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Expressing "never" with "conglai"
... . + 从来 + 不 + Verb Phrase Keep in mind that 从来 (cónglái) may be shortened to just 从 (cóng) in casual speech. Examples 她从来不喝酒。 Tā cónglái ...

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Comparing "gen" and "dui"
... + Subj. 2 + Verb-Obj. 你要跟我一起去吗？Nǐ yào gēn wǒ yīqǐ qù ma?Are you going to go with me? 鲜花跟巧克力是最好的礼物。Xiānhuā gēn qiǎokèlì shì zuì hǎo de ...

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Comparing "renjia" and "bieren"
... the speaker and listener know. 你快给人家道歉。Nǐ kuài gěi rénjia dàoqiàn.Apologize to them now. 你看人家多聪明！Nǐ kàn rénjia duō cōngming Look how smart ...

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Emphasis with "jiushi"
... xǐhuan tā.I just like him. 我就不告诉你。Wǒ jiù bù gàosu nǐ.I'm just not going to tell you. 我父母就是不让我一个人去。 Wǒ fùmǔ jiùshì bù ràng wǒ yīgèrén qù ...

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Advanced uses of "zong"
... come back. 咱们总得想个办法啊。Zánmen zǒng děi xiǎng ge bànfǎ a.We're going to have to come up with some kind of solution. 不管发生了什么，人总要吃饭吧。Bùguǎn ...

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Comparing "genben" and "daodi"
... 又迟到了，他到底想不想在这里做了？The new co-worker came late again today. Does he want to work here or not? 你的包这么重！你到底带了多少东西？Your bag is so heavy ...

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Psychological verb
... 想 (xiǎng) to think; to want; to miss 喜欢 (xǐhuan) to like 小心 (xiǎoxīn) to be careful 怕 (pà) to fear; to be afraid of 了解 (liǎojiě) to know a lot ...

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Taiwanese "you"
... 他突然要分手，我真的有伤到。Tā tūrán yào fēnshǒu, wǒ zhēn de yǒu shāng dào.He asked to break up out of nowhere. I was so hurt. 你们突然大叫着跑出来，我真的有吓 ...

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Comparing "changchang" and "wangwang"
... 常在外面吃饭。I don't go out for dinner often. 我老板不常来公司。My boss doesn't come to the office often. 我们是很好的朋友，但是我们不常见面。We're good friends, but we ...

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Expressing "the more... the more..." with "yue… yue…"
... zhǒng língshí ràng rén yuè chī yuè xiǎng chī.The more you eat this kind of snack, the more you want to eat it. 我吃了这个药以后总是想睡觉，而且越睡越想睡 ...

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The Prince and the Pauper:《王子和穷孩子》
... Result complement "-hao" Using "dao" to mean "to go to" Chapter 5 Expressing "about to" with "jiuyao" Intensifying with "duo ...

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Pronoun
... that a noun goes, but you have to be sure to use the right kind. If you ... little more. There are also some set phrases to modify pronouns: 可怜的... 美 ...

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Adjective
... it can directly modify the noun, (e.g. 新书). 的 can optionally be inserted to emphasize the adjective: 新的书. On the other hand, if the adjective has two ...

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Reading Tools
... of your browser window. Click it to turn on the Chinese dictionary. ... Firefox) Convert simplified characters to traditional in Firefox with this ...

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Personal pronoun
... 他 tā - she 她 tā All of the above can then add the suffix "-们" to them to make the plural: 我们 (we), 你们 (you all), 他们 (they), 她们 (they ...

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Ordinal numbers with "di"
... 第一个到公司的人。Wǒ shì dì-yī gè dào gōngsī de rén.I'm the first person that came to the office. 他要坐早上第一班地铁去上班。Tā yào zuò zǎoshang dì-yī bān ...

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Offering choices with "haishi"
... me or my money? 你要喝茶还是咖啡？ Nǐ yào hē chá háishì kāfēi?Do you want to drink tea or coffee? 你们想吃中国菜还是法国菜？ Nǐmen xiǎng chī Zhōngguó cài ...

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Expressing "should" with "yinggai"
... cold. 明天你应该八点半来公司。 Míngtiān nǐ yīnggāi bādiǎn bàn lái gōngsī.You should come to the office tomorrow at 8:30. 他太累了，应该回家休息。Tā tài lèi le ...

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Expressing "together" with "yiqi"
... 周末我们一起去看电影，好吗？Zhōumò wǒmen yīqǐ qù kàn diànyǐng, hǎo ma? Let's go to the movies this weekend, shall we? 这两个公司一起做这个产品。Zhè liǎng gè gōngsī ...

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Expressing duration with "le"
... Time words and word order time word may be inserted into the sentence to indicate that you're talking about an event in the past: Subj. + Time Word ...

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Conceding with "ba"
... way we might use "all right" or "fine then" in English. Structure Similar to 吧 other uses of 吧 (ba), this usage is also simply placed on the ...

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