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Expressing "after all" with "bijing"
... nǎinai, suǒyǐ wǒ háishì huì zhàogù tā.Although my grandma didn't treat me well when I was little, she is my grandma, after all, so I will still take ...

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Expressing "in the end" with "jiujing"
... is it that you do? 他们究竟什么时候到？Tāmen jiūjìng shénme shíhou dào?When exactly are they arriving? 我们究竟还要等多久？Wǒmen jiūjìng hái yào děng duōjiǔ ...

5 KB (760 words) - 03:22, 18 August 2021
Potential complement "-bu dong" for not understanding
... use it this way. But you'll find that more often, it follows a verb. When used this way, it is a complement . The potential complement 不懂 (bù ...

5 KB (693 words) - 08:56, 21 April 2021
Expressing "how about" with "yaobu"
... giving a suggestion, as the speaker is using 要不 to seek consent of the listener. When using 要不 in this way, it can come either at the beginning of the ...

4 KB (637 words) - 09:40, 12 April 2019
Aspectual particle "zhe"
... both come at the after a verb, but how do you know when to use 着 after a verb, and when to use the basic "在 + Verb" pattern to indicate that an action ...

430 bytes (73 words) - 17:08, 21 January 2012
Yes-no questions with "ma"
... is 是 (shì) and "no" is 不是 (bù shì). This can be true, but ''only when the main verb in the question is also 是 (shì)''. If the verb in the question ...

9 KB (1,438 words) - 09:20, 20 April 2021
Using "guo" with "le"
... xǐ guo zǎo le.He has already had a shower. When to Use 过 (guo) with 了 (le) So when would you use the sentences above? You'd be emphasizing that ...

7 KB (1,068 words) - 08:57, 21 April 2021
Expressing distance with "li"
... Nǐ lí wǒ yuǎn diǎnr Stay away from me. It's a somewhat atypical usage when compared with the others, because it uses two people rather than two places ...

5 KB (709 words) - 08:56, 21 April 2021
Expressing "not very" with "bu zenme"
... You might use it to say something like "not very good." Structure When used together with an adjective, 不怎么 becomes similar to "Not_very"_with ...

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Expressing "never" with "conglai"
... Although it can also work in the positive, 从来 (cónglái) is usually used when you want to express that you '''''never''' do something'' (as a habit, or ...

5 KB (793 words) - 04:52, 9 March 2019
Using "nanguai" as a verb
... , but you can't blame him because he works a night shift." 难怪 as a Verb When used as a verb, 难怪 expresses that the speaker assigns no blame in the ...

5 KB (701 words) - 06:56, 11 December 2020
Approximations with "chabuduo"
... is pretty much like my old cell phone. 差不多 (chàbuduō) as an Adverb When using 差不多 (chàbuduō) as an adverb, place it before the adjective or verb ...

7 KB (1,047 words) - 08:09, 20 July 2021
Opportune timing with "chen"
... wǒ de diànnǎo.My little sister often plays with my computer when I am not at home. 小偷一定是 ... have stolen my cell phone when I wasn't paying attention. ...

3 KB (502 words) - 09:40, 14 January 2021
Expressing wasted efforts with "bai"
... 趟。Wǒ qù de shíhou tā bù zài jiā, suǒyǐ wǒ bái pǎo le yī tàng.He wasn't home when I got there, so I wasted all of that time going over there. 不好意思，让 ...

5 KB (791 words) - 09:31, 18 January 2021
Indicating the whole with "quan"
... 。Nǐ quán dōu názǒu ba.Take them all. Negative Form: Total Negation Structure When you negate 全都 with 不 or 没 ''after'' it, you're not ...

7 KB (1,041 words) - 09:25, 15 April 2019
Expressing "ever since" with "zicong"
... hěnshǎo 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 ...

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Expressing "as one likes" with "jiu"
... You can also add in a question word, like 什么, 哪儿, or 怎么. When this is the case, the pronouns don't necessarily refer to anything specific. They can be ...

5 KB (652 words) - 09:06, 1 December 2020
Adding emphasis with "fei....buke"
... 你不可。 . 我们非问清楚不可。 . 我非抓到他不可。 . 不可 is often omitted when the speaker dislike the action or disagree on the action. 今天那么冷，可是我女儿非要穿裙 ...

4 KB (515 words) - 10:58, 25 May 2018
Emphasizing a negation with "bing"
... a little extra kick with 并. Just put it before the 不 or 没. Note that when used with 不, you can negate an adjective as well. Subj. + 并 + 不 + Verb / Adj ...

5 KB (694 words) - 09:15, 17 December 2020
Expressing that something has already happened with "laizhe"
... not have a negative form, in other words, it cannot be used with 不 or 没(有). Also, when 来着 is used in a question, it can only be used with 什么, 谁, and 哪 ...

3 KB (397 words) - 03:47, 21 November 2017
New Main Page
... Accessible Intermediate Grammar Points ''' B1 grammar points ''': For when you're ready to really consolidate your grammar knowledge and fill in ...

11 KB (1,477 words) - 03:22, 29 October 2014