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  • Softening speech with "ba"
    ... Statement + 吧 Examples 这 不 太 好 吧 。 Zhè bù tài hǎo ba.This isn't so good. 算了 吧 。 Suàn le ba.Let's forget it. 应该 是 吧 。 Yīnggāi shì ba ...
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  • Softening the tone of questions with "ne"
    ... of the listener. Overusing 呢 in your questions can sound a bit feminine, though, so keep this in mind. 呢 with "Verb 不 Verb" Questions If a "verb ...
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  • Softening the Tone of Questions with "ne"
    REDIRECT Softening the tone of questions with "ne"
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  • Someone
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  • Somewhere
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  • Somehow
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  • Sometime
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  • "Some" Using "yixie"
    REDIRECT "Some" using "yixie"
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  • "Some" using "yixie"
    REDIRECT Expressing "some" with "yixie"
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  • "Some" with "youde"
    REDIRECT Using "youde" to mean "some"
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  • Some
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  • So
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  • Something
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  • Expressing "so-called" with "suowei"
    ... 有 好好 安排 时间。Suǒwèi méiyǒu shíjiān, shì nǐ méiyǒu hǎohāo ānpái shíjiān.The so-called lack of time means that you have not managed your time well. 所谓 成长 ...
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  • Use "suowei" to express "so-called"
    REDIRECT Expressing "so-called" with "suowei"
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  • Using "suowei" to express "so-called"
    REDIRECT Expressing "so-called" with "suowei"
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  • So
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  • Expressing "even so" with "zaibu... ye..."
    stub Grammar Box 再不…… 也…… (zàibù... yě...) Structure (Subj. +) 再不 …… 也 ……（了） Examples Note that there is a sense of urgency in ...
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  • Expressing "then…" with "name"
    ... Examples 他 不 听 ，那 我 应该 怎么办 ？Tā bù tīng, nà wǒ yīnggāi zěnme bàn? He won't listen. So what should I do? 你 说 这个 办法 不行 ，那 你 有 别的 办法 吗 ？Nǐ shuō ...
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  • Expressing "and then" with "yushi"
    ... 都 买 了 ，于是 我 也 买 了 。Wǒ kàn dàjiā dōu mǎi le, yúshì wǒ yě mǎi le.I saw everyone was buying it. So then I bought it, too. 昨天 突然 下雨 了 ，于是 我们 取消 了 野餐 的 计划 ...
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  • Adjectives with "name" and "zheme"
    ... 这么 快 ，你们 听 得 懂 吗 ？Tā shuō de zhème kuài, nǐmen tīng de dǒng ma?He speaks so fast. Can you guys understand? 我 没 想到 这个 考试 这么 难 。Wǒ méi xiǎng dào zhège ...
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  • Cause and effect with "yinwei" and "suoyi"
    ... 有 时间 给 你 打 电话。Wǒ tài máng le, suǒyǐ méiyǒu shíjiān gěi nǐ dǎ diànhuà.I was too busy, so I didn't have time to give you a call. 我们 公司 有 很 多 外国人，所以 我们 ...
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  • Ending a non-exhaustive list with "shenme de"
    ... 吃饭、聊天 什么的 。Wǒmen jiànmiàn yībān jiùshì chīfàn, liáotiān shénme de.When we meet, we just eat a meal, chat, and so on. 明天 去 野餐 ，我们 要 不 要 买 一些 水果、零食 什么的 ...
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  • Declaring the only option with "zhihao"
    ... home. 票价 太 贵 了，我 只好 放弃 了 。Piàojià tài guì le, wǒ zhǐhǎo fàngqì le.The fare was too expensive, so I gave up. 最近 工作 太 忙 了，我 只好 取消 了 我 和 朋友 的 旅行。Zuìjìn ...
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  • Intensifying with "duo"
    ... 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 is ...
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  • Aspect particle "zhe"
    ... one is in there. 公司 的 门 在 开 ，可是 没 人 在 。"Being open" is not an action, so don't use 在.)Gōngsī de mén zài kāi, kěshì méi rén zài. 她 穿 着 一 条 小 黑 裙 。"Be ...
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  • Facilitating an outcome with "yibian"
    ... 在 存钱，以便 我 能 买 一 套 房子。Wǒ zhèngzài cúnqián, yǐbiàn wǒ néng mǎi yī tào fángzi.We're saving money so we can buy a house. 公司 准备 派 人 去 客户 那里，以便 能 和 客户 更 好 ...
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  • Expressing "originally" with "benlai"
    ... 就 够 瘦 了 ，还要 减肥 吗？Nǐ běnlái jiù gòu shòu le, hái yào jiǎnféi ma?You are already so thin and you still want to lose weight? 他 讲 得 本来就 不 对 ，为什么 还 要 我 听 ...
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  • Potential complement
    ... 这么 小 ，看 得 懂 这 本 书 吗 ？Tā zhème xiǎo, kàn de dǒng zhè běn shū ma?She's so young. Can she really understand this book? 我怕 我 做 不 好 这份 工作 。Wǒ pà wǒ zuò bu ...
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  • Asking why with "zenme"
    ... 的 空气 怎么 那么 差？Běijīng de kōngqì zěnme nàme chà? How can the air in Beijing be so bad? 你的 汉语 怎么 这么 好？Nǐ de Hànyǔ zěnme zhème hǎo? How is your Mandarin ...
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  • Expressing purpose with "hao"
    ... 努力，好 考 个 好 大学。Tā xuéxí fēicháng nǔlì, hǎo kǎo gè hǎo dàxué.He is studying very hard so that he can get into a good university. 她 在 学 中文，好 听得懂 别人 说 什么 ...
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  • Expressing "all along" with "yuanlai"
    ... it's like that 原来 你 这么 有钱！Yuánlái nǐ zhème yǒuqián It turns out you are so rich 原来 你 在 骗 我 ！ 我 怎么 那么 傻 ？ Yuánlái nǐ zài piàn wǒ Wǒ zěnme nàme shǎ ...
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  • Non-exhaustive lists with "dengdeng"
    ... 等等 ，我 都 喜欢 吃 。 Xīguā, bōluó, pútao, děngděng, wǒ dōu xǐhuan chī.Watermelons, pineapples, grapes, and so on... I like them all. 我 爸爸 很 喜欢 运动 ，比如 跑步、游泳 ...
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  • Comparing "benlai" and "yuanlai"
    ... 她 了。Tā běnlái jiù bù xǐhuan nǐ, nǐ bié zài zhuī tā le.She never liked you in the first place, so stop pursuing her. 他 说话 的 方式 本来 就 很 容易 让人 不 舒服，你 别 ...
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  • Chinese word order
    ... to happen. For example, time has to pass before you can be at a place, so that goes first. You have to be at a place before you can do anything there ...
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  • Editor instructions
    ... to be sure. When adding a new page, add the "stub" tag to the very top so that we know that it probably still needs work. It looks like this: stub ...
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  • Expressing "excessively" with "tai"
    ... creative to express the same feeling in English. 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 ...
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  • Structure of numbers
    ... logically. They're formed with 十 (shí) followed by a digit 一 (yī) to 九 (jiǔ). So eleven is 十一 (shíyī), twelve is 十二 (shí'èr), thirteen is 十三 (shísān ...
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  • Inability with "mei banfa"
    ... 他 不 开门，所以 她 没 办法 进去。Tā bù kāimén, suǒyǐ tā méi bànfǎ jìnqù.He didn't open the door, so she has no way to enter. 你 不 会 说 中文，没 办法 在 我们公司 工作。Nǐ bù huì ...
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  • Sentence-final interjection "a"
    ... 吃 啊 ？Nǐ chī bu chī a? Are you eating or not? 谁 说 的 啊 ？Shéi shuō de a? Who said so? 你 傻 啊 ？Nǐ shǎ a? What are you, stupid? 看 什么 啊 ？没 见 过 漂亮 姑娘 啊 ...
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  • Negative adjectives with "-si le"
    ... 这 几 天 忙 死了。Literally, "busy to death" Zhè jǐ tiān máng sǐ le It's been so terribly busy these days 这 件 衣服 丑 死了。Literally, "ugly to death"Zhè jiàn ...
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  • Expressing "after all" with "bijing"
    ... tā háishì xiǎo, nǐ jiù bié dǎ tā le.Although he made a mistake, he is, after all, still young. So stop hitting him. 虽然 我 穿 了 不 少 衣服，但 毕竟 是 北方 的 冬天，所以 ...
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  • Expressing "no wonder"
    ... 这么 多 ，原来 在 打折 。Nánguài zhèlǐ rén zhème duō, yuánlái zài dǎzhé.No wonder there are so many people here. There's a sale going on. 怪不得 她 拉肚子 ，原来 她 昨天 又 ...
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  • Expressing that something has already happened with "laizhe"
    ... 来着！你 一 吃 火锅 就 拉 肚子！I told you so You have a diarrhea every time you eat hotpot 我 ... ！这 个 东西 肯定 是 假的！I told you so This thing must be fake 我 说 什么 来着 ...
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  • Expressing "can't do without" with "shaobuliao"
    ... his girlfriend. 这么 闷热 ，少不了 是 要 下 暴雨 。Zhème mēnrè, shǎobuliǎo shì yào xià bàoyǔ.It's so stuffy. It must be about to storm. 八点 多 了 还 没 回 来，少不了 是 在 加班 ...
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  • Advanced "le" after an object
    ... had class.... 老师 问 了 问题。Lǎoshī wèn le wèntí.The teacher asked questions.... So for these short sentences, it would be more natural to put 了 after the ...
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  • Advanced potential complements
    ... 他 那么 老 ，走 得 了 那么 多 路 吗 ？Tā nàme lǎo, zǒu deliǎo nàme duō lù ma?He's so old. Will he be able to walk that far? 今晚 我 有 事 ，去 不 了 。Jīn wǎn wǒ yǒushì, qù ...
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  • Expressing "no" (noun) "to" (verb) with "wu... ke..."
    ... xīn fángzi, wǒ xiànzài wú chǔ kě qù.My lease is up, but I haven't found a new place yet, so I have nowhere to go. 很 多 30岁 以上 的 女演员 说 自己 无 戏 可 拍。Hěn ...
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  • Basic comparisons with "bi"
    ... 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 小张 高 。Xiǎo Lǐ bǐ Xiǎo Zhāng gāo .Xiao ...
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  • Learner FAQ
    ... , and you'll eventually need to break down and start using it yourself. So if you're an intermediate learner, you're definitely going to need to learn ...
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  • Expressing "even if…" with "jiusuan"
    ... what?" 就算 他 来 了 ，又 怎么样 ？Jiùsuàn tā lái le, yòu zěnmeyàng?Even if he came, so what? 就算 你 家 有钱 ，又 怎么样 ？Jiùsuàn nǐ jiā yǒu qián, yòu zěnmeyàng?Even if ...
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  • Expressing "almost" using "chadian mei"
    ... tài dà le, wǒ zǒu le hěn jiǔ, chàdiǎnr méi lèi sǐ.This place is so big. I walked for so long I almost died from exhaustion. 我 差点儿 没 被 发现。Wǒ chàdiǎnr ...
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  • Comparing "bu" and "mei"
    ... you ''do not want to do'' or ''do not intend to do'' (in the future). So expressing things like "I don't want to go" or "I'm not going" would be uses ...
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  • Advanced uses of "zong"
    ... 爸爸，你 总 要 礼貌 一点 吧。Tā shì nǐ bàba, nǐ zǒng yào lǐmào yīdiǎn ba.He is your father, so you ought to be a little more polite. 你 拿 了 人家 的 钱，总 得 帮 人家 做 事 吧 ...
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  • Comparing "buduan" and "buting"
    ... 我 今天 很 困，不 停 地 打 哈欠。Wǒ jīntiān hěn kùn, bù tíng de dǎ hāqian.I'm so tired today. I can't stop yawning. 感冒 了，喉咙 痛，还 不 停 地 流 鼻涕。Gǎnmào le, hóulóng ...
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  • Tricky uses of "dao"
    ... result was achieved. It can have the effect of making a verb mean "try to ''verb''." So 做 without -到 is kind of like "try to do," but when you want to ...
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  • Foreword
    ... the very outset, students can begin to move toward the goal that was formerly so elusive: the acquisition of 语感 (yǔgǎn), the “feeling for the language ...
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  • Expressing "in this way" with "zheyang"
    ... 的 是 这样 想 的 吗 ？Nǐmen zhēnde shì zhèyàng xiǎng de ma?Do you guys really think so? Used as a Conjunction This use of 这样 corresponds to "in this way ...
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  • Expressing "multiples" with "bei"
    ... (x + 2x). This little detail is sometimes confusing even for native speakers, so if you're talking about multiples and 多 is involved, be sure to use ...
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  • A2 Grammar Course
    ... '''Two uses of 以后 (yihou), two uses of 以前 (yiqian):''' so simple, yet so elusive... '''Expressing "when" with 的时候 (de shihou):''' this one starts ...
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  • Simple rhetorical questions
    ... de zhème wǎn, néng bù chídào ma?You got up so late, how could you not be late? A: 我 点 ... cài, néng bù pàng ma?Eating so much food at night, how could I ...
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  • Main Page
    ... are still a work in progress (there are ask: Level::C1 format=count so far), but if you'd like to help edit them, Contact please get in ...
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  • Part of speech
    ... as ''-性'' or ''-化'' or ''-们'', but they're not common. So we'll point them out when they exist, but they're not something you can consistently count ...
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  • Rhetorical questions
    ... him.) 这么 贵，值得 吗？（不 值得。）Zhème guì, zhídé ma？(Bù zhídé.)It's so expensive. Is it even worth it?(It's not worth it.) Rhetorical Question with 不 or 没 ...
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  • Degree complement
    ... 。Tā de wàzi chòu sǐle.His socks totally reek. 小狗 可爱 死了 。Xiǎogǒu kě'ài sǐle.The puppy is so adorable 老师 说 今天 没有 作业 ，我们 都 高兴 坏了 。Lǎoshī shuō jīntiān ...
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  • Using "ba" sentences
    ... clear on the explanations you've read so far and the examples make sense ... a gun"), and 一把椅子 ("a chair"). So, you've got to look at how 把 is being ...
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  • The "shi... de" construction for emphasizing details
    ... ''was'' carried out, and only the detail emphasized by 是⋯⋯的 is being denied. So, in the second sentence, the implication is that 他 didn't go with 我们 ...
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  • Style guide
    ... up a list of example sentences, you may want to draw up a table. To do so, do follow these steps: Wrap the whole table in a <div> with class ''liju'' ...
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  • Using "lai" as a dummy verb
    ... read it. A:你 怎么 做 得 这么 慢 ？Nǐ zěnme zuò de zhème màn?How come you do it so slowly? B:你 觉得 我 慢 ？你 来 ！Nǐ juéde wǒ màn? Nǐ lái You think I'm slow? You do ...
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  • Expressing "a little too" with "you dian"
    ... ，妈妈 有点 不高兴 。Bàba huílái yǒudiǎn wǎn, māma yǒudiǎn bù gāoxìng.Dad came back home a bit too late, so mom was a little unhappy. 老师 今天 有点 不 舒服 ，所以 没 来上课 ...
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  • Continuation with "hai"
    ... 解释 了 这么 多 遍 ，你 还 不 懂 ？Wǒ jiěshì le zhème duō biàn, nǐ hái bù dǒng?I've explained it so many times, and you still don't get it? 我 对 你 这么 好 ，你 还 不 高兴 ...
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  • Adjectives with "-ji le"
    ... 那么 生气 ，我们 都 害怕 极了 。Tā nàme shēngqì, wǒmen dōu hàipà jíle.He was so angry. We were all so scared. 高考 那 天 ，我 紧张 极了 。Gāokǎo nà tiān, wǒ jǐnzhāng jíle.I ...
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  • Expressing "even" with "lian" and "dou"
    ... 都 知道 。Zhège wèntí tài jiǎndān le, lián sān suì xiǎohái dōu zhīdào.This question is so easy that even a three-year-old kid knows the answer. 这个 汉字 太 难 ...
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  • Adjectival complement "de budeliao"
    ... 太 多 ，路上 堵 得 不得了。Xiànzài chē tài duō, lùshang dǔ de bùdéliǎoThere are too many cars nowadays, so traffic is terrible. 自从 她 说 要 给 我 一个 礼物 ，我 好奇 得 不得了 ...
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  • Expressing "therefore" with "yinci"
    ... 人 。Xiǎo Wáng shuōhuà bù hǎotīng, yīncǐ tā dézuì le hěn duō rén.Xiao Wang spoke overly bluntly, so he offended many people. 下个 月 考试， 因此 这个 月 我 没有 出去 ...
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  • Expressing "since" with "jiran"
    ... 既然 你 那么 喜欢，那就 买 吧。 Jìrán nǐ nàme xǐhuan, nà jiù mǎi ba.Since you like it so much, just buy it. 她 既然 刚刚 分手，那 现在 应该 是 单身 吧。 Tā jìrán gānggāng fēnshǒu ...
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  • Expressing "let alone" with "hekuang"
    ... like this, then B must be even more so. Examples 这 句 话 连 孩 ... then the meaning is reversed: now A is so hard, B would almost be impossible. Subj. ...
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  • Rhetorical questions with "nandao"
    ... 道 不 知道 发生 了 什么 吗？ Nǐ zhème lěngjìng, nándào bù zhīdào fāshēng le shénme ma?You are so calm. Do you not know what happened? 你 父母 这么 关心 你， 难道 你 一点 都 感 ...
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  • Expressing "in the end" with "jiujing"
    ... guys help me or not? 她 究竟 是 不 是 你 女朋友？Tā jiūjìng shì bu shì nǐ nǚpéngyou?So, is she your girlfriend or not? 你 究竟 喜 不 喜欢 我？Nǐ jiūjìng xǐ bu xǐhuan wǒ ...
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  • Expressing completion with "le"
    ... Comes After the Object OK, so here's the tricky part. Even when ... which will be followed by another action. So we'll be using 来 (lái) or 去 ...
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  • Using "guo" with "le"
    ... He has already had a shower. When to Use 过 (guo) with 了 (le) So when would you use the sentences above? You'd be emphasizing that the action has ...
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  • Expressing "almost" using "chadian"
    ... a lot of meanings. In this case, it means "to lack," or "to be short." So in Chinese, the way to say "almost" is to say, "lacking that little bit." If ...
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  • Assessing situations with "kanlai"
    ... 来 了，都 这么 晚 了。Kànlái tā bù lái le, dōu zhème wǎn le.It seems he's not coming. It's already so late. 看来 你 玩 得 不 高兴，怎么 这么 早 就 回来 了？Kànlái nǐ wán de bù ...
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  • Comparing "zai" and "you"
    ... 真 烦 人 。 Míngtiān yòu yào kāi huì, zhēn fán rén.We're having another meeting tomorrow. So annoying 你 又 要 辞职 了 ？ 为什么 ？ Nǐ yòu yào cízhí le? wèishénme ...
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  • Comparing "cai" and "jiu"
    ... ，你 才 点 了 三 个 菜。 Wǒmen yǒu zhème duō rén, nǐ cái diǎn le sān gè cài.We have so many people and you only ordered three dishes. 我 买 了 这么 多 东西，才 花 了 五 百 ...
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  • Comparing "gang" and "gangcai"
    ... just saw it. 我 刚才 看到 了 。了 is needed with 刚才 because it feels so recent and unresolved.Wǒ gāngcái kàndào le.I saw it just now. A few more examples: 我 刚 ...
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  • Complement "-zhao"
    ... le.I can't find my cell phone. 这么 晚 了，买 得 着 吗？Zhème wǎn le, mǎi dezháo ma?It's so late already, can we buy it? 我 在 国外 吃 不 着 地道 的 中国 菜 。Wǒ zài guówài ...
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  • Advanced usages of the contrary "dao"
    ... ，我 倒 不 这么 看 。 A lot of people think that he married her because of her money, but I don't think so. 很 多 人 认为 钱 是 最 重要 的 ，我 倒 不 这么 想 。 A lot of people ...
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  • Expressing the unexpected with "jingran"
    ... sad, but you are actually laughing? 他 那么 努力 ，竟然 没 考 及格 ！He is so hardworking, but, surprisingly, he didn't pass the exam. 那个人 骗 了 你 的 钱 ，你 竟 不 ...
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  • Comparing "yizhi" and "yixiang"
    ... de.You know mom has never liked going out, so she is not going to go on the trip ... has always been very generous, so today he's definitely paying. 我 ...
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  • Taiwanese "you"
    ... 搬家 ，真的 有 累 到 。Zuótiān bānjiā, zhēn de yǒu lèi dào.I was moving yesterday and I was so tired. 他 突然 要 分手 ，我 真的 有 伤 到 。Tā tūrán yào fēnshǒu, wǒ zhēn de ...
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  • Expressing "how often"
    ... way to ask in Chinese is, literally, "how long of a time" (do something) "one time." So you'll need the phrases 多长时间 (duō cháng shíjiān) and 一次 (yī cì ...
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  • Advanced uses of "ba"
    ... else, use this pattern. Structure 把 + Obj.+ 当成 / 看成 / 当作 / 看作 +⋯⋯ So what's the difference between using 当成 / 看成 / 当作 / 看作? Good question. The ...
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  • Advanced uses of "hai"
    ... expired milk? 今天 这么 热，你 还 出门 吗 ？Jīntiān zhème rè, nǐ hái chūmén ma?It's so hot today, yet you're going out now? 他 说 的 话，你 还 听 吗 ？Tā shuō de huà, nǐ ...
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  • Comparing "kanqilai" and "kanlai"
    ... Examples 雨 这么 大，看来 他 不 来 了。Yǔ zhème dà, kànlái tā bù lái le.It's raining so hard. It seems he's not coming. 这 家 餐厅 人 很 少， 看来 不 太 好吃。Zhè jiā ...
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  • Expressing "then" with "jiu"
    ... 今天 下雨，我们 就 不 出去 了。Jīntiān xiàyǔ, wǒmen jiù bù chūqù le.It's going to rain today. So let's just not go out. 他 妈妈 没有 给 他 买 书包，他 就 哭 了。Tā māma méiyǒu ...
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  • Ba-test
    ... clear on the explanations you've read so far and the examples make sense ... a gun"), and 一把椅子 ("a chair"). So, you've got to look at how 把 is being ...
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  • Conjunction
    ... way. Unlike English, Chinese conjunctions need to have something next to them, so they cannot just be at the end of the sentence, as sometimes happens ...
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  • To-do
    ... 从而 进而 继而 然而 且 series 之 (only the 之 that indicates possession has been done so far) 非不 进一步 (now classified in B2, should it be C1?) 居然 你别说 ...
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  • State complement
    ... get off. 他 忙 得 忘 了 给 女儿 买 生日 礼物 。 He's so busy that he forgot to buy her daughter a birthday present. References and Further Reading Books ...
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  • Zeros in numbers
    ... to separate out units in numbers. So English says "one hundred and one ... this is the same with 零 in Chinese. So one thousand and one, 1001, is read out ...
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  • The "also" adverb "ye"
    ... . A: 我 喜欢 看 书 。Wǒ xǐhuan kàn shū.I like to read. B: 我 也 喜欢。 Wǒ yě xǐhuan.Me too. / So do I. You'll notice that some of those English translations use ...
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  • Expressing "with" with "gen"
    ... 跟 + Person + 一起 + Verb + Obj. Certain Chinese verb s use 跟 (gēn) a lot, so be on the lookout for them (examples below) Examples 我 昨天 跟 朋友 去 ...
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  • The filler word "neige"
    ... ⋯⋯ 我 不 跟 你们 一起 去 了，可以 吗？Nèige... wǒ bù gēn nǐmen yīqǐ qù le, kěyǐ ma? So, ummm... I won't go with you guys, OK? 我 想 吃 那个 ⋯⋯ 那个 ⋯⋯ 湖南 菜。Wǒ xiǎng chī ...
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  • Counting money
    ... (2.5) If the smaller units are only in tens, you can just say the number of tens. So "3.8 RMB" is 三块八 (sān kuài bā). This way of giving the price is ...
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  • Measure words for counting
    ... ''sheets'' of paper," "three ''glasses'' of water," and so on. In Chinese, ''all'' nouns are ''mass nouns'' so they all need measure words. Just as in ...
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  • Doing something less with "shao"
    ... 少 喝 点 ，明天 还要 上班 呢 。Shǎo hē diǎn, míngtiān háiyào shàngbān ne.Don't drink so much. You need go to work tomorrow. 少 看 点 电视 ，多 看书 。Shǎo kàn diǎn diànshì ...
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  • Result complement "-xiaqu"
    ... 了 ，我 吃 不 下去 了 。Nǐ shuōhuà tài ěxīn le, wǒ chī bu xiàqù le.The way you talk is so disgusting. I can't continue eating my food. 这个 宾馆 太 脏 了 ，我 待 不 下去 了 ...
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  • Expressing not knowing how to do something using "hao"
    ... 漂亮 ，我 不 知道 买 哪 件 好 。Dōu hěn piàoliang, wǒ bù zhīdào mǎi nǎ jiàn hǎo.They're all so pretty. I'm not sure which one to buy. 好吃 的 太 多 了 ，孩子们 不 知道 先 吃 哪 ...
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  • Expressing "in addition" with "zaishuo"
    ... 了。再说 ，外面 正在 下雪 。Zhème wǎn, bié zǒu le. Zàishuō, wàimiàn zhèngzài xiàxuě.It's so late. Stay. Besides, it's snowing outside. 他 喜欢 ，就 让 他 去 吧 。再说 ，他 在 家 ...
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  • Expressing "on the contrary" with "fan'er"
    ... le zhème duō cì, tā bùdàn méi fàngqì, fǎn'ér gèng nǔlì le.Having failed so many times, he not only didn't give up, but rather worked even harder. 他 ...
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  • Emphatic adverb "ke"
    ... 可 淘气 了！The speaker never expected puppies to be this naughtyZhè zhǐ xiǎo gǒu kě táoqì le This puppy is so naughty 我 姐姐 可 好 了！有 什么 好吃 的 都 给 我 留着。Wǒ ...
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  • Expressing "simply" with "jianzhi"
    ... 为什么 这么 傻 ！Wǒ jiǎnzhí bù míngbái tā wèishénme zhème shǎ I just don't understand why he's so stupid. 我 简直 不 知道 怎么 教 这样 的 学生 ！Wǒ jiǎnzhí bù zhīdào zěnme ...
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  • Expressing "a bit too"
    ... 不 是 矮 了 点儿 ？Nǐ zhème gāo, nǐ zhège nánpéngyou shì bu shì ǎi le diǎnr?You are so tall. Isn't your boyfriend a little short for you? 这 道 菜 咸 了 点儿 ，可以 换 ...
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