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Expressing contrariness with "dao"
... xiǎng péi nǐ yīqǐ qù, bùguò yào děngdào zhōumò.I really would like to go with you, but you would need to wait until the weekend. For more on 倒 , be ...

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Expressing "let alone" with "bie shuo"
... guì de fángzi, bié shuō nǐ, jiùshì wǒ yě huì xiǎng yào de.Such an expensive house Even I would want it, let alone you. 这件事情，别说你，任何人看到都会帮 ...

4 KB (666 words) - 04:23, 18 January 2021
Auxiliary verb "yao" and its multiple meanings
... "Want to" In Chinese, 要 (yào) can mean "want to" (similar to Expressing "would like to" with "xiang" 想 (xiǎng) ), but its tone is quite firm. So ...

7 KB (1,096 words) - 08:57, 21 April 2021
Advanced uses of direction complement "-qilai"
... away. 你为什么要把我的手机藏起来？Nǐ wèishénme yào bǎ wǒ de shǒujī cáng qǐlái?Why would you hide my cell phone? 你可以把手机拆开，但是你能重新装起来吗？ Nǐ ...

5 KB (698 words) - 07:21, 29 December 2020
Expressing "thanks to" with "duokui"
... tíxǐng, bùrán wǒ kěndìng wàng le.Thank you for reminding me about this matter Otherwise I would definitely have forgetten. 多亏你送她去医院，不然情况会很 ...

5 KB (784 words) - 03:18, 4 January 2021
Emphasizing negation with "you"
... 道好不好吃？Wǒ yòu méi chī guo, zěnme zhīdào hǎo bu hǎochī?I haven't eaten it. How would I know if it is tasty or not? 孩子又没做错，打他干吗？Háizi yòu méi ...

4 KB (556 words) - 01:52, 10 November 2020
Tricky uses of "dao"
... successful, and results were achieved. So if one were to say "你一定要找," it would mean "you must try to find it" and "你一定要找到" means "you must ''find'' ...

9 KB (1,342 words) - 07:27, 17 December 2020
Expressing "not anymore" with "le"
... without the 了 this pattern is still correct, but then the resulting sentence would no longer Change of state with "le" indicate a change (which is ...

6 KB (800 words) - 09:20, 20 April 2021
Beginner Guide to Chinese Grammar
... had ''no grammar'', you could make no grammar mistakes, and no learners would ever struggle with it. We will start this overview by looking at some ...

15 KB (2,464 words) - 16:44, 19 April 2020
Placement of "le" with objects
... structured word, such as "看书," "吃饭," or "结婚," a phrase like "结婚了" would simply indicate that the action or state has been completed, whereas "结了婚 ...

6 KB (698 words) - 04:10, 25 April 2017
Expressing "had better" with "zuihao"
... first. 你们最好给他打个电话问一下。Nǐmen zuìhǎo gěi tā dǎ gè diànhuà wèn yīxià.It would be best for you to give him a call and ask. 那个地方不好找，我们最好查 ...

3 KB (501 words) - 01:02, 18 December 2019
Causative verbs
... . 他不听话，你叫我怎么办？Tā bù tīnghuà, nǐ jiào wǒ zěnmebàn?He won't listen. What would you have me do? 他偷偷约别的女孩，你叫我怎么想？Tā tōutōu yuē bié de ...

5 KB (721 words) - 03:19, 11 March 2019
Part of speech
... 突然 can also act as an adjective ("sudden."). A simple "meaning check" would be misleading for these two words in many contexts. So while this method ...

7 KB (1,166 words) - 03:42, 29 November 2013
Degree complement
... adjectives adjective is true For the first case, the most typical examples would be describing ''how well'' an action is done, or in ''asking'' how ...

12 KB (1,800 words) - 08:57, 21 April 2021
Using "bei" sentences
... the subject of the sentence, and the "doer" of the action, which would have been the subject of the normal (active voice) sentence, becomes secondary ...

11 KB (1,638 words) - 08:58, 18 January 2021
Editor instructions
... 10em per table column as a general rule (e.g. a 3-column table would be 30em wide) If the table contains mostly Chinese, wrap the whole thing in ...

14 KB (2,421 words) - 01:27, 22 July 2015
Basic sentence order
... Chinese word order were really the same as English word order, that would be just a little too convenient, wouldn't it?) See also Word order ...

6 KB (1,007 words) - 09:20, 20 April 2021
Expressing "excessively" with "tai"
... complaint, or a reason for not doing something. They're similar to how we would use "too" in English, and the translations are straightforward. 米饭太 ...

4 KB (606 words) - 09:21, 20 April 2021
Structure of numbers
... it as 一百五 (yībǎi wǔ) ''always'' means 150, never 105. As described above, 105 would be read as 一百零五 (yībǎi líng wǔ). For numbers greater than 100 that ...

10 KB (1,641 words) - 09:22, 20 April 2021
Measure word "ge"
... lǎoshī.She is a good teacher. 你想吃个包子吗？Nǐ xiǎng chī gè bāozi ma?Would you like to eat a stuffed steamed bun? 老师，我有个问题。Lǎoshī, wǒ yǒu gè ...

4 KB (576 words) - 09:21, 20 April 2021
Using the verb "qu"
... 。Tā qù shàngkè.He's going to class. 你想去旅行吗？Nǐ xiǎng qù lǚxíng ma?Would you like to go travel? 我们去吃饭吧。Wǒmen qù chīfàn ba.Let's go eat. 九 ...

4 KB (636 words) - 09:24, 20 April 2021