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- ... proficiency"). Our conclusion is that while both leveling systems clearly ... one list of grammar points. That is why the Chinese Grammar Wiki ...2 KB (256 words) - 10:00, 13 June 2019
- ... on the Chinese Grammar Wiki to indicate that a grammar point is not officially covered ... These are grammatical structures that do not correspond to one ...627 bytes (98 words) - 08:10, 11 August 2019
- ... situation negatively impacted me." You might see words like "make" or "force" or "keep from" to communicate that tone. 下午 喝 了 两 杯 咖啡，害得 我 晚上 睡 不 着 ...4 KB (690 words) - 08:14, 18 December 2020
- ... le wǒ, bìngqiě, tā gàosù wǒ yǐhòu yě bù néng shuōhuǎng.My dad criticized me and and also told me that I cannot lie again. 我们 不但 负责 安装，并且 ，还 维护 这个 系统 ...5 KB (769 words) - 09:45, 17 December 2020
- ... points of the more basic grammar points. It's getting hard to find explanations that really address your needs, but this is one place you can find ...11 KB (1,514 words) - 12:21, 20 February 2024
- ... Further Explanation Measure Words Every noun in Chinese has a measure word that it can use, as well as the general "个." When quantifying nouns ...3 KB (412 words) - 09:20, 22 January 2017
- ... Chinese uses to talk about conditions or events that happen at the same time. They are organized according to our grammar points by level . CF ...217 bytes (33 words) - 04:07, 10 July 2013
- ... (shíjiāncí) time nominal temporal noun Time nouns are noun s that provide information regarding time. One reason they're noteworthy in Chinese is ...1 KB (140 words) - 08:12, 22 November 2018
- ... ? 我怕 我 做 不 好 这份 工作 。Wǒ pà wǒ zuò bu hǎo zhè fèn gōngzuò.I'm afraid that I can't do this job well. 这 种 手机 现在 买 不 到 了 。Zhè zhǒng shǒujī xiànzài mǎi ...7 KB (977 words) - 04:50, 9 March 2019
- ... Grammar Points What's the difference between this grammar point and that grammar point? Check here. Print Comparisons A1 See Also The ...1 KB (189 words) - 02:33, 18 November 2021
- ... Grammar Points What's the difference between this grammar point and that grammar point? Check here. Print Comparisons A2 See Also The ...1 KB (183 words) - 02:34, 18 November 2021
- ... Grammar Points What's the difference between this grammar point and that grammar point? Check here. Print Comparisons B1 See also The ...1 KB (178 words) - 02:35, 18 November 2021
- ... category. Print POS B2 Grammatical Structures These are grammatical structures that do not correspond neatly to just one particular part of ...1 KB (187 words) - 02:36, 18 November 2021
- ... (If Chinese word order were really the same as English word order, that would be just a little too convenient, wouldn't it?) See also Word ...6 KB (1,007 words) - 09:20, 20 April 2021
- ... hé tā dìdi dōu hěn shuài.He and his younger brother are both handsome. Remember that '''是 (shì) is not used to link adjectives to nouns'''. This is a ...5 KB (780 words) - 09:21, 20 April 2021
- ... 可以 吗 ？Wǒ xiànzài xiǎng qù xǐshǒujiān, kěyǐ ma?I want to go to the bathroom now. Is that OK? 妈妈，我 要 吃 巧克力 ， 可以 吗 ？ Māma, wǒ yào chī qiǎokèlì, kěyǐ ma ...3 KB (490 words) - 08:54, 21 April 2021
- ... number 10101 is read out 一万零一白零一. Another difference is that English inserts an ''and'' in the number 110 - "one hundred and ten." Because there is ...1 KB (175 words) - 04:07, 20 November 2018
- ... 期三 上午 九 点Xīngqīsān shàngwǔ jiǔ diǎnWednesday at 9 o'clock a.m. Note that '''two o'clock is 两点''' (liǎng diǎn), not 二点 (èr diǎn). (For more information ...4 KB (681 words) - 09:22, 20 April 2021
- ... trying to negate 有 (yǒu) with 不 (bù) is a classic mistake that many people make in the early stages of studying Chinese: 我 不 有 车。Never use 不 with 有 ...5 KB (791 words) - 09:20, 20 April 2021
- ... polite). 想 (xiǎng) on the other hand, often conveys an idea on one's mind, that one ''may or may not take action on''. You can think of it as meaning ...4 KB (575 words) - 08:57, 21 April 2021
- ... of the verb that's being asked about: Subj. + 怎么 + Verb + Obj. Note that the subject can often be omitted from general "how to" questions, and there ...4 KB (552 words) - 09:23, 20 April 2021
- ... " in English. Structure Literally, this structure expresses that a place "has" a thing, which is to say, that thing is in the place. Place + 有 ...3 KB (462 words) - 09:21, 20 April 2021
- ... 星期五Xīngqīwǔ Saturday 星期六Xīngqīliù Sunday 星期天Xīngqītiān Notice that Sunday is the only exception. Rather than a number, 天 (tiān) is used. More formally ...4 KB (668 words) - 09:23, 20 April 2021
- ... exactly the same form in Chinese as the ones above. The only difference is that here we don't translate 都 (dōu) as "all" in English; we translate it ...4 KB (598 words) - 09:22, 20 April 2021
- ... a learned skill , 会 (huì) can also be used to indicate that something ''will'' happen or that someone ''will'' do something. Subj. + 会 + Verb + Obj ...3 KB (500 words) - 09:23, 20 April 2021
- ... return home. 那个 地方 很 近，我 不 想 开车。Nàge dìfang hěn jìn, wǒ bù xiǎng kāichē.That place is so close. I would not like to drive. 他 不 想 花 父母 的 钱。 Tā bù ...4 KB (525 words) - 09:21, 20 April 2021
- ... location, comes before the verb. Subj. + 在 + Place + Verb + Obj. Notice that the location is placed ''before'' the verb in Chinese, whereas in English ...4 KB (694 words) - 09:22, 20 April 2021
- ... first use 到 (dào) to indicate where you're going, then add another verb after that. This has the meaning of "going to the place to do something," and ...5 KB (882 words) - 08:53, 21 April 2021
- ... word 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 ...3 KB (519 words) - 04:14, 19 October 2017
- ... 以前 (yǐqián) to talk about things that happened ''before'' a specific time. ... Obama didn't have white hair. Note that this use of 以前 (yǐqián) ...4 KB (575 words) - 09:20, 20 April 2021
- ... of a sentence or statement. Just make sure that 了 (le) comes first, followed by 吗 ... my email? Finally, please note that this pattern is nothing more ...3 KB (470 words) - 09:23, 20 April 2021
- ... 一点 (yǒuyīdiǎn) or 有点 (yǒudiǎn). The two are interchangeable. Structure To say that something is "a little ''too''..." or "a bit ''too''...," 有一点 ...4 KB (612 words) - 08:54, 21 April 2021
- ... 你 怎么 还 在 用 那个 旧 手机 ？Nǐ zěnme hái zài yòng nàge jiù shǒujī?How come you're still using that old cell phone? 你 还 在 玩 游戏 ？明天 不是 有 考试 吗 ？Nǐ hái zài wán ...5 KB (814 words) - 08:54, 21 April 2021
- ... listing out multiple nouns, 和 (hé) is there to help you out. Just remember that 和 (hé) isn't a word you can use to translate just ''any'' usage of the ...4 KB (644 words) - 09:20, 20 April 2021
- ... actually have measure words, it's just that most nouns usually don't need them ... gè měinǚten beautiful women Also remember that there isn't a one-to-one ...5 KB (781 words) - 08:54, 21 April 2021
- ... in a complete sentence. 每 + Measure Word + Noun + 都 Note that there are some words that don't use measure words because they themselves are already ...4 KB (574 words) - 08:54, 21 April 2021
- ... You can use Negation of "you" with "mei" 没有 (méiyǒu) to express that something is "not as" ''adjective'' as something else. (Yes, that's the same ...4 KB (661 words) - 09:07, 20 June 2019
- ... structure is technically a kind of degree complement and one of the few that you can use after the adjective and without adding a 得 (de). Remember ...4 KB (523 words) - 08:24, 4 March 2019
- ... use 还 (hái), and the second one (second subject, no new actions) would use 也 (yě). Let's do that 他 做 了 饭 ， 还 洗 了 碗。Tā zuò le fàn, hái xǐ le wǎn.He ...6 KB (902 words) - 08:56, 21 April 2021
- ... duō xiǎoshí.How come you came here so late? We've waited for more than half an hour. Note that verbs following 才 should not take 了. 我 昨天 晚上 十一 点 才 到 家 ...4 KB (636 words) - 08:16, 4 March 2019
- ... , you can use 少 to talk about doing something ''less''. 少 + Verb Note that in English, we don't use the word "less" very much. For example, rather ...4 KB (606 words) - 07:31, 10 May 2021
- ... with 再 When the adverb 再 comes before the verb, there's an implication that if "things keep going on this way," then something bad is going to ...5 KB (747 words) - 07:56, 22 April 2019
- ... 到, use this structure: Verb Phrase (+ 一直) + Verb + 到 + Time / Event Note that in this pattern, the verb is going to repeat. Examples 你 知 不 ...4 KB (653 words) - 00:23, 14 April 2023
- ... Grammar 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 ...4 KB (602 words) - 07:54, 4 March 2019
- ... 。Lǎoshī fāxiàn, bùdàn xuéshēng shuōhuǎng, érqiě jiāzhǎng yě shuōhuǎng.The teacher found that not only did the student lie, but his parents did too. 不 ...5 KB (785 words) - 08:01, 3 December 2020
- ... 妈妈 做 的 菜 我 什么 都 喜欢。Māma zuò de cài wǒ shénme dōu xǐhuan.I like everything that mom cooks. 我女朋友 觉得 外国 的 东西 什么 都 好。Wǒ nǚpéngyou juéde wàiguó de dōngxi ...6 KB (855 words) - 08:54, 21 April 2021
- ... in our company attended this meeting. "Not All" with 不是所有的 Take note that you use 不是 rather than just 不 to negate 所有. Structure 不是 + 所 ...5 KB (702 words) - 07:57, 22 April 2019
- ... le, háizi men bù zhīdào xiān chī nǎge cái hǎo.There was so much delicious food that the children didn't know where to start eating. 我 想 问 ，可是 不 知道 ...4 KB (637 words) - 07:26, 29 November 2018
- ... 那个 红 头发 的 男孩 打 了 我 三 下 。Nàge hóng tóufa de nánhái dǎ le wǒ sān xià.That red-haired boy hit me three times. 他 轻轻 地 拍 了 我 两 下 。Tā qīngqīng de pāi le wǒ ...3 KB (548 words) - 08:56, 21 April 2021
- ... start a statement. Time / Event + 以来 ，⋯⋯ Although we won't go into detail here, note that when using 以来 in a more formal or written context, you can ...5 KB (791 words) - 09:42, 12 April 2019
- ... it to you. 哇 ，这 个 糖醋 里脊 可 好吃 了！The speaker never dreamt that sweet and sour pork could taste this goodWa, zhège tángcù lǐjí kě hǎochī le Wow This ...4 KB (612 words) - 09:45, 14 January 2021
- ... huì shuō liúlì de Zhōngwén, yě yào huì shuō liúlì de Yīngwén.The requirement is that you need to speak both fluent Chinese and English. 你 不 要 多 管 闲 ...4 KB (608 words) - 03:46, 29 December 2020
- ... dōu zài xué Hànyǔ.He's been studying Mandarin all this time. 一向 indicates that a certain state has continued until the present. It cannot be used to ...5 KB (706 words) - 09:32, 14 January 2021
- ... with "a" Non-exhaustive lists with "dengdeng" "Stuff like that" with "zhileide" Sources and further reading Books Source ...4 KB (654 words) - 04:49, 9 March 2019
- ... 其中 (qízhōng）means "among the aforementioned" or 那里面, and denotes that something belongs to, is or is part of a bigger group. This is a little like ...4 KB (645 words) - 07:21, 29 December 2020
- ... zhīdào le.She told me she was coming back tomorrow. With regards to the specific time, I don't know about that. 律师 只能 为 他 的 客户 辩护，至于 最后 的 判决 ，那 就 取决 ...5 KB (693 words) - 09:54, 17 December 2020
- ... + 并 + Verb Phrase 2 Notice that 并且 is used with verbs, unlike Expressing ... meet their every need. Note that in some cases the English translation ...5 KB (706 words) - 07:39, 8 December 2020
- ... are translated into English, but please note that 由 not a passive marker. Stick to 被 for that. See also "Due to…" with "youyu" Adding ...3 KB (519 words) - 05:46, 6 December 2020
- ... Affected by a cold front, today Shanghai is especially cold. It must be noted that if 受 is explained as a passive marker, then in the above examples 欢 ...5 KB (783 words) - 06:16, 29 December 2020
- ... xiě de xiǎoshuō hěn shòu huānyíng.Han Han's writing style is very good, therefore the novels that he writes are very popular. 工厂 已经 停产 很 久 了， 因此 无 ...4 KB (614 words) - 09:46, 14 January 2021
- ... Sometimes, 因为 can be shortened to just 因. This is used more in sentences that are meant to be shorter and more succinct. Examples 我 因为 生病 而 ...4 KB (565 words) - 10:10, 23 December 2020
- ... "jiushi" 就是 , 就算 has more of a feeling that the speaker doesn't believe that the hypothetical statement is reasonable or has much chance of being ...5 KB (718 words) - 03:15, 17 December 2020
- ... 么 做。Jǐnguǎn hěn duō rén pīpíng tā, tā háishì jiānchí zhème zuò.Despite the fact that many people criticize him, he still insists on doing it. 尽管 老板 最 ...4 KB (544 words) - 03:10, 17 December 2020
- ... equivalent to 无论 for this pattern. Because 无论 means "no matter," the clause that follows 无论 is going to include phrases such as "how hard you try" or ...4 KB (659 words) - 08:13, 17 December 2020
- ... " http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Necessity_and_sufficiency sufficient condition ," meaning that it may not be the ''only way'' to bring about the these ...4 KB (608 words) - 03:48, 8 February 2022
- ... by unfavorable actions while 也要 is followed by things that you desire or something that you intend to achieve. Structure 宁可 ⋯⋯ ，也要 ⋯⋯ Here ...4 KB (635 words) - 02:45, 18 January 2021
- ... each other this whole time 原来 是 这样 ！Yuánlái shì zhèyàng Oh, so it's like that 原来 你 这么 有钱！Yuánlái nǐ zhème yǒuqián It turns out you are so rich ...4 KB (567 words) - 04:52, 9 March 2019
- ... 11 "其中"(of which) "将"(to take) "纷纷"(in succession) "则"(then, in that case) "大批"(large amount, batch) Lesson 12 "上（万里）"(to reach) "对于 ...3 KB (259 words) - 06:33, 7 November 2011
- ... Box We have seen before that 起来 (qǐlái), among other ... up." Structure Verb + 起来 Note that you will often see this pattern used with 把 sentence ...5 KB (698 words) - 07:21, 29 December 2020
- ... how to ask Questions with "ne" questions with 呢 (ne) , but did you know that it's also used in statements? In this usage, 呢 (ne) is imparting a ...3 KB (497 words) - 08:57, 21 April 2021
- ... 着 after a verb, and when to use the basic "在 + Verb" pattern to indicate that an action is in progress? Suddenly the usage of 着 is not so clear-cut ...430 bytes (73 words) - 17:08, 21 January 2012
- ... zhùcí) Particles are function word s that depend on other words or phrases to ... context to give meaning. This means that they can't be used alone, ...2 KB (275 words) - 03:38, 30 May 2016
- ... dà.My house is not too big. 那 个 地方 不 太 远。Nàge dìfang bù tài yuǎn.That place is not very far away. 老板 今天 不 太 高兴。 Lǎobǎn jīntiān bù tài gāoxìng.The ...3 KB (509 words) - 09:20, 20 April 2021
- ... ; ---- Not sure why, but there's an error in the Semantic MediaWiki page that displays their image. To get the image back change line 428 in '''SMW ...2 KB (256 words) - 05:04, 22 January 2017
- ... am a few months away from graduation. Colloquial Saying 离⋯⋯还远呢 离⋯⋯还远呢 expresses that something is very far off in terms of time. 我们 刚刚 开始 谈 恋爱 ...6 KB (825 words) - 04:36, 30 November 2018
- ... 差点儿 are equivalent here. Structure Subj. + 差点 + 没 + Verb Phrase Note that the "Verb Phrase" part is a ''desired result''. So this structure is ...4 KB (660 words) - 06:56, 11 December 2020
- ... 问 的 问题 。Tā zhènghǎo wèn le wǒ xiǎng wèn de wèntí.He happened to ask the question that I wanted to ask. 我 正好 也 在 这里 实习 。Wǒ zhènghǎo yě zài zhèlǐ shíxí ...3 KB (524 words) - 04:46, 9 March 2019
- ... ?Why are you always working late? 那个 孩子 老 说 脏话 。Nàge háizi lǎo shuō zānghuà.That kid always says bad words. 你 怎么 老是 不 高兴 ？Nǐ zěnme lǎoshì bù gāoxìng ...4 KB (532 words) - 08:26, 17 April 2019
- ... kick Structure In this structure, 又 is used to emphasize that something "''didn't'' happen," "''is not''" the case, or "''will not'' happen ...4 KB (556 words) - 01:52, 10 November 2020
- ... above examples, 从 can be used interchangeably with 自从. The main difference is that 从 can also be used to state starting points in the future, a little ...6 KB (918 words) - 09:16, 18 November 2020
- ... of turning point. 相反 is for similar things that have a different aspect. 反而 conveys that the difference between what was expected and what actually ...5 KB (700 words) - 07:01, 11 December 2020
- ... Examples 这 件 事 就 我 知道 。Zhè jiàn shì jiù wǒ zhīdào.I'm the only person that knows about this. 我们 都 忘 了 ，就 他 还 记得 。Wǒmen dōu wàng le, jiù tā ...5 KB (805 words) - 08:14, 26 November 2018
- ... are 开, 飞, 发, 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 ...8 KB (1,228 words) - 09:41, 14 January 2021
- ... Grammar Points What's the difference between this grammar point and that grammar point? Check here. Print Comparisons C1 See Also For ...922 bytes (140 words) - 08:20, 11 August 2019
- ... a pronoun or an adjective and indicates something is similar to something else. Notice that here the 似 in 似的 can be pronounced shì or sì. This grammar ...2 KB (270 words) - 04:09, 15 May 2018
- ... set things us (A), then the things that happens in the future is stated (B) ... 时候 再 说 吧。We will talk about that later when the time comes. Sources and ...2 KB (326 words) - 04:05, 25 April 2017
- ... 要 开幕 了。 今年 6月，北京大学 将 要 举办 一年一度 的 文学沙龙 活动。 一度 can also mean a time period that has passed 一度 can also express diong something in a period of time ...4 KB (350 words) - 01:34, 4 March 2021
- ... explaining the reasons with "一来...二来..." Make sure to keep in mind that these should be reasons, aims or purposes.Each clause should be separated by a ...2 KB (211 words) - 09:08, 8 March 2016
- ... . . 本 校 不 允许 外校 学生 随便 进出。 běn. . 本 组织 。 běn. . Notice that the last example is 本人. It expresses "this person," which is like a fancy way of saying 我 ...1 KB (191 words) - 03:48, 24 May 2017
- ... more than x." Pattern with 而已 After a Noun Whenever you need to emphasize that something is just what it is and that's all, you can stick 而已 at ...4 KB (643 words) - 09:19, 14 January 2021
- ... form of this structure. Structure In this grammar structure, we are saying that the action must be done. Usually there is a phrase to set up the ...2 KB (258 words) - 02:56, 25 May 2016
- ... + Noun In English, we often express this by using "only" or "just" to emphasize that the number is small. Examples 你 才 二十 岁 ？Nǐ cái èrshí suì ...3 KB (516 words) - 08:29, 17 April 2019
- ... world. If you break up, you can find someone else. It's important to note that "有的是" can ''not'' be directly negated. If you want to make a negative ...3 KB (542 words) - 09:47, 14 January 2021
- ... play ball" can be seen as "when you are playing ball." It is this sort of difference that can make 以后 and 的时候 slightly confusing at times. 吃饭 的时候 看 电 ...5 KB (783 words) - 09:26, 9 November 2020
- ... 中间 are nouns ( location noun s, to be precise). One difference between the two, however, is that 中间 can be used all by itself, but 之间 is always used ...6 KB (947 words) - 03:10, 13 August 2019
- ... help of new friends, she brings the garden back to life, a decision that forever changes several lives. This page lists out the grammar points used in ...5 KB (618 words) - 08:58, 13 October 2017
- ... (shǐyì dòngcí) A causative verb is a kind of verb that is used to indicate that someone or something causes something else to do or be something ...523 bytes (73 words) - 06:07, 15 June 2017
- ... AKA 主句 (zhǔjù) An independent clause is a clause that has a subject and a predicate that modifies the subject, allowing it to stand alone as a ...362 bytes (47 words) - 07:38, 6 May 2014
- ... Structure 来 / 去 + Place Examples For the examples below, keep in mind that if the speaker uses 去 (qù), then she is not at the place ...4 KB (608 words) - 09:22, 20 April 2021
- ... kids still in college? B:他们 工作 了。This expression emphasizes that they're not students anymore, and have already entered the workforce.Tāmen gōngzuò le ...4 KB (540 words) - 08:56, 21 April 2021
- ... phrase is a phrase beginning with a preposition that precedes the word it modifies and clarifies that word's relationship with another word in the ...222 bytes (33 words) - 06:55, 15 June 2017
