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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 ...

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Inability with "mei banfa"
... bànfǎ). 没办法 (méi bànfǎ) essentially means "there is no way," and while it works just fine by itself, it can also come before verb s. Structure ...

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Expressing "or" in statements
... "), in Chinese, this is what 或者 (huòzhě) is used for. Structure While 还是 (háishì) is used for Offering choices with "haishi" "or" in questions ...

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Negative adjectives with "-si le"
... -死了 (sǐ le) is only for adjectives with negative connotations, while positive connotations use a similar degree complement, Positive adjectives with ...

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Expressing "mistakenly think that" with "yiwei"
... 以为 will be a whole phrase that is actually incorrect information. Note that while it's quite common to refer to things that happened in the past, it ...

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Change of state with "le"
... vague, and it also takes some getting used to. You should expect it to take a while to get used to this use of 了 (le). Because it's a little vague and ...

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Expressing "although" with "suiran" and "danshi"
... with a " but " word in Chinese. Structure 虽然⋯⋯ 但是⋯⋯ expresses that while the former part of the sentence is true, there is an adverse reaction ...

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Acknowledgments
... Volunteer Editors Some of these editors did tons of work on their own, while others emailed in issues they found. We thank them all for the hard ...

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Using "dui" with verbs
... that person's perspective. In Chinese, the pattern is: 对 + Person + 来说，⋯⋯ While this pattern was too common to omit from this page, it's covered in ...

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Big numbers in Chinese
... rules for numbers 100,000,000 onwards that will be explained later). While the structure can be difficult to grasp for some learners, there are some ...

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Expressing "before" and "after" with "zhiqian" and "zhihou"
... . Both words are still used in everyday spoken Chinese, however. In addition, while all four words can mean "before and "after" (referring to time), 之 ...

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Comparing "shihe" and "heshi"
... the least. They mean more or less the same thing, but the former is a verb, while the latter is an adjective. The Verb 适合适合 is a verb meaning "to ...

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Expressing "only if" with "zhiyou"
... " here, but the 只有 is still implied in Chinese (meaning "it is only"). While this pattern has many uses, one of the most common (and most childish) is ...

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Expressing "would rather" with "ningke"
... 宁可 is used a little differently. 宁可 is followed by unfavorable actions while 也要 is followed by things that you desire or something that you intend ...

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Expressing "how about" with "yaobu"
... 吧。Dàjiā dōu yǒudiǎn lèi le, yàobù xiūxi yīhuìr ba.Everyone is a little tired. Let's rest for a while. 要不我们一起去吧，一个人去没意思。Yàobù wǒmen yīqǐ qù ...

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Modal particle "ne"
... ，你去哪里了？Wǒ zhǎo le nǐ hěn jiǔ ne, nǐ qù nǎlǐ le?I looked for you for quite a while. Where did you go? 雨还很大呢，我们不要出去了。Yǔ hái hěn dàne, wǒmen ...

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Yes-no questions with "ma"
... learners make this mistake, so don't worry if it happens every once in a while, just catch it and remember it the next time. How to Answer You ...

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Comparing "li" and "cong"
... since starting elementary school. Colloquial Sayings 从那以后 means "ever since then," while 从今以后 means "from now on." A few examples: 从那以后，我 ...

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Coincidence with "zhenghao"
... mén de shíhou, tā zhènghǎo chūmén.He just happened to be leaving the house while I was knocking at the door. Used as "just right" You can also ...

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Expressing "even more" with "geng"
... .She's become more beautiful after she got married. Structure with 比 (bǐ) While 更 (gèng) is not a substitute for Basic comparisons with "bi" 比 ...

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Expressing "all along" with "yizhi"
... bù hǎo.The air in Beijing has been bad for a while. See also "Always" with "zongshi" "Since the beginning" with "yixiang" Comparing ...

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