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- ... usually of the negative "don't think that..." type. Examples ... 。Bùyào yǐwéi tā shì nǐ de péngyou.Don't think that he's your friend. 她 是 你 外婆 ？我 ...4 KB (573 words) - 04:51, 9 March 2019
- ... for you yesterday. 那 本 书 昨天 还 在 这儿 来着，今天 怎么 找 不到 了 ？That book was here yesterday. Why can't I find it today? 他 叫 什么 来着？What was his name again? 那 ...3 KB (397 words) - 03:47, 21 November 2017
- ... ; the terms can be thought of as "object 1" and "object 2." The main point is that there are two of them, and the first one is the recipient (e.g. the ...4 KB (627 words) - 08:55, 21 April 2021
- ... shéi fùzé guǎnlǐ zhī lèi de gōngzuò?In your company, who is in charge of management and stuff like that? 她 很 适合 做 像 市场 推广 之类的 工作 。Tā hěn shìhé zuò ...4 KB (599 words) - 09:30, 24 June 2019
- ... new computer 这 只 猫 zhè zhī māothat cat 那 条 河 nà tiáo hé that river 这 件 衣服 zhè jiàn yīfu this piece of clothing Although we didn't get into ...3 KB (446 words) - 08:57, 21 April 2021
- ... following pattern. The 不成 at the end of the sentence is optional. Remember that in this form, the 莫非 is usually at the beginning of the second clause ...2 KB (244 words) - 09:00, 10 November 2020
- ... used in a rhetorical question. Structure Just insert 岂不是 where you feel that "could it be that" or "isnt it." 岂不是 is usually used to start a new ...1 KB (112 words) - 09:00, 10 November 2020
- REDIRECT Expressing "could it be possible that" with "mofei"65 bytes (9 words) - 09:49, 28 March 2013
- REDIRECT Expressing "stuff like that" with "zhileide"58 bytes (7 words) - 09:26, 31 October 2016
- REDIRECT Expressing "mistakenly think that" with "yiwei"61 bytes (7 words) - 09:54, 30 August 2017
- Create Translation23 bytes (2 words) - 08:15, 30 May 2013
- ... adding a new page, add the "stub" tag to the very top so that we know that it probably still needs work. It looks like this: stub Check out the ...14 KB (2,421 words) - 01:27, 22 July 2015
- ... 和 他 去 北京 的 吗 ？上周 is emphasized Nǐ shì shàng zhōu hé tā qù Běijīng de ma?Was it last week that you went to Beijing with him? 你 上周 是 和他 去 北京 的 吗 ？和他 is ...16 KB (2,467 words) - 09:23, 20 April 2021
- ... Leave a column for punctuation at the end if your table consists of columns that form sentences. Be sure to leave a blank line after opening the <div ...14 KB (2,278 words) - 03:18, 8 July 2021
- ... is bad. 你 错 了 ，那个 人 是 女的。Nǐ cuò le, nàge rén shì nǚ de.You are mistaken. That person is a woman. 他 家 的 家具 都 是 中式的。Tā jiā de jiājù dōu shì Zhōng shì ...10 KB (1,582 words) - 08:55, 21 April 2021
- ... 醉 的 时候 疯狂 地 在桌子上 跳舞 。 It is worth noting that "manner" is not something you'll want to add to every sentence. You will see it, but it's ...15 KB (1,942 words) - 03:56, 22 November 2020
- ... most common way to answer a yes/no question is to repeat the same verb that was used in the question. Use the verb in the positive for "yes," and use ...7 KB (1,084 words) - 09:05, 26 November 2013
- ... .'' OK, now what about 刚? ''Why does it not need 了?'' The key is that you don't need a 了 in a sentence with 刚 if the verb ''already indicates a clear ...11 KB (1,707 words) - 00:21, 14 April 2023
- ... If the person answering this question says, "I am Li Li" we can see that the answer to the question comes at the end of the sentence. In Chinese, the ...15 KB (2,464 words) - 16:44, 19 April 2020
- ... 吗 ？Nǐmen bǎ nàge wèntí jiějué le ma?Did you solve that problem? 你 把 我 手机 放 在哪儿 了 ？Nǐ ... to describe what was done to that object. A question form could ...15 KB (2,034 words) - 02:55, 31 December 2021
- ... 吗 ？Nǐmen bǎ nàge wèntí jiějué le ma?Did you solve that problem? 你 把 我 手机 放 在哪儿 了 ？Nǐ ... to describe what was done to that object. A question form could ...12 KB (1,773 words) - 03:08, 29 December 2021
- ... words'' for the latter. Function Words (虚词) The character 虚 refers to that which is "false" or "not real," or "empty." In this case, the words ...7 KB (1,166 words) - 03:42, 29 November 2013
- ... duō rén, nǐ jiù mǎi le yī píng kělè?We have all these people, and you just bought that one bottle of cola? 你们 每天 就 睡 四 个 小时？ Nǐmen měi tiān jiù shuì ...9 KB (1,300 words) - 09:28, 17 December 2020
- ... ?How do you pursue a girl? 那 个 女孩子 ，你 追到了吗 ？Nàge nǚháizi, nǐ zhuīdào le ma? That girl, did you win her over yet? 如果 你 追到 她 了 ，我 就 请 你 喝酒 。Rúguǒ nǐ ...9 KB (1,342 words) - 07:27, 17 December 2020
- ... buys / bought for me 客户 问 的 问题 kèhù wèn de wèntí the questions that the client asks / asked 穿 Prada 的 女人chuān Prada de nǚrénwomen who wear / wore ...5 KB (734 words) - 08:57, 21 April 2021
- ... 了 吗 ？Did you finish your work? 你 看 完 了 那 部 电影 吗 ？Did you finish watching that movie? 谁 能 把 ‘ 打喷嚏 ’ 的 ‘ 嚏 ’ 写 对 ？Who can write the "嚏" in "喷嚏"? 我 ...11 KB (1,346 words) - 09:48, 27 February 2019
- ... ."Nǐmen juéde wǒ huà de zěnmeyàng? 我们 觉得 你 画 得 很 好 。The complement tells us that "you draw very well."Wǒmen juéde nǐ huà de hěn hǎo. 他 英语 说 得 怎么样 ...12 KB (1,800 words) - 08:57, 21 April 2021
- ... 躺 (tǎng) alone means "to lie on one's back." Adding 着 allows one to express that someone "is lying down." Sentence Examples 公司 的 门 开 着 ，可是 没 ...9 KB (1,348 words) - 08:56, 21 April 2021
- ... 都 学 会 了，偏偏 他 不 会。 In this last set of three example sentences, we see that 偏偏 has a meaning similar to 仅仅 or 只有. It also has an air of dissatisfaction ...3 KB (436 words) - 09:48, 23 July 2020
- ... on the cutting edge of a growing arsenal of digital and web resources that have made this front-loaded Sisyphean nightmare a thing of the past. This ...4 KB (701 words) - 09:03, 22 November 2018
- ... gift is in the box. 桌子 上 是 昨天 没 吃完 的 菜 。The food that was left over from yesterday is the only thing on the table.Zhuōzi shàng shì zuótiān méi chī ...5 KB (748 words) - 07:50, 4 March 2019
- ... Just make sure you put the 也 (yě) ''before'' the 不 (bù) or other negative part that comes before the verb. 我 也 不 喜欢。 Wǒ yě bù xǐhuan.I don't like it ...10 KB (1,502 words) - 09:21, 20 April 2021
- ... 吗 ？questionNǐ xǐhuan kāfēi ma?Do you like coffee? More examples of yes/no questions that revert to statements when you remove the 吗 (ma): 你 是 大 学生 吗 ...9 KB (1,438 words) - 09:20, 20 April 2021
- ... , hǎo méi hǎo? 我们 去 吃饭 ，好 不 好？ Wǒmen qù chīfàn, hǎo bu hǎo? Let's go eat, is that OK? 你们 是 好 朋友 ，对 没 对？Nǐmen shì hǎo péngyou, duì méi duì? 你们 是 好 朋友 ...17 KB (2,625 words) - 02:55, 31 December 2021
- ... 看 过 了。 Nǐ wèishénme yòu kàn zhè běn shū le? nǐ yǐjīng kàn guò le.Why are you reading that book again？You've already read it. 昨天 他 再 看 了 一天 电视 。 "再" is ...10 KB (1,603 words) - 07:24, 19 January 2021
- ... 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 会 ...4 KB (706 words) - 10:05, 23 December 2020
- ... coupled with a time or event telling you ''after what''. 之后 can be used here to mean "after that." 我 六 点 下班 。 以后，我 去 跟 朋友 吃饭。Wǒ liù diǎn xiàbān. Yǐhòu ...7 KB (1,031 words) - 02:17, 8 March 2021
- ... opinion on a matter. 恐怕 没 那么 容易 吧 。Kǒngpà méi nàme róngyì ba.I'm afraid it's not that easy. 一个人 去 那个 地方 恐怕 不太 安全 吧 。Yīgèrén qù nàge dìfang kǒngpà bù ...4 KB (661 words) - 08:57, 17 December 2020
- ... 于是 Used 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 ...6 KB (917 words) - 07:46, 14 January 2021
- ... ，就是 不 太 健康 。Hǎochī shì hǎochī, jiùshì bù tài jiànkāng.It may be tasty, it's just that it's not very healthy. 这个 东西 好 是 好 ，就是 太 贵 了 。Zhège dōngxi hǎo ...4 KB (617 words) - 01:10, 3 March 2021
- ... above pattern, but is also a little tricky because it expresses something that is still ongoing, and has already started as the speaker is speaking ...5 KB (771 words) - 01:53, 10 November 2020
- ... A common mistake is to say "不有," but we're going to try to avoid that as much as possible Special verb 在 Like "是," "在" can not be modified with ...6 KB (835 words) - 07:15, 15 June 2017
- ... . The main ones are: Clarity Above all, explanations need to be ''CLEAR''. That doesn't mean we need to explain every possible meaning of a word ...3 KB (553 words) - 04:06, 25 April 2017
- ... kàn.Look up there. 那个 小偷 往 东 跑 了 。Nàge xiǎotōu wǎng dōng pǎo le.That thief ran towards the east. 不要 往 楼下 扔 垃圾 。Bùyào wǎng lóuxià rēng lājī.Don't ...4 KB (591 words) - 08:57, 21 April 2021
- ... 父母 说话 呢？Nǐ zěnme néng gēn nǐ de fùmǔ zhèyàng shuōhuà ne?How can you talk to your parents like that? 他 结婚 才 两 个 月，怎么可能 这么 快 就 离婚 了？Tā jiéhūn cái liǎng ...6 KB (926 words) - 03:06, 17 December 2020
- ... may take place in a location but do not imply motion towards that location. In that case an adverbial location phrase should be used before the verb ...3 KB (376 words) - 03:18, 30 March 2017
- ... cháng yī cháng wǒ zuò de cài ma? Do you want to taste the food that I cooked? Using this kind of structure lightens the mood and seriousness of the ...5 KB (743 words) - 08:53, 21 April 2021
- ... zuò le bā nián jīnglǐ.He worked as a manager for eight years. Also note that 的 can be used in this pattern, which must be placed between the duration ...5 KB (692 words) - 08:00, 4 March 2019
- ... translated into other languages in a way that makes both the verb and the ... 觉. What makes them especially hard is that the "object" part of each word ...16 KB (2,510 words) - 02:18, 14 March 2019
- ... actions are ''done.'' Here, 过 (guo) and 了 (le) work together to emphasize that an action is ''already done.'' This is why the translations on the side ...7 KB (1,068 words) - 08:57, 21 April 2021
- ... this makes you appear stingy. 那样 说 显得 她 很 笨 。 Nàyàng shuō xiǎnde tā hěn bèn.Saying that made her appear stupid. 这 种 颜色 的 衣服 显得 你 的 脸色 不 好看 。 Zhè ...4 KB (565 words) - 14:54, 14 January 2021
- ... pretty? 这个 药 有 这么 神奇 吗 ？Zhège yào yǒu zhème shénqí ma?Is this medicine really that magical? 他 有 姚明 那么 高 吗 ？Tā yǒu Yáo Míng nàme gāo ma?Is he really ...4 KB (648 words) - 08:28, 22 April 2019
- ... le, nǐ yào de dōngxi wǒ méi mǎizháo.The supermarket is closed. I didn't buy things that you need. 我 终于 见着 你 了。Wǒ zhōngyú jiànzháo nǐ le.I have ...4 KB (624 words) - 02:50, 29 December 2020
- ... What are they "Distinguishing words" are a special type of adjective that actually evolved from nouns. As such, they are more rigidly defined then ...3 KB (337 words) - 09:25, 28 November 2018
- ... 明 花光 了 钱。 Completion in the Future 了 (le) can also indicate that one action is completed before another in the ''future'', and this type of 了 is ...12 KB (1,968 words) - 09:45, 18 January 2021
- ... the number in front of the object is already a big number, and the other is to indicate that this number could continue to grow. 我 给 他 打了 十 几 个 电话了 ...6 KB (698 words) - 04:10, 25 April 2017
- ... 得 下 那么 多 东西 吗 ？Nǐ bāo li fàng dexià nàme duō dōngxi ma?Can your bag hold that many things? 我 的 车 太 小 ，坐 不 下 五 个 人 。 Wǒ de chē tài xiǎo, zuò buxià wǔ ...8 KB (1,173 words) - 02:44, 29 December 2020
- ... 我 看 了 两 遍 才 看 懂。Nà běn shū wǒ kàn le liǎng biàn cái kàn dǒng.I had to read that book twice to understand it. 我 去 了 三 次 北京 才 见 到 了 那个 客户。Wǒ qù le sān ...5 KB (757 words) - 04:25, 26 November 2020
- ... affirmative-negative questions . Functions Prepositions do a lot of work that we sometimes take for granted. They help indicate the environment ...2 KB (329 words) - 07:49, 22 November 2018
- ... 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 ...7 KB (1,076 words) - 08:57, 21 April 2021
- ... 那么 / 这么 + Adj. Examples You could think of 这么 as "this" or "so," and 那么 as "that" or "so." 他 说得 这么 快 ，你们 听 得 懂 吗 ？Tā shuō de zhème kuài, nǐmen ...4 KB (608 words) - 07:55, 14 May 2019
- ... speaker. It comes before the verb. 我 早就 知道 了 ！Wǒ zǎo jiù zhīdào le I knew that long ago 她 早就 结婚 了 。Tā zǎo jiù jiéhūn le.She got married a long time ...6 KB (930 words) - 08:58, 21 April 2021
- ... : 再也不 (zài yě bù) Using 再也 with 不 Structure To express that something will ''never'' be done again, or never happen again, you can use ...4 KB (629 words) - 03:48, 17 December 2020
- ... in this article for the sake of simplicity, you may have noticed that sentences which feature result complements often also use 把. This is because ...10 KB (1,437 words) - 08:55, 21 April 2021
- ... 。Zhège wèntí tài jiǎndān le, lián sān suì xiǎohái dōu zhīdào.This question is so easy that even a three-year-old kid knows the answer. 这个 汉字 太 难 了 ，连 ...6 KB (990 words) - 08:38, 11 November 2020
- ... do. 我 担心 我 解释 得 不如 你 清楚 。Wǒ dānxīn wǒ jiěshì de bùrú nǐ qīngchǔ.I'm afraid that I can't explain it as clearly as you. 他 说 中文 不如 他 老婆 说 得 地道 。Tā shuō ...5 KB (811 words) - 00:23, 18 January 2021
- ... whereas 没 negates actions and statements about the past. Note that 没(有) is used to say that something ''has not taken place'', whereas 不 is used to ...2 KB (309 words) - 14:33, 17 February 2016
- ... It's also important to point out that 却 is not a conjunction ; ... subject'' and ''before the verb''. (Note that when you use a conjunction like 但是 ...5 KB (779 words) - 02:39, 29 December 2020
- ... is one of the simpler 才 patterns, providing a way to emphasize that it's ''THIS'' one (''not'' THAT one). There's no "only if" here, but the 只有 is ...5 KB (844 words) - 03:02, 29 December 2020
- ... 好 考 个 好 大学。Tā xuéxí fēicháng nǔlì, hǎo kǎo gè hǎo dàxué.He is studying very hard so that he can get into a good university. 她 在 学 中文，好 听得懂 别人 说 什么。Tā ...4 KB (611 words) - 08:39, 16 December 2020
- ... read-not-understand"Háizi men kàn bu dǒng nǐ xiě de Hànzì.Kids don't understand the characters that you wrote. 你 看 不 懂 我 的 邮件 吗？Literally, "read-not ...5 KB (693 words) - 08:56, 21 April 2021
- ... gives us more information about the noun, and the 的 (de) makes it clear that the extra information is connected to the noun. Here's an example: 红色 的 ...8 KB (1,178 words) - 07:26, 10 April 2019
- ... 从来 (cónglái) may be shortened to just 从 (cóng) in casual speech. Note that you can have an object or other information after the verb, but the 过 (guo ...5 KB (793 words) - 04:52, 9 March 2019
- ... similar to 幸亏 幸亏 (xìngkuī) in meaning, the major grammatical similarity being that both can be used with 不然 or 才. But there are a few difference ...5 KB (784 words) - 03:18, 4 January 2021
- ... zài jiā, suǒyǐ wǒ bái pǎo le yī tàng.He wasn't home when I got there, so I wasted all of that time going over there. 不好意思， 让 你 白 忙 了 一 个 早上，我们 老板 今天 ...5 KB (791 words) - 09:31, 18 January 2021
- ... 打扮 。Zhège nǚshēng hěn huì dǎban.This girl knows how to dress up really well. Note that 很能说 means someone talks ''a lot'', 很会说 means they ''have a way ...11 KB (1,719 words) - 08:55, 21 April 2021
- ... 我 跑 这么 远。Dōu shì nǐ, hài wǒ pǎo zhème yuǎn.It's because of you, making me go all that way. 都 怨 你，不 提前 订好 座位。Dōu yuàn nǐ, bù tíqián dìng hǎo zuòwèi.I ...5 KB (679 words) - 09:08, 18 January 2021
- ... 。Wǒ bù shì bù xiǎng bāng nǐ, ér shì méiyǒu nénglì bāng nǐ.It's not that I don't want to help you, it's that I have no way to help you. 重要 的 不是 你 的 外表 ...6 KB (837 words) - 03:46, 18 January 2022
- ... . The examples below will help. Structure 在 + Topic + 上 ，Subj. ⋯⋯ Note that the subject can also be put before 在. Examples 在 这 个 问题 上 ...6 KB (832 words) - 09:47, 9 November 2020
- ... xǐhuan tā rènxìng hé tiáopí, zěnme le?I just like her headstrong and mischievous. What's wrong with that? 她 安静 和 甜美 的 笑容 让 我 觉得 温暖 。Acting as an ...9 KB (1,273 words) - 02:48, 18 December 2020
- ... 才 见到 亲生 父母 。Tā zhídào shíbā suì cái jiàndào qīnshēng fùmǔ.It wasn't until she was eighteen that she met her biological parents. 我 直到 大学 毕业 才 开始 独立 生活 ...4 KB (682 words) - 08:43, 24 April 2019
- ... questions, you have to put "些" after them. This is similar to "that type" or "that kind." It just broadens the question a little more. There are also ...2 KB (303 words) - 04:18, 30 May 2016
- ... 词 (qíngtài 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 ...2 KB (346 words) - 06:30, 22 November 2020
- ... .The vase was broken into pieces. 那个人 被 车 撞 死 了 。Nàge rén bèi chē zhuàng sǐ le.That man got hit and killed by a car. 那个 男人 被 警察 赶 出去 了 。Nàge nánrén ...11 KB (1,638 words) - 08:58, 18 January 2021
- ... nǐ de qián.This is all your money. 那 是 什么 菜？Nà shì shénme cài?What food is that? 我 也 是 他 的 朋友。Wǒ yě shì tā de péngyou.I am also his friend. Other ...5 KB (823 words) - 09:20, 20 April 2021
- ... on the 了 (le) One thing you need to remember when using 没有 (méiyǒu) is that '''了 (le) is not normally used with 没有 (méiyǒu)'''. 了 了 (le) marks ...4 KB (567 words) - 09:20, 20 April 2021
- ... or reliant on the speaker's health. If the speaker wishes to express that they are able to execute an action requiring a consciously studied skill ...5 KB (804 words) - 09:24, 20 April 2021
- ... : 和 我 读 。Hé wǒ dú. 跟 我 读 。Gēn wǒ dú.Read after me. The reason is that although 跟 (gēn) and 和 (hé) can both mean "and" or "with," the word 跟 (gēn) also ...8 KB (1,216 words) - 09:52, 2 April 2019
- ... 那 本 书 我 放 在 桌子 上 了。Nà běn shū wǒ fàng zài zhuōzi shàng le.I placed that book on the table. 不要 走 在 草地 上。Búyào zǒu zài cǎodì shàng.Don't walk on the ...4 KB (694 words) - 08:57, 21 April 2021
- ... 难 (nán) with General Verbs Just as 好 (hǎo) can be used to indicate that it's Using "hao" to mean "easy" easy to do something , 难 (nán) can be ...3 KB (515 words) - 07:59, 10 April 2019
- ... Here are some examples of common adjectives that don't work in AABB form. 好吃 ... the job of a verb. Notice also that there's no 的 after the ABAB, because ...8 KB (1,168 words) - 07:40, 13 November 2020
- ... One other common way to use 都 (dōu) is when you're talking about something that happens really often, such as "every day": 每天 (měi tiān). Use 都 (dōu ...7 KB (1,077 words) - 08:55, 21 April 2021
- ... , the word 一边 (yībiān) is used. Subj. + 一边 + Verb (，) + 一边 + Verb Note that you sometimes see 一边 (yībiān) shortened to 边 (biān) as well, which has a ...4 KB (669 words) - 08:20, 4 March 2019
- ... like she's sick. 你 好像 很 不 喜欢 她 。Nǐ hǎoxiàng hěn bù xǐhuan tā.It seems that you dislike her a lot. 王 先生 好像 很怕 他 老婆 。Wáng xiānsheng hǎoxiàng hěn pà ...3 KB (425 words) - 03:48, 11 November 2020
- ... in English. This pattern can also include 然后 (ránhòu), meaning "and after that." Basic Usage In the pattern below, 先 means "first" and 再 has a ...5 KB (834 words) - 04:48, 9 March 2019
- ... the second part of the sentence. Note that the meaning of 反而 goes beyond just ... and is usually used to explain that something is totally the opposite of ...6 KB (900 words) - 06:46, 11 December 2020
- ... 查找 。Wǒ bǎ suǒyǒu de zīliào dōu jìnxíng le fēnlèi, yǐbiàn yǐhòu cházhǎo.We sorted all the data so that we can find it later. 请 您 及时 告诉 我 您的 时间，以便 我们 ...4 KB (599 words) - 10:06, 23 December 2020
- ... nǐ, nándào nǐ yīdiǎn dōu gǎnjué bù dào ma?Your parents care so much about you. Don't tell me that you don't feel it at all? 他 这么 帅，又 这么 有钱，难道 你 不 想 ...4 KB (648 words) - 09:04, 17 December 2020
- ... want to clear away their cup.Niúnǎi nǐ hē bu hē ne?Did you want to drink that milk? 你 周末 加 不 加班 ？Perhaps a manager asking a subordinate. This seems ...6 KB (848 words) - 09:47, 18 January 2021
- ... be used before verbs to express that an action is ''ongoing'' or ''in ... ''present continuous'' in English. But that pattern is actually a part of ...5 KB (724 words) - 06:41, 23 May 2019
- ... ): 这 个 很 好 ， 那 个 呢 ？Zhège hěn hǎo, nàge ne?This one is good. What about that one? 这 个 用 中文 怎么 说？那 个 呢 ？Zhège yòng Zhōngwén zěnme shuō? Nàge ne?How ...5 KB (746 words) - 09:20, 20 April 2021
- ... each verb in the past tense in English? Good question The short answer is that you only need one 了 (le). To keep things simple, we'll make the first ...8 KB (1,185 words) - 09:22, 20 April 2021
- ... studied Chinese? 你 见 过 那 个 人 吗？ Nǐ jiàn guo nàge rén ma?Have you seen that person before? 我们 来 过 这 个 地方。Wǒmen lái guo zhège dìfang.We've been to ...5 KB (706 words) - 08:56, 21 April 2021
- ... 到 了 农村 。Wèile zhǎo línggǎn, nàge zuòjiā bān dào le nóngcūn.In order to find inspiration, that writer moved to the countryside. 五年 前 ，为了 女朋友 ，他 放弃 了 上 ...5 KB (714 words) - 09:30, 17 December 2020
- ... in Chinese, the way to say "almost" is to say, "lacking that little bit." If that "little bit" hadn't been lacking, it ''would have'' happened. But it ...4 KB (668 words) - 07:57, 14 May 2019
- ... bù shì zhǐyǒu nǐ yīgè péngyou Fine, don't help if you don't want to. You're not the only friend that I've got. 你们 不 懂 就 不 懂 ，我 说 那么 多 也 没 用 。Nǐmen bù ...4 KB (667 words) - 02:46, 17 December 2020
- ... We can contact each other by phone or email. 还是 for Questions That Are Embedded in Sentences Deciding whether or not to use 还是 becomes difficult ...6 KB (863 words) - 03:33, 8 October 2019
- ... you need to turn it up a degree and express "absolutely insist on doing something." In that case, you can use 一定要 or 非要. Most time 非要 appears with a ...4 KB (515 words) - 10:58, 25 May 2018
- ... 居然 not only brings up an unexpected thing, it also allows the speaker to give a comment on that unexpected thing. Examples 作为学生，就应该好好学习，他 居然 学 ...3 KB (344 words) - 01:34, 4 March 2021
- ... noun or adjective and makes it into a verb. One example of how we do that in English is to take the adjective "modern" and add "-ize" to turn it into ...5 KB (830 words) - 09:33, 17 December 2020
- ... bǎ zhè běn shū jiè gěi wǒ ma?Could you please lend me this book? Note that the verb 嫁 (jià) cannot fit into the 把 pattern above; it's an exception. 她 ...5 KB (750 words) - 08:57, 21 April 2021
- ... both the length of time and how many times an action is done within that timeframe. So if you ask "how often," you might get an answer like "twice ...6 KB (962 words) - 08:47, 24 April 2019
- ... Grammar Wiki is not a Chinese course. Rather, it is a companion resource that can complement any Chinese class. Don't expect to read it from start to ...2 KB (353 words) - 01:25, 3 May 2017
- ... did something repeatedly (and probably not just twice) in the past. Note that the verb used here must be a single-syllable verb, usually a verb ...4 KB (663 words) - 09:37, 14 January 2021
- ... de gèng hǎo de, kěshì nà tiān tā shēngbìng le.He would have done better on the test, but he was sick that day. 我们 本来 想 去 找 他 帮忙 的，可是 他 那么 忙 ，就 没 去 ...6 KB (926 words) - 07:41, 19 January 2021
- ... are subtle. Use 对于 to Emphasizes the Object 对于 usually emphasizes the thing that it is pointing to. Usually where you use 对 you can also use 对于 ...5 KB (710 words) - 09:33, 14 January 2021
- ... expresses "especially." However, 格外 (géwài) can ''only'' be an adverb that emphasizes "especially" and cannot be used as an adjective like 特别 (tèbié ...3 KB (527 words) - 01:11, 3 March 2021
- ... Grammar Wiki is not a Chinese course. Rather, it is a companion resource that can complement any Chinese class. Don't expect to read it from start to ...2 KB (414 words) - 08:52, 18 January 2021
- ... information in a complement ''after'' the verb (跑得快)? The sad answer is that it depends. There are many factors involved. As a learner, the best thing ...11 KB (1,569 words) - 07:22, 22 November 2018
- ... 我 是 第 一 个 到 公司 的 人。Wǒ shì dì-yī gè dào gōngsī de rén.I'm the first person that came to the office. 他 要 坐 早上 第 一 班 地铁 去 上班。Tā yào zuò zǎoshang dì-yī ...7 KB (1,069 words) - 08:53, 21 April 2021
- ... . All nouns should be learned with the corresponding measure words. Note that some nouns can use many different kinds of measure words (depending on ...1 KB (198 words) - 07:10, 22 November 2018
- ... people. 那个 老人 让 我 想到 了 我 爷爷 。Nàge lǎorén ràng wǒ xiǎng dào le wǒ yéye.That old man made me think of my grandpa. 他 不 听话 ，你 叫 我 怎么办 ？Tā bù tīnghuà, nǐ ...5 KB (721 words) - 03:19, 11 March 2019
- ... Verb / Adj. + 得 + State Complement Examples 我 累 得 不 想 说话 。 I was so tired that I didn't want to talk. 我 的 牙 疼 得 我 睡 不 着 。 My teeth aches to ...6 KB (754 words) - 08:58, 21 April 2021
- ... the other, not ask for both. 还是 (háishì) is used to ask people to make that choice between the two. Examples 我 还是 他 ？ Wǒ háishì tā?Me or him ...5 KB (667 words) - 09:43, 14 March 2019
- ... . This is similar to using "really" or "very much" in English. Remember that this only applies to psychological verbs, such as: 想 (xiǎng) to think ...4 KB (564 words) - 03:53, 16 April 2019
- ... the equivalent of ''present continuous'' in English, which is how we express that an activity is happening ''now''. You can use 正在 (zhèngzài) instead ...4 KB (591 words) - 09:23, 20 April 2021
- ... Of course 好 好 (hǎo) means "good." But it can also be used to express that something is "easy to do" or "good to do." And it is quite... ''easy to ...4 KB (719 words) - 08:53, 21 April 2021
- ... home. Can you come by this evening? B:行 吧。Xíng ba.All right. B is now conceding that going out in this crazy rain doesn't make sense. A:雨 太 大 了，明天 再 去 ...4 KB (661 words) - 08:54, 21 April 2021
- ... 个 词 一样 吗 ？Zhège cí de yìsi hé nàge cí yīyàng ma?Are the meanings of this word and that word the same? 美国 文化 跟 中国 文化 不 一样 。Měiguó wénhuà gēn Zhōngguó ...4 KB (612 words) - 08:10, 4 March 2019
- ... of an action, use this pattern below: A + 不比 + B + Verb + 得 + Adj. Note that "Verb + 得" can also placed before 不比. Examples 你 不 比 歌手 唱 得 差 ...4 KB (635 words) - 08:25, 17 December 2020
- ... 很多 (hěn duō), 多了(duō le), or 得多 (de duō). This is like saying that one thing is ''much more Adj.'' than another in English. Noun 1 + 比 + Noun 2 + Adj ...4 KB (648 words) - 08:56, 21 April 2021
- ... for Initiation of an Action Structure 起来 can also be used to show that an action or state has started and is ongoing: Verb / Adj. + 起来 +了 ...7 KB (977 words) - 04:04, 21 February 2020
- ... 尽力 了 。Suīrán nǐmen méiyǒu yíng, dànshì wǒ zhīdào dàjiā jìnlì le.Although you didn't win, I know that all of you did your best. 虽然 我 认识 他 很长 时间 了 ，但是 ...5 KB (709 words) - 08:57, 21 April 2021
- ... 部 电影 ，看 过 的 人 都 喜欢 。Nà bù diànyǐng, kàn guo de rén dōu xǐhuan.All the people that have watched that movie like it. 这个 新 项目 ，公司 打算 让 我 来 负责 。Zhège xīn ...3 KB (509 words) - 08:46, 24 April 2019
- ... jiàn yīfu tài guì le, wǒ méi mǎi. Zàishuō, wǒ yě bù shì hěn xǐhuan.That piece of clothing is too expensive. I didn't buy it. Besides, I didn't like it ...5 KB (690 words) - 01:35, 12 July 2021
- ... ), followed by the duration, followed by an additional 了 (le) which tells us that the action has not concluded and is ongoing. You can think of the ...5 KB (734 words) - 08:01, 4 March 2019
- ... for numbers 100,000,000 onwards that will be explained later). While the ... 一百万 (yībǎi wàn). If you can memorize that, then going to 一千万 (yīqiān wàn) is ...7 KB (1,089 words) - 06:47, 10 April 2019
- ... de tiānkōng, lǜlǜ de tiányuán, shēnghuó duō měihǎo a Why so glum? Look at that blue sky, those green fields. Life is so wonderful If the adjective or ...4 KB (665 words) - 10:13, 23 December 2020
- ... to the end of each noun to give an informal feeling a bit like saying "you know, that kind of thing" after a list of things. You're giving the sense ...4 KB (668 words) - 02:37, 29 December 2020
- ... 也 糊涂 了 。Shuōzhe shuōzhe wǒ jiù fāxiàn zìjǐ yě hútu le.After talking and talking, I realized that I had confused myself. 我 今天 一直 都 在 看 《论语》， 看着 看着，就 ...5 KB (764 words) - 06:38, 17 December 2020
- ... shuō lái shuō qù hái bù chéngrèn zìjǐ cuò le.He's been yakking a lot, but he still hasn't admitted that he's wrong. 我 想 来 想 去 都 想 不 明白，他 怎么 能 那样 对 我 ...3 KB (468 words) - 04:02, 23 June 2021
- ... 担心 。Wǒ zhī suǒyǐ méi gàosù nǐ shì wèile bù ràng nǐ dānxīn.The reason I didn't tell you is that I didn't want you to worry. 他 之 所以 放弃 了 那 份 工作 是 因为 他 ...5 KB (682 words) - 07:02, 17 December 2020
- ... yào chídào le.No time for breakfast. We're going to be late Note that the questions above would likely be between friends, or at least two people who ...4 KB (620 words) - 08:17, 23 November 2020
- ... 个 酒吧 离 这儿 太 远 了， 我 不 想 去。 Nàge jiǔbā lí zhèr tài yuǎn le, wǒ bù xiǎng qù.That bar is too far away from here. I don't want to go. 我 不想 去 离 家 很 远 的 地方 ...5 KB (709 words) - 08:56, 21 April 2021
- ... chūqù wán.They don't often go out with friends. Usage of 没怎么 Note that the examples below use 没 instead of 不. This is because the verb uses or ...3 KB (525 words) - 08:45, 24 April 2019
- ... it too much, we include it here because if you ever run into and think that 难怪 can only ever have one meaning, it can totally throw you for a loop ...5 KB (799 words) - 03:27, 22 November 2020
- ... 。Tā chídào le, zhè yě nánguài. Jīntiān dìtiě huài le.He's late, but we can't blame him for that. The subway broke down today. 难怪 他，他 还 是 个 孩子 呢，什么 都 ...5 KB (701 words) - 06:56, 11 December 2020
- ... , as in, within the past 5 minutes or so. If you're talking about something that "just happened" yesterday or last week, don't use 刚才 (gāngcái), use ...3 KB (519 words) - 10:00, 2 April 2019
- ... 更 帅 的 男朋友。 It is implied that my boyfriend now is already handsome, but ... 更 多 的 工作 要 做。 It is implied that a lot of work has already been done but there ...5 KB (691 words) - 08:54, 21 April 2021
- ... ) can also be added to the end of a list and is followed by a noun that represents the list. In this case, you can only use 等: A1，A2 ⋯⋯ 等 + Category ...4 KB (690 words) - 08:41, 17 April 2019
- ... we need to say "ago" in English, in this pattern there's no need for a word that means "ago." Examples 我 刚 认识 她 十 天。Wǒ gāng rènshi tā shí ...4 KB (572 words) - 04:45, 9 March 2019
- ... wǒ méi diǎn nàme duō cài, bùrán dōu làngfèi le.It's a good thing I didn't order that much food. Otherwise, it would have all been wasted. 还好 老板 不 知道 ...4 KB (614 words) - 08:49, 24 April 2019
- ... 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 有一点, which means "there is a little" of ...7 KB (1,036 words) - 07:52, 14 May 2019
- ... the Future" 以后 is a time noun, which can be used to talk about things that happen at some unspecified point in the future while 然后 and 后来 can't be ...8 KB (1,192 words) - 07:39, 19 January 2021
- ... 1 对 Subj. 2 + Verb Examples 那 个 美女 正 对 我 笑 呢。Nàge měinǚ zhèng duì wǒ xiào ne.That pretty girl is laughing at me. 不 要 对 老板 发脾气， 不然 后果 很 严重 ...7 KB (1,000 words) - 07:34, 19 January 2021
- ... just being impatient and there was indeed a very long wait for this thing that ''finally'' happened). 你 终于 决定 了！Nǐ zhōngyú juédìng le You finally ...4 KB (539 words) - 03:21, 4 January 2021
- ... Noun Examples 那个 人 就是 她 的 新 男朋友。Nàge rén jiùshì tā de xīn nánpéngyou.That guy is her new boyfriend. 他 就是 你 要 找 的 人 。Tā jiùshì nǐ yào zhǎo de ...5 KB (686 words) - 08:53, 21 April 2021
- ... he's gone to Shanghai. 据传 首相 将要 辞职。Jùchuán shǒuxiàng jiāngyào cízhí.It is rumored that the Prime Minister is going to resign. 根据传 首相 将要 辞职。Gēnjù chuán ...4 KB (587 words) - 01:34, 4 March 2021
- ... + A，不如说 + B Examples 与其说 他 是 我 的 老师，不如说 他 是 我 的 朋友 。I'd rather say that he's my friend than my teacher. 与其说 她 是 在 帮 你，不如说 她 是 在 帮 她 自己 。I'd ...5 KB (654 words) - 09:42, 2 December 2020
- ... . 别人 都 说 他 跟 她 结婚 是 为了 钱 ，我 倒 不 这么 看 。 A lot of people think that he married her because of her money, but I don't think so. 很 多 人 认为 钱 是 最 重要 的 ，我 ...4 KB (463 words) - 06:28, 8 April 2018
- ... 我 打电话 了。Wǒ bìng bù zhīdào nǐ zuótiān gěi wǒ dǎ diànhuà le.I didn't know at all that you called me yesterday. 昨天 下 的 雨 很 大 ，但是 天气 并 不 凉快 。Zuótiān xià ...5 KB (694 words) - 09:15, 17 December 2020
- ... it can express resignation. It can also express a lack of enthusiasm, or that something should or can only be done a certain way. Examples 别 ...1 KB (181 words) - 09:38, 31 May 2016
- ... 一向 被 称为 “金脚”，因为 他 踢 足球 踢 得 非常 好。That soccer player is known as "Goldfoot" because he plays soccer really well. See also "Never" with "conglai ...2 KB (225 words) - 09:14, 26 November 2013
- ... didn't pass the exam. 那个人 骗 了 你 的 钱 ，你 竟 不 生 他 的 气 ？You got ripped off by that guy. 大家 都 以为 他 不 会 答应 ，可是 他 竟然 答应 了 。Everyone thought he would say no ...2 KB (280 words) - 04:52, 9 March 2019
- ... the preposition "preposition" comes after the location and object that it modifies. That is, in English we say "on the table," but in Chinese ...7 KB (1,067 words) - 04:54, 9 March 2019
- ... to dinner. Pointing to a Cause with 少不了 Sometimes the two things that 少不了 connects can be events, saying "It's like A because B happened." This ...4 KB (572 words) - 07:45, 14 January 2021
- ... plan to do things. Subj. + Time + 要 + Verb Time + Subj. + 要 + Verb Note that the time word is not strictly required, and when it's missing, you may at ...5 KB (727 words) - 08:58, 21 April 2021
- ... this word. 你 有 见 过 那 个 人 吗？Nǐ yǒu jiàn guò nàge rén ma?Have you seen that person before? 你 有 自己 做 过 饭 吗 ？Nǐ yǒu zìjǐ zuò guò fàn ma?Have you ever ...7 KB (987 words) - 02:07, 18 December 2020
- ... . Structure You'll remember that this is the simple pattern for ... 吗 ？ If you embed a ''question that uses a question word'' instead of a statement ...6 KB (888 words) - 09:15, 2 August 2021
- ... . 原来 他们 住 在 一起，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 ...9 KB (1,434 words) - 05:02, 16 August 2022
- ... when you are available. 那 要 看 他 愿 不 愿意 。Nà yào kàn tā yuàn bu yuànyì.That depends on whether he is willing or not. 这 得 看 天气 怎么样 。Zhè děi kàn tiānqì ...4 KB (654 words) - 07:56, 14 May 2019
- ... Examples 这 次 考试 不 算 难 。Zhè cì kǎoshì bù suàn nán.This exam isn't that difficult. 三十 岁 结婚 不 算 晚 。Sānshí suì jiéhūn bù suàn wǎn.Getting married ...5 KB (796 words) - 07:27, 22 April 2019
- ... him about this. 告诉 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 ...3 KB (498 words) - 07:37, 22 April 2019
- ... yǒu le háizi, cái zhīdào zuò fùmǔ duōme bù róngyì.It wasn't until he had had a child that he realized how hard it is to be a parent. 等到 他 到 家 了 ，才 发 ...5 KB (705 words) - 02:53, 11 November 2020
- ... 她 似乎 隐瞒 了 什么 。She seems to be hiding something. 似乎 没有人 关心 那个 小男孩 。It seems that nobody cares about that little boy. 也可以用于表示一件事看起来如此，但事实相反或不同。 她 似乎 才 ...2 KB (179 words) - 03:58, 4 April 2018
- ... 么 喜欢 你。Xiànzài kànlái, tā méiyǒu nàme xǐhuan nǐ. It seems now that he's just not that into you. 看来 as "From X's Perspective" 看来 can also be used ...6 KB (811 words) - 03:34, 29 December 2020
- ... your text. B:那 你 怎么 会 不 知道 ？Nà nǐ zěnme huì bù zhīdào?Then how is it that you don't know? A:我 感觉 最近 有 一点 胖 了。Wǒ gǎnjué zuìjìn yǒu yīdiǎn pàng le.I ...7 KB (1,110 words) - 08:57, 21 April 2021
- ... (Subj. +) 再不 …… 就 ……（了） What comes right after 再不 is the action that needs to be taken ''now''. What comes after 就 is the dire consequences which will ...5 KB (740 words) - 03:21, 17 December 2020
- ... verbs (but never nouns ). They can't stand by themselves. This means that they don't usually serve as single-word answers to questions by themselves ...3 KB (376 words) - 07:59, 17 May 2016
- ... is a Keywords grammar keyword on the Chinese Grammar Wiki, you'll see a note to that effect, and can hit "G" to open the relevant page on the wiki ...3 KB (427 words) - 02:41, 16 July 2021
- ... . 2 Lvl. 2) 受 (there is an article in B2 “as a passive marker," but maybe there are other uses of this that we don't have) 有讲究&讲究 哪有 当记者哪有你说的那么容易 ...9 KB (703 words) - 06:31, 26 November 2020
- ... B: 那 是 你 的 卧室 吗 ？我 能 进去 吗 ？Nà shì nǐ de wòshì ma? Wǒ néng jìnqù ma?Is that your bedroom? Can I go in? A: 你 下班 了 吗 ？几点 回来 吃饭 ？Nǐ xiàbān le ma? Jǐ diǎn ...14 KB (2,058 words) - 03:11, 29 December 2020
- ... 105 would be read as 一百零五 (yībǎi líng wǔ). For numbers greater than 100 that end in a number in the teens, it's normal to pronounce the ten as "yīshí ...10 KB (1,641 words) - 09:22, 20 April 2021
- ... xìng Lǐ ma?Is your boss's last name Li? 那 个 帅哥 姓 张。Nàge shuàigē xìng Zhāng.That handsome guy's last name is Zhang. 我 爸爸 姓 周，我 妈妈 姓 林 。Wǒ bàba xìng ...3 KB (542 words) - 08:55, 21 April 2021
- ... 去。literally, "I'm going."Wǒ qù.Yes. When answering a yes-no question that uses 去 (qù) you don't need anything following it. However, it's important to ...4 KB (636 words) - 09:24, 20 April 2021
- ... 请 你 等 一下。You get the feeling that it shouldn't be a long wait.Qǐng nǐ děng ... 要 想 一下。You're supposed to believe that I won't need to think about it long ...4 KB (573 words) - 08:55, 21 April 2021
- ... use a computer. 你 不会 开车 吗？Nǐ bù huì kāichē ma?You can't drive a car? Note that if we say 我不能说中文 (wǒ bù néng shuō Zhōngwén), the speaker is saying ...4 KB (520 words) - 09:21, 20 April 2021
- ... Let him do it himself. 还是 你们 自己 来 吧 。Háishì nǐmen zìjǐ lái ba.It's better that you do it by yourselves. 你 写 得 好看 ，你 来 吧 。Nǐ xiě de hǎokàn, nǐ lái ba ...3 KB (571 words) - 17:14, 6 December 2018
- ... has to be Negation of past actions negated with 没 , as the action ''hasn't'' happened. Note that 已经 can be omitted. Examples 他们 已经 两 天 没 吃 东 ...5 KB (737 words) - 08:24, 17 April 2019
- ... Wǒ hái hǎo.I'm OK. 爸爸 做 的 菜 还 可以。Bàba zuò de cài hái kěyǐ.The food that dad cooks is OK. 我们 老板 还 不错。Wǒmen lǎobǎn hái bùcuò.Our boss is not too bad ...4 KB (558 words) - 08:57, 21 April 2021
- ... "eat ''more''," "drink ''more'' beer," and "I need to exercise ''more''." Notice that in every one of these cases, the word "more" (equivalent to this ...4 KB (611 words) - 17:24, 6 December 2018
- ... ma? 你 看到 那 个 帅哥 了 吗 ？ Nǐ kàndào nàge shuàigē le ma?Did you see that handsome guy? 我 看 见 了 。 We didn't say what "I" saw; you have to infer it from ...5 KB (764 words) - 08:57, 21 April 2021
- ... 我 完 了 电影 。Wǒ wán le diànyǐng. 我看 完 了 电影 。To tell us that you watched it till the end.Wǒ kàn wán le diànyǐng.I finished watching the movie. See also ...5 KB (737 words) - 08:56, 21 April 2021
- ... use 得 (de) to help describe an action. It is one of the characters that often gets confused with 的 and 地, since they could be pronounced as a neutral ...4 KB (584 words) - 09:21, 15 August 2017
- ... completed , which is also known as "了1." However, this article is not about that use of 了 (le); instead, it is about indicating a ''change of state'' ...6 KB (967 words) - 04:08, 12 March 2019
- ... between 如果 and 的话. Fuller Pattern Structure 如果 ⋯⋯ 的话 ，(就) ⋯⋯ Note that 就 (jiù) is often optional. For more on using 如果 with 就, check out ...5 KB (654 words) - 07:35, 27 November 2020
- ... you shouldn't be plugging in just any old verb here; the ones that work with 对 are limited. Examples 宝宝 对 我 笑 了 。Bǎobao duì wǒ xiào le.The ...5 KB (736 words) - 08:53, 21 April 2021
- ... 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 chǎojià ...4 KB (586 words) - 09:49, 17 April 2019
- ... towards a reference point but doesn't have any actual motion towards that point. 向 + Direction / Person + Verb Examples 向 东 走 。Xiàng dōng ...3 KB (515 words) - 07:35, 19 April 2019
- ... 见 客户 。Wǒ xiànzài qù chīfàn, zhīhòu qù jiàn kèhù.I'm going to eat now. After that I will go meet a client. Slight Differences between 之前/之后 and 以前/以 ...5 KB (716 words) - 08:40, 24 April 2019
- ... add further emphasis. The noun being emphasized is the "surprising" one or one that is the most "extreme." Noun or Group of Nouns + 甚至 + Emphasized ...5 KB (727 words) - 07:21, 29 December 2020
- ... 你 要 再 说 ，我 真 生气 了 。Nǐ yào zàishuō, wǒ zhēn shēngqì le.If you keep talking that way, I'm really gonna get angry. 他 要 不 听 ，我 也 没 办法 。Tā yào bù tīng, wǒ ...6 KB (818 words) - 08:07, 17 December 2020
- ... Tā zàisān biǎoshì bù huì cānjiā xià yī jiè de Àoyùnhuì.He has repeatedly indicated that he will not participate in the next Olympic Games. 我 已经 再三 告 ...4 KB (598 words) - 02:28, 29 December 2020
- ... Pattern Structure This structure is what you'll often see in news stories that use statistics. The word 占 (zhàn) is a bit more formal, and ...4 KB (650 words) - 08:40, 24 April 2019
- ... 随着 + Noun + Verb Phrase Examples 随着 is one of those words that can have a wide range of translations, all highly dependent upon the context. 树 ...5 KB (632 words) - 08:59, 17 December 2020
- ... xìjié háishì yào zhùyì.As a whole, the painting is not bad, but there are some details that need attention. 就 这些 事情 来说，他 没有 错。Jiù zhèxiē shìqing lái ...5 KB (729 words) - 07:39, 19 January 2021
- ... ''doing'' something, and is often placed before a verb or a verb phrase. Note that it is used to describe whether an action is worth it and cannot be ...3 KB (436 words) - 09:39, 14 January 2021
- ... 服 不是 LV 就是 Gucci！Tā chuān de yīfu bù shì LV jiùshì Gucci If the clothes that she wears aren't Louis Vuitton, then they're Gucci 不是 你 就是 他 干 的 ，别人 一 ...4 KB (653 words) - 06:59, 11 December 2020
- ... halt." These verbs are limited. 站住！Zhànzhù Stop 抓住 那个 小偷 ！Zhuāzhù nàge xiǎotōu Catch that thief 不 好意思 ，你 挡住 了 我 的 路 。Bù hǎoyìsi, nǐ dǎngzhù le wǒ ...7 KB (1,104 words) - 03:29, 29 December 2020
- ... can be used in two ways, the first of which where 何况 is used to emphasize that if A is like this, then B must be even more so. Examples 这 句 话 ...5 KB (788 words) - 02:07, 7 April 2021
- ... at a restaurant or a shop. Here, it's being used for saying that you want ''something.'' Structure Subj. + 要 + Noun Examples 你 要 什 ...7 KB (1,096 words) - 08:57, 21 April 2021
- ... real content additions, we do not provide pinyin for characters. We realize that this makes the content far less accessible to beginners, but there is ...6 KB (774 words) - 05:56, 27 January 2014
- ... very hard-working. 那 家 餐厅 不 怎么 干净 。Nà jiā cāntīng bù zěnme gānjìng.That restaurant isn't very clean. 这个 老师 不 怎么 专业 。Zhège lǎoshī bù zěnme zhuānyè ...3 KB (508 words) - 03:56, 15 May 2019
- ... all ," such as 每 , 所有 , or 全 . It can also be used with words that mean "none" such as 没有 . Structure 几乎 + Noun Phrase + 都 …… 几乎 ...4 KB (538 words) - 07:48, 19 January 2021
- ... just say 差不多 (chàbuduō). Simple Subject Let's first assume that the subject is an easily understood group of people or things. Structure ...7 KB (1,047 words) - 08:09, 20 July 2021
- ... a short phrase explaining the situation that the person is seeking to ... Opportunity …… Examples Note that in English using the literal translation ...3 KB (502 words) - 09:40, 14 January 2021
- ... If you are trying to describe a daily routine, a habit, or just something that consistently happens, you can use the word 总是 (zǒngshì). 总是 (zǒngshì ...3 KB (500 words) - 09:31, 2 April 2019
- ... of an action or a circumstance. Subj. + 一直 + Predicate Also note that although 一直 (yīzhí) means "continuously," it is frequently more natural to use ...4 KB (543 words) - 09:20, 2 April 2019
- ... , which is the longer version of just using 看来. It is used more often that way in formal speaking and writing, as it has more of a feeling like saying ...5 KB (743 words) - 06:27, 8 April 2022
- ... in this way, 经常 can also be used as an adjective referring to things that happens very frequently. 常常 can't be used this way. A simple example: 她 忘 ...3 KB (517 words) - 07:34, 9 July 2021
- ... 就 是 他的 声音。Wǒ gǎn kěndìng zhè jiùshì tā de shēngyīn.I'm quite sure that this is his voice. Structure with 确定 确定 has the meaning of "confirm" or ...9 KB (1,327 words) - 02:48, 18 December 2020
- ... 人 去 过 那 个 地方。Zhǐyǒu jǐ gè rén qù guo nàge dìfang.Only a few people have been to that place. 从 上海 到 东京 坐 飞机 只 要 几 个 小时。Cóng Shànghǎi dào Dōngjīng zuò ...6 KB (1,035 words) - 08:54, 21 April 2021
- ... zài děng yīhuìr.We're about to get off. Just wait a little while. Notice that for some translations, it's more natural to use the English word "almost ...5 KB (842 words) - 08:56, 21 April 2021
- ... I have studied Chinese for a shorter time but speak it better than you, I can say that I'm smarter than you. 凭 老 李 在 这 一 行 做 了 二十 年，他 就 有 资格 做 你 ...5 KB (849 words) - 08:02, 18 December 2020
- ... person or object. 对于 那 个 人 我 并 不 了解。Duìyú nàge rén wǒ bìng bù liǎojiě.As for that person, I just don't know him very well at all. 对于 我们 的 工作 表现，老板 很 ...6 KB (881 words) - 02:44, 17 December 2020
- ... same structure They both indicate that there are no other choices available ... a positive phrase (meaning a phrase that ''does not'' contain 不 or 没), ...3 KB (328 words) - 01:34, 4 March 2021
- ... original state. Meaning and usage of 恢复 恢复 expressing that something is restored that was once destroyed, messed up, or lost. It comes back into ...2 KB (218 words) - 01:34, 4 March 2021
- ... . It also means "to believe something is worth doing ." In that case, 不屑 means "to believe that something is not worth doing." It is important to note ...1 KB (148 words) - 05:49, 26 November 2013
- Grammar Box Stub 之 is one of the characters from classical Chinese that has come into common usage. It a formal written way to express ...1 KB (168 words) - 02:17, 10 May 2016
- ... . 鉴于 can be thought of as "in light of," "in view of," "seeing that," etc. Structure 鉴于 is used the same way as "in regards to." Just ...1 KB (131 words) - 04:03, 25 April 2017
- ... think the best. The answer comes after the 莫过于. 莫过于 is one of the phrases that comes from 文言文 Chinese. The 莫 means "not" or "nobody," and the 过于 means ...2 KB (232 words) - 04:08, 25 April 2017
- ... it, it's hard to cure. Notice that in a few of the examples there is ... can leave out the 就 and the context that the result will happen is pretty clear. ...4 KB (677 words) - 04:35, 18 December 2020
- ... placed both before the verb as an adverb, or after the verb as something that is somewhat like a complement. Either way, it means the same thing. Subj ...4 KB (649 words) - 10:18, 14 January 2021
- ... . Qian tells the Zhang family of a monkey’s paw he was given that has magical powers to grant three wishes to the holder. Against his better judgment ...5 KB (616 words) - 07:33, 22 November 2018
- ... and no longer have a concept of sight. Chen Fangyuan quickly finds that these people have developed their other senses to compensate for their lack ...5 KB (660 words) - 06:38, 8 January 2014
- ... ? 那 个 地方 好玩 不 好玩？whole word repeatedNàge dìfang hǎowán bu hǎowán?Is that place fun? 那 个 地方 好 不 好玩？only the first character repeated Nàge dìfang ...9 KB (1,407 words) - 08:55, 21 April 2021
- ... 年 Examples 半 天 bàn tiānhalf a day 半 年 bàn niánhalf a year Note that you do ''not'' need to use 个 (gè) here; in fact, it's ''wrong'' to do ...5 KB (832 words) - 09:08, 10 April 2019
- ... + 岁 This is equivalent to someone "'''is''' x years old" in English. Notice that you don't need to include any verb when you use 岁 (suì). Examples ...3 KB (478 words) - 09:23, 20 April 2021
- ... 就 出名 了 。Pāi wán nà bù diànyǐng, tā yīxiàzi jiù chūmíng le.He became very famous soon after that movie came out. 看到 那 张 照片 ，我 一下子 就 想 起来 了 。Kàndào nà ...4 KB (629 words) - 08:36, 24 April 2019
- ... not going to need a 了 (le). Structure Subj. + 不 + 够 + Adj. / Verb Note that 了 can't be used when it's negated. Examples 他 觉得 他 女朋友 不 ...5 KB (700 words) - 04:50, 9 March 2019
- ... xiǎoshí, zhōngyú zhǎodào le nà jiā diàn.We'd been looking for more than two hours, and we finally found that shop. 这些 问题 终于 解决 了 。我们 应该 庆祝 一下 。Zhèxiē ...3 KB (480 words) - 09:49, 15 April 2019
- ... ways to use it in a question: 万一 ⋯⋯ 怎么办 ？ 万一 ⋯⋯ 呢 ？ Note that 万一 can go before or after the subject of a sentence. Examples This use of ...4 KB (675 words) - 03:12, 17 December 2020
- ... "yijing" 已经 (yǐjīng)⋯⋯了 . However, 都⋯⋯了 is used more emphatically, implying that the speaker holds some sort of attitude in relation to the event and ...4 KB (634 words) - 08:57, 21 April 2021
- ... 的 大门 ，左拐 就 到 了 。Tōngguò nàge hóngsè de dà mén, zuǒ guǎi jiù dào le.Go through that red door, turn left and you are there. 我 通过 了 这个 考试 。Wǒ tōngguò le ...4 KB (565 words) - 07:39, 13 March 2019
- ... 这些 菜 没有 一 个 不 辣 的 。Zhèxiē cài méiyǒu yī gè bù là de.There is no single one that is not spicy among these dishes. 我们 公司 的 员工 没有 一 个 不 会 说 英语 的 。Wǒmen ...4 KB (625 words) - 08:46, 24 April 2019
- ... speaking colloquially, you can repeat 彼此 twice: “彼此彼此”. It's a type of idiom that can mean "Everyone is the same" or "We are both the same". A:你 的 家 真 ...5 KB (704 words) - 09:38, 14 January 2021
- ... 他 不 是 很 开心 。Cóng diànhuà zhōng wǒ tīng chū tā bù shì hěn kāixīn.I could tell from the phone that he wasn't very happy. 丽丽 从 微信 中 发现 了 她 丈夫 和 别的 女人 聊天 ...4 KB (571 words) - 02:57, 29 December 2020
- ... le, Xiǎo Wáng juéde zìjǐ xiànzài wú lù kě zǒu.The company has gone bankrupt, and Xiao Wang feels that he has nowhere to go. 公司 需要 招聘 新人 了，我 现在 无 人 可 ...4 KB (657 words) - 08:35, 16 December 2020
- ... you need to keep working on this one? ...plus pronunciation feedback.) We recommend that you install WeChat and create an account, as it is by far the ...6 KB (920 words) - 15:47, 15 October 2018
- ... :HSK Standard Course 6 HSK 6 Standard Course textbook index page . Note also that the CEFR levels of C1 and C2 are designed to go beyond the ...1 KB (169 words) - 00:45, 3 March 2021
- ... proficiency"). Our conclusion is that while both leveling systems clearly ... one list of grammar points. That is why the Chinese Grammar Wiki ...2 KB (256 words) - 10:00, 13 June 2019
