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Chinese word order
... word order in Chinese is the order in which things have to happen. For example, time has to pass before you can be at a place, so that goes first. You ...

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Expressing earliness with "jiu"
... le I knew that long ago 她早就结婚了。Tā zǎo jiù jiéhūn le.She got married a long time ago. 他们早就分手了。Tāmen zǎo jiù fēnshǒu le.They broke up a long ...

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Reference:Chinese: An Essential Grammar, Second Edition
... meanings Verbs and time Time expressions Time words and word order Point of time expressions Detailed time expressions Point-of ...

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Comparing "yihou" and "zhihou"
... le. 昨天我跟朋友吃完饭之后去打篮球了。When a time is specified, both are fine.Zuótiān wǒ gēn péngyou chī wán fàn Zhīhòu qù dǎ lánqiú le.Yesterday after ...

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Expressing "ever since" with "yilai"
... Comparing "li" and "cong" Similar Expressing "as early as" using "zaozai……" Basic Grammar 以来 B1 Time / Event + 以来，⋯⋯ 今年八月以来，这里一直没下过雨 ...

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Reference:40 Lessons for Basic Chinese Course (基础汉语40课上册）
... indicates that a person or an object reaches a certain place, achieves a goal or an action continues until a certain time. 动量补语“一下”除了有时表示具体的动量外，常用来表 ...

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Expressing "when" with "de shihou"
... Structure To talk about events that happened ''at'' or ''during'' a particular time, 的时候 (de shíhou) is often used. This is simply attached to ...

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Comparing "gang" and "gangcai"
... dào. 我们昨天刚才到。刚才 should be used for events a lot closer in time than 昨天.Wǒmen zuótiān gāngcái dào. 真不巧，老板刚才走。Zhēn bùqiǎo, lǎobǎn gāngcái ...

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Comparing "yihou" and "de shihou"
... ball." It is this sort of difference that can make 以后 and 的时候 slightly confusing at times. 吃饭的时候看电视容易长胖。 Chīfàn de shíhou kàn diànshì róngyì ...

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Expressing "from… to…" with "cong… dao…"
... used in English, and can be used both for times and places. Used for Times To express from one time to another, the following structure is used ...

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Measure words for verbs
... 问题我们讨论过几次。Zhège wèntí wǒmen tǎolùn guo jǐ cì.We've discussed this issue a few times. 那个红头发的男孩打了我三下。Nàge hóng tóufa de nánhái dǎ le wǒ ...

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Reference:Basic Patterns of Chinese Grammar
... lateness with "cai" Cái 才: three ways to say "unless...";"only if..." "Every time": měicì... deshíhou 每次…的时候 měidāng/měiféng... shíhou 每当/每逢…时候 ...

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Comparing "cai" and "jiu"
... that this 才 precedes a ''time'', and not an ''action''. Structure (现在) + 才 + Time Examples 现在才九点，再玩一会儿。Xiànzài cái jiǔ diǎn ...

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Expressing "how often"
... . The way to ask in Chinese is, literally, "how long of a time" (do something) "one time." So you'll need the phrases 多长时间 (duō cháng shíjiān) and 一 ...

6 KB (962 words) - 08:47, 24 April 2019
Reference:HSK Standard Course 1
... details “是……的”句强调时间、地点、方式 The Structure “是……的”: used to emphasize time, place or manner Structure of dates 日期的表达 (2)：月、日 / 号、星期 Expression of ...

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Events in quick succession with "yi... jiu..."
... 我一想到这件事就不高兴。Wǒ yī xiǎngdào zhè jiàn shì jiù bù gāoxìng.Every time I think about this, I get upset. 她一生气就脸红。Tā yī shēngqì jiù liǎn hóng ...

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Expressing "ever since" with "zicong"
... be used in this way. 从明天开始，我要认真看书。从 can be used for future times.Cóng míngtiān kāishǐ, wǒ yào rènzhēn kàn shū. 自从明天开始，我要认真看书。自从 cannot ...

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Comparing "yihou" "ranhou" "houlai"
... India. Usage of 以后以后 as "In the Future" 以后 is a time noun, which can be used to talk about things that happen at some unspecified point ...

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Beginner Guide to Chinese Grammar
... don't need to worry about this in the beginning; just remember to use time words to make clear when something happened, and the aspect thing will come ...

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Expressing "when" with "shi"
... words and word order before or after the subject , you can also place the "Time + 时" phrase after the subject. Examples 考试时不要说话。Kǎoshì ...

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Expressing "multiples" with "bei"
... . 你的速度比我们快两倍。Nǐ de sùdù bǐ wǒmen kuài liǎng bèi.Your speed is three times as fast as our speed. 他现在的工资比两年前多了三倍。Tā xiànzài de ...

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