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  • ... 么 意见 尽管 提 ,我 不 会 生气 的。Yǒu shénme yìjiàn jǐnguǎn tí, wǒ bù huì shēngqì de.Feel free to offer any opinion. I won't get angry. 想 买 什么 尽管 买 , 几 件 衣服 我 还 ...
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  • ... door?Kāi yīxià mén ba.Please open the door. 请 你 说 一下 为什么。I feel it should be a quick explanation.Qǐng nǐ shuō yīxià wèishénme.Please say why. 不要 生 ...
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  • ... difference between 给and 为. You can see that the ones at the top feel more like something especially done for one person, whereas the ones at the end ...
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  • ... discussing part of speech. One problem with this method is that it does feel difficult to "break in." If you're determining a word's part of speech by ...
    7 KB (1,166 words) - 03:42, 29 November 2013
  • ... 会 想家。Gāng líkāi jiā de shíhou nánmiǎn huì xiǎng jiā.When you first leave home, you can't help but feel homesick. 车上 人 多 难免 会 遇到 小偷,你 要 小心点。Chē shang ...
    4 KB (565 words) - 09:50, 14 January 2021
  • ... 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 ...
    4 KB (657 words) - 08:35, 16 December 2020
  • ... Using 很 (hěn) to intensify verbs that express thoughts or feeling is really easy. Structure Subj. + 很 + Certain Verbs Certain " psychological ...
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  • ... be back tomorrow. Note that it can sometimes be hard to translate the feeling of "soonness" into English, but in every one of these examples, the time ...
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  • ... ⋯⋯有兴趣 (yǒu xìngqù) to have an interest in... 对⋯⋯感兴趣 (gǎn xìngqù) to feel interested in... 对⋯⋯负责 (fùzé) to be responsible for... 对⋯⋯满意 (mǎnyì) to ...
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  • ... 什么的 , but is not generally followed by Non-exhaustive lists with "dengdeng" 等等 as this feels too formal. Examples 我们 什么 零食 都 有,花生 啊,瓜子 啊,薯 ...
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  • ... 才 Expressing lateness with "cai" 才 indicates that the speaker feels that the events discussed happened later than expected. Sometimes it also ...
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  • ... 感觉 比 刚才 好 一点 了 。Xiànzài wǒ gǎnjué bǐ gāngcái hǎo yīdiǎn le.I feel a little better now than just before. 刚才, as a time noun, can directly modify a noun ...
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  • ... 了 means "it's enough." When the speaker is getting sick of doing something or feeling fed up, 够了 can be applied after a limited number of verbs. A few ...
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  • ... several people, 对方 is often translated into English as "each other." 彼此 feels a bit literary in style than 对方. Structure Verb + 彼此 / 对方 ...
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  • ... bùguò hòulái bù tài shūfu, jiù méi qù.I originally wanted to go, but I didn't go because I didn't feel very well. 这些 工作 本来 是 要 今天 做完 的 ,不过 明天 做 也 可 ...
    6 KB (926 words) - 07:41, 19 January 2021
  • ... are rude; it's because the word 请 (qǐng) feels rather formal in Chinese, and most people don't feel the need to use it with family members, friends ...
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  • Because Mandarin Chinese is a non-inflecting language, it feels to native English speakers as very much a language of words, rather than strict rules. ...
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  • ... using them. The longer you've been using them, the more natural they'll feel, and when to use them will become clearer and clearer. One good place ...
    11 KB (1,569 words) - 07:22, 22 November 2018
  • ... 他们 在 篮球场 上 打羽毛球 。You play at the basketball court, but there isn't a directional feel to the verb. 他们 打羽毛球 在 篮球场 上 。 References and Further Reading ...
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  • ... 来 吧 ,随便 坐 。Zhè shì wǒ jiā, jìnlái ba, suíbiàn zuò.This is my house. Please come inside. Feel free to take a seat. B: 那 是 你 的 卧室 吗 ?我 能 进去 吗 ?Nà shì nǐ ...
    14 KB (2,058 words) - 03:11, 29 December 2020
  • ... sentence and precedes it with a 把. It's really common in Mandarin but can feel a bit awkward at first for English speakers. What is a 把 sentence ...
    15 KB (2,034 words) - 02:55, 31 December 2021
  • ... . The English translations have to get a little more creative to express the same feeling in English. 你 太 好 了 。 Nǐ tài hǎo le.You are so great ...
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  • ... (a) can also add a sense of certainty or urgency to a statement, sometimes with the feeling of an order. Examples 是 啊 ,我 也 觉得 !Shì a, wǒ yě ...
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  • Grammar Box The particle 吧 (ba) can be used to soften the feel of a sentence. This could be to make it more polite, gentler and less forceful, or ...
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  • ... 太 舒服,你 可以 自己 去 吗? Wǒ jīntiān bù tài shūfu, nǐ kěyǐ zìjǐ qù ma?I'm not feeling well today. Can you go by yourself? B:好 吧, 那 你 休息 吧。 Hǎo ba, nà nǐ xiūxi ...
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  • ... Chinese is: Subj. + 又 + Adj. 1 + 又 + Adj. 2 The two words shouldn't contrast in feeling. It is important to note they must both be bad or both be good ...
    4 KB (555 words) - 01:54, 10 November 2020
  • ... for, or simply needing time to gather your thoughts. When you experience this feeling, in English, you may say "umm" or "uhhh" or another filler word ...
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  • ... and characters, including adjective s. Reduplication can enhance the descriptive feeling of an adjective. One-Syllable Adjectives (AA) If an ...
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  • ... , such as "every day": 每天 (měi tiān). Use 都 (dōu) here in Chinese, even if it feels unnatural. (Fake it 'til you make it ) 我 每天 都 要 上班 。 Wǒ měi tiān ...
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  • ... you sometimes see 一边 (yībiān) shortened to 边 (biān) as well, which has a less formal feel. Examples 不要 一边 吃 东西,一边 说话 。Bùyào yībiān chī dōngxi ...
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  • ... 很 舒服 。Nǐ de chuáng mō qǐlái hěn shūfu.Your bed feels very comfortable. See also Result complement "xiaqu" Advanced result complements ...
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  • ... to express the meanings of "except," "besides," or "in addition." You may feel that "except" has a pretty different meaning from the other two. Well ...
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  • ... 我 不 舒服,什么 东西 都 没 吃。Jīntiān wǒ bù shūfu, shénme dōngxi dōu méi chī.Today I don't feel well, so I didn't eat anything. 昨天 开会 的时候,她 什么 话 也 没 说。Zuótiān ...
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  • ... dōu...) is a pattern used to express "every time." Translating from English, you might feel that the only part really needed is 每次 (měi cì), since it ...
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  • ... 去 的话 就 别 去 了 。Bù xiǎng qù dehuà jiù bié qù le.Don't go if you don't feel like going. 好吃 的话 ,就 多 吃 点 。Hǎochī dehuà, jiù duō chī diǎn.If you think it's ...
    5 KB (654 words) - 07:35, 27 November 2020
  • ... patterns and rules for using 了, and over time, gradually getting a feel for its usage. The Chinese Grammar Wiki has pages on both the aspectual ...
    7 KB (1,084 words) - 09:05, 26 November 2013
  • ... some more about next steps. There's a "let's see how this goes first" feeling to the expression. Structure Note that in the pattern below, the ...
    5 KB (834 words) - 04:48, 9 March 2019
  • ... 么 (yàome) is used for offering a pair of choices with a hardline "either/or" feel: ''these are the two choices. Choose one.'' (It can also be used for ...
    4 KB (621 words) - 07:00, 11 December 2020
  • ... 以前/以后 One difference between the two pairs is that 之前/之后 feel more formal simply because they contain 之 , which is a word common in classical ...
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  • ... tāmen huì juéde tèbié yǒu chéngjiùgǎn.When they overcome the difficulties and succeed, they will feel especially accomplished. 为了 降低 贫富 差距 , 政府 制定 了 ...
    5 KB (706 words) - 07:39, 8 December 2020
  • ... zìjǐ lèi.This year, I haven't traveled at all. I either find the places too far away or I feel too tired. 这个 星期 不是 今天 开会 就是 明天 开会 。Zhège xīngqí bù ...
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  • ... shì yòng shénme zuò de? Nǐ néng mō chūlái ma?What's this thing made of? Can you tell by feeling it? 你 抽烟 了 吧 ?别 骗 我 ,我 都 闻 出来 了 。Nǐ chōuyān le ba ...
    7 KB (1,104 words) - 03:29, 29 December 2020
  • ... "Even if…" with "jiushi" 就是 , 就算 has more of a feeling that the speaker doesn't believe that the hypothetical statement is reasonable or has ...
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  • ... 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 嫁 给 他 吗 ...
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  • ... juéde tǐng lěng de.Although I'm dressed really warmly, it is, after all, winter in the north. I still feel quite cold. 虽然 我 跟 他 认识,但 毕竟 不 太 熟,还是 不要 去 ...
    5 KB (764 words) - 09:17, 14 January 2021
  • ... with "ba" soften the tone of statements , or Suggestions with ba make commands feel more like suggestions . 呢 works in same way, but it is used to ...
    6 KB (848 words) - 09:47, 18 January 2021
  • ... day, but with a rather different function. It can be used when the speaker feels what he is saying is obvious (from his point of view). Structure ...
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  • ... have no counterpart in English. "Meet face?" "Sleep a sleep?" It all feels very odd. Below we will introduce separable verbs in more detail, provide ...
    16 KB (2,510 words) - 02:18, 14 March 2019
  • ... side add the word "already" in parentheses at the end; this is the feeling the sentences give you. In fact, to emphasize the idea of ''already done'' ...
    7 KB (1,068 words) - 08:57, 21 April 2021
  • ... the sentence pattern that usually trips learners up, because it doesn't feel like natural word order to a speaker of English. Examples 我 ...
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