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Tag questions with "ma"
... with "isn't it?" The easiest way to do this in Chinese is to add some kind of confirmation word and 吗 (ma) on the end of the sentence. Structure ...

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Using the verb "qu"
... ) with a Verb Instead of a place, 去 (qù) can also be followed by some sort of action. The structure then means "go to do (something)," and "go and ...

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Wanting to do something with "yao"
... "would like to." Examples 我要喝咖啡。 I am going to get my hands on some coffeeWǒ yào hē kāfēi.I want to drink coffee. 我想喝咖啡。 I want to ...

4 KB (575 words) - 08:57, 21 April 2021
Expressing a learned skill with "hui"
... can't speak Chinese Expressing ability or possibility with "neng" for some reason other than his own ability , perhaps because speaking Chinese in ...

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Suggestions with "ba"
... liǎng gè ba.Give me two. 喝水吧。This is a suggestion.Hē shuǐ ba.Have some water. 我们去香港吧。This is a great suggestion Wǒmen qù Xiānggǎng ba.Let's ...

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The "also" adverb "ye"
... 也喜欢。 Wǒ yě xǐhuan.Me too. / So do I. You'll notice that some of those English translations use "so do I." The Chinese works exactly the same; they're ...

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Expressing "would like to" with "xiang"
... eat noodles. 你想喝水吗？Nǐ xiǎng hē shuǐ ma? Would you like to drink some water? 我们想看电视。Wǒmen xiǎng kàn diànshì.We would like to watch TV. 他 ...

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Special verbs with "hen"
... hope that I can go to a good college. Did you ever notice that some Chinese people with less-than-perfect English will use the phrase "very like?" Now ...

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Using "hao" to mean "easy"
... to do'' (rather than "''easy'' to do"). There's a limited number of these, but some of them are super common, so just memorize them as exceptions: 好吃 ...

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Using "dao" to mean "to go to"
... , ránhòu dào Xiānggǎng.First we'll arrive in Beijing, then in Hong Kong. In some examples translating 到 (dào) as "to arrive" doesn't work as well and ...

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Expressing "before" in general with "yiqian"
... 以前 (yǐqián). You can use this structure to talk about actions that happened at some unspecified time in the past. Structure One way to use 以前 ...

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Expressing duration with "le"
... , which must be placed between the duration and the object. Subj. + Verb + 了 + Duration + 的 + Obj. Some examples: 我们坐了十五个小时的飞机。Wǒmen zuò le ...

5 KB (692 words) - 08:00, 4 March 2019
Sentence-final interjection "a"
... a It's fine 小心啊！Xiǎoxīn a Be careful 吃啊！Chī a Eat some 啊 (a) Used in Questions Finally, it can be used with questions, again with a ...

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Modifying nouns with phrase + "de"
... the foreigners that don't / didn't like Chinese food Without a Noun In some cases, it is possible to drop the noun from the pattern, and just ...

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Moderating positive adjectives with "hai"
... in English. It's also sometimes used by a speaker to be more modest. Below are some of the most common adjectives that get "toned down" by 还 (hái) in ...

4 KB (558 words) - 08:57, 21 April 2021
Measure words for counting
... nouns'' - they specify one instance of something. "An apple," for example. Some nouns are ''mass nouns'' and refer to something without specifying how ...

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Expressing "every" with "mei"
... complete sentence. 每 + Measure Word + Noun + 都 Note that there are some words that don't use measure words because they themselves are already measure ...

4 KB (574 words) - 08:54, 21 April 2021
Basic comparisons with "yiyang"
... yīyàng) is used to express that two things are ''the same'' in some way. Basic Usage Structure This simple structure is used for stating ...

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Adjectives with "name" and "zheme"
... , how could they be used in an essentially interchangeable way? Well, there are some differences. 这么 is used when the subject is close by (either in ...

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Expressing lateness with "cai"
... "as late as" or "not until." This form is often used with a time of some sort, like a specific time of day, age, etc. This pattern is essentially the ...

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Expressing "never again" with "zai ye bu"
... ''it is now the case that'' the action will not be done again. It indicates some kind of determination or decision. Examples 我再也不想看到你了 ...

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