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- ... 吗 ？Nǐmen bǎ nàge wèntí jiějué le ma?Did you solve that problem? 你 把 我 手机 放 在哪儿 了 ？Nǐ ... to describe what was done to that object. A question form could ...12 KB (1,773 words) - 03:08, 29 December 2021
- ... words'' for the latter. Function Words (虚词) The character 虚 refers to that which is "false" or "not real," or "empty." In this case, the words ...7 KB (1,166 words) - 03:42, 29 November 2013
- ... duō rén, nǐ jiù mǎi le yī píng kělè?We have all these people, and you just bought that one bottle of cola? 你们 每天 就 睡 四 个 小时？ Nǐmen měi tiān jiù shuì ...9 KB (1,300 words) - 09:28, 17 December 2020
- ... ?How do you pursue a girl? 那 个 女孩子 ，你 追到了吗 ？Nàge nǚháizi, nǐ zhuīdào le ma? That girl, did you win her over yet? 如果 你 追到 她 了 ，我 就 请 你 喝酒 。Rúguǒ nǐ ...9 KB (1,342 words) - 07:27, 17 December 2020
- ... buys / bought for me 客户 问 的 问题 kèhù wèn de wèntí the questions that the client asks / asked 穿 Prada 的 女人chuān Prada de nǚrénwomen who wear / wore ...5 KB (734 words) - 08:57, 21 April 2021
- ... 了 吗 ？Did you finish your work? 你 看 完 了 那 部 电影 吗 ？Did you finish watching that movie? 谁 能 把 ‘ 打喷嚏 ’ 的 ‘ 嚏 ’ 写 对 ？Who can write the "嚏" in "喷嚏"? 我 ...11 KB (1,346 words) - 09:48, 27 February 2019
- ... ."Nǐmen juéde wǒ huà de zěnmeyàng? 我们 觉得 你 画 得 很 好 。The complement tells us that "you draw very well."Wǒmen juéde nǐ huà de hěn hǎo. 他 英语 说 得 怎么样 ...12 KB (1,800 words) - 08:57, 21 April 2021
- ... 躺 (tǎng) alone means "to lie on one's back." Adding 着 allows one to express that someone "is lying down." Sentence Examples 公司 的 门 开 着 ，可是 没 ...9 KB (1,348 words) - 08:56, 21 April 2021
- ... 都 学 会 了，偏偏 他 不 会。 In this last set of three example sentences, we see that 偏偏 has a meaning similar to 仅仅 or 只有. It also has an air of dissatisfaction ...3 KB (436 words) - 09:48, 23 July 2020
- ... on the cutting edge of a growing arsenal of digital and web resources that have made this front-loaded Sisyphean nightmare a thing of the past. This ...4 KB (701 words) - 09:03, 22 November 2018
- ... gift is in the 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 ...5 KB (748 words) - 07:50, 4 March 2019
- ... Just make 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 ...10 KB (1,502 words) - 09:21, 20 April 2021
- ... 吗 ？questionNǐ xǐhuan kāfēi ma?Do you like coffee? More examples of yes/no questions that revert to statements when you remove the 吗 (ma): 你 是 大 学生 吗 ...9 KB (1,438 words) - 09:20, 20 April 2021
- ... , hǎo méi hǎo? 我们 去 吃饭 ，好 不 好？ Wǒmen qù chīfàn, hǎo bu hǎo? Let's go eat, is that OK? 你们 是 好 朋友 ，对 没 对？Nǐmen shì hǎo péngyou, duì méi duì? 你们 是 好 朋友 ...17 KB (2,625 words) - 02:55, 31 December 2021
- ... 看 过 了。 Nǐ wèishénme yòu kàn zhè běn shū le? nǐ yǐjīng kàn guò le.Why are you reading that book again？You've already read it. 昨天 他 再 看 了 一天 电视 。 "再" is ...10 KB (1,603 words) - 07:24, 19 January 2021
- ... 今天 还 没 到 ？Tā yīxiàng bù chídào, zěnme jīntiān hái méi dào?He never comes late. How is it that he hasn't come yet today? 你 知道 妈妈 一向 不 爱 出门，所以 她 是 不 会 ...4 KB (706 words) - 10:05, 23 December 2020
- ... coupled with a time or event telling you ''after what''. 之后 can be used here to mean "after that." 我 六 点 下班 。 以后，我 去 跟 朋友 吃饭。Wǒ liù diǎn xiàbān. Yǐhòu ...7 KB (1,031 words) - 02:17, 8 March 2021
- ... opinion on a matter. 恐怕 没 那么 容易 吧 。Kǒngpà méi nàme róngyì ba.I'm afraid it's not that easy. 一个人 去 那个 地方 恐怕 不太 安全 吧 。Yīgèrén qù nàge dìfang kǒngpà bù ...4 KB (661 words) - 08:57, 17 December 2020
- ... 于是 Used with 就 于是 is often used with 就 to emphasize that the actions or events that come after 就 are immediately after the first event. 电影 太 暴力 ...6 KB (917 words) - 07:46, 14 January 2021
- ... ，就是 不 太 健康 。Hǎochī shì hǎochī, jiùshì bù tài jiànkāng.It may be tasty, it's just that it's not very healthy. 这个 东西 好 是 好 ，就是 太 贵 了 。Zhège dōngxi hǎo ...4 KB (617 words) - 01:10, 3 March 2021
- ... above pattern, but is also a little tricky because it expresses something that is still ongoing, and has already started as the speaker is speaking ...5 KB (771 words) - 01:53, 10 November 2020
- ... A common mistake is to say "不有," but we're going to try to avoid that as much as possible Special verb 在 Like "是," "在" can not be modified with ...6 KB (835 words) - 07:15, 15 June 2017
- ... . The main ones are: Clarity Above all, explanations need to be ''CLEAR''. That doesn't mean we need to explain every possible meaning of a word ...3 KB (553 words) - 04:06, 25 April 2017
- ... kàn.Look up there. 那个 小偷 往 东 跑 了 。Nàge xiǎotōu wǎng dōng pǎo le.That thief ran towards the east. 不要 往 楼下 扔 垃圾 。Bùyào wǎng lóuxià rēng lājī.Don't ...4 KB (591 words) - 08:57, 21 April 2021
- ... 父母 说话 呢？Nǐ zěnme néng gēn nǐ de fùmǔ zhèyàng shuōhuà ne?How can you talk to your parents like that? 他 结婚 才 两 个 月，怎么可能 这么 快 就 离婚 了？Tā jiéhūn cái liǎng ...6 KB (926 words) - 03:06, 17 December 2020
- ... may take place in a location but do not imply motion towards that location. In that case an adverbial location phrase should be used before the verb ...3 KB (376 words) - 03:18, 30 March 2017
- ... cháng yī cháng wǒ zuò de cài ma? Do you want to taste the food that I cooked? Using this kind of structure lightens the mood and seriousness of the ...5 KB (743 words) - 08:53, 21 April 2021
- ... zuò le bā nián jīnglǐ.He worked as a manager for eight years. Also note that 的 can be used in this pattern, which must be placed between the duration ...5 KB (692 words) - 08:00, 4 March 2019
- ... translated into other languages in a way that makes both the verb and the ... 觉. What makes them especially hard is that the "object" part of each word ...16 KB (2,510 words) - 02:18, 14 March 2019
- ... actions are ''done.'' Here, 过 (guo) and 了 (le) work together to emphasize that an action is ''already done.'' This is why the translations on the side ...7 KB (1,068 words) - 08:57, 21 April 2021
- ... this makes you appear stingy. 那样 说 显得 她 很 笨 。 Nàyàng shuō xiǎnde tā hěn bèn.Saying that made her appear stupid. 这 种 颜色 的 衣服 显得 你 的 脸色 不 好看 。 Zhè ...4 KB (565 words) - 14:54, 14 January 2021
- ... pretty? 这个 药 有 这么 神奇 吗 ？Zhège yào yǒu zhème shénqí ma?Is this medicine really that magical? 他 有 姚明 那么 高 吗 ？Tā yǒu Yáo Míng nàme gāo ma?Is he really ...4 KB (648 words) - 08:28, 22 April 2019
- ... le, nǐ yào de dōngxi wǒ méi mǎizháo.The supermarket is closed. I didn't buy things that you need. 我 终于 见着 你 了。Wǒ zhōngyú jiànzháo nǐ le.I have ...4 KB (624 words) - 02:50, 29 December 2020
- ... What are they "Distinguishing words" are a special type of adjective that actually evolved from nouns. As such, they are more rigidly defined then ...3 KB (337 words) - 09:25, 28 November 2018
- ... 明 花光 了 钱。 Completion in the Future 了 (le) can also indicate that one action is completed before another in the ''future'', and this type of 了 is ...12 KB (1,968 words) - 09:45, 18 January 2021
- ... the number in front of the object is already a big number, and the other is to indicate that this number could continue to grow. 我 给 他 打了 十 几 个 电话了 ...6 KB (698 words) - 04:10, 25 April 2017
- ... 得 下 那么 多 东西 吗 ？Nǐ bāo li fàng dexià nàme duō dōngxi ma?Can your bag hold that many things? 我 的 车 太 小 ，坐 不 下 五 个 人 。 Wǒ de chē tài xiǎo, zuò buxià wǔ ...8 KB (1,173 words) - 02:44, 29 December 2020
- ... 我 看 了 两 遍 才 看 懂。Nà běn shū wǒ kàn le liǎng biàn cái kàn dǒng.I had to read that book twice to understand it. 我 去 了 三 次 北京 才 见 到 了 那个 客户。Wǒ qù le sān ...5 KB (757 words) - 04:25, 26 November 2020
- ... affirmative-negative questions . Functions Prepositions do a lot of work that we sometimes take for granted. They help indicate the environment ...2 KB (329 words) - 07:49, 22 November 2018
- ... is: Noun 1 + 比 + Noun 2 + Adj. The noun that's placed first is the one that comes out on top in the comparison. So in the sentence: 小李 比 小张 高 。Xiǎo ...7 KB (1,076 words) - 08:57, 21 April 2021
- ... 那么 / 这么 + Adj. Examples You could think of 这么 as "this" or "so," and 那么 as "that" or "so." 他 说得 这么 快 ，你们 听 得 懂 吗 ？Tā shuō de zhème kuài, nǐmen ...4 KB (608 words) - 07:55, 14 May 2019
- ... speaker. It comes before the verb. 我 早就 知道 了 ！Wǒ zǎo jiù zhīdào le I knew that long ago 她 早就 结婚 了 。Tā zǎo jiù jiéhūn le.She got married a long time ...6 KB (930 words) - 08:58, 21 April 2021
- ... : 再也不 (zài yě bù) Using 再也 with 不 Structure To express that something will ''never'' be done again, or never happen again, you can use ...4 KB (629 words) - 03:48, 17 December 2020
- ... in this article for the sake of simplicity, you may have noticed that sentences which feature result complements often also use 把. This is because ...10 KB (1,437 words) - 08:55, 21 April 2021
- ... 。Zhège wèntí tài jiǎndān le, lián sān suì xiǎohái dōu zhīdào.This question is so easy that even a three-year-old kid knows the answer. 这个 汉字 太 难 了 ，连 ...6 KB (990 words) - 08:38, 11 November 2020
- ... do. 我 担心 我 解释 得 不如 你 清楚 。Wǒ dānxīn wǒ jiěshì de bùrú nǐ qīngchǔ.I'm afraid that I can't explain it as clearly as you. 他 说 中文 不如 他 老婆 说 得 地道 。Tā shuō ...5 KB (811 words) - 00:23, 18 January 2021
- ... whereas 没 negates actions and statements about the past. Note that 没(有) is used to say that something ''has not taken place'', whereas 不 is used to ...2 KB (309 words) - 14:33, 17 February 2016
- ... It's also important to point out that 却 is not a conjunction ; ... subject'' and ''before the verb''. (Note that when you use a conjunction like 但是 ...5 KB (779 words) - 02:39, 29 December 2020
- ... is one of the simpler 才 patterns, providing a way to emphasize that it's ''THIS'' one (''not'' THAT one). There's no "only if" here, but the 只有 is ...5 KB (844 words) - 03:02, 29 December 2020
- ... 好 考 个 好 大学。Tā xuéxí fēicháng nǔlì, hǎo kǎo gè hǎo dàxué.He is studying very hard so that he can get into a good university. 她 在 学 中文，好 听得懂 别人 说 什么。Tā ...4 KB (611 words) - 08:39, 16 December 2020
- ... read-not-understand"Háizi men kàn bu dǒng nǐ xiě de Hànzì.Kids don't understand the characters that you wrote. 你 看 不 懂 我 的 邮件 吗？Literally, "read-not ...5 KB (693 words) - 08:56, 21 April 2021
- ... gives us more information about the noun, and the 的 (de) makes it clear that the extra information is connected to the noun. Here's an example: 红色 的 ...8 KB (1,178 words) - 07:26, 10 April 2019
- ... 从来 (cónglái) may be shortened to just 从 (cóng) in casual speech. Note that you can have an object or other information after the verb, but the 过 (guo ...5 KB (793 words) - 04:52, 9 March 2019
- ... similar to 幸亏 幸亏 (xìngkuī) in meaning, the major grammatical similarity being that both can be used with 不然 or 才. But there are a few difference ...5 KB (784 words) - 03:18, 4 January 2021
- ... 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 个 早上，我们 老板 今天 ...5 KB (791 words) - 09:31, 18 January 2021
- ... 打扮 。Zhège nǚshēng hěn huì dǎban.This girl knows how to dress up really well. Note that 很能说 means someone talks ''a lot'', 很会说 means they ''have a way ...11 KB (1,719 words) - 08:55, 21 April 2021
- ... 我 跑 这么 远。Dōu shì nǐ, hài wǒ pǎo zhème yuǎn.It's because of you, making me go all that way. 都 怨 你，不 提前 订好 座位。Dōu yuàn nǐ, bù tíqián dìng hǎo zuòwèi.I ...5 KB (679 words) - 09:08, 18 January 2021
- ... 。Wǒ bù shì bù xiǎng bāng nǐ, ér shì méiyǒu nénglì bāng nǐ.It's not that I don't want to help you, it's that I have no way to help you. 重要 的 不是 你 的 外表 ...6 KB (837 words) - 03:46, 18 January 2022
- ... . The examples below will help. Structure 在 + Topic + 上 ，Subj. ⋯⋯ Note that the subject can also be put before 在. Examples 在 这 个 问题 上 ...6 KB (832 words) - 09:47, 9 November 2020
- ... xǐhuan tā rènxìng hé tiáopí, zěnme le?I just like her headstrong and mischievous. What's wrong with that? 她 安静 和 甜美 的 笑容 让 我 觉得 温暖 。Acting as an ...9 KB (1,273 words) - 02:48, 18 December 2020
- ... 才 见到 亲生 父母 。Tā zhídào shíbā suì cái jiàndào qīnshēng fùmǔ.It wasn't until she was eighteen that she met her biological parents. 我 直到 大学 毕业 才 开始 独立 生活 ...4 KB (682 words) - 08:43, 24 April 2019
- ... questions, you have to put "些" after them. This is similar to "that type" or "that kind." It just broadens the question a little more. There are also ...2 KB (303 words) - 04:18, 30 May 2016
- ... 词 (qíngtài dòngcí) 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 ...2 KB (346 words) - 06:30, 22 November 2020
- ... .The vase was broken into pieces. 那个人 被 车 撞 死 了 。Nàge rén bèi chē zhuàng sǐ le.That man got hit and killed by a car. 那个 男人 被 警察 赶 出去 了 。Nàge nánrén ...11 KB (1,638 words) - 08:58, 18 January 2021
- ... nǐ de qián.This is all your money. 那 是 什么 菜？Nà shì shénme cài?What food is that? 我 也 是 他 的 朋友。Wǒ yě shì tā de péngyou.I am also his friend. Other ...5 KB (823 words) - 09:20, 20 April 2021
- ... on the 了 (le) One thing you need to remember when using 没有 (méiyǒu) is that '''了 (le) is not normally used with 没有 (méiyǒu)'''. 了 了 (le) marks ...4 KB (567 words) - 09:20, 20 April 2021
- ... or reliant on the speaker's health. If the speaker wishes to express that they are able to execute an action requiring a consciously studied skill ...5 KB (804 words) - 09:24, 20 April 2021
- ... : 和 我 读 。Hé wǒ dú. 跟 我 读 。Gēn wǒ dú.Read after me. The reason is that although 跟 (gēn) and 和 (hé) can both mean "and" or "with," the word 跟 (gēn) also ...8 KB (1,216 words) - 09:52, 2 April 2019
- ... 那 本 书 我 放 在 桌子 上 了。Nà běn shū wǒ fàng zài zhuōzi shàng le.I placed that book on the table. 不要 走 在 草地 上。Búyào zǒu zài cǎodì shàng.Don't walk on the ...4 KB (694 words) - 08:57, 21 April 2021
- ... 难 (nán) with General Verbs Just as 好 (hǎo) can be used to indicate that it's Using "hao" to mean "easy" easy to do something , 难 (nán) can be ...3 KB (515 words) - 07:59, 10 April 2019
- ... Here are some examples of common adjectives that don't work in AABB form. 好吃 ... the job of a verb. Notice also that there's no 的 after the ABAB, because ...8 KB (1,168 words) - 07:40, 13 November 2020
- ... One other common way to use 都 (dōu) is when you're talking about something that happens really often, such as "every day": 每天 (měi tiān). Use 都 (dōu ...7 KB (1,077 words) - 08:55, 21 April 2021
- ... , the word 一边 (yībiān) is used. Subj. + 一边 + Verb (，) + 一边 + Verb Note that you sometimes see 一边 (yībiān) shortened to 边 (biān) as well, which has a ...4 KB (669 words) - 08:20, 4 March 2019
- ... like she's sick. 你 好像 很 不 喜欢 她 。Nǐ hǎoxiàng hěn bù xǐhuan tā.It seems that you dislike her a lot. 王 先生 好像 很怕 他 老婆 。Wáng xiānsheng hǎoxiàng hěn pà ...3 KB (425 words) - 03:48, 11 November 2020
- ... in English. This pattern can also include 然后 (ránhòu), meaning "and after that." Basic Usage In the pattern below, 先 means "first" and 再 has a ...5 KB (834 words) - 04:48, 9 March 2019
- ... the second part of the sentence. Note that the meaning of 反而 goes beyond just ... and is usually used to explain that something is totally the opposite of ...6 KB (900 words) - 06:46, 11 December 2020
- ... 查找 。Wǒ bǎ suǒyǒu de zīliào dōu jìnxíng le fēnlèi, yǐbiàn yǐhòu cházhǎo.We sorted all the data so that we can find it later. 请 您 及时 告诉 我 您的 时间，以便 我们 ...4 KB (599 words) - 10:06, 23 December 2020
- ... nǐ, nándào nǐ yīdiǎn dōu gǎnjué bù dào ma?Your parents care so much about you. Don't tell me that you don't feel it at all? 他 这么 帅，又 这么 有钱，难道 你 不 想 ...4 KB (648 words) - 09:04, 17 December 2020
- ... want to clear away their cup.Niúnǎi nǐ hē bu hē ne?Did you want to drink that milk? 你 周末 加 不 加班 ？Perhaps a manager asking a subordinate. This seems ...6 KB (848 words) - 09:47, 18 January 2021
- ... be used before verbs to express that an action is ''ongoing'' or ''in ... ''present continuous'' in English. But that pattern is actually a part of ...5 KB (724 words) - 06:41, 23 May 2019
- ... ): 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
