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Two words for "but"
... talk. 你可以吃，但是不可以吃太多。Nǐ kěyǐ chī, dànshì bù kěyǐ chī tài duō.You can eat, but you can't eat too much. 他说五点来见我，但是他没来。Tā shuō wǔ diǎn ...

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Expressing "or" in statements
... travel. 我们可以坐飞机或者坐高铁去。Wǒmen kěyǐ zuò fēijī huòzhě zuò gāotiě qù.We can go by plane or by high-speed train. 晚饭以后我和家人聊天或者看电视。Wǎnfàn ...

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Direction complement "-qilai"
... 工作？Nǐ jǐ diǎn kāishǐ gōngzuò?What time will you start working? It can also used as a way to encourage people to start doing something immediately: 大 ...

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Aspect particle "zhe"
... 着 allows one to express that something "is open" or "is on." 关 (guān) alone can mean "to close" or "to turn off." Adding 着 allows one to express that ...

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Providing two options with double "huozhe"
... 天去或者明天去，一定要去。Zánmen huòzhě jīntiān qù huòzhě míngtiān qù, yīdìng yào qù.We can either go today or tomorrow, but we must go. 你或者买这个或者买那个，其 ...

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Marking a topic with "de hua"
... 我肯定能去。他的话，我就不知道了。Wǒ kěndìng néng qù. Tā dehuà, wǒ jiù bù zhīdào le.I can definitely go. As for him, I don't know. 回老家的话，还是坐高铁比较方便。Huí ...

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Advanced uses of direction complement "-qilai"
... which are figurative extensions of the "movement" idea. For example, 起来 can be used to express collecting things together, sort of like in English we ...

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Expressing completion with "le"
... to get slightly more complicated. If the verb has an object, 了 (le) can go directly after the verb to indicate completion, but there are a few other ...

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Expressing "no wonder"
... it here because if you ever run into and think that 难怪 can only ever have one meaning, it can totally throw you for a loop. A few examples: 这也难怪 ...

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Expressing "thanks to" with "duokui"
... 幸亏幸亏 (xìngkuī) in meaning, the major grammatical similarity being that both can be used with 不然 or 才. But there are a few difference between them ...

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Assessing situations with "kanlai"
... a specific person's point of view. This is like saying "the way he/she sees it..." You can also say 在我看来, which is the longer version of just using 看来 ...

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Comparing "cai" and "jiu"
... When 才 is followed by a time, it can express the idea of "only," as in, " ... quantity" emphasis, both 才 and 就 can be used before the verb to express ...

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Comparing "changchang" and "jingchang"
... ? 他们常常吵架。Tāmen chángcháng chǎojià.They often argue. Neither 常常 nor 经常 can be placed before the subject: 常常他不吃早饭。Chángcháng tā bù chī zǎo fàn ...

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Comparing "gang" and "gangcai"
... also be placed in front of an adjective, while 刚才 can't be used this way. 刚 can also be used interchangeably with 刚刚. A few examples: 他的感冒刚刚好。Tā ...

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Comparing "yihou" "ranhou" "houlai"
... 见她。Wǒ xiān qù nǐ jiā, ránhòu wǒmen yīqǐ qù jiàn tā.I'll go to your house first, then we can go together to see her. B: 好的。我好久没见她了！她出国以后你们 ...

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Expressing the unexpected with "jingran"
... English word. Sometimes it's just a ''feeling'' that doesn't come across well in English unless you can hear the tone of voice. 没想到你竟然当着老师的面 ...

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Indicating a characteristic with "xing"
... be used with 性. While there is no set rule on what can or cannot be used, there are trends we can look at. Word + 性 Examples 你知道管理的科学 ...

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Comparing "yizhi" and "yixiang"
... habit or event that you ''don't like'', and can also be used in conjunction with 不. ... things. However, 一向 also can’t affect words that indicate some ...

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Expressing passive voice with "gei"
... is all polluted. Using 给 with 被 When using 给 in the passive voice, you can also use it with 被. In this structure 给 gives emphasis to the passive ...

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Affirmative-negative question
... , then repeat the same verb in its negative form, similar to how in English we can say, "Do you have money or not?" or "Have you or have you not been ...

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Tricky uses of "dao"
... zuò.I haven‘t done it. 我下个星期可以做。Wǒ xià gè xīngqī kěyǐ zuò.I can do it next week. 我相信你一定能做到。Wǒ xiāngxìn nǐ yīdìng néng zuòdào.I believe ...

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