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Expressing fractions with "fenzhi"
... fifth of China's. 押金是房租的百分之二十。Yājīn shì fángzū de bǎifēn zhī èrshí.The deposit is 20% of the rent. 期末考试成绩占总成绩的百分之三十。 Qīmò kǎoshì ...

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Comparing "shihe" and "heshi"
... 合适我。This would be treating 合适 like a verbZhège héshì wǒ. 这个适合我。适合 is a verb Zhège shìhé wǒ.This suits me. 这个鞋码很适合。This would be treating 适合 ...

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Expressing "in the end" with "daodi"
... 手就是大方。 Dàodǐ shì ge dà lǎobǎn, chūshǒu jiùshì dàfang.Look how generous he is with money. He is a high-level boss, after all.... 到底是个高手，这么快就把 ...

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Expressing completion with "le"
... a certain time frame. Most Basic Pattern The simplest way to use 了 (le) is to just put it after a verb. When there's nothing else after the verb ...

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Comparing "zai" and "you"
... do you keep calling me? What it it? 这个人又来了。Zhège rén yòu lái le.This guy is here again. 他又不来上课了，老师可能罚他。Tā yòu bù lái shàngkè le, lǎoshī ...

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Placement of "le" with objects
... 可能就是非常简单的。 If the object placed after the verb is very simple, it is typical to have something modifying the object, such as a number and measure word ...

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Expressing "and then" with "yushi"
... would be "and then." Since 于是 can only be used to talk about the past, 了 is often used in the same sentence. ⋯⋯ ，于是 ⋯⋯ + 了 Examples 我看大家都买 ...

6 KB (917 words) - 07:46, 14 January 2021
Expressing "excessively" with "tai"
... 你太好了。 Nǐ tài hǎo le.You are so great. 他太帅了。 Tā tài shuài le.He is very handsome. 这个女孩太漂亮了。 Zhège nǚhái tài piàoliang le.This girl ...

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Zeros in numbers
... zero gap, Chinese simply says 一百一十. Note that informally, the ''ten'' here is often omitted and people say 一百一. Watch out for this, as it could easily ...

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Expressing existence with "you"
... water in the cup? 我的手机里有你的号码。Wǒ de shǒujī lǐ yǒu nǐ de hàomǎ.Your number is in my cell phone. 现在办公室里有人吗？Xiànzài bàngōngshì lǐ yǒu rén ma ...

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Suggestions with "ba"
... it or not Wǒmen jiéhūn ba.Let's get married. 老板，便宜一点吧。This is more of a request, made to a shopkeeper.Lǎobǎn, piányi yīdiǎn ba.Boss, can you make ...

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Expressing "with" with "gen"
... the teacher. 下周谁跟老板一起出差？Xià zhōu shéi gēn lǎobǎn yīqǐ chūchāi?Who is going on a business trip together with the boss next week? 结婚以后，你想跟父母 ...

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Intensifying with "duo"
... 你看这个地方，多美啊！Nǐ kàn zhège dìfang, duō měi a Look at this place, it is so beautiful 学中文多有意思啊！Xué Zhōngwén duō yǒu yìsi a Studying Chinese ...

4 KB (518 words) - 09:41, 2 April 2019
Moderating positive adjectives with "hai"
... 那么难吃。Wǒ juéde zhèlǐ de cài hái kěyǐ, méiyǒu nàme nánchī.I think the food here is OK, it is not too bad-tasting. 这个牌子还不错，很多年轻人喜欢。Zhège páizi ...

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Adjectives with "name" and "zheme"
... this difficult. 雨这么大，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 ...

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Expressing "more and more" with "yuelaiyue"
... and colder. 你女儿越来越漂亮了。Nǐ nǚér yuèláiyuè piàoliang le.Your daughter is getting more and more beautiful. 你说得越来越好了。Nǐ shuō de yuèláiyuè hǎo ...

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Expressing "although" with "suiran" and "danshi"
... 然很胖，可是很灵活。Wǒ mèimei suīrán hěn pàng, kěshì hěn línghuó.Although my little sister is fat, she is flexible. 虽然她准备得很好，但是还是有点紧张。Suīrán tā ...

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Expressing "even" with "lian" and "dou"
... 连她叫什么都没问？Nǐ lián tā jiào shénme dōu méi wèn?You didn't even ask what her name is? 你怎么了？连你住在哪儿都不记得了？Nǐ zěnme le? Lián nǐ zhù zàinǎr ...

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Expressing ongoing duration with double "le"
... an additional 了 (le) which tells us that the action has not concluded and is ongoing. You can think of the second 了 (le) as communicating the meaning ...

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Stating the effect before the cause
... 是因为路上堵车。Wǒmen zhī suǒyǐ chídào le shì yīnwèi lùshang dǔchē.The reason we were late is because we were stuck in a traffic jam. 小朋友之所以哭是因为我没有 ...

5 KB (682 words) - 07:02, 17 December 2020