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Expressing "before" and "after" with "zhiqian" and "zhihou"
... past events with "houlai" Before a specific time "Ever since" with "zicong" Sources and further reading Books Source Home ...

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Expressing "just" do it with "gancui"
... go out to eat. 既然学不好，干脆别学了。Jìrán xué bù hǎo, gāncuì bié xué le.Since you can't learn it, just stop studying. 这台破电脑又坏了，干脆别修了，买台 ...

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Comparing "zai" and "you"
... look. You need to use 再 for this usage; you can't use 又: 请又说一次。Since it is asking about a future action, you can't use "又"Qǐng yòu shuō yī cì. 请再 ...

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Sequencing past events with "houlai"
... also Before and after with "zhiqian" and "zhihou" Saying "ever since" with "yilai" In the future in general Comparing "houlai" and ...

4 KB (586 words) - 09:49, 17 April 2019
Expressing "anyway" with "fanzheng"
... , is used to convey a certainty or resolution. It‘s similar to Expressing "since" with "jiran" 既然 (jìrán) . 反正 goes at the beginning of the clause ...

4 KB (636 words) - 04:05, 29 December 2020
Short-term Spoken Chinese: Elementary (汉语口语速成基础篇
... again) "渐渐"(gradually) Lesson 2 "显然"(Obviously) "想起来"(think of) "以来"(since) "一时"(a short while) "为了…而"(in order to A do B) Lesson 3 ...

3 KB (259 words) - 06:33, 7 November 2011
Structural particle "de"
... is naturally going to be a little more difficult than the ones above, since we're cramming all three usages into one sentence, but you may find this ...

8 KB (1,178 words) - 07:26, 10 April 2019
Comparing "haishi" and "huozhe"
... ?Shall we take a taxi or take the metro? 明天还是后天都行。Since it is a statement, it should use 或者Míngtiān háishì hòutiān dōu xíng.Either tomorrow or ...

6 KB (863 words) - 03:33, 8 October 2019
Comparing "yihou" "ranhou" "houlai"
... yǐhòu nǐmen jiàn guo miàn ma?Sure. I haven't seen her in so long Have you seen each other since she went abroad? A: 见过一次，后来再也没见过。Jiàn guo yī cì ...

8 KB (1,192 words) - 07:39, 19 January 2021
Comparing "benlai" and "yuanlai"
... is common sense. There are certain expectations for the speaker and listener. Since there is no real English equivalent, it is best translated as "it ...

9 KB (1,434 words) - 05:02, 16 August 2022
After or before a specific time
... 以后，我没见过他。 Jīnnián zhōngqiū jié yǐhòu,wǒ méi jiàn guo tā.I haven't seen him since this Mid-autumn Day. 吃完午饭以后，我们要开会。 Chī wán wǔfàn yǐhòu ...

6 KB (866 words) - 03:52, 24 May 2017
Adverb
... cases come right at the beginning of a sentence. Characteristics Since adverbs are primarily words that modify adjectives and verbs (but never ...

3 KB (376 words) - 07:59, 17 May 2016
Part of speech
... concepts related to part of speech. Content Words and Function Words Since ancient times, the words of the Chinese language have been grouped ...

7 KB (1,166 words) - 03:42, 29 November 2013
Chinese word order
... before the verb as well. Adverbs and complements are a little more difficult, but since they have to do with the verb itself, they go around the verb ...

15 KB (1,942 words) - 03:56, 22 November 2020
Using "ba" sentences
... a 把 sentence must describe what actually happens. Forming 把 Sentences Since the basic structure has already been given above, we can jump right ...

15 KB (2,034 words) - 02:55, 31 December 2021
Editor instructions
... for every single damn character. This is a waste of our resources, since there are already some very functional free browser plugins out there which ...

14 KB (2,421 words) - 01:27, 22 July 2015
The "also" adverb "ye"
... come before the verb (or adjective). 也 (yě) with Verb Phrases Structure Since it is an adverb , 也 (yě) is inserted after the subject ...

10 KB (1,502 words) - 09:21, 20 April 2021
Expressing actions in progress with "zai"
... to worry too much about when to use 在 (zài) or 正在 (zhèngzài), since they basically mean the same thing. 正在 (zhèngzài) usually shows that the action ...

4 KB (591 words) - 09:23, 20 April 2021
Two words for "but"
... don't need to worry about which one is the right one to use though, since they can be used interchangeably. Statement，可是 / 但是 + Contrary Statement ...

4 KB (621 words) - 04:48, 9 March 2019
Adjectives with "name" and "zheme"
... is possible. When to use which one You might be thinking that since 这 ("this") and 那 ("that") have totally different meanings, how could they ...

4 KB (608 words) - 07:55, 14 May 2019
Adjectives with "-ji le"
... the adjective and without adding a 得 (de). Remember to add the 了 (le), since it would be incorrect without it. Subj. + Adj. + 极了 Examples Some ...

4 KB (523 words) - 08:24, 4 March 2019