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Expressing lateness with "cai"
... : 你怎么才吃晚饭？已经十点了。Nǐ zěnme cái chī wǎnfàn? Yǐjīng shí diǎn le.How come you are eating dinner now? It's 10 pm. 你怎么才来？我们等了半个多小时。 Nǐ ...

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Doing something more with "duo"
... is that the word 多 should come ''before the verb.'' Structure ... more" (equivalent to this use of 多) comes ''after'' the verb in English. In Chinese, ...

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Expressing "every" with question words
... is fine. 你什么时候来都欢迎。Nǐ shénme shíhou lái dōu huānyíng.You're welcome to come anytime. 什么时候开始都不晚。Shénme shíhou kāishǐ dōu bù wǎn.It's never ...

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Expressing "if" with "ruguo... dehua"
... 话，一定会后悔的。Rúguǒ nǐmen bù lái dehuà, yīdìng huì hòuhuǐ de .If you don't come, you'll definitely regret it. 如果他不同意的话，你怎么办？Rúguǒ tā bù tóngyì ...

5 KB (654 words) - 07:35, 27 November 2020
Sequencing past events with "houlai"
... 了。Tā shuō 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 ...

4 KB (586 words) - 09:49, 17 April 2019
Expressing "before" and "after" with "zhiqian" and "zhihou"
... In this pattern, 之前 and 之后 come at the start of a sentence, right after ... In this pattern, 之前 and 之后 usually come at the start of a phrase, in the ...

5 KB (716 words) - 08:40, 24 April 2019
Expressing "anyway" with "fanzheng"
... 们不来了，咱们自己去吧。Fǎnzhèng tāmen bù lái le, zánmen zìjǐ qù ba.They are not coming anyway, so let's just go by ourselves. 我就送给你吧。反正我也不需要。Wǒ ...

4 KB (636 words) - 04:05, 29 December 2020
Softening the tone of questions with "ne"
... is not super direct, as 能 has been added.Nǐ zhōumò néng bu néng jiābān?Can you come into work on the weekend? 你周末能不能加班呢？Much more indirect ...

6 KB (848 words) - 09:47, 18 January 2021
Expressing completion with "le"
... hē le liǎng bēi kāfēi.I drank two cups of coffee. When 了 Comes After the Object OK, so here's the tricky part. Even when indicating completion ...

8 KB (1,185 words) - 09:22, 20 April 2021
Expressing "thanks to" with "duokui"
... in the pattern above), there is no need to add in 才. But if the good outcome comes after 多亏, you need to add in 才 to indicate "as a result...(the good ...

5 KB (784 words) - 03:18, 4 January 2021
Assessing situations with "kanlai"
... 看来他不来了，都这么晚了。Kànlái tā bù lái le, dōu zhème wǎn le.It seems he's not coming. It's already so late. 看来你玩得不高兴，怎么这么早就回来了？Kànlái nǐ wán ...

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Comparing "zai" and "you"
... 上课了，老师可能罚他。Tā yòu bù lái shàngkè le, lǎoshī kěnéng fá tā.He didn't come to class again. The teacher is probably going to punish him. 你为什么又看这本 ...

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Comparing "yihou" "ranhou" "houlai"
... ). A few examples: 我一个小时以后回来。Wǒ yī gè xiǎoshí yǐhòu huílái. I will come back in an hour. 毕业以后他出国了。Bìyè yǐhòu tā chūguó le.He went abroad ...

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Comparing "hui," "neng," "keyi"
... 明天你能早点来吗？Míngtiān nǐ néng zǎodiǎn lái ma?Is it possible for you to come a little earlier tomorrow? 可不可以换时间？Kě bu kěyǐ huàn shíjiān?Is it ...

11 KB (1,719 words) - 08:55, 21 April 2021
Expressing "small quantity" with "jiu"
... you are smart? In this case, the 就 comes before the verb, and what's being emphasized as "small quantity" comes after the verb, either as an object or ...

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Expressing "as one likes" with "jiu"
... 么时候来就什么时候来。Xiǎng shénme shíhou lái jiù shénme shíhou lái.You can come whenever you like. 想点什么就点什么，我请客。Xiǎng diǎn shénme jiù diǎn shénme ...

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Advanced uses of "zong"
... 咱们总得想个办法啊。Zánmen zǒng děi xiǎng ge bànfǎ a.We're going to have to come up with some kind of solution. 不管发生了什么，人总要吃饭吧。Bùguǎn fāshēng le ...

5 KB (696 words) - 03:00, 27 January 2022
Expressing "nothing is more...than" with "moguoyu"
... first state the topic or a question and then give your answer that you think the best. The answer comes after the 莫过于. 莫过于 is one of the phrases that ...

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Expressing location with "zai... shang / xia / li"
... 在 + Location+ 上 / 下 / 里 / 旁边 Notice that the preposition "preposition" comes after the location and object that it modifies. That is, in English ...

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The "shi... de" patterns: an overview
... below: A: 昨天你是怎么回的家？Zuótiān nǐ shì zěnme huí de jiā?How did you come back yesterday? B: 昨天我是打车回家的。Zuótiān wǒ shì dǎchē huíjiā de.I went ...

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Comparing "yizhi" and "yixiang"
... 怎么今天还没到？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 ...

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Comparing "zhijian" and “zhongjian"
... 点到十点之间过来。Nǐ kěyǐ míngtiān zǎoshang bā diǎn dào shí diǎn zhījiān guòlái.You can come between 8am and 10am tomorrow. 45 岁到 60 岁之间的人很容易得这种 ...

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The Monkey’s Paw:《猴爪》
... gives the monkey paw to the Zhang family, along with a warning that the wishes come with a great price for trying to change one’s fate… Chapter 1 ...

5 KB (616 words) - 07:33, 22 November 2018
Tricky uses of "dao"
... , but every now and then it's not so easy to just buy something. That's where 买到 comes in handy. 我还没有买。Wǒ hái méiyǒu mǎi.I haven't bought it yet ...

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Expressing "be going to" with "yao"
... S. this year. 他下个月要来中国工作。 Tā xià gè yuè yào lái Zhōngguó gōngzuò.He is coming to China to work next month. 你下个星期要去她家吃晚饭吗？ Nǐ xià gè ...

5 KB (727 words) - 08:58, 21 April 2021
Beginner Guide to Chinese Grammar
... says, "I am Li Li" we can see that the answer to the question comes at the end of the sentence. In Chinese, the structure of the question to learn ...

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Expressing "for" with "gei"
... 导游。Rúguǒ nǐ lái Zhōngguó wán, wǒ gěi nǐ dāng dǎoyóu.If you come visit China, I'll be your tour guide. See also Expressing "with" with "gen ...

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Expressing "again" in the past with "you"
... / 没 + Verb Examples 他又没来上课。Tā yòu méi lái shàngkè.He didn't come to class again. 你们又不付钱？Nǐmen yòu bù fùqián?You're not paying again ...

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Expressing "and" with "he" (advanced)
... : The two adjectives often act as an attributive (coming before a noun), object (coming after a verb), or other sentence element. If the ...

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After or before a specific time
... 你男朋友会说中文吗？ Lái Zhōngguó yǐqián, nǐ nánpéngyou huì shuō Zhōngwén ma?Before coming to China, can your boyfriend speak Chinese? 今年中秋节以后，我没见过 ...

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Expressing "quite" with "ting"
... In English, we're limited on what words come after the word "quite." Though Chinese ... you quite in love with him? How come you broke up? See also ...

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Expressing "only" with "zhi"
... first. It's an adverb , so it normally comes before verb s. Structure The adverb 只 (zhǐ) can come directly before a verb , or before an ...

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Expressing concern with "kongpa"
... in, "I'm afraid that I'm too busy washing my hair tomorrow night to come over and see the 2000 pictures of your trip to ComicCon." Structure 恐 ...

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Expressing "while you're at it" with "shunbian"
... Shùnbiàn wèn yīxià, nǐ xià zhōu shénme shíhou huílái?By the way, when next week are you coming back? 顺便说一下，电脑已经修好了。Shùnbiàn shuō yīxià, diànnǎo ...

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Expressing "once" with "cengjing"
... pairs with 过. Used with 过 When used with action verbs, 曾经 comes before the verb, which is then followed by 过. For psychological verb s, the ...

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Expressing "and then" with "yushi"
... 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. 电影太暴力了，我们实在 ...

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A2 Grammar Course
... Exercises.''' While still providing part of a sentence, we'll expect you to come up with the rest. This is a bit more demanding, and requires more ...

6 KB (920 words) - 15:47, 15 October 2018
Polite requests with "qing"
... only two words. Structure 请 + Verb Examples 请进。Qǐng jìn.Please come in. 请坐。Qǐng zuò.Please sit down. 请说。Qǐng shuō.Please ...

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Advanced "le" with complements
... with "le" change of state " (AKA 了2 ). But what about when a complement comes after the verb? Does that count as part of the verb or not? The ...

5 KB (783 words) - 04:02, 18 January 2021
Expressing "when" using "dang"
... hěn duō rén lái mǎi piányi de jīdàn.Every day when the supermarket opens, lots of people will come and buy the cheap eggs. 当她生气的时候，她就会去买衣 ...

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Ba-test
... 读一下。 Verb measure words are frequently used in 把 sentences and come at the end of a 把 sentence. class="wikitable" style="width:38em ...

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Main Page
... grammar, but still need pinyin and want to build a stronger foundation? You've come to the right place Check out some of the following pages: File ...

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Conjunction
... entire sentences. They themselves cannot act as sentence elements. Instead, they come between the elements to connect them in some way. Unlike English ...

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Complement
... work for 10 hours Location complement 住在北京 to live in Beijing 来到中国 to come to China Time complement 等到明年 to wait until next year 生于69年 to ...

11 KB (1,569 words) - 07:22, 22 November 2018
Alternative existential sentences
... in the 是 sentence pattern indicates the location or area. The object that comes after 是 is the only thing (worth mentioning) in that area. It's worth ...

5 KB (748 words) - 07:50, 4 March 2019
Ordinal numbers with "di"
... yǐhòu de dì-èr nián, tā kāi le zhè jiā gōngsī.He started this company his second year after coming to Shanghai. 下个月的第一周老板要出差。Xià gè yuè de ...

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Noun measure word
... measure words. Also note that it ''is'' possible to just use "个" but that comes off as not as accurate. The indefinite measure words "点" and "些" are ...

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Part of speech
... that classification by part of speech is a very useful tool. Part of speech comes in handy not just in instantly knowing the main ways a word can be ...

7 KB (1,166 words) - 03:42, 29 November 2013
Location complement
... . Not all verbs can take location complements; for most verbs, location comes before the verb in the standard word order . Many students of Chinese ...

3 KB (376 words) - 03:18, 30 March 2017
Using "bei" sentences
... (for example, a one-character verb like 吃). Put simply, ''something needs to come after the verb''. That "something" can be a particle like 了, a ...

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Measure word
... 请你再说一遍。Please say it one more time. 我到上海两次了。 I've come to Shanghai two times. 一个晚上去了三趟厕所。I went to the bathroom three times in ...

5 KB (643 words) - 04:51, 9 March 2019
Basic sentence order
... I read. 你Nǐ 去。qù. You go. 你们Nǐmen 看。kàn. You look. 你Nǐ 来。lái. You come here 我Wǒ 说。shuō. I speak. 孩子Háizi 哭。kū. Children cry. 谁 Shéi 要学？yào xué? Who ...

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Connecting nouns with "shi"
... so you can't rely too much on translating directly from English when it comes to expressing the English verb "to be" in Chinese. Examples 我是 ...

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Negation of past actions with "meiyou"
... yesterday? 老板今天没来吗？ Lǎobǎn jīntiān méi lái ma?The boss didn't come today? 老师今天没生气。 Lǎoshī jīntiān méi shēngqì.The teacher didn't get angry ...

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How to do something with "zenme"
... involving it. Structure Topic + 怎么 + Verb The object doesn't have to come after the verb. Sometimes it moves to the front of the question ...

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Expressing permission with "keyi"
... express permission to do things. Examples 我可以进来吗？Wǒ kěyǐ jìnlái ma?May I come in? 二十一岁以后可以喝酒。Èrshí-yī suì yǐhòu kěyǐ hējiǔ.After ...

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Expressing ability or possibility with "neng"
... 来吗？ Tāmen míngtiān néng zǎo diǎn lái ma?Would it be possible for them to come a little earlier tomorrow? 你们能小声一点吗？Nǐmen néng xiǎo shēng yīdiǎn ...

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Negative commands with "bie"
... 别笑！Bié xiào Don't laugh 别动！Bié dòng Don't move 别过来！Bié guòlái Don't come over here 别打孩子！Bié dǎ háizi Don't hit the child 别喝太多。Bié hē ...

3 KB (396 words) - 08:53, 21 April 2021
Expressing "should" with "yinggai"
... cold. 明天你应该八点半来公司。 Míngtiān nǐ yīnggāi bādiǎn bàn lái gōngsī.You should come to the office tomorrow at 8:30. 他太累了，应该回家休息。Tā tài lèi le ...

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Verbs preceded by "gei"
... one to learn first, some verbs frequently use 给 but have the 给 coming after the verb, rather than before. It's best to think of these as exceptions ...

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Expressing "with" with "gen"
... (gēn) is commonly used to express "with." Just remember that the "with" phrase comes ''before the verb''. Subj. + 跟 + Person + Verb + Obj. The word 一起 ...

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Expressing "together" with "yiqi"
... 后，你们一起来我家吧。Xiàbān yǐhòu, nǐmen yīqǐ lái wǒ jiā ba.After work, why don't you all come to my home together? 下个月我和妈妈一起去旅行。Xià gè yuè wǒ hé ...

3 KB (524 words) - 08:55, 21 April 2021
Indicating location with "zai" before verbs
... location that a verb takes place in, 在 (zài), followed by a location, comes before the verb. Subj. + 在 + Place + Verb + Obj. Notice that the location ...

4 KB (694 words) - 09:22, 20 April 2021
Using "hao" to mean "easy"
... "difficult" with "nan" hard to do something , 好 (hǎo) can also come before verbs to indicate that something is ''easy to do.'' Structure The ...

4 KB (719 words) - 08:53, 21 April 2021
Inability with "mei banfa"
... is no way," and while it works just fine by itself, it can also come before verb s. Structure One easy way to express inability is to place ...

3 KB (536 words) - 08:16, 10 April 2019
In the future in general with "yihou"
... 你想来中国吗？ Yǐhòu nǐ xiǎng lái Zhōngguó ma? In the future, do you want to come to China? 我以后不喝酒了。 Wǒ yǐhòu bù hējiǔ le.I will not drink alcohol ...

4 KB (612 words) - 07:18, 22 April 2019
Before a specific time with "yiqian"
... ？Shàng dàxué yǐqián, nǐ lái guo shànghǎi ma? Before you went to college, did you ever come to Shanghai? 结婚以前，你应该先买房子。Jiéhūn yǐqián, nǐ yīnggāi ...

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After a specific time with "yihou"
... 来中国以后，她认识了她的老公。 Lái Zhōngguó yǐhòu, tā rènshi le tā de lǎogōng.After coming to China, she met her husband. 她一个月以后开始上班。Tā yī gè yuè yǐhòu ...

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Expressing duration of inaction
... ongoing duration . Subj. + (已经 +) Duration + 没 + Verb + 了 So now the duration comes right after the subject and 了 is at the end of the sentence. The ...

5 KB (737 words) - 08:24, 17 April 2019
Softening speech with "ba"
... .It's too late now, don't leave. 你们早点来吧。 Nǐmen zǎo diǎn lái ba.Come a little earlier. 快点吧，要迟到了。Kuài diǎn ba, yào chídào le.Please hurry ...

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Conceding with "ba"
... zài jiā, nǐ kěyǐ wǎnshang lái ma? This afternoon I won't be home. Can you come by this evening? B:行吧。Xíng ba.All right. B is now conceding that going ...

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Questions with "le ma"
... the end of a sentence or statement. Just make sure that 了 (le) comes first, followed by 吗 (ma). Basic Usage Structure Subj. + Verb + Obj ...

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Expressing "a little too" with "you dian"
... lái shàngkè.Today, the teacher felt a little unwell, so she didn't come to class. Negative Connotation Note that for the speaker, the adjective ...

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Two words for "but"
... 点来见我，但是他没来。Tā shuō wǔ diǎn lái jiàn wǒ, dànshì tā méi lái.He said he would come to see me at five, but he didn't. 这个地方很漂亮，但是人太多了。Zhège ...

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Expressing "or" in statements
... nǐ jiā huòzhě nǐ lái wǒ jiā, dōu kěyǐ.After work I will go to your house, or you can come to my house, either way is fine. 下个月我打算去杭州或者苏州旅 ...

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The filler word "neige"
... . 那个 ⋯⋯ 我明天不来了。Nèige... wǒ míngtiān bù lái le.Ummm... I'm not coming tomorrow. 那个 ⋯⋯ 这样做不好吧？Nèige... zhèyàng zuò bù hǎo ba?Ummm, it's ...

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Expressing "every" with "mei"
... .Every morning he skips breakfast. 他每年都来中国。Tā měi nián dōu lái Zhōngguó.He comes to China every year. 我每个星期都给妈妈打电话。Wǒ měi gè xīngqī ...

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Basic comparisons with "bi"
... 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 ...

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Expressing earliness with "jiu"
... usually used to express a kind of impatience or surprise on the part of the speaker. It comes before the verb. 我早就知道了！Wǒ zǎo jiù zhīdào le I knew ...

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Expressing "again" in the future with "zai"
... Subj. + 再 + Verb Phrase Examples 我们明年再来。Wǒmen míngnián zài lái.We'll come again next year. 再试一下。Zài shì yīxià.Try it again. 你可以再 ...

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Emphasizing quantity with "dou"
... go to work every day. 老师每天都迟到。 Lǎoshī měi tiān dōu chídào. The teacher comes late every day. 她每天都不吃早饭。 Tā měi tiān dōu bù chī zǎofàn.Every ...

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Superlative "zui"
... most beautiful. 最 (zuì) with Psychological Verbs 最 (zuì) can also come before psychological verb s, to express what one "most likes," "most ...

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Simultaneous tasks with "yibian"
... and the English translations above. This is because the "main" action usually comes second in English (after the "while"), but first in Chinese. For ...

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Result complements "-dao" and "-jian"
... topic in Chinese grammar, but you can approach them in stages. The structure you come across the most is a verb with 到 (dào): Subj. + Verb + 到 + Obj ...

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Result complements
Grammar Box Result complements come immediately after verbs to indicate that an action has led to a certain result and make that result clear to ...

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Direction complement "-qilai"
Grammar Box 起来 (qǐlái) comes up very frequently in Chinese and can be used both literally and figuratively. This is a little like the usage of "up ...

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Result complement "-xiaqu"
... with him. I want a divorce. Used with 再 When the adverb 再 comes before the verb, there's an implication that if "things keep going on this ...

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Cause and effect with "yinwei" and "suoyi"
Grammar Box You will often come across 因为⋯⋯所以⋯⋯ (yīnwèi... suǒyǐ...) in both written and spoken Chinese. This pattern will give your Chinese a ...

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Expressing "not only... but also" with "budan... erqie..."
... When there is only one subject with 不但⋯⋯而且⋯⋯, the subject has to come at the beginning of the sentence, before both 不但 and 而且. When using two ...

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Expressing "everything" with "shenme dou"
... 事都不做？Nǐ zài jiālǐ zěnme shénme shì dōu bù zuò? How come you haven't done anything at home? See Also Expressing "every time" with "mei" and ...

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Topic-comment sentences
... to the beginning of the sentence, with the comment on the topic coming after the topic has been stated. Structure Topic ，Comment Examples ...

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Expressing "in addition" with "haiyou"
... 点水果。Xiàbān yǐhòu zǎo diǎn huílái. Háiyǒu, huílái de lùshang mǎi diǎn shuǐguǒ.Come back early after work. Also, buy some fruit on your way back. 今天 ...

4 KB (634 words) - 02:37, 17 December 2020
Big numbers in Chinese
... ten thousand 亿 (yì): hundred million Ten Thousand - 万 (wàn) 万 (wàn) comes up the most often and is the largest stumbling block for most people ...

7 KB (1,089 words) - 06:47, 10 April 2019
A softer "but" with "buguo"
... " but ." Structure Just like its counterparts, 不过 is a conjunction that comes between two distinct clauses. ⋯⋯ ，不过 ⋯⋯ Examples 这件衣服我 ...

4 KB (565 words) - 04:47, 9 March 2019
Measure words for verbs
... times" mirror each other in structure. In Chinese sentences, these measure words come after the verb. You should also know that, like nouns, some ...

3 KB (548 words) - 08:56, 21 April 2021
Expressing "if… then…" with "jiaru"
... nǐ de chéngjì zài hǎo yīdiǎnr, nǐ jiù néng shēnqǐng Běi Dà le.If your grades come up a little more, then you can apply to Beijing University. 假如我是 ...

3 KB (453 words) - 07:42, 17 December 2020
Expressing "since the beginning" with "yixiang"
... 季一向来得很突然。Yúnnán de yǔjì yīxiàng láide hěn tūrán.Yunnan's rainy season always comes suddenly. 他的态度一向很认真。Tā de tàidù yīxiàng hěn rènzhēn.His ...

5 KB (706 words) - 09:32, 14 January 2021
Comparisons with "buru"
... can also be used to mean "might as well" to emphasize that the choice that comes after 不如 is better than what was just being discussed. When used like ...

5 KB (811 words) - 00:23, 18 January 2021
Expressing fractions with "fenzhi"
... the ''denominator'' is the ''bottom'' number in a fraction, but it comes ''first'' in spoken Chinese. Knowing that this order actually totally fits ...

4 KB (650 words) - 08:40, 24 April 2019
Expressing "with regards to" with "zhiyu"
... , zhìyú jùtǐ de shíjiān, wǒ jiù bù zhīdào le.She told me she was coming back tomorrow. With regards to the specific time, I don't know about that. 律 ...

5 KB (693 words) - 09:54, 17 December 2020
Marking a topic with "de hua"
... also be used to simply identify a topic, sort of like saying "when it comes to...." Structure 的话 can also be used to introduce a topic which the ...

4 KB (570 words) - 03:48, 29 December 2020