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Expressing purpose with "weile"
... to "in order to" or "for the purpose of" in English. Basic Usage When 为了 indicates the purpose of an action, it's usually acting as a ...

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Expressing "almost" using "chadian mei"
... . You can literally drop it with no change in meaning, but ''only'' when there is an ''undesired result'' after 差点没. Structure Subj. + 差 ...

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Expressing "no wonder"
... tōngzhī wǎn le.We can't really blame everybody. It was such short notice. When used in this way it expresses that the speaker assigns no blame in the ...

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Using "always" as a complaint with "laoshi"
... 老是. The predicate part of the pattern can be a verb or an adjective. When 老是 is used together with an adjective , 老是 is usually followed by ...

4 KB (532 words) - 08:26, 17 April 2019
Non-exhaustive lists with "dengdeng"
... or 等等 (děng děng) to the end of the list. It's the same as in English when we use "etc." at the end of a list, except in Chinese you don't put a final ...

4 KB (690 words) - 08:41, 17 April 2019
Expressing "just" with "gang"
... shíhou xiǎoxīn diǎn.I just bought the car two days ago. Be careful when you drive. See also "Just now" with "gangcai" Comparing "gang" and ...

4 KB (572 words) - 04:45, 9 March 2019
Expressing "always" with "zongshi"
... me lots of interesting questions. 总是 (zǒngshì) with Adjectives Structure When 总是 (zǒngshì) is used together with an adjective, you will ...

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Assessing situations with "kanlai"
... 起来 (kànqilai) , which means "it looks like." 看来 as "It Seems" When speaking objectively about a situation, you can simply say 看来 and then state ...

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Name-calling with "zhege"
... name-calling. You "Label" with 这个 Structure Subj. + 这个 + Category When maliciously name-calling, you probably want to use "你这个 mean ...

4 KB (549 words) - 09:41, 18 January 2021
Expressing indifference with "jiu"
... of the many uses of 就 (jiù) is to add emphasis to indifference. This is similar to when we say in English "if you want to do it, then just do it " and ...

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Emphasizing negation with "you"
... 没 . This grammar structure is often used in an accusatory context, and when used with other expressions like 干吗 (gànmá) can show annoyance. 又 + 不 ...

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Comparing "youdian" and "yidian"
... that can be used are particularly limited. 一点 is often used when comparing, requesting, or expressing the speaker’s expectation. In this usage, 一 ...

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Comparing "pingshi" and "pingchang"
... mǎi shēchǐpǐn.She usually doesn't buy luxury goods. 平常 as an Adjective When 平常 is used as an adjective, it expresses the meaning of "common." 平 ...

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Comparing "xiande" and "kanqilai"
... Objectivity 显得 is used for objective descriptions and comparisons. Use it when you want to say that something "appears" a certain way without ...

4 KB (565 words) - 14:54, 14 January 2021
Comparing "turan" and "huran"
... 。Wǒ zhèngzài shuìjiào, hūrán diànhuà xiǎng le, shì Amy dǎ lái de.I was sleeping, when suddenly the phone rang. It was Amy. B: 她说什么？Tā shuō shénme ...

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Comparing "fan'er" and “xiangfan"
... Position in a Sentence Structure 相反 normally starts a sentence, and when used should be followed with a comma. As an adverb, 反而 is not so ...

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Comparing "renjia" and "bieren"
Grammar Box When referring to other people, we can use both the words 人家 (rénjia) and 别人 (biérén). But 人家 has additional grammatical uses which we ...

4 KB (505 words) - 08:50, 24 April 2019
Expressing comparable degree with "you"
... in this case means "as much." And it indicates that B is already very Adj. . When B is absent, 那么 means "so" or "that". Structure A + 有 (+ B ...

4 KB (648 words) - 08:28, 22 April 2019
Advanced uses of "zong"
... so you're going to have to help them with the work. Used with 不 and 没 When 总 is used together with a negating word (like 不 or 没), it often has a ...

5 KB (696 words) - 03:00, 27 January 2022
Expressing "on the basis of" with "ping"
... Structure with 凭着 You can also add 着 to 凭 to make it 凭着, however when you do so you can only use it if the action has already been completed. If the ...

5 KB (849 words) - 08:02, 18 December 2020
Expressing "could it be possible that" with "mofei"
... similar to Rhetorical Questions with "nandao" 难道 (nándào). Structure When expressing doubt or making a guess, use the following pattern. The ...

2 KB (244 words) - 09:00, 10 November 2020