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Result complements "-dao" and "-jian"
... ), "to see," is the result of your brain taking in the visual input. It may sound a little hokey, but it really is possible to "look but not see," and ...

5 KB (764 words) - 08:57, 21 April 2021
Result complements
... 把 sentences in this article for the sake of simplicity, you may have noticed that sentences which feature result complements often also use 把 ...

10 KB (1,437 words) - 08:55, 21 April 2021
Descriptive complement
... Sound familiar? Chinese complement s are not an exact science. You may notice that the above uses of descriptive complements overlap a bit with ...

4 KB (584 words) - 09:21, 15 August 2017
Expressing "except" and "in addition" with "chule… yiwai"
... want to express the meanings of "except," "besides," or "in addition." You may feel that "except" has a pretty different meaning from the other two ...

5 KB (704 words) - 08:23, 4 March 2019
Expressing "every" with question words
... (dōu) to make words and phrases like "everywhere" or "everyone." You may have learned this same pattern for Expressing "everything" with "shenme dou ...

6 KB (862 words) - 04:53, 9 March 2019
Acknowledgments
The Chinese Grammar Wiki may have been pioneered by AllSet Learning, but it would not be possible without the hard work of many selfless individuals, ...

5 KB (672 words) - 09:37, 20 June 2019
Sequencing with "xian" and "zai"
... to find a job first, and then move. Colloquial Usage with 再说 You may have learned that "In addition" with "zaishuo" 再说 can mean "in addition ...

5 KB (834 words) - 04:48, 9 March 2019
Expressing "all" with "suoyou"
... all" of a noun, with the quantity of said noun usually being fairly large. You may notice that the 的 after 所有 is occasionally omitted. 所有 (+ 的) + Noun ...

5 KB (702 words) - 07:57, 22 April 2019
Expressing "on the contrary" with "fan'er"
... the part that is totally opposite of one's expectations. The word "actually" may be helpful in some translations. ⋯⋯ ，Subj. + 反而 + Unexpected Outcome ...

6 KB (900 words) - 06:46, 11 December 2020
Emphatic adverb "ke"
... Structure 可 + Verb Phrase 了 is not needed in this pattern, but may be present. Examples In these examples 可 is used with 别, and sounds ...

4 KB (612 words) - 09:45, 14 January 2021
Adjectival complement "de budeliao"
... 得不得了 (de bùdéliǎo) can be used to suggest a situation is serious or may result in terrible consequences. It can also be used in a positive sense, such ...

4 KB (644 words) - 07:35, 17 December 2020
Expressing "within (it/them)" with "qizhong"
... , yǐhòu nǐ kěnéng chéngwéi qízhōng de yī gè.Don't laugh at the square dancing aunties. Someday you may become one of them. 人类 21 世纪面临许多问题，其中最严重 ...

4 KB (645 words) - 07:21, 29 December 2020
Emphasizing the doer of an action with "you"
... led by the General Manager Wang.It's definitely going to be boring. It may seem like it due to the way most of these sentences are translated into ...

3 KB (519 words) - 05:46, 6 December 2020
Passive verbs with "shou"
... , or "to suffer" when dealing with negative aspects. This explanation may be more accessible to native English speakers. However whichever grammatical ...

5 KB (783 words) - 06:16, 29 December 2020
Advanced result complements "zhu", "kai", and "chulai"
... s by now, but there are a few that are less common and thus may have escaped direct scrutiny until now. This grammar point focuses on 住, 开, and ...

7 KB (1,104 words) - 03:29, 29 December 2020
Expressing "although" with "jinguan"
... , the firefighters still bravely charged right in. A Note on Pronunciation You may hear the word 尽管 pronounced as both "jǐnguǎn" and "jìnguǎn ...

4 KB (544 words) - 03:10, 17 December 2020
Expressing "as long as" with "zhiyao"
... en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Necessity_and_sufficiency sufficient condition ," meaning that it may not be the ''only way'' to bring about the these specific ...

4 KB (608 words) - 03:48, 8 February 2022
Expressing "in the end" with "jiujing"
... tāmen, dàn nǐ háishì huì ài tāmen.Family is family, after all. You may not like them, but you still love them. See Also Expressing "After All ...

5 KB (760 words) - 03:22, 18 August 2021
Auxiliary verb "yao" and its multiple meanings
... year to celebrate the Chinese New Year? Context, Context, Context You may have noticed that the meanings can easily overlap. To figure out what ...

7 KB (1,096 words) - 08:57, 21 April 2021
Potential complement "-bu dong" for not understanding
... doesn't have the ''ability'' to understand. Subj. + Verb + 不懂 The 不懂 (bù dǒng) may also be swapped out with 不明白 (bù míngbai). Examples 我看不懂 ...

5 KB (693 words) - 08:56, 21 April 2021
Expressing actions in progress (full form)
Grammar Box You may have learned that Expressing actions in progress 在 (zài) and Expressing actions in progress 正在 (zhèngzài) can be used ...

5 KB (724 words) - 06:41, 23 May 2019