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Comparing "cai" and "jiu"
... .I left at eight o'clock, but there was a traffic jam, so I was still ten minutes late. Expressing Small Quantity with 就就 can be used to mean ...

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Comparing "gang" and "gangcai"
... 他刚到。This gives the impression that not only did he just get here, but he should still be here.Tā gāng dào.He just arrived. 我们昨天刚到。Wǒmen zuótiān ...

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Comparing "gen" and "dui"
... 有孩子呢。Wǒ gēn nǐmen bù yīyàng, wǒ hái yǒu háizi ne.I am not like you guys. I still have kids. 上海跟纽约一样，都是国际大都市。Shànghǎi gēn Niǔyuē yīyàng, dōu ...

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Expressing "small quantity" with "jiu"
... 都忘了，就他还记得。Wǒmen dōu wàng le, jiù tā hái jìde.We all forgot. Only he still remembers it. 大家都下班了，就老板还没走。Dàjiā dōu xiàbān le, jiù lǎobǎn ...

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Advanced uses of "dou"
... "already" with "dou" 都……了 pattern used to mean "already." It still has some of that " already ," flavor, but with some of " since " added ...

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Advanced uses of "zong"
... 人总要吃饭吧。Bùguǎn fāshēng le shénme, rén zǒng yào chīfàn ba.No matter what happens, people still have to eat, right? 他是你爸爸，你总要礼貌一点吧。Tā shì nǐ ...

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Using "yi... wei..."
... writing and speech, and it is also one of the classical Chinese forms that is still in use today. In short, it means "Using A as B" or "taking A as ...

2 KB (328 words) - 08:27, 29 June 2019
Using "cai" for small numbers
... cái yī bǎi jīn, hái yào jiǎnféi?You're only 100 jin and you still want to lose some weight? Used with a Verb Structure 才 + Verb + Number ...

3 KB (516 words) - 08:29, 17 April 2019
Idiomatic phrases with "zai"
... jiānchí ràng háizi men dōu shàngxué.Under dire financial conditions, she still insisted that the children should all attend school. Used with 方 ...

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Expressing "can't do without" with "shaobuliao"
... le hái méi huílái, shǎobuliǎo shì zài jiābān.It's past 8 o'clock he still hasn't come back. He must be working overtime. Sources and Further Reading ...

4 KB (572 words) - 07:45, 14 January 2021
Using "youde" to mean "some"
... rén xiàbān le, yǒude rén zài jiābān.After six o'clock some people are off work, while some are still working. 我的大学老师有的很年轻，有的很老。 Wǒ de dàxué ...

4 KB (694 words) - 03:56, 16 April 2019
Comparing "yihou" and "de shihou"
... There are instances where ''both'' 以后 and 的时候 could work and still mean the same thing. These are times when there isn't really a duration, it ...

5 KB (783 words) - 09:26, 9 November 2020
Main Page 2
... Upper Intermediate (B2) - style="color: 000; padding:2px 5px;" There are still plenty of finer points to work on at this level. For example ...

12 KB (1,626 words) - 09:06, 20 October 2016
Old Main Page 2
... Upper Intermediate (B2) - style="color: 000; padding:2px 5px;" There are still plenty of finer points to work on at this level. For example ...

12 KB (1,626 words) - 09:09, 20 October 2016
New Main Page RC2
... Upper Intermediate (B2) - style="color: 000; padding:2px 5px;" There are still plenty of finer points to work on at this level. For example ...

12 KB (1,626 words) - 09:09, 20 October 2016
Expressing "already" with just "le"
... 孩子还在上大学吗？Háizi hái zài shàng dàxué ma? Are your kids still in college? B:他们工作了。This expression emphasizes that they're not students anymore, and ...

4 KB (540 words) - 08:56, 21 April 2021
Taiwanese "you"
... put in front of action verbs in Taiwanese Mandarin, it can indicate that the verb is still continuing. 他有学，而且很喜欢。Tā yǒu xué, érqiě hěn xǐhuan ...

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Beginner Guide to Chinese Grammar
... from the grammar of those European languages you may have encountered before. Still, Chinese grammar may surprise you with its pleasing simplicity and ...

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Expressing "again" in the past with "you"
... , but is also a little tricky because it expresses something that is still ongoing, and has already started as the speaker is speaking. Literally it ...

5 KB (771 words) - 01:53, 10 November 2020
Advanced yes-no questions with "ma"
... include 什么 (shénme), 谁 (shéi), and 哪里 (nǎlǐ). Then "吗" (ma) can still be added at the end of the question, turning the whole structure into a kind of ...

6 KB (888 words) - 09:15, 2 August 2021
Reviewing options with "ba"
... hái huì zuò cuò; shuō ba, tā kěndìng bù gāoxìng.If I don't tell him, he will still do it wrong next time. If I do tell him, he will get upset. 回去吧 ...

4 KB (706 words) - 17:21, 6 December 2018