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- ... le hěn duō péngyou de bāngzhù.The first year I was in the USA, I received a lot of help from many friends. 拐卖 孩子 的 人 应该 受到 法律 的 严惩。Guǎimài háizi de ...5 KB (783 words) - 06:16, 29 December 2020
- ... 刚刚. A few examples: 他 的 感冒 刚刚 好 。Tā de gǎnmào gānggāng hǎo.He just recovered from his cold. 天 刚 晴 。Tiān gāng qíng.The sky just became clear. 牛肉 刚 熟 ...11 KB (1,707 words) - 00:21, 14 April 2023
- ... Chinese Grammar Wiki possible technically, with very little extra production work needed from the academic team. A big thank you also to Adam Abrams ...4 KB (519 words) - 02:37, 24 June 2019
- ... box. 桌子 上 是 昨天 没 吃完 的 菜 。The food that was left over from yesterday is the only thing on the table.Zhuōzi shàng shì zuótiān méi chī wán de cài.The ...5 KB (748 words) - 07:50, 4 March 2019
- ... Similar Using "zai" with verbs Similar Complement with "dao" Similar "From… To…" with "cong… dao…" Similar Using the verb "qu" POS ...5 KB (882 words) - 08:53, 21 April 2021
- ... even in many very basic sentence patterns, you'll find that Chinese diverges from English in some important ways. For example, where to put time words ...7 KB (1,084 words) - 09:05, 26 November 2013
- ... 。 Tā shì yōuxiù yuángōng, wǒmen dōu yào xiàng tā xuéxí.He is an exemplary employee, we should all learn from him. 我们 要 向 环保 部门 要求 严查 工厂 排污。Wǒmen yào ...8 KB (1,228 words) - 09:41, 14 January 2021
- ... you come to China?" using 来 (lái). Another example is if you want to go from China to Japan, your friends might ask you: “When are you going to Japan ...4 KB (608 words) - 09:22, 20 April 2021
- ... 看来，这 件 事情 很 简单。zài tā kànlái, zhè jiàn shìqing hěn jiǎndān.From his perspective, this is a very simple matter. See Also Comparing "xiande" and ...6 KB (811 words) - 03:34, 29 December 2020
- ... hē le liǎng bēi kāfēi, hàide wǒ wǎnshang shuì buzháo.I had two cups of coffee. It kept me from falling asleep at night. 外面 太 吵 了，害得 我们 没 办法 专心 工作 ...4 KB (690 words) - 08:14, 18 December 2020
- ... Wiki BOOK (print edition) uses a "structure" icon from '''Pixeden.com''', as well as several icons from '''Icomoon.io'''. The HSK Grammar series uses ...3 KB (377 words) - 08:13, 18 January 2021
- ... In each of the examples above, a compound verb has been created from a verb plus another verb or adjective. These verb-complement compounds behave ...11 KB (1,346 words) - 09:48, 27 February 2019
- ... you do not plagiarize It is important not to copy down example sentences from other dictionaries or corpora. We can use them to understand a grammar ...14 KB (2,421 words) - 01:27, 22 July 2015
- ... follow the order "year, month, day." This is in keeping with the "from big to small" trend which pervades many facets of Chinese culture. Structure ...4 KB (578 words) - 09:22, 20 April 2021
- ... here. 上课 的 时候 不 能 说 英文。My teacher has forbidden me from speaking English.Shàngkè de shíhou bù néng shuō Yīngwén.In class, you can't speak English ...5 KB (804 words) - 09:24, 20 April 2021
- ... but the word order is different from the Expressing duration with "le ... Remember, this pattern differs from both Expressing duration with "le ...5 KB (737 words) - 08:24, 17 April 2019
- ... 她 十八 岁 就 大学 毕业 了 。Tā shíbā suì jiù dàxué bìyè le.She graduated from college when she was only 18 years old. Not only can 就 emphasize a "point in time ...6 KB (930 words) - 08:58, 21 April 2021
- ... 我 没有 看 见 。 We didn't say what "I" didn't see; you have to infer it from the context.Wǒ méiyǒu kànjiàn.I didn't see it. 你 没 听 到 吗 ？ Nǐ méi tīngdào ...5 KB (764 words) - 08:57, 21 April 2021
- ... Rel char 一直 Similar To go to a place Similar Expressing "from… to…" with "cong… dao…" Similar Verbs with gei Similar Expressing "when ...4 KB (653 words) - 00:23, 14 April 2023
- ... 都 (dōu) Structure 除了 ⋯⋯ (+ 以外) ，Subj. + 都 ⋯⋯ 以外 can be omitted from the pattern without changing its meaning. Examples 除了 他 ，我们 都 去 ...5 KB (704 words) - 08:23, 4 March 2019
- ... simple. 离 我 远 点儿 ！我 现在 烦 得很！Lí wǒ yuǎn diǎnr Wǒ xiànzài fán de hěn Stay away from me I'm very stressed right now 你 觉得 他 不 高兴 ？我 看 他 今天 心情 好 得很 ...4 KB (616 words) - 02:37, 17 December 2020
- ... but is generally used to introduce a ''new'' idea, rather than to move on from a previous related topic. Note that in the pattern above, 来说 is more ...5 KB (729 words) - 07:39, 19 January 2021
- ... 是 北方人，我 能 听 出来 。Tā kěndìng shì běifāng rén, wǒ néng tīng chūlái.She must be from the north. I can hear it. 你 能 看出 我 多大 吗 ？Nǐ néng kànchū wǒ duōdà ma ...7 KB (1,104 words) - 03:29, 29 December 2020
- ... of a suggestion or inference deduced from the first fact. It can be ... Question The suggestion or inference deduced from the first "fact" can come in ...5 KB (685 words) - 07:37, 19 January 2021
- ... Box AKA 离合词 (líhécí) verb-object phrase "Separable verbs" get their name from their ability to "separate" into two parts (a verb part and an ...16 KB (2,510 words) - 02:18, 14 March 2019
- ... used should be followed with a comma. As an adverb, 反而 is not so set apart from the rest of the sentence, and should not be followed by a comma. A，相反 ...5 KB (700 words) - 07:01, 11 December 2020
- ... a walk into the mountains and meets a mysterious old man who appears to be from an ancient time. The man invites him into his mountain home for a meal ...5 KB (619 words) - 04:09, 25 April 2017
- ... in an office and copy articles from a book, in the meantime his ... Indicating a number in excess "From… to…" with "cong… dao…" Chapter 7 ...5 KB (600 words) - 06:41, 8 January 2014
- ... is a companion resource that can complement any Chinese class. Don't expect to read it from start to finish, or to go through the grammar point lists ...2 KB (353 words) - 01:25, 3 May 2017
- ... be an adventure, instead of a five-year stint in solitary confinement. And from the very outset, students can begin to move toward the goal that was ...4 KB (701 words) - 09:03, 22 November 2018
- ... 父母 差 很 多 。Wǒ de shēnghuó xíguàn gēn wǒ fùmǔ chà hěn duō.My life habits are very different from my parents'. 两 个 老师 都 很 好 ，不过 他们 的 学历 差 很 多 。Liǎng gè ...4 KB (631 words) - 08:51, 13 November 2020
- ... 感冒 才 好 。Zhídào bàn gè yuè yǐhòu, wǒ de gǎnmào cái hǎo.It took me half a month to recover from the cold. 她 直到 十八 岁 才 见到 亲生 父母 。Tā zhídào shíbā suì cái ...4 KB (682 words) - 08:43, 24 April 2019
- ... is a companion resource that can complement any Chinese class. Don't expect to read it from start to finish, or to go through the grammar point lists ...2 KB (414 words) - 08:52, 18 January 2021
- ... . They help indicate the environment (when and where), direction (to, from, at), reason, manner, and other functions that make the sentences cohesive ...2 KB (329 words) - 07:49, 22 November 2018
- ... .mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/perapera-chinese/ Chinese Perapera Popup Dictionary From now on, you will see a little yellow star in the bottom ...3 KB (427 words) - 02:41, 16 July 2021
- ... an article on written Chinese （书面语) in general, and how it is different from spoken CHinese. 于 "而" series 而 on its own (conjunction to list two ...9 KB (703 words) - 06:31, 26 November 2020
- ... 字 怎么 读？Dì-èr háng dì-wǔ gè Hànzì zěnme dú? How do you read the fifth character from the second line? 这 次 考试，我 是 我们 班 第 一。Zhè cì kǎoshì, wǒ shì wǒmen ...7 KB (1,069 words) - 08:53, 21 April 2021
- ... verbs and help express a tone or mood. (The word "modal" comes from "mood.") In English, auxiliary verbs include words like "should," "will," and "can ...2 KB (346 words) - 06:30, 22 November 2020
- ... verb maps perfectly to an English causative verb. You can see from these examples than in some cases the natural English translation doesn't even ...5 KB (721 words) - 03:19, 11 March 2019
- ... first. The most important and commonly used potential complements are derived from other complements such as the following: Verb + 见 e.g. 看 ...7 KB (977 words) - 04:50, 9 March 2019
- ... 很. For example: 她说得很清楚. This serves to distinguish them from potential complements, which are never directly preceded by an adverb. Descriptive and ...12 KB (1,800 words) - 08:57, 21 April 2021
- ... with adjective phrase state complements, they can describe a state that arose from the action of the main verb in the sentence. Structure Verb ...6 KB (754 words) - 08:58, 21 April 2021
- ... components e.g. 矛盾 Finally, some compounds very obviously formed from components e.g. 洗澡 Compounds are formed frequently and creatively - can't ...2 KB (222 words) - 08:37, 26 November 2013
- ... 了 。Tā bèi dǎ le.He was beaten. Second, passive sentences shift emphasis from the "doer" of the action to the one affected by that action. For example ...11 KB (1,638 words) - 08:58, 18 January 2021
- ... , though they are based on the above framework. Some articles may deviate from the basic pattern a bit more, like basic grammar articles, comparison ...14 KB (2,278 words) - 03:18, 8 July 2021
- ... to link ''two nouns'', so you can't rely too much on translating directly from English when it comes to expressing the English verb "to be" in Chinese ...5 KB (823 words) - 09:20, 20 April 2021
- ... 个 老婆liǎng gè lǎopo two wives 十 个 男人， 七 个 傻， 八 个 坏。A line from a songShí gè nánrén, qī gè shǎ, bā gè huài.Ten men: seven are fools, and eight are bad ...4 KB (576 words) - 09:21, 20 April 2021
- Grammar Box The verb 有 (yǒu) is negated differently from ordinary verbs. Rather than placing 不 (bù) before it as with other verbs, you must use 没 ...5 KB (791 words) - 09:20, 20 April 2021
- ... : Subj. + 怎么 + Verb + Obj. Note that the subject can often be omitted from general "how to" questions, and there doesn't always have to be an object ...4 KB (552 words) - 09:23, 20 April 2021
- ... Obj. This structure is the easiest way to express all kinds of skills, from languages, to sports, to skills in daily life such as cooking and driving ...4 KB (520 words) - 09:21, 20 April 2021
- ... as this is one case in which Chinese word order is quite different from English. Structure To indicate the location that a verb takes place in ...4 KB (694 words) - 09:22, 20 April 2021
- REDIRECT Expressing "from… to…" with "cong… dao…"62 bytes (7 words) - 10:14, 15 February 2016
- Grammar Box Aside from How to do something with "zenme" just meaning "how," 怎么 (zěnme) can also be used to ask "why" or "how come." Basic ...5 KB (792 words) - 08:53, 21 April 2021
- ... food Without a Noun In some cases, it is possible to drop the noun from the pattern, and just use the "Noun + 的 (de)." This is kind of like ...5 KB (734 words) - 08:57, 21 April 2021
- ... River? 你 家 离 这儿 多 远？Nǐ jiā lí zhèr duō yuǎn?How far is your house away from here? 你 要 在 美国 待 多 久？Nǐ yào zài Měiguó dāi duō jiǔ? How long are you ...3 KB (518 words) - 08:57, 21 April 2021
- ... . The word order will take a little getting used to, but aside from that, the pattern is quite easy. Structure To say that one thing ...7 KB (1,076 words) - 08:57, 21 April 2021
- ... smarter''' than me. (不比) You'd probably be more upset to hear the former from a friend than the latter. The two above sentences in Chinese are: 你 没 ...4 KB (635 words) - 08:25, 17 December 2020
- ... nǐ yǒu jīngyàn, nǐ yīnggāi duō xiàng tā xuéxí.He's more experienced than you. You should learn from him more. 想 提高 汉语 口语 ，就要 多 练习 。Xiǎng tígāo Hànyǔ ...4 KB (611 words) - 17:24, 6 December 2018
- ... of an action or the "disposal" of an object. Apart from result complements involving perception and psychological verbs, most result compounds work ...10 KB (1,437 words) - 08:55, 21 April 2021
- ... 起来 。Qǐng dàjiā zhàn qǐlái.Everyone, please stand up. 捡 起来。Jiǎn qǐlái.Pick it up (from the floor). 头 抬 起来 。Tóu tái qǐlái.Raise your head. 别动 ！把 手 举 ...7 KB (977 words) - 04:04, 21 February 2020
- REDIRECT Expressing "from… to…" with "cong… dao…"62 bytes (7 words) - 14:35, 10 April 2017
- ... 都⋯⋯ (měi cì... dōu...) is a pattern used to express "every time." Translating from English, you might feel that the only part really needed is 每次 (měi ...4 KB (645 words) - 08:53, 21 April 2021
- ... 钱 ，还没 还 吧 ？Nǐ jiè wǒ de qián, hái méi huán ba?You haven't returned the money you borrowed from me, right? 他 的 事 ，我 不 想 管 那么 多 。Tā de shì, wǒ bù xiǎng ...3 KB (509 words) - 08:46, 24 April 2019
- ... is: 对 + Person + 来说 ，⋯⋯ While this pattern was too common to omit from this page, it's covered in more depth as part of Phrases using "laishuo ...5 KB (736 words) - 08:53, 21 April 2021
- ... in which large numbers are broken down in Chinese is a little different from English. Unlike in English, where large numbers are broken down by the ...7 KB (1,089 words) - 06:47, 10 April 2019
- ... . 他 是 东北 人 ，不过 他 没有 口音 。Tā shì dōngběi rén, bùguò tā méiyǒu kǒuyīn.He's from the northeast, but he doesn't have the accent. 他 说 得 不错 ，不过 不 认识 汉字 。Tā ...4 KB (565 words) - 04:47, 9 March 2019
- ... 月 来 ，我 学到 了 很 多 。Shíxí jǐ gè yuè lái, wǒ xuédào le hěn duō.I've learned a lot from my internship during the last few months. 出国 几 个 月 来 ，她 一点 也 不 想 家 ...5 KB (791 words) - 09:42, 12 April 2019
- ... ...," you can use 那么 or 那 in order to begin a judgment or result from previous context. An example of this in English would be: "so, what should we do ...4 KB (559 words) - 07:41, 4 March 2019
- ... the subject'' (if there is one) and ''before the verb''. (This is different from a conjunction like 但是 which comes ''before'' the subject ) Also 反而 ...6 KB (900 words) - 06:46, 11 December 2020
- ... 家 远 了 一点儿。Nàge dìfang lí wǒ jiā yuǎn le yīdiǎnr.That place is a little too far from my home. 这 件 衬衫 小 了 点儿 ，我 想 换 一 件。Zhè jiàn chènshān xiǎo le diǎnr ...4 KB (636 words) - 06:55, 11 December 2020
- ... wénzhāng yǒu wǔ fēn zhī sān shì chāo biérén de.Three fifths of this article has been copied from others. 差不多 三 分 之 一 的 美国 人 有 护照 。Chàbuduō sān fēn ...4 KB (650 words) - 08:40, 24 April 2019
- ... wǒ.As I sat through class after class, I heard someone calling me from outside. See also "Verbing around" with "lai" and "qu" Sources and ...5 KB (764 words) - 06:38, 17 December 2020
- ... 大 进口。Zhège guójiā de liángshi zhǔyào yóu Jiānádà jìnkǒu.This country's grain is mainly imported from Canada. 这个 规定 是 由 政府 发布 的。Zhège guīdìng shì yóu ...3 KB (519 words) - 05:46, 6 December 2020
- ... , there were lots of people outside lined up to withdraw money from the ATMs. Sources and further reading Books Source HSK Standard ...4 KB (614 words) - 09:46, 14 January 2021
- ... . 首相 因为 受贿 丑闻 而 下 了 台。Because the prime minister's bribery scandal, he fell from power. 伦敦 地铁 因 罢工 而 处于 瘫痪 状态。Because of the London Underground ...4 KB (565 words) - 10:10, 23 December 2020
- Grammar Box 对⋯⋯而言 (duì...ér yán) means "from the point of view of" and is equivalent to but more formal than Using "dui" with verbs 对⋯⋯来说 . ...4 KB (543 words) - 09:36, 14 January 2021
- ... fǒuzé lǎobǎn bù huì kǎolǜ nǐ de.The boss won't consider you unless you graduated from a big name university. Reverse Pattern with 除非 and 才 除非 is ...6 KB (1,000 words) - 07:37, 19 January 2021
- ... flag, not to mention any other countries' flags. Some sentences will deviate from the structure a little bit, dropping the 连 or even both the 连 ...4 KB (702 words) - 04:23, 18 January 2021
- ... 准"(most probably) "意味着"(implies) "动词/形容词 ¬+ 下来"(using 下来to denote a change from strong to weak) "以…为中心"(taking something to be most important)3 KB (259 words) - 06:33, 7 November 2011
- ... the listener. A second verb is only necessary if different from the first verb. 呢 with Questions Involving Interrogative Pronouns Interrogative ...6 KB (848 words) - 09:47, 18 January 2021
- ... . It can be used when the speaker feels what he is saying is obvious (from his point of view). Structure Statement + 嘛 Examples 你 妹妹 很 漂亮 ...3 KB (526 words) - 03:23, 16 December 2020
- Many of the separable verb s below come from Chinese Grammar Without Tears http://www.amazon.cn/mn/detailApp/ref=as_li_ss_tl?_encoding=UTF8&tag= ...2 KB (199 words) - 06:52, 6 February 2018
- ... You might be wondering how the examples using 得 (de) above are different from adverbs. That's actually a really good question, but it's one that you ...8 KB (1,178 words) - 07:26, 10 April 2019
- ... to 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 ...5 KB (714 words) - 09:30, 17 December 2020
- ... on the meaning of " always ." (Literally, 从来 means something like "from the beginning," although no one is really thinking that phrase when they ...3 KB (486 words) - 04:48, 9 March 2019
- ... , chàdiǎnr méi lèi sǐ.This place is so big. I walked for so long I almost died from exhaustion. 我 差点儿 没 被 发现。Wǒ chàdiǎnr méi bèi fāxiàn.I was almost ...4 KB (660 words) - 06:56, 11 December 2020
- ... gēn péngyou jièqián.He's such a nuisance. He's always borrowing money from his friends. See also "Always" with "conglai" "Never" with ...4 KB (532 words) - 08:26, 17 April 2019
- ... grammar points on the Chinese Grammar Wiki, you're welcome to do so Aside from the sortable HTML list above, you can also obtain the latest data in ...1 KB (186 words) - 08:12, 13 October 2021
- ... event "just" occurred, specifically. Structure 刚 (gāng) can also express "from the time an action happens until the present time." Subj. + 刚 ...4 KB (572 words) - 04:45, 9 March 2019
- ... méi nàme zāo.Now it looks like things aren't that bad. 看来 as "From X's Perspective" 看来 can also be used to highlight a specific person's point ...5 KB (743 words) - 06:27, 8 April 2022
- ... yī cì.Please say it one more time. 再 Can Express "Another" Aside from expressing the repetition of an action, Again in the future with "zai" 再 ...10 KB (1,603 words) - 07:24, 19 January 2021
- ... differences in ''word usage'', and not about '''grammar'''. Thus it has been delisted from the Chinese Gramar Wiki grammar point lists. 对象不同 "推广 ...2 KB (141 words) - 09:21, 22 January 2017
- ... 飞机 只 要 几 个 小时。Cóng Shànghǎi dào Dōngjīng zuò fēijī zhǐ yào jǐ gè xiǎoshí.Flying from Shanghai to Tokyo only takes a few hours. 我 每 天 都 要 喝 几 杯 咖啡。Wǒ ...6 KB (1,035 words) - 08:54, 21 April 2021
- ... nǐ duǎn dànshì shuō de bǐ nǐ hǎo, wǒ jiù kěyǐ shuō wǒ bǐ nǐ cōngming.From the fact that I have studied Chinese for a shorter time but speak it better ...5 KB (849 words) - 08:02, 18 December 2020
- ... de kànfǎ hěn bù yīyàng.On children's education, her opinion is very different from her husband's. Using 关于 in a Formal Way 关于 (guānyú) can ...6 KB (881 words) - 02:44, 17 December 2020
- ... 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 in the ...1 KB (166 words) - 00:36, 4 October 2019
- Grammar Box Stub 之 is one of the characters from classical Chinese that has come into common usage. It a formal written way to express ...1 KB (168 words) - 02:17, 10 May 2016
- REDIRECT Expressing "from this" with "youci"49 bytes (6 words) - 01:18, 22 April 2013
- ... de lǜhuà miànjī dōu zài kuòdà.Every year our green ified area is expanding. From Verb to Noun Part of speech can be quite fluid in Chinese, and ...5 KB (830 words) - 09:33, 17 December 2020
- ... answer comes after the 莫过于. 莫过于 is one of the phrases that comes from 文言文 Chinese. The 莫 means "not" or "nobody," and the 过于 means "surpass." Topics ...2 KB (232 words) - 04:08, 25 April 2017
- ... by level difficulty level . Here is just a small selection of articles from the first four levels which you might like to read up on: '''Beginner ...10 KB (1,326 words) - 09:10, 20 October 2016
