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  • ... this pattern is not simply a way of adding "-er" to an adjective or a substitute for Basic comparisons with "bi" 比 (bǐ) comparisons . In each case ...
    5 KB (691 words) - 08:54, 21 April 2021
  • Grammar Box If you are trying to describe a daily routine, a habit, or just something that consistently happens, you can use the word 总是 (zǒngshì ...
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  • Grammar Box 还好 (háihǎo) can mean "fortunately" or "luckily." Another good translation would be "it's a good thing that...." It is often followed ...
    4 KB (614 words) - 08:49, 24 April 2019
  • Grammar Box 干脆 is an adverb meaning "you might as well" or "just," and is normally used by the speaker to propose a straightforward course of ...
    3 KB (511 words) - 09:51, 14 January 2021
  • ... after all, they do start with 平), and they have similar meanings of "often" or "usually," but they have slightly different uses. Both 平时 and 平常 Are ...
    3 KB (491 words) - 02:19, 18 January 2021
  • ... ) and 看起来 (kànqǐlái) have meanings in English like "to appear to be" or "seems like," but their connotations are subtly different. 显得 Emphasizes ...
    4 KB (565 words) - 14:54, 14 January 2021
  • ... placed in different parts of the sentence 反而 can be placed before or after the subject. 却 can only be placed after the subject. Structure for ...
    6 KB (656 words) - 01:34, 4 March 2021
  • ... this using 了 (le). Normally it is paired with a 快 (kuài), 快要(kuàiyào) or a 要 (yào). This is a special form of Change of state with "le" using ...
    5 KB (842 words) - 08:56, 21 April 2021
  • ... the sentence, make sure the comment which follows has a strong emphasis or some kind of extreme quality. Topic + Subj. + 一 + Measure Word + Noun + 也 ...
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  • Grammar Box 不愧是 (bùkuìshì) expresses that someone or something has "no shame in being." It has the same meaning as 名副其实 (míngfùqíshí), which means ...
    2 KB (193 words) - 08:55, 31 May 2016
  • ... 不屑 looks down on doing the action. Structure In this structure, you can say 不屑 or 不屑于. Both have the same meaning, though 不屑于 is a bit more ...
    1 KB (148 words) - 05:49, 26 November 2013
  • REDIRECT Stating two or more reasons with "yilai...erlai"
    62 bytes (9 words) - 01:43, 12 April 2013
  • ... 也是, something like "I guess so, I hadn't thought of it like that before." Or if on the contrary you are unwilling to concede, the phrases below can be ...
    4 KB (463 words) - 06:28, 8 April 2018
  • 与 (yǔ) is a rather formal word that can be used in place of 和 or 跟 to mean " with " in many contexts. Learners don't need to worry about it ...
    224 bytes (38 words) - 03:38, 23 November 2018
  • ... 体验 emphasizes a "first time" experience 体验 emphasizes trying out something or experiencing something for the first time. It's like saying getting a ...
    510 bytes (61 words) - 08:22, 18 May 2016
  • ... of your sentence. This grammar structure is used in written or formal contexts. 鉴于 + observation, conclusion/suggestion Examples 鉴于 ...
    1 KB (131 words) - 04:03, 25 April 2017
  • ... as 从来 , except that 从来 is almost always used with negation (sentences with 不 or 没). Structure 向来 is used the same structure as 从来.You can use ...
    2 KB (225 words) - 09:14, 26 November 2013
  • ... drop out the 然 and use just 竟. This can be used in spoken or written Chinese. Examples Note that it can be difficult to translate the word 竟 ...
    2 KB (280 words) - 04:52, 9 March 2019
  • ... . 来着 does not have a negative form, in other words, it cannot be used with 不 or 没(有). Also, when 来着 is used in a question, it can only be used with ...
    3 KB (397 words) - 03:47, 21 November 2017
  • ... Box Stub When you want to express that someone is in charge or takes responsibility for something, you can use the 由... 做主 grammar pattern ...
    1 KB (96 words) - 07:17, 18 September 2018
  • REDIRECT Expressing "whether or not" with "yufou"
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