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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 ...

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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 ...

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Expressing "had better" with "haishi"
... Similar Expressing "had better" with "zuihao" Similar Expressing "how about" with "yaobu" Used for Expressing quality Used for Expressing ...

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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 ...

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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 ...

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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 ...

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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 ...

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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 ...

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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 ...

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Expressing "if… then…" with "yaoshi"
... 这件事，我就死定了 Yàoshi wǒ mā zhīdào zhè jiàn shì, wǒ jiù sǐ dìng le If my mother knew about this, I would be so dead 要是老板不同意，我们就不能跟客户签合同 ...

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Emphatic adverb "ke"
... In these examples 可 is used with 别, and sounds a bit like "don't even think about..." in English. 你可别喝太多酒。 I know you usually drink a lot ...

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Expressing fractions with "fenzhi"
... . 差不多三分之一的美国人有护照。Chàbuduō sān fēn zhī yī de Měiguó rén yǒu hùzhào.About one third of Americans have passports. 我们学校四分之三的老师都是男老师 ...

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Bu and mei(you)
... and 没(有) is that 不 negates actions and statements about the present whereas 没 negates actions and statements about the past. Note that 没(有) is used to ...

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Marking a topic with "de hua"
... dehuà, wǒ bù tài fāngbiàn shuō.As for this question, it's not convenient for me to talk about it. 葡萄的话，一定要吃最新鲜的。Pútao dehuà, yīdìng yào chī ...

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Challenging a verb with "shenme"
... 才三个月。Lí shénme hūn nǐmen jiéhūn cái sān gè yuè.What are you talking about, "divorce"? You've only been married three months 道什么歉啊，又不是你 ...

4 KB (620 words) - 08:17, 23 November 2020
Potential complement "-bu dong" for not understanding
... 不懂 (bù dǒng) is used to talk about things that can't be understood. Note that this is about ''potential'': the subject doesn't have the ''ability'' to ...

5 KB (693 words) - 08:56, 21 April 2021
Expressing distance with "li"
... at first, but once you get it down, you'll be able to talk about distance with no problem. Using 离 (lí) in a Statement Structure Unless ...

5 KB (709 words) - 08:56, 21 April 2021
Comparing "li" and "cong"
... 上次见面离今天快十年了。Shàng cì jiànmiàn lí jīntiān kuài shí nián le.It's been about 10 years since we met last time. 离我们的婚礼还有两个星期。Lí wǒmen de ...

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Events in quick succession with "yi... jiu..."
... 到这件事就不高兴。Wǒ yī xiǎngdào zhè jiàn shì jiù bù gāoxìng.Every time I think about this, I get upset. 她一生气就脸红。Tā yī shēngqì jiù liǎn hóng.Every ...

5 KB (681 words) - 04:53, 9 March 2019