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Expressing "don't need to" with "buyong"
... 他明天不用来了。Gàosu tā míngtiān bùyòng lái le.Tell him that he doesn't need to come tomorrow. 买吧，不用考虑价钱。Mǎi ba, bùyòng kǎolǜ jiàqián.Buy it. You ...

3 KB (498 words) - 07:37, 22 April 2019
Expressing a last chance with "zaibu... jiu..."
... the pattern 再不…… 就…… (zàibù... jiù...) Structure (Subj. +) 再不 …… 就 ……（了） What comes right after 再不 is the action that needs to be taken ''now'' ...

5 KB (740 words) - 03:21, 17 December 2020
Auxiliary verb
... dòngcí) 能愿动词 (néngyuàn dòngcí) Auxiliary verbs are "helping" verbs that come before main verbs and help express a tone or mood. (The word "modal ...

2 KB (346 words) - 06:30, 22 November 2020
Rhetorical questions
... 我不认识他。）Tā yào lái wǒ jiā? Wǒ rènshi tā ma? (Wǒ bù rènshi tā.)He wants to come to my house? Do I even know him?(I don't know him.) 这么贵，值得吗？（不值得 ...

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Using "ba" sentences
... 读一下。 Verb measure words are frequently used in 把 sentences and come at the end of a 把 sentence. class="wikitable" style="width:38em ...

15 KB (2,034 words) - 02:55, 31 December 2021
Tag questions with "bu"
... , right? 你昨天没回家，对不对？ Nǐ zuótiān méi huíjiā, duì bu duì?You didn't come back home yesterday, right? 你有新女朋友了，是不是？ Nǐ yǒu xīn nǚpéngyou ...

3 KB (491 words) - 08:57, 21 April 2021
Verbing briefly with "yixia"
... 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? 你能介绍一下自己吗？ Not ...

4 KB (573 words) - 08:55, 21 April 2021
Using "dao" to mean "to go to"
... 。Wǒ xiàwǔ zài jiā, nǐ kěyǐ dào wǒ jiā lái.I'll be home this afternoon. You can come to my house. 老板马上到办公室去。Lǎobǎn mǎshàng dào bàngōngshì qù.The ...

5 KB (882 words) - 08:53, 21 April 2021
Time words and word order
... ? 现在你能来我办公室吗？ Xiànzài nǐ néng lái wǒ bàngōngshì ma?Now you can come to my office? 你现在能来我办公室吗？ Nǐ xiànzài néng lái wǒ bàngōngshì ma ...

4 KB (607 words) - 09:23, 20 April 2021
Continuation with "hai"
... still mad? 你怎么还在用那个旧手机？Nǐ zěnme hái zài yòng nàge jiù shǒujī?How come you're still using that old cell phone? 你还在玩游戏？明天不是有考试吗？Nǐ ...

5 KB (814 words) - 08:54, 21 April 2021
Expressing lateness with "cai"
... : 你怎么才吃晚饭？已经十点了。Nǐ zěnme cái chī wǎnfàn? Yǐjīng shí diǎn le.How come you are eating dinner now? It's 10 pm. 你怎么才来？我们等了半个多小时。 Nǐ ...

4 KB (636 words) - 08:16, 4 March 2019
Doing something more with "duo"
... is that the word 多 should come ''before the verb.'' Structure ... more" (equivalent to this use of 多) comes ''after'' the verb in English. In Chinese, ...

4 KB (611 words) - 17:24, 6 December 2018
Expressing "every" with question words
... is fine. 你什么时候来都欢迎。Nǐ shénme shíhou lái dōu huānyíng.You're welcome to come anytime. 什么时候开始都不晚。Shénme shíhou kāishǐ dōu bù wǎn.It's never ...

6 KB (862 words) - 04:53, 9 March 2019
Expressing "if" with "ruguo... dehua"
... 话，一定会后悔的。Rúguǒ nǐmen bù lái dehuà, yīdìng huì hòuhuǐ de .If you don't come, you'll definitely regret it. 如果他不同意的话，你怎么办？Rúguǒ tā bù tóngyì ...

5 KB (654 words) - 07:35, 27 November 2020
Sequencing past events with "houlai"
... 了。Tā shuō tā huì lái, hòulái yòu shuō bù lái le.He said he would come, but later he said that he's not coming. 他们上周吵架了，后来和好了。Tāmen shàng zhōu ...

4 KB (586 words) - 09:49, 17 April 2019
Expressing "before" and "after" with "zhiqian" and "zhihou"
... In this pattern, 之前 and 之后 come at the start of a sentence, right after ... In this pattern, 之前 and 之后 usually come at the start of a phrase, in the ...

5 KB (716 words) - 08:40, 24 April 2019
Expressing "anyway" with "fanzheng"
... 们不来了，咱们自己去吧。Fǎnzhèng tāmen bù lái le, zánmen zìjǐ qù ba.They are not coming anyway, so let's just go by ourselves. 我就送给你吧。反正我也不需要。Wǒ ...

4 KB (636 words) - 04:05, 29 December 2020
Softening the tone of questions with "ne"
... is not super direct, as 能 has been added.Nǐ zhōumò néng bu néng jiābān?Can you come into work on the weekend? 你周末能不能加班呢？Much more indirect ...

6 KB (848 words) - 09:47, 18 January 2021
Expressing completion with "le"
... hē le liǎng bēi kāfēi.I drank two cups of coffee. When 了 Comes After the Object OK, so here's the tricky part. Even when indicating completion ...

8 KB (1,185 words) - 09:22, 20 April 2021
Expressing "thanks to" with "duokui"
... in the pattern above), there is no need to add in 才. But if the good outcome comes after 多亏, you need to add in 才 to indicate "as a result...(the good ...

5 KB (784 words) - 03:18, 4 January 2021
Assessing situations with "kanlai"
... 看来他不来了，都这么晚了。Kànlái tā bù lái le, dōu zhème wǎn le.It seems he's not coming. It's already so late. 看来你玩得不高兴，怎么这么早就回来了？Kànlái nǐ wán ...

5 KB (743 words) - 06:27, 8 April 2022