<p>short answer:
I eat rice in China: 在中国我吃米饭。
I'm in China and eat rice： 我在中国吃米饭。</p>

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2023-02-08T06:39:02.663Z
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Havier
<p>I eat rice in China.</p>
<p>我在中国吃米饭。</p>
<p>I eat rice when I am in China.</p>
<p>我在中国的时候吃米饭。</p>
<p>I am in China and I eat rice.</p>
<p>我现在在中国，我吃米饭。</p>
<p>I am in China and I am eating rice (now).</p>
<p>我现在在中国，我正在吃米饭。</p>
<p>// I'm no expert but the English word &quot;and&quot; can link more grammatical structures than Chinese does. I feel this example would be broken down into 2 unique statements. You wouldn't use 和 in this situation anyway. If I'm not mistaken, 和 can link nouns 我和你 and adjectives 大和小, but not verbs 是和吃。</p>

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Kantura
<p>how would you say in mandarin
I eat rice in china
vs
I'm in china and eat rice
they have slightly different meanings</p>

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2023-02-08T18:37:40.497Z
What is the difference between the two? Is it just that you put an emphasis on different subjects?
Wolfking
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2023-02-09T14:25:39.333Z
@Wolfking that's a good point. "I'm in China and eat rice" isn't the sort of thing I can imagine a native English speaker saying. "I'm in China and I eat rice" is possible - as an answer to the questions "Are you in China? Do you eat rice?" (="Are you in China at the moment? Do you eat rice in general?". // "I eat rice in China" is fine, eg as an answer to "What do you eat in China" (="When you're in China, what do you eat"). Thomas I would suggest changing your second sentence with "I'm in China and I eat rice" .
goPlayerJuggler
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How would you say "I eat rice in china" vs "I'm in china and eat rice" in mandarin?
# How would you say "I eat rice in china" vs "I'm in china and eat rice" in mandarin?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2023-02-08)

how would you say in mandarin
I eat rice in china
vs
I'm in china and eat rice
they have slightly different meanings

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> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: What is the difference between the two? Is it just that you put an emphasis on different subjects?  
> **username_2**: @Wolfking that's a good point. "I'm in China and eat rice" isn't the sort of thing I can imagine a native English speaker saying. "I'm in China and I eat rice" is possible - as an answer to the questions "Are you in China? Do you eat rice?" (="Are you in China at the moment? Do you eat rice in general?". // "I eat rice in China" is fine, eg as an answer to "What do you eat in China" (="When you're in China, what do you eat"). Thomas I would suggest changing your second sentence with "I'm in China and I eat rice" .  

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## 2 answers

### Answer by username_4 on 2023-02-08. Score: 4 | Accepted answer

I eat rice in China.

我在中国吃米饭。

I eat rice when I am in China.

我在中国的时候吃米饭。

I am in China and I eat rice.

我现在在中国，我吃米饭。

I am in China and I am eating rice (now).

我现在在中国，我正在吃米饭。

// I'm no expert but the English word "and" can link more grammatical structures than Chinese does. I feel this example would be broken down into 2 unique statements. You wouldn't use 和 in this situation anyway. If I'm not mistaken, 和 can link nouns 我和你 and adjectives 大和小, but not verbs 是和吃。


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### Answer by username_3 on 2023-02-08. Score: 0

short answer:
I eat rice in China: 在中国我吃米饭。
I'm in China and eat rice： 我在中国吃米饭。


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