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Expressing "contrary to expectations" with "pianpian"
... subject in the second clause (B). A, Subject + 偏偏 + B Examples All of these examples are similar, but they have some small key differences. 不叫 ...

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Advanced usages of the contrary "dao"
... 倒不这么 + 看 / 想 / 认为。 A few examples: 你们都说这个菜太辣了，我倒不觉得。You all said this dish is spicy, but I disagree. 别人都说他跟她结婚是为了钱，我倒不这么看 ...

4 KB (463 words) - 06:28, 8 April 2018
Expressing "once...then..." with "yidan...jiu..."
... jièkǒu, zhǐyǒu rènzhēn qù zuò.Once a decision is made, there are no more excuses, and all you can do is take it seriously and do it. 人一旦在一个很 ...

4 KB (677 words) - 04:35, 18 December 2020
Old Main Page 1
... to make Chinese grammar learner-friendly and accessible to all. We've already got Special:Statistics NUMBEROFARTICLES articles online, and ...

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REDIRECT Expressing "that's all" with "eryi"

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Expressing location with "zai... shang / xia / li"
... " If you're talking about a "big place," like a country or city, then all you need is 在 (zài) and the name of the place. Structure 在 ...

7 KB (1,067 words) - 04:54, 9 March 2019
Using "lai" to connect two verb phrases
... in explaining reasoning. Structure Connecting two verb phrases is very straightforward. All you need to do is place 来 in between them. This has ...

4 KB (620 words) - 04:55, 9 March 2019
Idiomatic phrases with "zai"
... .Under dire financial conditions, she still insisted that the children should all attend school. Used with 方面 This construction is similar to ...

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The "shi... de" patterns: an overview
... de jiājù dōu shì Zhōng shì de.The furniture in his house is all in Chinese style. Other "distinguishing words" include colors, materials, sexes, and ...

10 KB (1,582 words) - 08:55, 21 April 2021
Expressing "can't do without" with "shaobuliao"
... 居，以后少不了麻烦您。Dàjiā dōu shì línjū, yǐhòu shǎobuliǎo máfan nín.We're all neighbors, so we'll definitely have to trouble you at some point. 他负责联系客 ...

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Using "youde" to mean "some"
... is often used multiple times in one sentence to refer to different groups. Structure All you need to do is put 有的 (yǒude) before the nouns there ...

4 KB (694 words) - 03:56, 16 April 2019
Comparing "zhijian" and “zhongjian"
... to be precise). One difference between the two, however, is that 中间 can be used all by itself, but 之间 is always used together with other words. 明天早上 ...

6 KB (947 words) - 03:10, 13 August 2019
Verbs followed by "gei"
... present to? 请把那些照片都发给我。Qǐng bǎ nàxiē zhàopiàn dōu fā gěi wǒ.Please send all of those pictures to me. 我已经把车卖给了一个朋友。Wǒ yǐjīng bǎ chē ...

5 KB (750 words) - 08:57, 21 April 2021
Glossary
... and sometimes even useful (yes, really ). So to help you out, we've placed all of the grammatical terms related to Mandarin Chinese in one place. Each ...

6 KB (723 words) - 08:07, 22 November 2018
Affirmative-negative question
... common way to ask questions in Chinese. Two-Character Verbs and Adjectives All of the verbs used so far have been single-character verbs. Using ...

9 KB (1,407 words) - 08:55, 21 April 2021
Common verbs with complements
... is the smart way to get started with complements. The examples below are all combinations of common verbs and the complements that are most often used ...

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Expressing "be going to" with "yao"
... an iPhone tomorrow. 你们现在要出去吗？ Nǐmen xiànzài yào chūqù ma?Are you all going out now? 我们今年要去美国。 Wǒmen jīnnián yào qù Měiguó.We are planning ...

5 KB (727 words) - 08:58, 21 April 2021
Expressing "stop doing" with "bie… le"
... what if someone is already doing it? The pattern 别⋯⋯了 (bié... le) is all you need to tell someone to ''STOP DOING THAT'' (which they're already doing ...

4 KB (637 words) - 08:58, 21 April 2021
Expressing "not anymore" with "le"
... . 我们已经没有钱了。Wǒmen yǐjīng méiyǒu qián le.We all don't have money anymore. See also Expressing "already" with "yijing" Expressing ...

6 KB (800 words) - 09:20, 20 April 2021
Taiwanese "you"
... what you said. 我们都有听到宝宝哭。Wǒmen dōu yǒu tīng dào bǎobao kū.We all heard the baby cry. 我有看到他们吵架。Wǒ yǒu kàn dào tāmen chǎojià.I saw ...

7 KB (987 words) - 02:07, 18 December 2020
Advanced yes-no questions with "ma"
... 个标志是什么意思吗？Nǐmen míngbai zhège biāozhì shì shénme yìsi ma?Do you all understand what this symbol means? 我们想要什么？Wǒmen xiǎng yào shénme?What do ...

6 KB (888 words) - 09:15, 2 August 2021