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  • ... 我们 公司 的 客户 来自 美国 。 Wǒmen gōngsī de kèhù láizì Měiguó.Our company's clients come from the USA. 我的 这个 想法 来自 生活 。 Wǒ de zhège xiǎngfǎ láizì shēnghuó ...
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  • ... 给 你们 听。I want to learn the Chinese song "Happy Birthday." I'll sing for you guys when the time comes. 你 先 自己 试 一 试,到时候 我 再 教 你。You can give it a try ...
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  • ... minutes. A: 出来 玩 吧 ,我们 在 酒吧 等 你 。Chūlái wán ba, wǒmen zài jiǔbā děng nǐ.Come and hang out with us. We'll be waiting in the bar. B: 我 妈 不 让 我 出去 。Wǒ mā ...
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  • ... 不 想 来 我们 公司 工作 吗?Nǐ bù xiǎng lái wǒmen gōngsī gōngzuò ma?Do you not want to come to work for our company? 去年 她 去 美国 工作 了 几 个 月 。Qùnián tā qù Měiguó ...
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  • ... have to be at a place before you can do anything there, so the location comes before the verb. You need the instrument before you can use it, so that ...
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  • ... thank you? 你 结婚 的时候 怎么 不 告诉 我?Nǐ jiéhūn de shíhou zěnme bù gàosu wǒ? How come you didn't tell me when you got married? 我们 还 没 开始 吃,他 怎么 已经 吃完 了 ...
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  • ... going to be an important part of most students' Chinese studies for some time to come. For that reason, we want to offer an "easy in" for students of ...
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  • ... hěn kǔ.Because coffee is bitter. A:他 为什么 不 来?Tā wèishénme bù lái?Why isn't he coming? B:因为 他 很 忙。Yīnwèi tā hěn máng.Because he is busy. A:你 早上 为什 ...
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  • ... drink alcohol too? 你 也 想 来 我 家 吗? Nǐ yě xiǎng lái wǒ jiā ma?Do you want to come to my house too? 她 也 觉得 这 个 老师 不 好。 Tā yě juéde zhège lǎoshī bù hǎo ...
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  • ... ,少 玩 点 游戏 吧 。Kuài qīzhōng kǎoshì le, shǎo wán diǎn yóuxì ba.The mid-term exams are coming up. Go easy on the video games. 少 喝 点 ,明天 还要 上班 呢 。Shǎo hē ...
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  • ... méi zhīdào tā yào lái. 我 不 知道 他 要 来。Wǒ bù zhīdào tā yào lái.I didn't know he was coming. 他 小 时候 没 认识 她 。Tā xiǎo shíhou méi rènshi tā. 他 小时候 不 认识 她。Tā ...
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  • ... of 就 ), but they still follow the rules of adverbs. Adverbs can sometimes come at the very beginning of a sentence, but in these cases they still ...
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  • ... an extremely high degree. Negative adjectives with "-si le" 死了 usually comes after adjectives with negative connotations (like 忙, 累, 臭, 难看) and ...
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  • ... with us. 我 不 坐 地铁 来 的 。The 是 is missingWǒ bù zuò dìtiě lái de.I didn't come by metro. 我 不 在 中国 出生 的 。The 是 is missingWǒ bù zài Zhōngguó chūshēng de. I ...
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  • ... , I lose. 你 怎么 每次 吃 火锅 都 拉肚子 ?Nǐ zěnme měicì chī huǒguō dōu lādùzi?How come you have diarrhea every time you eat hotpot? 他 每次 迟到 都 说 因为 堵车 。Tā měicì ...
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  • ... up with." 你 能 想出 什么 好 办法 ?Nǐ néng xiǎngchū shénme hǎo bànfǎ?What good ideas can you come up with? 这些 数学 题 有点 难 ,我 花 了 一个 小时 才 做出来 。Zhèxiē shùxué tí ...
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  • ... will be omitted. If there is a subject, however, 却 definitely needs to come ''after'' it. A few examples to give you a better understanding of this: 我 ...
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  • ... A: 你 明天 不 来 吗 ?Negative verb in the questionNǐ míngtiān bù lái ma?You're not coming tomorrow? B: 不 来 。The negative verb means "no."Bù lái.No, I won't ...
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  • ... 在 管理 方面 ,你 比 我 有经验 。Zài guǎnlǐ fāngmiàn, nǐ bǐ wǒ yǒu jīngyàn.When it comes to management, you have more experience than I do. 中西方 文化 在 很多 方面 都 有 共 ...
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  • ... if he will come tomorrow. 我 不 知道 他 明天 会 不 会 来 。I'm not sure if he will come tomorrow. 我 不 ... 明天 会 来 。I don't think he can come tomorrow. 我 觉得 他 明天 不 会 来 ...
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  • ... without a result), but for verbs that include a result you tend to only come across past tense forms - "I didn't see." A sentence like "I'm not seeing ...
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  • ... use them, make sure you do the following. Lists Example sentences usually come together as a group of lists. Wrap the entire list (or lists ...
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  • ... 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 boss ...
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  • ... .Teacher, let me read it. A:你 怎么 做 得 这么 慢 ?Nǐ zěnme zuò de zhème màn?How come you do it so slowly? B:你 觉得 我 慢 ?你 来 !Nǐ juéde wǒ màn? Nǐ lái You think ...
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  • ... have a little wine and enjoy yourself. 到 这里 来 凉快 凉快 。Dào zhèlǐ lái liángkuai liángkuai.Come over here and cool off. 我 想 去 外面 走走 ,安静 一下 。Wǒ xiǎng qù ...
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  • ... frequently include 还是, and it usually comes before a verb or a subject. Subj ... 吧 。Háishì ràng tā jìnlái ba.We'd better let her come in. 你 还是 快点 走 吧 。Nǐ ...
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  • ... for this pattern, the object moves to the front of the sentence instead of coming after the verb as it normally does. After you move the object to the ...
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  • ... and ''before the verb''. (This is different from a conjunction like 但是 which comes ''before'' the subject ) Also 反而 can appear in one sentence with 但是 ...
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  • ... you go too. 你 不能 进 ,除非 你 有 预约 。Nǐ bù néng jìn, chúfēi nǐ yǒu yùyuē.You can't come in unless you have an appointment. 我 不 说 ,除非 你 答应 我 你 不会 生气 。Wǒ bù ...
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  • ... jiéhūn tā. 我 想 跟 她 结婚 。the prepositional phrase, literally "with her," comes before the verbWǒ xiǎng gēn tā jiéhūn.I want to get married to her. '''聊 ...
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  • ... 了?!我 这些 菜 白 做了。Tā bù huílái chīfàn le? Wǒ zhèxiē cài bái zuò le.He's not coming back to eat? I made all this food for nothing. 你 一 句 汉语 都 不 会 说,白 ...
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  • ... In these example sentences, we see that the opposite of what is expected comes out. In this case "what is expected" is a objective requirement. We see ...
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  • ... park. 商店 关门 的 时候,你 再 来 找 我。Shāngdiàn guānmén de shíhou , nǐ zàilái zhǎo wǒ.Come to find me when the shop is closed. 商店 关门 了 以后,你 再 来 找 我。Shāngdiàn ...
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  • ... bù lái zhèlǐ chīfàn le, yòu guì yòu nánchī.In the future I will never come to this place to eat again. It's expensive and the food is terrible. 以后 ...
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  • ... (gěi) is one of those exceptions; Verbs preceded by "gei" it sometimes comes before the verb and sometimes after. This article is about when it ...
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  • ... bu shì?Is it (or not)? 他们 来 不 来 ? Tāmen lái bu lái?Are they going to come or not? 你 想 不 想 我 ? Nǐ xiǎng bu xiǎng wǒ?Do you or do you not miss me ...
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  • ... dài de qián gòu huā.Don't worry. I've brought enough money to spend. When it comes before an adjective, 了 is needed at the end of the sentence. 我 对 你 ...
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  • ... 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 ...
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  • ... 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'' ...
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  • ... 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 ...
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  • ... 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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  • ... 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 ...
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  • ... , 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 ...
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  • ... 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 ...
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  • ... 。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 ...
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  • ... ? 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 ...
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  • ... 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 ...
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  • ... : 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 ...
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  • ... 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, ...
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  • ... 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 ...
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  • ... 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 ...
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  • ... 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 ...
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  • ... 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 ...
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  • ... 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 ...
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  • ... 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 ...
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  • ... 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 ...
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  • ... 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 ...
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  • ... 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 ...
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  • ... 上课 了,老师 可能 罚 他。Tā yòu bù lái shàngkè le, lǎoshī kěnéng fá tā.He didn't come to class again. The teacher is probably going to punish him. 你 为什么 又 看 这 本 ...
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  • ... ). A few examples: 我 一 个 小时 以后 回来 。Wǒ yī gè xiǎoshí yǐhòu huílái. I will come back in an hour. 毕业 以后 他 出国 了 。Bìyè yǐhòu tā chūguó le.He went abroad ...
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  • ... 明天 你 能 早点 来 吗 ?Míngtiān nǐ néng zǎodiǎn lái ma?Is it possible for you to come a little earlier tomorrow? 可 不 可以 换 时间 ?Kě bu kěyǐ huàn shíjiān?Is it ...
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  • ... you are smart? In this case, the 就 comes before the verb, and what's being emphasized as "small quantity" comes after the verb, either as an object or ...
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  • ... 么 时候 来 就 什么 时候来 。Xiǎng shénme shíhou lái jiù shénme shíhou lái.You can come whenever you like. 想 点 什么 就 点 什么 ,我 请客 。Xiǎng diǎn shénme jiù diǎn shénme ...
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  • ... 咱们 总 得 想 个 办法 啊。Zánmen zǒng děi xiǎng ge bànfǎ a.We're going to have to come up with some kind of solution. 不管 发生 了 什么,人 总 要 吃饭 吧。Bùguǎn fāshēng le ...
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  • ... first state the topic or a question and then give your answer that you think the best. The answer comes after the 莫过于. 莫过于 is one of the phrases that ...
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  • ... 在 + Location+ 上 / 下 / 里 / 旁边 Notice that the preposition "preposition" comes after the location and object that it modifies. That is, in English ...
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  • ... below: A: 昨天 你 是 怎么 回 的 家 ?Zuótiān nǐ shì zěnme huí de jiā?How did you come back yesterday? B: 昨天 我 是 打车 回 家 的 。Zuótiān wǒ shì dǎchē huíjiā de.I went ...
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  • ... 怎么 今天 还 没 到 ?Tā yīxiàng bù chídào, zěnme jīntiān hái méi dào?He never comes late. How is it that he hasn't come yet today? 你 知道 妈妈 一向 不 爱 出门,所以 她 是 不 ...
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  • ... 点 到 十 点 之间 过来 。Nǐ kěyǐ míngtiān zǎoshang bā diǎn dào shí diǎn zhījiān guòlái.You can come between 8am and 10am tomorrow. 45 岁 到 60 岁 之间 的 人 很 容易 得 这种 ...
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  • ... gives the monkey paw to the Zhang family, along with a warning that the wishes come with a great price for trying to change one’s fate… Chapter 1 ...
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  • ... , but every now and then it's not so easy to just buy something. That's where 买到 comes in handy. 我 还 没有 买 。Wǒ hái méiyǒu mǎi.I haven't bought it yet ...
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  • ... S. this year. 他 下 个 月 要 来 中国 工作。 Tā xià gè yuè yào lái Zhōngguó gōngzuò.He is coming to China to work next month. 你 下 个 星期 要 去 她 家 吃 晚饭 吗? Nǐ xià gè ...
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  • ... says, "I am Li Li" we can see that the answer to the question comes at the end of the sentence. In Chinese, the structure of the question to learn ...
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  • ... 导游 。Rúguǒ nǐ lái Zhōngguó wán, wǒ gěi nǐ dāng dǎoyóu.If you come visit China, I'll be your tour guide. See also Expressing "with" with "gen ...
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  • ... / 没 + Verb Examples 他 又 没 来 上课 。Tā yòu méi lái shàngkè.He didn't come to class again. 你们 又 不 付钱 ?Nǐmen yòu bù fùqián?You're not paying again ...
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  • ... : The two adjectives often act as an attributive (coming before a noun), object (coming after a verb), or other sentence element. If the ...
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  • ... 你 男朋友 会 说 中文 吗? Lái Zhōngguó yǐqián, nǐ nánpéngyou huì shuō Zhōngwén ma?Before coming to China, can your boyfriend speak Chinese? 今年 中秋节 以后 ,我 没 见 过 ...
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  • ... In English, we're limited on what words come after the word "quite." Though Chinese ... you quite in love with him? How come you broke up? See also ...
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  • ... first. It's an adverb , so it normally comes before verb s. Structure The adverb 只 (zhǐ) can come directly before a verb , or before an ...
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  • ... in, "I'm afraid that I'm too busy washing my hair tomorrow night to come over and see the 2000 pictures of your trip to ComicCon." Structure 恐 ...
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  • ... Shùnbiàn wèn yīxià, nǐ xià zhōu shénme shíhou huílái?By the way, when next week are you coming back? 顺便 说 一下,电脑 已经 修 好 了。Shùnbiàn shuō yīxià, diànnǎo ...
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  • ... pairs with 过. Used with 过 When used with action verbs, 曾经 comes before the verb, which is then followed by 过. For psychological verb s, the ...
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  • ... with 就 于是 is often used with 就 to emphasize that the actions or events that come after 就 are immediately after the first event. 电影 太 暴力 了 ,我们 实在 ...
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  • ... Exercises.''' While still providing part of a sentence, we'll expect you to come up with the rest. This is a bit more demanding, and requires more ...
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  • ... only two words. Structure 请 + Verb Examples 请 进 。Qǐng jìn.Please come in. 请 坐 。Qǐng zuò.Please sit down. 请 说 。Qǐng shuō.Please ...
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  • ... with "le" change of state " (AKA 了2 ). But what about when a complement comes after the verb? Does that count as part of the verb or not? The ...
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  • ... hěn duō rén lái mǎi piányi de jīdàn.Every day when the supermarket opens, lots of people will come and buy the cheap eggs. 当 她 生气 的 时候,她 就 会 去 买 衣 ...
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  • ... 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 ...
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  • ... grammar, but still need pinyin and want to build a stronger foundation? You've come to the right place Check out some of the following pages: File ...
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  • ... entire sentences. They themselves cannot act as sentence elements. Instead, they come between the elements to connect them in some way. Unlike English ...
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  • ... work for 10 hours Location complement 住 在北京 to live in Beijing 来 到中国 to come to China Time complement 等 到明年 to wait until next year 生 于69年 to ...
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  • ... in the 是 sentence pattern indicates the location or area. The object that comes after 是 is the only thing (worth mentioning) in that area. It's worth ...
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  • ... yǐhòu de dì-èr nián, tā kāi le zhè jiā gōngsī.He started this company his second year after coming to Shanghai. 下 个 月 的 第 一 周 老板 要 出差。Xià gè yuè de ...
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  • ... measure words. Also note that it ''is'' possible to just use "个" but that comes off as not as accurate. The indefinite measure words "点" and "些" are ...
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  • ... that classification by part of speech is a very useful tool. Part of speech comes in handy not just in instantly knowing the main ways a word can be ...
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  • ... . Not all verbs can take location complements; for most verbs, location comes before the verb in the standard word order . Many students of Chinese ...
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  • ... (for example, a one-character verb like 吃). Put simply, ''something needs to come after the verb''. That "something" can be a particle like 了, a ...
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  • ... 请 你 再 说 一 遍。Please say it one more time. 我 到 上海 两 次 了。 I've come to Shanghai two times. 一 个 晚上 去 了 三 趟 厕所。I went to the bathroom three times in ...
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  • ... I read. 你Nǐ 去。qù. You go. 你们Nǐmen 看。kàn. You look. 你Nǐ 来。lái. You come here 我Wǒ 说。shuō. I speak. 孩子Háizi 哭。kū. Children cry. 谁 Shéi 要 学?yào xué? Who ...
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  • ... so you can't rely too much on translating directly from English when it comes to expressing the English verb "to be" in Chinese. Examples 我 是 ...
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  • ... yesterday? 老板 今天 没 来 吗? Lǎobǎn jīntiān méi​ lái ma?The boss didn't come today? 老师 今天 没 生气 。 Lǎoshī jīntiān méi shēngqì.The teacher didn't get angry ...
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  • ... involving it. Structure Topic + 怎么 + Verb The object doesn't have to come after the verb. Sometimes it moves to the front of the question ...
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  • ... express permission to do things. Examples 我 可以 进来 吗?Wǒ kěyǐ jìnlái ma?May I come in? 二十 一 岁 以后 可以 喝酒。Èrshí-yī suì yǐhòu kěyǐ hējiǔ.After ...
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  • ... 来 吗? Tāmen míngtiān néng zǎo diǎn lái ma?Would it be possible for them to come a little earlier tomorrow? 你们 能 小声 一点 吗?Nǐmen néng xiǎo shēng yīdiǎn ...
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  • ... 别 笑!Bié xiào Don't laugh 别 动!Bié dòng Don't move 别 过来!Bié guòlái Don't come over here 别 打 孩子!Bié dǎ háizi Don't hit the child 别 喝 太 多。Bié hē ...
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  • ... cold. 明天 你 应该 八 点 半 来 公司。 Míngtiān nǐ yīnggāi bādiǎn bàn lái gōngsī.You should come to the office tomorrow at 8:30. 他 太 累 了,应该 回家 休息。Tā tài lèi le ...
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  • ... one to learn first, some verbs frequently use 给 but have the 给 coming after the verb, rather than before. It's best to think of these as exceptions ...
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  • ... (gēn) is commonly used to express "with." Just remember that the "with" phrase comes ''before the verb''. Subj. + 跟 + Person + Verb + Obj. The word 一起 ...
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  • ... 后,你们 一起 来 我 家 吧。Xiàbān yǐhòu, nǐmen yīqǐ lái wǒ jiā ba.After work, why don't you all come to my home together? 下 个 月 我 和 妈妈 一起 去 旅行。Xià gè yuè wǒ hé ...
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  • ... location that a verb takes place in, 在 (zài), followed by a location, comes before the verb. Subj. + 在 + Place + Verb + Obj. Notice that the location ...
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  • ... "difficult" with "nan" hard to do something , 好 (hǎo) can also come before verbs to indicate that something is ''easy to do.'' Structure The ...
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  • ... is no way," and while it works just fine by itself, it can also come before verb s. Structure One easy way to express inability is to place ...
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  • ... 你 想 来 中国 吗? Yǐhòu nǐ xiǎng lái Zhōngguó ma? In the future, do you want to come to China? 我 以后 不 喝酒 了。 Wǒ yǐhòu bù hējiǔ le.I will not drink alcohol ...
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  • ... ?Shàng dàxué yǐqián, nǐ lái guo shànghǎi ma? Before you went to college, did you ever come to Shanghai? 结婚 以前 ,你 应该 先 买 房子。Jiéhūn yǐqián, nǐ yīnggāi ...
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  • ... 来 中国 以后, 她 认识 了 她 的 老公。 Lái Zhōngguó yǐhòu, tā rènshi le tā de lǎogōng.After coming to China, she met her husband. 她 一个月 以后 开始 上班。Tā yī gè yuè yǐhòu ...
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  • ... ongoing duration . Subj. + (已经 +) Duration + 没 + Verb + 了 So now the duration comes right after the subject and 了 is at the end of the sentence. The ...
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  • ... .It's too late now, don't leave. 你们 早 点 来 吧 。 Nǐmen zǎo diǎn lái ba.Come a little earlier. 快 点 吧 , 要 迟到 了。Kuài diǎn ba, yào chídào le.Please hurry ...
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  • ... zài jiā, nǐ kěyǐ wǎnshang lái ma? This afternoon I won't be home. Can you come by this evening? B:行 吧。Xíng ba.All right. B is now conceding that going ...
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  • ... the end of a sentence or statement. Just make sure that 了 (le) comes first, followed by 吗 (ma). Basic Usage Structure Subj. + Verb + Obj ...
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  • ... lái shàngkè.Today, the teacher felt a little unwell, so she didn't come to class. Negative Connotation Note that for the speaker, the adjective ...
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  • ... 点 来 见 我,但是 他 没 来。Tā shuō wǔ diǎn lái jiàn wǒ, dànshì tā méi lái.He said he would come to see me at five, but he didn't. 这 个 地方 很 漂亮,但是 人 太 多 了。Zhège ...
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  • ... nǐ jiā huòzhě nǐ lái wǒ jiā, dōu kěyǐ.After work I will go to your house, or you can come to my house, either way is fine. 下 个 月 我 打算 去 杭州 或者 苏州 旅 ...
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  • ... . 那个 ⋯⋯ 我 明天 不 来 了。Nèige... wǒ míngtiān bù lái le.Ummm... I'm not coming tomorrow. 那个 ⋯⋯ 这样 做 不 好 吧?Nèige... zhèyàng zuò bù hǎo ba?Ummm, it's ...
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  • ... .Every morning he skips breakfast. 他 每 年 都 来 中国。Tā měi nián dōu lái Zhōngguó.He comes to China every year. 我 每 个 星期 都 给 妈妈 打电话。Wǒ měi gè xīngqī ...
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  • ... is: Noun 1 + 比 + Noun 2 + Adj. The noun that's placed first is the one that comes out on top in the comparison. So in the sentence: 小李 比 小张 高 。Xiǎo ...
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  • ... usually used to express a kind of impatience or surprise on the part of the speaker. It comes before the verb. 我 早就 知道 了 !Wǒ zǎo jiù zhīdào le I knew ...
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  • ... Subj. + 再 + Verb Phrase Examples 我们 明年 再 来 。Wǒmen míngnián zài lái.We'll come again next year. 再 试 一下 。Zài shì yīxià.Try it again. 你 可以 再 ...
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  • ... go to work every day. 老师 每天 都 迟到。 Lǎoshī měi tiān dōu chídào. The teacher comes late every day. 她 每天 都 不 吃 早饭。 Tā měi tiān dōu bù chī zǎofàn.Every ...
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  • ... most beautiful. 最 (zuì) with Psychological Verbs 最 (zuì) can also come before psychological verb s, to express what one "most likes," "most ...
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  • ... and the English translations above. This is because the "main" action usually comes second in English (after the "while"), but first in Chinese. For ...
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  • ... topic in Chinese grammar, but you can approach them in stages. The structure you come across the most is a verb with 到 (dào): Subj. + Verb + 到 + Obj ...
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  • Grammar Box Result complements come immediately after verbs to indicate that an action has led to a certain result and make that result clear to ...
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  • Grammar Box 起来 (qǐlái) comes up very frequently in Chinese and can be used both literally and figuratively. This is a little like the usage of "up ...
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  • ... with him. I want a divorce. Used with 再 When the adverb 再 comes before the verb, there's an implication that if "things keep going on this ...
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  • Grammar Box You will often come across 因为⋯⋯所以⋯⋯ (yīnwèi... suǒyǐ...) in both written and spoken Chinese. This pattern will give your Chinese a ...
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  • ... When there is only one subject with 不但⋯⋯而且⋯⋯, the subject has to come at the beginning of the sentence, before both 不但 and 而且. When using two ...
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  • ... 事 都 不 做?Nǐ zài jiālǐ zěnme shénme shì dōu bù zuò? How come you haven't done anything at home? See Also Expressing "every time" with "mei" and ...
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  • ... to the beginning of the sentence, with the comment on the topic coming after the topic has been stated. Structure Topic ,Comment Examples ...
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  • ... 点 水果 。Xiàbān yǐhòu zǎo diǎn huílái. Háiyǒu, huílái de lùshang mǎi diǎn shuǐguǒ.Come back early after work. Also, buy some fruit on your way back. 今天 ...
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  • ... ten thousand 亿 (yì): hundred million Ten Thousand - 万 (wàn) 万 (wàn) comes up the most often and is the largest stumbling block for most people ...
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  • ... " but ." Structure Just like its counterparts, 不过 is a conjunction that comes between two distinct clauses. ⋯⋯ ,不过 ⋯⋯ Examples 这 件 衣服 我 ...
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  • ... times" mirror each other in structure. In Chinese sentences, these measure words come after the verb. You should also know that, like nouns, some ...
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  • ... nǐ de chéngjì zài hǎo yīdiǎnr, nǐ jiù néng shēnqǐng Běi Dà le.If your grades come up a little more, then you can apply to Beijing University. 假如 我 是 ...
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  • ... 季 一向 来 得 很 突然。Yúnnán de yǔjì yīxiàng láide hěn tūrán.Yunnan's rainy season always comes suddenly. 他 的 态度 一向 很 认真。Tā de tàidù yīxiàng hěn rènzhēn.His ...
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  • ... can also be used to mean "might as well" to emphasize that the choice that comes after 不如 is better than what was just being discussed. When used like ...
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  • ... the ''denominator'' is the ''bottom'' number in a fraction, but it comes ''first'' in spoken Chinese. Knowing that this order actually totally fits ...
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  • ... , zhìyú jùtǐ de shíjiān, wǒ jiù bù zhīdào le.She told me she was coming back tomorrow. With regards to the specific time, I don't know about that. 律 ...
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  • ... also be used to simply identify a topic, sort of like saying "when it comes to...." Structure 的话 can also be used to introduce a topic which the ...
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  • ... by a Question The suggestion or inference deduced from the first "fact" can come in the form of rhetorical question. In this case, 那 can be omitted ...
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  • ... Box 好 (hǎo) can mean "in order to or "for the sake of" when coming before a verb phrase, and therefore expresses the purpose. You might think of it ...
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  • ... + Verb + 没 / 不 + Verb Examples 你 究竟 来 不 来?Nǐ jiūjìng lái bu lái?Are you coming or not? 你们 究竟 能 不 能 帮 我?Nǐmen jiūjìng néng bu néng bāng wǒ ...
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  • ... wǒ dìdi lái yě yào mǎi piào.Even my brother needs to buy a ticket if he comes, let alone you. 且不说 is more formal than 别说, but is used in the same ...
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  • ... to seek consent of the listener. When using 要不 in this way, it can come either at the beginning of the sentence or in the middle, after explaining the ...
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  • Many of the separable verb s below come from Chinese Grammar Without Tears http://www.amazon.cn/mn/detailApp/ref=as_li_ss_tl?_encoding=UTF8&tag= ...
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  • ... working. He can't play with you. 他 还 没 回来 呢。Tā hái méi huílái ne.He hasn't come back yet. 我们 的 工作 还 有 很多 呢。Wǒmen de gōngzuò hái yǒu hěn duō ne.We ...
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  • ... particle 着 (zhe) functions in Chinese like "-ing" functions in English. Well, yes, both come at the after a verb, but how do you know when to use 着 ...
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  • ... Nǐ kěyǐ de.You can do this. 她 一定 会 来 的 。Tā yīdìng huì lái de.She's definitely coming. 我们 能 搞定 的 。Wǒmen néng gǎodìng de.We can handle it. 他 不 会 道歉 的 ...
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  • ... from me further." In other words, "Stay away from me," or "Don't come near me." See Also "From… to…" with "cong… dao…" Sources and ...
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  • ... me? 你们 可以 来 为 我们 加油 。Nǐmen kěyǐ lái wèi wǒmen jiāyóu.You guys can come to cheer us on. 她 是 为 美国 政府 工作 的 。Tā shì wèi Měiguó zhèngfǔ gōngzuò ...
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  • ... son doesn't snack much. 老板 不怎么 来 办公室 。Lǎobǎn bù zěnme lái bàngōngshì.My boss doesn't come to the office very often. 我 不怎么 在 网上 买 东西 。Wǒ bù zěnme zài ...
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  • ... turns red. 你 怎么 一 吃 火锅 就 拉肚子 ?Nǐ zěnme yī chī huǒguō jiù lādùzi?How come you get diarrhea every time you eat hotpot? 他 一 上 英语 课 就 想 睡觉 。Tā yī shàng ...
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  • ... as a preposition . In this role, the ''whole'' "为了 phrase" should come '''before''' the verb. Structure 为了 ⋯⋯ ,Subj. ⋯⋯ Note also that 为了 ...
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  • ... can have an object or other information after the verb, but the 过 (guo) needs to come immediately after the verb. Examples 你 从来 没有 想 过 这 个 问 ...
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  • ... ," you can put 刚才 (gāngcái) right before the verb in a sentence. It can also come before or after the subject. 刚才 + Verb Examples 你 刚才 说 什么 了 ...
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  • ... "even more badass"), you can use 更 (gèng). 更 (gèng) generally comes before adjective s. Basic Usage Structure The pattern in Chinese ...
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  • ... 总是 (zǒngshì). 总是 (zǒngshì) means "always," and like other adverb s, comes before the verb in a sentence. 总是 (zǒngshì) with Verbs 总是 (zǒngshì ...
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  • ... 又 不 忙 ,来 帮 我 一下 。Nǐ xiànzài yòu bù máng, lái bāng wǒ yīxià.You're not busy now. Come and help me. 我 又 没 吃 过 ,怎么 知道 好 不 好吃 ?Wǒ yòu méi chī guo, zěnme ...
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  • ... the ticket. 老板 十一 点 才 到 办公室。 Lǎobǎn shíyī diǎn cái dào bàngōngshì.The boss didn't come to the office until 11 o'clock. 这个 项目 最少 要 花 两 个 月 才 能 做 完 ...
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  • ... for ''future'' frequent actions in colloquial Chinese. 常 来 玩 !Cháng lái wán Come hang out often 常 联系 !Cháng liánxì Let's keep in touch Used ...
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  • ... 明天 你们 一定 要 来。Míngtiān nǐmen yīdìng yào lái.You guys definitely have to come tomorrow. 一定 要 小心。Yīdìng yào xiǎoxīn.You've absolutely got to be careful ...
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  • ... examples above, 就 pairs exclusively with the verb 是. But 就 can also come before other verbs, with similar emphatic effect. In these cases, it's also ...
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  • ... yǐqián, tā yī gè wàiguó péngyou dōu méiyǒu.He didn't have a single foreign friend before coming to Shanghai. 她 一 瓶 可乐 也 没 喝 。 Tā yī píng kělè yě méi ...
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  • ... referred to, and usually the speaker has adopted a certain attitude or has come to some kind of conclusion about the person or object. 对于 那 ...
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  • ... something is restored that was once destroyed, messed up, or lost. It comes back into its original state or appearance. Often it is used with words ...
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  • REDIRECT Expressing "when the time comes" with "dao shihou"
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  • ... In spoken Chinese, the equivalent of "I bet," as in "I bet he won't come," is 谅. Structure Using 谅 this way is a little tricky, or sometimes ...
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  • ... Stub 之 is one of the characters from classical Chinese that has come into common usage. It a formal written way to express possession. Structure ...
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  • ... 竟然 into an appropriate English word. Sometimes it's just a ''feeling'' that doesn't come across well in English unless you can hear the tone of voice ...
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  • ... 什么 来着!他们 会 回来 的。I told you so They would come back. Sources and further reading Books Short-term Spoken Chinese: Elementary (汉语口语速 ...
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  • ... grammar, but still need pinyin and want to build a stronger foundation? You've come to the right place Check out some of the following pages: File ...
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  • Grammar Box 而已 (éryǐ) comes at the end of a sentence to express that something is merely what it is. It is like saying "it's nothing more than x." ...
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  • ... 。Wǒ jiā yǒngyuǎn huānyíng nǐ, rènhé shíhou dōu kěyǐ lái.You are always welcome in our house. You can come by anytime. 这 次 的项目 很 重要,任何 意外 都 不 要 发生。Zhè ...
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  • Grammar Box Stub 与否 is a grammatical particle that comes from classical Chinese meaning "whether or not." It is typically used at the end of ...
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  • ... in our company, but I don't like her at all. As you can see, 而 comes between the two to stress the contrast. See Also "On the contrary" with ...
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  • ... , there is often a 来 or 去 after the 是, indicating direction like "coming here" or "going there." Person + 是 + 来 / 去 + Verb+ 的 Examples 我 是 ...
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  • ... huílái, shǎobuliǎo shì zài jiābān.It's past 8 o'clock he still hasn't come back. He must be working overtime. Sources and Further Reading Books ...
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  • ... he's eating, he doesn't say anything. He doesn't stop eating. When "不停" comes after the verb, it behaves somewhat strangely and takes "个" before it in ...
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  • ... (a certain time) on" using "zi……qi" Similar Expressing "to come from" with "laizi" POS Prepositions Translation from Translation to ...
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  • ... speak. 妈妈 已经 回来 了。with just a verbMāma yǐjīng huílái le.Mom has already come back. 他 已经 上 飞机 了。with a verb phraseTā yǐjīng shàng fēijī le.He's ...
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  • ... a Number When it's more than just a half, then 半 (bàn) comes after the measure word instead of before. It's the difference between "half an ...
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  • ... an adjective to them using 的 (de). Adj. + 的 + Noun This structure comes up extremely frequently and is an easy way to attribute features to nouns ...
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  • ... 他 来 了 。This can also mean "He's here now." Be careful Tā lái le.He's coming over now. / He's on the way. 上课 了 ! Shàngkè le Class begins now 我 去 ...
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  • ... 起,怪不得 他们 常常 一起 上 下班。It turns out that they're living together. No wonder they often come to work and leave work together. 怪不得 总是 对 他 那么 好,原来 你 一直 都 喜 ...
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  • ... 常 在 外面 吃饭。I don't go out for dinner often. 我 老板 不常 来公司。My boss doesn't come to the office often. 我们 是 很好 的 朋友,但是 我们不常见面。We're good friends, but we ...
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  • ... 了 (le) follows immediately after a verb to indicate completion (AKA 了1 ), and comes at the end of a sentence when it indicates a " Change of state ...
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  • ... go through the grammar point lists from top to bottom. But do expect to come back often. And expect to get sucked into the curiously logical world of ...
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  • ... 1st quarter x:15, and the third quarter x:45. Like half hours, they also come after the word 点 (diăn). We use the word 刻 (kè) to express "quarter hour ...
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  • ... Result Sometimes there is no cause-effect relationship between what comes before and after 结果 (no logical connection). In these sentences ...
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  • ... Adjective Structure 真 (zhēn) is used only in exclamatory sentences and comes before an adjective. 真 + Adj. Examples 你 真 好!Nǐ zhēn ...
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  • ... English translation, but the feeling is nevertheless that the impending event is coming up fast. This use of 就 (jiù) overlaps with its Expressing ...
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  • ... 想 个 主意。Qíngkuàng jǐnjí, wǒmen bùdébù mǎshàng xiǎng ge zhǔyi.It's an emergency situation. We must come up with something fast. 因为 生病 的 关系,他 不得不 放弃 这 ...
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  • ... ready. I'm starving. 这个 愿望 终于 实现 了 !Zhège yuànwàng zhōngyú shíxiàn le This dream has finally come true 我们 找 了 两 个 多 小时 ,终于 找到 了 那 家 店 。Wǒmen zhǎo ...
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  • ... 不 喜欢,你 可以 来 换 。Wànyī tā bù xǐhuan, nǐ kěyǐ lái huàn.If he doesn't like it, you can come back and exchange it. 我 要 记 下来 ,万一 忘 了,可以 查 。Wǒ yào jì xiàlái ...
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  • ... word indicates the direction of an action. Remember that the verb comes ''after'' this 往 phrase. 往 + Direction / Place + Verb Examples 一直 ...
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  • ... place 对于 before or after the subject. It cannot be an attributive modifier (coming before a noun). Subj. + 对于 + Object + Predicate 对于 + Object, Subj ...
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  • ... about B, ''as it relates to'' A. 跟 + A + 比 (起来) ,B⋯⋯ B can also come at the beginning of the sentence: B + 跟 + A + 比 (起来) ,⋯⋯ For both of these ...
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  • ... is "to go through" a certain object, as in penetrating into and coming out of something. The second meaning is "to pass," which means someone goes ...
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  • ... until," it also has the less literal translation meaning "when (the time comes)" or "by the time (something happens)." This is a pattern that appears ...
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  • ... Examples 他 不 会 不 来 的 。Tā bù huì bù lái de.There is no way he's not coming. 她 不 可能 不 知道 。Tā bù kěnéng bù zhīdào.There is no way she doesn't know ...
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  • ... . 什么 时候 来 我 新 家 玩 吧 。Shénme shíhou lái wǒ xīn jiā wán ba.You should come to my new house to hangout sometime. 我们 什么 时候 去 看看 他 吧 。Wǒmen shénme shíhou ...
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  • ... ,最 重要 的 是 安全。Kāichē ma, zuì zhòngyào de shì ānquán.When it comes to driving, the most important thing is safety. See also Expressing the self ...
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  • ... well. My headache is gone. Used as before a Clause 果然 can also come before a full independent clause. In this case, it is usually preceded by a ...
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  • ... complement s following '''verbs''', indicating degree and quality. When it comes to degree complements for ''adjectives'', however, options are much ...
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  • ... pronunciation packs. https://store.allsetlearning.com Check it out... More Coming Soon... We're not stopping with the Chinese Grammar Wiki. http ...
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  • ... 我以为他会来, 然而他一直没有来. Wǒ yǐwéi tā huì lái, rán'ér tā yīzhí méiyǒu lái.I thought he would come, but he never came. 虽然他是一名家庭顾问, 然而他自己的家庭生活却一团糟. Suīrán tā ...
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  • ... word 有关 (yǒuguān) can be a useful way of making a noun more specific. It comes in two flavors: the "跟……有关的" (gēn... yǒuguān de) structure, which is ...
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  • ... would use sarcastic air quotes. Just keep in mind that "so-called" frequently comes with a negative attitude in English, but this is not always so in ...
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  • ... 他 不 来 了。Yǔ zhème dà, kànlái tā bù lái le.It's raining so hard. It seems he's not coming. 这 家 餐厅 人 很 少, 看来 不 太 好吃。Zhè jiā cāntīng rén hěn shǎo, Kànlái ...
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  • ... huílái, diànhuà yě dǎ butōng, hàide wǒ dānxīn le yī gè wǎnshang.You didn't come back last night, and I couldn't reach you by phone. You made me worry ...
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  • ... go through the grammar point lists from top to bottom. But do expect to come back often. And expect to get sucked into the curiously logical world of ...
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