Mandarin Chinese reference

注意

zhùyì

to pay attention

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

注意: Plain statement
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
verb phrase (subject omitted)	zhùyìpay attention

Completed action

注意: Completed action
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
verb phrase (subject omitted)	zhùyì lepaid attention

Experience

注意: Experience
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
verb phrase (subject omitted)	zhùyì guohave paid attention before

In progress

注意: In progress
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
verb phrase (subject omitted)	zài zhùyìbe paying attention

Future

About to

注意: About to
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
verb phrase (subject omitted)	yào zhùyì lebe about to pay attention

Will / can

注意: Will / can
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
verb phrase (subject omitted)	huì zhùyìwill pay attention

Negative

Not

注意: Not
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
verb phrase (subject omitted)	bú zhùyìdo not pay attention

Did not

注意: Did not
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
verb phrase (subject omitted)	méi zhùyìdid not pay attention

Questions

Yes no question

注意: Yes no question
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
verb phrase (subject omitted)	zhùyì ma?do you pay attention?

A not A question

注意: A not A question
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
verb phrase (subject omitted)	zhùyì bu zhùyì?do you pay attention?

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