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- ... sure you put the 也 (yě) ''before'' the 不 (bù) or other negative part that comes before the verb. 我 也 不 喜欢。 Wǒ yě bù xǐhuan.I don't like it either ...10 KB (1,502 words) - 09:21, 20 April 2021
- ... that this use of 以后 (yǐhòu) is often shortened to 后 (hòu). See also Before a specific time In the future in general At the time when ...4 KB (623 words) - 09:20, 20 April 2021
- ... noun, can directly modify a noun to indicate it is that one from "just now" or "just before," while 刚 can't be used this way. 刚 的 事情 太 让 人 生气 了 。Gāng ...11 KB (1,707 words) - 00:21, 14 April 2023
- ... , you've got to look at how 把 is being used in a sentence before you can understand its meaning. To demonstrate the difference, here's a sentence with ...15 KB (2,034 words) - 02:55, 31 December 2021
- ... with spaces. Be sure to leave a blank line after opening the <div> and before closing it with a </div> . A single list of example sentences: 你 有 没 ...14 KB (2,278 words) - 03:18, 8 July 2021
- ... is usually placed after the subject and Indicating location with "zai" before verbs before the verb . There are certain cases, however, when 在 (zài ...4 KB (694 words) - 08:57, 21 April 2021
- ... Grammar 以后 A2 以后，⋯⋯ 以后，你 不要 问 我。 grammar point ASGPVFU1 Rel char 后 Similar "Before" in general Similar After a specific time Similar ...4 KB (612 words) - 07:18, 22 April 2019
- ... .Tā dāng jīnglǐ le.He became a manager. 你 有 女朋友 了 ？He didn't have one before.Nǐ yǒu nǚpéngyou le?You have a girlfriend now? 我 男朋友 找到 新 工作 了 。A big ...6 KB (967 words) - 04:08, 12 March 2019
- ... 请 你 。Nǐmen suàn shénme hǎo péngyou? Tā lián jiéhūn méi qǐng nǐ. Used Before the Object Note that for this pattern, the object moves to the front ...6 KB (990 words) - 08:38, 11 November 2020
- ... the word ASGPNV3Q 没 (méi) instead of 不 (bu). It is placed right before the verb ASGOOCVO 有 (yǒu) to form the "do not have" phrase ASGPNV3Q ...15 KB (2,464 words) - 16:44, 19 April 2020
- ... Predicate This pattern uses modal verbs like 会, 能, or 可能, which are negated before a negated predicate: Subj. + 不 + 会 / 能 / 可能 + 不 / 没 + Predicate The ...4 KB (625 words) - 08:46, 24 April 2019
- ... : 这个 人 我 在 哪儿 见 过 。Zhège rén wǒ zài nǎr jiàn guo.I've met this person somewhere before. 这 首 歌 我 在 哪儿 听 过 。Zhè shǒu gē wǒ zài nǎr tīng guo.I've heard ...4 KB (571 words) - 08:23, 4 March 2019
- ... , you've got to look at how 把 is being used in a sentence before you can understand its meaning. To demonstrate the difference, here's a sentence with ...12 KB (1,773 words) - 03:08, 29 December 2021
- ... words and word order a time word , or Indicating location with "zai" before verbs a location where something happened . We have a video about that ...6 KB (1,007 words) - 09:20, 20 April 2021
- ... / Adj. + 的 时候, .... As time words can appear Time words and word order before or after the subject , you can also place the "Time + 的时候 (de shíhou ...4 KB (581 words) - 08:58, 21 April 2021
- ... kāihuì qián dǎyìn sān fèn.You need to finish this report today. In addition, print three copies before the meeting tomorrow. 入住 前 要 付 押金 。还有 ，不能 带 宠物 ...4 KB (634 words) - 02:37, 17 December 2020
- ... since" with "zicong" add 自, 从, or 自从 (or other similar words) before the time or event to make it into a "sandwich pattern." Examples 今 ...5 KB (791 words) - 09:42, 12 April 2019
- ... same, the subject 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 ...6 KB (900 words) - 06:46, 11 December 2020
- ... 睡前 常常 喝 牛奶 ，好 入睡 。Tā shuì qián chángcháng hē niúnǎi, hǎo rùshuì.She often drinks milk before bedtime to help her fall asleep. 老师 ，请 说 慢 点儿 ，我们 好 做 笔记 ...4 KB (611 words) - 08:39, 16 December 2020
- ... jiéhūn tā. 我 想 跟 她 结婚 。the prepositional phrase, literally "with her," comes before the verbWǒ xiǎng gēn tā jiéhūn.I want to get married to her. '''聊天 ...16 KB (2,510 words) - 02:18, 14 March 2019
- ... more about them at the B1 intermediate level , so be patient 地 (de) Before Verbs 地 (de) is used to turn adjective s into adverb s, and ...8 KB (1,178 words) - 07:26, 10 April 2019
- ... oppose it is because the risk is too high. Note that Stating the effect before the cause 之所以 is a more difficult pattern, which means "the reason ...5 KB (714 words) - 09:30, 17 December 2020
- ... 从没 学 过 这 个 词。来 has been omitted here.Wǒ cóngméi xué guo zhège cí.I have never before studied this word. 你们 从来 没有 听说 过 这 个 地方 吗？Nǐmen cónglái méiyǒu ...5 KB (793 words) - 04:52, 9 March 2019
- ... "just now," you can put 刚才 (gāngcái) right before the verb in a sentence. It can also come before or after the subject. 刚才 + Verb Examples 你 ...3 KB (519 words) - 10:00, 2 April 2019
- ... dōu hěn rè.This place is hot all year round. Used before Predicate Affirmative Form Before a verb 全 can be omitted, but if it is used ...7 KB (1,041 words) - 09:25, 15 April 2019
- ... written context, you can add 自, 从 , or 自从 (or other similar words) before the time or event to make it into a "sandwich pattern." Basic Usage of ...6 KB (918 words) - 09:16, 18 November 2020
- ... 小时 才 买到 票。 Wǒ děng le liǎng gè xiǎoshí cái mǎi dào piào.I waited two hours before I could buy the ticket. 老板 十一 点 才 到 办公室。 Lǎobǎn shíyī diǎn cái dào ...9 KB (1,300 words) - 09:28, 17 December 2020
- ... shuōzhe hūrán bù shuō le.He was talking and talking, and suddenly stopped. Before an Adjective 突然／忽然 + Adj. Examples 天 突然 暗 了 ...8 KB (1,152 words) - 10:13, 23 December 2020
- ... is an idiot? That only you are smart? In this case, the 就 comes before the verb, and what's being emphasized as "small quantity" comes after the verb ...5 KB (805 words) - 08:14, 26 November 2018
- ... above, 就 pairs exclusively with the verb 是. But 就 can also come before other verbs, with similar emphatic effect. In these cases, it's also OK to ...5 KB (686 words) - 08:53, 21 April 2021
- ... yòu xiàng yòu kànkan cái guò mǎlù.This little girl looked left and then looked right before crossing the street. 我 看见 他 朝 你们 家 去 了。Wǒ kànjiàn tā ...8 KB (1,228 words) - 09:41, 14 January 2021
- ... existence in a place with "zai" Similar Indicating location with "zai" before verbs Similar Special cases of "zai" following verbs Similar ...7 KB (1,067 words) - 04:54, 9 March 2019
- ... . 不停 "不停" is a little more versatile and can be placed both before the verb as an adverb, or after the verb as something that is somewhat like ...4 KB (649 words) - 10:18, 14 January 2021
- ... is a little more flexible. Not only can it be used just like 以后, Before and after with "zhiqian" and "zhihou" modifying the time , but it can also ...7 KB (1,031 words) - 02:17, 8 March 2021
- ... a community of people for whom a disease eliminated their vision many generations before and no longer have a concept of sight. Chen Fangyuan quickly ...5 KB (660 words) - 06:38, 8 January 2014
- ... 一会看云 我觉得 你看我时很远 你看云时很近 See also Before a specific time In the future in general Comparing "yihou" and "de shihou" Sources and ...4 KB (541 words) - 13:21, 22 March 2021
- ... verb s. Structure The adverb 只 (zhǐ) can come directly before a verb , or before an auxiliary verb like 会 (huì) or 能 (néng). 只 ...3 KB (408 words) - 09:35, 2 April 2019
- ... cute 今天 真 热！Jīntiān zhēn rè It's truly hot today 真 (zhēn) Before Certain Verbs or 能 (néng) / 会 (huì) We don't want to get too technical ...3 KB (438 words) - 08:57, 21 April 2021
- ... de qián gòu huā.Don't worry. I've brought enough money to spend. When it comes before an adjective, 了 is needed at the end of the sentence. 我 对 你 够 ...5 KB (700 words) - 04:50, 9 March 2019
- ... 1 Time words and word order Indicating location with "zai" before verbs Change of state with "le" Expressing "all along" with ...4 KB (527 words) - 04:13, 23 March 2017
- ... . It's kind of like the opposite of 竟然 or 居然 . Used before Predicate Structure Subj. + 果然 + Predicate Examples 第一名 果然 是 ...2 KB (277 words) - 01:40, 10 May 2018
- ... order of adverbs is much stricter than in English. Chinese adverbs normally come before the main verb of a sentence, but in some cases come right ...3 KB (376 words) - 07:59, 17 May 2016
- ... ) 能愿动词 (néngyuàn dòngcí) Auxiliary verbs are "helping" verbs that come before main verbs and help express a tone or mood. (The word "modal" comes ...2 KB (346 words) - 06:30, 22 November 2020
- ... towards that location. In that case an adverbial location phrase should be used before the verb. For more on word order of place phrases see word ...3 KB (376 words) - 03:18, 30 March 2017
- ... in Chinese, and it's not hard to use at all: just put it before a verb . The Basic "How to Verb" Usage Structure The question word 怎 ...4 KB (552 words) - 09:23, 20 April 2021
- ... the ''permission'' aspect. Basic Usage Just put 可以 (kěyǐ) in directly before a verb to create a meaning of "may" (plus the verb). It's ...3 KB (492 words) - 08:54, 21 April 2021
- ... with "zai...shang/xia/li" Similar Indicating location with "zai" before verbs Similar Special cases of "zai" following verbs POS Verbs ...3 KB (474 words) - 09:24, 20 April 2021
- ... /after aspect. The following sentences are both correct, because they're simultaneous rather than before/after: 和 我 一起 读。Hé wǒ yīqǐ dú. 跟 我 一起 读。Gēn ...8 KB (1,216 words) - 09:52, 2 April 2019
- ... is quite... ''easy to do'' All you need to do is place a 好 (hǎo) before a verb . General Verbs Just as 难 (nán) can be used to indicate that ...4 KB (719 words) - 08:53, 21 April 2021
- ... One easy way to express inability is to place the phrase 没办法 (méi bànfǎ) before the verb. Subj. + 没办法 + Verb + Obj. Examples 今天 太 忙 了，中午 ...3 KB (536 words) - 08:16, 10 April 2019
- ... If you use 这 (zhè) or 那 (nà) before a noun, you also need to include a measure word before the noun. 这 / 那 + Measure Word + Noun Examples ...3 KB (446 words) - 08:57, 21 April 2021
- ... 比 + Noun 2 + 更 + Adj. The only new thing here is the addition of 更 (gèng) before the adjective. 小李 比 小张 更 高 。Xiǎo Lǐ bǐ Xiǎo Zhāng gèng gāo .Xiao Li ...7 KB (1,076 words) - 08:57, 21 April 2021
- ... . The announcement of this decision will frequently include 还是, and it usually comes before a verb or a subject. Subj. + 还是 + Verb Phrase + 吧 吧 is ...4 KB (539 words) - 07:55, 26 November 2018
- ... (best, worst, biggest, smallest, etc.) in Chinese is to use 最 (zuì) before an adjective (and a few select verb s). 最 (zuì) with Adjectives ...6 KB (866 words) - 08:57, 21 April 2021
- ... Rel char 所以 Rel char 以 Similar Stating the Effect before the Cause Similar "Then…" with "name" Similar Because" with "er" Indicating ...7 KB (1,024 words) - 08:57, 21 April 2021
- ... be called Beiping. Later, the name was changed to Beijing. See also Before and after with "zhiqian" and "zhihou" Saying "ever since" with ...4 KB (586 words) - 09:49, 17 April 2019
- ... the Doer of an Action with "you" Similar Stating the Effect before the Cause Used for Indicating cause and effect Structure Cause/Effect ...4 KB (594 words) - 03:58, 29 December 2020
- ... 过 的 ，你 不 记得 了 ？Wǒ gēn nǐ shuō guo de, nǐ bù jìde le?I've told you this before. Do you not remember? 我 不 会 骗 你 的 。Wǒ bù huì piàn nǐ de.I won't lie to ...2 KB (373 words) - 07:36, 27 November 2018
- ... be used only if it stands alone and can not be acompanied by another time expresion. There used to be a castle before. 对 － 从前在这里有一座城堡。 对 － 以前在这里有一座城堡 ...1 KB (107 words) - 08:41, 13 June 2012
- ... emphasize that someone or something is ''very close'' to doing something. Used before the Subject 几乎 is often used together with words that mean ...4 KB (538 words) - 07:48, 19 January 2021
- ... an Adverb When using 差不多 (chàbuduō) as an adverb, place it before the adjective or verb. Structure 差不多 + Adj. / Verb Examples 这 两 ...7 KB (1,047 words) - 08:09, 20 July 2021
- ... 总是 (zǒngshì). 总是 (zǒngshì) means "always," and like other adverb s, comes before the verb in a sentence. 总是 (zǒngshì) with Verbs 总是 (zǒngshì ...3 KB (500 words) - 09:31, 2 April 2019
- ... no effect." Basic Form with Just 白 All you have to do is put 白 before the verb. One important thing to note is that 白 is usually used with mono ...5 KB (791 words) - 09:31, 18 January 2021
- ... the Future 又 is sometimes used to express that something that has happened before ''is going to happen'' in the immediate future. In this case, it ...10 KB (1,603 words) - 07:24, 19 January 2021
- ... 个 问题 都 很 感兴趣。Wǒmen duìyú zhège wèntí dōu hěn gǎn xìngqù. Only one can go right before the predicate: 我们 都 对 这 个 问题 很 感兴趣。Wǒmen dōu duì zhège wèntí hěn ...6 KB (958 words) - 07:36, 19 January 2021
- ... 能 开始 做。Wǒmen yào xiān quèdìng yī gè xíngshì cáinéng kāishǐ zuò.We'll have to decide on a design before we can start working. 老板 肯定 了 最近 我 很 努力。In this ...9 KB (1,327 words) - 02:48, 18 December 2020
- ... similar to the English "just about to." Normally you can add 要 (yào) before the verb. Structure 快+ Verb + 了 快要 + Verb + 了 Examples 我们 ...5 KB (842 words) - 08:56, 21 April 2021
- ... 也 没 吃 过 。Zhèyàng de cài wǒ yī cì yě méi chī guo.I've never eaten this kind of food before. 这 次 活动 我们 公司 一个 人 也 没 参加 。 Zhè cì huódòng wǒmen gōngsī yī ...4 KB (610 words) - 06:25, 12 April 2024
- ... like 身体, 体力, 社会, 秩序 etc. One way to use 恢复 is to put it before the noun or noun phrase 恢复（了）+ Noun/Noun Phrase Examples 恢复 体力。 中国 1977年 ...2 KB (218 words) - 01:34, 4 March 2021
- ... verb is transitive (it takes an object), then the object can be placed either before or after the 的 without affecting the meaning. Take a look at the ...10 KB (1,582 words) - 08:55, 21 April 2021
- ... " In the future in general Auxiliary verb "hui" for "will" "Before" in general Expressing location with "zai...shang/xia/li ...5 KB (619 words) - 04:09, 25 April 2017
- ... like to" with "xiang" Wanting to do something with "yao" "Before" in general "Even more" with "geng" Expressing "with" with ...5 KB (618 words) - 08:58, 13 October 2017
- ... to happen with "kuai... le" Special verbs with "hen" "Before" in general Expressing location with "zai...shang/xia/li" Using ...5 KB (616 words) - 07:33, 22 November 2018
- ... Separable verb After a specific time Uses of "shi... de" Before a specific time Chapter 3 "Some" with "youde" Verb ...5 KB (600 words) - 06:41, 8 January 2014
- ... a negative kind of this sentence it is formed by placing the adverb 不 before the verb. This kind of sentence can use adverbs to express time, degree ...538 bytes (93 words) - 07:04, 15 June 2017
- ... . 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 cooked for ...7 KB (987 words) - 02:07, 18 December 2020
- ... the predicate of the sentence, there will be some kind of modifier before the adjectives; they won't just be used "bare" Structure Adj. 1 ...9 KB (1,273 words) - 02:48, 18 December 2020
- ... in the Future 了 (le) can also indicate that one action is completed before another in the ''future'', and this type of 了 is often placed directly ...12 KB (1,968 words) - 09:45, 18 January 2021
- ... followed by pinyin in parentheses. (Put a space after the Chinese and before the open-paren, but not within the parentheses.) Obviously, you need to ...3 KB (553 words) - 04:06, 25 April 2017
- ... Result Sometimes there is no cause-effect relationship between what comes before and after 结果 (no logical connection). In these sentences, the ...4 KB (625 words) - 07:04, 11 December 2020
- ... is a preposition that means "towards" and precedes the verb it modifies. Used before a Verb This is the common one used in everyday speech ...4 KB (591 words) - 08:57, 21 April 2021
- ... use 对于. Structure As an adverb or adverbial clause, you can place 对于 before or after the subject. It cannot be an attributive modifier (coming ...5 KB (710 words) - 09:33, 14 January 2021
- ... pattern 都已经⋯⋯了. Here the meaning is the same as 都⋯⋯了. Used Before a Time Structure When 都⋯⋯了 (dōu... le) is used at the beginning of a ...4 KB (634 words) - 08:57, 21 April 2021
- ... 定要⋯⋯"的意思，表示"不必"，语气"不必"重。多用于后一分句。 Used before Predicate Structure In this case, 何必 is often used to indicate the speaker's attitude about ...3 KB (263 words) - 07:10, 15 May 2018
- ... 外 (地 +) + Advective / Psychological Verb You will occasionally see 地 (de) after 格外 and before an adjective. Examples 下 过 雨 的 早晨 格外 舒服. Xià guo ...3 KB (527 words) - 01:11, 3 March 2021
- ... existence in a place with "zai" Similar Indicating location with "zai" before verbs Similar Expressing location with "zai... shang / xia / li ...4 KB (639 words) - 09:26, 17 December 2020
- ... There are multiple ways of stating the effect before the cause and also ways to state the cause before the effect. "通过…… ，使……" (tōngguò……, shǐ) has ...1,004 bytes (127 words) - 09:49, 13 March 2019
- ... later really too will able already before etc. how however is less need ...11 KB (1,514 words) - 12:21, 20 February 2024
- ... example, do you use the 不了 complement after a verb, or do you put 不能 before the verb? Do you use an adverb ''before'' the verb (快快地跑), or do you put ...11 KB (1,569 words) - 07:22, 22 November 2018
- ... objects/people. See also Indicating location with "zai" before verbs Special cases of "zai" following verbs Expressing existence ...5 KB (748 words) - 07:50, 4 March 2019
- ... , is formed by placing the adjective phrase after 得. Sometimes there is also an adverb before the adjective, such as 很, 非常, 不太, 有点, etc. Structure ...6 KB (754 words) - 08:58, 21 April 2021
- ... can see, when the verb is followed by an object, 的 can go before ''or'' after the object. Both sentences are grammatically correct, but the first the ...16 KB (2,467 words) - 09:23, 20 April 2021
- ... . (If you somehow make an unwanted change, it's easy for us to undo.) Before adding a new page, first search to make sure that it doesn't exist ...14 KB (2,421 words) - 01:27, 22 July 2015
- ... is just one, it can be omitted; just the measure word is OK. 半 before measure word means "half of." 半 after measure word means .".. and a half" 多 ...5 KB (643 words) - 04:51, 9 March 2019
- ... 两 (liǎng) issue which you may or may not have encountered before.) Structure x + 百 + y + 十 + z Examples Numeral Character Pinyin ...10 KB (1,641 words) - 09:22, 20 April 2021
- ... advanced) Similar Structure of numbers Similar Structure of dates Similar Before a specific time Similar Structure of days of the week ...4 KB (681 words) - 09:22, 20 April 2021
- ... verb; the only trick is getting used to not needing a word for "to" before the destination. 去 (qù) with Just a Place The verb 去 (qù) means "to ...4 KB (636 words) - 09:24, 20 April 2021
- ... verbs in Chinese is with 不 (bù). To negate a verb, simply place 不 (bù) before it: Subj. + 不 + Verb + Obj. Examples 他们 不 是 坏 孩子。Tāmen bù ...4 KB (672 words) - 09:23, 20 April 2021
- ... 有 (yǒu) is negated differently from ordinary verbs. Rather than placing 不 (bù) before it as with other verbs, you must use 没 (méi) to negate the verb ...5 KB (791 words) - 09:20, 20 April 2021
- ... "want to" meaning. To express "wanting to do" something, use 要 (yào) before the verb. Structure The verb 要 (yào) can be used as an auxiliary ...4 KB (575 words) - 08:57, 21 April 2021
- ... 1). The structure is super simple. It will take a bit of time before you realize how truly universal this pattern is. It doesn't matter whether the ...3 KB (414 words) - 09:21, 20 April 2021
