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Expressing "and" with "he" (advanced)
... "you" 又⋯⋯又⋯⋯ or "Both… and…" with "ji...you" 既⋯⋯又⋯⋯ . Below are some sentences that don't follow the trends laid out above, and are thus not good ...

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Expressing "each other" with "huxiang"
... 互相看了一眼hùxiāng kàn le yī yǎnglanced at each other Note that for some verbs which are inherently "mutual," the use of 互相 (hùxiāng) is redundant and ...

3 KB (470 words) - 09:21, 12 April 2019
Polite requests with "qing"
... Structure 请 (+ 你) + Verb Phrase Examples 请喝茶。Qǐng hē chá.Please have some tea. 请不要迟到。Qǐng bùyào chídào.Please do not be late ...

4 KB (567 words) - 09:21, 20 April 2021
Adjective
... indicates the predicate， but a 很 in third tone adds emphasis to the adjective. Some adjectives are not preceded by 很, but are followed by 了: 饿, 渴, 病 ...

4 KB (492 words) - 04:05, 25 April 2017
Preposition
... verbs (从 with places, for example). Notes As mentioned above, some prepositions collocate (go together) with certain verbs. These include: 在 ...

2 KB (329 words) - 07:49, 22 November 2018
Conjunction
... elements. Instead, they come between the elements to connect them in some way. Unlike English, Chinese conjunctions need to have something next to ...

3 KB (402 words) - 03:23, 30 May 2016
Ordinal numbers with "di"
... is the first, their class is the second. Note that there are some words that don't use measure words because they themselves are already measure words ...

7 KB (1,069 words) - 08:53, 21 April 2021
Noun measure word
... The indefinite measure words "点" and "些" are more vague, meaning "some" or "a little." See Also Measure words for counting Verb measure ...

1 KB (198 words) - 07:10, 22 November 2018
Result complement
... sentence: With a question particle With a question word With positive-negative inversion Some examples: 你把作业做完了吗？Did you finish your ...

11 KB (1,346 words) - 09:48, 27 February 2019
Reduplication of verbs
... which verbs this can be applied to. There are some verbs that are often reduplicated and some verbs that sound weird when reduplicated. With practice ...

5 KB (743 words) - 08:53, 21 April 2021
Verbs preceded by "gei"
... present our new product to the client tomorrow. Chinese speakers use 给 in some interesting ways, similar to how English speakers use "to give," as in ...

4 KB (615 words) - 08:54, 21 April 2021
Verbs that take double objects
... , we will look at how they are used. Structure As in English, some verbs in Chinese take two objects. A typical example for English is "to bake ...

4 KB (627 words) - 08:55, 21 April 2021
Asking why with "zenme"
... in English. It not only asks why, but expresses some surprise at the situation, and in some cases even disagreement with it. Examples 他怎么 ...

5 KB (792 words) - 08:53, 21 April 2021
Expressing "and" with "he"
... gum.Don't use 和 (hé) for this "and" "Went to the store" and "bought some gum" are both verb phrases, not nouns. I like to eat cucumbers and cheese ...

4 KB (644 words) - 09:20, 20 April 2021
Measure words with "this" and "that"
... true when you use 哪 (nǎ) to ask "which?" See also "Some" Using "yixie" Measure words in quantity questions Measure Words for Verbs ...

3 KB (446 words) - 08:57, 21 April 2021
Adjectives with "-ji le"
... 了 (le), since it would be incorrect without it. Subj. + Adj. + 极了 Examples Some examples with a positive connotation: 这个主意好极了。Zhège zhǔyi ...

4 KB (523 words) - 08:24, 4 March 2019
Change of state with "le"
... " concept might seem very general, and it is. It's vague, and it also takes some getting used to. You should expect it to take a while to get used to ...

6 KB (967 words) - 04:08, 12 March 2019
Learner FAQ
... very basic sentence patterns, you'll find that Chinese diverges from English in some important ways. For example, where to put time words, or where to ...

7 KB (1,084 words) - 09:05, 26 November 2013
Big numbers in Chinese
... explained later). While the structure can be difficult to grasp for some learners, there are some easy ways to remember how to form these big numbers ...

7 KB (1,089 words) - 06:47, 10 April 2019
Expressing "in addition" with "lingwai"
... nǐmen lìngwài zhǎo rén lái zuò.They aren't doing a good job on this project. I suggest you find some other people to do it. 这里是 VIP 室，要另外付费才能用 ...

5 KB (717 words) - 08:45, 3 November 2020
Expressing "hard to avoid" with "nanmian"
... , there are inevitably going to be some misunderstandings. 年轻人难免会 ... for the interns at this firm to avoid doing some random odd jobs. 刚离开家的时 ...

4 KB (565 words) - 09:50, 14 January 2021