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Using "er" to explain contrasting ideas
... related to each other, and is also frequently used to emphasize contrast between two parts of the sentence. Used in this way, it can be translated as ...

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Expressing "and then" with "yushi"
... doesn't like to talk to him. In the incorrect sentence above, it is not two sequential events that happened in the past, so 于是 is not appropriate. In ...

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Using "ba" sentences
... verbs, however, you can have two objects in a 把 sentence. Their ... + Verb + 给 + Obj. 2 Common verbs that take two objects include: 送 (sòng), 拿 (ná), 递 (dì ...

15 KB (2,034 words) - 02:55, 31 December 2021
Style guide
... text inside a list which is wrapped in a <div> with class ''liju'', there are two ways to do it: For small chunks of texts, wrap the target text in ...

14 KB (2,278 words) - 03:18, 8 July 2021
Big numbers in Chinese
... way to remember how to correctly write out large numbers is to pick one or two numbers and just memorize them. One million, for example, is 一百万 (yībǎi ...

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

4 KB (565 words) - 04:47, 9 March 2019
Combining verbs with "bing"
... 并 (bìng) can be used to connect verbs. In this structure the two verbs should be of equal importance. Structure The verb phrases in the pattern ...

5 KB (706 words) - 07:39, 8 December 2020
Events in quick succession with "yi... jiu..."
... the reason or the cause of what happens after 就. The subjects of the two "Events" are usually the same. 一 + Reason，就 + Result Examples 我一想到 ...

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Comparing "cai" and "jiu"
... 两个小时才买到票。 Wǒ děng le liǎng gè xiǎoshí cái mǎi dào piào.I waited two hours before I could buy the ticket. 老板十一点才到办公室。 Lǎobǎn shíyī diǎn cái ...

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Comparing "gen" and "dui"
... the mirror. 这两本账对不上。Zhè liǎng běn zhàng duì bu shàng.These two accounts don't match up. When to Use 跟 and Not 对跟 is a preposition, and it ...

7 KB (1,000 words) - 07:34, 19 January 2021
Using "cai" for small numbers
... 已经两天了，你才看完一页？Yǐjīng liǎng tiān le, nǐ cái kàn wán yī yè?It's been two days and you only finished reading one page? 我们才玩了一会儿，再玩一会儿吧 ...

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Affirmative-negative question
... is the usual question form of 喜欢 (xǐhuan). You can repeat the whole two-character verb twice, but it's more common (and more elegant) to insert 不 (bù ...

9 KB (1,407 words) - 08:55, 21 April 2021
Placement of "le" with objects
... 了”常常 If another 了 is added at the end of the sentence, it indicates two things. One is to emphasize or imply that the number in front of the object is ...

6 KB (698 words) - 04:10, 25 April 2017
Comparing separable verbs and phrasal verbs
... . Do you see what happened there? The verb "check out" can split into two parts (a ''verb'' and a ''preposition''), and other words can go in between ...

899 bytes (144 words) - 07:04, 30 November 2018
Ba-test
... verbs, however, you can have two objects in a 把 sentence. Their ... + Verb + 给 + Obj. 2 Common verbs that take two objects include: 送 (sòng), 拿 (ná), 递 (dì ...

12 KB (1,773 words) - 03:08, 29 December 2021
Adjective
... has one, the 的 is required, (e.g. 好看的画). If both have two characters, the 的 is optional just as it is with single character adjectives. These rules ...

4 KB (492 words) - 04:05, 25 April 2017
Coordinative Phrases
... parallel parts, same part of speech (e.g. two nouns, two adjectives) Sources and further reading http://www.amazon.cn/mn/detailApp?_encoding ...

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Part of speech
... an adjective ("sudden."). A simple "meaning check" would be misleading for these two words in many contexts. So while this method is not without value ...

7 KB (1,166 words) - 03:42, 29 November 2013
Verbs that take double objects
... be thought of as "object 1" and "object 2." The main point is that there are two of them, and the first one is the recipient (e.g. the person the cake ...

4 KB (627 words) - 08:55, 21 April 2021
Indicating a number in excess
... 们走了两个多小时。Wǒmen zǒu le liǎng gè duō xiǎoshí.We walked for more than two hours. 这个班有两百多个学生。Zhège bān yǒu liǎng bǎi duō gè xuéshēng.There ...

4 KB (578 words) - 08:57, 21 April 2021
Yes-no questions with "ma"
... time. How to Answer You can answer a Chinese yes-no question in one of two ways: Answer with 对 (duì) or the more casual 嗯 (ǹg) to affirm what ...

9 KB (1,438 words) - 09:20, 20 April 2021