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- ... ): 这 个 很 好 ， 那 个 呢 ？Zhège hěn hǎo, nàge ne?This one is good. What about that one? 这 个 用 中文 怎么 说？那 个 呢 ？Zhège yòng Zhōngwén zěnme shuō? Nàge ne?How ...5 KB (746 words) - 09:20, 20 April 2021
- ... each verb in the past tense in English? Good question The short answer is that you only need one 了 (le). To keep things simple, we'll make the first ...8 KB (1,185 words) - 09:22, 20 April 2021
- ... studied Chinese? 你 见 过 那 个 人 吗？ Nǐ jiàn guo nàge rén ma?Have you seen that person before? 我们 来 过 这 个 地方。Wǒmen lái guo zhège dìfang.We've been to ...5 KB (706 words) - 08:56, 21 April 2021
- ... 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 ，他 放弃 了 上 ...5 KB (714 words) - 09:30, 17 December 2020
- ... in Chinese, the way to say "almost" is to say, "lacking that little bit." If that "little bit" hadn't been lacking, it ''would have'' happened. But it ...4 KB (668 words) - 07:57, 14 May 2019
- ... bù shì zhǐyǒu nǐ yīgè péngyou Fine, don't help if you don't want to. You're not the only friend that I've got. 你们 不 懂 就 不 懂 ，我 说 那么 多 也 没 用 。Nǐmen bù ...4 KB (667 words) - 02:46, 17 December 2020
- ... We can contact each other by phone or email. 还是 for Questions That Are Embedded in Sentences Deciding whether or not to use 还是 becomes difficult ...6 KB (863 words) - 03:33, 8 October 2019
- ... you need to turn it up a degree and express "absolutely insist on doing something." In that case, you can use 一定要 or 非要. Most time 非要 appears with a ...4 KB (515 words) - 10:58, 25 May 2018
- ... 居然 not only brings up an unexpected thing, it also allows the speaker to give a comment on that unexpected thing. Examples 作为学生，就应该好好学习，他 居然 学 ...3 KB (344 words) - 01:34, 4 March 2021
- ... noun or adjective and makes it into a verb. One example of how we do that in English is to take the adjective "modern" and add "-ize" to turn it into ...5 KB (830 words) - 09:33, 17 December 2020
- ... bǎ zhè běn shū jiè gěi wǒ ma?Could you please lend me this book? Note that the verb 嫁 (jià) cannot fit into the 把 pattern above; it's an exception. 她 ...5 KB (750 words) - 08:57, 21 April 2021
- ... both the 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 ...6 KB (962 words) - 08:47, 24 April 2019
- ... Grammar Wiki is not a Chinese course. Rather, it is a companion resource that can complement any Chinese class. Don't expect to read it from start to ...2 KB (353 words) - 01:25, 3 May 2017
- ... did something repeatedly (and probably not just twice) in the past. Note that the verb used here must be a single-syllable verb, usually a verb ...4 KB (663 words) - 09:37, 14 January 2021
- ... de gèng hǎo de, kěshì nà tiān tā shēngbìng le.He would have done better on the test, but he was sick that day. 我们 本来 想 去 找 他 帮忙 的，可是 他 那么 忙 ，就 没 去 ...6 KB (926 words) - 07:41, 19 January 2021
- ... are subtle. Use 对于 to Emphasizes the Object 对于 usually emphasizes the thing that it is pointing to. Usually where you use 对 you can also use 对于 ...5 KB (710 words) - 09:33, 14 January 2021
- ... expresses "especially." However, 格外 (géwài) can ''only'' be an adverb that emphasizes "especially" and cannot be used as an adjective like 特别 (tèbié ...3 KB (527 words) - 01:11, 3 March 2021
- ... Grammar Wiki is not a Chinese course. Rather, it is a companion resource that can complement any Chinese class. Don't expect to read it from start to ...2 KB (414 words) - 08:52, 18 January 2021
- ... information in a complement ''after'' the verb (跑得快)? The sad answer is that it depends. There are many factors involved. As a learner, the best thing ...11 KB (1,569 words) - 07:22, 22 November 2018
- ... 我 是 第 一 个 到 公司 的 人。Wǒ shì dì-yī gè dào gōngsī de rén.I'm the first person that came to the office. 他 要 坐 早上 第 一 班 地铁 去 上班。Tā yào zuò zǎoshang dì-yī ...7 KB (1,069 words) - 08:53, 21 April 2021
- ... . All nouns should be learned with the corresponding measure words. Note that some nouns can use many different kinds of measure words (depending on ...1 KB (198 words) - 07:10, 22 November 2018
- ... people. 那个 老人 让 我 想到 了 我 爷爷 。Nàge lǎorén ràng wǒ xiǎng dào le wǒ yéye.That old man made me think of my grandpa. 他 不 听话 ，你 叫 我 怎么办 ？Tā bù tīnghuà, nǐ ...5 KB (721 words) - 03:19, 11 March 2019
- ... Verb / Adj. + 得 + State Complement Examples 我 累 得 不 想 说话 。 I was so tired that I didn't want to talk. 我 的 牙 疼 得 我 睡 不 着 。 My teeth aches to ...6 KB (754 words) - 08:58, 21 April 2021
- ... the other, not ask for both. 还是 (háishì) is used to ask people to make that choice between the two. Examples 我 还是 他 ？ Wǒ háishì tā?Me or him ...5 KB (667 words) - 09:43, 14 March 2019
- ... . This is similar to using "really" or "very much" in English. Remember that this only applies to psychological verbs, such as: 想 (xiǎng) to think ...4 KB (564 words) - 03:53, 16 April 2019
- ... the equivalent of ''present continuous'' in English, which is how we express that an activity is happening ''now''. You can use 正在 (zhèngzài) instead ...4 KB (591 words) - 09:23, 20 April 2021
- ... Of course 好 好 (hǎo) means "good." But it can also be used to express that something is "easy to do" or "good to do." And it is quite... ''easy to ...4 KB (719 words) - 08:53, 21 April 2021
- ... home. Can you come by this evening? B:行 吧。Xíng ba.All right. B is now conceding that going out in this crazy rain doesn't make sense. A:雨 太 大 了，明天 再 去 ...4 KB (661 words) - 08:54, 21 April 2021
- ... 个 词 一样 吗 ？Zhège cí de yìsi hé nàge cí yīyàng ma?Are the meanings of this word and that word the same? 美国 文化 跟 中国 文化 不 一样 。Měiguó wénhuà gēn Zhōngguó ...4 KB (612 words) - 08:10, 4 March 2019
- ... of an action, use this 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 ...4 KB (635 words) - 08:25, 17 December 2020
- ... 很多 (hěn duō), 多了(duō le), or 得多 (de duō). This is like saying that one thing is ''much more Adj.'' than another in English. Noun 1 + 比 + Noun 2 + Adj ...4 KB (648 words) - 08:56, 21 April 2021
- ... for Initiation of an Action Structure 起来 can also be used to show that an action or state has started and is ongoing: Verb / Adj. + 起来 +了 ...7 KB (977 words) - 04:04, 21 February 2020
- ... 尽力 了 。Suīrán nǐmen méiyǒu yíng, dànshì wǒ zhīdào dàjiā jìnlì le.Although you didn't win, I know that all of you did your best. 虽然 我 认识 他 很长 时间 了 ，但是 ...5 KB (709 words) - 08:57, 21 April 2021
- ... 部 电影 ，看 过 的 人 都 喜欢 。Nà bù diànyǐng, kàn guo de rén dōu xǐhuan.All the people that have watched that movie like it. 这个 新 项目 ，公司 打算 让 我 来 负责 。Zhège xīn ...3 KB (509 words) - 08:46, 24 April 2019
- ... jiàn yīfu tài guì le, wǒ méi mǎi. Zàishuō, wǒ yě bù shì hěn xǐhuan.That piece of clothing is too expensive. I didn't buy it. Besides, I didn't like it ...5 KB (690 words) - 01:35, 12 July 2021
- ... ), followed by the duration, followed by an additional 了 (le) which tells us that the action has not concluded and is ongoing. You can think of the ...5 KB (734 words) - 08:01, 4 March 2019
- ... for numbers 100,000,000 onwards that will be explained later). While the ... 一百万 (yībǎi wàn). If you can memorize that, then going to 一千万 (yīqiān wàn) is ...7 KB (1,089 words) - 06:47, 10 April 2019
- ... de tiānkōng, lǜlǜ de tiányuán, shēnghuó duō měihǎo a Why so glum? Look at that blue sky, those green fields. Life is so wonderful If the adjective or ...4 KB (665 words) - 10:13, 23 December 2020
- ... to the end of each noun to give an informal feeling a bit like saying "you know, that kind of thing" after a list of things. You're giving the sense ...4 KB (668 words) - 02:37, 29 December 2020
- ... 也 糊涂 了 。Shuōzhe shuōzhe wǒ jiù fāxiàn zìjǐ yě hútu le.After talking and talking, I realized that I had confused myself. 我 今天 一直 都 在 看 《论语》， 看着 看着，就 ...5 KB (764 words) - 06:38, 17 December 2020
- ... shuō lái shuō qù hái bù chéngrèn zìjǐ cuò le.He's been yakking a lot, but he still hasn't admitted that he's wrong. 我 想 来 想 去 都 想 不 明白，他 怎么 能 那样 对 我 ...3 KB (468 words) - 04:02, 23 June 2021
- ... 担心 。Wǒ zhī suǒyǐ méi gàosù nǐ shì wèile bù ràng nǐ dānxīn.The reason I didn't tell you is that I didn't want you to worry. 他 之 所以 放弃 了 那 份 工作 是 因为 他 ...5 KB (682 words) - 07:02, 17 December 2020
- ... yào chídào le.No time for breakfast. We're going to be late Note that the questions above would likely be between friends, or at least two people who ...4 KB (620 words) - 08:17, 23 November 2020
- ... 个 酒吧 离 这儿 太 远 了， 我 不 想 去。 Nàge jiǔbā lí zhèr tài yuǎn le, wǒ bù xiǎng qù.That bar is too far away from here. I don't want to go. 我 不想 去 离 家 很 远 的 地方 ...5 KB (709 words) - 08:56, 21 April 2021
- ... chūqù wán.They don't often go out with friends. Usage of 没怎么 Note that the examples below use 没 instead of 不. This is because the verb uses or ...3 KB (525 words) - 08:45, 24 April 2019
- ... it too much, we include it here because if you ever run into and think that 难怪 can only ever have one meaning, it can totally throw you for a loop ...5 KB (799 words) - 03:27, 22 November 2020
- ... 。Tā chídào le, zhè yě nánguài. Jīntiān dìtiě huài le.He's late, but we can't blame him for that. The subway broke down today. 难怪 他，他 还 是 个 孩子 呢，什么 都 ...5 KB (701 words) - 06:56, 11 December 2020
- ... , as in, within the past 5 minutes or so. If you're talking about something that "just happened" yesterday or last week, don't use 刚才 (gāngcái), use ...3 KB (519 words) - 10:00, 2 April 2019
- ... 更 帅 的 男朋友。 It is implied that my boyfriend now is already handsome, but ... 更 多 的 工作 要 做。 It is implied that a lot of work has already been done but there ...5 KB (691 words) - 08:54, 21 April 2021
- ... ) can also be added to the end of a list and is followed by a noun that represents the list. In this case, you can only use 等: A1，A2 ⋯⋯ 等 + Category ...4 KB (690 words) - 08:41, 17 April 2019
- ... we need to say "ago" in English, in this pattern there's no need for a word that means "ago." Examples 我 刚 认识 她 十 天。Wǒ gāng rènshi tā shí ...4 KB (572 words) - 04:45, 9 March 2019
- ... wǒ méi diǎn nàme duō cài, bùrán dōu làngfèi le.It's a good thing I didn't order that much food. Otherwise, it would have all been wasted. 还好 老板 不 知道 ...4 KB (614 words) - 08:49, 24 April 2019
- ... mean "small quantity," like 一点水，一点钱 while 有点 can't be used this way. Note that 有点 is also a shortened form of 有一点, which means "there is a little" of ...7 KB (1,036 words) - 07:52, 14 May 2019
- ... the Future" 以后 is a time noun, which can be used to talk about things that happen at some unspecified point in the future while 然后 and 后来 can't be ...8 KB (1,192 words) - 07:39, 19 January 2021
- ... 1 对 Subj. 2 + Verb Examples 那 个 美女 正 对 我 笑 呢。Nàge měinǚ zhèng duì wǒ xiào ne.That pretty girl is laughing at me. 不 要 对 老板 发脾气， 不然 后果 很 严重 ...7 KB (1,000 words) - 07:34, 19 January 2021
- ... just being impatient and there was indeed a very long wait for this thing that ''finally'' happened). 你 终于 决定 了！Nǐ zhōngyú juédìng le You finally ...4 KB (539 words) - 03:21, 4 January 2021
- ... Noun Examples 那个 人 就是 她 的 新 男朋友。Nàge rén jiùshì tā de xīn nánpéngyou.That guy is her new boyfriend. 他 就是 你 要 找 的 人 。Tā jiùshì nǐ yào zhǎo de ...5 KB (686 words) - 08:53, 21 April 2021
- ... he's gone to Shanghai. 据传 首相 将要 辞职。Jùchuán shǒuxiàng jiāngyào cízhí.It is rumored that the Prime Minister is going to resign. 根据传 首相 将要 辞职。Gēnjù chuán ...4 KB (587 words) - 01:34, 4 March 2021
- ... + A，不如说 + B Examples 与其说 他 是 我 的 老师，不如说 他 是 我 的 朋友 。I'd rather say that he's my friend than my teacher. 与其说 她 是 在 帮 你，不如说 她 是 在 帮 她 自己 。I'd ...5 KB (654 words) - 09:42, 2 December 2020
- ... . 别人 都 说 他 跟 她 结婚 是 为了 钱 ，我 倒 不 这么 看 。 A lot of people think that he married her because of her money, but I don't think so. 很 多 人 认为 钱 是 最 重要 的 ，我 ...4 KB (463 words) - 06:28, 8 April 2018
- ... 我 打电话 了。Wǒ bìng bù zhīdào nǐ zuótiān gěi wǒ dǎ diànhuà le.I didn't know at all that you called me yesterday. 昨天 下 的 雨 很 大 ，但是 天气 并 不 凉快 。Zuótiān xià ...5 KB (694 words) - 09:15, 17 December 2020
- ... it can express resignation. It can also express a lack of enthusiasm, or that something should or can only be done a certain way. Examples 别 ...1 KB (181 words) - 09:38, 31 May 2016
- ... 一向 被 称为 “金脚”，因为 他 踢 足球 踢 得 非常 好。That soccer player is known as "Goldfoot" because he plays soccer really well. See also "Never" with "conglai ...2 KB (225 words) - 09:14, 26 November 2013
- ... didn't pass the exam. 那个人 骗 了 你 的 钱 ，你 竟 不 生 他 的 气 ？You got ripped off by that guy. 大家 都 以为 他 不 会 答应 ，可是 他 竟然 答应 了 。Everyone thought he would say no ...2 KB (280 words) - 04:52, 9 March 2019
- ... the preposition "preposition" comes after the location and object that it modifies. That is, in English we say "on the table," but in Chinese ...7 KB (1,067 words) - 04:54, 9 March 2019
- ... to dinner. Pointing to a Cause with 少不了 Sometimes the two things that 少不了 connects can be events, saying "It's like A because B happened." This ...4 KB (572 words) - 07:45, 14 January 2021
- ... plan to do things. Subj. + Time + 要 + Verb Time + Subj. + 要 + Verb Note that the time word is not strictly required, and when it's missing, you may at ...5 KB (727 words) - 08:58, 21 April 2021
- ... this word. 你 有 见 过 那 个 人 吗？Nǐ yǒu jiàn guò nàge rén ma?Have you seen that person before? 你 有 自己 做 过 饭 吗 ？Nǐ yǒu zìjǐ zuò guò fàn ma?Have you ever ...7 KB (987 words) - 02:07, 18 December 2020
- ... . Structure You'll remember that this is the simple pattern for ... 吗 ？ If you embed a ''question that uses a question word'' instead of a statement ...6 KB (888 words) - 09:15, 2 August 2021
- ... . 原来 他们 住 在 一起，怪不得 他们 常常 一起 上 下班。It turns out that they're living together. No wonder they often come to work and leave work together. 怪不得 总是 对 他 那么 ...9 KB (1,434 words) - 05:02, 16 August 2022
- ... when you are available. 那 要 看 他 愿 不 愿意 。Nà yào kàn tā yuàn bu yuànyì.That depends on whether he is willing or not. 这 得 看 天气 怎么样 。Zhè děi kàn tiānqì ...4 KB (654 words) - 07:56, 14 May 2019
- ... Examples 这 次 考试 不 算 难 。Zhè cì kǎoshì bù suàn nán.This exam isn't that difficult. 三十 岁 结婚 不 算 晚 。Sānshí suì jiéhūn bù suàn wǎn.Getting married ...5 KB (796 words) - 07:27, 22 April 2019
- ... him about this. 告诉 他 明天 不用 来 了 。Gàosu tā míngtiān bùyòng lái le.Tell him that he doesn't need to come tomorrow. 买 吧 ，不用 考虑 价钱 。Mǎi ba, bùyòng kǎolǜ ...3 KB (498 words) - 07:37, 22 April 2019
- ... yǒu le háizi, cái zhīdào zuò fùmǔ duōme bù róngyì.It wasn't until he had had a child that he realized how hard it is to be a parent. 等到 他 到 家 了 ，才 发 ...5 KB (705 words) - 02:53, 11 November 2020
- ... 她 似乎 隐瞒 了 什么 。She seems to be hiding something. 似乎 没有人 关心 那个 小男孩 。It seems that nobody cares about that little boy. 也可以用于表示一件事看起来如此，但事实相反或不同。 她 似乎 才 ...2 KB (179 words) - 03:58, 4 April 2018
- ... 么 喜欢 你。Xiànzài kànlái, tā méiyǒu nàme xǐhuan nǐ. It seems now that he's just not that into you. 看来 as "From X's Perspective" 看来 can also be used ...6 KB (811 words) - 03:34, 29 December 2020
- ... your text. B:那 你 怎么 会 不 知道 ？Nà nǐ zěnme huì bù zhīdào?Then how is it that you don't know? A:我 感觉 最近 有 一点 胖 了。Wǒ gǎnjué zuìjìn yǒu yīdiǎn pàng le.I ...7 KB (1,110 words) - 08:57, 21 April 2021
- ... (Subj. +) 再不 …… 就 ……（了） What comes right after 再不 is the action that needs to be taken ''now''. What comes after 就 is the dire consequences which will ...5 KB (740 words) - 03:21, 17 December 2020
- ... verbs (but never nouns ). They can't stand by themselves. This means that they don't usually serve as single-word answers to questions by themselves ...3 KB (376 words) - 07:59, 17 May 2016
- ... is a Keywords grammar keyword on the Chinese Grammar Wiki, you'll see a note to that effect, and can hit "G" to open the relevant page on the wiki ...3 KB (427 words) - 02:41, 16 July 2021
- ... . 2 Lvl. 2) 受 (there is an article in B2 “as a passive marker," but maybe there are other uses of this that we don't have) 有讲究&讲究 哪有 当记者哪有你说的那么容易 ...9 KB (703 words) - 06:31, 26 November 2020
- ... B: 那 是 你 的 卧室 吗 ？我 能 进去 吗 ？Nà shì nǐ de wòshì ma? Wǒ néng jìnqù ma?Is that your bedroom? Can I go in? A: 你 下班 了 吗 ？几点 回来 吃饭 ？Nǐ xiàbān le ma? Jǐ diǎn ...14 KB (2,058 words) - 03:11, 29 December 2020
- ... 105 would be read as 一百零五 (yībǎi líng wǔ). For numbers greater than 100 that end in a number in the teens, it's normal to pronounce the ten as "yīshí ...10 KB (1,641 words) - 09:22, 20 April 2021
- ... xìng Lǐ ma?Is your boss's last name Li? 那 个 帅哥 姓 张。Nàge shuàigē xìng Zhāng.That handsome guy's last name is Zhang. 我 爸爸 姓 周，我 妈妈 姓 林 。Wǒ bàba xìng ...3 KB (542 words) - 08:55, 21 April 2021
- ... 去。literally, "I'm going."Wǒ qù.Yes. When answering a yes-no question that uses 去 (qù) you don't need anything following it. However, it's important to ...4 KB (636 words) - 09:24, 20 April 2021
- ... 请 你 等 一下。You get the feeling that it shouldn't be a long wait.Qǐng nǐ děng ... 要 想 一下。You're supposed to believe that I won't need to think about it long ...4 KB (573 words) - 08:55, 21 April 2021
- ... use a 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 ...4 KB (520 words) - 09:21, 20 April 2021
- ... Let him do it himself. 还是 你们 自己 来 吧 。Háishì nǐmen zìjǐ lái ba.It's better that you do it by yourselves. 你 写 得 好看 ，你 来 吧 。Nǐ xiě de hǎokàn, nǐ lái ba ...3 KB (571 words) - 17:14, 6 December 2018
- ... has to be Negation of past actions negated with 没 , as the action ''hasn't'' happened. Note that 已经 can be omitted. Examples 他们 已经 两 天 没 吃 东 ...5 KB (737 words) - 08:24, 17 April 2019
- ... Wǒ hái hǎo.I'm OK. 爸爸 做 的 菜 还 可以。Bàba zuò de cài hái kěyǐ.The food that dad cooks is OK. 我们 老板 还 不错。Wǒmen lǎobǎn hái bùcuò.Our boss is not too bad ...4 KB (558 words) - 08:57, 21 April 2021
- ... "eat ''more''," "drink ''more'' beer," and "I need to exercise ''more''." Notice that in every one of these cases, the word "more" (equivalent to this ...4 KB (611 words) - 17:24, 6 December 2018
- ... ma? 你 看到 那 个 帅哥 了 吗 ？ Nǐ kàndào nàge shuàigē le ma?Did you see that handsome guy? 我 看 见 了 。 We didn't say what "I" saw; you have to infer it from ...5 KB (764 words) - 08:57, 21 April 2021
- ... 我 完 了 电影 。Wǒ wán le diànyǐng. 我看 完 了 电影 。To tell us that you watched it till the end.Wǒ kàn wán le diànyǐng.I finished watching the movie. See also ...5 KB (737 words) - 08:56, 21 April 2021
- ... use 得 (de) to help describe an action. It is one of the characters that often gets confused with 的 and 地, since they could be pronounced as a neutral ...4 KB (584 words) - 09:21, 15 August 2017
- ... completed , which is also known as "了1." However, this article is not about that use of 了 (le); instead, it is about indicating a ''change of state'' ...6 KB (967 words) - 04:08, 12 March 2019
- ... between 如果 and 的话. Fuller Pattern Structure 如果 ⋯⋯ 的话 ，(就) ⋯⋯ Note that 就 (jiù) is often optional. For more on using 如果 with 就, check out ...5 KB (654 words) - 07:35, 27 November 2020
- ... you shouldn't be plugging in just any old verb here; the ones that work with 对 are limited. Examples 宝宝 对 我 笑 了 。Bǎobao duì wǒ xiào le.The ...5 KB (736 words) - 08:53, 21 April 2021
- ... tā huì lái, hòulái yòu shuō bù lái le.He said he would come, but later he said that he's not coming. 他们 上周 吵架 了 ，后来 和好 了 。Tāmen shàng zhōu chǎojià ...4 KB (586 words) - 09:49, 17 April 2019
- ... towards a reference point but doesn't have any actual motion towards that point. 向 + Direction / Person + Verb Examples 向 东 走 。Xiàng dōng ...3 KB (515 words) - 07:35, 19 April 2019
- ... 见 客户 。Wǒ xiànzài qù chīfàn, zhīhòu qù jiàn kèhù.I'm going to eat now. After that I will go meet a client. Slight Differences between 之前/之后 and 以前/以 ...5 KB (716 words) - 08:40, 24 April 2019
- ... add further emphasis. The noun being emphasized is the "surprising" one or one that is the most "extreme." Noun or Group of Nouns + 甚至 + Emphasized ...5 KB (727 words) - 07:21, 29 December 2020
