Wǒ yào mǎi liǎng gè píngguǒ.
I want to buy two apples.
The sentence pattern is subject + verb + quantity + measure word + object. Here '我' is the subject, '要买' is the verb which means 'want to buy', '两' is the quantity which means 'two', '个' is the measure word for '苹果', and '苹果' is the object.
我 (wǒ): I要 (yào): to want买 (mǎi): to buy两 (liǎng): two个 (gè): a苹果 (píngguǒ): apple
nǐ míng tiān yào qù nǎ lǐ?
Where are you going tomorrow?
The structure '要' + verb is used to express intention or necessity. The question word '哪里' is used to ask about location.
你 (nǐ): you明天 (míng tiān): tomorrow要 (yào): to want/to need去 (qù): to go哪里 (nǎ lǐ): where
nǐ bǐ wǒ gāo.
You are taller than me.
This sentence demonstrates the use of the comparative particle '比' to compare two things. The structure is 'A 比 B adj.' where A is the subject, B is the thing being compared to, and 'adj.' is the adjective being compared.
你 (nǐ): you比 (bǐ): than我 (wǒ): me高 (gāo): tall
Wǒ de jiā yǒu yī zhī māo
My family has a cat
This sentence uses the possession pattern of 'Noun + 有 (yǒu) + Noun' to express that the subject 'My family' has a cat. The measure word 一只 (yī zhī) is used for animals.
我的 (wǒ de): my家 (jiā): family有 (yǒu): have一只 (yī zhī): one (used for animals)猫 (māo): cat
Zhègè wèntí xiāngdāng jíshǒu.
This problem is quite tricky.
In this sentence, 相当 is used as an adverb to modify the adjective 棘手, indicating that the problem is quite challenging.
问题 (wèntí): problem相当 (xiāngdāng): quite棘手 (jíshǒu): tricky