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Result complement
... 完了那部电影吗？Did you finish watching that movie? 谁能把 ‘ 打喷嚏 ’ 的 ‘ 嚏 ’ 写对？Who can write the "嚏" in "喷嚏"? 我们刚才听到的音乐是哪个乐队的？Which band's ...

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Style guide
... of the normal wiki shorthand list so that the individual ''list item'' elements ( <li> ) can be styled with the proper CSS classes. 你把作业做做完了吗 ...

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Expressing "on the basis of" with "ping"
... 照，外国人可以买火车票。Píng hùzhào, wàiguó rén kěyǐ mǎi huǒchē piào.Using a passport, foreigners can buy train tickets. 他凭自己的努力学了三千多个汉字。Tā píng ...

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The "shi... de" patterns: an overview
... the "official" 是⋯⋯的 (shì... de) pattern is the only way that 是 and 的 can work together in a sentence There are multiple ways to use 是 and 的 together ...

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Comparing "changchang" and "wangwang"
... food too often. It's not good for your skin. 等我退休了，就可以常常去旅行了。I can travel more often when I retire. 我不在的时候，你要帮我常常去看看她。You need ...

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Comparing "bici" and "duifang"
... forgive each other. 你觉得我们能信任彼此吗？ Nǐ juéde wǒmen néng xìnrèn bǐcǐ ma?Do you think we can trust each other? 丽丽和小明一点也不尊重对方，所以他们经常吵架。 Lìlì ...

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Advanced potential complements
... more. 你包里放得下那么多东西吗？Nǐ bāo li fàng dexià nàme duō dōngxi ma?Can your bag hold that many things? 我的车太小，坐不下五个人。 Wǒ de chē tài xiǎo ...

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Adjective
... adjective next to each other (e.g. 他高不高?) Adjectives can be followed by complements such as " budeliao ." These complements usually express degree ...

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Complement
... 楚 to speak clearly Potential complement 去不了 cannot go 去得了 can go 听不到 cannot hear 看得见 can see 听不懂 to (listen but) not understand 看得懂 to be ...

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Proper nouns and common nouns
... indicate plural, e.g. 都, numbers Personal nouns and some animate nouns can be made plural with 们 (but only when nothing else in the sentence marks ...

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Chinese word order
... is the order in which things have to happen. For example, time has to pass before you can be at a place, so that goes first. You have to be at a place ...

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Degree complement
... well. (lit. You Chinese speak well.) Note: the 你的中文 in the sentence above can also be 你中文 (without the 的). When it makes sense to include the 的, it ...

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Expressing a learned skill with "hui"
... speak Chinese. 我会写汉字。Wǒ huì xiě Hànzì.I can write Chinese characters. 你会做饭吗？Nǐ huì zuòfàn ma?Can you cook food？狗会唱歌吗？Gǒu huì chànggē ...

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Asking why with "zenme"
... 你们怎么打人？Nǐmen zěnme dǎ rén? How can you hit people? 他帮了你，你怎么 ... 么差？Běijīng de kōngqì zěnme nàme chà? How can the air in Beijing be so bad? 你 ...

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Sequencing with "xian" and "zai"
... as a conjunction that means "next," or "afterwards." A longer example to help you understand how they can all work together: 今天早上我起床以后先准备早饭，再 ...

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Expressing "only if" with "zhiyou"
... 有妈妈在我们才能出去玩。 Zhǐyǒu māma zài wǒmen cái néng chūqù wán.Only if Mom is here can we go out and play. 只有每天跑步，你的身体才会健康。Zhǐyǒu měi tiān pǎobù ...

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Many types of "not only... but also..."
... , but I also know him. 他不只会唱歌，也会跳舞。Tā bùzhǐ huì chànggē, yě huì tiàowǔ.He can not only sing, but dance as well. 我们不仅完成了任务，而且比规定日期提前 ...

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Expressing "let alone" with "hekuang"
... 都懂，何况大人呢？Zhè jù huà lián háizi dōu dǒng, hékuàng dàrén ne?Children can understand what this sentence means, let alone the adults. 他连那么难的题都 ...

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Zhiqian, yiqian and congqian
... 前这里有一座城堡。错－两年从前这里有一座城堡。以前／之前以前／之前 can be alo used as a definition of a time in a future as well as in a present. 从前 does not have this usage. For ...

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Expressing "as one likes" with "jiu"
... . 想什么时候来就什么时候来。Xiǎng shénme shíhou lái jiù shénme shíhou lái.You can come whenever you like. 想点什么就点什么，我请客。Xiǎng diǎn shénme jiù diǎn ...

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Comparing "yihou" and "de shihou"
... as you see her," as there is only one point where you first see a person. In this case, you can use either one. 雨停了的时候，我们就去公园玩。Yǔ tíng le de ...

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