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Assessing situations with "kanlai"
... 我们来晚了，排的队这么长。Kànlái wǒmen lái wǎn le, pái de duì zhème cháng.It seems we are late. The line is so long. 看来今年失业率会增加，因为今年的经济不太好。Kànlái ...

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Comparing "yihou" "ranhou" "houlai"
... 一会儿，然后又睡着了。Bǎobao xǐng le, kū le yīhuìr, ránhòu yòu shuìzháo le.The baby woke up. He cried for a little while and then fell asleep again. 中国是人 ...

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Comparing "dui" and "duiyu"
... 们都很感兴趣。Duìyú zhège wèntí, wǒmen dōu hěn gǎn xìngqù. They can both go right after the subject: 我们对这个问题都很感兴趣。Wǒmen duì zhège wèntí dōu hěn gǎn ...

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Using "er" to explain contrasting ideas
... 后悔的人不是我，而是你自己。Yǐhòu hòuhuǐ de rén bù shì wǒ, ér shì nǐ zìjǐ.The person to later regret this won't be me. It will be you. 你这样做是害他，而不是 ...

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Comparing "buduan" and "buting"
... . 今天电话响个不停，烦死了。Jīntiān diànhuà xiǎng gè bù tíng, fán sǐ le.The phone is ringing off the hook today. It's so annoying. 一天到晚老婆唠叨个不停，你受得了吗 ...

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Expressing "from… to…" with "cong… dao…"
... 2008 从一号到五号都在下雨。Cóng yī hào dào wǔ hào dōu zài xiàyǔ.From the first to the fifth, it's been raining non-stop. 老板从周二到周五都要出差。Lǎobǎn cóng ...

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Comparing "yao" and "xiang"
... 老板做完这些工作。Wǒ yào bāng lǎobǎn zuò wán zhèxiē gōngzuò.I want to help the boss finish this work. 大家晚上要不要出去吃？Dàjiā wǎnshang yào bu yào chūqù ...

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Modifying nouns with adjective + "de"
... Structure In some cases, it is possible to drop the noun from the pattern, and just use the adjective + 的 (de). This is kind of like saying ...

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Expressing "not anymore" with "le"
... no longer Change of state with "le" indicate a change (which is the whole point of the word "anymore"). Examples 我不想吃了。Wǒ bù xiǎng ...

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Expressing "for" with "gei"
... me? 你想给我打扫房间吗？Nǐ xiǎng gěi wǒ dǎsǎo fángjiān ma?Would you like to clean the room for me? 如果你来中国玩，我给你当导游。Rúguǒ nǐ lái Zhōngguó wán ...

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Advanced uses of "bei"
... was taken away from me by my teacher. 我们都被他的样子给吓坏了。We all got so scared by the way he looks. Using 被 with 所这种句型非常书面语，是从古代汉语"为…所…"演化来的 ...

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Expressing "while you're at it" with "shunbian"
... 门的时候都会顺便扔垃圾。Wǒ chūmén de shíhou dōu huì shùnbiàn rēng lājī.I take the trash out as I leave the house. 你见他的时候顺便问一下他周末来不来。Nǐ jiàn tā ...

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Expressing "what if" with "wanyi"
... 路了，就用地图导航。 Wànyī mílù le, jiù yòng dìtú dǎoháng.In case you get lost, use the map's GPS navigation. 万一发生这种情况，马上报警。 Wànyī fāshēng zhè zhǒng ...

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Expressing "multiples" with "bei"
... 客厅大一倍。Wǒ jiā kètīng bǐ nǐ jiā kètīng dà yī bèi.My home's living room is double the size of your home's living room. 这个 15 岁的男孩比一般的孩子重一倍 ...

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Marking a topic with "ma"
... jiù huì le.It's your first time. You'll get the hang of it soon. 孩子嘛，不 ... , wǒmen liǎng gè dōu xǐhuan Zhōu Jiélún.The singer,we both like Jay Chou. 学生 ...

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Expressing "if... then..." with "ruguo... jiu..."
... 来，我们就报警。Rúguǒ tā zài lái, wǒmen jiù bàojǐng.If he keeps showing up, we'll call the police. 如果你们已经不相爱了，就分手吧。Rúguǒ nǐmen yǐjīng bù xiāngài ...

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Advanced "le" with complements
... 爱上了这首歌。Wǒ dì-yī cì tīngdào zhè shǒu gē, jiù ài shàng le zhè shǒu gē.The first time I heard this song, it hurt me. 我们打赢了比赛。Wǒmen dǎ yíng le ...

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Aspect
... a verb works within a particular timeframe, or how the verb relates to the flow of time. The particles most often used to indicate aspect in Chinese ...

2 KB (226 words) - 07:09, 20 February 2020
Passive voice
... 动结构 (bèidòng jiégòu) 被动句式 (bèidòng jùshì) 被动语态 (bèidòng yǔtài) the passive "Passive voice" is a grammatical term used to refer to sentences in which ...

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Personal pronoun
... 他 (tā), and 她 (tā). To make them plural, all you need to do is add the suffix -们 (-men) to them. There is also a polite second person form 您 (nín ...

1 KB (215 words) - 07:43, 22 November 2018
Standard negation with "bu"
... company is not big. 老板今天很不高兴。Lǎobǎn jīntiān hěn bù gāoxìng .The boss is very unhappy today. 我哥哥不高，但是很帅。Wǒ gēge bù gāo , dànshì hěn shuài ...

4 KB (672 words) - 09:23, 20 April 2021