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... 因为因为 (yīnwèi) 怎么怎么 (zěnme) There are about Keywords 400 Chinese keywords in the full list . Check it out. Translations English ...

11 KB (1,477 words) - 03:22, 29 October 2014
Expressing "age difference" with "da and xiao"
... 他女朋友和他女儿一样大。Tā nǚpéngyou hé tā nǚ'ér yīyàng dà.His girlfriend is about the same age as his daughter. 我爸爸和妈妈差不多大。Wǒ bàba hé māma chàbuduō ...

4 KB (678 words) - 07:14, 16 October 2018
Using "ba" sentences
... . 把字句 are not tied to any particular time. You can use them when talking about events in the past, or for making a request. 把 Sentences with Two ...

15 KB (2,034 words) - 02:55, 31 December 2021
Editor instructions
... Translation pages take an word searched in English and connect to grammar points about that word. This kind of page is also created in the Grammar Box ...

14 KB (2,421 words) - 01:27, 22 July 2015
Placement of question words
... You simply place a question word in the place of the thing you want to ask about. ''Nothing needs to be rearranged.'' So if the statement is 我是小李 ...

19 KB (3,096 words) - 09:20, 20 April 2021
How to do something with "zenme"
... ''how'' in Chinese. It is inserted in front of the verb that's being asked about: Subj. + 怎么 + Verb + Obj. Note that the subject can often be omitted ...

4 KB (552 words) - 09:23, 20 April 2021
Special verbs with "hen"
... 应该很了解自己的孩子。Nǐ yīnggāi hěn liǎojiě zìjǐ de háizi.You should know a lot about your child. 外国人很讨厌中国的公共厕所。Wàiguó rén hěn tǎoyàn Zhōngguó de ...

4 KB (564 words) - 03:53, 16 April 2019
Intensifying with "duo"
... can use 多 (duō). Structure As well as Asking about degree with "duo" asking about degree , you can also use 多 (duō) to intensify adjectives ...

4 KB (518 words) - 09:41, 2 April 2019
Challenging an adjective with "shenme"
... 难过什么啊，以后还会再见的。Nánguò shénme a, yǐhòu hái huì zài jiàn de.What are you sad about? We'll meet again for sure. 郁闷什么呀，看看这蓝蓝的天空，绿绿的田园，生活多美 ...

4 KB (665 words) - 10:13, 23 December 2020
Auxiliary verb "yao" and its multiple meanings
... 要 + Noun / 要 + Verb 我要一杯水。 grammar point ASG95AL1 Similar About to happen with "le" Similar Wanting to do something with yao Similar ...

7 KB (1,096 words) - 08:57, 21 April 2021
Structural particle "de"
... or '''modification'''. One way to think about 的 (de) is that it works ... 法区别 explains and shares a song about the three de's Sinosplice: http ...

8 KB (1,178 words) - 07:26, 10 April 2019
Uses of "le"
... +) Duration + 没 + Verb + 了他已经三天没洗澡了。了2 - ASG9B210 Expressing "about to" with "jiuyao" Subj. + 就要 + Verb + 了他们就要结婚了。了2 ...

10 KB (1,220 words) - 06:13, 5 June 2023
The "shi... de" patterns: an overview
... + Verb + 的 This classic pattern is the one for emphasizing certain ''details'' about events in the ''past''. It's often used to ask pointed questions ...

10 KB (1,582 words) - 08:55, 21 April 2021
Expressing "how often"
... of how regular or habitual it is. In this case, just use 经常 (or similar) to ask about it. 你经常换手机吗？Nǐ jīngcháng huàn shǒujī ma?Do you often buy a ...

6 KB (962 words) - 08:47, 24 April 2019
Expressing "not only..., even..." using "budan..., shenzhi lian"
... tā de fùmǔ yě bù zhīdào.Not only did the company not know about his resignation, but even his parents did not know about it. 他怎么了？不但心情不好，甚至 ...

5 KB (826 words) - 08:38, 16 December 2020
Ba-test
... . 把字句 are not tied to any particular time. You can use them when talking about events in the past, or for making a request. 把 Sentences with Two ...

12 KB (1,773 words) - 03:08, 29 December 2021
Part of speech
"Part of speech" (词类 in Mandarin) is a key term in any book about grammar, and even any dictionary, for that matter. Common examples of a word's part ...

7 KB (1,166 words) - 03:42, 29 November 2013
Chinese word order
... 讨论了十分钟。 Placement of target in a sentence ''Target'' is about who or what the verb is aimed at. This includes doing things for or ...

15 KB (1,942 words) - 03:56, 22 November 2020
Result complement
... 没有 (remember that 不 negates verbs about the present or future, whereas 没 ... This makes sense if you think about English verbs. You frequently come across ...

11 KB (1,346 words) - 09:48, 27 February 2019
Direction complement
... 去? The answer is to look at the context of the movement you're talking about. Are you telling someone you'll see them tomorrow? Similar to English, in ...

14 KB (2,058 words) - 03:11, 29 December 2020
Reduplication of verbs
... .I'll give it a try. 说说你的想法。Shuōshuo nǐ de xiǎngfǎ.Talk a little bit about your ideas. 出去玩玩吧！Chūqù wánwan ba Go out and have fun 我想出去 ...

5 KB (743 words) - 08:53, 21 April 2021