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... 业做做完了吗？你把作业做完了吗？ This is a comment to add some explanation. 你把作业做做完了吗？ This is a comment to add some explanation. 你把作业做完了吗 ...

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Editor instructions
... ''' one of the easiest ways to figure out how to do something on this wiki is to just find an existing example of what you want to do, click "Edit" to ...

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Basic comparisons with "bi"
... than me. 你男朋友比我男朋友更帅。Nǐ nánpéngyou bǐ wǒ nánpéngyou gèng shuài.Your boyfriend is even more handsome than mine. 这里的冬天比纽约的冬天更冷。Zhèlǐ de ...

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Aspect particle "zhe"
... hēi qún.She's wearing a little black dress. 她在穿一条小黑裙。"Be wearing" is not an action, so don't use 在.)Tā zài chuān yī tiáo xiǎo hēi qún. 躺着最 ...

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Separable verb
... its own object''. 我没有时间见面。It may seem like it has no object, but 面 is the object.Wǒ méiyǒu shíjiān jiànmiàn.I don't have time to meet. 我没有时间见你 ...

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Beginner Guide to Chinese Grammar
... 他是老师吗？ questionTā shì lǎoshī ma?Is he a teacher? 你喜欢咖啡吗？ ... 没 (méi) instead of 不 (bu). It is placed right before the verb ASGOOCVO 有 (yǒu ...

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Chinese word order
... to eat baozi. I also like to eat them. 我们很高兴。他也很高兴。We are happy. He is also happy. Before 都: 你是我的朋友。他们也都是我的朋友。You are my friend. They ...

15 KB (1,942 words) - 03:56, 22 November 2020
Degree complement
... 。Tā de wàzi chòu sǐle.His socks totally reek. 小狗可爱死了。Xiǎogǒu kě'ài sǐle.The puppy is so adorable 老师说今天没有作业，我们都高兴坏了。Lǎoshī shuō jīntiān ...

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Direction complement
... seat. B: 那是你的卧室吗？我能进去吗？Nà shì nǐ de wòshì ma? Wǒ néng jìnqù ma?Is that your bedroom? Can I go in? A: 你下班了吗？几点回来吃饭？Nǐ xiàbān le ma? Jǐ ...

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Connecting nouns with "shi"
... Uses of 是 (shì) Be careful and take note. As you can see above, 是 (shì) is only used to link two nouns. It cannot be used to link a noun and an ...

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Superlative "zui"
... to talk about one's "favorite." 你最喜欢什么颜色？Nǐ zuì xǐhuan shénme yánsè? What is your favorite color? 你最喜欢什么动物？Nǐ zuì xǐhuan shénme dòngwù?What ...

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Learner FAQ
... have words for "yes" and "no." Is this true? Yes, sort of. In ... common way to answer a yes/no question is to repeat the same verb that was used ...

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Comparing "gang" and "gangcai"
... 刚的事情太让人生气了。Gāng de shìqing tài ràng rén shēngqì le.What just happened is really upsetting. 刚才的事情太让人生气了。Gāngcái de shìqing tài ràng rén ...

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The "shi... de" patterns: an overview
... . 你错了，那个人是女的。Nǐ cuò le, nàge rén shì nǚ de.You are mistaken. That person is a woman. 他家的家具都是中式的。Tā jiā de jiājù dōu shì Zhōng shì de.The ...

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Affirmative-negative question
... food good? 那个地方好玩不好玩？whole word repeatedNàge dìfang hǎowán bu hǎowán?Is that place fun? 那个地方好不好玩？only the first character repeated Nàge ...

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Reference:Qing Wen
... /%E4%BD%A0%E5%A5%BD-n%C7%90h%C7%8Eo-is-a-many-splendored-thing 你好 (Nǐhǎo) is a Many-Splendored Thing QW0012: http://chinesepod.com/lessons/its-not ...

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Part of speech
... words they use on a daily basis. This is not a problem in any language, but if ... parts of speech. One oft-cited example is 忽然 and 突然. Both mean "suddenly ...

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Using "ba" sentences
... and 一把椅子 ("a chair"). So, you've got to look at how 把 is being used in a sentence before you can understand its meaning. To demonstrate the difference ...

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Simple "noun + adjective" sentences
... far away? 爸爸很忙，妈妈也很忙。 Bàba hěn máng, māma yě hěn máng.Dad is busy, and mom is also busy. 他和他弟弟都很帅。 Tā hé tā dìdi dōu hěn shuài.He and ...

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Structure of numbers
... 73 七十三 qīshí-sān 82 八十二 bāshí-èr 97 九十七 jiǔshí-qī And one hundred is simply 一百 (yībǎi), as in English. So you now know how to count to one hundred in ...

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The "also" adverb "ye"
... 很冷，今天也很冷。 Zuótiān hěn lěng, jīntiān yě hěn lěng.Yesterday was cold, and today is also cold. 他生气了？我也很生气！ Tā shēngqì le? Wǒ yě hěn shēngqì ...

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