| Grammar Notes: 1. 一對 (yī duì) - "a pair/couple of" - 一 (yī) means "one" or "a". - 對 (duì) means "pair" or "couple". 2. 年輕 (nián qīng) - "young" - 年 (nián) means "year". - 輕 (qīng) means "light" or "young". 3. 夫婦 (fū fù) - "husband and wife", "couple" - 夫 (fū) means "husband". - 婦 (fù) means "wife". 4. 互相 (hù xiāng) - "mutually", "each other" - 互 (hù) means "mutual". - 相 (xiāng) means "each other". 5. 看著 (kàn zhe) - "looking at" - 看 (kàn) means "to look" or "to watch". - 著 (zhe) is a particle that indicates continuous or ongoing action, similar to "-ing" in English. 6. 對方 (duì fāng) - "the other person/party" - 對 (duì) means "towards". - 方 (fāng) means "side" or "party". 7. 他們 (tā men) - "they" - 他 (tā) means "he" or "she" (it's gender-neutral in spoken language but often means "he" in written form). - 們 (men) is a plural marker for pronouns. 8. 在 (zài) - "at" 9. 火車站 (huǒ chē zhàn) - "train station" - 火車 (huǒ chē) means "train". - 站 (zhàn) means "station". ### Full Sentence Translation "A young couple is looking at each other. They are at the train station." ### Grammar Tip or Extra Detail Let's give an extra detail about the word 看著 (kàn zhe). The use of 著 (zhe) after a verb in Chinese indicates an ongoing state or continuous action, akin to adding "-ing" to a verb in English. This is a way to express that an action is happening presently or was happening at a certain point in the past, depending on the context. It's a useful structure to know for expressing actions in progress in Mandarin Chinese. |
