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- ... 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 ...3 KB (414 words) - 09:21, 20 April 2021
- ... ). This isn't good Chinese - make sure you put 都 (dōu) after the subject and before the verb. Examples 你们 都 认识 John 吗 ？Nǐmen dōu rènshi John ...4 KB (598 words) - 09:22, 20 April 2021
- ... (bù) Structure Add the Standard negation with "bu" negative adverb 不 (bù) before 应该 (yīnggāi) to negate it. Subj. + 不 + 应该 + Verb + Obj ...3 KB (490 words) - 06:10, 3 April 2024
- ... verbs frequently use 给 but have the 给 coming after the verb, rather than before. It's best to think of these as exceptions to the rule above, and you ...4 KB (615 words) - 08:54, 21 April 2021
- REDIRECT Indicating location with "zai" before verbs57 bytes (7 words) - 06:33, 16 February 2016
- ... is "hard to do" (as in difficult), the word 难 (nán) can be used before the verb. 难 (nán) with General Verbs Just as 好 (hǎo) can be used ...3 KB (515 words) - 07:59, 10 April 2019
- ... the sentence in Chinese: either at the beginning of the sentence (before the subject), or directly after the subject. The structures are: '''Time''' ...4 KB (607 words) - 09:23, 20 April 2021
- REDIRECT Expressing "before" in general with "yiqian"58 bytes (7 words) - 07:21, 3 November 2016
- REDIRECT Before a specific time with "yiqian"50 bytes (7 words) - 10:09, 15 February 2016
- ... What are you looking at? Have you never seen a pretty girl before? See also Questions with ne Suggestions with ba Listing Things with ...4 KB (555 words) - 09:21, 20 April 2021
- ... of money is vital Asking "How Much Money" with 多少钱 (duōshao qián) Before you learn how to count money in Chinese, make sure you know how to ask ...5 KB (788 words) - 09:20, 20 April 2021
- ... used to express a kind of impatience or surprise on the part of the speaker. It comes before the verb. 我 早就 知道 了 ！Wǒ zǎo jiù zhīdào le I knew that ...6 KB (930 words) - 08:58, 21 April 2021
- ... pattern below: A + 不比 + B + Verb + 得 + Adj. Note that "Verb + 得" can also placed before 不比. Examples 你 不 比 歌手 唱 得 差 。Nǐ bùbǐ gēshǒu chàng de ...4 KB (635 words) - 08:25, 17 December 2020
- ... at school. 你 得 先 付钱 再 进去 。Nǐ děi xiān fù qián zài jìnqù.You need to pay before you go in. 是 你 的 错 ，你 得 道歉 。Shì nǐ de cuò, nǐ děi dàoqiàn.It's your ...4 KB (546 words) - 07:38, 22 April 2019
- Grammar Box The word 少 (shǎo) can mean "few," but when placed before a verb, it takes on the meaning of "less" as in "to do less (of something)." ...4 KB (606 words) - 07:31, 10 May 2021
- ... him. I want a divorce. Used with 再 When the adverb 再 comes before the verb, there's an implication that if "things keep going on this way ...5 KB (747 words) - 07:56, 22 April 2019
- ... 不但⋯⋯而且⋯⋯, the subject has to come at the beginning of the sentence, before both 不但 and 而且. When using two different subjects, however, you need to ...5 KB (785 words) - 08:01, 3 December 2020
- ... 一下 老板 再说 。Wǒ xiān wèn yīxià lǎobǎn zàishuō.I'm going to ask the boss first before doing anything else. 你们 先 讨论 一下 再说 。Nǐmen xiān tǎolùn yīxià zàishuō ...5 KB (834 words) - 04:48, 9 March 2019
- ... 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 predicate ...5 KB (702 words) - 07:57, 22 April 2019
- ... the second clause of your sentence. Remember that the parts of the sentence before and after 再说 should be logically related to each other. Note that ...5 KB (690 words) - 01:35, 12 July 2021
- ... A joke you'll hear a lot in Chinese involves using 最... but then pausing before saying 之一. This can leave the impression that you're saying someone or ...4 KB (595 words) - 08:01, 22 April 2019
