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Simultaneous tasks with "yibian"
... doing both actions. That is, they have to be intentional. If you want to say something happened while another thing was happening, it would be better ...

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Expressing "must" with "dei"
... see a doctor. See also "Would like to" with xiang Wanting to do something with yao Auxiliary verb Auxiliary verb "hui" for ...

4 KB (546 words) - 07:38, 22 April 2019
Expressing "not at all" with "yidianr ye bu"
Grammar Box Sometimes we may want to say something is "not even the least bit adjective ." For example, we might say in English: "I am not at all ...

4 KB (653 words) - 07:13, 29 November 2018
Result complement "-xiaqu"
... bu xiàqù le, wǒ yào líhūn.I can't go on like this with him. I want a divorce. Used with 再 When the adverb 再 comes before the verb, there's ...

5 KB (747 words) - 07:56, 22 April 2019
Expressing "although" with "suiran" and "danshi"
... 虽然不想去，但是还是去了。Tā suīrán bù xiǎng qù, dànshì háishì qù le.Although he didn't want to go, he ended up going. 虽然他家很有钱，可是他从来不浪费钱。Suīrán ...

5 KB (709 words) - 08:57, 21 April 2021
Expressing "except" and "in addition" with "chule… yiwai"
... with 以外 (yǐwài)--will help you spruce up your sentences when you want to express the meanings of "except," "besides," or "in addition." You may feel ...

5 KB (704 words) - 08:23, 4 March 2019
Expressing "everything" with "shenme dou"
... 不见。Lǎobǎn xiànzài hěn shēngqì, shénme rén yě bù jiàn. The boss is very angry. He's doesn't want to see anybody. 今天我不舒服，什么东西都没吃。Jīntiān wǒ bù ...

6 KB (855 words) - 08:54, 21 April 2021
Learner FAQ
... Ba sentence how to use 把 . Do I use 过 (guo) whenever I want to indicate past tense? Expressing experiences with "guo" Using 过 (guo) is ...

7 KB (1,084 words) - 09:05, 26 November 2013
Sequencing with "xian" and "zai"
... TV. 我想先找工作，再搬家。Wǒ xiǎng xiān zhǎo gōngzuò, zài bānjiā.I want to find a job first, and then move. Colloquial Usage with 再说 You may have ...

5 KB (834 words) - 04:48, 9 March 2019
Topic-comment sentences
... 他的事，我不想管那么多。Tā de shì, wǒ bù xiǎng guǎn nàme duō.I don't want to be so involved in his business. 明天下午要开会，你记得吧？Míngtiān xiàwǔ yào kāi ...

3 KB (509 words) - 08:46, 24 April 2019
Using "dui" with verbs
... psychological verb s, are often used with 对, which means 对 is needed if you want to add an object into the structure. I good example is 对……感兴趣 ("to ...

5 KB (736 words) - 08:53, 21 April 2021
Expressing not knowing how to do something using "hao"
... 问才好。Wǒ xiǎng wèn, kěshì bù zhīdào shénme shíhou wèn cái hǎo.I want to ask, but I'm not sure when to ask. See also Expressing lateness with ...

4 KB (637 words) - 07:26, 29 November 2018
Expressing "in addition" with "zaishuo"
... xiǎng gàn le. Tiāntiān jiābān, zàishuō, wǒ zài zhèr yě méiyǒu wèilái.I don't want to do this anymore. I work overtime every day. Besides, I don't even ...

5 KB (690 words) - 01:35, 12 July 2021
Expressing "one of" with "zhiyi"
... 污染。Wǒ xiǎng líkāi Běijīng de yuányīn zhī yī shì kōngqì wūrǎn.One of the reasons why I want to leave Beijing is the air pollution. 中秋节是中国重要的传统节 ...

4 KB (595 words) - 08:01, 22 April 2019
Expressing "some" with "yixie"
... money? 你想在咖啡里放一些糖吗？ Nǐ xiǎng zài kāfēi lǐ fàng yīxiē táng ma?Do you want to put some sugar in your coffee? 我在中国的时候，去过一些很漂亮的地方 ...

3 KB (463 words) - 09:21, 20 April 2021
Expressing "even" with "shenzhi"
... realized half way through his statement that he hasn’t gone far enough, and wants to take the idea one step further. 甚至 Used to Emphasize a Noun ...

5 KB (727 words) - 07:21, 29 December 2020
Emphatic adverb "ke"
... 不想见见吗？Tā kě yōuxiù le Nǐ bù xiǎng jiànjian ma?He is really excellent Don't you want to meet him? 这个游戏可好玩了！推荐给你。Zhège yóuxì kě hǎowán le ...

4 KB (612 words) - 09:45, 14 January 2021
Expressing difficulty with "hao (bu) rongyi"
... "very difficult" or "really not easy." It is often used where the speaker wants to comment on the result of their hard work, something like "It was ...

5 KB (717 words) - 02:18, 29 December 2020
Adjectival complement "de hen"
... wǒ dōu kěyǐ péi nǐ qù.I have loads of free time right now. I can go with you wherever you want to go. 不用担心，这次考试简单得很。Bùyòng dānxīn, zhè cì kǎoshì ...

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Adjectival complement "de budeliao"
... tā shuō yào gěi wǒ yī gè lǐwù, wǒ hàoqí de bùdéliǎo.Ever since she said she wanted to give me a gift I've been terribly curious. 这件衣服，我喜欢得 ...

4 KB (644 words) - 07:35, 17 December 2020
Listing things with "a"
... nǐ suíbiàn chī ba.We have all sorts of snacks: peanuts, roasted seeds, chips, go ahead and eat whatever you want. 小王啊，小李啊，小张啊，他们都在公司，你可以找他们 ...

4 KB (668 words) - 02:37, 29 December 2020