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- ... that has any sort of modifier. It commonly includes modal verb s before it and object s after it. VO Structure The order of constituents ...760 bytes (127 words) - 08:04, 22 November 2018
- stub AKA 时间短语 (shíjiān duǎnyǔ) A time phrase occurs before the verb phrase and indicates the when, how long, or how often of a situation.162 bytes (27 words) - 07:13, 15 June 2017
- ... something to someone. In this case, the default position of the character is before the verb, although it sometimes comes after, depending on the verb ...4 KB (596 words) - 08:55, 21 April 2021
- ... second time. It doesn't have to be in quick succession; it happened before, and now it's happened again. (Subj. +) 又 + Verb + 了 Examples 又 下 ...5 KB (771 words) - 01:53, 10 November 2020
- ... de tóufǎ nàme hēi, xiànzài bái le hěn duō.Your hair was so black before, but now it's become a lot grayer. Sources and further reading Books ...9 KB (1,434 words) - 05:02, 16 August 2022
- ... . Do you want to see it? 我们 来 这儿 以前 吃 了 饭 了。We did have our dinner before we came here . 他 问了 经理 了， 经理 说 行。He did ask the manager, and he said yes ...6 KB (698 words) - 04:10, 25 April 2017
- ... learners''? The Chinese Grammar Wiki was developed internally for about a year before becoming public in January of 2012. Since then, it has grown ...2 KB (353 words) - 01:25, 3 May 2017
- ... friends, and years of precious life spent “learning to learn Chinese,” before the hapless student could be weaned from a diet of pre-digested pabulum ...4 KB (701 words) - 09:03, 22 November 2018
- Grammar Box 挺 (tǐng) can be used before an adjective to mean "quite," "rather," or "pretty," as in "pretty good." This pattern is quite common ...4 KB (530 words) - 01:13, 30 March 2020
- ... (basic) Similar Structure of numbers Similar Structure of dates Similar Before a specific time Similar Structure of days of the week ...6 KB (955 words) - 09:24, 20 April 2021
- REDIRECT Indicating location with "zai" before verbs57 bytes (7 words) - 06:33, 16 February 2016
- ... and B, with emphasis on how A is different. 比起 + B (+ 来) ，A …… A can also be placed before 比起。 Examples 比起上海 ，我 老家 的 物价 便宜 多 了。Bǐ qǐ Shànghǎi ...4 KB (586 words) - 07:41, 18 December 2020
- ... of a hypothetical "if" flavor. To make the "if" even more explicit, you can even add 如果是 before 这样的话. (如果是 +) 这样的话 ，⋯⋯ A few examples: 这样 的话 ，你 还 想 ...4 KB (659 words) - 03:14, 17 December 2020
- ... , followed by 来说, sets the speaker's attitude or point of view before launching into the full comment. Colloquial Saying 对……来说 In English ...5 KB (713 words) - 09:55, 12 April 2019
- ... in a question: 万一 ⋯⋯ 怎么办 ？ 万一 ⋯⋯ 呢 ？ Note that 万一 can go before or after the subject of a sentence. Examples This use of 万一 has the same ...4 KB (675 words) - 03:12, 17 December 2020
- ... of a Modifier As an attributive modifier, 关于 (guānyú) is placed before the noun phrase (rather than after, as in English), and you should always ...4 KB (665 words) - 08:30, 4 March 2019
- ... can't drink alcohol. Advanced Pattern Structure When 不到 (bùdào) is put before a time or a duration of time, it needs to be followed with ...4 KB (600 words) - 08:43, 24 April 2019
- ... manner or method of doing something, and it can be placed before or after the subject. Structure 通过 + Agent / Method ，Subj. ⋯⋯ Examples ...4 KB (565 words) - 07:39, 13 March 2019
- ... something happen. Structure 直到 + Time / Event ，Subj. + 才 ⋯⋯ This subject can also be placed before 直到. Examples 直到 十二 点 半 ，我 才 做 完 作业 ...4 KB (682 words) - 08:43, 24 April 2019
- ... basically allows the speaker to state the topic, then gather his thoughts before making a comment on it. Unlike Expressing the self-evident with "ma ...3 KB (462 words) - 09:33, 14 January 2021
- ... dìfang bǐ yǐqián gèng rènao le.This place is even livelier than before. See also Expressing "a bit too" Basic comparisons with "bi ...4 KB (640 words) - 08:25, 22 April 2019
