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6 KB (774 words) - 05:56, 27 January 2014
Comparing "bu" and "mei"
... 吗？Nǐ wǎnshang bù xǐzǎo ma? Don't you shower at night? Please note that, while it is grammatically correct to use 没 (méi) in all the sentences above, 没 ...

17 KB (2,625 words) - 02:55, 31 December 2021
Comparing "youdian" and "yidian"
... 一点 can be placed before a noun to mean "small quantity," like 一点水，一点钱 while 有点 can't be used this way. Note that 有点 is also a shortened form of 有一 ...

7 KB (1,036 words) - 07:52, 14 May 2019
Using "youde" to mean "some"
... 有的好吃，有的不好吃。 Zhōngguó cài yǒude hāochī, yǒude bù hāochī.Some Chinese foods are tasty, while some aren't. 这家店的衣服有的贵，有的便宜。 Zhè jiā diàn de ...

4 KB (694 words) - 03:56, 16 April 2019
Comparing "yihou" and "de shihou"
... 容易长胖。 Chīfàn de shíhou kàn diànshì róngyì zhǎng pàng. It's easy to get fat if you eat while you watch TV. 工作的时候不要上网聊天。Gōngzuò de shíhou bùyào ...

5 KB (783 words) - 09:26, 9 November 2020
Expressing "and" with "he" (advanced)
... noun phrases, but ''not'' sentences or clauses. This rule is fine for a while but eventually you will begin encountering what appears to be non-nouns ...

9 KB (1,273 words) - 02:48, 18 December 2020
Expressing "as if" with "sihu"
... 才三十出头，但其实已经快五十了。It seems that she's only in her early thirties while she's already about fifty. 我男朋友似乎冷冷的，其实他很热情。My boyfriend seems ...

2 KB (179 words) - 03:58, 4 April 2018
Expressing "and then" with "yushi"
... then the two of them really got going, talking non-stop. 因此 vs. 于是 While they may seem very similar, 因此 is not quite the same as 于是. When using ...

6 KB (917 words) - 07:46, 14 January 2021
Advanced "le" with complements
... dǎ yíng le bǐsài.We won the competition. 了 After a Verb with a Complement While you do NOT do this with result complement s (e.g. 完, 好, etc ...

5 KB (783 words) - 04:02, 18 January 2021
Main Page
... rel=author John Pasden and the rest of the team at AllSet Learning. While many of the company's services are only available to clients physically in ...

11 KB (1,514 words) - 12:21, 20 February 2024
Noun
... Reduplication of adjectives adjectives , nouns aren't reduplicated in Chinese. While with adjectives and verbs reduplication can change the meaning ...

3 KB (412 words) - 09:20, 22 January 2017
Reading Tools
... Chrome) Setup is super easy; just install Zhongwen (click on the link below while using Chrome), and a button will appear at the top right of your ...

3 KB (427 words) - 02:41, 16 July 2021
Alternative existential sentences
... that 是 is used to describe a singular object existing somewhere, while 有 can refer to multiple objects/people. See also Indicating location ...

5 KB (748 words) - 07:50, 4 March 2019
Causative verbs
... ("to make"), but 使 (shǐ) is used in more formal or written Chinese, while 让 (ràng) is used more in spoken Chinese. "Make" vs. "Let" It's worth ...

5 KB (721 words) - 03:19, 11 March 2019
Part of speech
... meaning check" would be misleading for these two words in many contexts. So while this method is not without value, it's not reliable for tricky cases ...

7 KB (1,166 words) - 03:42, 29 November 2013
Using "bei" sentences
... The particles 了 and 过 can both be used with 被 constructions, while 着 cannot. 着 indicates an action is "ongoing," which is not appropriate ...

11 KB (1,638 words) - 08:58, 18 January 2021
Zeros in numbers
... to separate out units in numbers. So English says "one hundred and one" while Chinese says "one hundred zero one." In English, ''and'' is only said ...

1 KB (175 words) - 04:07, 20 November 2018
Negation of past actions with "meiyou"
... normally used with 没有 (méiyǒu)'''. 了了 (le) marks completed actions, while 没有 (méiyǒu) is used for actions that ''didn't happen'' (so of course ...

4 KB (567 words) - 09:20, 20 April 2021
Expressing a learned skill with "hui"
... this is the simplest way to express the lack of a learned ability. So while "can't" is a natural translation for "不会" (bù huì) in English, "don't know ...

4 KB (520 words) - 09:21, 20 April 2021
Expressing "will" with "hui"
... 一下，很快会回来。 Wǒ chūqù yīxià, hěnkuài huì huílái.I'm going out for a little while. I'll come back very soon. 老板会同意吗？Lǎobǎn huì tóngyì ma?Will the ...

3 KB (500 words) - 09:23, 20 April 2021
Verbs that take double objects
... and the first one is the recipient (e.g. the person the cake is given to), while the second one is the thing that the action happens to (e.g. the cake ...

4 KB (627 words) - 08:55, 21 April 2021
Inability with "mei banfa"
... bànfǎ). 没办法 (méi bànfǎ) essentially means "there is no way," and while it works just fine by itself, it can also come before verb s. Structure ...

3 KB (536 words) - 08:16, 10 April 2019
Expressing "or" in statements
... "), in Chinese, this is what 或者 (huòzhě) is used for. Structure While 还是 (háishì) is used for Offering choices with "haishi" "or" in questions ...

4 KB (637 words) - 09:51, 2 April 2019
Negative adjectives with "-si le"
... -死了 (sǐ le) is only for adjectives with negative connotations, while positive connotations use a similar degree complement, Positive adjectives with ...

5 KB (743 words) - 08:59, 28 November 2020
Expressing "mistakenly think that" with "yiwei"
... 以为 will be a whole phrase that is actually incorrect information. Note that while it's quite common to refer to things that happened in the past, it ...

4 KB (573 words) - 04:51, 9 March 2019
Change of state with "le"
... vague, and it also takes some getting used to. You should expect it to take a while to get used to this use of 了 (le). Because it's a little vague and ...

6 KB (967 words) - 04:08, 12 March 2019
Expressing "although" with "suiran" and "danshi"
... with a " but " word in Chinese. Structure 虽然⋯⋯ 但是⋯⋯ expresses that while the former part of the sentence is true, there is an adverse reaction ...

5 KB (709 words) - 08:57, 21 April 2021
Acknowledgments
... Volunteer Editors Some of these editors did tons of work on their own, while others emailed in issues they found. We thank them all for the hard ...

5 KB (672 words) - 09:37, 20 June 2019
Using "dui" with verbs
... that person's perspective. In Chinese, the pattern is: 对 + Person + 来说，⋯⋯ While this pattern was too common to omit from this page, it's covered in ...

5 KB (736 words) - 08:53, 21 April 2021
Big numbers in Chinese
... rules for numbers 100,000,000 onwards that will be explained later). While the structure can be difficult to grasp for some learners, there are some ...

7 KB (1,089 words) - 06:47, 10 April 2019
Expressing "before" and "after" with "zhiqian" and "zhihou"
... . Both words are still used in everyday spoken Chinese, however. In addition, while all four words can mean "before and "after" (referring to time), 之 ...

5 KB (716 words) - 08:40, 24 April 2019
Comparing "shihe" and "heshi"
... the least. They mean more or less the same thing, but the former is a verb, while the latter is an adjective. The Verb 适合适合 is a verb meaning "to ...

4 KB (653 words) - 09:48, 14 January 2021
Expressing "only if" with "zhiyou"
... " here, but the 只有 is still implied in Chinese (meaning "it is only"). While this pattern has many uses, one of the most common (and most childish) is ...

5 KB (844 words) - 03:02, 29 December 2020
Expressing "would rather" with "ningke"
... 宁可 is used a little differently. 宁可 is followed by unfavorable actions while 也要 is followed by things that you desire or something that you intend ...

4 KB (635 words) - 02:45, 18 January 2021
Expressing "how about" with "yaobu"
... 吧。Dàjiā dōu yǒudiǎn lèi le, yàobù xiūxi yīhuìr ba.Everyone is a little tired. Let's rest for a while. 要不我们一起去吧，一个人去没意思。Yàobù wǒmen yīqǐ qù ...

4 KB (637 words) - 09:40, 12 April 2019
Modal particle "ne"
... ，你去哪里了？Wǒ zhǎo le nǐ hěn jiǔ ne, nǐ qù nǎlǐ le?I looked for you for quite a while. Where did you go? 雨还很大呢，我们不要出去了。Yǔ hái hěn dàne, wǒmen ...

3 KB (497 words) - 08:57, 21 April 2021
Yes-no questions with "ma"
... learners make this mistake, so don't worry if it happens every once in a while, just catch it and remember it the next time. How to Answer You ...

9 KB (1,438 words) - 09:20, 20 April 2021
Comparing "li" and "cong"
... since starting elementary school. Colloquial Sayings 从那以后 means "ever since then," while 从今以后 means "from now on." A few examples: 从那以后，我 ...

6 KB (825 words) - 04:36, 30 November 2018
Coincidence with "zhenghao"
... mén de shíhou, tā zhènghǎo chūmén.He just happened to be leaving the house while I was knocking at the door. Used as "just right" You can also ...

3 KB (524 words) - 04:46, 9 March 2019
Expressing "even more" with "geng"
... .She's become more beautiful after she got married. Structure with 比 (bǐ) While 更 (gèng) is not a substitute for Basic comparisons with "bi" 比 ...

5 KB (691 words) - 08:54, 21 April 2021
Expressing "all along" with "yizhi"
... bù hǎo.The air in Beijing has been bad for a while. See also "Always" with "zongshi" "Since the beginning" with "yixiang" Comparing ...

4 KB (543 words) - 09:20, 2 April 2019
Expressing "thanks to" with "duokui"
... :''' 多亏 can be placed in the beginning or the middle of a sentence, while 幸亏 can be only placed in the beginning of the sentence. See also ...

5 KB (784 words) - 03:18, 4 January 2021
Comparing "zai" and "you"
... In some cases, 再 can appear by itself to simply mean "and then." While this doesn't sound so easy to confuse with 又, it's actually quite common for ...

10 KB (1,603 words) - 07:24, 19 January 2021
Comparing "fan'er" and “que"
... . Sentences with 却 are just common turning points. 反而 could be a 180°degree turn, while 却 could be just a 90°. Examples 我帮了他，他却不高兴 ...

6 KB (656 words) - 01:34, 4 March 2021
Comparing "fan'er" and “xiangfan"
Grammar Box 反而 (fǎn'ér) is an adverb , while 相反 (xiāngfǎn) is an adjective and also a conjunction , and this determines how they are ...

5 KB (700 words) - 07:01, 11 December 2020
Expressing "about to happen" with "le"
... le, nǐ zài děng yīhuìr.We're about to get off. Just wait a little while. Notice that for some translations, it's more natural to use the English word ...

5 KB (842 words) - 08:56, 21 April 2021
Comparing "chao" "xiang" and "wang"
... is used more often with those verbs, because 往 indicates the destination while 向 merely expresses a direction,. 朝 is not used this way. Structure ...

8 KB (1,228 words) - 09:41, 14 January 2021
Adding emphasis with "fei....buke"
... 要 or 非要. Most time 非要 appears with a self-willed emotional color while一定要 is just a expression of "absolutely wanting " or "absolutely insist" without ...

4 KB (515 words) - 10:58, 25 May 2018
Comparing "genju" and "ju"
... Monosyllabic nouns with 据 Basically, 据 can be used with single character words, while 根据 has to use words with at least two characters or more. 据实 ...

4 KB (587 words) - 01:34, 4 March 2021
Comparing "yishi" and "yidu"
... 年，他一度在从事反政府的活动。一时 can mean "a short while" 一时 can express doing something in a period of time whether it has passed or not. Examples ...

4 KB (350 words) - 01:34, 4 March 2021
Emphasizing a negation with "bing"
... used when expressing disagreement or pointing out a flaw in someone's argument. While the word 并 is not inherently combative, it can certainly be used ...

5 KB (694 words) - 09:15, 17 December 2020