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Sequencing with "xian" and "zai"
... in English. This pattern can also include 然后 (ránhòu), meaning "and after that." Basic Usage In the pattern below, 先 means "first" and 再 has a ...

5 KB (834 words) - 04:48, 9 March 2019
Expressing "on the contrary" with "fan'er"
... the second part of the sentence. Note that the meaning of 反而 goes beyond just ... and is usually used to explain that something is totally the opposite of ...

6 KB (900 words) - 06:46, 11 December 2020
Facilitating an outcome with "yibian"
... 查找。Wǒ bǎ suǒyǒu de zīliào dōu jìnxíng le fēnlèi, yǐbiàn yǐhòu cházhǎo.We sorted all the data so that we can find it later. 请您及时告诉我您的时间，以便我们 ...

4 KB (599 words) - 10:06, 23 December 2020
Rhetorical questions with "nandao"
... nǐ, nándào nǐ yīdiǎn dōu gǎnjué bù dào ma?Your parents care so much about you. Don't tell me that you don't feel it at all? 他这么帅，又这么有钱，难道你不想 ...

4 KB (648 words) - 09:04, 17 December 2020
Softening the tone of questions with "ne"
... want to clear away their cup.Niúnǎi nǐ hē bu hē ne?Did you want to drink that milk? 你周末加不加班？Perhaps a manager asking a subordinate. This seems ...

6 KB (848 words) - 09:47, 18 January 2021
Reference:Basic Patterns of Chinese Grammar
... be afraid," hàipà 害怕，”to be afraid of...," pà 怕，and "to be afraid that...," kǒngpà 恐怕 "Worry": the subtle differences between dānxīn 担心，cāoxīn 操心 ...

9 KB (1,304 words) - 02:27, 25 October 2017
Reference:卓越汉语－公司实战篇
... 什么... this is why... / 这就是...的原因 this is the reason why 【 "Stuff like that" with "zhileide" n.＋之类 ..., and the like... NP之一是...NP之二是...NP之三 ...

9 KB (944 words) - 08:22, 13 March 2019
Expressing actions in progress (full form)
... be used before verbs to express that an action is ''ongoing'' or ''in ... ''present continuous'' in English. But that pattern is actually a part of ...

5 KB (724 words) - 06:41, 23 May 2019
Questions with "ne"
... ): 这个很好，那个呢？Zhège hěn hǎo, nàge ne?This one is good. What about that one? 这个用中文怎么说？那个呢？Zhège yòng Zhōngwén zěnme shuō? Nàge ne?How ...

5 KB (746 words) - 09:20, 20 April 2021
Expressing completion with "le"
... each verb in the past tense in English? Good question The short answer is that you only need one 了 (le). To keep things simple, we'll make the first ...

8 KB (1,185 words) - 09:22, 20 April 2021
Expressing experiences with "guo"
... studied Chinese? 你见过那个人吗？ Nǐ jiàn guo nàge rén ma?Have you seen that person before? 我们来过这个地方。Wǒmen lái guo zhège dìfang.We've been to ...

5 KB (706 words) - 08:56, 21 April 2021
Expressing purpose with "weile"
... 到了农村。Wèile zhǎo línggǎn, nàge zuòjiā bān dào le nóngcūn.In order to find inspiration, that writer moved to the countryside. 五年前，为了女朋友，他放弃了上 ...

5 KB (714 words) - 09:30, 17 December 2020
Expressing "almost" using "chadian"
... in Chinese, the way to say "almost" is to say, "lacking that little bit." If that "little bit" hadn't been lacking, it ''would have'' happened. But it ...

4 KB (668 words) - 07:57, 14 May 2019
Expressing indifference with "jiu"
... bù shì zhǐyǒu nǐ yīgè péngyou Fine, don't help if you don't want to. You're not the only friend that I've got. 你们不懂就不懂，我说那么多也没用。Nǐmen bù ...

4 KB (667 words) - 02:46, 17 December 2020
Comparing "haishi" and "huozhe"
... We can contact each other by phone or email. 还是 for Questions That Are Embedded in Sentences Deciding whether or not to use 还是 becomes difficult ...

6 KB (863 words) - 03:33, 8 October 2019
Adding emphasis with "fei....buke"
... you need to turn it up a degree and express "absolutely insist on doing something." In that case, you can use 一定要 or 非要. Most time 非要 appears with a ...

4 KB (515 words) - 10:58, 25 May 2018
Comparing "juran" and "fan'er"
... 居然 not only brings up an unexpected thing, it also allows the speaker to give a comment on that unexpected thing. Examples 作为学生，就应该好好学习，他居然学 ...

3 KB (344 words) - 01:34, 4 March 2021
Making "-ize" and "-ify" verbs with "hua"
... noun or adjective and makes it into a verb. One example of how we do that in English is to take the adjective "modern" and add "-ize" to turn it into ...

5 KB (830 words) - 09:33, 17 December 2020
Verbs followed by "gei"
... bǎ zhè běn shū jiè gěi wǒ ma?Could you please lend me this book? Note that the verb 嫁 (jià) cannot fit into the 把 pattern above; it's an exception. 她 ...

5 KB (750 words) - 08:57, 21 April 2021
Expressing "how often"
... both the length of time and how many times an action is done within that timeframe. So if you ask "how often," you might get an answer like "twice ...

6 KB (962 words) - 08:47, 24 April 2019
Introduction
... Grammar Wiki is not a Chinese course. Rather, it is a companion resource that can complement any Chinese class. Don't expect to read it from start to ...

2 KB (353 words) - 01:25, 3 May 2017