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Great Expectations: Part 1 《美好的前途》（上）
... Adjectival complement "de hen" Tricky uses of "dao" Again in the future with "zai" A softer "but" Result complement "-qilai ...

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Structure of times (advanced)
... The way to include them in the time depends on whether they're ... diǎn wǔshí fēn9:50 Quarter Hours In Chinese, quarter hours are only expressed on ...

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Expressing "about to" with "jiuyao"
... 还有十分钟我就下班了。Háiyǒu shí fēnzhōng wǒ jiù xiàbān le.I get off work in 10 minutes. 还有两个星期我们就要考试了。Háiyǒu liǎng gè xīngqí wǒmen jiù yào ...

5 KB (656 words) - 08:54, 21 April 2021
Expressing "multiples" with "bei"
... Grammar Box The word 倍 (bèi) is used to express the idea of multiples, as in "3 ''times'' as many" or "5 ''times'' more." Its usage can be a little ...

5 KB (717 words) - 04:48, 9 March 2019
Expressing "all the way until" with "zhidao"
... 做完作业。Zhídào shí'èr diǎn bàn, wǒ cái zuò wán zuòyè.It wasn't until twelve thirty in the morning that I finished my homework. 直到半个月以后，我的感冒才 ...

4 KB (682 words) - 08:43, 24 April 2019
A2 Grammar Course
... an account, as it is by far the most reliable way to communicate with anyone in the PRC. You should also install a plugin to help you read Chinese on ...

6 KB (920 words) - 15:47, 15 October 2018
Polite requests with "qing"
... . Here are some other ways to start make a request to still be polite, but less in a less formal way: 你可不可以 …… ？Nǐ kě bu kěyǐ…?Could you...? 你 ...

4 KB (567 words) - 09:21, 20 April 2021
Expressing "moreover" with "bingqie"
... 且 + 也 / 还 + Verb Phrase 2 You cannot substitute Combining verbs with "bing" 并 for 并且 in this pattern. Examples 你要按照我说的做并且也要做好 ...

5 KB (769 words) - 09:45, 17 December 2020
Expressing a last chance with "zaibu... jiu..."
... qù lǚyóu, yǐhòu jiù gèng méiyǒu jīhuì le.If we don't travel now, we won't have the opportunity in the future. 我再不穿羽绒服，我就冻死了。Wǒ zài bù chuān ...

5 KB (740 words) - 03:21, 17 December 2020
Noun
... modified by adjective s, and can be counted with measure word s in Chinese. Notes 名词 Nouns have four main characteristics: The majority ...

3 KB (412 words) - 09:20, 22 January 2017
Location complement
... home, but is not tied there directionally. 我学习在家。你在上海工作。The work is done in Shanghai, but it isn't directional. 你工作在上海。他们在篮球场上打羽毛球 ...

3 KB (376 words) - 03:18, 30 March 2017
Basic sentence order
... + Obj. This is the same as in English, and is commonly referred to as SVO ... down as soon as you start adding in such simple sentence elements as The ...

6 KB (1,007 words) - 09:20, 20 April 2021
Expressing "excessively" with "tai"
... The English translations have to get a little more creative to express the same feeling in English. 你太好了。 Nǐ tài hǎo le.You are so great. 他太 ...

4 KB (606 words) - 09:21, 20 April 2021
Expressing close possession without "de"
... school is big. 他们公司在北京。Tāmen gōngsī zài Běijīng.Their company is in Bejing. 你男朋友很帅。Nǐ nánpéngyou hěn shuài.Your boyfriend is very handsome ...

3 KB (468 words) - 09:23, 20 April 2021
Using "lai" as a dummy verb
... 现代汉语形式动词研究 http://www.doc88.com/p-060195242529.html Research on Dummy Verb in Modern Chinese 現代漢語中的形式動詞 http://aclweb.org/anthology-new/O/O05/O05 ...

3 KB (571 words) - 17:14, 6 December 2018
Expressing duration with "le"
... .He worked as a manager for eight years. Also note that 的 can be used in this pattern, which must be placed between the duration and the object. Subj ...

5 KB (692 words) - 08:00, 4 March 2019
Modifying nouns with phrase + "de"
... This is kind of like saying "what Mom made" or "the red one" in English. In Chinese the 的 (de) serves the same purpose as the English word "what." By ...

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Expressing "a little too" with "you dian"
... a little too hot. 上海的冬天有一点冷。 Shànghǎi de dōngtiān yǒuyīdiǎn lěng.Winter in Shanghai is a bit too cold. 我弟弟有点胖。Wǒ dìdi yǒudiǎn pàng.My younger ...

4 KB (612 words) - 08:54, 21 April 2021
Moderating positive adjectives with "hai"
... Integrated Chinese: Level 1, Part 2 (3rd ed) 302 Source Exemplification of Common Sentence Patterns in Spoken Chinese 汉语口语常用句式例解 106-7 Source ...

4 KB (558 words) - 08:57, 21 April 2021
Expressing "and" with "he"
... today and tomorrow both OK? (If you're unclear why the 都 (dōu) is used in the sentences above, see our article on The "all" adverb "dou" the adverb ...

4 KB (644 words) - 09:20, 20 April 2021
Expressing "never again" with "zai ye bu"
... again. How do we express that in Chinese? One of the ways ... Verb Phrase + 了 Notice that 了 is used. In this case it's Change of state with "le" "change ...

4 KB (629 words) - 03:48, 17 December 2020