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Expressing "toward" with "wang"
... is a preposition that means "towards" and precedes the verb it modifies. Used before a Verb This is the common one used in everyday speech ...

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Comparing "duiyu" and "zhiyu"
... use 对于. Structure As an adverb or adverbial clause, you can place 对于 before or after the subject. It cannot be an attributive modifier (coming ...

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Expressing "already" with "dou"
... pattern 都已经⋯⋯了. Here the meaning is the same as 都⋯⋯了. Used Before a Time Structure When 都⋯⋯了 (dōu... le) is used at the beginning of a ...

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Expressing "why" with "hebi"
... 定要⋯⋯"的意思，表示"不必"，语气"不必"重。多用于后一分句。 Used before Predicate Structure In this case, 何必 is often used to indicate the speaker's attitude about ...

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Expressing "especially" with "gewai"
... 外 (地 +) + Advective / Psychological Verb You will occasionally see 地 (de) after 格外 and before an adjective. Examples 下过雨的早晨格外舒服. Xià guo ...

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Expressing "within" a period of time using "zai... nei"
... existence in a place with "zai" Similar Indicating location with "zai" before verbs Similar Expressing location with "zai... shang / xia / li ...

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Express an action and its effect by using "tongguo… shi"
... There are multiple ways of stating the effect before the cause and also ways to state the cause before the effect. "通过…… ，使……" (tōngguò……, shǐ) has ...

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Main Page
... later really too will able already before etc. how however is less need ...

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Complement
... example, do you use the 不了 complement after a verb, or do you put 不能 before the verb? Do you use an adverb ''before'' the verb (快快地跑), or do you put ...

11 KB (1,569 words) - 07:22, 22 November 2018
Alternative existential sentences
... objects/people. See also Indicating location with "zai" before verbs Special cases of "zai" following verbs Expressing existence ...

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State complement
... , is formed by placing the adjective phrase after 得. Sometimes there is also an adverb before the adjective, such as 很, 非常, 不太, 有点, etc. Structure ...

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The "shi... de" construction for emphasizing details
... can see, when the verb is followed by an object, 的 can go before ''or'' after the object. Both sentences are grammatically correct, but the first the ...

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Editor instructions
... . (If you somehow make an unwanted change, it's easy for us to undo.) Before adding a new page, first search to make sure that it doesn't exist ...

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Measure word
... is just one, it can be omitted; just the measure word is OK. 半 before measure word means "half of." 半 after measure word means .".. and a half" 多 ...

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Structure of numbers
... 两 (liǎng) issue which you may or may not have encountered before.) Structure x + 百 + y + 十 + z Examples Numeral Character Pinyin ...

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Structure of times (basic)
... advanced) Similar Structure of numbers Similar Structure of dates Similar Before a specific time Similar Structure of days of the week ...

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Using the verb "qu"
... verb; the only trick is getting used to not needing a word for "to" before the destination. 去 (qù) with Just a Place The verb 去 (qù) means "to ...

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Standard negation with "bu"
... verbs in Chinese is with 不 (bù). To negate a verb, simply place 不 (bù) before it: Subj. + 不 + Verb + Obj. Examples 他们不是坏孩子。Tāmen bù ...

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Negation of "you" with "mei"
... 有 (yǒu) is negated differently from ordinary verbs. Rather than placing 不 (bù) before it as with other verbs, you must use 没 (méi) to negate the verb ...

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Wanting to do something with "yao"
... "want to" meaning. To express "wanting to do" something, use 要 (yào) before the verb. Structure The verb 要 (yào) can be used as an auxiliary ...

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Expressing possession with "de"
... 1). The structure is super simple. It will take a bit of time before you realize how truly universal this pattern is. It doesn't matter whether the ...

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