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The "shi... de" construction for indicating purpose
... came for fun. 我们都是去出差的。Wǒmen dōu shì qù chūchāi de.We are all going on business trips. 他们都是来实习的。Tāmen dōu shì lái shíxí de.They all came ...

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Comparing "yizhi" and "yixiang"
... 在下，我没办法出去。Yǔ yīzhí zàixià, wǒ méi bànfǎ chūqù.It's constantly raining, I have no way to go out. 一直往前走，你会看到地铁站在你右边。Yīzhí wǎng qián zǒu, nǐ ...

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Comparing "yihou" and "zhihou"
... 去国外上大学。 Yǐhòu wǒ kěnéng huì qù guówài shàng dàxué.In the future I might go to college abroad. 以后的事情以后再说吧。 Yǐhòu de shìqing yǐhòu zài shuō ...

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Affirmative-negative question
... 不是？ Shì bu shì?Is it (or not)? 他们来不来？ Tāmen lái bu lái?Are they going to come or not? 你想不想我？ Nǐ xiǎng bu xiǎng wǒ?Do you or do you not ...

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Comparing "benlai" and "yuanlai"
... de, hòulái yīnwèi tāmen dǎ le hǎo jǐ cì diànhuà jiù qù le.We didn't plan to go, but we went in the end because they called us several times. 这些工作本 ...

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Expressing "it depends" with "kan"
... 什么时候去要看公司的安排。Shénme shíhou qù yào kàn gōngsī de ānpái.When we go depends on the company's arrangements. 学音乐还是学画画要看孩子的兴趣。Xué yīnyuè ...

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Complement
... 计划好 to plan (properly) 说清楚 to speak clearly Potential complement 去不了 cannot go 去得了 can go 听不到 cannot hear 看得见 can see 听不懂 to (listen but ...

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Ordinal numbers with "di"
... 一周老板要出差。Xià gè yuè de dì-yī zhōu , lǎobǎn yào chūchāi.The boss needs to go on a business trip the first week of next month. 这是我第一次去北京。Zhè ...

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Style guide
... or <td> elements. '''Remember:''' if ''most of the table is in '''Chinese''''', go ahead and wrap the whole table in a <div> with class ''liju'', then ...

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Basic sentence order
... 吃。chī. You eat. 他Tā 笑。xiào. He laughs. 我Wǒ 读。dú. I read. 你Nǐ 去。qù. You go. 你们Nǐmen 看。kàn. You look. 你Nǐ 来。lái. You come here 我Wǒ 说。shuō. I speak. 孩子 ...

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Tag questions with "ma"
... , OK? 我现在想去洗手间，可以吗？Wǒ xiànzài xiǎng qù xǐshǒujiān, kěyǐ ma?I want to go to the bathroom now. Is that OK? 妈妈，我要吃巧克力，可以吗？ Māma, wǒ yào ...

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Tag questions with "bu"
... is Wang, is it not? 我们回家吧，好不好？ Wǒmen huíjiā ba, hǎo bu hǎo?Let's go home, OK? 周末去看电影，好不好？ Zhōumò qù kàn diànyǐng, hǎo bu hǎo?Let's ...

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Negation of past actions with "meiyou"
... The baby didn't cry. 你昨天没回家吗？Nǐ zuótiān méi huíjiā ma?You didn't go back home yesterday? 老板今天没来吗？ Lǎobǎn jīntiān méi lái ma?The boss didn't ...

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Expressing permission with "keyi"
... may drink alcohol. 妈妈，我可以出去玩吗？Māma, wǒ kěyǐ chūqù wán ma?Mom, may I go out and play? 我们可以在办公室吃饭吗？Wǒmen kěyǐ zài bàngōngshì chīfàn ma?Can ...

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Suggestions with "ba"
... Have some water. 我们去香港吧。This is a great suggestion Wǒmen qù Xiānggǎng ba.Let's go to Hong Kong. 我们六点去吧？This is more of a confirmation than a ...

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Expressing "would like to" with "xiang"
... Obj. Examples 他们不想去酒吧。 Tāmen bù xiǎng qù jiǔbā.They wouldn't like to go to the bar. 你不想认识这个美女吗？Nǐ bù xiǎng rènshi zhège měinǚ ma ...

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Conceding with "ba"
... 了，明天再去买吧。 Yǔ tài dà le, míngtiān zài qù mǎi ba.It's raining heavily. Let's go buy it tomorrow. B:好吧，但是明天一定要买到。Hǎo ba, dànshì míngtiān yídìng ...

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Expressing "must" with "dei"
... 不早了，我得回家了。Shíjiān bù zǎo le, wǒ děi huíjiā le.It's getting late. I have to go home. 他是你弟弟，你得帮他。Tā shì nǐ dìdi, nǐ děi bāng tā.He is your ...

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Doing something less with "shao"
... 完会坏的。Shǎo mǎi diǎn, chī bu wán huì huài de.Don't buy too much. It will go bad if we can't finish eating it all. 你能不能少抽点烟？Nǐ néng bu néng ...

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Expressing "until" with "dao"
... 到什么时候？Nǐ dìdi yào zài wǒmen jiā zhù dào shénme shíhou?Your younger brother is going to stay in our house until when? 昨天的会一直开到晚上九点。Zuótiān ...

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Cause and effect with "yinwei" and "suoyi"
... 不想去。Yīnwèi tài yuǎn le, suǒyǐ wǒ bù xiǎng qù.Since it's too far, I don't want to go. 因为太忙，所以我们没有时间吃中饭。 Yīnwèi tài máng, suǒyǐ wǒmen méiyǒu ...

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