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Result complement
... didn't see." A sentence like "I'm not seeing" sounds unnatural in most contexts. class="wikitable" style="width:32em" +Result complement negation ...

11 KB (1,346 words) - 09:48, 27 February 2019
Potential complement
... complements out there, and this article touches on some of the simplest and most common ones. Be aware that there are many more, but they all follow ...

7 KB (977 words) - 04:50, 9 March 2019
Degree complement
... or degree) an adjectives adjective is true For the first case, the most typical examples would be describing ''how well'' an action is done, or in ...

12 KB (1,800 words) - 08:57, 21 April 2021
Basic sentence order
... . Subject-Predicate A simple predicate can be just a verb. The most basic word order in Chinese is: Structure Subj. + Verb You can ...

6 KB (1,007 words) - 09:20, 20 April 2021
Expressing "with" with "gen"
... to spend this Mid-Autumn Festival with your family? '''Note:''' One of the most common beginner mistakes is to fail to use 跟 (gēn) with 见面 (jiànmiàn ...

8 KB (1,216 words) - 09:52, 2 April 2019
Measure words for counting
... does actually have measure words, it's just that most nouns usually don't need them. In English, most nouns are ''count nouns'' - they specify one ...

5 KB (781 words) - 08:54, 21 April 2021
Reduplication of adjectives
... that not all adjectives can be reduplicated in natural speech. It's mostly for adjectives that describe the physical world: colors, sizes, shapes, and ...

8 KB (1,168 words) - 07:40, 13 November 2020
Appearance with "kanqilai"
... like "he looks tired." Used for Judgement This pattern is most commonly followed by an adjectival phrase. This can include regular adverb s ...

4 KB (548 words) - 09:59, 10 November 2020
Result complements "-dao" and "-jian"
... grammar, but you can approach them in stages. The structure you come across the most is a verb with 到 (dào): Subj. + Verb + 到 + Obj. What 到 (dào) does ...

5 KB (764 words) - 08:57, 21 April 2021
Aspect particle "zhe"
... 服。"Lying down" is a state, so using 着 is natural.)Tǎng zhe zuì shūfu.It's most comfortable just lying down. 在躺最舒服。"Lying here" is not strictly an ...

9 KB (1,348 words) - 08:56, 21 April 2021
Sequencing with "xian" and "zai"
... . So in this usage, 再说 doesn't really mean "in addition." Rather, it most literally means, "and then we'll talk." In other words, "let's just do this ...

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Big numbers in Chinese
... - 万 (wàn) 万 (wàn) comes up the most often and is the largest stumbling block for most people learning Mandarin numbers. In English, numbers are ...

7 KB (1,089 words) - 06:47, 10 April 2019
Expressing "in addition" with "lingwai"
... (although that's probably not going to be the most natural English translation for most sentences). Structure 另外 + Verb Phrase Examples ...

5 KB (717 words) - 08:45, 3 November 2020
Expressing "within (it/them)" with "qizhong"
... xiàngmù, qízhōng zuì nán zuò de jiùshì huánjìng de xiàngmù.Of these many projects, the most difficult is the environmental project. 你的书房有那么多书，你 ...

4 KB (645 words) - 07:21, 29 December 2020
Expressing "among" with "dangzhong"
... is a bit like "of," as in, "''of'' all of my friends, you are the most loyal." Also, 当中 can be used to express being "in the middle" of an activity ...

4 KB (586 words) - 07:03, 11 December 2020
Expressing "hard to avoid" with "nanmian"
... " or "inevitable" and is most commonly placed before a verb phrase ... can't avoid facing setbacks, but the most important thing is to learn how ...

4 KB (565 words) - 09:50, 14 January 2021
Reference:Boya Chinese Lower Intermediate 2 (博雅汉语准中级加速篇)
... "从而"(thereby) Lesson 16 Comparing "xiande" and "kanqilai" "显得"(to appear) "准"(most probably) "意味着"(implies) "动词/形容词 + 下来"(using 下来to ...

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Comparing "shihe" and "heshi"
... Grammar Box Mixing up the order of the two syllables in a word is something most learners do. This makes the pair 适合 (shìhé) and 合适 (héshì) annoying ...

4 KB (653 words) - 09:48, 14 January 2021
Expressing "only if" with "zhiyou"
... meaning "it is only"). While this pattern has many uses, one of the most common (and most childish) is as a not-so-witty comeback, in the form of, "no ...

5 KB (844 words) - 03:02, 29 December 2020
Short-term Spoken Chinese: Elementary (汉语口语速成基础篇
... purpose of) "因…而"(because…so) "从而"(thereby) Lesson 16 "显得"(to appear) "准"(most probably) "意味着"(implies) "动词/形容词 ¬+ 下来"(using 下来to denote ...

3 KB (259 words) - 06:33, 7 November 2011
Auxiliary verb "yao" and its multiple meanings
... .You need to go to bed earlier. 我们明天要上班。logically, most people don't really WANT to workWǒmen míngtiān yào shàngbān.We need to work tomorrow. 老 ...

7 KB (1,096 words) - 08:57, 21 April 2021