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Superlative "zui"
... zuì xǐhuan nǐ le The boss likes you the best 你最怕什么？Nǐ zuì pà shénme?What do you most fear? 我最爱中国菜。Wǒ zuì ài Zhōngguó cài.I love Chinese food ...

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Result complements "-dao" and "-jian"
... nàge shuàigē le ma?Did you see that handsome guy? 我看见了。 We didn't say what "I" saw; you have to infer it from the context.Wǒ kànjiàn le. 我看到 ...

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Learner FAQ
... , "I hear but don't understand"), but there are many other types of complements . What is 把 (bǎ) really, and do I need to use it? 把 is used ...

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Comparing "gang" and "gangcai"
... way. 刚的事情太让人生气了。Gāng de shìqing tài ràng rén shēngqì le.What just happened is really upsetting. 刚才的事情太让人生气了。Gāngcái de shìqing tài ...

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Expressing "on the basis of" with "ping"
... 错，他凭什么骂我？Wǒ méiyǒu zuò cuò, tā píng shénme mà wǒ?I haven't done anything wrong. What is he yelling at me for? 她一直很忠诚，你凭什么怀疑她？ Tā yīzhí hěn ...

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Advanced "le" after an object
... the rules for this? When is it natural and when is it not? That's what this grammar point is about: bringing a bit more depth to your understanding of ...

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Expressing "it depends" with "kan"
... weather is. 那要看老板怎么想。Nà yào kàn lǎobǎn zěnme xiǎng.It depends on what the boss thinks. 那得看考试结果。Nà děi kàn kǎoshì jiéguǒ.That depends on ...

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Expressing "multiples" with "bei"
... 年前的四倍。 Tā xiànzài de gōngzī shì liǎng nián qián de sì bèi. His current salary is four times what it was two years ago. 公司现在的规模是十年前的五倍 ...

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Asking how something is with "zenmeyang"
... in an open-ended way. 你觉得 + Topic + 怎么样 ? This is like asking, "what do you think of...?" Examples 你觉得上海怎么样？Nǐ juéde Shànghǎi zěnmeyàng ...

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Chinese word order
... are all very obedient. 这个红色的小盒子里面有什么？What is inside this little red box? See Also Sentence Patterns Placement of question words ...

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Using "bei" sentences
... 被 sentences tend to be negative (or even tragic ). Adverbs in 被 Sentences What if you want to include adverbs in your 被 sentence? Where should ...

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Using the verb "xing"
... . You could do this quite directly by saying: 你姓什么? Nǐ xìng shénme?What is your last name? However, the formal way to ask has a set form: 您 ...

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Wanting to do something with "yao"
... 这个周末你们要做什么？ Zhège zhōumò nǐmen yào zuò shénme?This weekend what do you want to do? 要 (yào) and 想 (xiǎng) Instead of using 要 (yào), it is ...

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Expressing "and also" with "hai"
... 杯咖啡，还要什么？ Nǐ yào yī bēi kāfēi, hái yào shénme?You want a cup of coffee, and what else do you want? 我想吃冰淇淋，还想吃汉堡。Wǒ xiǎng chī bīngqílín, hái ...

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Expressing "even" with "lian" and "dou"
... sentence. 你连她叫什么都没问？Nǐ lián tā jiào shénme dōu méi wèn?You didn't even ask what her name is? 你怎么了？连你住在哪儿都不记得了？Nǐ zěnme le? Lián ...

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Expressing "then…" with "name"
... 你说得有道理，那么就这么办吧。Nǐ shuō de yǒu dàolǐ, nàme jiù zhème bàn ba.What you said makes sense, so let's just do that. 他学过十年中文？那他的中文说得 ...

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Expressing "anyway" with "fanzheng"
... 还怕什么？反正大家都知道了。Nǐ hái pà shénme? Fǎnzhèng dàjiā dōu zhīdào le.What are you still afraid of? Everybody knows about it now anyway. 反正可以刷卡，没有现 ...

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Expressing "no matter" with "wulun"
... the same. 无论你做什么，我都不喜欢。Wúlùn nǐ zuò shénme, wǒ dōu bù xǐhuan.No matter what you do, I don't like it. 无论给他发多少消息，他都不回。Wúlùn gěi tā fā ...

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Expressing "no matter" with "buguan"
... 管别人怎么想，你都要坚持。 Bùguǎn biérén zěnme xiǎng, nǐ dōu yào jiānchí.No matter what other people think, you need to keep going. 不管你是什么时候买的，我们都 ...

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Expressing "in the end" with "daodi"
... Word 到底 + Verb ＋不 / 没＋ Verb Examples 你到底怎么了？Nǐ dàodǐ zěnme le?What on earth is up with you? 到底怎么走？Dàodǐ zěnme zǒu?How on earth do we ...

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Expressing "in the end" with "jiujing"
... ?Who on earth is this guy? 你究竟是做什么的？Nǐ jiūjìng shì zuò shénme de?What exactly is it that you do? 他们究竟什么时候到？Tāmen jiūjìng shénme shíhou dào ...

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