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Measure word
... 请你再说一遍。Please say it one more time. 我到上海两次了。 I've come to Shanghai two times. 一个晚上去了三趟厕所。I went to the bathroom three times in ...

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Basic sentence order
... I read. 你Nǐ 去。qù. You go. 你们Nǐmen 看。kàn. You look. 你Nǐ 来。lái. You come here 我Wǒ 说。shuō. I speak. 孩子Háizi 哭。kū. Children cry. 谁 Shéi 要学？yào xué? Who ...

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Connecting nouns with "shi"
... so you can't rely too much on translating directly from English when it comes to expressing the English verb "to be" in Chinese. Examples 我是 ...

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Negation of past actions with "meiyou"
... yesterday? 老板今天没来吗？ Lǎobǎn jīntiān méi lái ma?The boss didn't come today? 老师今天没生气。 Lǎoshī jīntiān méi shēngqì.The teacher didn't get angry ...

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How to do something with "zenme"
... involving it. Structure Topic + 怎么 + Verb The object doesn't have to come after the verb. Sometimes it moves to the front of the question ...

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Expressing permission with "keyi"
... express permission to do things. Examples 我可以进来吗？Wǒ kěyǐ jìnlái ma?May I come in? 二十一岁以后可以喝酒。Èrshí-yī suì yǐhòu kěyǐ hējiǔ.After ...

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Expressing ability or possibility with "neng"
... 来吗？ Tāmen míngtiān néng zǎo diǎn lái ma?Would it be possible for them to come a little earlier tomorrow? 你们能小声一点吗？Nǐmen néng xiǎo shēng yīdiǎn ...

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Negative commands with "bie"
... 别笑！Bié xiào Don't laugh 别动！Bié dòng Don't move 别过来！Bié guòlái Don't come over here 别打孩子！Bié dǎ háizi Don't hit the child 别喝太多。Bié hē ...

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Expressing "should" with "yinggai"
... cold. 明天你应该八点半来公司。 Míngtiān nǐ yīnggāi bādiǎn bàn lái gōngsī.You should come to the office tomorrow at 8:30. 他太累了，应该回家休息。Tā tài lèi le ...

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Verbs preceded by "gei"
... one to learn first, some verbs frequently use 给 but have the 给 coming after the verb, rather than before. It's best to think of these as exceptions ...

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Expressing "with" with "gen"
... (gēn) is commonly used to express "with." Just remember that the "with" phrase comes ''before the verb''. Subj. + 跟 + Person + Verb + Obj. The word 一起 ...

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Expressing "together" with "yiqi"
... 后，你们一起来我家吧。Xiàbān yǐhòu, nǐmen yīqǐ lái wǒ jiā ba.After work, why don't you all come to my home together? 下个月我和妈妈一起去旅行。Xià gè yuè wǒ hé ...

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Indicating location with "zai" before verbs
... location that a verb takes place in, 在 (zài), followed by a location, comes before the verb. Subj. + 在 + Place + Verb + Obj. Notice that the location ...

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Using "hao" to mean "easy"
... "difficult" with "nan" hard to do something , 好 (hǎo) can also come before verbs to indicate that something is ''easy to do.'' Structure The ...

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Inability with "mei banfa"
... is no way," and while it works just fine by itself, it can also come before verb s. Structure One easy way to express inability is to place ...

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In the future in general with "yihou"
... 你想来中国吗？ Yǐhòu nǐ xiǎng lái Zhōngguó ma? In the future, do you want to come to China? 我以后不喝酒了。 Wǒ yǐhòu bù hējiǔ le.I will not drink alcohol ...

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Before a specific time with "yiqian"
... ？Shàng dàxué yǐqián, nǐ lái guo shànghǎi ma? Before you went to college, did you ever come to Shanghai? 结婚以前，你应该先买房子。Jiéhūn yǐqián, nǐ yīnggāi ...

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After a specific time with "yihou"
... 来中国以后，她认识了她的老公。 Lái Zhōngguó yǐhòu, tā rènshi le tā de lǎogōng.After coming to China, she met her husband. 她一个月以后开始上班。Tā yī gè yuè yǐhòu ...

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Expressing duration of inaction
... ongoing duration . Subj. + (已经 +) Duration + 没 + Verb + 了 So now the duration comes right after the subject and 了 is at the end of the sentence. The ...

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Softening speech with "ba"
... .It's too late now, don't leave. 你们早点来吧。 Nǐmen zǎo diǎn lái ba.Come a little earlier. 快点吧，要迟到了。Kuài diǎn ba, yào chídào le.Please hurry ...

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Conceding with "ba"
... zài jiā, nǐ kěyǐ wǎnshang lái ma? This afternoon I won't be home. Can you come by this evening? B:行吧。Xíng ba.All right. B is now conceding that going ...

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