Sing A Song For You

• Reduplication   verb reduplication usually make the sentence sound more casual and pleasant.

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助助兴

zhù zhù xìng

to add to the fun

唱唱歌

chàng chàng gē 

to sing a song

看看书

kàn kàn shū

to read a book

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• 来一        lái yī        to come up with something, or bring up something. It often uses in spoken Chinese.

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来一首歌

lái yì shŏu gē  

to sing a piece of song

来一个人   

lái yí gè rén 

here comes a person

来一杯水

lái yì bēi shuĭ   

To have a glass of water

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• 没….过        méi …. guò         means that someone hasn’t done something in the past. It focuses on the experience of the action.  

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我没去过美国。

wŏ méi qù guò mĕi guó  

I have never been to America.

我没吃过火锅。

wŏ méi chī guò huŏ guō  

I haven’t eaten hotpot.

我没看过电视。 

wŏ méi kàn guò diàn shì  

I haven’t watched the TV.

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• 为          wèi          is a preposition word in Chinese, means "for " or "of". The structure is "A 为 B + action".

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我为你唱歌。         

wŏ wèi nĭ chàng gē  

I will sing for you.

我为你高兴。

wŏ wèi nĭ gă0 xìng     

I’m happy for you.

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• 好好           hăo hăo         In spoken Chinese "好好    hăo hăo  ” can be meaning  "very good", which is the same as "很好    hĕo hăo  ".

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好好听   

hăo hăo tīng 

It sounds very nice

好好看   

hăo hăo kàn  

It looks  very nice

好好吃

hăo hăo chī  

It tastes very good.

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