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- ... verb, it takes on the meaning of "less" as in "to do less (of something)." It is often heard when scolding or giving advice (like when parents talk to ...4 KB (606 words) - 07:31, 10 May 2021
- ... mean "to want." The small difference is that 要 (yào) is often used for something you want to or ''need'' to do, and ''plan to take action on''. It can ...4 KB (575 words) - 08:57, 21 April 2021
- ... think of 屑 as having to do with bits of something, like 木屑, 铁屑 etc. It also means "to believe something is worth doing ." In that case, 不屑 means "to ...1 KB (148 words) - 05:49, 26 November 2013
- ... by adding to it and making it 怎么样 (zěnmeyàng), you can ask ''how something is'', or ''what it is like''. This is useful in all manner of conversations ...3 KB (481 words) - 09:20, 20 April 2021
- ... , of course, 少. It is further explained in the article doing something less with "shao" . Sources and further reading Books Source ...4 KB (611 words) - 17:24, 6 December 2018
- ... that the speaker does not know how to do something or at least does not know how to do something well. Structure Subj. + 不知道 + Verb Phrase + 好 ...4 KB (637 words) - 07:26, 29 November 2018
- ... "didn't I tell you ?," used when the speaker wants to prove that they are right about something. The phrase is "我说什么来着." Examples 我 说 什么 来着 ...3 KB (397 words) - 03:47, 21 November 2017
- ... is introduced first, then a question is asked about how to do something involving it. Structure Topic + 怎么 + Verb The object doesn't have to ...4 KB (552 words) - 09:23, 20 April 2021
- REDIRECT Wanting to do something with "yao"48 bytes (7 words) - 02:24, 11 August 2014
- REDIRECT Expressing not knowing how to do something using "hao"68 bytes (10 words) - 09:07, 20 September 2012
- REDIRECT Doing something over and over with "zaisan"57 bytes (8 words) - 09:13, 1 July 2013
- REDIRECT How to do something with "zenme"46 bytes (7 words) - 16:47, 12 February 2016
- REDIRECT Advanced usages of the contrary "dao"51 bytes (7 words) - 07:06, 19 February 2014
- REDIRECT Using "hao" to mean "easy"40 bytes (6 words) - 03:43, 16 February 2016
- REDIRECT Expressing "difficult" with "nan"47 bytes (5 words) - 03:44, 16 February 2016
- REDIRECT Expressing "over and over again" with "zaisan"60 bytes (8 words) - 09:52, 24 February 2016
- Create Translation23 bytes (2 words) - 08:06, 4 December 2017
- ... by a person or specific thing, whereas 当成 / 当作 is more likely to be followed by something more abstract (like 爱). The 成 / 作 part of 当成 / 当作 can be ...12 KB (1,686 words) - 04:01, 18 January 2021
- ... of result.The baby just woke up. 刚 and 刚才 with 没 There's also something going on with 没 in sentences with 刚 and 刚才. The deal here is that ...11 KB (1,707 words) - 00:21, 14 April 2023
- ... to the structure here, but it often includes a mention of a time ''when'' something is ''going to happen''. Subj. + 要 + Verb If you want to know more ...7 KB (1,096 words) - 08:57, 21 April 2021
- ... to mean "to be good at" and expresses being very skillful at something, or doing something very well. It can be translated as "really know how to," as ...11 KB (1,719 words) - 08:55, 21 April 2021
- ... . Examples: 我们 应该 做 点儿 什么 。Wǒmen yīnggāi zuò diǎnr shénme.We should do something. 老大 ，你 不 说 点儿 什么 ？Lǎodà, nǐ bù shuō diǎnr shénme?Boss, aren't you ...4 KB (571 words) - 08:23, 4 March 2019
- ... 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 not the most ...15 KB (1,942 words) - 03:56, 22 November 2020
- ... been a long time since you were this happy. In English, we may say something like, "I haven't eaten since 9:00 this morning" or "I haven't been to ...5 KB (737 words) - 08:24, 17 April 2019
- ... often used where the speaker wants to comment on the result of their hard work, something like "It was really hard for me to x, but then I realized y ...5 KB (717 words) - 02:18, 29 December 2020
- ... is that 没想到 means "never imagined." It's not that you tried to think of something and failed, it's just that the idea never occurred to you. 一定 要 想 一 ...9 KB (1,342 words) - 07:27, 17 December 2020
- ... you'll notice that there's often a About to happen with "le" 了, indicating that something is about to happen . Some examples: 今天 又 要 加班 了 ！Jīntiān ...5 KB (771 words) - 01:53, 10 November 2020
- ... Tonight I will not eat out. See also Wanting to do something with yao Expressing future with "jiang" (advanced article) Sources and ...3 KB (500 words) - 09:23, 20 April 2021
- ... 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 do'' ...4 KB (719 words) - 08:53, 21 April 2021
- ... used to indicate that it's Using "hao" to mean "easy" easy to do something , 难 (nán) can be attached to verbs (with a few special exceptions), to ...3 KB (515 words) - 07:59, 10 April 2019
- ... g. it wouldn't make sense to talk about "a glass of furniture" unless something went horribly wrong in the factory). Examples 一 个 人 yī gè réna ...5 KB (781 words) - 08:54, 21 April 2021
- ... " 才 (cái) can express lateness , 就 (jiù) can be used to indicate that something happened earlier or sooner than expected. It can also be used in the ...6 KB (930 words) - 08:58, 21 April 2021
- ... in the ''past'', or ''from'' a certain point in the past up ''until now'', something ''hasn't been done'' again. Examples 从 那 以后 ，我 再也没 去 ...4 KB (629 words) - 03:48, 17 December 2020
- ... a question and really trying to figure out if someone has ''ever'' done something before, we tend to use the words "ever" and "before." In Chinese, 过 ...5 KB (706 words) - 08:56, 21 April 2021
- ... following examples use 千万 in the negative to '''strongly''' command someone ''not'' to do something. Examples 这 个 菜 很 难吃，千万 不要 点！ Zhège cài ...5 KB (679 words) - 09:22, 18 January 2021
- ... necessarily have to be in the past, so 一直 can be used to say something "will happen repeatedly" in the future. Examples 我 会 一直 陪着 你。Wǒ ...4 KB (706 words) - 10:05, 23 December 2020
- ... a thing (a noun), rather than by a verb. It is often used to buy something, or to order food at a restaurant. It may be helpful to imagine a demanding ...10 KB (1,565 words) - 08:57, 21 April 2021
- ... used . Another way of saying this is if you normally don't do something, or if you won't do something, you would use "不," but if you want to say you ...6 KB (835 words) - 07:15, 15 June 2017
- ... with -不起 and -得起 This complement is related to being "able to afford" something or some cost. So -不起 means "can't afford to," and -得起 means "can ...8 KB (1,173 words) - 02:44, 29 December 2020
- ... Direct Visual Comparisons 看起来 can also be used to express how something "looks like" something else. But unlike the previous usage of 看起来, and with ...6 KB (811 words) - 03:34, 29 December 2020
- ... ''able'' ⇒ to master - 洗 洗干净 ''Wash'' + ''clean'' ⇒ to wash something and make it clean - In each of the examples above, a compound verb ...11 KB (1,346 words) - 09:48, 27 February 2019
- ... bèi wǒ hē wán le.The coffee was finished by me. 他 被 打 。Remember: you need SOMEthing after the verb.Tā bèi dǎ. 他 被 打 了 。Tā bèi dǎ le.He was beaten ...11 KB (1,638 words) - 08:58, 18 January 2021
- ... sound a little bit like a complaint, or a reason for not doing something. They're similar to how we would use "too" in English, and the translations ...4 KB (606 words) - 09:21, 20 April 2021
- ... + Verb 我 想 去。 grammar point ASGT97VF Similar Wanting to do something with yao Similar Expressing "be going to" with "yao" Similar "Yinggai ...4 KB (525 words) - 09:21, 20 April 2021
- ... order Similar Using "zai" with verbs Similar Wanting to do something with yao Similar Expressing completion with le Similar Wanting to ...4 KB (607 words) - 09:23, 20 April 2021
- ... region between the two. In any case, it's used to express disbelief: ''how can (something) be so (adjective)? '' Examples 他 怎么 那么 懒？Tā zěnme ...5 KB (792 words) - 08:53, 21 April 2021
- ... Structure 多 (duō) is often used to ask about the degree or extent of something. Subj. + 多 + Adj. ? This is an easy way to ask "How adjective is ...3 KB (518 words) - 08:57, 21 April 2021
- ... be about the same height. Used for Analogy If you want to state ''what'' something looks ''like'', you'll also need to follow 看起来 with 像 (xiàng ...4 KB (548 words) - 09:59, 10 November 2020
- ... before the verb, there's an implication that if "things keep going on this way," then something bad is going to happen. A few examples: 你 再 赌 下去 会 输 ...5 KB (747 words) - 07:56, 22 April 2019
- ... can mean "to open" or "to turn on." Adding 着 allows one to express that something "is open" or "is on." 关 (guān) alone can mean "to close" or "to ...9 KB (1,348 words) - 08:56, 21 April 2021
- ... Similar Using "jiang" as a formal "ba" Similar Wanting to do something with yao Similar In the future in general Used for Referring to ...4 KB (535 words) - 09:37, 17 December 2020
