Search results

There is a page named "Really" on this wiki. See also the other search results found.

Structure of days of the week
... to say "week" in Chinese. You should still learn 星期 (xīngqī) first, and that's really all you need as a beginner. The other words for "week" are 礼拜 ...

4 KB (668 words) - 09:23, 20 April 2021
Intensifying with "duo"
... excess Similar Doing something more with "duo" Similar Expressing "really" with "zhen" Similar Superlative "zui" Used for Adding more ...

4 KB (518 words) - 09:41, 2 April 2019
Result complements
... 了，但是没看懂。Wǒ kàn le, dànshì méi kàn dǒng.I read it, but I didn't really understand it. 你踩到了我的脚。Nǐ cǎi dào le wǒ de jiǎo.You're stepping on ...

10 KB (1,437 words) - 08:55, 21 April 2021
Expressing "then…" with "name"
... Zhōngwén shuō de hěn hǎo ba?He's studied Chinese for ten years? So he must speak Chinese really well, then? 他表现不错，那么让他通过吧。Tā biǎoxiàn bùcuò ...

4 KB (559 words) - 07:41, 4 March 2019
Expressing difficulty with "hao (bu) rongyi"
Grammar Box 好不容易 (hǎo bù róngyì) means "very difficult" or "really not easy." It is often used where the speaker wants to comment on the result of ...

5 KB (717 words) - 02:18, 29 December 2020
Comparing "shihe" and "heshi"
... + 适合 + Obj. Examples 这个工作很适合我。Zhège gōngzuò hěn shìhé wǒ.This job really suits me. 你的中文名字真适合你！Nǐ de Zhōngwén míngzì zhēn shìhé nǐ ...

4 KB (653 words) - 09:48, 14 January 2021
Expressing "even if…" with "napa"
... 开心的。Nǎpà nǐ shénme lǐwù dōu méi mǎi, tā yě huì hěn kāixīn de.It would make her really happy even if you didn't buy any present. 哪怕他爸爸是总统，我也不 ...

5 KB (729 words) - 03:44, 18 January 2021
Expressing "after all" with "bijing"
... bù tài xiǎng bān, bìjìng zài zhèr zhù le hǎo jǐ nián le.We don't really want to move. After all, we've lived here for so many years. Fuller Form ...

5 KB (764 words) - 09:17, 14 January 2021
Auxiliary verb "yao" and its multiple meanings
... to go to bed earlier. 我们明天要上班。logically, most people don't really WANT to workWǒmen míngtiān yào shàngbān.We need to work tomorrow. 老板今天要 ...

7 KB (1,096 words) - 08:57, 21 April 2021
Expressing "not often" with "bu zenme"
... review much. 我没怎么想过这个问题。Wǒ méi zěnme xiǎng guo zhège wèntí.I didn't really think about this before. 昨天我肚子不舒服，没怎么吃东西。Zuótiān wǒ dùzi ...

3 KB (525 words) - 08:45, 24 April 2019
Expressing "almost" using "chadian"
... it didn't happen; it ''almost'' happened. Just remember: the fact of what really happened is always ''NOT'' the verb phrase after 差点(儿). Structure ...

4 KB (668 words) - 07:57, 14 May 2019
Expressing "no wonder"
... A few examples: 这也难怪他，他这么小。 Zhè yě nánguài tā, tā zhème xiǎo.We can't really blame him. He's so young. 这也难怪大家，是我们通知晚了。Zhè yě nánguài ...

5 KB (799 words) - 03:27, 22 November 2020
Expressing indifference with "jiu"
... 吃啊？Bù chī jiù bù chī, nǐ yǐwéi wǒ hěn xiǎng chī a?I'm fine with not eating. You think I really want to eat? 不帮就不帮，我又不是只有你一个朋友！Bù bāng ...

4 KB (667 words) - 02:46, 17 December 2020
Comparing "turan" and "huran"
... 她离开上海突然得很。Tā líkāi Shànghǎi tūrán de hěn.Her leaving Shanghai was really sudden. 这次生病比上次突然得多。Zhè cì shēngbìng bǐ shàng cì tūrán ...

8 KB (1,152 words) - 10:13, 23 December 2020
Emphasizing a negation with "bing"
... bù xǐhuan zhè zhǒng yuèqì.I've been playing the piano for more than ten years, but I really don't like this musical instrument. 我虽然和他讨论了，但我们并 ...

5 KB (694 words) - 09:15, 17 December 2020
Expressing "and then" with "yushi"
... 这个手机，于是就买下来了。Wǒ hěn xǐhuan zhè ge shǒujī, yúshì jiù mǎi xiàlai le.I really like this cell phone, so I just bought it. 那个学生学习不认真，于是就被他的 ...

6 KB (917 words) - 07:46, 14 January 2021
Simple rhetorical questions
... how could I not gain weight? A: 他们公司很厉害。Tāmen gōngsī hěn lìhai. Their company is really impressive. B:但是他们公司怎么会有这么笨的员工？Dànshì tāmen gōngsī ...

7 KB (1,110 words) - 08:57, 21 April 2021
Causative verbs
... me go? 这部电影让人很感动。Zhè bù diànyǐng ràng rén hěn gǎndòng.This movie really moves people. 那个老人让我想到了我爷爷。Nàge lǎorén ràng wǒ xiǎng dào le ...

5 KB (721 words) - 03:19, 11 March 2019
Part of speech
... This is not a problem in any language, but if you're a learner that really wants to master Chinese grammar in all its subtle nuances, you'll find that ...

7 KB (1,166 words) - 03:42, 29 November 2013
Chinese word order
... or 不, 也 should appear before them. Before 很: 他很喜欢吃包子。我也很喜欢吃。He really likes to eat baozi. I also like to eat them. 我们很高兴。他也很高兴。We are ...

15 KB (1,942 words) - 03:56, 22 November 2020
Potential complement
... 得懂这本书吗？Tā zhème xiǎo, kàn de dǒng zhè běn shū ma?She's so young. Can she really understand this book? 我怕我做不好这份工作。Wǒ pà wǒ zuò bu hǎo zhè ...

7 KB (977 words) - 04:50, 9 March 2019
Using "ba" sentences
... closer to the front of the sentence and precedes it with a 把. It's really common in Mandarin but can feel a bit awkward at first for English speakers ...

15 KB (2,034 words) - 02:55, 31 December 2021
Editor instructions
... . If someone is looking for a specific grammar pattern, we want to make it really easy for them to find. To help do this, we have disambiguation pages ...

14 KB (2,421 words) - 01:27, 22 July 2015
Simple "noun + adjective" sentences
... gāo. 他很高。 Tā hěn gāo.He is tall. What 很 (hěn) Really Means If you're like most learners, when you first learn this pattern, you're thinking ...

5 KB (780 words) - 09:21, 20 April 2021
Expressing "excessively" with "tai"
... 太 + Adj. + 了 As in English, this can express that something really is excessive (often as a complaint), or can also colloquially express the meaning ...

4 KB (606 words) - 09:21, 20 April 2021
Verbing briefly with "yixia"
... to observe how native speakers use 一下 (yīxià) over a long period of time to really get used to how it is used. Examples 请你等一下。You get the ...

4 KB (573 words) - 08:55, 21 April 2021
Expressing close possession without "de"
... boyfriend is very handsome. 他儿子很有名。Tā érzi hěn yǒumíng.His son is really famous. 我女儿会说英语。Wǒ nǚ'ér huì shuō Yīngyǔ.My daughter can speak ...

3 KB (468 words) - 09:23, 20 April 2021
Expressing "difficult" with "nan"
... 这个东西现在很难买。Zhège dōngxi xiànzài hěn nán mǎi. This thing is really difficult to purchase now. 这个汉字很难写。Zhège Hànzì hěn nán xiě.This character ...

3 KB (515 words) - 07:59, 10 April 2019
Using "dao" to mean "to go to"
... do something," and it's one case where the "arrive" translation doesn't really work anymore. Subj. + 到 + Place + Verb Phrase Examples 明天我 ...

5 KB (882 words) - 08:53, 21 April 2021
Inability with "mei banfa"
... ，我没办法跟他一起工作。Tā hěn bèn, wǒ méi bànfǎ gēn tā yīqǐ gōngzuò.He's really dumb. There is no way I can work with him. See also Negation of "you ...

3 KB (536 words) - 08:16, 10 April 2019
Time words and word order
... , such as "yesterday," "tomorrow," "this week," etc. in a sentence is really important in order to speak Chinese correctly. In Chinese you get two ...

4 KB (607 words) - 09:23, 20 April 2021
Expressing "before" in general with "yiqian"
... parents were teachers. 爸爸以前很喜欢抽烟。Bàba yǐqián hěn xǐhuan chōuyān.Before, dad really liked smoking. 姐姐以前有一个很有钱的男朋友。Jiějie yǐqián yǒu yī ...

3 KB (519 words) - 04:14, 19 October 2017
In the future in general with "yihou"
... yǐhòu) either sounds weird, or makes it sound like it's going to happen really soon (just a little later), rather than at some indefinite point in the ...

4 KB (612 words) - 07:18, 22 April 2019
Negative adjectives with "-si le"
... Degree complement Similar Advanced degree complements Similar Resultative Complement "huai" Translation very Translation really

5 KB (743 words) - 08:59, 28 November 2020
Adjectives with "-ji le"
... "excessively" with "tai" Similar The "zui" superlative Similar Special verbs with "hen" Translation very Translation really

4 KB (523 words) - 08:24, 4 March 2019
Reduplication of adjectives
... 沙发上看电视。Wǒ zhēn xiǎng shūshū-fūfū de tǎng zài shāfā shàng kàn diànshì.I'd really like to comfortably lie on the couch and watch TV. 你妈妈辛辛苦苦地做 ...

8 KB (1,168 words) - 07:40, 13 November 2020
Emphasizing quantity with "dou"
... 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) here in ...

7 KB (1,077 words) - 08:55, 21 April 2021
Superlative "zui"
... with "hai" Similar "Even more" with "geng" Similar Expressing "really" with "zhen" Used for Comparing Used for Emphasizing POS ...

6 KB (866 words) - 08:57, 21 April 2021
Expressing "must" with "dei"
... 厉害了，得去看医生。Nǐ bìng de tài lìhai le, děi qù kàn yīshēng.You are really sick. You must go see a doctor. See also "Would like to" with xiang ...

4 KB (546 words) - 07:38, 22 April 2019
Appearance with "kanqilai"
... . Examples 蛋糕看起来很好吃。Dàngāo kànqilai hěn hǎochī.The cake looks really tasty. 这家餐厅看起来不错。Zhè jiā cāntīng kànqilai bùcuò.This restaurant ...

4 KB (548 words) - 09:59, 10 November 2020
Result complements "-dao" and "-jian"
... brain taking in the visual input. It may sound a little hokey, but it really is possible to "look but not see," and Chinese makes a clear distinction ...

5 KB (764 words) - 08:57, 21 April 2021
Aspect particle "zhe"
... in a particular state" pattern already covered above, but in practice it doesn't really work that way. It just means " Verb for fun" or " Verb as a ...

9 KB (1,348 words) - 08:56, 21 April 2021
Expressing "even" with "lian" and "dou"
... invite you to his wedding. Note that 都 can't be omitted in any of these sentences. You really need ''both parts of the pattern''. 这个问题太简单了，连三岁小 ...

6 KB (990 words) - 08:38, 11 November 2020
Expressing "every time" with "mei" and "dou"
... "every time." Translating from English, you might feel that the only part really needed is 每次 (měi cì), since it literally means "every time." This ...

4 KB (645 words) - 08:53, 21 April 2021
Learner FAQ
... "), but there are many other types of complements . What is 把 (bǎ) really, and do I need to use it? 把 is used to manipulate objects in ...

7 KB (1,084 words) - 09:05, 26 November 2013
Sequencing with "xian" and "zai"
... 说, fitting into the 先⋯⋯再⋯⋯ pattern. So in this usage, 再说 doesn't really mean "in addition." Rather, it most literally means, "and then we'll talk." In ...

5 KB (834 words) - 04:48, 9 March 2019
Conceding a point with "shi"
... 累是累，但是很值得。Lèi shì lèi, dànshì hěn zhídé.It may be tiring, but it's really worth it. 难是难，但是我相信我能做到。Nán shì nán, dànshì wǒ xiāngxìn wǒ ...

4 KB (617 words) - 01:10, 3 March 2021
Expressing not knowing how to do something using "hao"
... Examples 我真的不知道怎么办才好。Wǒ zhēnde bù zhīdào zěnme bàn cái hǎo.I really don't know what to do about this . 我们都不知道说什么好。 Wǒmen dōu bù ...

4 KB (637 words) - 07:26, 29 November 2018
Expressing "one of" with "zhiyi"
... the impression that you're saying someone or something is "the best," but really you're saying "''one of'' the best," which can make a big difference ...

4 KB (595 words) - 08:01, 22 April 2019
Expressing "before" and "after" with "zhiqian" and "zhihou"
... 一般。Lái Zhōngguó zhīqián, wǒ de Hànyǔ hěn yībān.Before I came to China, my Chinese was really mediocre. 下班之后给我打个电话。Xiàbān zhīhòu gěi wǒ dǎ gè ...

5 KB (716 words) - 08:40, 24 April 2019
Expressing "if… then…" with "yaoshi"
... ，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 yě méi ...

6 KB (818 words) - 08:07, 17 December 2020