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Expressing "not often" with "bu zenme"
... (bù zěnme) seems to mean "not how," but it actually means "not often" ... Used for Expressing frequency Similar How to do something with "zenme" ...

3 KB (525 words) - 08:45, 24 April 2019
Comparing "renjia" and "bieren"
... what other people say. 别人怎么想我怎么知道？Biérén zěnme xiǎng wǒ zěnme zhīdào?How could I know what other people are thinking? 那是人家的事，你管那么多干 ...

4 KB (505 words) - 08:50, 24 April 2019
New Main Page
... different grammar points. Get clear on how these words work in different ways ... Grammar Wiki content. To see how it works, Chinese textbook grammar ...

11 KB (1,477 words) - 03:22, 29 October 2014
Expressing "and" with "he" (advanced)
... zìsī hé lěngmò, zěnme huì yǒu rén xǐhuan nǐ? You're so selfish and cold, how could anyone like you? In this second group, using 和 to group two totally ...

9 KB (1,273 words) - 02:48, 18 December 2020
Advanced uses of "ba"
... parts. 我知道怎么把图片做成视频。Wǒ zhīdào zěnme bǎ túpiàn zuò chéng shìpín.I know how to make this picture into a video. 老师把全班同学分成了三个小组。Lǎoshī bǎ ...

12 KB (1,686 words) - 04:01, 18 January 2021
Comparing "kanqilai" and "kanlai"
... 来 + 像 for Direct Visual Comparisons 看起来 can also be used to express how something "looks like" something else. But unlike the previous usage of 看起来 ...

6 KB (811 words) - 03:34, 29 December 2020
Aspect
... conjugating its verbs, Chinese uses particles to indicate how a verb works within a particular timeframe, or how the verb relates to the flow of time ...

2 KB (226 words) - 07:09, 20 February 2020
To-do
... think we need an article on written Chinese （书面语) in general, and how it is different from spoken CHinese. 于 "而" series 而 on its own (conjunction ...

9 KB (703 words) - 06:31, 26 November 2020
The "shi... de" construction for emphasizing details
... qù Hángzhōu le.I went to Hangzhou yesterday. B: 你是怎么去的？Nǐ shì zěnme qù de?How did you get there? A: 我是坐火车去的。Wǒ shì zuò huǒchē qù de.I went ...

16 KB (2,467 words) - 09:23, 20 April 2021
Style guide
... any of the above instructions seem confusing, don't worry The best way to learn how articles are set up is take a look at the code in the article by ...

14 KB (2,278 words) - 03:18, 8 July 2021
Simple "noun + adjective" sentences
... you're like most learners, when you first learn this pattern, you're thinking, ''"How can 很 (hěn) mean "very" one minute, but then nothing but a "link ...

5 KB (780 words) - 09:21, 20 April 2021
Expressing "excessively" with "tai"
... a 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 ...

4 KB (606 words) - 09:21, 20 April 2021
Verbs that take double objects
... to tell you the good news. 他们给了你多少钱？Tāmen gěi le nǐ duōshao qián?How much money did they give you? 他送了女朋友很多花。Tā sòng le nǚpéngyou hěn ...

4 KB (627 words) - 08:55, 21 April 2021
Expressing lateness with "cai"
... clear: 你怎么才吃晚饭？已经十点了。Nǐ zěnme cái chī wǎnfàn? Yǐjīng shí diǎn le.How come you are eating dinner now? It's 10 pm. 你怎么才来？我们等了半个多小 ...

4 KB (636 words) - 08:16, 4 March 2019
Expressing "had better" with "haishi"
... should Similar Expressing "had better" with "zuihao" Similar Expressing "how about" with "yaobu" Used for Expressing quality Used for ...

4 KB (539 words) - 07:55, 26 November 2018
Expressing "every time" with "mei" and "dou"
... she visits me. 为什么每次我来他都不在？Wèishénme měi cì wǒ lái tā dōu bù zài?How come he's not here every time I come? 我每次玩这个游戏都输。Wǒ měi cì wán ...

4 KB (645 words) - 08:53, 21 April 2021
Sequencing with "xian" and "zai"
... ), as a conjunction that means "next," or "afterwards." A longer example to help you understand how they can all work together: 今天早上我起床以后先准备早饭 ...

5 KB (834 words) - 04:48, 9 March 2019
Expressing "either... or..." with "yaome"
... /or" 要么 pattern is similar to one of the uses of each Expressing "how about" with "yaobu" 要不 and Providing two options with double "huozhe" 或者 ...

4 KB (621 words) - 07:00, 11 December 2020
Expressing "all along" with "yuanlai"
... nǐ zài piàn wǒ Wǒ zěnme nàme shǎ?You have been tricking me all along. How could I be so stupid? The more formal expression 原来如此 (yuánlái rúcǐ) can ...

4 KB (567 words) - 04:52, 9 March 2019
Expressing "let alone" with "bie shuo"
... shuō Zhōngwén wǒ yě bù zhīdào zěnme huídá.Forget about English Even if you speak Chinese, I don't know how to answer. 这么难的问题，别说你，就是老师也不知道答案 ...

4 KB (666 words) - 04:23, 18 January 2021
Structural particle "de"
... Li's house This comparison works very well for possession, as it shows how English and Chinese handle possession in a similar way. Just remember that ...

8 KB (1,178 words) - 07:26, 10 April 2019