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- ... way, the person asking expects you to just choose one. For example, if asked if you'd like to drink coffee or tea, most people are going to choose ...5 KB (667 words) - 09:43, 14 March 2019
- ... 000 and beyond Things get a little trickier once you get to 10,000. If you're ready for it, you can move on to Big numbers in Chinese big numbers ...10 KB (1,641 words) - 09:22, 20 April 2021
- ... and one, though, is read out as if reading the digits 101: 一百零一, " ... 1100 is 一千一百. Unlike ''and'' in English, if there is more than one such "gap" in a ...1 KB (175 words) - 04:07, 20 November 2018
- ... :30 p.m. this afternoon. As a beginner, that should be all you need. If you've mastered all of these structures and want to get a little more advanced ...4 KB (681 words) - 09:22, 20 April 2021
- ... are fools, and eight are bad. Omitting the Number Structure Verb + 个 + Noun If the number is one (1), you can omit it and use 个 (gè) by ...4 KB (576 words) - 09:21, 20 April 2021
- ... Tā bàba shì wǒmen gōngsī de lǎobǎn.His dad is the boss of our company. If 的 (de) was used in the above examples, it would create an unnatural sense of ...3 KB (468 words) - 09:23, 20 April 2021
- ... be working late. Will you all need to work late too? Negative Form Structure If you're using 不 (bù) or 没 (méi) with 也都 (yě dōu) in the ...4 KB (606 words) - 09:18, 26 November 2018
- ... 到 (dào) in this way, so it's still good to be familiar with this pattern. If you want to sound more native, you should use it too 到 (dào), 去 (qù ...5 KB (882 words) - 08:53, 21 April 2021
- ... + '''Time''' + Verb + Obj. So if you start speaking with "time first" English ... carry on and get away with it. If, however, you're saving the time word ...4 KB (607 words) - 09:23, 20 April 2021
- ... wǔ). 二 块 五 èr kuài wǔ 两 块 五 liǎng kuài wǔ two kuai five mao (2.5) If the smaller units are only in tens, you can just say the number of tens. So "3.8 ...5 KB (788 words) - 09:20, 20 April 2021
- ... kind of weird not to). If you remember to follow the ... (měi tiān). Use 都 (dōu) here in Chinese, even if it feels unnatural. (Fake it 'til you make it ) ...7 KB (1,077 words) - 08:55, 21 April 2021
- ... modern world (what else are you doing while you read this?), but you if can ''focus'' for just a minute, you can learn a way to express simultaneous ...4 KB (669 words) - 08:20, 4 March 2019
- ... 汉语 口语 ，就要 多 练习 。Xiǎng tígāo Hànyǔ kǒuyǔ, jiùyào duō liànxí.If you want to improve your spoken Chinese, you need to practice more. Counter-Examples ...4 KB (611 words) - 17:24, 6 December 2018
- ... Màidāngláo dōu chī bu qǐ ma?You can't even afford a meal at McDonald's? If the object the comes after 连 is a whole sentence, there must be a specific ...6 KB (990 words) - 08:38, 11 November 2020
- ... 者 给 我 打 电话。Zhǐyào nǐ yǒu xūyào, huòzhě gěi wǒ fā yóujiàn, huòzhě gěi wǒ dǎ diànhuà.If you need anything, you can email me or call me. 关于 旅游，我 想 了 两 个 ...4 KB (637 words) - 13:39, 2 December 2020
- ... can be omitted in the second clause (after the comma and before 反而). If there ''is'' a subject, however, 反而 definitely needs to come ''after'' it. See ...6 KB (900 words) - 06:46, 11 December 2020
- ... structure, the overall effect of the pattern depends on the preceding adjective. If the adjective in the structure has a negative meaning, then it is ...4 KB (636 words) - 06:55, 11 December 2020
- ... shénme dà a, sì gè rén zhùzài yīqǐ, fángjiān tài xiǎo le.You call this big? If you have four people living here together it's too small. 高 什么 啊，上海 还 ...4 KB (665 words) - 10:13, 23 December 2020
- ... be used in two ways, the first of which where 何况 is used to emphasize that if A is like this, then B must be even more so. Examples 这 句 话 连 孩 ...5 KB (788 words) - 02:07, 7 April 2021
- ... nǐ le, jiùshì wǒ dìdi lái yě yào mǎi piào.Even my brother needs to buy a ticket if he comes, let alone you. 且不说 is more formal than 别说, but is used in ...4 KB (666 words) - 04:23, 18 January 2021
- ... you want to go see a movie together this weekend? 要 (yào) as "Need to" If you crank the urgency of "to want" up a few notches, you get "to need ...7 KB (1,096 words) - 08:57, 21 April 2021
- ... important to know the full form, even if you don't use it regularly yourself. ... 正在 / 正 / 在 + Verb + 呢 If it's a Separable verb , you need to put ...5 KB (724 words) - 06:41, 23 May 2019
- ... articles and growing If you'd like to contribute, ... but content is continually being added. (If you'd like to contribute content, by all ...6 KB (774 words) - 05:56, 27 January 2014
- ... has ''ever'' happened - whether it ''has been experienced''. Examples In English, if you're asking a question and really trying to figure out ...5 KB (706 words) - 08:56, 21 April 2021
- ... the same, but they don't have to be. If they're the same, then you don't need to repeat ... earliness with "jiu" Similar "If…, then…" with "ruguo…, ...5 KB (681 words) - 04:53, 9 March 2019
- ... disambiguation pages. So, for example, if you wanted to see a list of ... These keywords aren't just for people. If you're building an app of some kind ...1 KB (186 words) - 08:12, 13 October 2021
- ... there is no need to add in 才. But if the good outcome comes after 多亏, you need to ... Advanced Pattern with 多亏 and 不然 If you want to add in 不然 (bùrán) ...5 KB (784 words) - 03:18, 4 January 2021
- ... 就 can be used to mean "only," in the sense of a small quantity. If you're thinking, "''didn't we just learn to use 才 to also mean small quantity??'' ...9 KB (1,300 words) - 09:28, 17 December 2020
- ... you work hard, you will be promoted. Contrarily, you will not be promoted if you don't work hard. 老板 没有 生气，反而 表扬 了 我。Lǎobǎn méiyǒu shēngqì, fǎn'ér ...5 KB (700 words) - 07:01, 11 December 2020
- ... New York city as big as that of Shanghai? Pattern Including a Verb If a verb is included in this pattern to talk about an action, it's probably ...4 KB (648 words) - 08:28, 22 April 2019
- ... 凭着, however when you do so you can only use it if the action has already been completed. If the action occurs habitually or has not happened yet, you ...5 KB (849 words) - 08:02, 18 December 2020
- ... translations are linked to their respective disambiguation pages. So, for example, if you wanted to see a list of all grammar points that involve the ...1 KB (166 words) - 00:36, 4 October 2019
- ... online, and we're growing If you'd like to contribute, ... our list, and then seeing what it links to. (If there are no links yet, there will be soon ) ...10 KB (1,326 words) - 09:10, 20 October 2016
- ... Person as Subject Structure If the subject is a person, there ... A Thing as Subject Structure If the subject is a thing, 用来 is ...4 KB (621 words) - 08:55, 21 April 2021
- ... someone else. It's important to note that "有的是" can ''not'' be directly negated. If you want to make a negative statement, you'll just have to use 没有很 ...3 KB (542 words) - 09:47, 14 January 2021
- ... "Would like to" with "xiang" Measure words to differentiate "If…, then…" with "ruguo…, jiu…" Wanting to do something with "yao ...5 KB (660 words) - 06:38, 8 January 2014
- ... Verb with an Object Structure If you want to add an object after ... "Are you an adult or not?" If you wanted to translate it very literally, ...9 KB (1,407 words) - 08:55, 21 April 2021
- ... also be expressed with 了 (le) alone if it is used in response to a preceding ... using this structure, it is usually (if not always) in response to a ...4 KB (540 words) - 08:56, 21 April 2021
- ... common. Details on Structure If the verb takes an object, the ... object is usually placed after the verb. If you want to form a negative kind of ...538 bytes (93 words) - 07:04, 15 June 2017
- ... "Who are you?" puts the question word "who" at the beginning of the sentence. If the person answering this question says, "I am Li Li" we can see that ...15 KB (2,464 words) - 16:44, 19 April 2020
- ... length of time and how many times an action is done within that timeframe. So if you ask "how often," you might get an answer like "twice a week." But ...6 KB (962 words) - 08:47, 24 April 2019
- ... 差很多 (chà hěn duō), which literally means "the difference is very great." Less literally, if 差不多 means "more or less the same," then 差很多 means "not the ...4 KB (631 words) - 08:51, 13 November 2020
- ... 15 minutes (past)" or 四十五分 (sìshí-wǔ fēn) for "45 minutes (past)" if you're lazy, though. It also works Minutes to the Hour When expressing how ...6 KB (955 words) - 09:24, 20 April 2021
- ... ahead and use the Basic comparisons with "bi" classic 比 (bǐ) structure . But if you want to lead with a "compared with..." phrase, you'll need a 跟 ...5 KB (736 words) - 08:23, 22 April 2019
- ... it's a question asking "when," but in reality it might just be polite noise. If the lack of question intonation isn't enough, the 吧 on the end is also ...4 KB (571 words) - 08:23, 4 March 2019
- ... " with "jiu" Similar Expressing "if... then..." with "ruguo... jiu..." Similar Expressing "if" with "ruguo... dehua" Similar Expressing ...3 KB (489 words) - 09:08, 8 June 2021
- ... a condition without stating the condition as explicitly as in the Expressing "only if" with "zhiyou" pattern 只有……才…… . 才 as "Only When" or "Only ...5 KB (757 words) - 04:25, 26 November 2020
- ... Note that there is a sense of urgency in each of these sentences, even if the word 现在 isn't present. That's why an implied "now" has been added in ...999 bytes (128 words) - 15:07, 14 January 2021
- ... these, the sentence would be ungrammatical if you tried to do away with the ... to Check Your Mastery of 把? If you're pretty clear on the explanations ...12 KB (1,773 words) - 03:08, 29 December 2021
- ... wiki. The following are titles and links to purchase the books. If you're looking for specific grammar content, please visit our Chinese Textbook ...10 KB (1,344 words) - 09:03, 29 July 2014
- ... does not allow anonymous edits, and new editors must first be approved. If you are interested in joining the team, please email the AllSet Learning ...1 KB (160 words) - 16:57, 28 March 2015
- ... general "个." When quantifying nouns, they must have a measure word. If you are just being general, it isn't required. '''EXAMPLES''' Roles In ...3 KB (412 words) - 09:20, 22 January 2017
- ... to turn on; click again to turn off. It's as simple as that Also, if you ever mouse over a word (on any website) that is a Keywords grammar keyword ...3 KB (427 words) - 02:41, 16 July 2021
- ... auxiliary verbs, the auxiliary verb is the one that gets modified. That is, if you want to negate a sentence with an auxiliary verb, put "不" before ...2 KB (346 words) - 06:30, 22 November 2020
- ... yesterday. 哪个 城市 发展 得 最 快 ？Which city has developed most rapidly? If the verb taking a complement also has an object, you can repeat the verb: once ...6 KB (754 words) - 08:58, 21 April 2021
- ... . This has the meaning of 'every'. Used after numerals or demonstrative pronouns. If the number is just one, it can be omitted; just the measure ...5 KB (643 words) - 04:51, 9 March 2019
- ... worry; the more complicated Chinese structures aren't hard, they're just different (If Chinese word order were really the same as English word order ...6 KB (1,007 words) - 09:20, 20 April 2021
- ... the place of the thing you want to ask about. ''Nothing needs to be rearranged.'' So if the statement is 我 是 小李 。 Wǒ shì Xiǎo Lǐ.I am Xiao Li. the ...19 KB (3,096 words) - 09:20, 20 April 2021
- ... full name or just your first name. Examples 我 叫 Tom。Note: it even works if you don't have a Chinese name Wǒ jiào Tom.My name is Tom. 他 叫 李小龙 ...3 KB (489 words) - 09:21, 20 April 2021
- ... with 不 (bù) , but that construction is used for habitual or present actions. If the verb is about an action '''in the past''', though, 没有 (méiyǒu ...4 KB (567 words) - 09:20, 20 April 2021
- ... shēngqì le, xiào yīxià Don't be mad, laugh 宝宝，亲 一下 爸爸。If a baby's kiss isn't quick, it's weird for everyone.Bǎobao, qīn yīxià bàba.Baby, give ...4 KB (573 words) - 08:55, 21 April 2021
- ... computer. 你 不会 开车 吗？Nǐ bù huì kāichē ma?You can't drive a car? Note that if we say 我不能说中文 (wǒ bù néng shuō Zhōngwén), the speaker is saying that he ...4 KB (520 words) - 09:21, 20 April 2021
- ... might be pertaining to getting someone's consent or reliant on the speaker's health. If the speaker wishes to express that they are able to execute an ...5 KB (804 words) - 09:24, 20 April 2021
- ... matter whether the "Noun 1" is a person, place, or thing, or even if it's a pronoun (like "he," "she," or "it"). The structure stays consistent ...3 KB (414 words) - 09:21, 20 April 2021
- ... different English sentences which mean the same thing, but can result in bad Chinese if you translate word-for-word. 我也喜欢。 Wǒ yě xǐhuan.I also like ...10 KB (1,502 words) - 09:21, 20 April 2021
- ... a special word for "both" like English does. It just uses 都 (dōu) as if it were any other number greater than one. Chinese also doesn't have a special ...4 KB (598 words) - 09:22, 20 April 2021
- Grammar Box If you want to express something that you "would like to do," 想 (xiǎng) will be a very helpful auxiliary verb to know. Although ...4 KB (525 words) - 09:21, 20 April 2021
- Grammar Box If you want to express that you are doing something ''together'' with someone else, 一起 (yīqǐ) is your word '''Note:''' The pinyin for ...3 KB (524 words) - 08:55, 21 April 2021
- Grammar Box If you need to include the place where an action takes place, you can use 在 (zài). Just pay close attention to Basic sentence order ...4 KB (694 words) - 09:22, 20 April 2021
- ... that something is ''easy to do.'' Structure The simple form is just: 好 + Verb If you want to make a sentence out of it: Subj. + (很) 好 + Verb ...4 KB (719 words) - 08:53, 21 April 2021
- ... jiàn yīfu hěn nánkàn ma? Is this article of clothing ugly? '''Warning ''' If you're trying to say that a particular dish is "difficult to eat," don't ...3 KB (515 words) - 07:59, 10 April 2019
- ... . The structure in Chinese is: Subj. + Verb + Indirect Obj. + Direct Obj. If you don't know what direct and indirect objects are, don't worry; the ...4 KB (627 words) - 08:55, 21 April 2021
- Grammar Box If you are trying to express that something is impossible, you can use the phrase 没办法 (méi bànfǎ). 没办法 (méi bànfǎ) essentially means " ...3 KB (536 words) - 08:16, 10 April 2019
- Grammar Box In English, if we are reflecting on a past time, we often say, "''when'' I was a child" or "''when'' I was in school." In Chinese, ...4 KB (581 words) - 08:58, 21 April 2021
- ... are no longer in progress'', although strictly speaking, it's not entirely clear if the actions are still ongoing or not. To indicate that the actions ...5 KB (692 words) - 08:00, 4 March 2019
- ... from the Expressing duration with "le" regular pattern for expressing duration . If there's a consistent keyword in this pattern, it's going to be ...5 KB (737 words) - 08:24, 17 April 2019
- ... want to politely diss something using the phrase "a little too." For example, if you are getting lunch with a friend who wants to be seated outside ...4 KB (612 words) - 08:54, 21 April 2021
- ... is so handsome 多 (duō) can be compared to 很 (hěn) in this case. If you use 很 (hěn) instead of 多 (duō), the meaning is basically the same. However ...4 KB (518 words) - 09:41, 2 April 2019
- ... ''great''). As in English, intonation and facial expressions help convey the meaning. If expectations were already low to begin with, 还可以 (hái kěyǐ ...4 KB (558 words) - 08:57, 21 April 2021
- ... 明天 都 可以 吗 ？ Jīntiān hé míngtiān dōu kěyǐ ma?Are today and tomorrow both OK? (If you're unclear why the 都 (dōu) is used in the sentences above, see our ...4 KB (644 words) - 09:20, 20 April 2021
- ... or beef?"). It can also be used as an "or" ''statement'' ("it doesn't matter if we eat chicken or beef"), in Chinese, this is what 或者 (huòzhě) is ...4 KB (637 words) - 09:51, 2 April 2019
- ... going to have to start using other measure words in these simple phrases. Structure If you use 这 (zhè) or 那 (nà) before a noun, you also need to ...3 KB (446 words) - 08:57, 21 April 2021
- ... in space or in time), when you would say "this" or 这个. On the other hand, if the subject is far away (or in the past), you would likely use 那么. See ...4 KB (608 words) - 07:55, 14 May 2019
- ... dinner '''and also''' washed the dishes. She washed the dishes '''too'''. If you translated these into Chinese, the first one (one subject, two ...6 KB (902 words) - 08:56, 21 April 2021
- ... in quick succession with "yi... jiu" Expressing indifference with "jiu" "If…, then…" with "ruguo…, jiu…" Expressing lateness with "cai ...6 KB (930 words) - 08:58, 21 April 2021
- ... to express what one "most likes," "most hates," etc. It won't make sense if you try to use 最 (zuì) with non-psychological verbs, though. Structure ...6 KB (866 words) - 08:57, 21 April 2021
- ... to raise a child. Pattern with 不比 and an Adjective Structure If it's more about the ''degree'' of an action, use this pattern below: A ...4 KB (635 words) - 08:25, 17 December 2020
- Grammar Box If you want to up the contrast of your comparisons, you might want to express "much more." You can do this using 多 (duō), but did you ...4 KB (648 words) - 08:56, 21 April 2021
- ... in this structure. Structure Subj. + 一点 + 也 / 都 + 不 + Verb Phrase If the verb has an object, it sometimes gets moved to the front of the ...4 KB (653 words) - 07:13, 29 November 2018
- ... 坏 的 。Shǎo mǎi diǎn, chī bu wán huì huài de.Don't buy too much. It will go bad if we can't finish eating it all. 你 能 不 能 少 抽 点 烟 ？Nǐ néng bu néng shǎo ...4 KB (606 words) - 07:31, 10 May 2021
- ... structure can be negated using 没 (méi) on 没有 (méiyǒu). This is because if there is a result, then it already happened. And you need to Negation of ...5 KB (764 words) - 08:57, 21 April 2021
- ... 扫 完 了 。Wǒmen dǎsǎo wán le.We finished cleaning. Where to put the object If there is an object followed by the verb, 完 must be placed between the ...5 KB (737 words) - 08:56, 21 April 2021
- ... stop until his mother came home. Pattern with Repeating Verb Structure If there is a verb phrase proceeding 到, use this structure: Verb ...4 KB (653 words) - 00:23, 14 April 2023
- ... bàba kū le qǐlái.Hugging his daddy, the child started to cry. '''Note:''' If you want to make a sentence where both verbs are action verbs (neither is ...9 KB (1,348 words) - 08:56, 21 April 2021
- REDIRECT Expressing "if... then..." with "ruguo... jiu..."63 bytes (7 words) - 23:41, 4 November 2018
- ... Verb + 都 + Predicate Examples 怎么 做 都 可以 吗 ？ Zěnme zuò dōu kěyǐ ma? It's OK if I do it however I want? 这些 钱 你 怎么 花 都 行 。Zhèxiē qián nǐ zěnme ...6 KB (862 words) - 04:53, 9 March 2019
- REDIRECT Expressing "if" with "ruguo... dehua"51 bytes (6 words) - 08:05, 16 October 2018
- ... actions, steps, or consecutive events, your Chinese will sound more natural if you can diversify your conjunctions. 然后 (ránhòu) is most commonly ...5 KB (834 words) - 04:48, 9 March 2019
- ... Structure Topic ，Comment Examples Just make sure to put a comma after the topic if you are writing the sentence down 水果 ，我 最爱 吃 草莓 。Shuǐguǒ ...3 KB (509 words) - 08:46, 24 April 2019
- ... psychological verb s, are often used with 对, which means 对 is needed if you want to add an object into the structure. I good example is 对 ...5 KB (736 words) - 08:53, 21 April 2021
- ... " ''how long'' you did something in the past is one thing, but what if the action is still ongoing? A clarifying example (in English) is appropriate ...5 KB (734 words) - 08:01, 4 March 2019
