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... difficult vocabulary and grammar banished to the later levels. Easy examples, each one with pinyin. Try clicking on one of the images below: File ...

11 KB (1,514 words) - 12:21, 20 February 2024
Adjective
... affirmative-negative questions by placing the adjective and the negated adjective next to each other (e.g. 他高不高?) Adjectives can be followed by ...

4 KB (492 words) - 04:05, 25 April 2017
Complement
... some of the minor ones), with representative examples of each. The first four ( result complement , potential complement , direction complement ...

11 KB (1,569 words) - 07:22, 22 November 2018
Aspect
... through several key particles (click through for more information on each): 了: The Perfective Aspectual Particle 过: The Experiential Aspectual ...

2 KB (226 words) - 07:09, 20 February 2020
Result complement
... 洗干净 ''Wash'' + ''clean'' ⇒ to wash something and make it clean - In each of the examples above, a compound verb has been created from a verb ...

11 KB (1,346 words) - 09:48, 27 February 2019
Degree complement
... like little kids, objects and complements don't know how to share. Make sure each gets its own (identical) verb. Also make sure that the object comes ...

12 KB (1,800 words) - 08:57, 21 April 2021
Direction complement
... Mistakes Although 回来 and 回去 can be compound complements, they can each also just be the verb 回 with a simple direction complement. Many Chinese ...

14 KB (2,058 words) - 03:11, 29 December 2020
Word structure
... - can't be learned by rote One interesting kind is a parallel compound - each component is equally important and has a similar meaning, e.g. 盗贼 ...

2 KB (222 words) - 08:37, 26 November 2013
Zeros in numbers
... there is more than one such "gap" in a number, a zero must be read out for each gap. The number 10101 is read out 一万零一白零一. Another difference is that ...

1 KB (175 words) - 04:07, 20 November 2018
Reduplication of verbs
... Reduplication of adjectives "AABB" pattern you use for adjectives (where each character is repeated individually). Examples 考虑考虑 kǎolǜ ...

5 KB (743 words) - 08:53, 21 April 2021
Expressing duration of inaction
... already. 我们已经十年没见了。Wǒmen yǐjīng shí nián méi jiàn le.We haven't seen each other for ten years already. 他已经一个星期没洗澡了。Tā yǐjīng yī gè ...

5 KB (737 words) - 08:24, 17 April 2019
Asking about degree with "duo"
... display their ages on one hand. Adults do not normally directly ask each other's ages in a formal setting. See also Doing something more with ...

3 KB (518 words) - 08:57, 21 April 2021
Approximating with sequential numbers
... hours. 他们七八年没见面了。 Tāmen qī bā nián méi jiànmiàn le.They haven't seen each other for seven or eight years. 要做完这个工作需要一两个月。 Yào ...

4 KB (544 words) - 08:13, 4 March 2019
Reduplication of adjectives
... If the adjective has more than one character, then you should repeat each character individually (rather than the whole word). This is known as the ...

8 KB (1,168 words) - 07:40, 13 November 2020
Expressing "never again" with "zai ye bu"
... 分手以后，他们再也没见过。Fēnshǒu yǐhòu, tāmen zài yě méi jiàn guo.They haven't seen each other ever since they broke up. 毕业以后，她再也没花过父母的钱。Bìyè yǐhòu ...

4 KB (629 words) - 03:48, 17 December 2020
Learner FAQ
... not actually built into any verb forms. (There is only one "verb form" for each verb in Chinese. Yay ) How many characters do I need to know to ...

7 KB (1,084 words) - 09:05, 26 November 2013
Expressing "in addition" with "zaishuo"
... that the parts of the sentence before and after 再说 should be logically related to each other. Note that 也 is often used in the second clause. ⋯⋯ ，再说 ...

5 KB (690 words) - 01:35, 12 July 2021
Measure words for verbs
... to English. For example, "看三次" and "saw three times" mirror each other in structure. In Chinese sentences, these measure words come after the verb ...

3 KB (548 words) - 08:56, 21 April 2021
Providing two options with double "huozhe"
Grammar Box One easy way to give two options is to precede each one with 或者 (huòzhě). Structure 或者 A ，或者 B The options A and B are generally ...

4 KB (637 words) - 13:39, 2 December 2020
Expressing "even" with "shenzhi"
... 他鼓掌。Měi gè guānzhòng shènzhì cáipàn dōu zhàn qǐlái gěi tā gǔzhǎng.Each and every member of the audience, and even the referee, stood up and applauded ...

5 KB (727 words) - 07:21, 29 December 2020
Expressing "if… then…" with "jiaru"
... 吗？Jiǎrú wǒmen yòu jiànmiàn le, nǐ hái huì jìde wǒ ma?If we see each other again, will you still remember me? See also "If…, then…" with "ruguo ...

3 KB (453 words) - 07:42, 17 December 2020