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Part of speech
... possibilities), but it doesn't often work in Mandarin. This is because Mandarin words rarely have these telltale morphological markers. Yes there are ...

7 KB (1,166 words) - 03:42, 29 November 2013
Result complement
... sentences in this article are Ba sentence 把 sentences . This is because 把 sentences and result complements work particularly well together, as they ...

11 KB (1,346 words) - 09:48, 27 February 2019
Degree complement
... adding an objective to a verb with a complement complicate a sentence in Mandarin, because ''a single verb cannot be followed by both an object and a ...

12 KB (1,800 words) - 08:57, 21 April 2021
Using "bei" sentences
... sentences allow one to avoid having to mention the "doer" of the action, either because it is unknown, or for other reasons. For example: 我的手机被 ...

11 KB (1,638 words) - 08:58, 18 January 2021
The "shi... de" construction for emphasizing details
... you? In each of these sentences above, 了 is not the right choice, because you're not asking if an event happened or not. You're asking about details ...

16 KB (2,467 words) - 09:23, 20 April 2021
Editor instructions
... , or even just related grammar points. '''Clear and Accessible.''' Because the vast majority of learners of Chinese are beginners, this grammar ...

14 KB (2,421 words) - 01:27, 22 July 2015
Measure word
... action. The general term for "measure word" in linguistics is "classifier," because measure words involve some kind of classification of the noun (or ...

5 KB (643 words) - 04:51, 9 March 2019
Zeros in numbers
... is that English inserts an ''and'' in the number 110 - "one hundred and ten." Because there is no zero gap, Chinese simply says 一百一十. Note that ...

1 KB (175 words) - 04:07, 20 November 2018
Negation of "you" with "mei"
... to this rule, and must be negated with 没 (méi). 没 + 有 (+ Obj.) Note: because of the special relationship between 没 (méi) and 有 (yǒu), the pinyin for 没 ...

5 KB (791 words) - 09:20, 20 April 2021
Expressing a learned skill with "hui"
... with "neng" for some reason other than his own ability , perhaps because speaking Chinese in English class is forbidden. See also Expressing ...

4 KB (520 words) - 09:21, 20 April 2021
Expressing ability or possibility with "neng"
... action requiring a consciously studied skill, 会 (huì) can be used instead. Because 能 (néng) can express possibility, it is often used to form polite ...

5 KB (804 words) - 09:24, 20 April 2021
Actions in a row
... actions together in a sentence is very straightforward and to the point. Because of this, there is no new word or phrase needed Structure In ...

4 KB (615 words) - 08:57, 21 April 2021
Reduplication of verbs
... seriousness of the question. It also adds variety to sentence structure. Because these phrases are used colloquially, there is no set rule to which ...

5 KB (743 words) - 08:53, 21 April 2021
Using "lai" as a dummy verb
... the point, imagine a bottle of pickles that you want to open but can't because the lid is so tight. You start passing it around to see who can ...

3 KB (571 words) - 17:14, 6 December 2018
In the future in general with "yihou"
... . Examples In the examples below, the translation "in the future" is used, because using "later" for 以后 (yǐhòu) either sounds weird, or makes it ...

4 KB (612 words) - 07:18, 22 April 2019
Expressing "a little too" with "you dian"
... 有点舒服 (yǒudiǎn shūfu), 有点好玩儿 (yǒudiǎn hǎowánr), etc., because "happy," "comfortable," and "fun" are all adjectives with positive connotations. See ...

4 KB (612 words) - 08:54, 21 April 2021
The filler word "neige"
... not fortunate enough to be fluent in Mandarin this may raise an eyebrow because it can sound a bit "racist," but it's very common in Mandarin and ...

4 KB (568 words) - 08:54, 21 April 2021
Expressing "every" with "mei"
... Noun + 都 Note that there are some words that don't use measure words because they themselves are already measure words. For example: 天 (tiān), 年 (nián ...

4 KB (574 words) - 08:54, 21 April 2021
Expressing lateness with "cai"
... diǎn cái dào.The movie began at 7:30, but we didn't arrive until eight because of traffic. You can use 才 alone with the verb to indicate the lateness ...

4 KB (636 words) - 08:16, 4 March 2019
Expressing earliness with "jiu"
... that 了 naturally occurs with a verb used after 就. This is because verbs following 就 generally have the feeling of being completed. Colloquial ...

6 KB (930 words) - 08:58, 21 April 2021
Expressing "never again" with "zai ye bu"
... In this case it's Change of state with "le" "change of state 了" . This is because ''it is now the case that'' the action will not be done again. It ...

4 KB (629 words) - 03:48, 17 December 2020