Mandarin Chinese reference
复印
fùyìn
to photocopy
Verb pattern · 10 form tables
Mandarin verbs do not change for tense. These tables show aspect, negation, questions and sentence patterns. Short phrases omit the subject; full examples retain theirs.
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Aspect
Plain statement
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| verb phrase (subject omitted) | fùyìnphotocopy |
Completed action
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| verb phrase (subject omitted) | fùyìn lephotocopied |
Experience
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| verb phrase (subject omitted) | fùyìn guohave photocopied before |
In progress
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| verb phrase (subject omitted) | zài fùyìnbe photocopying |
Future
About to
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| verb phrase (subject omitted) | yào fùyìn lebe about to photocopy |
Will / can
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| verb phrase (subject omitted) | huì fùyìnwill photocopy |
Negative
Not
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| verb phrase (subject omitted) | bú fùyìndo not photocopy |
Did not
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| verb phrase (subject omitted) | méi fùyìndid not photocopy |
Questions
Yes no question
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| verb phrase (subject omitted) | fùyìn ma?do you photocopy? |
A not A question
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| verb phrase (subject omitted) | fùyìn bu fùyìn?do you photocopy? |
Forms from the Loquus reference. Only supplied forms are shown. Browse all Mandarin Chinese entries.