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  • ... 别 吵 ,一 个 一 个 说。Bié chǎo, yī gè yī gè shuō.Don't argue. Speak one by one. 别 着急 ,一 点 一 点 做 。Bié zháojí, yī diǎn yī diǎn zuò.Don't worry, do ...
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  • ... 他 是 这个 公司 的 创始人 之 一 。Tā shì zhège gōngsī de chuàngshǐ rén zhī yī.He is one of the founders of this company. 成龙 是 最 有名 的 中国 明星 之 一 。Chéng Lóng shì zuì ...
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  • ... 他 一 句 中文 都 不 会 说 。 Tā yī jù Zhōngwén dōu bù huì shuō.He can't speak one sentence of Chinese. 为什么 这里 一 个 人 都 没有 ? Wèishénme zhèlǐ yī gè rén dōu méiyǒu ...
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  • Grammar Box When we want to express "to do something as one pleases," we can use the "想 (xiǎng) ''verb'' 就 (jiù) ''verb''" pattern. Basic ...
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  • REDIRECT Expressing "not even one"
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  • REDIRECT Expressing "one of" with "zhiyi"
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  • REDIRECT Expressing "one of" with "zhiyi"
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  • ... English. 1100 is 一千一百. Unlike ''and'' in English, if there is more than one such "gap" in a number, a zero must be read out for each gap. The number ...
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  • ... 害怕 改变 。Tā yī fāngmiàn xiǎng gǎibiàn, yī fāngmiàn yòu hàipà gǎibiàn.On the one hand, he wants to change; on the other hand, he's afraid of change. 我们 ...
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  • ... 着 is natural.)Gōngsī de mén kāi zhe, kěshì méi rén zài.The office door is open but no one is in there. 公司 的 门 在 开 ,可是 没 人 在 。"Being open" is not an ...
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  • ... sānqiān liǎngbǎi 56,700 5,6700 五万六千七百 wǔwàn liùqiān qībǎi One Hundred Million - 亿 (yì) After 99,999,999, there is yet another new numerical unit ...
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  • ... Nǐ xǐhuan nǎ zhǒng nǚhái?What kind of girls do you like? B: 漂亮 的。 Piàoliang de.Pretty ones. A: 你 要 喝 冷 水 还是 热 水?Nǐ yào hē lěng shuǐ háishì rè shuǐ ?Do ...
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  • ... .A7 good examples of articles to look at in the Style guide style guide . One specific example of using this "copy and modify" method is with the ...
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  • ... 十 (sānshí), and so on. Units in the tens are simply added on the end. So twenty one is 二十一 (èrshí-yī), thirty four is 三十四 (sānshí-sì), and ninety-nine ...
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  • ... . 他 在 上海 就 一 个 朋友 。Tā zài Shànghǎi jiù yī gè péngyou.He only has one friend in Shanghai. 我们 公司 就 三 个 员工 。Wǒmen gōngsī jiù sān gè yuángōng.There are ...
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  • ... List 块 元 角 毛 分 Examples 每天 给 孩子 一 块 钱。Give the children one kuai every day. 你 应该 再 给 我 两 元 。 You should give me two yuan again. 我 ...
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  • ... 条 鱼 yī tiáo yúa fish 一 条 短信 yī tiáo duǎnxìna text (message) And one noun can take different measure words in different situations: 一 块 巧克力 yī kuài ...
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  • ... 个。Dàochù dōu yǒu gūdú de rén, wǒ zhǐ shì qízhōng yī gè.There are lonely people everywhere. I am just one of them. 这么 多 项目,其中 最 难 做的 就是 环境的 项目。Zhème ...
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  • ... be using 的 (de) and 得 (de) a lot more in everyday communication than this one. Examples 生气 地 说 shēngqì de shuōangrily say 开心 地 笑 kāixīn de ...
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  • ... 。Huài le jiù huài le, zài mǎi xīn de.If it's broken, leave it there. We can buy a new one. 走 就 走 ,我 早就 不 想 干 了 !Zǒu jiù zǒu, wǒ zǎo jiù bù xiǎng gàn ...
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  • ... was beaten. Second, passive sentences shift emphasis from the "doer" of the action to the one affected by that action. For example: 你 被 公司 炒鱿鱼 了 ?Nǐ ...
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  • ... 我 还是 他 ? Wǒ háishì tā?Me or him? 一 个 还是 两 个 ? Yī gè háishì liǎng gè?One or two? 辣 的 还是 不 辣 的?Là de háishì bù là de?Spicy or non-spicy? 冰 的 还 ...
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  • ... Two-Syllable Adjectives (AABB) If the adjective has more than one character, then you should repeat each character individually (rather than the ...
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  • ... also" is with the word 也 (yě). What's the difference? With 还 (hái), ONE subject is doing TWO different things, whereas when The "also" adverb "ye" 也 ...
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  • ... 蛋糕,或者 你 吃 或者 我 吃。Zhǐyǒu yīkuài dàngāo, huòzhě nǐ chī huòzhě wǒ chī.There's only one piece of cake. Either you eat it, or I eat it. 你 或者 学 汉语 , 或者 学 法 ...
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  • ... 人 当中 有 一 个 人 是 小偷。Wǔ gè rén dāngzhōng yǒu yī gè rén shì xiǎotōu.Of the five people, one of them is a thief. 在 这么 多 家 餐厅 当中 ,就是 他们 家 比较 好吃。Zài zhème ...
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  • ... rén dōu xiě le wǔ yè zhǐ, nǐ jiù xiě le yī yè zhǐ Everyone wrote five pages, but you wrote just one? 那 时候 中国人 都 生 四 五 个 孩子,他们 家 就 一 个 孩子? Nà shíhou ...
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  • ... 找到 means "to ''find''," that the search was successful, and results were achieved. So if one were to say "你一定要找," it would mean "you must try to find ...
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  • ... tào zìjǐ zhù, lìng yī tào zū gěi biérén le.She has two houses. She lives in one and rents the other one to other people. 我 买 了 三 张 票 ,一 张 是 我的 ,另外 两 ...
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  • ... already know: 不是……吗? This first one is the easiest and most common. It ... have happened. 谁让你……? The third one is exclusively used by surly or annoyed ...
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  • ... verbs, and to make matters worse, some verbs (but not all ) can use either one. There are a few principles you can use to keep them straight, but also ...
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  • ... getting hard to find explanations that really address your needs, but this is one place you can find them File:Chinese-grammar-wiki-er.jpg 200px ...
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  • ... are not the same as objects, and can be as short as one character, or practically as long as a sentence. Complements provide additional information ...
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  • ... where your grammar knowledge stands, take a look at one of these levels, and if you can find one where you know ''MOST'' of the grammar points already ...
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  • ... taken out of context. The following table explains different meanings that one complement phrase could have as either a degree complement or potential ...
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  • ... the subject). A simple 是 can make clear which one the speaker is emphasizing. 你 是 上周 和 ... However, it can actually appear in one of two places. Take a ...
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  • ... 能 到 家 吗?Kāichē yī gè xiǎoshí néng dào jiā ma?Is it possible to drive home in one hour? 他们 明天 能 早 点 来 吗? Tāmen míngtiān néng zǎo diǎn lái ma?Would it ...
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  • ... structure is: Noun 1 + 比 + Noun 2 + Adj. The noun that's placed first is the one that comes out on top in the comparison. So in the sentence: 小李 比 小 ...
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  • ... the basic structure, you'll often see a 了 after the complement: Subj. + Verb + One-syllable Verb +了 (+ Obj.) Examples 你们 都 听 懂 了 吗 ?Nǐmen ...
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  • ... (rather than just throwing in one word, like "even" in English ... used with 连 (lián), so it's the one we'll use exclusively here. Examples 这 ...
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  • ... simpler 才 patterns, providing a way to emphasize that it's ''THIS'' one (''not'' THAT one). There's no "only if" here, but the 只有 is still implied ...
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  • ... while still expressing 没有 (méiyǒu), (meaning "to not have" or "there is no"). One well-known example of this is Inability with "mei banfa" 没办法 (méi ...
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  • ... 没 去。 In these three example sentences, we see that the opposite what one hopes or desires has happened. In the first sentence, we see that the person ...
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  • ... 两 个 半 月 liǎng gè bàn yuètwo and a half months 一 斤 半 水果 One "jin" = 500gyī jīn bàn shuǐguǒ one and a half jin of fruit 一 瓶 半 白酒 yī píng bàn báijiǔ ...
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  • ... , the 和, and the 却. These are the ones that tend to give learners are a hard time. The ... , but different parts of speech. One oft-cited example is 忽然 and ...
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  • ... 没 去过。I have not gone to the USA. He also hasn't gone. Mnemonic Trick One way to remember the word order in Chinese is the order in which things ...
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  • ... meaning of "very" into the sentence, you could use another adverb instead of 很 (hěn). One good choice is 非常 (fēicháng). 他 非常 高 。Tā fēicháng gāo.He is ...
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  • ... with Two-Syllable Verbs In the examples above, all verbs are only one syllable. Those verbs get reduplicated a lot, so those examples are quite ...
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  • ... examine below. 到 (dào) for Coming or Going to a Place One commonly used structure takes the above one and adds a 来 (lái) or 去 (qù) to the end of ...
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  • ... and 而且. When using two different subjects, however, you need to put one after 不但 and one after 而且. Structure 不但 + Subj. 1 ⋯⋯ ,而且 + Subj. 2 + 也 ...
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  • ... range anywhere from 3,000 to 5,000 characters for the amount of characters one needs to know to have a decent amount of fluency in reading things like ...
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  • ... enough, and wants to take the idea one step further. 甚至 Used to ... noun being emphasized is the "surprising" one or one that is the most "extreme." ...
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  • ... ''after the subject'' (if there is one) and ''before the verb''. (This ... subject ) Also 反而 can appear in one sentence with 但是. Rather than ''replacing'' ...
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  • ... 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 。Wǒmen ...
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  • ... the structure Expressing various aspects with "yi fangmian" "一方面……一方面……" , or "on the one hand... on the other hand" in English. 政府 一面 要 控制 通货膨 ...
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  • ... about" question): 这 个 很 好 , 那 个 呢 ?Zhège hěn hǎo, nàge ne?This one is good. What about that one? 这 个 用 中文 怎么 说?那 个 呢 ?Zhège yòng Zhōngwén zěnme ...
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  • ... things happened in the past? Do you have to put a 了 (le) after each one, just like we'd put each verb in the past tense in English? Good question The ...
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  • ... 2 + Adv. + 近 / 远 So this pattern is normally used to simply express that one place is (not) close or (not) far from another place. Easy, right? It's ...
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  • ... directly modify a noun to indicate it is that one from "just now" or "just before," while ... to the ''past'' (including the one with 刚才), the action is ...
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  • ... many ways of expressing preference. One of the common ways is ... 朋友 ,我 宁愿 单身 。I'd rather stay single than find a random one. 与其 去 上 一个 三流 的 大学 ,我 宁可 先 ...
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  • ... getting hard to find explanations that really address your needs, but this is one place you can find them File:Chinese-grammar-wiki-cha.jpg 200px ...
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  • ... 一 页 ?Yǐjīng liǎng tiān le, nǐ cái kàn wán yī yè?It's been two days and you only finished reading one page? 我们 才 玩 了 一会儿 ,再 玩 一会儿 吧 ?Wǒmen cái wán le ...
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  • ... noun is sort of like the way we say "one" or "it" in English. It's a basic substitution, but it's one that is very common and very helpful in everyday ...
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  • ... might seem obvious, but in the following sentences, we could use "when" in English for every single one. 下 飞机 以后 给 我 打电话 。 Xià fēijī yǐhòu gěi wǒ dǎ ...
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  • ... people in the middle of the lobby. 中间 as "Among" 中间 is used when referring to one (or more) "among many." A few examples: 你们 中间 有 会 唱歌 的 吗 ...
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  • ... . 我们 公司 一 周 开 一 次 会 。Wǒmen gōngsī yī zhōu kāi yī cì huì.Our company holds one meeting per week. 我 两 个 月 剪 一 次 头发 。Wǒ liǎng gè yuè jiǎn yī cì tóufa.I ...
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  • ... 。Wǒ èrshí suì.I am 20 years old. 我 儿子 一 岁 。Wǒ érzi yī suì.My son is one year old. 我 妈妈 今年 45 岁 。Wǒ māma jīnnián sìshí-wǔ suì.My mother is 45 years ...
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  • ... coffee? 我 老婆 只 要 一个 孩子。Wǒ lǎopo zhǐ yào yī gè háizi.My wife only wants one child. 宝宝 只 会 走,不 会 跑。Bǎobao zhǐ huì zǒu, bù huì pǎo.The baby can only ...
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  • ... to express " originally " in Chinese, and 本来 (běnlái) is one of the ones first learned, partly because its two characters are so simple. Using ...
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  • ... him. 这些 菜 没有 一 个 不 辣 的 。Zhèxiē cài méiyǒu yī gè bù là de.There is no single one that is not spicy among these dishes. 我们 公司 的 员工 没有 一 个 不 会 说 英语 的 ...
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  • ... ba.You should find someone to take you inside. "Something" with 什么 This one is often used with 点 (儿) before the verb. Examples: 我们 应该 做 点 ...
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  • ... 你 帮 得 了 我 。Zhè jiàn shìqing zhǐyǒu nǐ bāng deliǎo wǒ.You're the only one who is able to help me with this. Verbs with -不下 and -得下 Structure ...
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  • ... You gave this book away without even reading it first. 连 as "Not Even One" Here 连 serves as an adverb to add emphasis. It Expressing "not even ...
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  • ... yiyang)... gotta master them all '''Change of state with 了 (le):''' this one confuses everyone at first, but you can get a handle on it by focusing ...
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  • ... nouns can also be adverbs (adverbial adjuncts to be precise - can have more than one in a phrase). Other types of nouns can't be adverbs. 然后 vs 以 ...
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  • ... -nd'', ''-rd'' and ''-th''. Chinese makes things a lot simpler by using one prefix for all ordinal numbers: 第 (dì). This character is simply placed in ...
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  • ... 9 Putting 多 after 十, 百, 千 or 万 indicates a number higher than the one stated but lower than the next round number. Similar to 'odd' in English, e.g ...
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  • ... finish reading this book within one week. Advanced Potential ... some of the simplest and most common ones. Be aware that there are many more ...
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  • ... constructing longer sentences which focus on the result or influence of an action. One of its key features is that it brings the object of the verb ...
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  • ... effect with "yinwei" and "suoyi" this one use terms like "cause" and " ... elements. You can add multiple classes to one element, as long as you put a ...
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  • ... of Speech These following grammar points fit pretty neatly into one part of speech category. Print POS A1 Grammatical Structures These ...
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  • ... of Speech These following grammar points fit pretty neatly into one part of speech category. Print POS A2 Grammatical Structures These ...
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  • ... of Speech These following grammar points fit pretty neatly into one part of speech category. Print POS B1 Grammatical Structures These ...
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  • ... These are grammatical structures that do not correspond neatly to just one particular part of speech. Print Structure B2 Comparisons of Similar ...
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  • ... 个 (+ Noun) ? Examples A:你 要 哪个?Nǐ yào nǎge?Which one do you want? B:我 要 这个。Wǒ yào zhège.I want this one. A:你 喜欢 哪 个 菜?Nǐ xǐhuan nǎge cài?Which ...
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  • ... , it's very easy to describe two actions in a row. Simply place one verb phrase after another, in this structure: Subj. + Verb Phrase 1 + Verb ...
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  • ... (tiān) is used. More formally, Sunday is also referred to as 星期日 (Xīngqīrì). One other implication of this system that you may not have noticed: "day ...
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  • ... teacher isn't good. Let's take one more look at two different ... .Me too. / I am too. For this next one, you'll notice that the "me too" reply repeats the ...
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  • ... just uses 都 (dōu) as if it were any other number greater than one. Chinese also doesn't have a special pattern like "neither / nor" for the negative ...
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  • ... Are you going to spend this Mid-Autumn Festival with your family? '''Note:''' One of the most common beginner mistakes is to fail to use 跟 (gēn) with ...
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  • ... "object 2." The main point is that there are two of them, and the first one is the recipient (e.g. the person the cake is given to), while the second ...
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  • ... 。Mǎi ba, nǐ yǐjīng yī nián duō méi mǎi xīn yīfu le.Just buy it. It's been more than one year since you last bought new clothes. 你 好像 很久 没 这么 开心 了 。Nǐ ...
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  • ... like these regarding the degree of an adjective with 多 (duō). This is just one of the many uses of this word. Structure 多 (duō) is often used to ...
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  • ... 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 interchangeably. Statement, 可 ...
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  • ... 个 月 。 Yào zuò wán zhège gōngzuò xūyào yī liǎng gè yuè.To complete this work, you need one to two months. 他们 家 的 孩子五 六 岁 了 吧 。 Tāmen jiā de háizi wǔ ...
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  • ... 一 个 晚上 就 看 完 了 ?Nǐ yī gè wǎnshang jiù kàn wán le?It only took you just one night to finish reading it? 他 十 分钟 就 做完 了 。Tā shí fēnzhōng jiù zuò wán le ...
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  • ... ma?Does everyone like eating spicy food? Examples with 每天 (měi tiān) One other common way to use 都 (dōu) is when you're talking about something ...
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