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Expressing "a bit too"
... question is just a bit complicated for a five-year-old child. 稍微 (shāowēi) can also be added before the adjective to further soften the tone. See ...

4 KB (636 words) - 06:55, 11 December 2020
Ending a non-exhaustive list with "shenme de"
... to the listener what class of things the speaker is talking about. 什么的 can also be used after a single item if it is obvious enough what might follow ...

4 KB (654 words) - 04:49, 9 March 2019
Expressing "among" with "dangzhong"
... is a bit like "of," as in, "''of'' all of my friends, you are the most loyal." Also, 当中 can be used to express being "in the middle" of an activity or ...

4 KB (586 words) - 07:03, 11 December 2020
Complement "-huai le"
... serious. I was a nervous wreck. It's also OK to use -坏了 with positive ... got tickets to the concert. See also Adjectives with "-ji le" ...

4 KB (597 words) - 02:48, 29 December 2020
Expressing "even if…" with "napa"
... a difference. In this usage, it's very similar to "no matter," which can also be expressed by patterns like "No matter" with "buguan" 不管 (bùguǎn ...

5 KB (729 words) - 03:44, 18 January 2021
Challenging a verb with "shenme"
... be a rhetorical question (hinting that you should stop staring), but can also be a sincere inquiry about what exactly the other person is looking at ...

4 KB (620 words) - 08:17, 23 November 2020
Expressing "unless" with "chufei"
... a big name university. Reverse Pattern with 除非 and 才除非 is also used in the patterns below. The meaning expressed is the same as the sentences ...

6 KB (1,000 words) - 07:37, 19 January 2021
Expressing simultaneous actions with "yimian"
... biān gōngzuò biān xuéxí.I work and study at the same time. 一面 can also be used to express two aspects of a situation, which are not necessarily being ...

4 KB (656 words) - 07:37, 17 December 2020
Expressing "in the end" with "daodi"
... they get divorced or not? Note that 到底 can't appear in an answer to a question. Also, 吗 can't appear in a question formed with 到底 but 没有 can be used ...

5 KB (717 words) - 09:17, 18 January 2021
Expressing "in the end" with "jiujing"
... tóngyì?Did the manager agree or not? Using 究竟 in Affirmative Sentences 究竟 can also be used with 是 for an emphasis of a fact, which is similar to ...

5 KB (760 words) - 03:22, 18 August 2021
Softening the tone of questions with "ne"
... something. Tone of voice used is also an important factor here, and adding 呢 ... are just possible examples. See also Interrogative pronouns ...

6 KB (848 words) - 09:47, 18 January 2021
Auxiliary verb "yao" and its multiple meanings
... ) as "to want." It is actually a quite versatile word, though, and can also take on the meanings of "to need" as well as "will (do something)." In ...

7 KB (1,096 words) - 08:57, 21 April 2021
Potential complement "-bu dong" for not understanding
... + Verb + 不懂 The 不懂 (bù dǒng) may also be swapped out with 不明白 (bù míngbai). Examples ... students understand. See also Potential complement "bu ...

5 KB (693 words) - 08:56, 21 April 2021
Expressing "how about" with "yaobu"
... ), which literally means "if that's not the case." Note 要不 (yàobù) can also be used to offer "either/or" choices to others, similar to Expressing ...

4 KB (637 words) - 09:40, 12 April 2019
Structural particle "de"
... (instead of an adjective), then you don't need 地 (de) at all. This pattern is also the least common of the three; you'll be using 的 (de) and 得 (de) a ...

8 KB (1,178 words) - 07:26, 10 April 2019
Modal particle "ne"
... Questions with "ne" questions with 呢 (ne) , but did you know that it's also used in statements? In this usage, 呢 (ne) is imparting a certain "mood ...

3 KB (497 words) - 08:57, 21 April 2021
Using "de" (modal particle)
... The particle 的 (de) is most often a structural particle , but it can also be a sentence-final particle which indicates that the speaker is certain ...

2 KB (373 words) - 07:36, 27 November 2018
Expressing "not very" with "bu tai"
... with Adjectives Structure Subj. + 不太 + Adj. Note: This pattern can also be used with non-adjectives. See below for more info. Examples ...

3 KB (509 words) - 09:20, 20 April 2021
Expressing "not often" with "bu zenme"
... the action is done "not often." When the verb is used with an object, it also means that the number (or quantity) is really small. Subj. + 不怎么 + Verb ...

3 KB (525 words) - 08:45, 24 April 2019
Expressing "always" with "conglai"
... predicate part of the pattern can be a verb or an adjective. It's also quite common to follow 从来都 with an additional 是 for emphasis. Examples ...

3 KB (486 words) - 04:48, 9 March 2019
Expressing "almost" using "chadian"
... but didn't), you can add the word 差点 (chàdiǎn) before the verb. You will also hear 差点儿 (chàdiǎnr) in northern China. There is no difference in meaning ...

4 KB (668 words) - 07:57, 14 May 2019