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Beginner Guide to Chinese Grammar
... and word order time words and puts more emphasis on aspect . You don't need to worry about this in the beginning; just remember to use time words ...

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A2 Grammar Course
... -up and assess (can we move on to the next module, or do you need to keep working on this one? ...plus pronunciation feedback.) We recommend that you ...

6 KB (920 words) - 15:47, 15 October 2018
Expressing a last chance with "zaibu... jiu..."
... (Subj. +) 再不 …… 就 ……（了） What comes right after 再不 is the action that needs to be taken ''now''. What comes after 就 is the dire consequences which will ...

5 KB (740 words) - 03:21, 17 December 2020
Using the verb "qu"
... to get a handle on this verb; the only trick is getting used to not needing a word for "to" before the destination. 去 (qù) with Just a Place The ...

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Measure words with "this" and "that"
... or "that" plus the noun you're referring to. In Chinese, though, you also need a measure word in the middle between the two. In the very beginning ...

3 KB (446 words) - 08:57, 21 April 2021
Expressing "must" with "dei"
... 得先付钱再进去。Nǐ děi xiān fù qián zài jìnqù.You need to pay before you go in. 是你的错，你得道歉 ... Similar Expressing "don't need to" with "buyong" ...

4 KB (546 words) - 07:38, 22 April 2019
Expressing "in addition" with "haiyou"
... 你需要吃药。还有，要多休息。Nǐ xūyào chī yào. Háiyǒu, yào duō xiūxi.You need to take medicine. Also, you should get more rest. 我要大杯，不要冰，还有，少放糖 ...

4 KB (634 words) - 02:37, 17 December 2020
Expressing "no matter" with "buguan"
... 想，你都要坚持。 Bùguǎn biérén zěnme xiǎng, nǐ dōu yào jiānchí.No matter what other people think, you need to keep going. 不管你是什么时候买的，我们都可以免费修 ...

6 KB (863 words) - 07:36, 19 January 2021
Expressing "half" with "ban"
... 半天 bàn tiānhalf a day 半年 bàn niánhalf a year Note that you do ''not'' need to use 个 (gè) here; in fact, it's ''wrong'' to do so: 半个天 bàn gè ...

5 KB (832 words) - 09:08, 10 April 2019
Expressing "about" with "guanyu"
... hái yǒu jǐ gè wèntí yào wèn.As for this exam, I still have a few questions that I need to ask. 关于这个问题，你们还是问他吧。Guānyú zhège wèntí, nǐmen háishì ...

4 KB (665 words) - 08:30, 4 March 2019
Expressing "no exception" with "yilu"
... to pass probation no matter who you are. 不需要的东西一律捐掉。Please donate things that are no longer needed. 政府命令重污染企业一律停业。. 从明年一月起酒后驾车一律重罚 ...

2 KB (196 words) - 06:59, 29 March 2018
Expressing "moreover" with "bingqie"
... 要按照我说的做并且也要做好。Nǐ yào ànzhào wǒ shuō de zuò bìngqiě yě yào zuò hǎo.I need you to do as I say and also do it well. 我们需要的是有丰富的工作经验并 ...

5 KB (769 words) - 09:45, 17 December 2020
Ordinal numbers with "di"
... 坐早上第一班地铁去上班。Tā yào zuò zǎoshang dì-yī bān dìtiě qù shàngbān.He needs to take the first train in the morning to go to work. 小李是她的第三个男朋 ...

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Proper nouns and common nouns
... nouns can only be subject or adverbial adjunct. Plural nouns Often no need to mark plural Other elements of sentence can indicate plural, e.g ...

1 KB (161 words) - 09:23, 22 January 2017
Chinese word order
... .), you're most often going to use a phrase beginning with 在. This phrase needs to come after the time word (see above) and ''before the verb''. Pay ...

15 KB (1,942 words) - 03:56, 22 November 2020
The "shi... de" construction for emphasizing details
... negated with 不, as 没 can not be used to negate 是. Remember that you need ''both'' the 不 ''and'' the 是 together to make the correct negative form. Some ...

16 KB (2,467 words) - 09:23, 20 April 2021
Structure of times (basic)
... last. (This is the big-to-small pattern.) This is how Chinese gets around the need for "a.m." or "p.m.": use 上午 (shàngwǔ) for times in the morning ...

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Measure word "ge"
... + Noun Any time you want to state ''how many'' of a noun in Chinese, you probably need a measure word. First get used to how they are used with 个 (gè ...

4 KB (576 words) - 09:21, 20 April 2021
Expressing existence in a place with "zai"
... as English uses "to be," but this is not correct. 在 (zài) is the only verb needed. Examples 我在上海。Wǒ zài Shànghǎi.I'm in Shanghai. 他们在英国 ...

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Actions in a row
... and to the point. Because of this, there is no new word or phrase needed Structure In Chinese, it's very easy to describe two actions in a row ...

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Structure of days of the week
... " in Chinese. You should still learn 星期 (xīngqī) first, and that's really all you need as a beginner. The other words for "week" are 礼拜 (lǐbài) and 周 ...

4 KB (668 words) - 09:23, 20 April 2021