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- ... with "isn't it?" The easiest way to do this in Chinese is to add some kind of confirmation word and 吗 (ma) on the end of the sentence. Structure ...3 KB (490 words) - 08:54, 21 April 2021
- ... ) with a Verb Instead of a place, 去 (qù) can also be followed by some sort of action. The structure then means "go to do (something)," and "go and ...4 KB (636 words) - 09:24, 20 April 2021
- ... "would like to." Examples 我 要 喝 咖啡 。 I am going to get my hands on some coffeeWǒ yào hē kāfēi.I want to drink coffee. 我 想 喝 咖啡 。 I want to ...4 KB (575 words) - 08:57, 21 April 2021
- ... can't speak Chinese Expressing ability or possibility with "neng" for some reason other than his own ability , perhaps because speaking Chinese in ...4 KB (520 words) - 09:21, 20 April 2021
- ... liǎng gè ba.Give me two. 喝 水 吧。This is a suggestion.Hē shuǐ ba.Have some water. 我们 去 香港 吧。This is a great suggestion Wǒmen qù Xiānggǎng ba.Let's ...3 KB (485 words) - 09:22, 20 April 2021
- ... 也 喜欢。 Wǒ yě xǐhuan.Me too. / So do I. You'll notice that some of those English translations use "so do I." The Chinese works exactly the same; they're ...10 KB (1,502 words) - 09:21, 20 April 2021
- ... eat noodles. 你 想 喝 水 吗？Nǐ xiǎng hē shuǐ ma? Would you like to drink some water? 我们 想 看 电视。Wǒmen xiǎng kàn diànshì.We would like to watch TV. 他 ...4 KB (525 words) - 09:21, 20 April 2021
- ... hope that I can go to a good college. Did you ever notice that some Chinese people with less-than-perfect English will use the phrase "very like?" Now ...4 KB (564 words) - 03:53, 16 April 2019
- ... to do'' (rather than "''easy'' to do"). There's a limited number of these, but some of them are super common, so just memorize them as exceptions: 好吃 ...4 KB (719 words) - 08:53, 21 April 2021
- ... , ránhòu dào Xiānggǎng.First we'll arrive in Beijing, then in Hong Kong. In some examples translating 到 (dào) as "to arrive" doesn't work as well and ...5 KB (882 words) - 08:53, 21 April 2021
- ... 以前 (yǐqián). You can use this structure to talk about actions that happened at some unspecified time in the past. Structure One way to use 以前 ...3 KB (519 words) - 04:14, 19 October 2017
- ... , which must be placed between the duration and the object. Subj. + Verb + 了 + Duration + 的 + Obj. Some examples: 我们 坐 了 十五 个 小时 的 飞机 。Wǒmen zuò le ...5 KB (692 words) - 08:00, 4 March 2019
- ... a It's fine 小心 啊 ！Xiǎoxīn a Be careful 吃 啊 ！Chī a Eat some 啊 (a) Used in Questions Finally, it can be used with questions, again with a ...4 KB (555 words) - 09:21, 20 April 2021
- ... the foreigners that don't / didn't like Chinese food Without a Noun In some cases, it is possible to drop the noun from the pattern, and just ...5 KB (734 words) - 08:57, 21 April 2021
- ... in English. It's also sometimes used by a speaker to be more modest. Below are some of the most common adjectives that get "toned down" by 还 (hái) in ...4 KB (558 words) - 08:57, 21 April 2021
- ... nouns'' - they specify one instance of something. "An apple," for example. Some nouns are ''mass nouns'' and refer to something without specifying how ...5 KB (781 words) - 08:54, 21 April 2021
- ... complete sentence. 每 + Measure Word + Noun + 都 Note that there are some words that don't use measure words because they themselves are already measure ...4 KB (574 words) - 08:54, 21 April 2021
- ... yīyàng) is used to express that two things are ''the same'' in some way. Basic Usage Structure This simple structure is used for stating ...4 KB (612 words) - 08:10, 4 March 2019
- ... , how could they be used in an essentially interchangeable way? Well, there are some differences. 这么 is used when the subject is close by (either in ...4 KB (608 words) - 07:55, 14 May 2019
- ... "as late as" or "not until." This form is often used with a time of some sort, like a specific time of day, age, etc. This pattern is essentially the ...4 KB (636 words) - 08:16, 4 March 2019
- ... ''it is now the case that'' the action will not be done again. It indicates some kind of determination or decision. Examples 我 再也不 想 看到 你 了 ...4 KB (629 words) - 03:48, 17 December 2020
- ... "it would be better to." The idea is that the speaker has given the matter some thought, and after considering it, has finally come to a decision. The ...4 KB (539 words) - 07:55, 26 November 2018
- ... 不 比 养 小孩 容易 。Yǒurén juéde yǎng chǒngwù bùbǐ yǎng xiǎohái róngyì.Some people think that it's no easier to raise a pet than to raise a child. Pattern ...4 KB (635 words) - 08:25, 17 December 2020
- ... it in this grammar structure, it expresses the idea of doing some action to completion. Basic Usage Structure As well as with Result ...5 KB (737 words) - 08:56, 21 April 2021
- ... .edu/mandarin/content/directional/grammar/direction-3a.htm Extended meaning of some directional complements HSK HSK4 Basic Grammar 起来 B1 Verb ...7 KB (977 words) - 04:04, 21 February 2020
- ... Box 越来越 (yuèláiyuè) is used frequently in Chinese to express that some quality or state is increasing with time and is often translated into English ...4 KB (602 words) - 07:54, 4 March 2019
- ... with it, but it probably won't come as naturally as some other patterns. See also Expressing "even" with "shenzhi" Expressing "not ...6 KB (990 words) - 08:38, 11 November 2020
- ... Similar Referring to "all" using "suoyou" Similar Expressing "some" with question words Used for Expressing quantity Structure Sentence ...6 KB (862 words) - 04:53, 9 March 2019
- ... used than 也 (yě)。 Topic (+ Subj.) + 什么 + 都 / 也 + Verb / Adj. In some sentences, there will be a subject after the topic in the pattern above. See the ...6 KB (855 words) - 08:54, 21 April 2021
- ... 的话 ，就 多 吃 点 。Hǎochī dehuà, jiù duō chī diǎn.If you think it's tasty, eat some more. 喜欢 就 拿走 吧 。Xǐhuan jiù názǒu ba.Take it if you like it. It's even ...5 KB (654 words) - 07:35, 27 November 2020
- ... with leading up to the publication of the B1 book. Volunteer Editors Some of these editors did tons of work on their own, while others emailed ...5 KB (672 words) - 09:37, 20 June 2019
- ... just do this now," and then after we see the result, we can talk some more about next steps. There's a "let's see how this goes first" feeling to ...5 KB (834 words) - 04:48, 9 March 2019
- ... 望 (shīwàng) to be disappointed in/with... 对⋯⋯好奇 (hàoqí) to be curious about... Examples Some example sentences: 我 儿子 对 学 外语 很 感 兴趣 。Wǒ érzi ...5 KB (736 words) - 08:53, 21 April 2021
- ... indicating that the speaker is conceding a point, ''but'' they still have some reservations about the topic at hand. Don't worry, the examples will ...4 KB (617 words) - 01:10, 3 March 2021
- ... shěng diǎn qián. Zàishuō, háizi men yě kěyǐ yīqǐ wán.Stay with me. You can save some money. Besides, the kids can play together. 我 不 想 干 了 。 天天 加班 ...5 KB (690 words) - 01:35, 12 July 2021
- ... occurred'''. Structure Past Event 1 ，后来 ， Past Event 2 Examples Here are some examples of this pattern in action: 他 说 他 会 来 ，后来 又 说 不 ...4 KB (586 words) - 09:49, 17 April 2019
- ... zǎo diǎn huílái. Háiyǒu, huílái de lùshang mǎi diǎn shuǐguǒ.Come back early after work. Also, buy some fruit on your way back. 今天 要 做 完 这个 报告 。还有 ，明天 ...4 KB (634 words) - 02:37, 17 December 2020
- ... words come after the verb. You should also know that, like nouns, some verbs have special measure words to go with them. The basic verbal measure ...3 KB (548 words) - 08:56, 21 April 2021
- REDIRECT Expressing "some" with "yixie"44 bytes (5 words) - 06:55, 16 February 2016
- ... , 之前 and 之后 come at the start of a sentence, right after mention of some kind of event or thing that happened. Structure Event + 之前 / 之后 ...5 KB (716 words) - 08:40, 24 April 2019
- ... 现在 的 工作。Jiǎrú yǒu yīdiǎn jīhuì, wǒ jiù huì cíqù xiànzài de gōngzuò.If I just had some other opportunity, I would quit my job. 假如 这 话 是 真的，我们 也 要 考虑 ...3 KB (453 words) - 07:42, 17 December 2020
- ... opposite of one's expectations. The word "actually" may be helpful in some translations. ⋯⋯ ，Subj. + 反而 + Unexpected Outcome It's also important to ...6 KB (900 words) - 06:46, 11 December 2020
- ... Yǒu shénme hǎochī de dōu gěi wǒ liúzhe.My sister is great Any good food there is she saves some for me. 他 可 优秀 了！你 不 想 见见 吗？Tā kě yōuxiù le Nǐ bù ...4 KB (612 words) - 09:45, 14 January 2021
- ... be used : 中国 的 经济 一向 都 在 快速 发展 。It must have started developing at some point.Zhōngguó de jīngjì yīxiàng dōu zài kuàisù fāzhǎn. 中国 的 经济 一直 都 在 快速 发 ...5 KB (706 words) - 09:32, 14 January 2021
- ... If the adjective or psychological verb is repeated after the 什么 as in some of the examples above, it acts to give further emphasis. It almost has a ...4 KB (665 words) - 10:13, 23 December 2020
- ... yào bu yào mǎi yīxiē shuǐguǒ, língshí shénme de?We are going on picnic tomorrow. Shall we buy some fruits, snacks, and so on? 跑步、游泳 、篮球 什么的 ，这些 运动 他 ...4 KB (654 words) - 04:49, 9 March 2019
- ... to make. 至于 + Topic， Comment Examples Note: 至于 is used after some other discussion or comments. It is ''not'' used to start a new discussion free ...5 KB (693 words) - 09:54, 17 December 2020
- ... yǒu yīxiē xìjié háishì yào zhùyì.As a whole, the painting is not bad, but there are some details that need attention. 就 这些 事情 来说，他 没有 错。Jiù zhèxiē ...5 KB (729 words) - 07:39, 19 January 2021
- ... negating verbs and adjectives, they are used differently. Let's take a look at some of these differences. 有 is negated with 没 没 (rather than 不) is ...2 KB (309 words) - 14:33, 17 February 2016
- ... 人 嘱托 来 给 你 送 一些 钱。Wǒ shòu rén zhǔtuō lái nǐ sòng yīxiē qián.I have been asked to deliver some money to you. 你 的 手机 昨晚 一直 打不通，我 想 应该 是 受 信号 干扰。Nǐ de ...5 KB (783 words) - 06:16, 29 December 2020
- ... 值得 我们 学习。Léifēng zhùrénwéilè de jīngshén zhídé wǒmen xuéxí.The spirit of altruism merits some study. 这 件 小事 不 值得 你 担心。Zhè jiàn xiǎo shì bù zhídé nǐ ...3 KB (436 words) - 09:39, 14 January 2021
- ... fine line between an "if" statement and an "as for..." statement, as you'll see in some of the sentences below. 北京 的话，秋天 去 最好 。Běijīng dehuà, qiūtiān ...4 KB (570 words) - 03:48, 29 December 2020
- ... chū yīxiē tiáozhěng.Due to the changes in our target clients, our comorporate marketing strategies need some adjustments. 由于 人口 的 快速 增加，大 城市 的 社会 问题 ...4 KB (594 words) - 03:58, 29 December 2020
- ... 也 要 健身 。Nǎpà zài máng, wǒ yě yào jiànshēn.Even if I‘m super busy, I will still find some time to work out. 哪怕 你 说 得 再 好听 ，我们 也 不 相信 。Nǎpà nǐ shuō de ...5 KB (729 words) - 03:44, 18 January 2021
- ... Kāi shénme wánxiào a, nǐ zhuàng le wǒ, wǒ háiyào gēn nǐ shuō "duìbuqǐ"?Is this some kind of joke? You ran into me, and now you want me to say sorry to ...4 KB (620 words) - 08:17, 23 November 2020
- ... tāmen háishì bù néng zhuā nàge xiányírén.Even though the police have already found some evidence, they still can't arrest the suspect. 尽管 他 的 书 很 有 ...4 KB (544 words) - 03:10, 17 December 2020
- ... good. 有些 人 智商 很 高 ，情商 却 很 低 。Yǒuxiē rén zhìshāng hěn gāo, qíngshāng què hěn dī.Some people have high IQ, but really low EQ. 他 只有 16 岁，却 比 同龄人 成熟 得 多 ...5 KB (779 words) - 02:39, 29 December 2020
- ... qián.On one hand, cooking for yourself is healthy; on the other hand, it can also help to save some money. 他 一 方面 想 改变 ，一 方面 又 害怕 改变 。Tā yī fāngmiàn ...5 KB (841 words) - 09:00, 22 April 2019
- ... guójiā lǐ, báirén cái shì zhēnzhèng de xīfāngrén. Wǒ bù tóngyì.In some western countries, it's only white people that are the "real" westerners. I ...5 KB (844 words) - 03:02, 29 December 2020
- ... his own country's flag, not to mention any other countries' flags. Some sentences will deviate from the structure a little bit, dropping the 连 ...4 KB (702 words) - 04:23, 18 January 2021
- ... yě yě huì zuò jǐ gè Zhōngguó cài He not only likes to eat Chinese food, but he can make some as well 这 家 超市 不仅 种类 多， 价格 也 不 贵。Zhè jiā chāoshì bùjǐn ...5 KB (759 words) - 01:18, 18 January 2021
- ... "mark" our rhetorical questions like this in English, this can take some getting used to in Chinese. Structure 难道 + Rhetorical Question + 吗 ...4 KB (648 words) - 09:04, 17 December 2020
- ... wánxiào bù néng zài kāi le, bìjìng tāmen dōu shì dà háizi le.Some things shouldn't be joked about anymore. After all, they're not little kids anymore ...5 KB (764 words) - 09:17, 14 January 2021
- ... shì hěn zhèngcháng de."He is a kid, after all. It's normal for him to not understand some things. 到底 as 究竟 or "On Earth" 到底 can be used to mean ...5 KB (717 words) - 09:17, 18 January 2021
- ... , regardless of anyone's preference? Most often, a little background knowledge and some common sense are all you need to figure it out. See also ...7 KB (1,096 words) - 08:57, 21 April 2021
- ... linked within this website will also help to support this project.'' Some of the key reference materials for this wiki have been: Mandarin Chinese ...6 KB (774 words) - 05:56, 27 January 2014
- ... Verb + 着 Verb + 着 + verb Expressing experiences with "guo" 过 Verb + 过 Some verbs cannot be followed by 过 知道 以为 认为 在 ...1 KB (136 words) - 07:16, 22 November 2018
- ... just not go out. 你 喝 吧，还有 很 多 可乐 呢。Nǐ hē ba, háiyǒu hěn duō kělène.Drink some. There's a lot of cola left. 爸爸 在 工作 呢，不 能 和 你 一起 玩。Bàba zài gōngzuò ...3 KB (497 words) - 08:57, 21 April 2021
- ... mǎi yīfu le.I went to the mall with my friend and bought some clothes. Completion in the Future 了 (le) can appear in sentences about the ...8 KB (1,185 words) - 09:22, 20 April 2021
- ... 不太 (bù tài) with Verbs Structure This pattern can be used with some psychological verb s (e.g. 喜欢 (xǐhuan), 想 (xiǎng), 明白 (míngbai)), as ...3 KB (509 words) - 09:20, 20 April 2021
- ... and future. 然后 is not used to express time, but to express continuity of some actions. It is often used in combination with „First (than)“, 实用对外汉语 ...966 bytes (71 words) - 08:41, 13 June 2012
- ... Every Time" Structure In this case, 一 means "every time," followed by some certain condition, which could be the reason or the cause of what ...5 KB (681 words) - 04:53, 9 March 2019
- ... indicate the purpose of an action or the person that will benefit from some act of kindness. In the "purpose" sense, it almost exactly corresponds to ...5 KB (714 words) - 09:30, 17 December 2020
- ... the speaker's newfound understanding of a situation, having recently acquired some new information that, in his opinion, explains it. Structure ...5 KB (799 words) - 03:27, 22 November 2020
- ... else. You can't blame him for being unhappy. You can see how for some of these examples it wouldn't hard to use a "no wonder" translation. There ...5 KB (701 words) - 06:56, 11 December 2020
- ... These keywords aren't just for people. If you're building an app of some kind and would like an easy way to link characters to relevant grammar ...1 KB (186 words) - 08:12, 13 October 2021
- ... huì gǎnjué hěn bù shūfu de.We should avoid asking this kind of questions, which could make some clients very uncomfortable. 我 尽量 在 这个 星期天 以前 完成 这个 项 ...4 KB (612 words) - 09:41, 14 January 2021
- ... méi mǎi, zhǐ mǎi le diǎn xiāngjiāo.Apples are too expensive. I didn't buy them, and just bought some bananas. 这 个 人 不 诚实，干脆 不 要 和 他 做 朋友 了。Zhège rén ...3 KB (511 words) - 09:51, 14 January 2021
- ... just do it " and swapping out the "do" in that sentence for some other verb. Affirmative Form If you've learned to Expressing "as one likes ...4 KB (667 words) - 02:46, 17 December 2020
- ... "for free." Think of these as set phrases. All relate to the senses or some form of "consumption." This list is not exhaustive: 白吃bái chīto eat for ...5 KB (791 words) - 09:31, 18 January 2021
- ... 是 (shì) ("to be") and 在 (zài) ("to be (in a place)"), as well as some psychological verbs such as 知道 (zhīdào) ("to know") and 认识 (rènshi) ("to know (a ...17 KB (2,625 words) - 02:55, 31 December 2021
- ... with 先 to express sequential order . (ex. Do this....and then this....) In some cases, 再 can appear by itself to simply mean "and then." While this ...10 KB (1,603 words) - 07:24, 19 January 2021
- ... ) are adverb s expressing the idea of "often," though their usage differs in some small details. Used as an Adverb 常常 and 经常 both can be ...3 KB (517 words) - 07:34, 9 July 2021
- ... .info: http://chinesegrammar.info/vocabulary/zhong1yu2-zui4hou4-difference/ A blog with some information on 终于 by comparing it to 最后. Category ...4 KB (539 words) - 03:21, 4 January 2021
- ... in Meaning 反而 is used in the context of the speaker expecting some kind of turning point. 相反 is for similar things that have a different ...5 KB (700 words) - 07:01, 11 December 2020
- ... .We're about to get off. Just wait a little while. Notice that for some translations, it's more natural to use the English word "almost" instead of ...5 KB (842 words) - 08:56, 21 April 2021
- ... sentence, make sure the comment which follows has a strong emphasis or some kind of extreme quality. Topic + Subj. + 一 + Measure Word + Noun + 也 / 都 ...4 KB (610 words) - 06:25, 12 April 2024
- ... , 运, 送, 寄, 带, 驶 etc. As you can see, these are words that imply some sort of motion. In addition, compared to 向, 往 is used more often with those verbs ...8 KB (1,228 words) - 09:41, 14 January 2021
- ... 得 想 个 办法 啊。Zánmen zǒng děi xiǎng ge bànfǎ a.We're going to have to come up with some kind of solution. 不管 发生 了 什么，人 总 要 吃饭 吧。Bùguǎn fāshēng le shénme ...5 KB (696 words) - 03:00, 27 January 2022
- ... 要 吃 就 自己 拿 。Yào chī jiù zìjǐ ná.If you want to eat, go ahead and grab some. 要 学 就 好好 学 。Yào xué jiù hǎohāo xué.If you want to study it, study it well ...3 KB (554 words) - 06:38, 27 December 2021
- ... take charity as our central tenet." 以 + A + 为 + B Look to the following for some examples of how this pattern can be used Examples 以 先进 科技 为 手 ...2 KB (328 words) - 08:27, 29 June 2019
- ... referred to, and usually the speaker has adopted a certain attitude or has come to some kind of conclusion about the person or object. 对于 那 个 人 我 并 ...6 KB (881 words) - 02:44, 17 December 2020
- ... These keywords aren't just for people. If you're building an app of some kind and would like an easy way to link characters to relevant grammar ...1 KB (166 words) - 00:36, 4 October 2019
- ... (B). A, Subject + 偏偏 + B Examples All of these examples are similar, but they have some small key differences. 不 叫 他 去，他 偏偏 要 去。 大家 都 叫 他 离开 ...3 KB (436 words) - 09:48, 23 July 2020
- ... 我 打 他，他 居然 没 哭。 我 帮 他，他 反而 生气 了。 反而 can also be used in some specific grammar patterns However, 反而 is often used with 不仅没有 (不但没有) or 不仅不 (不但不 ...3 KB (344 words) - 01:34, 4 March 2021
- ... ...rather than," he is choosing B over A. Both options could be good in some way. Or to the speaker, B is obviously much better than A. It usually ...5 KB (654 words) - 09:42, 2 December 2020
- ... to what you are saying, so you should always use it with a number. Some more commonly used verbs are 有 and 等. 足足 + Verb Verb + 足足 Examples ...1 KB (139 words) - 04:10, 25 April 2017
- ... 。Suīrán nǐ shuō le hěn guòfèn de huà, dànshì wǒ bìng méiyǒu shēngqì.Although you said some very harsh things, I didn't get angry at all. 你 送的 礼物 很 贵 ...5 KB (694 words) - 09:15, 17 December 2020
- ... verbs, the equivalent of "-ize" or "-ify" in English. Structure You can take some Chinese noun s and adjective s and add a -化 to the end ...5 KB (830 words) - 09:33, 17 December 2020
- ... responsible 有些 人 一旦 有 了 钱，就 变了。Yǒuxiē rén yīdàn yǒu le qián, jiù biàn le.Some people change as soon as they have money. 一旦 你 的 公司 上市，你 就 可以 变成 有 ...4 KB (677 words) - 04:35, 18 December 2020
- ... zuǒ 左边zuǒbian left 右yòu 右边yòubian right Abstract Uses Some prepositions can be paired with more abstract concepts to form idiomatic phrases. These ...7 KB (1,067 words) - 04:54, 9 March 2019
