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Conditions with "yao" and "jiu"
... backs. 要去就去，不用等我们。Yào qù jiù qù, bùyòng děng wǒmen.If you want to go, go now. You don't need to wait for us. 要吃饭就吃饭，吃什么零食。Yào chīfàn ...

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Expressing a last chance with "zaibu... jiu..."
... ，我就叫保安了。Nǐ zài bù zǒu, wǒ jiù jiào bǎoān le.If you don't leave now, I'm going to call security. 再不走我们开会就要迟到了。Zài bù zǒu wǒmen kāihuì jiù ...

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Expressing "with" with "gen"
... talk to me 我明天要跟新客户见面。Wǒ míngtiān yào gēn xīn kèhù jiànmiàn.I'm going to meet new clients tomorrow. 你什么时候跟你女朋友结婚？Nǐ shénme shíhou gēn ...

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Marking a topic with "de hua"
... 的话，我就不知道了。Wǒ kěndìng néng qù. Tā dehuà, wǒ jiù bù zhīdào le.I can definitely go. As for him, I don't know. 回老家的话，还是坐高铁比较方便。Huí lǎojiā dehuà ...

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Comparing "chao" "xiang" and "wang"
... tóngzhì xuéxí. 你要多向雷锋同志学习。Nǐ yào duō xiàng tā xuéxí xuéxí.You need to go to him to learn. 帅哥往我笑了一下。Shuàigē wǎng wǒ xiào le yīxià.When the ...

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Expressing concern with "kongpa"
... 不太安全吧。Yīgèrén qù nàge dìfang kǒngpà bù tài ānquán ba.I'm afraid it's not safe to go there alone. 你这样说，恐怕她会不高兴吧。Nǐ zhèyàng shuō, kǒngpà tā ...

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Expressing "or" in statements
... travel. 我们可以坐飞机或者坐高铁去。Wǒmen kěyǐ zuò fēijī huòzhě zuò gāotiě qù.We can go by plane or by high-speed train. 晚饭以后我和家人聊天或者看电视。Wǎnfàn ...

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Change of state with "le"
... 我不回家吃晚饭了。I had previously decided to go home for dinner.Wǒ bù huí jiā chī wǎnfàn le.I'm not going to go home for dinner tonight. 我不去看电影了。I ...

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Providing two options with double "huozhe"
... . 咱们或者去爬山或者泡温泉。Zánmen huòzhě qù páshān huòzhě pào wēnquán.Let's either go hiking or go for a soak in the hot springs. 咱们或者今天去或者明天去，一定要 ...

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Expressing "anyway" with "fanzheng"
... 要告他。Bùguǎn tā bàba shì shéi, fǎnzhèng wǒ yào gào tā.No matter who his father is, I'm going to sue him anyway. 随便别人怎么想，反正我无所谓。Suíbiàn biérén ...

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Expressing "no matter" with "wulun"
... 无论你到哪儿我都会跟着你。Wúlùn nǐ dào nǎr wǒ dōu huì gēnzhe nǐ.Wherever you go, I will follow you. 无论你说还是不说，结果都一样。Wúlùn nǐ shuō háishì bù shuō ...

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Expressing "unless" with "chufei"
... 有证据，不然谁会相信？Chúfēi nǐ yǒu zhèngjù, bùrán shéi huì xiāngxìn?Unless you have proof, who is going to believe it? 除非你是名牌大学毕业的，否则老板不会考虑你的 ...

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Comparing "yihou" "ranhou" "houlai"
... 楼下见，然后一起走。Wǒmen zài lóuxià jiàn, ránhòu yīqǐ zǒu.We'll meet downstairs and then we go together. 宝宝醒了，哭了一会儿，然后又睡着了。Bǎobao xǐng le, kū le ...

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Expressing "as one likes" with "jiu"
... 想买就买，不用问我。Xiǎng mǎi jiù mǎi, bùyòng wèn wǒ.If you want to buy it, go ahead. You don't need to ask me. 别害怕，想说就说。Bié hàipà, xiǎng shuō jiù ...

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Expressing "stop doing" with "bie… le"
... you. 别吃了，我们要迟到了。Bié chī le, wǒmen yào chídào le.Stop eating. We're going to be late. 别玩了，去写作业。Bié wán le, qù xiě zuòyè.Stop playing. Do ...

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Expressing "originally" with "benlai"
... shì yào qù de, 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 ...

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Preposition
... Prepositions cannot stand in a sentence all by themselves. Instead, they need to go with words with more "content" such as nouns or verbs. This way ...

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Using "bei" sentences
... if you want to include adverbs in your 被 sentence? Where should those go? They go in the same place as the ''negative'' adverb 没有, above. class ...

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Reduplication of verbs
... 出去玩玩吧！Chūqù wánwan ba Go out and have fun 我想出去 ... 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 ...

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Expressing "together" with "yiqi"
... 下个月我和妈妈一起去旅行。Xià gè yuè wǒ hé māma yīqǐ qù lǚxíng.Next month I'll go on a trip together with mom. 你们有没有一起玩过这个游戏？Nǐmen yǒu méiyǒu yīqǐ ...

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Emphasizing quantity with "dou"
... 孩子都不喜欢上学。Hěn duō háizi dōu bù xǐhuan shàngxué.A lot of kids don't like to go to school. 很多年轻人都想在大城市工作。Hěn duō niánqīng rén dōu xiǎng zài ...

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Expressing "before" and "after" with "zhiqian" and "zhihou"
... 吃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 ...

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Expressing "even if…" with "jishi"
... Jíshǐ nǐ bù xiǎng ràng wǒ qù, wǒ yě yào qù.Even if you don't want me to go, I still have to go. 即使冬天很冷，杰克也不穿外套。Jíshǐ dōngtiān hěn lěng, Jiékè ...

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Expressing "even if…" with "jiushi"
... 就是以后会失败，我也想尝试。Jiùshì yǐhòu huì shībài, wǒ yě xiǎng chángshì.Even if it it's going to fail, I want to give it a try. 就是你告诉我答案了，我也不想作弊 ...

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Expressing "how about" with "yaobu"
... 个人去没意思。Yàobù wǒmen yīqǐ qù ba, yīgèrén qù méi yìsi.How about we go together? It's no fun to go by myself. 这个星期我比较忙，要不下个星期见？Zhège xīngqī ...

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Opportune timing with "chen"
... 趁天气好，我要去野餐。Chèn tiānqì hǎo, wǒ yào qù yěcān.While the weather is good, I'm going on a picnic. 趁老板不在，我们打一会儿游戏吧。Chèn lǎobǎn bù zài, wǒmen ...

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An additional step with "jin yi bu"
... 汉语。Rúguǒ nǐ yào zài Zhōngguó gōngzuò， nǐ zuìhǎo jìnyībù xué Hànyǔ.If you are going to work in China, you had better further study Chinese. 在一起旅游后 ...

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Expressing "about to happen" with "le"
... 我们快到了。Wǒmen kuài dào le.We're almost there. 快下雨了。Kuài xiàyǔ le.It's going to rain soon. 快要过年了，你什么时候回家？Kuài yào guònián le, nǐ shénme ...

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The "shi... de" construction for indicating purpose
... came for fun. 我们都是去出差的。Wǒmen dōu shì qù chūchāi de.We are all going on business trips. 他们都是来实习的。Tāmen dōu shì lái shíxí de.They all came ...

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Comparing "yizhi" and "yixiang"
... 在下，我没办法出去。Yǔ yīzhí zàixià, wǒ méi bànfǎ chūqù.It's constantly raining, I have no way to go out. 一直往前走，你会看到地铁站在你右边。Yīzhí wǎng qián zǒu, nǐ ...

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Comparing "yihou" and "zhihou"
... 去国外上大学。 Yǐhòu wǒ kěnéng huì qù guówài shàng dàxué.In the future I might go to college abroad. 以后的事情以后再说吧。 Yǐhòu de shìqing yǐhòu zài shuō ...

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Affirmative-negative question
... 不是？ Shì bu shì?Is it (or not)? 他们来不来？ Tāmen lái bu lái?Are they going to come or not? 你想不想我？ Nǐ xiǎng bu xiǎng wǒ?Do you or do you not ...

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Comparing "benlai" and "yuanlai"
... de, hòulái yīnwèi tāmen dǎ le hǎo jǐ cì diànhuà jiù qù le.We didn't plan to go, but we went in the end because they called us several times. 这些工作本 ...

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Expressing "it depends" with "kan"
... 什么时候去要看公司的安排。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 ...

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Complement
... 计划好 to plan (properly) 说清楚 to speak clearly Potential complement 去不了 cannot go 去得了 can go 听不到 cannot hear 看得见 can see 听不懂 to (listen but ...

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Ordinal numbers with "di"
... 一周老板要出差。Xià gè yuè de dì-yī zhōu , lǎobǎn yào chūchāi.The boss needs to go on a business trip the first week of next month. 这是我第一次去北京。Zhè ...

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Style guide
... or <td> elements. '''Remember:''' if ''most of the table is in '''Chinese''''', go ahead and wrap the whole table in a <div> with class ''liju'', then ...

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Basic sentence order
... 吃。chī. You eat. 他Tā 笑。xiào. He laughs. 我Wǒ 读。dú. I read. 你Nǐ 去。qù. You go. 你们Nǐmen 看。kàn. You look. 你Nǐ 来。lái. You come here 我Wǒ 说。shuō. I speak. 孩子 ...

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Tag questions with "ma"
... , OK? 我现在想去洗手间，可以吗？Wǒ xiànzài xiǎng qù xǐshǒujiān, kěyǐ ma?I want to go to the bathroom now. Is that OK? 妈妈，我要吃巧克力，可以吗？ Māma, wǒ yào ...

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Tag questions with "bu"
... is Wang, is it not? 我们回家吧，好不好？ Wǒmen huíjiā ba, hǎo bu hǎo?Let's go home, OK? 周末去看电影，好不好？ Zhōumò qù kàn diànyǐng, hǎo bu hǎo?Let's ...

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Negation of past actions with "meiyou"
... The baby didn't cry. 你昨天没回家吗？Nǐ zuótiān méi huíjiā ma?You didn't go back home yesterday? 老板今天没来吗？ Lǎobǎn jīntiān méi lái ma?The boss didn't ...

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Expressing permission with "keyi"
... may drink alcohol. 妈妈，我可以出去玩吗？Māma, wǒ kěyǐ chūqù wán ma?Mom, may I go out and play? 我们可以在办公室吃饭吗？Wǒmen kěyǐ zài bàngōngshì chīfàn ma?Can ...

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Suggestions with "ba"
... Have some water. 我们去香港吧。This is a great suggestion Wǒmen qù Xiānggǎng ba.Let's go to Hong Kong. 我们六点去吧？This is more of a confirmation than a ...

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Expressing "would like to" with "xiang"
... Obj. Examples 他们不想去酒吧。 Tāmen bù xiǎng qù jiǔbā.They wouldn't like to go to the bar. 你不想认识这个美女吗？Nǐ bù xiǎng rènshi zhège měinǚ ma ...

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Conceding with "ba"
... 了，明天再去买吧。 Yǔ tài dà le, míngtiān zài qù mǎi ba.It's raining heavily. Let's go buy it tomorrow. B:好吧，但是明天一定要买到。Hǎo ba, dànshì míngtiān yídìng ...

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Expressing "must" with "dei"
... 不早了，我得回家了。Shíjiān bù zǎo le, wǒ děi huíjiā le.It's getting late. I have to go home. 他是你弟弟，你得帮他。Tā shì nǐ dìdi, nǐ děi bāng tā.He is your ...

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Doing something less with "shao"
... 完会坏的。Shǎo mǎi diǎn, chī bu wán huì huài de.Don't buy too much. It will go bad if we can't finish eating it all. 你能不能少抽点烟？Nǐ néng bu néng ...

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Expressing "until" with "dao"
... 到什么时候？Nǐ dìdi yào zài wǒmen jiā zhù dào shénme shíhou?Your younger brother is going to stay in our house until when? 昨天的会一直开到晚上九点。Zuótiān ...

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Cause and effect with "yinwei" and "suoyi"
... 不想去。Yīnwèi tài yuǎn le, suǒyǐ wǒ bù xiǎng qù.Since it's too far, I don't want to go. 因为太忙，所以我们没有时间吃中饭。 Yīnwèi tài máng, suǒyǐ wǒmen méiyǒu ...

7 KB (1,024 words) - 08:57, 21 April 2021
Expressing "if" with "ruguo... dehua"
... 话，我们就不去了。Rúguǒ míngtiān xiàyǔ dehuà, wǒmen jiù bù qù le.If it rains tomorrow, we won't go. 别点那么多菜。如果吃不完的话，就太浪费了。Bié diǎn nàme duō ...

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