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Ba-test
... 吗？Nǐmen bǎ nàge wèntí jiějué le ma?Did you solve that problem? 你把我手机放在哪儿了？Nǐ ... to describe what was done to that object. A question form could ...

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Part of speech
... words'' for the latter. Function Words (虚词) The character 虚 refers to that which is "false" or "not real," or "empty." In this case, the words ...

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Comparing "cai" and "jiu"
... duō rén, nǐ jiù mǎi le yī píng kělè?We have all these people, and you just bought that one bottle of cola? 你们每天就睡四个小时？ Nǐmen měi tiān jiù shuì ...

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Tricky uses of "dao"
... ?How do you pursue a girl? 那个女孩子，你追到了吗？Nàge nǚháizi, nǐ zhuīdào le ma? That girl, did you win her over yet? 如果你追到她了，我就请你喝酒。Rúguǒ nǐ ...

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Modifying nouns with phrase + "de"
... buys / bought for me 客户问的问题 kèhù wèn de wèntí the questions that the client asks / asked 穿 Prada 的女人chuān Prada de nǚrénwomen who wear / wore ...

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Result complement
... 了吗？Did you finish your work? 你看完了那部电影吗？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 ...

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Degree complement
... ."Nǐmen juéde wǒ huà de zěnmeyàng? 我们觉得你画得很好。The complement tells us that "you draw very well."Wǒmen juéde nǐ huà de hěn hǎo. 他英语说得怎么样 ...

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Aspect particle "zhe"
... 躺 (tǎng) alone means "to lie on one's back." Adding 着 allows one to express that someone "is lying down." Sentence Examples 公司的门开着，可是没 ...

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Expressing "contrary to expectations" with "pianpian"
... 都学会了，偏偏他不会。 In this last set of three example sentences, we see that 偏偏 has a meaning similar to 仅仅 or 只有. It also has an air of dissatisfaction ...

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Foreword
... on the cutting edge of a growing arsenal of digital and web resources that have made this front-loaded Sisyphean nightmare a thing of the past. This ...

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Alternative existential sentences
... gift is in the box. 桌子上是昨天没吃完的菜。The food that was left over from yesterday is the only thing on the table.Zhuōzi shàng shì zuótiān méi chī ...

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The "also" adverb "ye"
... Just make sure you put the 也 (yě) ''before'' the 不 (bù) or other negative part that comes before the verb. 我也不喜欢。 Wǒ yě bù xǐhuan.I don't like it ...

10 KB (1,502 words) - 09:21, 20 April 2021
Yes-no questions with "ma"
... 吗？questionNǐ xǐhuan kāfēi ma?Do you like coffee? More examples of yes/no questions that revert to statements when you remove the 吗 (ma): 你是大学生吗 ...

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Comparing "bu" and "mei"
... , hǎo méi hǎo? 我们去吃饭，好不好？ Wǒmen qù chīfàn, hǎo bu hǎo? Let's go eat, is that OK? 你们是好朋友，对没对？Nǐmen shì hǎo péngyou, duì méi duì? 你们是好朋友 ...

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Comparing "zai" and "you"
... 看过了。 Nǐ wèishénme yòu kàn zhè běn shū le? nǐ yǐjīng kàn guò le.Why are you reading that book again？You've already read it. 昨天他再看了一天电视。 "再" is ...

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Comparing "yizhi" and "yixiang"
... 今天还没到？Tā yīxiàng bù chídào, zěnme jīntiān hái méi dào?He never comes late. How is it that he hasn't come yet today? 你知道妈妈一向不爱出门，所以她是不会 ...

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Comparing "yihou" and "zhihou"
... coupled with a time or event telling you ''after what''. 之后 can be used here to mean "after that." 我六点下班。以后，我去跟朋友吃饭。Wǒ liù diǎn xiàbān. Yǐhòu ...

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Expressing concern with "kongpa"
... opinion on a matter. 恐怕没那么容易吧。Kǒngpà méi nàme róngyì ba.I'm afraid it's not that easy. 一个人去那个地方恐怕不太安全吧。Yīgèrén qù nàge dìfang kǒngpà bù ...

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Expressing "and then" with "yushi"
... 于是 Used with 就于是 is often used with 就 to emphasize that the actions or events that come after 就 are immediately after the first event. 电影太暴力 ...

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Conceding a point with "shi"
... ，就是不太健康。Hǎochī shì hǎochī, jiùshì bù tài jiànkāng.It may be tasty, it's just that it's not very healthy. 这个东西好是好，就是太贵了。Zhège dōngxi hǎo ...

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Expressing "again" in the past with "you"
... above pattern, but is also a little tricky because it expresses something that is still ongoing, and has already started as the speaker is speaking ...

5 KB (771 words) - 01:53, 10 November 2020