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  • New Main Page
    ... ''': For when you're ready to really consolidate your grammar knowledge and fill in the gaps, but really don't want to slog through a grammar textbook ...
    11 KB (1,477 words) - 03:22, 29 October 2014
  • The "shi... de" patterns: an overview
    ... ⋯⋯的 (shì... de) pattern is the only way that 是 and 的 can work together in a sentence There are multiple ways to use 是 and 的 together, and they can be ...
    10 KB (1,582 words) - 08:55, 21 April 2021
  • Comparing "yihou" and "de shihou"
    ... 算 去 上海 工作 。Bìyè yǐhòu wǒ dǎsuàn qù Shànghǎi gōngzuò. I plan to find a job in Shanghai after I graduate. 结婚 以后 你 想 继续 工作 吗 ？Jiéhūn yǐhòu nǐ xiǎng jìxù ...
    5 KB (783 words) - 09:26, 9 November 2020
  • Comparing "yao" and "xiang"
    ... a cafeWǒmen dōu yào kāfēi.We all want coffee. 大家 要 不 要 米饭？ordering in a restaurantDàjiā yào bù yào mǐfàn? Does everyone want rice? 你们 要 冰水 还是 热水 ...
    10 KB (1,565 words) - 08:57, 21 April 2021
  • Foreword
    ... cool tool, developed by John Pasden and the folks at AllSet Learning, is in accordance with the new “learning grammar as you go” principle of Chinese ...
    4 KB (701 words) - 09:03, 22 November 2018
  • Advanced uses of "ba"
    ... 玩具。Háizǐ kěyǐ bǎ jiā li de hěn duō xiǎo dōngxi dàng zuò wánjù.Kids can take small things in the house and treat them as as toys. 很 多 子女 把 父母 的 理想 当作 ...
    12 KB (1,686 words) - 04:01, 18 January 2021
  • Expressing "what if" with "wanyi"
    ... 万一 忘 了，可以 查 。Wǒ yào jì xiàlái, wànyī wàng le, kěyǐ chá.I need to write it down. In case I forget, I can look it up. 万一 迷路 了，就 用 地图 导航 。 Wànyī mílù le ...
    4 KB (675 words) - 03:12, 17 December 2020
  • Expressing "within" a period of time using "zai... nei"
    ... 在 短短 的 两 年 内，他 就 成为 了 CEO。Zài duǎnduǎn de liǎng nián nèi, tā jiù chéngwéi le CEO.In just two years, he has become the CEO. 政府 计划 在 十年 内 研究 出 电动 汽车 ...
    4 KB (639 words) - 09:26, 17 December 2020
  • Degree complement
    ... hǎo.You speak Chinese well. (lit. You Chinese speak well.) Note: the 你的中文 in the sentence above can also be 你中文 (without the 的). When it makes sense ...
    12 KB (1,800 words) - 08:57, 21 April 2021
  • Expressing existence with "you"
    ... ? 我 的 手机 里 有 你 的 号码。Wǒ de shǒujī lǐ yǒu nǐ de hàomǎ.Your number is in my cell phone. 现在 办公室 里 有 人 吗？Xiànzài bàngōngshì lǐ yǒu rén ma?Is there anyone ...
    3 KB (462 words) - 09:21, 20 April 2021
  • The "also" adverb "ye"
    ... too." Structure The correct structure uses the verb 是 (shì): 我 也 是。The 是 fills in for whatever was just said.Wǒ yě shì.I am too. / Me too. 我 也 ...
    10 KB (1,502 words) - 09:21, 20 April 2021
  • Cause and effect with "yinwei" and "suoyi"
    ... hěn duō wàiguó rén, suǒyǐ wǒmen yào shuō Yīngwén.There are a lot of foreigners in our company, so we need to speak English. Using 因为 (yīnwèi) and 所 ...
    7 KB (1,024 words) - 08:57, 21 April 2021
  • Using "dui" with verbs
    ... 学 外语 很 感 兴趣 。Wǒ érzi duì xué wàiyǔ hěn gǎn xìngqù.My son is very interested in learning foreign languages. 你 应该 对 自己 的 工作 负责 。Nǐ yīnggāi duì zìjǐ de ...
    5 KB (736 words) - 08:53, 21 April 2021
  • Expressing "before" and "after" with "zhiqian" and "zhihou"
    ... 海 了 。Tā zài Yīngguó dú wán le dàxué, zhīhòu huí Shànghǎi le.He finished university in England. Afterwards, he returned to Shanghai. 她 当 汉语 老师 四 年 多 了 ...
    5 KB (716 words) - 08:40, 24 April 2019
  • Expressing "within (it/them)" with "qizhong"
    ... 老板 的。Gōngsī li yǒu sān bǎ sǎn, qízhōng liǎng bǎ shì lǎobǎn de.Of the three umbrellas in the office, two are the boss's. 这么 多人，我 只 认识 其中 的 一 个。Zhème ...
    4 KB (645 words) - 07:21, 29 December 2020
  • Structural particle "de"
    ... is that it works like apostrophe-"s" in English. Think of this one as the " ... know this, but this 地 (de) is known in Chinese as 土也地 (tǔ-yě de), as it's ...
    8 KB (1,178 words) - 07:26, 10 April 2019
  • Expressing purpose with "weile"
    ... 感 ，那个 作家 搬到 了 农村 。Wèile zhǎo línggǎn, nàge zuòjiā bān dào le nóngcūn.In order to find inspiration, that writer moved to the countryside. 五年 前 ，为了 女朋友 ...
    5 KB (714 words) - 09:30, 17 December 2020
  • Comparing "bu" and "mei"
    ... an action that 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 ...
    17 KB (2,625 words) - 02:55, 31 December 2021
  • Expressing location with "zai... shang / xia / li"
    ... floor. 你 的 手机 在 包 里 吗 ？Nǐ de shǒujī zài bāo lǐ ma?Is your cell phone in the bag? 他 在 楼 下 。Tā zài lóuxià.He is downstairs. Walmart 在 我家 旁边 。Walmart ...
    7 KB (1,067 words) - 04:54, 9 March 2019
  • Comparing "zhijian" and “zhongjian"
    ... 客厅 的 中间 有 一 个 沙发 。Kètīng de zhōngjiān yǒu yī gè shāfā.There is a sofa in the middle of the living room. 我 的 座位 在 第 七 排 中间 。Wǒ de zuòwèi zài dì ...
    6 KB (947 words) - 03:10, 13 August 2019
  • The Country of the Blind:《盲人国》
    ... the blind, the one-eyed man is king” repeats in Chen Fangyuan’s mind after he finds himself trapped in a valley holding a community of people for whom ...
    5 KB (660 words) - 06:38, 8 January 2014
  • Sherlock Holmes and the Red-Headed League:《卷发公司的案子》
    ... meantime his assistant looked after his shop. He had answered an advertisement in the paper and although hundreds of people applied, he was the only ...
    5 KB (600 words) - 06:41, 8 January 2014
  • Affirmative-negative question
    ... have it or not?"), or to ask about Negation of past actions with "meiyou" verbs in the past ("Did you do it or not?"). Examples 你 哥哥 有 没有 ...
    9 KB (1,407 words) - 08:55, 21 April 2021
  • Expressing "how often"
    ... 果 ？Nǐ duō cháng shíjiān chī yī cì niúyóuguǒ?How often do you eat avocado? In these cases, the speaker is trying to get any idea of how often the other ...
    6 KB (962 words) - 08:47, 24 April 2019
  • The Prince and the Pauper:《王子和穷孩子》
    ... "lai" to connect two verb phrases Resultative complement "kai" Again in the past with "you" Chapter 4 Expressing "stop doing ...
    4 KB (527 words) - 04:13, 23 March 2017
  • Connecting nouns with "shi"
    ... . That is, the form of the verb is the same no matter who is doing it. In this case, it is always 是 (shì) and never changes. As you can see, it's easy ...
    5 KB (823 words) - 09:20, 20 April 2021
  • Expressing "when" with "de shihou"
    ... 大学 的时候，有 很 多 朋友。 Wǒ shàng dàxué de shíhou, yǒu hěn duō péngyou.When I was in college, I had a lot of friends. 上课 的时候 不要 吃 东西。Shàngkè de shíhou bùyào ...
    4 KB (581 words) - 08:58, 21 April 2021
  • Expressing "and also" with "hai"
    ... thoughts. We can do the same thing in Chinese by using 还 (hái). ... two phrases together, in a similar way to "and also" in English. In this case, 还 ...
    6 KB (902 words) - 08:56, 21 April 2021
  • Expressing "among" with "dangzhong"
    ... 这 个 工程 还在 计划 当中。Zhège gōngchéng hái zài jìhuà dāngzhōng.This engineering project is still in the planning stage. 这 批 产品 还 在 设计 当中 ，还 没有 完全 确定 。Zhè ...
    4 KB (586 words) - 07:03, 11 December 2020
  • Softening the tone of questions with "ne"
    ... wonder where he's going? 怎么 会 呢？Zěnme huì ne?How could that be? In the previous examples, the speaker has a tone of conjecture, a bit like saying "I ...
    6 KB (848 words) - 09:47, 18 January 2021
  • Comparing "hui," "neng," "keyi"
    ... are all often translated as " can " in English. Sometimes they are explained as ... 这么 (zhème), etc. can also be used in place of 很. Examples 他 ...
    11 KB (1,719 words) - 08:55, 21 April 2021
  • Expressing "small quantity" with "jiu"
    ... 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 only ...
    5 KB (805 words) - 08:14, 26 November 2018
  • Expressing "contrary to expectations" with "pianpian"
    ... 的人 都 早 到 了，偏偏 他 一个人 迟到。 别的人 都 学 会 了，偏偏 他 不 会。 In this last set of three example sentences, we see that 偏偏 has a meaning similar to 仅仅 or 只有. It also ...
    3 KB (436 words) - 09:48, 23 July 2020
  • Expressing "rather than..." with "yuqi... buru"
    ... 的 大 城市 ，爷爷 宁可 住 农村 的 老房子 。My grandfather would rather live in the old house in the countryside than stay in strange big city. 与其 一直 互相 伤害 ，我 宁愿 早点 分手 ...
    5 KB (654 words) - 09:42, 2 December 2020
  • Adverb
    ... adverbs normally come before the main verb of a sentence, but in some cases come right at the beginning of a sentence. Characteristics Since ...
    3 KB (376 words) - 07:59, 17 May 2016
  • Ordinal numbers with "di"
    ... 考试，我 是 我们 班 第 一。Zhè cì kǎoshì, wǒ shì wǒmen bān dì-yī.On this test, I was first in our class. 这 次 比赛，我们 班 第 一，他们 班 第 二。Zhè cì bǐsài, wǒmen bān dì-yī ...
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  • Causative verbs
    ... or influence people to do things. In English, these are verbs like "make ... very different words are the same word in Chinese. "Make" is kind of like ...
    5 KB (721 words) - 03:19, 11 March 2019
  • Simple "noun + adjective" sentences
    ... but often it is just a way to link a noun to an adjective. Examples In the following examples, 很 (hěn) is just a link (you could think of it as ...
    5 KB (780 words) - 09:21, 20 April 2021
  • Counting money
    ... you learn how to count money in Chinese, make sure you know how ... mao (2.5) If the smaller units are only in tens, you can just say the number of tens. ...
    5 KB (788 words) - 09:20, 20 April 2021
  • Measure words for counting
    ... make sense to talk about "a glass of furniture" unless something went horribly wrong in the factory). Examples 一 个 人 yī gè réna person 两 只 猫 ...
    5 KB (781 words) - 08:54, 21 April 2021
  • Measure words with "this" and "that"
    ... person 这 本 书 zhè běn shūthis book 那 件 事 nà jiàn shìthat matter (in the sense of business, affair, or thing) 这 瓶 啤酒 zhè píng píjiǔthis bottle of ...
    3 KB (446 words) - 08:57, 21 April 2021
  • Reduplication of adjectives
    ... of common adjectives that don't work in AABB form. 好吃 → 好好 ... pàng de nánrén shàngchē le.We clearly saw him get in the car with a fat man. 我 真 想 ...
    8 KB (1,168 words) - 07:40, 13 November 2020
  • Sequencing past events with "houlai"
    ... ，后来 他们 同意 了 。Kāishǐ wǒ fùmǔ bù tóngyì, hòulái tāmen tóngyì le.My parents disapproved in the beginning, but they approved later. 空调 我 上 个 月 修好 了 ，后来 又 ...
    4 KB (586 words) - 09:49, 17 April 2019
  • Expressing ongoing duration with double "le"
    ... . 他 在 北京 住 了 两 年 了。Tā zài Běijīng zhù le liǎng nián le.He has been living in Beijing for two years. 这 个 会，他们 开 了 两 个 小时 了。Zhège huì, tāmen kāi le ...
    5 KB (734 words) - 08:01, 4 March 2019
  • Expressing "along with…" with "suizhe"
    ... 树枝 随着 风 不 停 地 摇动。Shùzhī suízhe fēng bù tíng de yáodòng.The branch swayed ceaselessly in the wind. 孩子们 随着 音乐 跳 起 了 舞。Háizi men suízhe yīnyuè tiào qǐ ...
    5 KB (632 words) - 08:59, 17 December 2020
  • Using "guo" with "le"
    ... to modify the basic pattern, getting this: Verb + 过 + Obj. + 了 The object has been inserted in the sentences below: 你 吃 过 饭 了 吗？Nǐ chī guo fàn le ma ...
    7 KB (1,068 words) - 08:57, 21 April 2021
  • Comparing "haishi" and "huozhe"
    ... but the meaning, as well as the context in which 或者 is needed, is different. 或者 ... the "A or B, PICK ONE" attitude in favor of a more open, "maybe A, ...
    6 KB (863 words) - 03:33, 8 October 2019
  • Comparing "kending" "queding" and “yiding"
    ... a design before we can start working. 老板 肯定 了 最近 我 很 努力。In this sentence, "肯定" needs to be followed by a noun or noun phrase.Lǎobǎn kěndìng le zuìjìn ...
    9 KB (1,327 words) - 02:48, 18 December 2020
  • Using "ji" to mean "several"
    ... " is the closest we can get in natural English to the Chinese, which ... Wǒ dōu xǐhuan.This young actor has acted in dozens of movies. I like them all ...
    6 KB (1,035 words) - 08:54, 21 April 2021
  • Emphasis with "jiushi"
    ... to it, similar to "just." In English we might say, "it's ''just'' ... before other verbs, with similar emphatic effect. In these cases, it's also OK to use ...
    5 KB (686 words) - 08:53, 21 April 2021
  • The Sixty-Year Dream:《六十年的梦》
    ... Xuefa is well loved by everyone in his town, everyone except his ... kids, helping neighbors, and discussing politics in the teahouse. One day after a bad ...
    5 KB (619 words) - 04:09, 25 April 2017
  • The Secret Garden:《秘密花园》
    ... an orphan, Li Ye is sent off to live with her reclusive Uncle in his sprawling estate in Nanjing. She learns of a secret garden where no one has set ...
    5 KB (618 words) - 08:58, 13 October 2017
  • Comparing "changchang" and "wangwang"
    ... live longer than men. 过年 的 时候，上海 往往 比较 安静。It's usually more quiet here in Shanghai during Chinese New Year. 质量 好 的 产品 往往 不 会 很 便宜。Products of good ...
    5 KB (558 words) - 07:35, 9 July 2021
  • Journey to the Center of the Earth 《地心游记》
    ... learners of Chinese. Publisher's description: Join Professor Luo and his niece Xiaojing in their daring quest down the mouth of a volcano to reach the ...
    4 KB (479 words) - 03:37, 14 March 2019
  • Expressing "and then" with "yushi"
    ... "and then." Since 于是 can only be used to talk about the past, 了 is often used in the same sentence. ⋯⋯ ，于是 ⋯⋯ + 了 Examples 我 看 大家 都 买 了 ，于是 我 也 ...
    6 KB (917 words) - 07:46, 14 January 2021
  • Expressing "related to..." with "you guan de"
    ... lì, liǎojiě le hěn duō yú Xiǎo lì yǒuguān de shìqing.He has learned a lot of things about Xiao Li in order to chase her. 与 恐龙 有关的 问题，你 都 可以 问 他，他 都 知 ...
    4 KB (669 words) - 02:50, 17 December 2020
  • Adjective
    ... indicates the predicate， but a 很 in third tone adds emphasis to the ... must be combined with 很 or 不 in order to form attributives for nouns. However ...
    4 KB (492 words) - 04:05, 25 April 2017
  • To-do
    ... 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 这不是【我这不是忙嘛。】 害得我行 ...
    9 KB (703 words) - 06:31, 26 November 2020
  • Offering choices with "haishi"
    ... '''question'''. This is equivalent to one of our uses of "or" in English. Simplest Form Structure Option A + 还是 + Option B ? When you're ...
    5 KB (667 words) - 09:43, 14 March 2019
  • Measure word "ge"
    ... and use 个 (gè) by itself. This is similar to "a" or "an" in English, for example in "a person" or "an idiot." (The tone on 个 (gè) is normally somewhat ...
    4 KB (576 words) - 09:21, 20 April 2021
  • Special cases of "zai" following verbs
    ... 我 工作 在 上海。Wǒ gōngzuò zài Shànghǎi. 我 在 上海工作。Wǒ zài Shànghǎi gōngzuò.I work in Shanghai. 我 学习 在 图书馆。Wǒ xuéxí zài túshūguǎn. 我 在 图书馆 学习。Wǒ zài túshūguǎn ...
    4 KB (694 words) - 08:57, 21 April 2021
  • Basic comparisons with "bi"
    ... hěn gāo. 他 比 我 高 。Tā bǐ wǒ gāo.He's taller than me. The adjective used in the comparison should be positive, not negative. 我 比 他 不 高 。Wǒ bǐ tā bù gāo ...
    7 KB (1,076 words) - 08:57, 21 April 2021
  • Doing something more with "duo"
    ... if you needed to. Examples In English we like to say things like ... of 多) comes ''after'' the verb in English. In Chinese, it's more natural to put ...
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  • Expressing "although" with "suiran" and "danshi"
    ... 她 精神 很 好 。Nǎinai suīrán bāshí duō suì le, dànshì tā jīngshén hěn hǎo.Although grandma is in her eighties, she is energetic. 虽然 你们 没有 赢 ，但是 我 知道 大家 尽 ...
    5 KB (709 words) - 08:57, 21 April 2021
  • Expressing "over and over again" with "zaisan"
    ... the USA repeatedly not to interfere in China's affairs. 她 再三 ... has repeatedly indicated that he will not participate in the next Olympic Games. 我 已经 ...
    4 KB (598 words) - 02:28, 29 December 2020
  • Expressing completion with "le"
    ... to put a 了 (le) after each one, just like we'd put each verb in the past tense in English? Good question The short answer is that you only need one 了 ...
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  • Expressing "thanks to" with "duokui"
    ... Examples When translating to English, "thanks to" doesn't always work as well when you have to add in "otherwise." 这 件 事情 多亏 了 你 的 提醒 ，不然 我 肯定 忘 ...
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  • Comparing "dui" and "duiyu"
    ... wèntí hěn gǎn xìngqù. All of the above examples mean "we are all interested in this problem." 对 Can Be Used as a Verb As a Verb Meaning "to ...
    6 KB (958 words) - 07:36, 19 January 2021
  • The Monkey’s Paw:《猴爪》
    ... family after having spent years traveling in the mysterious hills of China’ ... " with "yizhi" Expressing actions in progress "Both A and B" ...
    5 KB (616 words) - 07:33, 22 November 2018
  • Directional verbs "lai" and "qu"
    ... 了 几 个 月 。Qùnián tā qù Měiguó gōngzuò le jǐ gè yuè.Last year she went to work in the USA for a few months. 你们 想 去 Starbucks 还是 Costa？ Nǐmen xiǎng qù ...
    4 KB (608 words) - 09:22, 20 April 2021
  • Great Expectations: Part 2 《美好的前途》（下）
    ... "wang" "All at once" with "yixiazi" Indicating a number in excess "zhao" as complement "Just" with "jiu" "Already" with ...
    4 KB (442 words) - 04:04, 25 April 2017
  • Aspect
    ... Lillian Meei-jin, Davis Philip W., 黄美金, and 戴非力. "An Aspectual System in Mandarin Chinese / 汉语的表态系统." Journal of Chinese Linguistics 17.1 (1989): 128 ...
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  • Measure word
    ... half of a sausage. 冰箱 里 只 有 两 块 奶酪。There are only two pieces of cheese in the refrigerator. 我 很 饿，吃 了 很 大 一 条 鱼。I'm hungry. I could eat a whole fish ...
    5 KB (643 words) - 04:51, 9 March 2019
  • Structure of times (basic)
    ... , and then the minute (big to small). On the Hour The time of day in Chinese is formed with a Structure of numbers number 1 to 12 (一 (yī) to ...
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  • The "all" adverb "dou"
    ... ?Do you all know John? 他们 都 在 上海 。Tāmen dōu zài Shànghǎi.They are all in Shanghai. 明天 我们 都 可以 去 。Míngtiān wǒmen dōu kěyǐ qù.Tomorrow we all can go ...
    4 KB (598 words) - 09:22, 20 April 2021
  • Using "dao" to mean "to go to"
    ... like this, ''yes, you can.'' But native speakers will frequently use 到 (dào) in this way, so it's still good to be familiar with this pattern. If you ...
    5 KB (882 words) - 08:53, 21 April 2021
  • Time words and word order
    ... can appear in one of two positions in the sentence in Chinese: ... Sentence Patterns Used for Sequencing events in time Basic Grammar none A2 Subj ...
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  • After a specific time with "yihou"
    ... finish lunch. 几年 以后 ，我们 公司 会 更 大。Jǐ nián yǐhòu, wǒmen gōngsī huì gèng dà.In a few years, our company will be even bigger. 老板 半个小时 以后 回来。Lǎobǎn bàn ...
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  • Asking why with "zenme"
    ... so loud? 北京 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 ...
    5 KB (792 words) - 08:53, 21 April 2021
  • The filler word "neige"
    ... used for this purpose. To English speakers not fortunate enough to be fluent in Mandarin this may raise an eyebrow because it can sound a bit "racist ...
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  • Adjectives with "name" and "zheme"
    ... you have to do to use this grammar structure is put the 那么 or 这么 in front of the adjective. Subj. + 那么 / 这么 + Adj. Examples You could think of 这 ...
    4 KB (608 words) - 07:55, 14 May 2019
  • Emphasizing quantity with "dou"
    ... happens really often, such as "every day": 每天 (měi tiān). Use 都 (dōu) here in Chinese, even if it feels unnatural. (Fake it 'til you make it ) 我 每天 ...
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  • Superlative "zui"
    ... ? Which teacher is the best? 你们 家 谁 最 漂亮？Nǐmen jiā shéi zuì piàoliang? In your family who is the most beautiful? 谁 最 有钱 ？Shéi zuì yǒuqián?Who is the ...
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  • Expressing "not only... but also" with "budan... erqie..."
    ... 且 + Subj. 2 + 也 ⋯⋯ The pattern can also be used omitting 而且, and instead using adverbs like 也 in its place. Examples 不但 大学生 找工作 难 ，而且 研究生 也 不 ...
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  • Expressing "one of" with "zhiyi"
    ... York is the one of the most international cities in the world. 他 是 这个 公司 的 ... of the most important traditional festivals in China. The Common 之一 ...
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  • Expressing "ever since" with "yilai"
    ... here, note that when using 以来 in a more formal or written context, you ... of time, rather than a specific date. In other words, it needs to be used with ...
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  • Expressing "a bit too"
    ... 少 了 点儿 。Tā gěi de zhège hóngbāo hǎoxiàng shǎo le diǎnr.The amount of money he gave in the red envelope seems a bit small. 你 管 得 是 不 是 多 了 点儿 ？Nǐ guǎn ...
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  • Limiting scope with "jiu"
    ... attention. 就 这些 事情 来说，他 没有 错。Jiù zhèxiē shìqing lái shuō, tā méiyǒu cuò.In regards to these matters, he didn't do anything wrong. 就 我们 家 来说，要求 还是 ...
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  • Expressing future with "jiang"
    ... 将 在 莫斯科 举行 。Zhè cì Shìjièbēi jiāng zài Mòsīkē jǔxíng.This World Cup will be held in Moscow. 比赛 结果 将 在 月底 公布 。Bǐsài jiéguǒ jiāng zài yuèdǐ gōngbù.The ...
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  • Expressing "unless" with "chufei"
    ... too. 你 不能 进 ，除非 你 有 预约 。Nǐ bù néng jìn, chúfēi nǐ yǒu yùyuē.You can't come in unless you have an appointment. 我 不 说 ，除非 你 答应 我 你 不会 生气 。Wǒ bù shuō ...
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  • Expressing "after all" with "bijing"
    ... wǒ háishì juéde tǐng lěng de.Although I'm dressed really warmly, it is, after all, winter in the north. I still feel quite cold. 虽然 我 跟 他 认识，但 毕竟 不 ...
    5 KB (764 words) - 09:17, 14 January 2021
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    ... . We will prioritize the content which is most relevant to your study needs. In the meantime, you can make use of the Grammar Points by Level AllSet ...
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  • Expressing distance with "li"
    ... 2 (+ Adv.) + 近 / 远 + 吗？ Place 1 + 离 + Place 2 (+ 有) + 多远？ Note that in English, you can actually ask, "How close is it from here?" if the distance is ...
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  • Expressing "never" with "conglai"
    ... (有) + Verb + 过 Again, 从来 (cónglái) may be shortened to just 从 (cóng) in casual speech. Note that you can have an object or other information after the ...
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  • Expressing "no wonder"
    ... 了 醋 ？难怪 这么 难吃 ！Nǐ fàng le cù? Nánguài zhème nánchī You put vinegar in it? No wonder it tastes so bad Emphasis on 原来 Structure 怪不得 / 难怪 ...
    5 KB (799 words) - 03:27, 22 November 2020
  • Comparing "renjia" and "bieren"
    ... 小区 有 多少 户 人家 ？Zhège xiǎoqū yǒu duōshao hù rénjiā?How many households are here in this neighborhood? 村子 里 现在 只 剩 十 户 人家 了 。Cūnzi lǐ xiànzài zhī shèng ...
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  • Making "-ize" and "-ify" verbs with "hua"
    ... 为了 美化 我们 的 城市。Wǒmen bǎohù huánjìng shì wèile měihuà wǒmen de chéngshì.We protect the environment in order to beautify our city. 每年 我们 的 绿化 面积 都 在 扩大 ...
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  • Using "er" to explain contrasting ideas
    ... 喜欢 她。Tā zài gōngsī hěn shòu huānyíng, ér wǒ bìng bù xǐhuan tā.She is very popular in our company, but I don't like her at all. As you can see, 而 comes ...
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  • Taiwanese "you"
    ... 在 before a verb is similar to adding -ing after a verb in English. When used with 有 in front of it, it is usually referring to habitual action, or an ...
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  • Advanced "le" after an object
    ... 在 动物园 和 熊猫 拍 了 照 。Wǒmen zài dòngwùyuán hé xióngmāo pāi le zhào.We took photos with pandas in the zoo. 他 女朋友 为了 他 辞 了 工作 。Tā nǚpéngyou wèile tā cí le ...
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  • Great Expectations: Part 1 《美好的前途》（上）
    ... Adjectival complement "de hen" Tricky uses of "dao" Again in the future with "zai" A softer "but" Result complement "-qilai ...
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