Young - Old / Light - Heavy

OLD / YOUNG

Sport is very important for young people.

运动对年轻人很重要。

Yùndòng duì niánqīngrén hěn zhòngyào.

This is very important for young people.

这个对年轻人很重要。

Zhège duì niánqīng rén hěn zhòngyào.

LIGHT - HEAVY

Young people underrate the wisdom of the old.

年轻人轻视老人的智慧。

Niánqīng rén qīngshì lǎorén de zhìhuì.

LIGHT - HEAVY

He didn’t get rich before he was old.

他老的时候才发财了。

Tā lǎo de shíhòu cái fācái le.

WORDS 发时 TIME

The teacher is old.

老师很老。

<Lǎoshī hěn lǎo.>

TO BE / 很

HEAVY / LIGHT

My mother got seriously ill, I have to take care of her.

我妈妈病得很重，我必须照顾她。

Wǒ māma bìng dé hěn zhòng, wǒ bìxū zhàogù tā.

COMPLEMENT

He got seriously ill, they had to call him a doctor.

他病得很重, 我们只好给他请医生了。

Tā bìng de hěn zhòng, wǒmen zhǐhǎo gěi tā qǐng yīshēng le.

Oil is lighter than water.

油比水轻。

Yóu bǐ shuǐ qīng.

COMPARING

His illness is light.

他的病很轻。

Tā de bìng hěn qīng.

Your luggage is too heavy, I will help you carry it.

你的行李太重，我帮你拿。

Nǐ de xínglí tài zhòng, wǒ bāng nǐ ná.

HOTEL

TAKE SERIOUSLY / NEGLECT

We should attach importance to the education of children.

我们应该重视孩子们的教育。

Wǒmen yīnggāi zhòngshì háizimen de jiàoyù.

Young people underrate the wisdom of the old.

年轻人轻视老人的智慧。

Niánqīng rén qīngshì lǎorén de zhìhuì.

YOUNG - OLD

IMPORTANT

Please pay attention! This is very important.

请注意！这个很重要。

Qǐng zhùyì! Zhège hěn zhòngyào.

WORDS 意

This medicament of Chinese medicine is very important for me.

这个中药对我很重要。

Zhège zhōngyào duì wǒ hěn zhòngyào.

This is very important for young people.

这个对年轻人很重要。

Zhège duì niánqīng rén hěn zhòngyào.

YOUNG - OLD

The exchange of informations is very important for the growth of society.

信息交流对社会发展很重要。

Xìnxī jiāoliú duì shèhuì fāzhǎn hěn zhòngyào.

WORDS 信 WORDS 会 WORDS 发

It is important to teach kids to help others.

教孩子帮助别人很重要。

Jiào háizi bāngzhù biérén hěn zhòngyào.