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  • ... 现在 不 好好 准备 考试,到时候 肯定 考 不好。If you don't prepare well, then you won't do it well in the exam. 我 要 学 唱 中文 的 生日快乐 歌,到时候 唱 给 你们 听。I want to learn ...
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  • ... 给 客户 准备 的 。Zhèxiē lǐwù shì gěi kèhù zhǔnbèi de.These presents have been prepared for the clients. 钱 是 用来 花 的 ,不 是 用来 省的 。Qián shì yònglái huā de, bù ...
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  • ... li_ss_il?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B00GMMU2S0&linkCode=as2&tag=allset-20 The Monkey’s Paw:《猴爪》 by W.W. Jacobs is a graded reader ...
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  • ... &camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B00HFXR6W0&linkCode=as2&tag=allset-20 Sherlock Holmes and the Red-Headed League:《卷发公司的案子》 by Sir Arthur Conan ...
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  • ... 宝宝 又 哭 了 。Bǎobao yòu kū le.The baby is crying again. 我 又 忘 了 ... 大餐 了 !Lǎobǎn qǐngkè, yòu kěyǐ chī dàcān le The boss is going to treat us. We can have a ...
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  • ... 到 电影 结束 ,他 都 没 来 。Zhídào diànyǐng jiéshù, tā dōu méi lái.He didn't show up until the movie was over. 直到 我 弟弟 上 大学 ,他 都 不 会 洗 衣服 。Zhídào wǒ dìdi shàng ...
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  • ... restroom? 下午 我 会 去 超市。Xiàwǔ wǒ huì qù chāoshì.In the afternoon, I'll go to the supermarket. 我们 现在 去 公园。Wǒmen xiànzài qù gōngyuán.We're going to ...
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  • ... me or not? 经理 究竟 同 不 同意?Jīnglǐ jiūjìng tóng bu tóngyì?Did the manager agree or not? Using 究竟 in Affirmative Sentences 究竟 can also be used with ...
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  • ... ss_il?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B00GCGFEUM&linkCode=as2&tag=allset-20 The Sixty-Year Dream:《六十年的梦》 , based on “Rip Van Winkle” by ...
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  • ... this person be hot? 路上 会 堵 吗 ?Lùshang huì dǔ ma?Will there be traffic jams on the road? 我们 会 买到 吗 ?Wǒmen huì mǎi dào ma?Are we gonna get it? 会 in ...
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  • ... to work at home. 票价 太 贵 了,我 只好 放弃 了 。Piàojià tài guì le, wǒ zhǐhǎo fàngqì le.The fare was too expensive, so I gave up. 最近 工作 太 忙 了,我 只好 取消 了 我 和 朋 ...
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  • ... Tā shì le yòu shì, jiùshì dǎ bù kāi mén.He tried again and again, but he still couldn't open the door. 我 想 了 又 尝,还是 觉得 这些 菜 坏 了。Wǒ cháng le yòu cháng ...
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  • ... . 这次 的 广告 是 由 他 一个人 拍摄 的。Zhècì de guǎnggào shì yóu tā yīgèrén pāishè de.The advertisement was shot by him alone. 你 想 怎么样 生活,完全 由 你 自己 规划。Nǐ xiǎng ...
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  • ... . 没想到 你 竟然 当 着 老师 的 面 撒谎 。I didn't expect you could lie in front of the teacher's face. 这 是 一 件 让 人 难过 的 事情 ,你 竟然 还 笑 ?This is something that makes ...
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  • ... a Chinese name Wǒ jiào Tom.My name is Tom. 他 叫 李小龙。Note: this is the real name of Bruce LeeTā jiào Lǐ Xiǎolóng.His name is Li Xiaolong. 我 哥哥 叫 老 ...
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  • ... "last name"), or to ask the surname of someone else. Structure ... xìng shénme?What is your last name? However, the formal way to ask has a set form: ...
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  • ... still learn 星期 (xīngqī) first, and that's really all you need as a beginner. The other words for "week" are 礼拜 (lǐbài) and 周 (zhōu). Skip them for now ...
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  • ... Yes - no questions with ma "yes/no question" particle 吗 (ma) you learned back in the day, but with a rather different function. It can be used when ...
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  • ... 重要 的 ,我 倒 不 这么 想 。 A lot of people think that money is the most important, but I don't think so. Using 倒是 in An Imperative Sentence This pattern ...
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  • ... "zheme" Expressing "as one likes" with "jiu" Expressing "the more... the more..." with "yue… yue…" Expressing "difficult" with "nan ...
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  • ... know that "以……的名义" (yǐ……de míngyì) is one way to express "in the name of." Similar to this structure is "借……之名" (jiè……zhī míng) which expresses ...
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  • ... 的 衣服 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 ...
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  • ... conversation, you may find yourself at a loss for words, unable to find the correct phrase you are looking for, or simply needing time to gather your ...
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  • ... , attitude, or convention which has continued for a long period of time until the present. When you use 一向, you're conveying a sense that "it's always ...
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  • ... structure itself is pretty simple, you can put the 兼 after or before the verb. Subj. + 兼 + Verb + Noun 1 + 和 + Noun 2 Or Subj. + 是 + Noun 1 + 兼 + Noun ...
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  • ... Grammar Box Stub In advanced, colloquial Chinese, you may hear 呗 at the end of sentences. This particle is similar to 吧 and expresses "it's just ...
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  • ... common in formal Chinese. Part of what makes them confusing is that the 所 frequently feels superfluous, and yet this pattern appears quite frequently ...
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  • ... that Chinese uses to refer to actions, events, and conditions in the present are organized according to our grammar points by level . CF ...
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  • ... following structures used to describe the existence in Chinese are organized according to our grammar points by level . CF Category:Functions ...
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  • ... . They are also all my friends. 我 吃素。我 家人 也 都 吃素。I am vegetarian. The people in my family are also all vegetarians. Before 不 and 没: 我 不 是 学生。他 也 ...
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  • ... put my cell phone? 他 把 钱 借 给 谁 了 ?Tā bǎ qián jiè gěi shéi le?Who did he lend the money to? 你 能不能 把 你 房间 打扫 干净 ?Nǐ néng bu néng bǎ nǐ fángjiān dǎsǎo ...
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  • ... 做 做 完 了 吗 ? 你 把 作业 做 完 了 吗 ? Note the "(This is a comment to add some explanation.)" in the above examples. This is a bit of text that can be used to ...
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  • ... in Chinese and English to be sure. When adding a new page, add the "stub" tag to the very top so that we know that it probably still needs work. It ...
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  • ... object''. 我 没有 时间 见面 。It may seem like it has no object, but 面 is the object.Wǒ méiyǒu shíjiān jiànmiàn.I don't have time to meet. 我 没有 时间 见 你 。Here ...
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  • ... system is that you don't need separate words for "my" or "your" or "his"; you just follow the words for "I" or "you" or "he" with a 的 (de). 小李 的 手机 ...
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  • ... . 他 提交 今天 所有 的 报告 了 。Tā tíjiāo jīntiān suǒyǒu de bàogào le.He has submitted all the reports for today. 我 今天 见 了 我 二十 年 没 见 的 老 朋友。Wǒ jīntiān jiàn le ...
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  • ... put my cell phone? 他 把 钱 借 给 谁 了 ?Tā bǎ qián jiè gěi shéi le?Who did he lend the money to? 你 能不能 把 你 房间 打扫 干净 ?Nǐ néng bu néng bǎ nǐ fángjiān dǎsǎo ...
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  • ... "grammar words" of modern Chinese. They're the 了, the 着, the 于, the 向, the 和, and the 却. These are the ones that tend to give learners are a hard time ...
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  • ... 袜子 臭 死了 。Tā de wàzi chòu sǐle.His socks totally reek. 小狗 可爱 死了 。Xiǎogǒu kě'ài sǐle.The puppy is so adorable 老师 说 今天 没有 作业 ,我们 都 高兴 坏了 。Lǎoshī shuō ...
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  • ... to provide a little more context: A: 我 在 楼上 ,你 上来 。Wǒ zài lóushàng, nǐ shànglái.I'm on the upper floor. Come up to me. B: 你 在 楼上 等 我 一下 。我 一会儿 就 上去 ...
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  • ... . 那个 男人 被 警察 赶 出去 了 。Nàge nánrén bèi jǐngchá gǎn chūqu le.The man was kicked out by the policeman. 孩子 被 他 父母 送 回去 了 。Háizi bèi tā fùmǔ sòng huíqù le ...
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  • ... way to create past tense. 过 (guo) is especially used for "past experiences" that the subject has had. When do I know whether I should be using 如果 ...
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  • ... to use them .) Examples 老师 问 了 五 个 问题 。Lǎoshī wèn le wǔ gè wèntí.The teacher asked five questions. 我 买 了 三 本 书 。Wǒ mǎi le sān běn shū.I ...
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  • ... 老板 吗 ?questionTā shì lǎobǎn ma?Is he the boss? 你 喜欢 她 吗 ?questionNǐ xǐhuan ... 喜欢 中国菜 吗 ?Negative verb in the questionNǐ bù xǐhuan Zhōngguó cài ma?Don't ...
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  • ... gāng kàndào.I just saw it. 我 刚 看到 了 。了 is not needed here as 看到 includes the result of "looking at."Wǒ gāng kàndào le.I just saw it. 我 刚才 看到 了 。了 is ...
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  • ... 他 去年 离婚了 。He got a divorce last year. 他 去年 离 了 婚 以后 又 找 了 一 个 女人。After the divorce last year, he found another woman. 在一连串的事件中,“了”的位置起到标志主要事件的作用。 In ...
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  • ... friends, and years of precious life spent “learning to learn Chinese,” before the hapless student could be weaned from a diet of pre-digested pabulum ...
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  • ... grammar knowledge and fill in the gaps, but really don't want ... words work in different ways by examining the keyword pages. Here are some examples to ...
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  • ... 里 站 着 一些 警察 。Dàtīng lǐ zhàn zhe yīxiē jǐngchá.There are several policemen standing in the hall. 教室 里 坐 着 两 百 多 个 学生 。Jiàoshì lǐ zuò zhe liǎng bǎi duō ...
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  • ... 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 ...
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  • ... 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"? 我们 刚才 听到 的 音乐 是 哪个 乐队 的 ?Which band's music ...
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  • ... so tired that I didn't want to talk. 我 的 牙 疼 得 我 睡 不 着 。 My teeth aches to the point where I can't sleep. 听到 这个 消息 ,她 激动 得 哭 了 起来 。Hearing this news ...
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  • ... qù nǎr?Where are you going now? B:我 要 去 洗手间。Wǒ yào qù xǐshǒujiān.I'm going to the bathroom. A:我们 在 哪儿?Wǒmen zài nǎr?Where are we? B:我们 在 南京西路。Wǒmen ...
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  • ... is 二十 (èrshí), thirty is 三十 (sānshí), and so on. Units in the tens are simply added on the end. So twenty one is 二十一 (èrshí-yī), thirty four is 三十四 ...
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  • ... 在 哪儿 开 生日 派对?Nǐ xiǎng zài nǎr kāi shēngrì pàiduì? Where do you want to have the birthday party? 他 喜欢 在 厕所 里 抽烟。In addition to "在" you need a "里" to ...
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  • ... bǐ) is used when two things are ''not'' the same. 我 比 他 一样 高 。Wǒ ... de dōngtiān bǐ Niǔyuē de dōngtiān gèng lěng.The winter here is even colder than it is ...
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  • ... qīngqīng-chǔchǔ de kàndào tā gēn yī gè pàng pàng de nánrén shàngchē le.We clearly saw him get in the car with a fat man. 我 真 想 舒舒服服 地 躺 在 沙发 上 看 电视 ...
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  • ... cutest. 四川 菜 最 辣 了 。This 了 is optionalSìchuān cài zuì là le.Sichuan food is the spiciest. 我 的 中国 朋友 最 热情 了。This 了 is optionalWǒ de Zhōngguó péngyou ...
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  • ... teacher took away my iPad. 小偷 偷 走 了 我 的 钱包 。Xiǎotōu tōu zǒu le wǒ de qiánbāo.The thief stole my wallet. 他 不小心 推 倒 了 一 个 老人 。Tā bù xiǎoxīn tuī dǎo le ...
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  • ... open" is a state, so using 着 is natural.)Gōngsī de mén kāi zhe, kěshì méi rén zài.The office door is open but no one is in there. 公司 的 门 在 开 ,可是 没 人 ...
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  • ... 话 打 了 一 个 多 小时 了。Tā dǎ diànhuà dǎ le yī gè duō xiǎoshí le.He has been on the phone for more than an hour. 老板 打 游戏 打 了 一 个 上午 了。Lǎobǎn dǎ yóuxì dǎ le ...
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  • ... an adjective), then you don't need 地 (de) at all. This pattern is also the least common of the three; you'll be using 的 (de) and 得 (de) a lot more in ...
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  • ... 她 已经 吃 过 饭 了。 Tā yǐjīng chī guo fàn le.She has already eaten. For the tooth brushing example: A:别 忘记 刷牙。 Bié wàngjì shuā yá.Don't forget to brush your ...
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  • ... 老板 明天 不 来 。Lǎobǎn míngtiān bù lái.The boss won't come tomorrow. 我 知道 这 ... dōu méiyǒu lǎobǎn máng.We all are not as busy as the boss. 上海 的 冬天 不 有 北京 的 冬 ...
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  • ... 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 书 了? 你 已 ...
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  • ... ? 电影 才 开始 你 就 不 想 看 了 ?Diànyǐng cái kāishǐ nǐ jiù bù xiǎng kàn le?The movie just started and you don't want to watch it anymore? 他 才 毕业 就 找到 了 这么 ...
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  • ... 得 Knicks 会 输 掉 最后 一 场 比赛,结果 他们 反而 赢 了。They all thought the Knicks were going to lose the last game, but they won. 我 以为 Knicks 会 赢 第 一 场 比赛,结果 反而 是 最 ...
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  • ... Age, but it's not yet time to throw out those textbooks We see the value in textbook grammar explanations and exercises, and are doing our best to ...
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  • ... me? 我们 要 去 酒吧, 你 去 不 去?Wǒmen yào qù jiǔbā, nǐ qù bu qù?We are going to the bar. Do you want to go? 我 去 买 咖啡 ,你 要 不 要 ? Wǒ qù mǎi kāfēi, nǐ yào bu ...
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  • ... e.g. 看一看. On the other hand, when you are reduplicating ... is usually a place. If the object is a personal noun or pronoun, the words 那儿 or 这儿 must ...
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  • ... 和 修理 这些 建筑 。Zhèngfǔ měi nián dōu huì wéihù hé xiūlǐ zhèxiē jiànzhù.Every year the government maintains and fixes these buildings. 我们 需要 进一步 地 了解 和 交 ...
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  • ... that when speaking, it is very common for most Chinese people take out the “分 (fēn)” at the end of the time. x 点 零 y 分 Examples 两 点 零 九分 ...
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  • ... 周末 我 把 脏 衣服 给 洗 了 。Zhōumò wǒ bǎ zāng yīfu gěi xǐ le.On weekends, I wash the dirty clothes. 你 能 把 这些 都 给 记住 吗?Nǐ néng bǎ zhè xiē dōu gěi jì zhù ma ...
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  • ... huí le jiā, cái fāxiàn shǒujī wàng zài le chūzūchē shàng.I didn't realize I left my cell phone in the taxi until I got home. 等到 孩子 上 了 小学 ,她 才 开始 工作 ...
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  • ... word order issues:''' we've all been there--this level is all about getting the hang of Chinese word order '''Two uses of 以后 (yihou), two uses of ...
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  • ... 的 is required, (e.g. 好看的画). If both have two characters, the 的 is optional just as it is with single character adjectives. These rules also apply to ...
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  • ... , exactly?'' For example, is it another verb, or an adjective or what? The answer is that it varies. It can be a verb, an adjective, a prepositional ...
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  • ... their 以⋯⋯来⋯⋯ 不足("不到"的意思 ) 处于⋯⋯状态 Group 3 届时(at the time) 至 meaning 到 Group 4 并非 - adverb for emphasis, often used with negation 未 meaning "not ...
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  • ... me? 请 你们 跟 老师 一起 读。Qǐng nǐmen gēn lǎoshī yīqǐ dú.Please read together with the teacher. 下 周 谁 跟老板 一起 出差?Xià zhōu shéi gēn lǎobǎn yīqǐ chūchāi?Who is ...
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  • ... that mom 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 ...
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  • ... in 20 minutes. 你们 现在 就 出门 吗 ?Nǐmen xiànzài jiù chūmén ma?Are you leaving the house right now? 他们 一会儿 就 到 。Tāmen yīhuìr jiù dào.They will be here in ...
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  • ... handsome guy? 我 看 见 了 。 We didn't say what "I" saw; you have to infer it from the context.Wǒ kànjiàn le. 我 看 到 了 。 Wǒ kàndào le.I saw it. 你 听 见 ...
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  • ... 他 很可怜 ,连 他 妈妈 都 不 管 他 。Tā hěn kělián, lián tā māma dōu bù guǎn tā.The poor child. Even his mother doesn't care about him. 她 什么 都 放 辣 ,连 汤 都 是 辣的 。Tā ...
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  • ... goes to 陈世霜 (Chén Shìshuāng), who has toiled tirelessly on the wiki behind the scenes for years without complaining. Big props also go to full-time ...
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  • ... 孩子们 随着 音乐 跳 起 了 舞。Háizi men suízhe yīnyuè tiào qǐ le wǔ.Children started dancing to the music. 污染物 随着 人 的 呼吸 进入 了 人体 内部 。Wūrǎn-wù suízhe rén de hūxī ...
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  • ... 老板 吵 了 起来。Yóuyú yìjiàn bù yīzhì, liǎng wèi lǎobǎn chǎo le qǐlái.Due to differing opinions, the two bosses started to argue. 由于 公司 发展 的 需要,我们 打算 再 招聘 ...
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  • ... néng tígāo zhìliàng.On one hand, we can save time by doing it this way; on the other hand, we can improve the quality. 这个 项目 一 方面 能 增加 当地 人 的 收入 ,另 ...
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  • ... . 除非 旧 的 坏 了 ,我 才 会 买 新的 。Chúfēi jiù de huài le, wǒ cái huì mǎi xīn de.Only if the old one is broken will I buy a new one. 除非 老板 给 我 加薪 ,我 才 会 留下来 ...
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  • ... wiki does make extensive use of Chinese characters. In order to save the time of the editors and direct it toward real content additions, we do not ...
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  • ... . 他 做 兼职 是 为了 多 赚 点 钱 。Tā zuò jiānzhí shì wèile duō zhuàn diǎn qián.The reason why he has a part time job is to make a little more money. 你 学 中文 是 ...
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  • ... 差点 and 差点儿. Literal Meaning It might help to understand the literal meaning of the structure. The word 差 has a lot of meanings. In this case, it ...
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  • ... 跟 我的 工作 差不多。 Nǐ de gōngzuò gēn wǒ de gōngzuò chàbuduō.Your job and my job are almost the same. 你的 新 手机 跟 我的 旧 手机 差不多。Nǐ de xīn shǒujī gēn wǒ de jiù ...
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  • ... 自从 (or other similar words) before the time or event to make it into a ... taking place in China since the reform and opening up to the outside world. 自从 ...
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  • ... hǎo le, xiànzài yòu néng tiàowǔ le.I am able to dance now since my foot is better. (The condition changed) 我 学 了 两 个 月 ,现在 我 会 跳舞 了 。Wǒ xué le liǎng ...
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  • ... 老板 没有 生气,反而 表扬 了 我。Lǎobǎn méiyǒu shēngqì, fǎn'ér biǎoyáng le wǒ.The boss isn't angry. On the contrary, he praised me. 老板 没有 生气,相反,他 还 表扬 了 我。Lǎobǎn ...
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  • ... go to him to learn. 帅哥 往 我 笑 了 一下 。Shuàigē wǎng wǒ xiào le yīxià.When the handsome guy headed my way I smiled. 帅哥 朝 我 笑 了 一下 。Shuàigē cháo wǒ xiào le ...
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  • ... 的 大 城市 ,爷爷 宁可 住 农村 的 老房子 。My grandfather would rather live in the old house in the countryside than stay in strange big city. 与其 一直 互相 伤害 ,我 宁愿 早点 分 ...
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  • ... 为了 美化 我们 的 城市。Wǒmen bǎohù huánjìng shì wèile měihuà wǒmen de chéngshì.We protect the environment in order to beautify our city. 每年 我们 的 绿化 面积 都 在 扩大 ...
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  • ... 你 的 手机 在 包 里 吗 ?Nǐ de shǒujī zài bāo lǐ ma?Is your cell phone in the bag? 他 在 楼 下 。Tā zài lóuxià.He is downstairs. Walmart 在 我家 旁边 。Walmart zài wǒ ...
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  • ... 下 过 雨 以后 空气 会 好 很 多 。Xià guo yǔ yǐhòu kōngqì huì hǎo hěn duō.After it rains, the air will be a lot better. 结婚 之后 他们 有 了 两 个 宝宝 。 Jiéhūn zhīhòu tāmen ...
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  • ... 客厅 的 中间 有 一 个 沙发 。Kètīng de zhōngjiān yǒu yī gè shāfā.There is a sofa in the middle of the living room. 我 的 座位 在 第 七 排 中间 。Wǒ de zuòwèi zài dì-qī pái ...
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  • ... 到 is useful. 你 拿 小包 ,我 拿 大包 。Nǐ ná xiǎo bāo, wǒ ná dà bāo.You take the small bag, I'll take the big bag. 不 知道 什么 时候 能 拿到 我 的 工作 签证 。Bù zhīdào shénme ...
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  • ... every possible meaning of a word in a grammar point about it. On the contrary, we often purposely "chunk" a single word into easier grammar points and ...
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  • ... 老板 就 把 他 辞 了 。Tā shízài tài lǎn le, yúshì lǎobǎn jiù bǎ tā cí le.He was way too lazy, so the boss just let him go. 我 很 喜欢 这个 手机 ,于是 就 买 下来 了 。Wǒ hěn ...
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  • ... kuài cái mǎi dào le lǚyóu de dōngxi.Only after spending 8000 RMB was I able to buy all the things for the trip. 小明 花 了 很 多 心思 才 设计 出 了 这 张 海报。Xiǎo ...
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  • ... has gone into curating and pruning the lists of grammar points. Even so ... start to finish, or to go through the grammar point lists from top to bottom. ...
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  • ... 他 的 演讲 使 听众 们 非常 激动 。Tā de yǎnjiǎng shǐ tīngzhòng men fēicháng jīdòng.His speech made the audience very excited. 经济 危机 使 很多 公司 倒闭 了 ,也 使 很多 人 失去 了 工 ...
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  • ... 得 来 吗 ?Zǎoshang wǔdiǎn chūfā, háizi men qǐ de lái ma? We're leaving at five a.m.. Will the kids be able to get up? 这么 高 的 山 ,你 爬 得 上去 吗 ?Zhème gāo de ...
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  • ... at home, but is not tied there directionally. 我 学习 在 家 。 你 在 上海 工作 。The work is done in Shanghai, but it isn't directional. 你 工作 在 上海 。 他们 在 篮球 ...
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  • ... of a sausage. 冰箱 里 只 有 两 块 奶酪。There are only two pieces of cheese in the refrigerator. 我 很 饿,吃 了 很 大 一 条 鱼。I'm hungry. I could eat a whole fish. 我 ...
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  • ... Tāmen shì yǒuqián rén.They are rich people. 你是 老板 吗?Nǐ shì lǎobǎn ma?Are you the boss? 这 是 我 男朋友。Zhè shì wǒ nánpéngyou.This is my boyfriend. 那 是 你们 ...
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  • ... . 中文 很 难。 Zhōngwén hěn nán.Chinese is difficult. 老板 很 生气。 Lǎobǎn hěn shēngqì.The boss is angry. 我们 很 累。 Wǒmen hěn lèi.We're tired. 我 哥哥 也 很 高 ...
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  • ... nǚhái tài piàoliang le.This girl is so pretty. 小猫 太 可爱 了 ! Xiǎomāo tài kě'ài le The kitten is so cute 你 的 孩子 太 聪明 了 。 Nǐ de háizi tài cōngming le ...
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  • ... a.m." or "p.m.": use 上午 (shàngwǔ) for times in the morning, and 下午 (xiàwǔ) for times in the afternoon. 九 点jiǔ diǎn9 o'clock 上午 七 点shàngwǔ qī diǎn7 ...
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  • ... 你 知道 怎么 去 外滩 吗?Nǐ zhīdào zěnme qù​ Wàitān ma?Do you know how to get to the Bund? 你 怎么 知道 我 喜欢 旅行?Nǐ zěnme zhīdào wǒ xǐhuan lǚxíng?How did you know I ...
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  • ... 问 他们 厕所 在 哪里。Nǐ qù wèn yī wèn tāmen cèsuǒ zài nǎlǐ.Go and ask them where the bathroom is. 我 可以 用 一 用 你 的 电脑 吗?Wǒ kěyǐ yòng yī yòng nǐ de diànnǎo ma ...
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  • ... ? 他 坐 在 老板 的 旁边。Tā zuò zài lǎobǎn de pángbiān.He sits next to the boss. 你 应该 站 在 我 后面。Nǐ yīnggāi zhàn zài wǒ hòumiàn.You should stand behind ...
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  • ... "to arrive." 他们 已经 到 酒吧 了。 Tāmen yǐjīng dào jiǔbā le.They have already arrived at the bar. 我 刚 到 家。 Wǒ gāng dào jiā.I just got home. 你 到 机场 了 吗 ...
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  • ... 孩子们 周六 写 了 一天 的 作业 。Háizi men zhōuliù xiě le yī tiān de zuòyè.The kids did their homework all day Saturday. 我 刚才 打 了 半 个 小时 电话 。Wǒ gāngcái dǎ ...
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  • ... 没 出门 了 。Tā bàn gè yuè méi chūmén le.It's been half a month since she's left the house. 你们 多久 没 回家 了 ?Nǐmen duōjiǔ méi huíjiā le?How long has it been ...
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  • ... 要 带 什么?Qù Měiguó yào dài qián, hùzhào, hái yào dài shénme?To go to the USA, you need to take money and a passport. What else do you need to take with ...
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  • ... 玩 游戏 。Wǒ érzi yīdiǎn dōu bù ài wán yóuxì.My son doesn't like to play games at all. The phrases "一点也没 " and "一点都没 " can also be used to express "not at ...
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  • ... le.I finished doing my homework. 老板 开 完 会 了 。Lǎobǎn kāi wán huì le.The boss finished having the meeting. 我 看 完 这本书 了 。Wǒ kàn wán zhè běn shū le.I ...
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  • ... 我 饿 了 。Wǒ è le.I'm hungry. 孩子们 都 累 了 。Háizi men dōu lèi le.The kids are all tired. 妈妈 老 了 。We aren't used to thinking of her as old, but she is ...
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  • ... 我们 学校 所有 的 老师 都 会 说 英文 。Wǒmen xuéxiào suǒyǒu de lǎoshī dōu huì shuō Yīngwén.All the teachers in our school can speak English. 我们 公司 所有 人 都 参加 了 这个 会议 ...
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  • ... ,000 could be thought of in tens of thousands as "1,1000," with 万 (wàn) replacing the comma, and then what's left written as 一千 (yīqiān): 一万一千 (yīwàn ...
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  • ... 他 是 这个 公司 的 创始人 之 一 。Tā shì zhège gōngsī de chuàngshǐ rén zhī yī.He is one of the founders of this company. 成龙 是 最 有名 的 中国 明星 之 一 。Chéng Lóng shì zuì ...
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  • ... hǎobù róngyì cái dǎtōng le yínháng de fúwù rèxiàn.It was no easy task to get through to the bank's customer service hotline. 我们 好不容易 才 做完 这 个 项目,结果 ...
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  • ... 这个 红包 好像 少 了 点儿 。Tā gěi de zhège hóngbāo hǎoxiàng shǎo le diǎnr.The amount of money he gave in the red envelope seems a bit small. 你 管 得 是 不 是 多 了 点儿 ...
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  • ... 美国 人口 是 中国 的 五 分 之 一 。Měiguó rénkǒu shì Zhōngguó de wǔ fēn zhī yī.The USA's population is one fifth of China's. 押金 是 房租 的 百 分 之 二十 。Yājīn shì fángzū ...
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  • ... . 这么 多人,我 只 认识 其中 的 一 个。Zhème duō rén, wǒ zhǐ rènshí qízhōng de yī gè.Of the many people, I only know one of them. 你 没有 做 过 生意,不 知道 其中 的 辛苦。Nǐ ...
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  • ... wèntí jiāohuàn le yìjiàn.The two leaders exchanged views ... 认为 那 是 一 场 灾难。As for the Cultural Revolution, most of the people think it was a disaster. 就 ...
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  • ... 公室 里 抽烟 有 点 不 合适 吧。Zài bàngōngshì lǐ chōuyān yǒudiǎn bù héshì ba.Inside the office, it's not really appropriate to smoke, right? 他 就是 最 合适 的,他 完全 符合 ...
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  • ... 今年 的 工作 计划。Huìyì tǎolùn bìng tōngguò le jīnnián de gōngzuò jìhuà.The meeting discussed and approved the work plan for this year. 脱欧 后 , 英国 需要 跟 很 多 ...
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  • ... 西 , 一面 看 电影 。Tā xǐhuan yīmiàn chī dōngxi, yīmiàn kàn diànyǐng.He likes to eat and watch movies at the same time. 我 告诉 你 多少 次 了,别 一面 躺 在 床上 一面 吃 零食!弄 ...
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  • ... tomorrow. 老板 今天 要 见 一个 新 客户。Lǎobǎn jīntiān yào jiàn yī gè xīn kèhù.Today the boss needs to see a new client. 老师 太 累 了, 要 好好 休息。Lǎoshī tài lèi le ...
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  • ... 他 正 上 厕所呢 。Tā zhèng shàng cèsuǒ ne. 他 上 厕所 呢 。Tā shàng cèsuǒ ne.He's using the bathroom now. 我们 在 上 汉语 课 。Wǒmen zài shàng Hànyǔ kè. 我们 正 上 汉语 课 呢 ...
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  • ... + Verb + 了 他们 就要 结婚 了 。 了2 - ASGN1JR5 Expressing "again" in the past with "you" 又 + Verb + 了 你 又 迟到 了 。 了2 - ASGT1CIR Expressing ...
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  • ... 老师 一 来 大家 就 不 说话 了。Lǎoshī yī lái dàjiā jiù bù shuōhuà le.As soon as the teacher came , everyone stopped talking. 我 一 进门 ,小狗 就 跑 了 过来 。Wǒ yī jìn mén ...
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  • ... 人 太 多 了,差点儿 没 买到。I did get it.Páiduì de rén tài duō le, chàdiǎnr méi mǎidào.The waiting line is too long. I almost didn't get it. 他们 两个 差点儿 没 通过 面试 ...
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  • ... In this case, you can only use 等: A1,A2 ⋯⋯ 等 + Category + Predicate The predicate part of the pattern can be a verb or an adjective. 长城、故宫 等 景点 ...
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  • ... 于 我们 的 工作 表现,老板 很 满意。Duìyú wǒmen de gōngzuò biǎoxiàn, lǎobǎn hěn mǎnyì.The boss is very satisfied with our work performance. 对于 这 件 事情 他 没什么 看法。Duìyú ...
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  • ... 决 了,偏偏 他 还 要 钻 牛角尖。 In these example sentences, we see that the opposite of what is expected comes out. In this case "what is expected" is a objective ...
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  • ... 带 够 钱,只好 不 买 了。 Comparing meanings 不得不 has a stronger tone than 只好. It is the same as 不得已 or 无可奈何, meaning "someone cannot help but do something ...
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  • ... within this website will also help to support this project.'' Some of the key reference materials for this wiki have been: http://www.amazon.com/gp ...
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  • ... 下 飞机 以后 给 我 打电话 。 Xià fēijī yǐhòu gěi wǒ dǎ diànhuàGive me a call after you get off the plane. 来 中国 以后 我 才 发现 中国 菜 那么 好吃 。 Lái Zhōngguó yǐhòu wǒ cái ...
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  • ... are only available to clients physically in Shanghai, this wiki is open to the public through a http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0 ...
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  • ... 朋友 家。Zhōumò wǒ xǐhuan qù péngyou jiā.I like to go to my friends' places on the weekends. 爸爸 明天 去 北京 出差。Bàba míngtiān qù Běijīng chūchāi.Dad will go ...
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  • ... 别 再 追 她 了。Tā běnlái jiù bù xǐhuan nǐ, nǐ bié zài zhuī tā le.She never liked you in the first place, so stop pursuing her. 他 说话 的 方式 本来 就 很 容易 让人 不 舒 ...
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  • ... 去 要 看 公司 的 安排 。Shénme shíhou qù yào kàn gōngsī de ānpái.When we go depends on the company's arrangements. 学 音乐 还是 学 画画 要 看 孩子 的 兴趣 。Xué yīnyuè háishì ...
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  • ... do something) "one time." So you'll need the phrases 多长时间 (duō cháng shíjiān) ... in, it's weird to use the pattern. Consider the following examples: 你 多 ...
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  • ... to finish, or to go through the grammar point lists from top to bottom ... And expect to get sucked into the curiously logical world of Chinese grammar ...
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  • ... 二十一 世纪 了 ,你 还 这么 想 ?Dōu èrshí-yī shìjì le, nǐ hái zhème xiǎng?It's already the 21st century and you still think this way? 都 一 个 小时 了 ,他 还 在 厕所 里 。Dōu ...
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  • ... Unit (+ Noun) Examples 宝宝 一 天 一 天 在 长大 。Bǎobao yī tiān yī tiān zài zhǎngdà.The baby is growing up day by day. 爸爸 妈妈 一 年 一 年 在 变 老 。Bàba māma ...
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  • ... listings for CEFR levels and HSK levels. We encourage test-takers of the HSK to refer to the HSK level lists, while learners focused more on real-life ...
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  • ... Grammar Wiki possible technically, with very little extra production work needed from the academic team. A big thank you also to Adam Abrams for all ...
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  • ... I'm truly happy for you. 父母 为 孩子 付出 了 很 多。 Fùmǔ wèi háizi fùchū le hěn duō.The parents did a lot for their child. 父母 管 孩子 总是 说 是 为 孩子 好。 Fùmǔ guǎn ...
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  • ... 到 问题 并且 解决 问题。Wǒ huì bāng nǐ zhǎodào wèntí bìngqiě jiějué wèntí.I can help you find the problem and also solve it. 你 要 编辑 并且 打印 这 个 文件。Nǐ yào biānjí ...
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  • ... 不 抢 就 没 了 。Jīnnián zuìhòu yī cì yōuhuì, zài bù qiǎng jiù méi le.It's the final sale of the year. If you don't grab it, it'll be gone 你 快 告诉 他,不 要 让 ...
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  • ... any words you see in your browser, and a popup will give you the pinyin and meaning. Very useful Also available for Chrome as well: https://chrome ...
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  • ... ? 老板 刚 发给 我 上个月 的 工资。Lǎobǎn gāng fā gěi wǒ shàng gè yuè de gōngzī.The boss just gave me my pay for last month. 这 个 人 骗 了 我 很 多 钱。Zhège rén piàn le ...
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  • ... even bigger. 老板 半个小时 以后 回来。Lǎobǎn bàn gè xiǎoshí yǐhòu huílái.After half an hour, the boss will return. 下班 以后你 想 跟 我们 一起 去 打球 吗? Xiàbān yǐhòu, nǐ ...
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  • ... went. 医生 不 让 她 喝酒 ,她 还是 喝 。Yīshēng bù ràng tā hējiǔ, tā háishì hē.The doctor told her to stop drinking, but she still drinks. 老师 生病 了,但是 她 还是 来 上 ...
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  • ... Xiǎo Lǐ gāo.Xiao Zhang is not as tall as Xiao Li. 小李 (Xiǎo Lǐ) is taller. The same situation could be described as: 小李 没有 小张 矮 。 Xiǎo Lǐ méiyǒu Xiǎo ...
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  • ... would be this difficult. 雨 这么 大,明天 再 去 吧 。Yǔ zhème dà, míngtiān zài qù ba.The rain is so heavy. How about we go tomorrow? 你 那么 聪明 ,一定 能 猜到 。Nǐ nàme ...
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  • ... .Drink more water when you have a cold. 医生 让 我 多 运动 。Yīshēng ràng wǒ duō yùndòng.The doctor told me to exercise more. 他 比 你 有 经验 ,你 应该 多 向 他 学习 。Tā ...
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  • ... . + 越来越 + Adj. + 了 Examples 天气 越来越 冷 了 。Tiānqì yuèláiyuè lěng le.The weather is getting colder and colder. 你 女儿 越来越 漂亮 了 。Nǐ nǚér yuèláiyuè ...
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  • ... and one after 而且. Structure 不但 + Subj. 1 ⋯⋯ ,而且 + Subj. 2 + 也 ⋯⋯ The pattern can also be used omitting 而且, and instead using adverbs like 也 in ...
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  • ... 我 先 问 一下 老板 再说 。Wǒ xiān wèn yīxià lǎobǎn zàishuō.I'm going to ask the boss first before doing anything else. 你们 先 讨论 一下 再说 。Nǐmen xiān tǎolùn yīxià ...
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  • ... 那 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 ...
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  • ... 完 饭 之后 去 看 电影 吧 ?Chī wán fàn zhīhòu qù kàn diànyǐng ba?What about going to the movies after eating dinner? 出国 之前 ,他 和 女朋友 分手了 。Chūguó zhīqián, tā hé ...
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  • ... 知道。Zhège wèntí hěn jiǎndān, shènzhì lián háizi dōu zhīdào.This question is simple, even kids know the answer. 我 男朋友 很 喜欢 游泳,甚至 连 冬天 也 游。Wǒ nánpéngyou ...
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  • ... gè rén dāngzhōng yǒu yī gè rén shì xiǎotōu.Of the five people, one of them is a thief. ... This engineering project is still in the planning stage. 这 批 ...
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  • ... 永远 记得 你 对 我 的 帮助。Wǒ jiāng yǒngyuǎn jìde nǐ duì wǒ de bāngzhù.I will forever remember the help you have given me. 这 次 世界杯 将 在 莫斯科 举行 。Zhè cì Shìjièbēi ...
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  • ... 倒 不错 ,就是 太 长 了 。Zhè piān wénzhāng de nèiróng dào bùcuò, jiùshì tài cháng le.The content of this article is great, but it's just too long. 这 件 衣服 的 样式 ...
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  • ... , 更不用说 他 了。Lián wǒ dōu bù zhīdào zhège gēshǒu, gèng bùyòng shuō tā le.I don't even know the singer, let alone him. 连 家人 都 不 理解 你, 更不用说 其他 的 人 了。Lián ...
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  • ... 幸亏 多亏 (duōkuī) is 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 ...
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  • ... 我们 来 晚 了,排 的 队 这么 长。Kànlái wǒmen lái wǎn le, pái de duì zhème cháng.It seems we are late. The line is so long. 看来 今年 失业率 会 增加,因为 今年 的 经济 不太 好。Kànlái ...
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