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Using "ji" to mean "several"
... gè rén qù guo nàge dìfang.Only a few people have been to that place. 从 ... shí běn shū, wǒ dōu xǐhuan.He wrote a few dozen books. I like them all. 这个 ...

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Expressing "ever since" with "yilai"
... jǐ gè yuè lái, wǒ xuédào le hěn duō.I've learned a lot from my internship during the last few months. 出国几个月来，她一点也不想家。Chūguó jǐ gè yuè lái ...

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Comparing "gang" and "gangcai"
... 刚才 can't be used this way. 刚 can also be used interchangeably with 刚刚. A few examples: 他的感冒刚刚好。Tā de gǎnmào gānggāng hǎo.He just recovered from ...

11 KB (1,707 words) - 00:21, 14 April 2023
Measure words for verbs
... 这个问题我们讨论过几次。Zhège wèntí wǒmen tǎolùn guo jǐ cì.We've discussed this issue a few times. 那个红头发的男孩打了我三下。Nàge hóng tóufa de nánhái dǎ le ...

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Comparing "youdian" and "yidian"
... also a shortened form of 有一点, which means "there is a little" of something. A few examples to help you understand: 你脸上有一点番茄酱。Nǐ liǎn shàng yǒu ...

7 KB (1,036 words) - 07:52, 14 May 2019
Comparing "zhijian" and “zhongjian"
... 中间 as "Among" 中间 is used when referring to one (or more) "among many." A few examples: 你们中间有会唱歌的吗？Nǐmenzhōngjiān yǒu huì chànggē de ma?Can ...

6 KB (947 words) - 03:10, 13 August 2019
Expressing "about" with "guanyu"
... 问。Guānyú zhè cì kǎoshì, wǒ hái yǒu jǐ gè wèntí yào wèn.As for this exam, I still have a few questions that I need to ask. 关于这个问题，你们还是问他吧。Guānyú ...

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Potential complement
... complement or at the beginning of a sentence. A few examples: 你听得懂上海话吗 ... There are actually quite a few potential complements out there, and ...

7 KB (977 words) - 04:50, 9 March 2019
Direction complement
... ，请再拿几个碗来。Fúwùyuán, qǐng zài ná jǐ gè wǎn lái.Waiter, please bring a few more bowls. 快点送孩子去吧，别迟到了。Kuàidiǎn sòng háizi qù ba, bié chídào ...

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Editor instructions
... on the ba sentence page). There are a few ways to type pinyin using online tools. Here a few: http://www.chinese-tools.com/tools/pinyin-editor ...

14 KB (2,421 words) - 01:27, 22 July 2015
Expressing earliness with "jiu"
... 。Tāmen yīhuìr jiù dào.They will be here in a few minutes. 老板明天就回来。Lǎobǎn míngtiān ... + Time Period + 就 + Verb + 了 A few examples: 你一个晚上就看完了 ...

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Separable verb
... gè miàn ba.Let's meet. 我们见过几次面。Wǒmen jiàn guo jǐ cì miàn.We've met a few times. 吃饭 (chīfàn) 我们一起吃过几次饭。Wǒmen yīqǐ chī guo jǐ cì fàn.We've ...

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Comparing "li" and "cong"
... while 从今以后 means "from now on." A few examples: 从那以后，我们就没有 ... bìyè háiyǒu jǐ gè yuè.I am a few months away from graduation. Colloquial Saying 离 ...

6 KB (825 words) - 04:36, 30 November 2018
Comparing "yihou" "ranhou" "houlai"
... some unspecified point in the future while 然后 and 后来 can't be used this way. A few examples: 我以后想开公司。Wǒ yǐhòu xiǎng kāi gōngsī.I want to start ...

8 KB (1,192 words) - 07:39, 19 January 2021
Advanced usages of the contrary "dao"
... used in these two pattens below: ⋯⋯ ，我倒不觉得。 ⋯⋯ ，我倒不这么 + 看 / 想 / 认为。 A few examples: 你们都说这个菜太辣了，我倒不觉得。You all said this dish is ...

4 KB (463 words) - 06:28, 8 April 2018
After or before a specific time
... 我几天以前刚刚见过她。 Wǒ jǐtiān yǐqián gānggāng jiàn guo ta.I just saw her a few days ago. 下午三点以后，我不在家。 Xiàwǔ sāndiǎn yǐhòu, wǒ bù zài jiā.After ...

6 KB (866 words) - 03:52, 24 May 2017
Advanced uses of "ba"
... 看成 / 当作 / 看作? Good question. The differences are not huge, but there are a few: The 成 versions are a bit less formal than the 作 versions. 看成 / 看作 ...

12 KB (1,686 words) - 04:01, 18 January 2021
Expressing "enough" with "gou"
... gòu chī, zài diǎn jǐ gè cài.This food is not enough for us to eat. Let's order a few more dishes. 这里太小了，不够坐。Zhèlǐ tài xiǎo le, bù gòu zuò.It's ...

5 KB (700 words) - 04:50, 9 March 2019
Expressing "toward" with "wang"
... not used as often as certain other preposition s and also has a few special use cases, so it warrants a little extra attention. Used as "Towards ...

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Expressing "compared with" using "gen"
... qián jǐ zhōu bǐ, zhège xīngqī de tiānqì shūfu duō le.Compared to the past few weeks, the weather has been much more comfortable this week. 跟刚毕业的 ...

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