哈囉，大家好！ 哈啰，大家好！
I’m Grace.
In Chinese, we have a special type of sentence
緊縮句（contracted sentence）
where we shorten a complex sentence into a simpler one.
For example,
To say “如果你喜歡的話，你就拿去吧！”
"If you like it, you can take it."
in daily life, people often just say
喜歡就拿去吧！(Take it if you like it!)
We use many contracted sentences in daily life,
so understanding them
will help you understand native Chinese speakers better
and also make you sound more like a native speaker.
那話不多說，我們現在開始吧！
To understand 緊縮句（contracted sentence）
you need to first keep one important concept in mind
When expressing ourselves in Chinese,
we focus more on conveying our thoughts efficiently
instead of having complete sentences.
For example,
for this sentence,
if the context is clear enough,
you can omit the “我”,
and say “不知道他在看什麼”.
You can even omit “他”
if the listeners can understand it from the context.
For instance,
By relying on the context,
we can convey ourselves more effectively
with fewer words.
It’s the same idea for the 緊縮句.
In daily life, to communicate more efficiently,
the meaning of a complex sentence
can often be conveyed through a contracted sentence.
Let’s see some examples:
can express the meaning of
In contracted sentences,
you can see that many words are omitted,
including conjunctions and some subjects,
but often there will be an adverb
to connect the two ideas,
for instance,
We use the adverb 就 to connect 喜歡 and 拿去吧.
Common adverbs in contracted sentences are
就、也、才、再 etc.
But note that, since 緊縮句 (contracted sentences)
skip many words,
they usually rely heavily on the context to be understood.
Sometimes, they can be a bit vague.
So in situations where
you need to express your thoughts clearly,
it’s better to use the complex sentence instead.
緊縮句 is often used in our daily speech,
so today I’ll give you 15 common contracted sentences
so you can directly apply them in your daily life.
And also, you can replace some of the words in the sentences
to help you better express your thoughts.
Number 1.
It can express the meaning of
You can replace the verb 買 with other verbs,
for instance,
Number 2.
It means 如果你去，我就去。
Number 3.
meaning that “如果你不吃，我吃”
Number 4.
It expresses the meaning of 如果你有問題，就跟我說。
Number 5.
It means 如果你心情不好，可以打給我。
Number 6.
meaning that 如果我有時間，我就去。
Number 7.
expressing that “如果你累了，就去休息吧！”
Number 8.
It can express that 不管再辛苦，也值得。
Here are some other sentences using this structure:
Number 9.
It can express the meaning of
Here are some similar sentences:
Number 10.
It expresses the meaning of
Number 11.
It can express that “如果你不方便，沒關係”
Some similar sentences are like
Number 12.
Expresses “她常常想到什麼，然後就說什麼”
Some other examples:
Number 13.
It expresses that “他因為生病，所以不來了”.
Here are some other similar examples:
Number 14.
It expresses “只有多練習，才會進步”
Similar examples like,
Number 15.
expresses the meaning that “如果不努力，就不會成功”
Alright, so now you know how contracted sentences 緊縮句
are used to communicate more efficiently
in spoken Chinese.
But do remember,
緊縮句 (contracted sentence) relies heavily on context
for the listeners to understand,
so if the context is not clear enough,
it’s better to use a more complex sentence
to help you convey your thoughts.
好，那如果你喜歡今天的影片， 好，那如果你喜欢今天的影片，
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那我們下次見囉！拜拜！ 那我们下次见啰！拜拜！ (I’ll see you next time! Bye!)