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Using "ba" sentences
... 书放在桌子上。Bǎ shū fàng zài zhuōzi shàng.Put the book on the table. How would you say this without the 把 construction? You might try this: 放书在桌子上 ...

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Simple rhetorical questions
... 起得这么晚，能不迟到吗？Nǐ qǐ de zhème wǎn, néng bù chídào ma?You got up so late, how could you not be late? A: 我点了很多菜，都是你爱吃的。Wǒ diǎn le hěn duō cài ...

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Verbing briefly with "yixia"
... bit. 你看一下。It should be quick.Nǐ kàn yīxià.Take a look. 试一下吧。How long can trying it take? Shì yīxià ba.Try it. 我要想一下。You're supposed to ...

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Expressing "no matter" with "buguan"
... 多远，我都要跟你一起去。Bùguǎn duō yuǎn, wǒ dōu yào gēn nǐ yīqǐ qù.No matter how far it is, I'm going with you. 不管多难，都不能放弃。Bùguǎn duō nán, dōu bù ...

6 KB (863 words) - 07:36, 19 January 2021
Beginner Guide to Chinese Grammar
... ? 北京下雨了。上海呢？ Běijīng xià yǔ le. Shànghǎi ne?It's raining in Beijing. How about Shanghai? 你说他们可以去。我们呢？ Nǐ shuō tāmen kěyǐ qù. Wǒmen ...

15 KB (2,464 words) - 16:44, 19 April 2020
Expressing "age difference" with "da and xiao"
... years older than me. 你比你哥哥小几岁？ Nǐ bǐ nǐ gēge xiǎo jǐ suì? How much younger are you than your elder brother? 他女朋友比他大十岁。Tā nǚpéngyou bǐ ...

4 KB (678 words) - 07:14, 16 October 2018
Ba-test
... 书放在桌子上。Bǎ shū fàng zài zhuōzi shàng.Put the book on the table. How would you say this without the 把 construction? You might try this: 放书在桌子上 ...

12 KB (1,773 words) - 03:08, 29 December 2021
Main Page
... best to link textbooks to our own Chinese Grammar Wiki content. To see how it works, '''click on one of the book covers below''' or Chinese textbook ...

11 KB (1,514 words) - 12:21, 20 February 2024
Editor instructions
... Box section at the bottom of an article. Look at other Grammar boxes to see how that mark-up looks. Once you make a keyword, you will need to make the ...

14 KB (2,421 words) - 01:27, 22 July 2015
Expressing duration with "le"
... with "le" the action is completed ), followed by the duration. This is how you talk about the duration of completed actions. Examples 他学了 ...

5 KB (692 words) - 08:00, 4 March 2019
Expressing duration of inaction
... without showering. 你多长时间没刮胡子了？Nǐ duō cháng shíjiān méi guā húzi le?How long has it been since you last shaved? 她半个月没出门了。Tā bàn gè yuè ...

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Adjectives with "name" and "zheme"
... míngtiān zài qù ba.The rain is so heavy. How about we go tomorrow? 你那么聪明 ... 这么没礼貌？Nǐ zěnme zhème méi lǐmào?How can you be this impolite? 这个外国人 ...

4 KB (608 words) - 07:55, 14 May 2019
Big numbers in Chinese
... 十 shí Ten 1 一 yī One A Shortcut One more simple way to remember how to correctly write out large numbers is to pick one or two numbers and just ...

7 KB (1,089 words) - 06:47, 10 April 2019
Expressing "even if…" with "jiusuan"
... 饭。Jiùsuàn zài qióng, tā yě bù qù yàofàn.She never went on the street to beg for money no matter how poor she was. 我已经吃饱了，就算再好吃，我也不想吃了。Wǒ ...

5 KB (718 words) - 03:15, 17 December 2020
Expressing "no matter" with "wulun"
... 发多少消息，他都不回。Wúlùn gěi tā fā duōshǎo xiāoxi, tā dōu bù huí.No matter how many messages you send him, he won't reply. 无论你想不想，你都要加班。Wúlùn nǐ ...

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Rhetorical questions with "nandao"
... I give you? 难道他们还要等多长时间？Not a 吗 questionNándào tāmen hái yào děng duōcháng shíjiān?How long do they still have to wait? 难道你还想在这种公司工作多少年 ...

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Expressing "in the end" with "jiujing"
... ?When exactly are they arriving? 我们究竟还要等多久？Wǒmen jiūjìng hái yào děng duōjiǔ?How much longer do we still need to wait? 你们究竟想让我怎么做？Nǐmen ...

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Separable verb
... verb, and the object cannot be treated as part of the verb. How to Use Separable Verbs ''The first step in mastering separable verbs is knowing ...

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Questions with "ne"
... that one? 这个用中文怎么说？那个呢？Zhège yòng Zhōngwén zěnme shuō? Nàge ne?How do I say this in Chinese? And that? 我在家，你呢？Wǒ zài jiā. Nǐ ne?I'm at ...

5 KB (746 words) - 09:20, 20 April 2021
Expressing distance with "li"
... company close to the metro station? 你家离学校多远？Nǐ jiā lí xuéxiào duō yuǎn?How far is it from your home to school? 这个酒店离机场有多远？Zhège jiǔdiàn ...

5 KB (709 words) - 08:56, 21 April 2021
Tricky uses of "dao"
... ; you have to move the girl's (or guy's) heart. 怎么追女孩子？Zěnme zhuī nǚ háizi?How do you pursue a girl? 那个女孩子，你追到了吗？Nàge nǚháizi, nǐ zhuīdào le ...

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