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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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Challenging an adjective with "shenme"
... glum? Look at that blue sky, those green fields. Life is so wonderful If the adjective or psychological verb is repeated after the 什么 as in some of ...

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Expressing fractions with "fenzhi"
... yī), literally "1 of 2 portions." Note the order: it's ''NOT'' 一分之二 (yī fēn zhī èr). So "¾" is 四分之三 (sì fēn zhī sān), and "⅚" is 六分之五 (liù fēn zhī wǔ ...

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Expressing "anyway" with "fanzheng"
... 来了，咱们自己去吧。Fǎnzhèng tāmen bù lái le, zánmen zìjǐ qù ba.They are not coming anyway, so let's just go by ourselves. 我就送给你吧。反正我也不需要。Wǒ jiù ...

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Expressing "within (it/them)" with "qizhong"
... 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妈 ...

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Expressing "hard to avoid" with "nanmian"
... huì yùdào xiǎotōu, nǐ yào xiǎoxīn diǎn.There are a lot of people on the bus, so you will inevitably run into thieves. You need to be careful. 刚开始工 ...

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Complement "-huai le"
... 了。Miànshì guān tài yánsù le, wǒ dōu yào jǐnzhāng huài le.The interviewer was so serious. I was a nervous wreck. It's also OK to use -坏了 with positive ...

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Stating the effect before the cause
... 你们。Tā zhī suǒyǐ wèn zhème duō shì wèile duō guānxīn nǐmen.The reason she asks so many questions is in order to she cares about you guys. 我之所以不喜 ...

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Expressing "even if…" with "jishi"
... 学。Jíshǐ nǐ duì zhè mén kè bù tài gǎnxìngqù, yě yào xué.Even if you are not so interested in this subject, you still need to study it. 即使她整容，我也能 ...

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Expressing "unless" with "chufei"
... biǎoxiàn hěn hǎo.You won't get promoted so soon unless you perform very well. ... as meaning "only if." 除非 x，才 y So that's "'''Only if''' x, y." A few ...

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Expressing actions in progress (full form)
... it are frequently used in everyday speech, so it's important to know the full form, ... the above pattern is ''optional''''', so you're going to see all ...

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Separable verb
... have time to meet you. 我没有时间见面你。面 is the object, so adding 你 after it is wrong.Wǒ méiyǒu shíjiān jiànmiàn nǐ. The key features of separable verbs ...

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Yes-no questions with "ma"
... like a question mark you say out loud. So the basic structure is: Statement + 吗 ... Many learners make this mistake, so don't worry if it happens every ...

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Expressing "for" with "wei"
... you. 父母为家庭付出了很多。Fùmǔ wèi jiātíng fùchū le hěn duō.The parents have done so much for their family. 你不为自己的孩子担心吗？Nǐ bù wèi zìjǐ de háizi ...

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Using "nanguai" as a verb
... vase. You can't blame the father for getting so angry. 如果你一定要晚上 ... This question was always controversial, so you cna't blame the students for ...

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Using "always" as a complaint with "laoshi"
... all the time. 你老是这么凶干吗？Nǐ lǎoshì zhème xiōng gànmá?Why are you always so mean? 他真讨厌，老是跟朋友借钱。Tā zhēn tǎoyàn, lǎoshì gēn péngyou jièqián ...

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Keywords
... to their respective disambiguation pages. So, for example, if you wanted ... Grammar Wiki, you're welcome to do so Aside from the sortable HTML list ...

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Expressing "thanks to" with "duokui"
... 亏了你帮我。Wǒ néng zhème kuài zuò wán, duōkuī le nǐ bāng wǒ.I was able to finish so quickly thanks to your help. 我没迟到，多亏了你开车送我。Wǒ méi chídào ...

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Expressing wasted efforts with "bai"
... shíhou tā bù zài jiā, suǒyǐ wǒ bái pǎo le yī tàng.He wasn't home when I got there, so I wasted all of that time going over there. 不好意思，让你白忙了一 ...

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Comparing "haishi" and "huozhe"
... is fine. 我想知道那个人是男的或者女的。It's an embedded question, so it should use 还是Wǒ xiǎng zhīdào nàge rén shì nánde huòzhě nǚde.I'd like to know if that ...

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Comparing "turan" and "huran"
... 然，我们不知道怎么办。Shìqing fāshēng de tài tūrán, wǒmen bù zhīdào zěnme bàn.Things happened so suddenly, we didn't know what to do. 这场雨下得太突然，都淋湿了 ...

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Adding emphasis with "fei....buke"
... 可是我女儿非要穿裙子。It's so cold today, but my daughter is determined to wear ... ，可是他非要喝。I don't want him to drink so much, but he had to. 我不想去，可是 ...

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Translations
... to relevant grammar points on the Chinese Grammar Wiki, you're welcome to do so Aside from the HTML list below, you can also obtain the latest data ...

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Comparing "genben" and "daodi"
... Does he want to work here or not? 你的包这么重！你到底带了多少东西？Your bag is so heavy How much stuff are you even carrying? 会议已经开了两个小时了，我们到底什么时候 ...

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New Main Page
... ... A2 Essential Elementary Grammar Points ''' A2 grammar points ''': So you've learned some basic grammar, but still need pinyin and want ...

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Expressing "half" with "ban"
... Note that you do ''not'' need to use 个 (gè) here; in fact, it's ''wrong'' to do so: 半个天 bàn gè tiānhalf a day 半个年 bàn gè niánhalf a year With ...

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Verb
... between the reduplicated verbs, not afterwards, so it would be "看了看" not ... 着." Furthermore, it cannot be reduplicated, so it will always just stay as "有 ...

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Expressing "and" with "he" (advanced)
... 人喜欢你？！Nǐ zhème zìsī hé lěngmò, zěnme huì yǒu rén xǐhuan nǐ? You're so selfish and cold, how could anyone like you? In this second group, using 和 to ...

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Expressing "it depends" with "kan"
... would translate as "have to look at," so the logic is not hard to understand. ... " of what "it depends" on. So you'll start with the "unknown outcome" in ...

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Editing for print
... points. We break it up into smaller, digestible units so that learners don't get frustrated. So if you read a Chinese Grammar Wiki article and you ...

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Making judgments with "suan"
... form, but because it's so commonly used, it's worth ... Well aren't you tough 你算老几？Nǐ suàn lǎojǐ?So you think you're some kind of big shot? 这不算 ...

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Expressing "really" with "zhen"
... I really hate this kind of guy 你真会说话！Nǐ zhēn huì shuōhuà You are so good with words 你真能吃！Nǐ zhēn néng chī You can really eat See also ...

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Expressing "have to" with "budebu"
... 真的太厉害了，我不得不承认。Nǐ zhēn de tài lìhài le, wǒ bùdébù chéngrèn.You are so good. I have to admit it. 为了以后，我不得不努力学习。Wèile yǐhòu, wǒ bùdébù nǔlì ...

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Expressing "if it were not for" with "yaobushi"
... 不是你这么忙，我们早就见面了。Yàobùshì nǐ zhème máng, wǒmen zǎojiù jiànmiàn le.If you hadn't been so busy, we'd have met long ago. 要不是你刚才说错话，他是不会生气的 ...

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Comparing "duiyu" and "zhiyu"
... 这么生气吗？Zhè diǎn xiǎo shìqing, zhìyú zhème shēngqì ma?Over such a small thing, why are you so angry? 我是不高兴，但不至于不跟你说话。Wǒ shì bù gāoxìng, dàn ...

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Expressing "had better" with "zuihao"
... for dinner. 雨这么大，最好别出门。Yǔ zhème dà, zuìhǎo bié chūmén.It's raining so heavily. It's best not to leave the house. 这个问题是隐私的，最好不要问。Zhège ...

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Advanced degree complements
... dǔ de yàomìng The traffic is terrible 地铁挤得要命！Dìtiě jǐ de yàomìng The metro is so crowded 我的牙痛得不行！Wǒ de yá tòng de bùxíng My teeth hurt ...

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Expressing "why" with "hebi"
... ？You bought us gifts again? Why? 为了买张电影票排那么长时间的队，何必呢？Spend so much time on waiting to buy a movie ticket? Why? 为这样的人伤心，何必呢？不值得 ...

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Expressing "especially" with "gewai"
... 安静。Wǒ zhù de bǐjiào yuǎn, suǒyǐ dào le wǎnshang géwài ānjìng.I live far away, so it's very quiet at night. 今年的水果格外的甜。Jīnnián de shuǐguǒ géwài ...

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Introduction-B2
... thought and care has gone into curating and pruning the lists of grammar points. Even so, there were a few too many B2 grammar points to fit in a 400 ...

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Contact
... http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/ Creative Commons license ), so you have nothing to lose by contributing. In its early stages, most ...

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Alternative existential sentences
... with 着 Verbs that are paired with 着 are usually stative verb s. So unlike with action verb s, you're going to be describing an action that is ...

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Ordinal numbers with "di"
... use ordinal numbers to express things like "number one" or "second," so mastering them in Chinese is important. Fortunately, they are also very easy ...

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Result complement
... and 'listen' variety - the result isn't included like it is in 'see' and 'hear'. So if you want to indicate the result, you have to use a result ...

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Direction complement
... when you're talking about yourself moving. You can't move away from or towards yourself, so should it be 来 or 去? The answer is to look at the context ...

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Using "bei" sentences
... and wounded. Forming 被 Sentences You know the basic pattern already, so it's time to go deeper... Negating 被 Sentences There's just one ...

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Connecting nouns with "shi"
... about 是 (shì) in Chinese is that it's used to link ''two nouns'', so you can't rely too much on translating directly from English when it comes to ...

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Placement of question words
... in 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 ...

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Structure of dates
... Dates are arranged from largest unit to smallest: ''year, month, day''. x 年 + y 月 + z 日 So April 1st, 2019 is 2019年4月1日 (èr-líng-yī-jiǔ nián Sìyuè yī ...

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Using the verb "jiao"
... or something's name is. Its usage can seem a little weird to beginners, so it gets its own grammar point. Structure The verb 叫 (jiào) means both ...

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Standard negation with "bu"
... the present or future, or to talk about what you do not do, as a habit. So expressing things like "I don't want to go" or "I'm not going" or "I don't ...

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Negation of past actions with "meiyou"
... actions, while 没有 (méiyǒu) is used for actions that ''didn't happen'' (so of course they're not completed). These two don't work together. This is a ...

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Sandbox
... span, but div breaks lines. This text has been broken up with a div. So div and span are the same. They're both used to give properties to text, but ...

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Expressing a learned skill with "hui"
... Obj. Again, this is the simplest way to express the lack of a learned ability. So while "can't" is a natural translation for "不会" (bù huì) in English ...

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Structure of days of the week
... 五，太高兴了。Optional 是 omittedMíngtiān Xīngqīwǔ, tài gāoxìng le.Tomorrow is Friday. I'm so happy. 星期三我不在上海。Xīngqīsān wǒ bù zài Shànghǎi.I'm not here ...

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Chinese grammar FAQ
... Main Page AllSet Learning Chinese Grammar Wiki is chock-full of information, so this list of '''Frequently Asked Questions''' can be a good place to ...

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Reduplication of verbs
... all verbs are only one syllable. Those verbs get reduplicated a lot, so those examples are quite useful. Occasionally, though, two-syllable verbs get ...

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Expressing "would like to" with "xiang"
... 个地方很近，我不想开车。Nàge dìfang hěn jìn, wǒ bù xiǎng kāichē.That place is so close. I would not like to drive. 他不想花父母的钱。 Tā bù xiǎng huā fùmǔ de ...

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Using "ye" and "dou" together
... 我很好，我的家人也都很好。Wǒ hěn hǎo, wǒ de jiārén yě dōu hěn hǎo.I'm good. So is everyone in my family. 大人很喜欢这个餐厅，孩子们也都很喜欢。Dàren hěn xǐhuan ...

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Using "hao" to mean "easy"
... do"). There's a limited number of these, but some of them are super common, so just memorize them as exceptions: 好吃 hǎochīgood to taste, good to eat ...

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Using "dao" to mean "to go to"
... 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 want to sound more ...

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Time words and word order
... structures are: '''Time''' + Subj. + Verb + Obj. Subj. + '''Time''' + Verb + Obj. So if you start speaking with "time first" English word order, you ...

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Expressing duration with "le"
... . Instead it's all about word order: Subj. + Verb + 了 + Duration + Obj. So 了 (le) is placed after the verb (to indicate that Expressing completion ...

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Expressing duration of inaction
... double "le" pattern for ongoing duration . Subj. + (已经 +) Duration + 没 + Verb + 了 So now the duration comes right after the subject and 了 is at the ...

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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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Expressing "and" with "he"
... and cheese.This one is good "Cucumbers" and "cheese" are both nouns, so you can use 和 (hé) here. See also Expressing "in addition" with ...

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Approximating with sequential numbers
... simple, and this article introduces one of the most basic ways to do so. Structure An easy way to express approximate numbers is to use two ...

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Measure words with "this" and "that"
... Examples Note: In this usage, the tone of 个 (gè) tends to soften, so it's represented below as a neutral tone. 那个人 nàge rénthat person 这本 ...

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Basic comparisons with "meiyou"
... (méiyǒu) the ''opposite'' of Basic comparisons with "bi" 比 (bǐ) for comparison purposes. So in the sentence: 小张没有小李高。 Xiǎo Zhāng méiyǒu Xiǎo ...

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Expressing lateness with "cai"
... zěnme cái lái? Wǒmen děng le bàn gè duō xiǎoshí.How come you came here so late? We've waited for more than half an hour. Note that verbs following 才 ...

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Superlative "zui"
... for all adjectives in Chinese. The inconsistencies in English sometimes confuse beginners, so note in the examples below how to say "best," "worst ...

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Doing something more with "duo"
... of 多: 多 + Verb This structure is not used exclusively as a command, so you could also include a subject if you needed to. Examples In English ...

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Appearance with "kanqilai"
... ！看起来像你姐姐。Nǐ māma zhēn niánqīng Kànqǐlái xiàng nǐ jiějie.Your mother is so young She looks like your older sister. 我看起来像不像大老板？Wǒ kànqilai ...

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Expressing "everything" with "shenme dou"
... ，什么东西都没吃。Jīntiān wǒ bù shūfu, shénme dōngxi dōu méi chī.Today I don't feel well, so I didn't eat anything. 昨天开会的时候，她什么话也没说。Zuótiān kāihuì ...

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Expressing "every time" with "mei" and "dou"
... ) ''required'', but it's arguably more vital than the 每次 (měi cì) So it's important to get used to using both parts. Structure This pattern ...

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Expressing "if" with "ruguo... dehua"
... 了。Bié diǎn nàme duō cài. Rúguǒ chī bu wán dehuà, jiù tài làngfèi le.Don't order so much. It will be a big waste of food if we can't finish it all. 如 ...

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Acknowledgments
... interned at AllSet Learning in Shanghai, once upon a time. Thanks so much for contributing your artistic touch to our products, Anneke The Chinese ...

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Sequencing with "xian" and "zai"
... a more literal combination of 再说, fitting into the 先⋯⋯再⋯⋯ pattern. So in this usage, 再说 doesn't really mean "in addition." Rather, it most literally ...

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Topic-comment sentences
... 我不想管那么多。Tā de shì, wǒ bù xiǎng guǎn nàme duō.I don't want to be so involved in his business. 明天下午要开会，你记得吧？Míngtiān xiàwǔ yào kāi huì, nǐ ...

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Sequencing past events with "houlai"
... Wǒ zuówǎn zǒu de zǎo, bù zhīdào hòulái fāshēng le shénme.I left early yesterday evening, so I don't know what happened afterwards. 开始我父母不同意，后来他 ...

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Expressing "in addition" with "haiyou"
... 。Bùyào yībiān chīfàn yībiān shuōhuà. Háiyǒu, bié chī nàme kuài.Don't talk while you eat. Also, don't eat so fast. 考试的时候不要说话。还有，不要用手机。Kǎoshì ...

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Expressing "if… then…" with "yaoshi"
... Yàoshi wǒ mā zhīdào zhè jiàn shì, wǒ jiù sǐ dìng le If my mother knew about this, I would be so dead 要是老板不同意，我们就不能跟客户签合同。Yàoshi lǎobǎn bù ...

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Adjectival complement "de hen"
... 我最近忙得很，每天都要加班。Wǒ zuìjìn máng de hěn, měitiān dōu yào jiābān.I've been so busy lately. I need to work overtime every day. 高峰期路上堵得很，我建议你上班 ...

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Comparisons with "buru"
... ！不如去 KTV 吧。Zài jiā kàn diànshì duō wúliáo Bùrú qù KTV ba.Watching TV at home is so boring It'd be more fun to go do karaoke. 我们在这里等也是浪费时间 ...

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Listing things with "a"
... le, xiànzài bàngōngshì zhǐ chà zhāo yuángōng le Chairs, tables, computers, and so on have all been bought. Now the office only needs to hire staff ...

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Expressing "among" with "dangzhong"
... 不知道结果。Xiànzài hái zài diàochá dāngzhōng, hái bù zhīdào jiéguǒ.It still under investigation, so the result is not yet known. 我还在搬家当中，每天要处理 ...

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Comparing "shihe" and "heshi"
... wǒ lái shuō jiàgé bù tài héshì Although iPads are fun to use, the price is not so suitable for me. Don't Confuse the Two 这个合适我。This would be ...

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Emphasizing the doer of an action with "you"
... 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加 ...

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Using "lai" and "qu" when "verbing around"
... 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 like "walking here and there" or "walking ...

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Using "because" with "er" to indicate effect
... 一下。Wàipó zhǐshì yīnwèi háizi wánpí ér xiǎng xiàhu tā yīxià.Because the kid was being so naughty, granny just wanted to scare him a little. 男女朋友之间 ...

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Expressing "even if…" with "jiushi"
... out. In the sentence above, the first part is the actual current situation, so it is incorrect to use 就是. See also Expressing "even if…" with ...

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Expressing contrariness with "dao"
... tài máng le, méiyǒu shíjiān.I do want to go on a trip, but I am too busy to do so now. 这篇文章的内容倒不错，就是太长了。Zhè piān wénzhāng de nèiróng ...

5 KB (701 words) - 06:44, 17 December 2020
Challenging a verb with "shenme"
... though, you make it pretty clear that you're not just curious. You're so annoyed that you're asking a rhetorical question. Structure Verb + 什么 ...

4 KB (620 words) - 08:17, 23 November 2020
The "however" adverb "que"
... , dànshì zhìliàng què bù zěnmeyàng.Although this clothing is brand-name, the quality is not so good. 有些人智商很高，情商却很低。Yǒuxiē rén zhìshāng ...

5 KB (779 words) - 02:39, 29 December 2020
Expressing "only if" with "zhiyou"
... uses, one of the most common (and most childish) is as a not-so-witty comeback, in the form of, "no, ''YOU'' are " Structure Noun + 才 + Verb ...

5 KB (844 words) - 03:02, 29 December 2020
Many types of "not only... but also..."
... le rènwù érqiě bǐ guīdìng rìqí tíqiánle shí tiān.We not only completed the task, but we did so ten days ahead of schedule. 这家餐厅的食物不但好吃，也便宜。Zhè ...

5 KB (759 words) - 01:18, 18 January 2021
Expressing simultaneous actions with "yimian"
... chuángshang yīmiàn chī língshí Nòng de chuángshàng dōu shì suìxiè I've told you so many times: don't eat while lying in bed. You've gotten crumbs all ...

4 KB (656 words) - 07:37, 17 December 2020
Short-term Spoken Chinese: Elementary (汉语口语速成基础篇
... ) Lesson 15 "如何"(how) "为的是"(for the purpose of) "因…而"(because…so) "从而"(thereby) Lesson 16 "显得"(to appear) "准"(most probably) "意味着 ...

3 KB (259 words) - 06:33, 7 November 2011
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 ...

6 KB (848 words) - 09:47, 18 January 2021
Auxiliary verb "yao" and its multiple meanings
... to" with "xiang" 想 (xiǎng) ), but its tone is quite firm. So it's used for saying that you want '''''to do''' something''. Structure Subj ...

7 KB (1,096 words) - 08:57, 21 April 2021
Expressing "how about" with "yaobu"
... 远，要不我开车送你去？Zhème yuǎn, yàobù wǒ kāichē sòng nǐ qù?It's so far. How about I drive you there? Multiple Meanings When 要不 (yàobù) is used to ...

4 KB (637 words) - 09:40, 12 April 2019