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6 KB (774 words) - 05:56, 27 January 2014
Comparing "bu" and "mei"
... 吗？Nǐ wǎnshang bù xǐzǎo ma? Don't you shower at night? Please note that, while it is grammatically correct to use 没 (méi) in all the sentences above, 没 ...

17 KB (2,625 words) - 02:55, 31 December 2021
Comparing "youdian" and "yidian"
... 一点 can be placed before a noun to mean "small quantity," like 一点水，一点钱 while 有点 can't be used this way. Note that 有点 is also a shortened form of 有一 ...

7 KB (1,036 words) - 07:52, 14 May 2019
Using "youde" to mean "some"
... 有的好吃，有的不好吃。 Zhōngguó cài yǒude hāochī, yǒude bù hāochī.Some Chinese foods are tasty, while some aren't. 这家店的衣服有的贵，有的便宜。 Zhè jiā diàn de ...

4 KB (694 words) - 03:56, 16 April 2019
Comparing "yihou" and "de shihou"
... 容易长胖。 Chīfàn de shíhou kàn diànshì róngyì zhǎng pàng. It's easy to get fat if you eat while you watch TV. 工作的时候不要上网聊天。Gōngzuò de shíhou bùyào ...

5 KB (783 words) - 09:26, 9 November 2020
Expressing "and" with "he" (advanced)
... noun phrases, but ''not'' sentences or clauses. This rule is fine for a while but eventually you will begin encountering what appears to be non-nouns ...

9 KB (1,273 words) - 02:48, 18 December 2020
Expressing "as if" with "sihu"
... 才三十出头，但其实已经快五十了。It seems that she's only in her early thirties while she's already about fifty. 我男朋友似乎冷冷的，其实他很热情。My boyfriend seems ...

2 KB (179 words) - 03:58, 4 April 2018
Expressing "and then" with "yushi"
... then the two of them really got going, talking non-stop. 因此 vs. 于是 While they may seem very similar, 因此 is not quite the same as 于是. When using ...

6 KB (917 words) - 07:46, 14 January 2021
Advanced "le" with complements
... dǎ yíng le bǐsài.We won the competition. 了 After a Verb with a Complement While you do NOT do this with result complement s (e.g. 完, 好, etc ...

5 KB (783 words) - 04:02, 18 January 2021
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... rel=author John Pasden and the rest of the team at AllSet Learning. While many of the company's services are only available to clients physically in ...

11 KB (1,514 words) - 12:21, 20 February 2024
Noun
... Reduplication of adjectives adjectives , nouns aren't reduplicated in Chinese. While with adjectives and verbs reduplication can change the meaning ...

3 KB (412 words) - 09:20, 22 January 2017
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... Chrome) Setup is super easy; just install Zhongwen (click on the link below while using Chrome), and a button will appear at the top right of your ...

3 KB (427 words) - 02:41, 16 July 2021
Alternative existential sentences
... that 是 is used to describe a singular object existing somewhere, while 有 can refer to multiple objects/people. See also Indicating location ...

5 KB (748 words) - 07:50, 4 March 2019
Causative verbs
... ("to make"), but 使 (shǐ) is used in more formal or written Chinese, while 让 (ràng) is used more in spoken Chinese. "Make" vs. "Let" It's worth ...

5 KB (721 words) - 03:19, 11 March 2019
Part of speech
... meaning check" would be misleading for these two words in many contexts. So while this method is not without value, it's not reliable for tricky cases ...

7 KB (1,166 words) - 03:42, 29 November 2013
Using "bei" sentences
... The particles 了 and 过 can both be used with 被 constructions, while 着 cannot. 着 indicates an action is "ongoing," which is not appropriate ...

11 KB (1,638 words) - 08:58, 18 January 2021
Zeros in numbers
... to separate out units in numbers. So English says "one hundred and one" while Chinese says "one hundred zero one." In English, ''and'' is only said ...

1 KB (175 words) - 04:07, 20 November 2018
Negation of past actions with "meiyou"
... normally used with 没有 (méiyǒu)'''. 了了 (le) marks completed actions, while 没有 (méiyǒu) is used for actions that ''didn't happen'' (so of course ...

4 KB (567 words) - 09:20, 20 April 2021
Expressing a learned skill with "hui"
... this is the simplest way to express the lack of a learned ability. So while "can't" is a natural translation for "不会" (bù huì) in English, "don't know ...

4 KB (520 words) - 09:21, 20 April 2021
Expressing "will" with "hui"
... 一下，很快会回来。 Wǒ chūqù yīxià, hěnkuài huì huílái.I'm going out for a little while. I'll come back very soon. 老板会同意吗？Lǎobǎn huì tóngyì ma?Will the ...

3 KB (500 words) - 09:23, 20 April 2021
Verbs that take double objects
... and the first one is the recipient (e.g. the person the cake is given to), while the second one is the thing that the action happens to (e.g. the cake ...

4 KB (627 words) - 08:55, 21 April 2021