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Negation of past actions with "meiyou"
... (le) One thing you need to remember when using 没有 (méiyǒu) is that '''了 (le) is not normally used with 没有 (méiyǒu)'''. 了了 (le) marks completed ...

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Inability with "mei banfa"
... help you. 这里没有 wifi，我没办法上网。Zhèlǐ méiyǒu wifi，wǒ méi bànfǎ shàngwǎng.There is no wifi here, so I have no way of going online. 他很笨，我没办法跟他 ...

3 KB (536 words) - 08:16, 10 April 2019
Conceding with "ba"
... 女孩。 Xíng ba, dànshì bù néng dài nǚhái.All right, but you can't bring girls. Now B is having a friend cancel plans on him. Not a good day for B A:我今天 ...

4 KB (661 words) - 08:54, 21 April 2021
Simultaneous tasks with "yibian"
... shower" doesn't. Note that you must be actively doing both actions. That is, they have to be intentional. If you want to say something happened while ...

4 KB (669 words) - 08:20, 4 March 2019
Conceding a point with "shi"
... ，但是我相信我能做到。Nán shì nán, dànshì wǒ xiāngxìn wǒ néng zuòdào.It is difficult, but I believe that I can do it. When using 但是, the second clause can ...

4 KB (617 words) - 01:10, 3 March 2021
Measure words for verbs
... word verbal classifier When a verb is done more than once, it also ... accompany it. This way the measure word is acting as a way to count the ...

3 KB (548 words) - 08:56, 21 April 2021
Expressing "if… then…" with "yaoshi"
... listen, there's nothing I can do about it. Negative Form 要不是 is pretty much the same as the English saying "if it weren't for." Structure ...

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Expressing "anyway" with "fanzheng"
... 你们今晚都住这儿吧。Fǎnzhèng wǒ jiā gòu dà, nǐmen jīn wǎn dōu zhù zhèr ba.My house is big enough, you can all stay here tonight. 你还怕什么？反正大家都知道了。Nǐ ...

4 KB (636 words) - 04:05, 29 December 2020
Expressing "in addition" with "lingwai"
... 室，要另外付费才能用。Zhèlǐ shì VIP shì, yào lìngwài fùfèi cái néng yòng.This is the VIP room. You will have to pay extra in order to use it. 如果学生觉得不 ...

5 KB (717 words) - 08:45, 3 November 2020
Reference:Boya Chinese Lower Intermediate 2 (博雅汉语准中级加速篇)
... Lower Intermediate 2 (博雅汉语准中级加速篇) by Xiaoqi Li Boya Chinese is compiled by a group of experienced teachers who teach Chinese as second language. It ...

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Expressing "therefore" with "yinci"
... yīncǐ wúfǎ gěi gōngrén fā gōngzī.The factory has long since ceased production, and therefore is unable to give its workers their wages. 上海的冬天经常下 ...

4 KB (614 words) - 09:46, 14 January 2021
Using "because" with "er" to indicate effect
... 而陷入衰退。Because Europe is suffering a debt crisis, it is falling into decline. 外婆只 ... huǒguō ér chūmíng.This restaurant is famous for its hotpot. ...

4 KB (565 words) - 10:10, 23 December 2020
Expressing "since" with "jiran"
... in the two clauses are the same, 既然 is more often put after the subject. Structure ... gè huàtí ba.Since nobody is interested, let's change the topic ...

5 KB (685 words) - 07:37, 19 January 2021
Expressing "for…" with "eryan"
... zhòngyào.This kind of job, for me, is very important. 对她而言，自由 ... tā ér yán, zìyóu gèng zhòngyào.For her, freedom is even more important. 对 80后而言，网恋 ...

4 KB (543 words) - 09:36, 14 January 2021
Expressing "no matter" with "wulun"
... 自己不够好。Wúlùn duōme chénggōng, tā zǒng juéde zìjǐ bù gòu hǎo.No matter how successful he is, he always thinks he isn't enough. 无论你到哪儿我都会跟着你 ...

4 KB (659 words) - 08:13, 17 December 2020
Expressing "would rather" with "ningke"
... beginning of the sentence followed by 也不. 宁可 is followed by the less unfavorable option and 也不 is followed by the most unfavorable option. 宁可⋯⋯ ，也不 ...

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Reference:Boya Chinese Upper Intermediate 2 (博雅汉语中级冲刺篇)
... -term classes. The elementary level is in two volumes of 50 lessons ... The intermediate level has two volumes and is suitable for students who have 3,000 ...

3 KB (260 words) - 05:49, 25 June 2013
Reference:Mandarin Chinese: A Functional Reference Grammar
... Subject or Direct Object of Another 21.2.1 The Second Verb Phrase/Clause is the Direct Object of the First Verb 21.2.2 The First Verb Phrase ...

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Opportune timing with "chen"
... 在，我们打一会儿游戏吧。Chèn lǎobǎn bù zài, wǒmen dǎ yīhuìr yóuxì ba.While the boss is out, we can play video games for a little while. 趁我现在有假期，我们可以去 ...

3 KB (502 words) - 09:40, 14 January 2021
Expressing "as much as possible" with "jinliang"
... 要尽量委婉点。 Lǎobǎn shēngqì le, nǐ hé tā shuōhuà yào jǐnliàng wěiwǎn diǎn.The boss is angry. Be as tactful as possible with him. 这个项目预算很紧张，我们 ...

4 KB (612 words) - 09:41, 14 January 2021
Expressing "ever since" with "zicong"
... more formal, and 自 the most formal. At the end of the structure, 以后 is the least formal, followed by 后, with 以来 the most formal. Examples 自从 ...

6 KB (918 words) - 09:16, 18 November 2020