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Reduplication of adjectives
... round tonight. 她爸爸高高胖胖的。Tā bàba gāo gāo pàng pàng de.Her father is tall and fat. 我妹妹瘦瘦小小的。Wǒ mèimei shòu shòu xiǎo xiǎo de.My little ...

8 KB (1,168 words) - 07:40, 13 November 2020
Change of state with "le"
... used to thinking of her as old, but she is now.Māma lǎo le.Mom has gotten old. 你 ... 了。It wasn't raining, but now it is.Xià yǔ le.It's raining. 宝宝会 ...

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Emphatic adverb "ke"
... 他可优秀了！你不想见见吗？Tā kě yōuxiù le Nǐ bù xiǎng jiànjian ma?He is really excellent Don't you want to meet him? 这个游戏可好玩了！推荐给你。Zhège yóuxì ...

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Expressing "simply" with "jianzhi"
... 样做，简直是在破坏气氛。Nǐ zhèyàng zuò, jiǎnzhí shì zài pòhuài qìfēn.What you are doing is basically destroying the atmosphere. 他是羽毛球冠军，和你打羽毛球简直是太简 ...

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Structural particle "de"
... 听 rènzhēn de tīngcarefully listen Again, you don't have to know this, but this 地 (de) is known in Chinese as 土也地 (tǔ-yě de), as it's composed of the 土 ...

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Yes-no questions with "ma"
... question''. For example: 你是谁吗？谁 (shéi) is a question wordNǐ shì shéi ma? 这是不是 ... 书吗？是不是 (shì bu shì) is a question patternZhè shì bu shì shū ma? ...

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Expressing distance with "li"
... 吧离这儿太远了，我不想去。 Nàge jiǔbā lí zhèr tài yuǎn le, wǒ bù xiǎng qù.That bar is too far away from here. I don't want to go. 我不想去离家很远的地方工作 ...

5 KB (709 words) - 08:56, 21 April 2021
Comparing "youdian" and "yidian"
... at all." Some examples: 这个菜一点也不辣。Zhège cài yīdiǎn yě bù là.This dish is not spicy at all. 作业你一点也没做？Zuòyè nǐ yīdiǎn yě méi zuò?You didn't ...

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Expressing "contrary to expectations" with "pianpian"
... go. Basically, 偏偏 here expresses that someone or something has an idea/thought/action that is the opposite to what everyone thinks. 星期天他来找我，偏偏我 ...

3 KB (436 words) - 09:48, 23 July 2020
Expressing "multiples" with "bei"
... dà yī bèi.My home's living room is double the size of your home's ... sùdù bǐ wǒmen kuài liǎng bèi.Your speed is three times as fast as our speed. ...

5 KB (717 words) - 04:48, 9 March 2019
Expressing close possession without "de"
... 他爸爸是我们公司的老板。Tā bàba shì wǒmen gōngsī de lǎobǎn.His dad is the boss of our company. If 的 (de) was used in the above examples, it would create an ...

3 KB (468 words) - 09:23, 20 April 2021
Expressing actions in progress with "zai"
... wǒmen de fángjiān.The cleaning lady is cleaning our room right now. ... kāihuì, méiyǒu shíjiān jiàn nǐ.The boss is currently in a meeting. He doesn't have ...

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Using "hao" to mean "easy"
... 词的意思很好懂。Zhège cí de yìsi hěn hǎo dǒng.The meaning of this word is easy to understand. 这个汉字很好写。Zhège Hànzì hěn hǎo xiě.This Chinese character ...

4 KB (719 words) - 08:53, 21 April 2021
Expressing "difficult" with "nan"
... make. 这个东西现在很难买。Zhège dōngxi xiànzài hěn nán mǎi. This thing is really difficult to purchase now. 这个汉字很难写。Zhège Hànzì hěn nán xiě.This ...

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Expressing "both A and B" with "you"
... rich. 这里的咖啡又贵又难喝。Zhèlǐ de kāfēi yòu guì yòu nánhē.The coffee here is both expensive and bad-tasting. 我家小狗又可爱又听话。Wǒ jiā xiǎogǒu yòu kě'ài ...

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Asking about degree with "duo"
... 这里的冬天多冷吗？Nǐ zhīdào zhèlǐ de dōngtiān duō lěng ma? Do you know how cold it is here in winter? 你知道上海的房子多贵吗？Nǐ zhīdào Shànghǎi de fángzi duō ...

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Counting money
... was your cell phone? 我们的午饭多少钱？Wǒmen de wǔfàn duōshao qián? How much is our lunch? 这杯咖啡多少钱？Zhè bēi kāfēi duōshao qián? How much for this cup ...

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Basic comparisons with "meiyou"
... as taking the metro. 小米手机没有 iPhone 贵。 Xiǎomǐ shǒujī méiyǒu iPhone guì.The Xiaomi phone is not as expensive as the iPhone. 爸爸做的菜没有妈妈做的菜好吃 ...

4 KB (661 words) - 09:07, 20 June 2019
Result complements "-dao" and "-jian"
... structure can be negated using 没 (méi) on 没有 (méiyǒu). This is because if there is a result, then it already happened. And you need to Negation of ...

5 KB (764 words) - 08:57, 21 April 2021
Expressing "one of" with "zhiyi"
... 我最喜欢的迪斯尼电影之一。Frozen shì wǒ zuì xǐhuan de Dísīní diànyǐng zhī yī.Frozen is one of my favorite Disney movies. 纽约是世界上最国际化的城市之一。Niǔyuē ...

4 KB (595 words) - 08:01, 22 April 2019
Expressing fractions with "fenzhi"
... fifth of China's. 押金是房租的百分之二十。Yājīn shì fángzū de bǎifēn zhī èrshí.The deposit is 20% of the rent. 期末考试成绩占总成绩的百分之三十。 Qīmò kǎoshì ...

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