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Verbing briefly with "yixia"
... Shì yīxià ba.Try it. 我要想一下。You're supposed to believe that I won't need to think about it long.Wǒ yào xiǎng yīxià.I want to think a little. 开一 ...

4 KB (573 words) - 08:55, 21 April 2021
Expressing "with" with "gen"
... ) as "to meet ''with'' (somebody)," the "with" cluing you into the fact that you need a 跟 (gēn) in there. The verbs 结婚 (jiéhūn), "to marry," and 聊 ...

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Using "ye" and "dou" together
... dōu yào jiābān ma?The boss will be working late. Will you all need to work late too? Negative Form Structure If you're using 不 (bù) or ...

4 KB (606 words) - 09:18, 26 November 2018
Expressing actions in progress with "zai"
... yóuxì.When you called me, I was playing video games with friends. There is no need to worry too much about when to use 在 (zài) or 正在 (zhèngzài), since ...

4 KB (591 words) - 09:23, 20 April 2021
Using "hao" to mean "easy"
... easy to do" or "good to do." And it is quite... ''easy to do'' All you need to do is place a 好 (hǎo) before a verb . General Verbs Just as 难 ...

4 KB (719 words) - 08:53, 21 April 2021
Two words for "but"
... ) is just a bit more informal and a tad weaker in tone. You really don't need to worry about which one is the right one to use though, since they can ...

4 KB (621 words) - 04:48, 9 March 2019
Approximating with sequential numbers
... 一两个月。 Yào zuò wán zhège gōngzuò xūyào yī liǎng gè yuè.To complete this work, you need one to two months. 他们家的孩子五六岁了吧。 Tāmen jiā de háizi ...

4 KB (544 words) - 08:13, 4 March 2019
Measure words in quantity questions
... are phrases for asking questions like "how much?" or "how many?" You'll need to use the Placement of question words question word 几 (jǐ) with ...

4 KB (529 words) - 09:23, 20 April 2021
Expressing "every" with "mei"
... a lot of homework. 我们每周都要开会。Wǒmen měi zhōu dōu yào kāihuì.Every week we need to have a meeting. 他们每个周末都去公园。Tāmen měi gè zhōumò dōu qù ...

4 KB (574 words) - 08:54, 21 April 2021
Doing something less with "shao"
... ，明天还要上班呢。Shǎo hē diǎn, míngtiān háiyào shàngbān ne.Don't drink so much. You need go to work tomorrow. 少看点电视，多看书。Shǎo kàn diǎn diànshì, duō ...

4 KB (606 words) - 07:31, 10 May 2021
Appearance with "kanqilai"
... Used for Analogy If you want to state ''what'' something looks ''like'', you'll also need to follow 看起来 with 像 (xiàng), and then the noun phrase ...

4 KB (548 words) - 09:59, 10 November 2020
Result complements "-dao" and "-jian"
... ). This is because if there is a result, then it already happened. And you need to Negation of "you" with "mei" use 没 (méi) to negate past events ...

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Result complement "-wan" for finishing
... ma?Can you finish eating all? 我今天要写完。Wǒ jīntiān yào xiě wán.I need to finish writing it today. 我没看完。 Wǒ méi kàn wán.I didn't finish reading ...

5 KB (737 words) - 08:56, 21 April 2021
Expressing "even" with "lian" and "dou"
... you to his wedding. Note that 都 can't be omitted in any of these sentences. You really need ''both parts of the pattern''. 这个问题太简单了，连三岁小孩知道 ...

6 KB (990 words) - 08:38, 11 November 2020
Expressing "not only... but also" with "budan... erqie..."
... the sentence, before both 不但 and 而且. When using two different subjects, however, you need to put one after 不但 and one after 而且. Structure 不但 ...

5 KB (785 words) - 08:01, 3 December 2020
Expressing "if" with "ruguo... dehua"
... implied. 有事给我打电话。Yǒu shì gěi wǒ dǎ diànhuà.Give me a call if you need anything. 有空来我家玩。Yǒu kòng lái wǒ jiā wán.If you're free, come to my ...

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Acknowledgments
... Chinese Grammar Wiki possible technically, with very little extra production work needed from the academic team. A big thank you also to Adam Abrams ...

5 KB (672 words) - 09:37, 20 June 2019
Sequencing with "xian" and "zai"
... enter. 你要先做作业，再看电视。Nǐ yào xiān zuò zuòyè, zài kàn diànshì.You need to do your homework first, and then watch TV. 我想先找工作，再搬家。Wǒ xiǎng ...

5 KB (834 words) - 04:48, 9 March 2019
Expressing "all" with "suoyou"
... When you make 所有 part of the subject, you're typically going to need 都 before the predicate. Structure 所有 (+ 的) + Noun + 都 + Predicate The ...

5 KB (702 words) - 07:57, 22 April 2019
Using "dui" with verbs
... especially psychological verb s, are often used with 对, which means 对 is needed if you want to add an object into the structure. I good example is ...

5 KB (736 words) - 08:53, 21 April 2021
Conceding a point with "shi"
... good, as well as negative perspectives. However, when leading with 就是, the second clause needs to express something negative. 好吃是好吃，就是不太健康 ...

4 KB (617 words) - 01:10, 3 March 2021