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Affirmative-negative question
... want rice? 你爸爸喝不喝酒？ Nǐ bàba hē bu hējiǔ?Does your dad drink alcohol or not? 今天老板来不来办公室？Jīntiān lǎobǎn lái bu lái bàngōngshì?Is the boss ...

9 KB (1,407 words) - 08:55, 21 April 2021
Part of speech
... the parts of speech of the words they use on a daily basis. This is not a problem in any language, but if you're a learner that really wants to master ...

7 KB (1,166 words) - 03:42, 29 November 2013
Editor instructions
... the top of the page, in the first mention of the word (and then not repeated). This is normally done using the "AKA" template or by putting the pinyin ...

14 KB (2,421 words) - 01:27, 22 July 2015
Change of state with "le"
... as old, but she is now.Māma lǎo le.Mom has gotten old. 你胖了。You used to not be fat.Nǐ pàng le.You've gotten fat. 你是不是生气了？Nǐ shì bu shì shēngqì ...

6 KB (967 words) - 04:08, 12 March 2019
Learner FAQ
... sound a bit more abrupt in some situations. Moreover, the affirmative-negative form is not used when an adverb like 很 (hen), 都 (dou), and 也 (ye) is ...

7 KB (1,084 words) - 09:05, 26 November 2013
Using "er" to explain contrasting ideas
... ，而不是来玩的。Wǒmen shì lái bànshì de, ér bù shì lái wán de.We're here to do work, not to have fun. 以后后悔的人不是我，而是你自己。Yǐhòu hòuhuǐ de rén bù ...

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Expressing "double negation"
... 害羞了，不是不礼貌。Tā tài hàixiū le, bù shì bù lǐmào.She's too shy; It's not that she's not polite. 他不是没有钱，是不想乱花钱。Tā bù shì méiyǒu qián, shì bù ...

4 KB (625 words) - 08:46, 24 April 2019
The "shi... de" construction for emphasizing details
... . Negative Form 是⋯⋯的 sentences can only be negated with 不, as 没 can not be used to negate 是. Remember that you need ''both'' the 不 ''and'' the 是 ...

16 KB (2,467 words) - 09:23, 20 April 2021
Expressing "on the contrary" with "fan'er"
... 他不但不帮我，反而给我找麻烦。Tā bùdàn bù bāng wǒ, fǎn'ér gěi wǒ zhǎo máfan.He not only didn't help me, but rather gave me trouble. 你妈妈那么爱你，你不但不感激 ...

6 KB (900 words) - 06:46, 11 December 2020
Standard negation with "bu"
... gōngzuò.I don't want to work today. 你不喜欢我吗？ Nǐ bù xǐhuan wǒ ma?Do you not like me? 为什么你不喜欢喝咖啡？Wèishénme nǐ bù xǐhuan hē kāfēi?Why don't ...

4 KB (672 words) - 09:23, 20 April 2021
Basic comparisons with "bu bi"
... bùbǐ wǒ chà.You're no worse than me. 你不比别人笨。Nǐ bùbǐ biérén bèn.You're not dumber than anyone else. 他太太的工资不比他低。Tā tàitai de gōngzī bùbǐ ...

4 KB (635 words) - 08:25, 17 December 2020
Editing for print
... of "grammar-speak." Reading grammar points (especially at the lower level) should not be a mental challenge. Just make sure that when you keep things ...

3 KB (553 words) - 04:06, 25 April 2017
Style guide
... linked to each other this way, or else the "similar to" link will not come up for either of them Styling elements within the text Put double ...

14 KB (2,278 words) - 03:18, 8 July 2021
Asking why with "zenme"
... 亲了你，你怎么不高兴？Tā qīn le nǐ, nǐ zěnme bù gāoxìng? He kissed you. How come you're not happy? 她的小猫死了，她怎么不难过？Tā de xiǎomāo sǐ le, tā zěnme bù ...

5 KB (792 words) - 08:53, 21 April 2021
Beginner Guide to Chinese Grammar
... -verb agreement, and adding endings to words to make them plural. Chinese is not part of the Indo-European family at all. Instead, it is classified as ...

15 KB (2,464 words) - 16:44, 19 April 2020
Advanced "le" after an object
... the 了 immediately after the verb, but it also sounds good to put it after the (not ''too'' long) object. 他提交了那些报告。Tā tíjiāo le nàxiē bàogào. 他 ...

12 KB (1,968 words) - 09:45, 18 January 2021
Aspect
... 了 (le), 过 (guo), and 着 (zhe). A New Mindset Because Chinese does not have tenses, the question, "''how do you form the past tense in Chinese?'' ...

2 KB (226 words) - 07:09, 20 February 2020
Using "ba" sentences
... " is related to some kind of manipulation of the object. 把字句 are not tied to any particular time. You can use them when talking about events in the ...

15 KB (2,034 words) - 02:55, 31 December 2021
Negation of "you" with "mei"
... house in Beijing. 你爸爸没有手机吗？Nǐ bàba méiyǒu shǒujī ma? Does your dad not have a cell phone? 你们在上海没有朋友吗？Nǐmen zài Shànghǎi méiyǒu péngyou ma ...

5 KB (791 words) - 09:20, 20 April 2021
Expressing the only two possibilities
... 他整天不是打游戏就是睡觉。Tā zhěng tiān bù shì dǎ yóuxì jiùshì shuìjiào.If he's not playing video games all day, he's sleeping. 他们约会不是去咖啡馆就是去电影院 ...

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Comparing "changchang" and "wangwang"
... 常常去运动。You should exercise more often. 不要常常吃辣，对皮肤不好。Better not eat spicy food too often. It's not good for your skin. 等我退休了，就可以常常去旅行了。I ...

5 KB (558 words) - 07:35, 9 July 2021