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Expressing contrariness with "dao"
... shì hěn nǔlì, chéngjì dào yě bùcuò.He's not very hard-working, but his scores also aren't bad. 已经是春天了，倒又冷起来了。Yǐjīng shì chūntiān le, dào yòu ...

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Expressing "no wonder"
... cù? Nánguài zhème nánchī You put vinegar in it? No wonder it tastes so bad Emphasis on 原来 Structure 怪不得 / 难怪 + Observation ，原来 (+ 是 ...

5 KB (799 words) - 03:27, 22 November 2020
Using "always" as a complaint with "laoshi"
... 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? How are you always ...

4 KB (532 words) - 08:26, 17 April 2019
Expressing "all along" with "yizhi"
... de kōngqì yīzhí hěn bù hǎo.The air in Beijing has been bad for a while. See also "Always" with "zongshi" "Since the beginning" with ...

4 KB (543 words) - 09:20, 2 April 2019
Assessing situations with "kanlai"
... 么糟。Xiànzài kànlái, shìqing 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 ...

5 KB (743 words) - 06:27, 8 April 2022
Name-calling with "zhege"
... 就没做过一件好事。Nǐ zhège huàidàn, jiù méi zuò guo yī jiàn hǎoshì.You're such a bad person You haven't done a single good thing. 他这个马屁精，又去拍老板的 ...

4 KB (549 words) - 09:41, 18 January 2021
Emphasizing negation with "you"
... 又没坏，为什么要扔？Zhèxiē cài yòu méi huài, wèishénme yào rēng?These dishes haven't gone bad. Why would you throw them away? 不要生气，我又不是故意的。Bùyào ...

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Comparing "gang" and "gangcai"
... .We just arrived yesterday. 真不巧，老板刚走。Zhēn bùqiǎo, lǎobǎn gāng zǒu.What bad timing. The boss just left. It would be wrong to use 刚才 instead: 他刚才 ...

11 KB (1,707 words) - 00:21, 14 April 2023
Comparing "hui," "neng," "keyi"
... , 很会说 means they ''have a way with words'', but 很可以说 is just bad Chinese. Examples used with other adverbs: 他太能睡了。The subject can sleep a lot ...

11 KB (1,719 words) - 08:55, 21 April 2021
Expressing "about to happen" with "le"
... 这些脏衣服快臭了。Zhèxiē zāng yīfu kuài chòu le.These dirty clothes are about to smell bad. 不能再喝了，我快醉了。Bù néng zài hē le, wǒ kuài zuì le.I can't ...

5 KB (842 words) - 08:56, 21 April 2021
Advanced uses of "zong"
... Zhème wǎn le, zǒng bù huì chū le shénme shì ba?It's getting late. Do you think something bad might have happened? 这件事总不会是内部的人做的吧？Zhè jiàn ...

5 KB (696 words) - 03:00, 27 January 2022
Comparing "yishi" and "yidu"
... also express diong something in a period of time that has passed. It is often a bad thing, and it often is placed with a verb or verb phrase. 表示过去一段 ...

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Expressing "rather than..." with "yuqi... buru"
... preference by making a comparison. In this grammar pattern, both options are bad. But the first option (A) is rejected, and the second option (B ...

5 KB (654 words) - 09:42, 2 December 2020
The "shi... de" patterns: an overview
... words" between 是 and 的. 这个苹果是坏的。Zhège píngguǒ shì huài de.This apple is bad. 你错了，那个人是女的。Nǐ cuò le, nàge rén shì nǚ de.You are mistaken ...

10 KB (1,582 words) - 08:55, 21 April 2021
The Sixty-Year Dream:《六十年的梦》
... , helping neighbors, and discussing politics in the teahouse. One day after a bad scolding from his wife, he goes for a walk into the mountains and ...

5 KB (619 words) - 04:09, 25 April 2017
Reviewing options with "ba"
... diǎn qù ba, huì dǔchē. If we go early, we'll have to wait. If we go later, there will be bad traffic. 穿得多一点吧，会热；穿得少一点吧，会冷。Chuān de duō ...

4 KB (706 words) - 17:21, 6 December 2018
Expressing "and" with "he" (advanced)
... group, using 和 to group two totally different verbs with different objects sounds bad. It's actually better to just drop the 和 completely 我去了超 ...

9 KB (1,273 words) - 02:48, 18 December 2020
Expressing concern with "kongpa"
... afraid of; it may be that you're just trying to soften the blow of some bad news, as in, "I'm afraid that I'm too busy washing my hair tomorrow night ...

4 KB (661 words) - 08:57, 17 December 2020
Repeated actions in the past with "you"
... juéde zhèxiē cài huài le.I tasted it again and again, but I still think the food has gone bad. 他闻了又闻，还是什么都没闻到。Tā wén le yòu wén, háishì ...

4 KB (663 words) - 09:37, 14 January 2021
Expressing "already" with "dou"
... already. Let's eat. 牛奶都坏了，扔掉吧。Niúnǎi dōu huài le, rēngdiào ba.The milk's gone bad. Throw it out. 我都说了三遍了。别烦我！Wǒ dōu shuō le sān biàn ...

4 KB (634 words) - 08:57, 21 April 2021
Advanced degree complements
... crowded 我的牙痛得不行！Wǒ de yá tòng de bùxíng My teeth hurt so badly 外面热得不行。Wàimiàn rè de bùxíng.It's awfully hot outside. For more examples ...

4 KB (512 words) - 03:42, 19 January 2021