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- ... is a preposition that means "towards" and precedes the verb it modifies. Used before a Verb This is the common one used in everyday speech ...4 KB (591 words) - 08:57, 21 April 2021
- ... use 对于. Structure As an adverb or adverbial clause, you can place 对于 before or after the subject. It cannot be an attributive modifier (coming ...5 KB (710 words) - 09:33, 14 January 2021
- ... pattern 都已经⋯⋯了. Here the meaning is the same as 都⋯⋯了. Used Before a Time Structure When 都⋯⋯了 (dōu... le) is used at the beginning of a ...4 KB (634 words) - 08:57, 21 April 2021
- ... 定要⋯⋯"的意思，表示"不必"，语气"不必"重。多用于后一分句。 Used before Predicate Structure In this case, 何必 is often used to indicate the speaker's attitude about ...3 KB (263 words) - 07:10, 15 May 2018
- ... 外 (地 +) + Advective / Psychological Verb You will occasionally see 地 (de) after 格外 and before an adjective. Examples 下 过 雨 的 早晨 格外 舒服. Xià guo ...3 KB (527 words) - 01:11, 3 March 2021
- ... existence in a place with "zai" Similar Indicating location with "zai" before verbs Similar Expressing location with "zai... shang / xia / li ...4 KB (639 words) - 09:26, 17 December 2020
- ... There are multiple ways of stating the effect before the cause and also ways to state the cause before the effect. "通过…… ，使……" (tōngguò……, shǐ) has ...1,004 bytes (127 words) - 09:49, 13 March 2019
- ... later really too will able already before etc. how however is less need ...11 KB (1,514 words) - 12:21, 20 February 2024
- ... example, do you use the 不了 complement after a verb, or do you put 不能 before the verb? Do you use an adverb ''before'' the verb (快快地跑), or do you put ...11 KB (1,569 words) - 07:22, 22 November 2018
- ... objects/people. See also Indicating location with "zai" before verbs Special cases of "zai" following verbs Expressing existence ...5 KB (748 words) - 07:50, 4 March 2019
- ... , is formed by placing the adjective phrase after 得. Sometimes there is also an adverb before the adjective, such as 很, 非常, 不太, 有点, etc. Structure ...6 KB (754 words) - 08:58, 21 April 2021
- ... can see, when the verb is followed by an object, 的 can go before ''or'' after the object. Both sentences are grammatically correct, but the first the ...16 KB (2,467 words) - 09:23, 20 April 2021
- ... . (If you somehow make an unwanted change, it's easy for us to undo.) Before adding a new page, first search to make sure that it doesn't exist ...14 KB (2,421 words) - 01:27, 22 July 2015
- ... is just one, it can be omitted; just the measure word is OK. 半 before measure word means "half of." 半 after measure word means .".. and a half" 多 ...5 KB (643 words) - 04:51, 9 March 2019
- ... 两 (liǎng) issue which you may or may not have encountered before.) Structure x + 百 + y + 十 + z Examples Numeral Character Pinyin ...10 KB (1,641 words) - 09:22, 20 April 2021
- ... advanced) Similar Structure of numbers Similar Structure of dates Similar Before a specific time Similar Structure of days of the week ...4 KB (681 words) - 09:22, 20 April 2021
- ... verb; the only trick is getting used to not needing a word for "to" before the destination. 去 (qù) with Just a Place The verb 去 (qù) means "to ...4 KB (636 words) - 09:24, 20 April 2021
- ... verbs in Chinese is with 不 (bù). To negate a verb, simply place 不 (bù) before it: Subj. + 不 + Verb + Obj. Examples 他们 不 是 坏 孩子。Tāmen bù ...4 KB (672 words) - 09:23, 20 April 2021
- ... 有 (yǒu) is negated differently from ordinary verbs. Rather than placing 不 (bù) before it as with other verbs, you must use 没 (méi) to negate the verb ...5 KB (791 words) - 09:20, 20 April 2021
- ... "want to" meaning. To express "wanting to do" something, use 要 (yào) before the verb. Structure The verb 要 (yào) can be used as an auxiliary ...4 KB (575 words) - 08:57, 21 April 2021
- ... 1). The structure is super simple. It will take a bit of time before you realize how truly universal this pattern is. It doesn't matter whether the ...3 KB (414 words) - 09:21, 20 April 2021
- ... ). This isn't good Chinese - make sure you put 都 (dōu) after the subject and before the verb. Examples 你们 都 认识 John 吗 ？Nǐmen dōu rènshi John ...4 KB (598 words) - 09:22, 20 April 2021
- ... (bù) Structure Add the Standard negation with "bu" negative adverb 不 (bù) before 应该 (yīnggāi) to negate it. Subj. + 不 + 应该 + Verb + Obj ...3 KB (490 words) - 06:10, 3 April 2024
- ... verbs frequently use 给 but have the 给 coming after the verb, rather than before. It's best to think of these as exceptions to the rule above, and you ...4 KB (615 words) - 08:54, 21 April 2021
- REDIRECT Indicating location with "zai" before verbs57 bytes (7 words) - 06:33, 16 February 2016
- ... is "hard to do" (as in difficult), the word 难 (nán) can be used before the verb. 难 (nán) with General Verbs Just as 好 (hǎo) can be used ...3 KB (515 words) - 07:59, 10 April 2019
- ... the sentence in Chinese: either at the beginning of the sentence (before the subject), or directly after the subject. The structures are: '''Time''' ...4 KB (607 words) - 09:23, 20 April 2021
- REDIRECT Expressing "before" in general with "yiqian"58 bytes (7 words) - 07:21, 3 November 2016
- REDIRECT Before a specific time with "yiqian"50 bytes (7 words) - 10:09, 15 February 2016
- ... What are you looking at? Have you never seen a pretty girl before? See also Questions with ne Suggestions with ba Listing Things with ...4 KB (555 words) - 09:21, 20 April 2021
- ... of money is vital Asking "How Much Money" with 多少钱 (duōshao qián) Before you learn how to count money in Chinese, make sure you know how to ask ...5 KB (788 words) - 09:20, 20 April 2021
- ... used to express a kind of impatience or surprise on the part of the speaker. It comes before the verb. 我 早就 知道 了 ！Wǒ zǎo jiù zhīdào le I knew that ...6 KB (930 words) - 08:58, 21 April 2021
- ... pattern below: A + 不比 + B + Verb + 得 + Adj. Note that "Verb + 得" can also placed before 不比. Examples 你 不 比 歌手 唱 得 差 。Nǐ bùbǐ gēshǒu chàng de ...4 KB (635 words) - 08:25, 17 December 2020
- ... at school. 你 得 先 付钱 再 进去 。Nǐ děi xiān fù qián zài jìnqù.You need to pay before you go in. 是 你 的 错 ，你 得 道歉 。Shì nǐ de cuò, nǐ děi dàoqiàn.It's your ...4 KB (546 words) - 07:38, 22 April 2019
- Grammar Box The word 少 (shǎo) can mean "few," but when placed before a verb, it takes on the meaning of "less" as in "to do less (of something)." ...4 KB (606 words) - 07:31, 10 May 2021
- ... him. I want a divorce. Used with 再 When the adverb 再 comes before the verb, there's an implication that if "things keep going on this way ...5 KB (747 words) - 07:56, 22 April 2019
- ... 不但⋯⋯而且⋯⋯, the subject has to come at the beginning of the sentence, before both 不但 and 而且. When using two different subjects, however, you need to ...5 KB (785 words) - 08:01, 3 December 2020
- ... 一下 老板 再说 。Wǒ xiān wèn yīxià lǎobǎn zàishuō.I'm going to ask the boss first before doing anything else. 你们 先 讨论 一下 再说 。Nǐmen xiān tǎolùn yīxià zàishuō ...5 KB (834 words) - 04:48, 9 March 2019
- ... make 所有 part of the subject, you're typically going to need 都 before the predicate. Structure 所有 (+ 的) + Noun + 都 + Predicate The predicate ...5 KB (702 words) - 07:57, 22 April 2019
- ... the second clause of your sentence. Remember that the parts of the sentence before and after 再说 should be logically related to each other. Note that ...5 KB (690 words) - 01:35, 12 July 2021
- ... A joke you'll hear a lot in Chinese involves using 最... but then pausing before saying 之一. This can leave the impression that you're saying someone or ...4 KB (595 words) - 08:01, 22 April 2019
- ... can use 一些 (yīxiē). To use it in this way, 一些 (yīxiē) is placed before the noun it modifies. 一些 (yīxiē) can modify the subject or the object. '''Note ...3 KB (463 words) - 09:21, 20 April 2021
- ... the measure word. However, if the number is bigger than eleven, the 多 has to be put before the measure word: 五 岁 多 wǔ suì duō 五十 岁 多 wǔshí suì duō 五十 ...4 KB (578 words) - 08:57, 21 April 2021
- REDIRECT Expressing "before" and "after" with "zhiqian" and "zhihou"73 bytes (9 words) - 02:16, 21 September 2018
- ... Structure 要是 + Subj. ⋯⋯ ， 就 ⋯⋯ Note that the subject can also be placed before 要是. In this case, 要是 can be shortened as 要. Examples 你 要 ...6 KB (818 words) - 08:07, 17 December 2020
- ... " or "time and again" in a formal way, and is usually placed before a two-syllable verb. Structure Although the verb phrase in the pattern is ...4 KB (598 words) - 02:28, 29 December 2020
- ... it is quite similar to Simple "noun + adjective" sentences adding 很 before the adjective . The main difference is that "adjective + 得很" is more ...4 KB (616 words) - 02:37, 17 December 2020
- ... for a five-year-old child. 稍微 (shāowēi) can also be added before the adjective to further soften the tone. See also Expressing "much more" in ...4 KB (636 words) - 06:55, 11 December 2020
- ... in Chinese. When expressing a fraction, the denominator is always said before the numerator. This pattern is also the way percentages are expressed ...4 KB (650 words) - 08:40, 24 April 2019
- ... 的 辛苦。Nǐ méiyǒu zuò guo shēngyì, bù zhīdào qízhōng de xīnkǔ.You have never done business before, so you don't know the hardship of it. 不要 笑话 跳 广场舞 的大 ...4 KB (645 words) - 07:21, 29 December 2020
- ... "with regards to" in English. Just put at the beginning of the sentence, before the further comment you want to make. 至于 + Topic， Comment Examples ...5 KB (693 words) - 09:54, 17 December 2020
- ... , there are lots of demands on me. For example, we have to be home before twelve o'clock in the evening. See also "With Regards to" as "zhiyu ...5 KB (729 words) - 07:39, 19 January 2021
- ... (nánmiǎn) means "to be unavoidable" or "inevitable" and is most commonly placed before a verb phrase, often including an auxiliary verb such as 会 or 要 ...4 KB (565 words) - 09:50, 14 January 2021
- ... 做 导游 。Nǐ qù guo Shànghǎi, nà zhècì jiù yóu nǐ zuò dǎoyóu.You have been to Shanghai before, so you will be the tour guide this time. 这 个 国家 的 粮食 主要 由 ...3 KB (519 words) - 05:46, 6 December 2020
- ... Box 值得 (zhídé) means "to be worth" ''doing'' something, and is often placed before a verb or a verb phrase. Note that it is used to describe whether ...3 KB (436 words) - 09:39, 14 January 2021
- ... direction." It's sort of like "verbing this way and that." The same verb is repeated before the 来 (lái) and 去 (qù). So for example, 走来走去 is a bit ...3 KB (468 words) - 04:02, 23 June 2021
- REDIRECT Stating the effect before the cause49 bytes (7 words) - 09:09, 3 July 2013
- ... of a suggestion or inference deduced from the first fact. It can be placed before or after the subject. But if the subjects in the two clauses are the ...5 KB (685 words) - 07:37, 19 January 2021
- ... měinǚ a?What are you looking at? Haven't you seen a pretty girl before? Verb + 什么 + Object This pattern is often used with separable verb s ...4 KB (620 words) - 08:17, 23 November 2020
- ... , but he's much more mature than others his age. Common Mistake: Putting 却 Before the Subject It's also important to point out that 却 is not a ...5 KB (779 words) - 02:39, 29 December 2020
- ... nǐ cái néng shuō hǎo bu hǎochī.You can only tell if it's good or not if you have eaten it before. 只有 学习 了 拼音，你 才 能 更 好 地 学 汉字。Zhǐyǒu xuéxí le pīnyīn ...5 KB (844 words) - 03:02, 29 December 2020
- ... is so easy, then B must be even easier. However if one adds a 不 or 没 before the verb then the meaning is reversed: now A is so hard, B would almost be ...5 KB (788 words) - 02:07, 7 April 2021
- Grammar Box We have seen before that 吧 can be used to Softening speech with "ba" soften the tone of statements , or Suggestions with ba make ...6 KB (848 words) - 09:47, 18 January 2021
- Grammar Box We have seen before that 起来 (qǐlái), among other things, can be Direction complement "-qilai" used to express a literal upward ...5 KB (698 words) - 07:21, 29 December 2020
- ... and Expressing actions in progress 正在 (zhèngzài) can be used before verbs to express that an action is ''ongoing'' or ''in progress''. They ...5 KB (724 words) - 06:41, 23 May 2019
- ... generally OK to put the 了 (le) right after the verb and before the object. Structure Subj. + Time + Verb + 了 + Obj. Time + Subj. + Verb + 了 ...8 KB (1,185 words) - 09:22, 20 April 2021
- ... done'' even further, you could add the word for "already," 已经 (yǐjīng), before the verbs in the examples below, and it also works just fine: 她 ...7 KB (1,068 words) - 08:57, 21 April 2021
- Grammar Box When you use 不怎么 (bù zěnme) before an adjective, it means "not very." You might use it to say something like "not very good." ...3 KB (508 words) - 03:56, 15 May 2019
- ... 我 没 怎么 想 过 这个 问题 。Wǒ méi zěnme xiǎng guo zhège wèntí.I didn't really think about this before. 昨天 我 肚子 不 舒服 ，没 怎么 吃 东西 。Zuótiān wǒ dùzi bù shūfu, méi ...3 KB (525 words) - 08:45, 24 April 2019
- ... bad ''almost'' happened (but didn't), you can add the word 差点 (chàdiǎn) before the verb. You will also hear 差点儿 (chàdiǎnr) in northern China. There ...4 KB (668 words) - 07:57, 14 May 2019
- ... more badass"), you can use 更 (gèng). 更 (gèng) generally comes before adjective s. Basic Usage Structure The pattern in Chinese is ...5 KB (691 words) - 08:54, 21 April 2021
- ... when we use "etc." at the end of a list, except in Chinese you don't put a final comma before the 等 or 等等. A1，A2 ⋯⋯ 等 / 等等 Examples 西瓜、菠萝、葡萄 等等 ...4 KB (690 words) - 08:41, 17 April 2019
- ... spoken as well. 进一步: Core Structure Structure It is simply placed before the verb of the sentence. Subj. + 进一步 + Verb Examples 我 ...4 KB (628 words) - 02:47, 18 December 2020
- ... explain how to use it Structure Using 尽量 is as simple as adding it before a verb (or adjective). 尽量 + Verb / Adj. Examples 我 会 尽量 想 办 ...4 KB (612 words) - 09:41, 14 January 2021
- ... going smoothly. Thank you. Pattern with 多亏 and 才 When the good outcome comes before 多亏 (as in the pattern above), there is no need to add in 才 ...5 KB (784 words) - 03:18, 4 January 2021
- ... de lǎobǎn. 他 以前 不 是 我的 老板。Tā yǐqián bù shì wǒ de lǎobǎn.He was not my boss before. 我 没 知道 他 要 来 。 Wǒ méi zhīdào tā yào lái. 我 不 知道 他 要 来。Wǒ bù zhīdào ...17 KB (2,625 words) - 02:55, 31 December 2021
- ... 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. 经常 他 ...3 KB (517 words) - 07:34, 9 July 2021
- ... don't think it will. Using Adverbs to Add Emphasis By placing 很 (hěn) before 会, it adds emphasis to the level of ability and skill on the action ...11 KB (1,719 words) - 08:55, 21 April 2021
- ... used basically the same way. They are both adverbs, and they can be placed before the subject or after the subject. However, in comparison to 终于, 总算 ...4 KB (539 words) - 03:21, 4 January 2021
- ... are placed in different parts of the sentence 反而 can be placed before or after the subject. 却 can only be placed after the subject. Structure ...6 KB (656 words) - 01:34, 4 March 2021
- ... insist" without any emotional color. Expressing Determination Structure When used before a verb, 非⋯⋯ 不可 expresses that the speaker has ...4 KB (515 words) - 10:58, 25 May 2018
- ... a programmer." The structure itself is pretty simple, you can put the 兼 after or before the verb. Subj. + 兼 + Verb + Noun 1 + 和 + Noun 2 Or Subj. + 是 ...1 KB (159 words) - 08:49, 18 May 2016
- ... is said in the first clause to "set up" the situation (A), then 偏偏 is placed before or after the subject in the second clause (B). A, Subject + 偏偏 + B ...3 KB (436 words) - 09:48, 23 July 2020
- ... safety 出门 以前 千万 要 把 门 锁 好。Chūmén yǐqián qiānwàn yào bǎ mén suǒ hǎo.Before leaving make absolute sure to lock the door 雨天 路 滑， 千万 要 开 慢 点。Yǔtiān ...5 KB (679 words) - 09:22, 18 January 2021
- ... /Pronoun/Adjective + 似的 Remember that nouns. pronouns, or verbs can be placed before the 似的, though nouns are the most common. Examples 她们 俩 ...2 KB (270 words) - 04:09, 15 May 2018
- ... . They both use the same grammar pattern: just place either 不得不 or 只好 before the verb. Structure 不得不 / 只好 + Verb Examples 出门 没有 带 钱 ...3 KB (328 words) - 01:34, 4 March 2021
- ... for yourself. Structure The structure is pretty easy to learn, just use 不愧是 before the noun. You can also swap out the 是 with 为. The meaning stays ...2 KB (193 words) - 08:55, 31 May 2016
- ... strong emphasis on the speaker's attitude or opinion. You can also add 还, 倒, 真 before the 不如. Structure 与其 ⋯⋯ ，不如 ⋯⋯ Examples 天气 这么 好 ...5 KB (654 words) - 09:42, 2 December 2020
- ... 那倒也是, something like "I guess so, I hadn't thought of it like that before." Or if on the contrary you are unwilling to concede, the phrases below can ...4 KB (463 words) - 06:28, 8 April 2018
- ... with a negated verb and give it a little extra kick with 并. Just put it before the 不 or 没. Note that when used with 不, you can negate an adjective as ...5 KB (694 words) - 09:15, 17 December 2020
- ... 安保 措施。 See also "Due to…" with "youyu" Stating the Effect before the Cause Explaining results with "suoyi" Cause and Effect with ...1 KB (131 words) - 04:03, 25 April 2017
- ... later really too will able already before etc. how however is less need ...11 KB (1,477 words) - 03:22, 29 October 2014
- ... below will help. Structure 在 + Topic + 上 ，Subj. ⋯⋯ Note that the subject can also be put before 在. Examples 在 这 个 问题 上 ，我们 的 看法 是 一样 ...6 KB (832 words) - 09:47, 9 November 2020
- ... different groups. Structure All you need to do is put 有的 (yǒude) before the nouns there are "some of" in the sentence. If there is already some ...4 KB (694 words) - 03:56, 16 April 2019
- ... negative structure simply adds a 不 (bù) after 已经 (yǐjīng), and before the verb (or possibly adjective). 已经 + 不 + Verb + 了 Examples Generally ...7 KB (1,043 words) - 08:54, 21 April 2021
- ... ) is one of those exceptions; Verbs preceded by "gei" it sometimes comes before the verb and sometimes after. This article is about when it comes ...5 KB (750 words) - 08:57, 21 April 2021
- ... alone can stand in for 没有 Using 不 with 都: (is intuitive) Before 都 means 'not all' After 都 means 'all not' Types Grammar Patterns for ...1 KB (136 words) - 06:37, 15 June 2017
- ... a time noun time word of some sort, which may be placed before or after the subject. This is fairly logical; if you're discussing plans for ...5 KB (727 words) - 08:58, 21 April 2021
- ... than just a half, then 半 (bàn) comes after the measure word instead of before. It's the difference between "half an hour" and "an hour and a half ...5 KB (832 words) - 09:08, 10 April 2019
- ... . New Situation + 了 Examples 知道 了 。This is something I didn't know before nowZhīdào le.Got it. / I see. 懂 了 。Dǒng le.Now I understand. 我 ...3 KB (412 words) - 09:23, 20 April 2021
- ... that has any sort of modifier. It commonly includes modal verb s before it and object s after it. VO Structure The order of constituents ...760 bytes (127 words) - 08:04, 22 November 2018
