáo - measure word for long thin things (river, road, trousers, fish, snakes, legs, metro lines, rainbows etc.)
朋友 - péngyou - friend
想 - xiǎng - to think / to believe / to suppose / to wish / to want / to miss
给 - gěi - to / for / for the benefit of / to give / to allow / to do sth (for sb)
家 - jiā - home / family
Grammar
Noun 1 + 和 + Noun 2 - Expressing "and / together with / with" with "Noun 1 + hé + Noun 2"
东北女子和蛇住了15年

Verb / Verb Phrase + 了 - Expressing that an action has been completed with "Verb / Verb Phrase + le"
东北女子和蛇住了15年
她和蛇一起住了15年。
2006年的时候,她家里来了第一条蛇。

Place + 有 + Object - Expressing the existence of an object in a certain place with "Place + yǒu + Object" (similar to "there is" or "there are")
中国东北有一个女子,她的名字叫刘玉平(Liu Yupinɡ),今年37岁。

Measure Word - Expressing the number of sth with an object specific measure word in the form of "Number + Measure Word + Noun" (if the number is one, you can omit it and use the measure word by itself)
中国东北有一个女子,她的名字叫刘玉平(Liu Yupinɡ),今年37岁。
她说,蛇是她的朋友,她想给它们一个家。

Proper Noun / Noun / Pronoun + 的 + Noun - Expressing a possessive particle, relationship or link with "Proper Noun / Noun / Pronoun + de + Noun"
中国东北有一个女子,她的名字叫刘玉平(Liu Yupinɡ),今年37岁。
到现在,有很多蛇都住在她的家里。
她说,蛇是她的朋友,她想给它们一个家。

Subject + 叫 + Name - Expressing sb or sth's name with "Subject + jiào + Name"
中国东北有一个女子,她的名字叫刘玉平(Liu Yupinɡ),今年37岁。

Subject + Number + 岁 - Expressing the age of the subject with "Subject + Number + suì"
中国东北有一个女子,她的名字叫刘玉平(Liu Yupinɡ),今年37岁。

Subject + 跟 / 和 + sb / sth + 一起 + Verb - Expressing a subject is doing an action "with" sb or sth "together" with "Subject + gēn / hé + Person + yīqǐ + Verb"
她和蛇一起住了15年。

...的时候 /...时 - Expressing "when…" with "...de shí​hou / ...shí​"
2006年的时候,她家里来了第一条蛇。

(在)...里 - Expressing "in / inside…" with "(zài)...lǐ"
2006年的时候,她家里来了第一条蛇。
到现在,有很多蛇都住在她的家里。

第 + Number + (Measure Word) - Expressing numerical sequence with "dì + Number + (Measure Word)"
2006年的时候,她家里来了第一条蛇。

到 + Place / Time / Quantity - Expressing "to (a certain place) / until (a certain time) / up to (a certain quantity)" with "dào + Place / Time"
到现在,有很多蛇都住在她的家里。

Subject + 都 + Verb / Verb Phrase - Expressing "all / every" to emphasise the quantity with "Subject + dōu + Verb / Verb Phrase" (都 emphasises the quantity or frequent occurrence)
到现在,有很多蛇都住在她的家里。

Noun 1 + 是 + Noun 2 - Expressing that Noun 1 "is" Noun 2 with "Noun 1 + shì + Noun 2" (是 is only used to link two nouns, it cannot be used to link a noun and an adjective)
她说,蛇是她的朋友,她想给它们一个家。

Subject + 想 + Verb (+ Object) - Expressing "would like to" with "Subject + xiǎng + Verb (+ Object)"
她说,蛇是她的朋友,她想给它们一个家。

Subject + Verb + 给 + Recipient + Object - Expressing the action is "for / to sb or sth" with "Subject + Verb + gěi + Recipient + Object "
她说,蛇是她的朋友,她想给它们一个家。
Proper Nouns
东北 - Dōngběi - Northeast China / Manchuria

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