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Expressing "therefore" with "yinci"
... 下雨了，因此我没有出门。Zuótiān xiàyǔ le, yīncǐ wǒ méiyǒu chūmén.It rained yesterday, therefore I did not go out. 她在农村长大，因此很了解农民的生活。Tā zài nóngcūn ...

4 KB (614 words) - 09:46, 14 January 2021
Expressing "since" with "jiran"
... 他出去？Nǐ jìrán bù xǐhuan tā, wèishénme hái xiǎng gēn tā chūqù?Since you don't like him, why would you go out with him? 既然你已经决定了，为什么现在后悔？Jìrán nǐ ...

5 KB (685 words) - 07:37, 19 January 2021
Expressing contrariness with "dao"
... 没有时间。Wǒ dào shì xiǎng qù lǚyóu, dànshì xiànzài tài máng le, méiyǒu shíjiān.I do want to go on a trip, but I am too busy to do so now. 这篇文章的内容倒 ...

5 KB (701 words) - 06:44, 17 December 2020
Challenging a verb with "shenme"
... sorry to you? 没有钱看什么电影。Méiyǒu qián kàn shénme diànyǐng.What movie can we go see when we're broke? 还吃什么早饭啊，要迟到了。Hái chī shénme zǎofàn a ...

4 KB (620 words) - 08:17, 23 November 2020
Expressing "only if" with "zhiyou"
... 我们才能出去玩。 Zhǐyǒu māma zài wǒmen cái néng chūqù wán.Only if Mom is here can we go out and play. 只有每天跑步，你的身体才会健康。Zhǐyǒu měi tiān pǎobù, nǐ de ...

5 KB (844 words) - 03:02, 29 December 2020
Expressing the self-evident with "ma"
... you don't have to.Bù xiǎng qù jiù bùyào qù ma.If you don't wanna go, don't go. 你别太谦虚嘛。Obviously you're being super modest.Nǐ bié tài qiānxū ...

3 KB (526 words) - 03:23, 16 December 2020
Separable verb
... -case basis. Where to put 了, 过, 着 with Separable Verbs Hint: they go after the verb, ''not'' the object. Structure Verb + 了 / 过 / 着 ...

16 KB (2,510 words) - 02:18, 14 March 2019
Yes-no questions with "ma"
... to meet tomorrow? 你们也去吗？questionNǐmen yě qù ma?Are you also going? 他在你们学校学中文吗？questionTā zài nǐmen xuéxiào xué Zhōngwén ma?Does he study ...

9 KB (1,438 words) - 09:20, 20 April 2021
Expressing distance with "li"
... lí zhèr tài yuǎn le, wǒ bù xiǎng qù.That bar is too far away from here. I don't want to go. 我不想去离家很远的地方工作。Wǒ bù xiǎng qù lí jiā hěn yuǎn de ...

5 KB (709 words) - 08:56, 21 April 2021
Events in quick succession with "yi... jiu..."
... 你能不能一下班就去接孩子？Nǐ néng bu néng yī xiàbān jiù qù jiē háizi?Can you go to pick up our kid as soon as you get off work? 妈妈一到家就去做饭了。Māma ...

5 KB (681 words) - 04:53, 9 March 2019
Expressing "no wonder"
... is out of power? No wonder my call wouldn't go through. 你放了醋？难怪这么 ... there are so many people here. There's a sale going on. 怪不得她拉肚子，原来她 ...

5 KB (799 words) - 03:27, 22 November 2020
Expressing "ever since" with "zicong"
... dài xiànjīn chūmén.Ever since I've started using my phone to pay for stuff I rarely take cash when I go out. 从他爸爸去世以来，他一直没回过家。Cóng tā bàba ...

6 KB (918 words) - 09:16, 18 November 2020
Comparing "haishi" and "huozhe"
... 你中午出去吃还是叫外卖？Nǐ zhōngwǔ chūqù chī háishì jiào wàimài? Are you going out for lunch or ordering take-out? 或者 for Giving Options as a Statement ...

6 KB (863 words) - 03:33, 8 October 2019
Comparing "cai" and "jiu"
... yào zǒu? bù duō zuò yīhuìr?You only just came and you‘re leaving already? Are you not going to sit a little longer? 电影才开始你就不想看了？Diànyǐng cái ...

9 KB (1,300 words) - 09:28, 17 December 2020
Comparing "gen" and "dui"
... + Subj. 2 + Verb-Obj. 你要跟我一起去吗？Nǐ yào gēn wǒ yīqǐ qù ma?Are you going to go with me? 鲜花跟巧克力是最好的礼物。Xiānhuā gēn qiǎokèlì shì zuì hǎo de ...

7 KB (1,000 words) - 07:34, 19 January 2021
Adding emphasis with "fei....buke"
... so much, but he had to. 我不想去，可是她非要让我去。I didn't want to go, but she made me go. 情人节那天，我女朋友非要让我送她玫瑰花。My girlfriend made me give ...

4 KB (515 words) - 10:58, 25 May 2018
Expressing "contrary to expectations" with "pianpian"
... . We see that when you don't call him to go, he does what is unexpected and wants to go. Basically, 偏偏 here expresses that someone or something ...

3 KB (436 words) - 09:48, 23 July 2020
Comparing "genju" and "ju"
... 将要辞职。Jùchuán shǒuxiàng jiāngyào cízhí.It is rumored that the Prime Minister is going to resign. 根据传首相将要辞职。Gēnjù chuán shǒuxiàng jiāngyào cízhí.It ...

4 KB (587 words) - 01:34, 4 March 2021
Expressing "rather than..." with "yuqi... buru"
... stay single than find a random one. 与其去上一个三流的大学，我宁可先工作。Instead of going, I‘d rather start to work first. 与其住在陌生的大城市，爷爷宁可住农村的老 ...

5 KB (654 words) - 09:42, 2 December 2020
Comparing "yihou" and "de shihou"
... 候，我们就去公园玩。Yǔ tíng le de shíhou , wǒmen jiù qù gōngyuán wán.When it stops raining, we'll go play in the park. 雨停了以后，我们就去公园玩。Yǔ tíngle yǐhòu ...

5 KB (783 words) - 09:26, 9 November 2020
Tricky uses of "dao"
... 学 vs. 学到 You know how when you're studying, you know information is going into your brain, but you're not sure how well it's really sticking? Well ...

9 KB (1,342 words) - 07:27, 17 December 2020