Hotel for Dogs Opens in Taiyuan
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Simplified Traditional
Keywords
家 - jiā - classifier for families or businesses
酒店 - jiǔdiàn - hotel
房间 - fángjiān - room
满 - mǎn - to fill / full / filled / packed
间 - jiān - classifier for rooms
便宜 - piányi - cheap / inexpensive
元 - Yuán - Chinese Yuan (CNY)
贵 - guì - expensive
人员 - rényuán - staff / crew / personnel
带 - dài - to take / to bring
玩 - wán - to play / to have fun
Grammar
Verb / Verb Phrase + 了 - Expressing that an action has been completed with "Verb / Verb Phrase + le"
太原开了一家小狗住的酒店
印度也有人开了一家小狗住的酒店。

Phrase + 的 + Noun - Expressed to link a noun to a preceding phrase with "Phrase + de + Noun"
太原开了一家小狗住的酒店

New Situation + 了 - Expressing that there is a change of state or that the action has just happened "now" with "New Situation + le"
9月19日,太原的一家“酒店“的房间都住满了。

Statement, 但是… - Expressing "but / however…" with "Statement,dànshì…" (a bit more formal than 可是)
9月19日,太原的一家“酒店“的房间都住满了。但是住在这里的不是人,是小狗。

这 / 那 + Measure Word + Noun - Expressing "this… / that…" with "zhè / nà + Measure Word + Noun"
太原的这家酒店有20间房间。

最 + Adj. - Expressing "most / the most / -est" with "zuì + Adj."
最便宜的房间是98元一天,最贵的房间是228元一天。

Adj. + 的 (+ Noun) - Expressed to link an adjective describing a distinguishing feature to a noun with "Adj. + de (+ Noun)" (noun can be omitted when obvious or has already been mentioned)
最便宜的房间是98元一天,最贵的房间是228元一天。

Verb + 到 (+了) - Expressed after verbs to indicate completion or success of an action with "Verb + dào (+了)"
小狗来到酒店后,工作人员会带小狗到它们的房间。

Time or Verb Phrase + (以)后 - Expressing "after" a specific time or action with "Time or Verb Phrase + (yǐ)hòu"
小狗来到酒店后,工作人员会带小狗到它们的房间。

Subject + 会 + Verb / Adverb - Expressing that sth "will" happen or that sb "will" do sth with "Subject + huì + Verb / Adverb"
小狗来到酒店后,工作人员会带小狗到它们的房间。
每天工作人员也会和它们一起玩。

每 + 天 / 周 / 年 / 次 - Expressing "every day / every week / every year / every time" with "měi + Time Word" (天, 周, 年 and 次 act as their own measure words)
每天工作人员也会和它们一起玩。

Subject + 跟 / 和 + sb / sth + 一起 + Verb - Expressing a subject is doing an action "with" sb or sth "together" with "Subject + gēn / hé + Person + yīqǐ + Verb"
每天工作人员也会和它们一起玩。
Proper Nouns
太原 - Tàiyuán - Taiyuan (capital of Shanxi Province)
印度 - Yìndù - India
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