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HSK Levels and CEFR Levels
... proficiency"). Our conclusion is that while both leveling systems clearly ... one list of grammar points. That is why the Chinese Grammar Wiki ...

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HSK0 grammar points
... on the Chinese Grammar Wiki to indicate that a grammar point is not officially covered ... These are grammatical structures that do not correspond to one ...

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Indicating negative impact with "haide"
... situation negatively impacted me." You might see words like "make" or "force" or "keep from" to communicate that tone. 下午喝了两杯咖啡，害得我晚上睡不着 ...

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Expressing "moreover" with "bingqie"
... le wǒ, bìngqiě, tā gàosù wǒ yǐhòu yě bù néng shuōhuǎng.My dad criticized me and and also told me that I cannot lie again. 我们不但负责安装，并且，还维护这个系统 ...

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Main Page
... points of the more basic grammar points. It's getting hard to find explanations that really address your needs, but this is one place you can find ...

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Noun
... Further Explanation Measure Words Every noun in Chinese has a measure word that it can use, as well as the general "个." When quantifying nouns ...

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Referring to simultaneous events
... Chinese uses to talk about conditions or events that happen at the same time. They are organized according to our grammar points by level . CF ...

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Time noun
... (shíjiāncí) time nominal temporal noun Time nouns are noun s that provide information regarding time. One reason they're noteworthy in Chinese is ...

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Potential complement
... ? 我怕我做不好这份工作。Wǒ pà wǒ zuò bu hǎo zhè fèn gōngzuò.I'm afraid that I can't do this job well. 这种手机现在买不到了。Zhè zhǒng shǒujī xiànzài mǎi ...

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A1 grammar points
... Grammar Points What's the difference between this grammar point and that grammar point? Check here. Print Comparisons A1 See Also The ...

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A2 grammar points
... Grammar Points What's the difference between this grammar point and that grammar point? Check here. Print Comparisons A2 See Also The ...

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B1 grammar points
... Grammar Points What's the difference between this grammar point and that grammar point? Check here. Print Comparisons B1 See also The ...

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B2 grammar points
... category. Print POS B2 Grammatical Structures These are grammatical structures that do not correspond neatly to just one particular part of ...

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Basic sentence order
... (If Chinese word order were really the same as English word order, that would be just a little too convenient, wouldn't it?) See also Word ...

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Simple "noun + adjective" sentences
... hé tā dìdi dōu hěn shuài.He and his younger brother are both handsome. Remember that '''是 (shì) is not used to link adjectives to nouns'''. This is a ...

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Tag questions with "ma"
... 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 chī qiǎokèlì, kěyǐ ma ...

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Zeros in numbers
... number 10101 is read out 一万零一白零一. Another difference is that English inserts an ''and'' in the number 110 - "one hundred and ten." Because there is ...

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Structure of times (basic)
... 期三上午九点Xīngqīsān shàngwǔ jiǔ diǎnWednesday at 9 o'clock a.m. Note that '''two o'clock is 两点''' (liǎng diǎn), not 二点 (èr diǎn). (For more information ...

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Negation of "you" with "mei"
... trying to negate 有 (yǒu) with 不 (bù) is a classic mistake that many people make in the early stages of studying Chinese: 我不有车。Never use 不 with 有 ...

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Wanting to do something with "yao"
... polite). 想 (xiǎng) on the other hand, often conveys an idea on one's mind, that one ''may or may not take action on''. You can think of it as meaning ...

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How to do something with "zenme"
... of the verb that's being asked about: Subj. + 怎么 + Verb + Obj. Note that the subject can often be omitted from general "how to" questions, and there ...

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Expressing existence with "you"
... " in English. Structure Literally, this structure expresses that a place "has" a thing, which is to say, that thing is in the place. Place + 有 ...

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Structure of days of the week
... 星期五Xīngqīwǔ Saturday 星期六Xīngqīliù Sunday 星期天Xīngqītiān Notice that Sunday is the only exception. Rather than a number, 天 (tiān) is used. More formally ...

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The "all" adverb "dou"
... exactly the same form in Chinese as the ones above. The only difference is that here we don't translate 都 (dōu) as "all" in English; we translate it ...

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Expressing "will" with "hui"
... a learned skill , 会 (huì) can also be used to indicate that something ''will'' happen or that someone ''will'' do something. Subj. + 会 + Verb + Obj ...

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Expressing "would like to" with "xiang"
... return home. 那个地方很近，我不想开车。Nàge dìfang hěn jìn, wǒ bù xiǎng kāichē.That place is so close. I would not like to drive. 他不想花父母的钱。 Tā bù ...

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Indicating location with "zai" before verbs
... location, comes before the verb. Subj. + 在 + Place + Verb + Obj. Notice that the location is placed ''before'' the verb in Chinese, whereas in English ...

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Using "dao" to mean "to go to"
... first use 到 (dào) to indicate where you're going, then add another verb after that. This has the meaning of "going to the place to do something," and ...

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Expressing "before" in general with "yiqian"
... word 以前 (yǐqián). You can use this structure to talk about actions that happened at some unspecified time in the past. Structure One way to use ...

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Before a specific time with "yiqian"
... 以前 (yǐqián) to talk about things that happened ''before'' a specific time. ... Obama didn't have white hair. Note that this use of 以前 (yǐqián) ...

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Questions with "le ma"
... of a sentence or statement. Just make sure that 了 (le) comes first, followed by 吗 ... my email? Finally, please note that this pattern is nothing more ...

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Expressing "a little too" with "you dian"
... 一点 (yǒuyīdiǎn) or 有点 (yǒudiǎn). The two are interchangeable. Structure To say that something is "a little ''too''..." or "a bit ''too''...," 有一点 ...

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Continuation with "hai"
... 你怎么还在用那个旧手机？Nǐ zěnme hái zài yòng nàge jiù shǒujī?How come you're still using that old cell phone? 你还在玩游戏？明天不是有考试吗？Nǐ hái zài wán ...

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Expressing "and" with "he"
... listing out multiple nouns, 和 (hé) is there to help you out. Just remember that 和 (hé) isn't a word you can use to translate just ''any'' usage of the ...

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Measure words for counting
... actually have measure words, it's just that most nouns usually don't need them ... gè měinǚten beautiful women Also remember that there isn't a one-to-one ...

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Expressing "every" with "mei"
... in a complete sentence. 每 + Measure Word + Noun + 都 Note that there are some words that don't use measure words because they themselves are already ...

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Basic comparisons with "meiyou"
... You can use Negation of "you" with "mei" 没有 (méiyǒu) to express that something is "not as" ''adjective'' as something else. (Yes, that's the same ...

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Adjectives with "-ji le"
... structure is technically a kind of degree complement and one of the few that you can use after the adjective and without adding a 得 (de). Remember ...

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Expressing "and also" with "hai"
... use 还 (hái), and the second one (second subject, no new actions) would use 也 (yě). Let's do that 他做了饭，还洗了碗。Tā zuò le fàn, hái xǐ le wǎn.He ...

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Expressing lateness with "cai"
... duō xiǎoshí.How come you came here so late? We've waited for more than half an hour. Note that verbs following 才 should not take 了. 我昨天晚上十一点才到家 ...

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Doing something less with "shao"
... , you can use 少 to talk about doing something ''less''. 少 + Verb Note that in English, we don't use the word "less" very much. For example, rather ...

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Result complement "-xiaqu"
... with 再 When the adverb 再 comes before the verb, there's an implication that if "things keep going on this way," then something bad is going to ...

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Expressing "until" with "dao"
... 到, use this structure: Verb Phrase (+ 一直) + Verb + 到 + Time / Event Note that in this pattern, the verb is going to repeat. Examples 你知不 ...

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Expressing "more and more" with "yuelaiyue"
... Grammar Box 越来越 (yuèláiyuè) is used frequently in Chinese to express that some quality or state is increasing with time and is often translated into ...

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Expressing "not only... but also" with "budan... erqie..."
... 。Lǎoshī fāxiàn, bùdàn xuéshēng shuōhuǎng, érqiě jiāzhǎng yě shuōhuǎng.The teacher found that not only did the student lie, but his parents did too. 不 ...

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Expressing "everything" with "shenme dou"
... 妈妈做的菜我什么都喜欢。Māma zuò de cài wǒ shénme dōu xǐhuan.I like everything that mom cooks. 我女朋友觉得外国的东西什么都好。Wǒ nǚpéngyou juéde wàiguó de dōngxi ...

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Expressing "all" with "suoyou"
... in our company attended this meeting. "Not All" with 不是所有的 Take note that you use 不是 rather than just 不 to negate 所有. Structure 不是 + 所 ...

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Expressing not knowing how to do something using "hao"
... le, háizi men bù zhīdào xiān chī nǎge cái hǎo.There was so much delicious food that the children didn't know where to start eating. 我想问，可是不知道 ...

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Measure words for verbs
... 那个红头发的男孩打了我三下。Nàge hóng tóufa de nánhái dǎ le wǒ sān xià.That red-haired boy hit me three times. 他轻轻地拍了我两下。Tā qīngqīng de pāi le wǒ ...

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Expressing "ever since" with "yilai"
... start a statement. Time / Event + 以来，⋯⋯ Although we won't go into detail here, note that when using 以来 in a more formal or written context, you can ...

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Emphatic adverb "ke"
... it to you. 哇，这个糖醋里脊可好吃了！The speaker never dreamt that sweet and sour pork could taste this goodWa, zhège tángcù lǐjí kě hǎochī le Wow This ...

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