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Yes-no questions with "ma"
... time. How to Answer You can answer a Chinese yes-no question in one of two ways: Answer with 对 (duì) or the more casual 嗯 (ǹg) to affirm what ...

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Expressing distance with "li"
... Question Structure These two sentence patterns are extremely common in ... , because it uses two people rather than two places. The sentence ...

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Expressing "small quantity" with "jiu"
... for breakfast. 你就点了两个菜？Nǐ jiù diǎn le liǎng gè cài?You ordered only two dishes? 他的事，我们就知道一点点。Tā de shì, wǒmen jiù zhīdào yīdiǎndiǎn.We ...

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Boya Chinese Advanced 1 (博雅汉语:高级飞翔篇)
... . The elementary level is in two volumes of 50 lessons for beginners ... level 5-6. The intermediate level has two volumes and is suitable for students who ...

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Boya Chinese Advanced 2 (博雅汉语:高级飞翔篇)
... . The elementary level is in two volumes of 50 lessons for beginners ... level 5-6. The intermediate level has two volumes and is suitable for students who ...

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Boya Chinese Advanced 3 (博雅汉语:高级飞翔篇)
... . The elementary level is in two volumes of 50 lessons for beginners ... level 5-6. The intermediate level has two volumes and is suitable for students who ...

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Expressing "through" with "tongguo"
... wǒ jiā dào nàr yào tōngguò liǎng zuò qiáo.To get there from my house, you have to cross two bridges. 通过那个红色的大门，左拐就到了。Tōngguò nàge hóngsè de ...

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Expressing "within" a period of time using "zai... nei"
... 的两年内，他就成为了 CEO。Zài duǎnduǎn de liǎng nián nèi, tā jiù chéngwéi le CEO.In just two years, he has become the CEO. 政府计划在十年内研究出电动汽车。Zhèngfǔ ...

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Rhetorical questions
... 来两天。Wǒ nǎlǐ zhīdào? Wǒ cái lái liǎng tiān.How would I know? I've only been here for two days. 他才三岁，哪儿懂这个？Tā cái sān suì, nǎr dǒng zhège?He's ...

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The "shi... de" construction for emphasizing details
... construction. This is very often the case. However, it can actually appear in one of two places. Take a look at the examples below: 我们是用 Skype 开会的 ...

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Basic sentence order
... Structure Subj. + Verb You can form very simple sentences with just two words. Examples Subject Verb Translation 你们Nǐmen 吃。chī. You eat ...

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Connecting nouns with "shi"
... careful and take note. As you can see above, 是 (shì) is only used to link two nouns. It cannot be used to link a noun and an adjective. This is a very ...

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Reduplication of verbs
... often used. ABAB Reduplication with Two-Syllable Verbs In the examples ... useful. Occasionally, though, two-syllable verbs get reduplicated as ...

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Expressing "together" with "yiqi"
... ? 这两个公司一起做这个产品。Zhè liǎng gè gōngsī yīqǐ zuò zhège chǎnpǐn.These two businesses made this product together. 下班以后，你们一起来我家吧。Xiàbān yǐhòu ...

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Time words and word order
... really important in order to speak Chinese correctly. In Chinese you get two equally correct choices. Structure Time words can appear in one of ...

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Expressing "both A and B" with "you"
... adjective s at a time. The character 又 (yòu) can be used to give two qualities to something. Using the double 又 (yòu) structure is like saying that ...

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Expressing "or" in statements
... go online. See also Offering choices with "haishi" Providing two options with double "huozhe" (advanced article) Sources and further ...

4 KB (637 words) - 09:51, 2 April 2019
Measure words with "this" and "that"
... English, when you refer to "this table" or "that girl" you only need two words: "this" or "that" plus the noun you're referring to. In Chinese, though ...

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Basic comparisons with "bi"
... .He's taller than me. 比 (bǐ) is not used with 一样 (yīyàng). 比 (bǐ) is used when two things are ''not'' the same. 我比他一样高。Wǒ bǐ tā yīyàng gāo. 我跟他 ...

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Basic comparisons with "yiyang"
... in some way. Basic Usage Structure This simple structure is used for stating that two things are the same: Noun 1 + 跟 / 和 + Noun 2 + 一样 ...

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Expressing "again" in the future with "zai"
... more dishes. 服务员，再来两瓶啤酒。Fúwùyuán, zài lái liǎng píng píjiǔ.Waiter, two more bottles of beer, please. 再给我三天时间。Zài gěi wǒ sān tiān shíjiān ...

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