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Expressing "again" in the past with "you"
... that it happened ''again''. Other Usage When it becomes clear that something is about to happen again, you can also use 又. It's almost as if it ...

5 KB (771 words) - 01:53, 10 November 2020
Advanced "le" after an object
... 生的事情了。Wǒ tīngshuō zuótiān zài dìtiězhàn fāshēng de shìqing le.I heard about what happened yesterday at the subway station. 了 After a Verb with an ...

12 KB (1,968 words) - 09:45, 18 January 2021
Comparing "duiyu" and "zhiyu"
... 我对于电脑什么都不懂。Wǒ duìyú diànnǎo shénme dōu bù dǒng.I don't understand anything about computers. 对于这种人，就不该跟他们讲道理。Duìyú zhè zhǒng rén, jiù ...

5 KB (710 words) - 09:33, 14 January 2021
Expressing "related to..." with "you guan de"
... Xiǎo lì, liǎojiě le hěn duō yú Xiǎo lì yǒuguān de shìqing.He has learned a lot of things about Xiao Li in order to chase her. 与恐龙有关的问题，你都可以问他 ...

4 KB (669 words) - 02:50, 17 December 2020
Standard negation with "bu"
... ) is generally used to negate a verb in the present or future, or to talk about what you do not do, as a habit. So expressing things like "I don't ...

4 KB (672 words) - 09:23, 20 April 2021
Verbs preceded by "gei"
... to the rule above, and you can learn more about these exceptions by reading about verbs followed by "gei" . See also Verbs followed by ...

4 KB (615 words) - 08:54, 21 April 2021
Expressing "before" in general with "yiqian"
... use the word 以前 (yǐqián). You can use this structure to talk about actions that happened at some unspecified time in the past. Structure One way ...

3 KB (519 words) - 04:14, 19 October 2017
Before a specific time with "yiqian"
... "yiqian" past in general , you can use 以前 (yǐqián) to talk about things that happened ''before'' a specific time. Structure Time / Verb + 以前 ...

4 KB (575 words) - 09:20, 20 April 2021
Two words for "but"
... a bit more informal and a tad weaker in tone. You really don't need to worry about which one is the right one to use though, since they can be used ...

4 KB (621 words) - 04:48, 9 March 2019
Counting money
... 三块sān kuài Three kuai 块 (kuài) is the more common, informal way to talk about money. More formally you can use 元 (yuán) in exactly the same way. This ...

5 KB (788 words) - 09:20, 20 April 2021
Measure words for counting
... with different measure words (e.g. it wouldn't make sense to talk about "a glass of furniture" unless something went horribly wrong in the factory ...

5 KB (781 words) - 08:54, 21 April 2021
Adjectives with "name" and "zheme"
... 么大，明天再去吧。Yǔ zhème dà, míngtiān zài qù ba.The rain is so heavy. How about we go tomorrow? 你那么聪明，一定能猜到。Nǐ nàme cōngming, yīdìng néng cāi dào ...

4 KB (608 words) - 07:55, 14 May 2019
Expressing "had better" with "haishi"
... Similar Expressing "had better" with "zuihao" Similar Expressing "how about" with "yaobu" Used for Expressing quality Used for Expressing ...

4 KB (539 words) - 07:55, 26 November 2018
Doing something less with "shao"
... ''before the verb.'' Structure Just as you can use 多 to talk about Doing something more with "duo" doing something more , you can use 少 to ...

4 KB (606 words) - 07:31, 10 May 2021
Aspect particle "zhe"
... Course (基础汉语40课上册） 255 Websites About.com: http://mandarin.about.com/od/grammar/a/aspect.htm Mandarin Chinese Aspect ChinesePod: http ...

9 KB (1,348 words) - 08:56, 21 April 2021
Expressing "even" with "lian" and "dou"
... 管他。Tā hěn kělián, lián tā māma dōu bù guǎn tā.The poor child. Even his mother doesn't care about him. 她什么都放辣，连汤都是辣的。Tā shénme dōu fàng là ...

6 KB (990 words) - 08:38, 11 November 2020
Expressing "everything" with "shenme dou"
... 爸爸什么都知道。Zhōngguó de lìshǐ bàba shénme dōu zhīdào.My dad knows everything about Chinese history. 工作的事情老公什么都跟我说。Gōngzuò de shìqing lǎogōng ...

6 KB (855 words) - 08:54, 21 April 2021
Expressing not knowing how to do something using "hao"
... 办才好。Wǒ zhēnde bù zhīdào zěnme bàn cái hǎo.I really don't know what to do about this . 我们都不知道说什么好。 Wǒmen dōu bù zhīdào shuō shénme hǎo.None ...

4 KB (637 words) - 07:26, 29 November 2018
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
Indicating a number in excess
... 多 B1 Number + 多三十多岁 grammar point ASG004ZK Similar Asking about degree with "duo" Similar Doing something more with "duo" Similar ...

4 KB (578 words) - 08:57, 21 April 2021
Providing two options with double "huozhe"
... hěnjiǔ, zhège dá'àn huòzhě shì sānshí, huòzhě shì sìshí, duì bu duì?I've thought about it for a long time. The answer is either thirty or forty, right ...

4 KB (637 words) - 13:39, 2 December 2020