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Advanced uses of direction complement "-qilai"
... xìngqù jiéhé qǐlái, gōngzuò jiù huì hěn kuàilè. If you combine your work with your interests, working will be fun. 如果你能回忆起来这件事情，就好了。Rúguǒ nǐ ...

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Expressing "thanks to" with "duokui"
... to 幸亏幸亏 (xìngkuī) in meaning, the major grammatical similarity being that both can be used with 不然 or 才. But there are a few difference between ...

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Comparing "cai" and "jiu"
... answer is ''yes''. For this "small quantity" emphasis, both 才 and 就 can be used before the verb to express essentially the same thing. (If you really ...

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Comparing "fan'er" and “que"
... 帮了他，他反而不高兴了。The speaker thought the other person would be happy.I helped him, but he wasn't happy. Special structures Both of these often ...

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Complement "-zhao"
... le, tā lèizháo le.I've been so busy lately, he's tired. You might be wondering: "''why the heck would I use this instead of Result complements "-dao ...

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Expressing "on the basis of" with "ping"
... shīfu.On the basis of Lao Li's twenty years of experience in this industry, he is qualified to be your teacher. 他只凭歌声就能听出是谁唱的。Tā zhī píng ...

5 KB (849 words) - 08:02, 18 December 2020
Adding emphasis with "fei....buke"
... you can use 一定会 instead. 非(要) + Subj. + Verb Phrase + 不可 Note 不可 can't be omitted in this sentence pattern. Examples 要是被老板发现了，非炒你鱿鱼 ...

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Making "-ize" and "-ify" verbs with "hua"
... our green ified area is expanding. From Verb to Noun Part of speech can be quite fluid in Chinese, and using the suffix -化 to change a noun or ...

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Comparing "yihou" and "de shihou"
... with "de shihou" during an action . For example, "when you play ball" can be seen as "when you are playing ball." It is this sort of difference that ...

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Foreword
... of precious life spent “learning to learn Chinese,” before the hapless student could be weaned from a diet of pre-digested pabulum and delve into the ...

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Comparing "bici" and "duifang"
... used after personal pronouns like 你们, 我们, and 大家. 对方 (duìfāng) cannot be used in this way. Used before a Verb Before a verb, you can use 彼此 to ...

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Advanced uses of "bei"
... 被和谐 to be harmonized) 被自杀 to be suicided) 被就业 to be employed) 被代表 to be represented) 被潜规则 to be (forced to) follow the potential ...

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Advanced potential complements
... 晚我有事，去不了。Jīn wǎn wǒ yǒushì, qù buliǎo.I have things to do tonight. I won't be able to go. 这件衣服太小了，我穿不了。Zhè jiàn yīfu tài xiǎo le, wǒ ...

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Marking a topic with "ma"
... . 名牌嘛，一定不便宜。Míngpái ma, yīdìng bù piányi.Well, it's a name brand. It can't be cheap. 第一次嘛，以后就会了。Dì-yī cì ma, yǐhòu jiù huì le.It's your ...

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Expressing "even more" with "geng" or "hai"
... 动物比人类更聪明。Yǒushíhou dòngwù bǐ rénlèi gèng cōngming.Sometimes animals are even smarter than human beings. 大城市的工作机会比我老家更多。Dà chéngshì de ...

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Expressing "especially" with "gewai"
... (géwài) and 特别 (tèbié) is. Keep in mind that 特别 (tèbié) can be either as an adjective that emphasizes something is "special" or as an adverb that ...

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Expressing "within" a period of time using "zai... nei"
... 要在一个半小时内到上海。Nǐ yào zài yī gè bàn xiǎoshí nèi dào Shànghǎi.You have to be in Shanghai within an hour and a half. 这个比赛在 30 分钟内进球就赢了。Zhège ...

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To-do
... 之 (only the 之 that indicates possession has been done so far) 非不进一步 (now classified in B2, should it be C1?) 居然你别说这不是【我这不是忙嘛。】害得我行李超重弄不好 ...

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Time noun
... Notes 时间词 Should be arranged in descending order of size: 年 ... Time nouns can also be adverbs (adverbial adjuncts to be precise - can have more ...

1 KB (140 words) - 08:12, 22 November 2018
Noun measure word
... made into compound measure words such as 千瓦小时. All nouns should be learned with the corresponding measure words. Note that some nouns can use many ...

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Verbing briefly with "yixia"
... yīxià mén ba.Please open the door. 请你说一下为什么。I feel it should be a quick explanation.Qǐng nǐ shuō yīxià wèishénme.Please say why. 不要生气了，笑一下 ...

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