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Expressing "then" with "jiu"
... 经验，就听你的吧。Nǐ zuì yǒu jīngyàn, jiù tīng nǐ de ba.You have the most experience. We'll just listen to you. 我听到这个坏消息，就给你打电话了。Wǒ tīngdào zhège ...

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Expressing "small quantity" with "jiu"
... de cài dōu hěn hǎochī, jiù zhè liǎng gè cài yǒudiǎn xián.The other dishes are great. Just these two dishes are a little salty. 你觉得别人都是傻子吗？就你 ...

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Expressing "and" with "he" (advanced)
... 和 to group two totally different verbs with different objects sounds bad. It's actually better to just drop the 和 completely 我去了超市和买了水果。Wǒ qù ...

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Structure of numbers
... that no matter how many zeroes are in the middle of the number, you just say 零 (líng) once. Examples Numeral Character Pinyin 1001 一千零一 yīqiān ...

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The "also" adverb "ye"
... 也 (yě) is used the same way. Just make sure you put the 也 (yě) ... ): 我也是。The 是 fills in for whatever was just said.Wǒ yě shì.I am too. / Me too ...

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Aspect particle "zhe"
... 气，我是说着玩的。Nǐ bùyào shēngqì, wǒ shì shuō zhe wán de Don't be mad. I was just joking. 我听不懂英文歌，只是听着玩的。Wǒ tīng bu dǒng Yīngwén gē, zhǐshì ...

9 KB (1,348 words) - 08:56, 21 April 2021
Conceding a point with "shi"
... 是好，就是太贵了。Zhège dōngxi hǎo shì hǎo, jiùshì tài guì le.This thing may be good, it's just that it's too expensive. 这个学生聪明是聪明，就是不太努力。Zhège ...

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Beginner Guide to Chinese Grammar
... for "my" or "your" or "his"; you just follow the words for "I" or "you" or ... the Chinese verb meaning "to have." Just like we can say in English "I ...

15 KB (2,464 words) - 16:44, 19 April 2020
Degree complement
... or adjective. When to use it Until now, you may have been getting by just fine modifying your verbs with adverbs. You can use 非常 to say "very ...

12 KB (1,800 words) - 08:57, 21 April 2021
Using "ba" sentences
... The SVO word order always works just fine, right?"'' The answer is ... use 把 sentences when a regular sentence just won't do. Take this sentence for ...

15 KB (2,034 words) - 02:55, 31 December 2021
Style guide
... user sees a nicely displayed sentence that is not broken up by spaces. (Just make sure that you add the spaces while using an English input, and not ...

14 KB (2,278 words) - 03:18, 8 July 2021
Basic sentence order
... word order were really the same as English word order, that would be just a little too convenient, wouldn't it?) See also Word order (a more ...

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Simple "noun + adjective" sentences
... link a noun to an adjective. Examples In the following examples, 很 (hěn) is just a link (you could think of it as a substitute for the verb "to ...

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Verbing briefly with "yixia"
... bàba.Baby, give your dad a kiss. 你可以来一下我的办公室吗？Just come real quick.Nǐ kěyǐ lái yīxià wǒ de bàngōngshì ma? Could you please come to my office ...

4 KB (573 words) - 08:55, 21 April 2021
Expressing "would rather" with "ningke"
... 我宁可熬夜也要做完。Wǒ nìngkě áoyè yě yào zuò wán.I'd rather stay up tonight just to finish it. 孩子们宁可不吃饭，也要多玩一会儿。Háizimen nìngkě bù chīfàn ...

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Expressing wasted efforts with "bai"
... 这件衣服不能穿。Bái huā le yībǎi kuài qián, zhè jiàn yīfu bù néng chuān.I just wasted a hundred kuai. I can't even wear these clothes. 他不回来吃饭了？！我这 ...

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Using "youde" to mean "some"
... 有的 + (Subj.) + Predicate，有的 + (Subj.) + Predicate Also, you aren't limited to just two 有的 (yǒude) in the sentence. You can have multiple groups doing ...

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Tricky uses of "dao"
... . 我们刚刚了解到一些新的消息。Wǒmen gānggāng liǎojiě dào yīxiē xīn de xiāoxī.We just acquired some new information. 从他那里，我了解到了真相。Cóng tā nàlǐ, wǒ ...

9 KB (1,342 words) - 07:27, 17 December 2020
Expressing "what if" with "wanyi"
... 多带点现金吧，以防万一。Duō dài diǎn xiànjīn ba, yǐfángwànyī.Take some extra cash, just in case. 多买点吧，以防万一。Duō mǎi diǎn ba, yǐfángwànyī.We should buy ...

4 KB (675 words) - 03:12, 17 December 2020
Books
... -free ePub , https://itunes.apple.com/us/book/chinese-grammar-wiki-book-just-the-basics/id1357460142?ls=1&mt=11 iBooks Chinese Grammar Wiki BOOK ...

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Main Page
... to slog through a grammar textbook. Our self-contained grammar points give you just the right amount to work on. File:Chinese-grammar-wiki-you-2.jpg ...

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