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Time adverb
... 再 for repetition in the future. The event has happened once so far. 又 may be used for future events if they are definitely going to occur, such as ...

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Common beginner mistakes (B1)
... (当时不知道，之前不知道). After grasping the 没 is in the past, people may have the urge to say 没知道 for "didn't know" Expressing not knowing how to do something ...

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Making judgments with "suan"
... of ways. The common theme is that 算 indicates some kind of judgment and may be thought of as "counts as" or "is considered to be." Used with a ...

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Structure of times (advanced)
... of times (basic) the basics of how to tell time in Chinese , you may want to get a little more specific or sophisticated, using words like 分 ...

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Expressing concern with "kongpa"
... of reason. It doesn't need to be something you're ''literally'' afraid of; it may be that you're just trying to soften the blow of some bad news, as ...

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Expressing "if it were not for" with "yaobushi"
... Box 要不是 (yàobushì) is almost the same as "如果不是⋯⋯ "， and it may followed by "的话," meaning "if it were not for..." or "without...." Structure 要不 ...

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Phrases using "laishuo"
Grammar Box Although the different phrases involving 来说 (láishuō) may seem pretty different, they do share a common structure: a word or short ...

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Expressing "feel free" with "jinguan"
... what you want. Mom will meet your demands. A Note on Pronunciation You may hear the word 尽管 pronounced as both "jǐnguǎn" and "jìnguǎn." Although ...

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Defining upper and lower limits
... not including ten years old. In actual usage, however, this fine point may sometimes be fudged a little. Structure Amount / Level + 以上 / 以下 ...

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Advanced potential complements
Grammar Box You may have a handle on the typical potential complement s, but there are a few other fairly common ones that you still need to ...

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Expressing "all the way until" with "zhidao"
... the lateness aspect . Affirmative Form In the positive form, which uses 才, it may be more natural in English to express the idea as "not until ...

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Expressing "and then" with "yushi"
... the two of them really got going, talking non-stop. 因此 vs. 于是 While they may seem very similar, 因此 is not quite the same as 于是. When using 因此 ...

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Expressing "to come from" with "laizi"
... below dealing with ideas and other abstract nouns, a translation like "originate from" may be more appropriate. 我来自中国。 Wǒ láizì Zhōngguó.I come ...

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Expressing "however" with "ran'er"
... shì yī míng jiātíng gùwèn, rán'ér tā zìjǐ de jiātíng shēnghuó què yītuánzāo.He may be a family consultant, but his own family life is bad. See also ...

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Expressing "within" a period of time using "zai... nei"
Grammar Box Saying "在 (a period of time) 内" may sound a bit redundant, since 在 means "in" and 内 means "within" or "inside," but it is a commonly ...

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Expressing "so-called" with "suowei"
... , yǒu kěnéng yǒu zhèyàng de rén, yě yǒu kěnéng, tā zìjǐ tōutōu de nǔlì.There may be such a person as this the so-called "genius," or, possibly, he has ...

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HSK 2 grammar points
... format=count ''' total '''HSK 2 grammar points''' in the list below. You may also want to HSK 2 grammar points with CEFR see the CEFR levels for ...

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HSK 3 grammar points
... format=count ''' total '''HSK 3 grammar points''' in the list below. You may also want to HSK 3 grammar points with CEFR see the CEFR levels for ...

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HSK 1 grammar points
... format=count ''' total '''HSK 1 grammar points''' in the list below. You may also want to HSK 1 grammar points with CEFR see the CEFR levels for ...

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HSK 4 grammar points
... format=count ''' total '''HSK 4 grammar points''' in the list below. You may also want to HSK 4 grammar points with CEFR see the CEFR levels for ...

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HSK 5 grammar points
... format=count ''' total '''HSK 5 grammar points''' in the list below. You may also want to HSK 5 grammar points with CEFR see the CEFR levels for ...

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