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Comparing "chao" "xiang" and "wang"
... yòu xiàng yòu kànkan cái guò mǎlù.This little girl looked left and then looked right before crossing the street. 我看见他朝你们家去了。Wǒ kànjiàn tā ...

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Expressing location with "zai... shang / xia / li"
... existence in a place with "zai" Similar Indicating location with "zai" before verbs Similar Special cases of "zai" following verbs Similar ...

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Comparing "buduan" and "buting"
... . 不停 "不停" is a little more versatile and can be placed both before the verb as an adverb, or after the verb as something that is somewhat like ...

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Comparing "yihou" and "zhihou"
... is a little more flexible. Not only can it be used just like 以后, Before and after with "zhiqian" and "zhihou" modifying the time , but it can also ...

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The Country of the Blind:《盲人国》
... a community of people for whom a disease eliminated their vision many generations before and no longer have a concept of sight. Chen Fangyuan quickly ...

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Expressing "when" with "shi"
... 一会看云我觉得你看我时很远你看云时很近 See also Before a specific time In the future in general Comparing "yihou" and "de shihou" Sources and ...

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Expressing "only" with "zhi"
... verb s. Structure The adverb 只 (zhǐ) can come directly before a verb , or before an auxiliary verb like 会 (huì) or 能 (néng). 只 ...

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Expressing "really" with "zhen"
... cute 今天真热！Jīntiān zhēn rè It's truly hot today 真 (zhēn) Before Certain Verbs or 能 (néng) / 会 (huì) We don't want to get too technical ...

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Expressing "enough" with "gou"
... de qián gòu huā.Don't worry. I've brought enough money to spend. When it comes before an adjective, 了 is needed at the end of the sentence. 我对你够 ...

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The Prince and the Pauper:《王子和穷孩子》
... 1 Time words and word order Indicating location with "zai" before verbs Change of state with "le" Expressing "all along" with ...

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Expressing "as expected" with "guoran"
... . It's kind of like the opposite of 竟然 or 居然 . Used before Predicate Structure Subj. + 果然 + Predicate Examples 第一名果然是 ...

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Adverb
... order of adverbs is much stricter than in English. Chinese adverbs normally come before the main verb of a sentence, but in some cases come right ...

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Auxiliary verb
... ) 能愿动词 (néngyuàn dòngcí) Auxiliary verbs are "helping" verbs that come before main verbs and help express a tone or mood. (The word "modal" comes ...

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Location complement
... towards that location. In that case an adverbial location phrase should be used before the verb. For more on word order of place phrases see word ...

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How to do something with "zenme"
... in Chinese, and it's not hard to use at all: just put it before a verb . The Basic "How to Verb" Usage Structure The question word 怎 ...

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Expressing permission with "keyi"
... the ''permission'' aspect. Basic Usage Just put 可以 (kěyǐ) in directly before a verb to create a meaning of "may" (plus the verb). It's ...

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Expressing existence in a place with "zai"
... with "zai...shang/xia/li" Similar Indicating location with "zai" before verbs Similar Special cases of "zai" following verbs POS Verbs ...

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Expressing "with" with "gen"
... /after aspect. The following sentences are both correct, because they're simultaneous rather than before/after: 和我一起读。Hé wǒ yīqǐ dú. 跟我一起读。Gēn ...

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Using "hao" to mean "easy"
... is quite... ''easy to do'' All you need to do is place a 好 (hǎo) before a verb . General Verbs Just as 难 (nán) can be used to indicate that ...

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Inability with "mei banfa"
... One easy way to express inability is to place the phrase 没办法 (méi bànfǎ) before the verb. Subj. + 没办法 + Verb + Obj. Examples 今天太忙了，中午 ...

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Measure words with "this" and "that"
... If you use 这 (zhè) or 那 (nà) before a noun, you also need to include a measure word before the noun. 这 / 那 + Measure Word + Noun Examples ...

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Basic comparisons with "bi"
... 比 + Noun 2 + 更 + Adj. The only new thing here is the addition of 更 (gèng) before the adjective. 小李比小张更高。Xiǎo Lǐ bǐ Xiǎo Zhāng gèng gāo .Xiao Li ...

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Expressing "had better" with "haishi"
... . The announcement of this decision will frequently include 还是, and it usually comes before a verb or a subject. Subj. + 还是 + Verb Phrase + 吧吧 is ...

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Superlative "zui"
... (best, worst, biggest, smallest, etc.) in Chinese is to use 最 (zuì) before an adjective (and a few select verb s). 最 (zuì) with Adjectives ...

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Cause and effect with "yinwei" and "suoyi"
... Rel char 所以 Rel char 以 Similar Stating the Effect before the Cause Similar "Then…" with "name" Similar Because" with "er" Indicating ...

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Sequencing past events with "houlai"
... be called Beiping. Later, the name was changed to Beijing. See also Before and after with "zhiqian" and "zhihou" Saying "ever since" with ...

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Expressing "due to…" with "youyu"
... the Doer of an Action with "you" Similar Stating the Effect before the Cause Used for Indicating cause and effect Structure Cause/Effect ...

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Using "de" (modal particle)
... 过的，你不记得了？Wǒ gēn nǐ shuō guo de, nǐ bù jìde le?I've told you this before. Do you not remember? 我不会骗你的。Wǒ bù huì piàn nǐ de.I won't lie to ...

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Zhiqian, yiqian and congqian
... be used only if it stands alone and can not be acompanied by another time expresion. There used to be a castle before. 对－从前在这里有一座城堡。对－以前在这里有一座城堡 ...

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Expressing "nearly" with "jihu"
... emphasize that someone or something is ''very close'' to doing something. Used before the Subject 几乎 is often used together with words that mean ...

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Approximations with "chabuduo"
... an Adverb When using 差不多 (chàbuduō) as an adverb, place it before the adjective or verb. Structure 差不多 + Adj. / Verb Examples 这两 ...

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Expressing "always" with "zongshi"
... 总是 (zǒngshì). 总是 (zǒngshì) means "always," and like other adverb s, comes before the verb in a sentence. 总是 (zǒngshì) with Verbs 总是 (zǒngshì ...

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Expressing wasted efforts with "bai"
... no effect." Basic Form with Just 白 All you have to do is put 白 before the verb. One important thing to note is that 白 is usually used with mono ...

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Comparing "zai" and "you"
... the Future 又 is sometimes used to express that something that has happened before ''is going to happen'' in the immediate future. In this case, it ...

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Comparing "dui" and "duiyu"
... 个问题都很感兴趣。Wǒmen duìyú zhège wèntí dōu hěn gǎn xìngqù. Only one can go right before the predicate: 我们都对这个问题很感兴趣。Wǒmen dōu duì zhège wèntí hěn ...

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Comparing "kending" "queding" and “yiding"
... 能开始做。Wǒmen yào xiān quèdìng yī gè xíngshì cáinéng kāishǐ zuò.We'll have to decide on a design before we can start working. 老板肯定了最近我很努力。In this ...

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Expressing "about to happen" with "le"
... similar to the English "just about to." Normally you can add 要 (yào) before the verb. Structure 快+ Verb + 了快要 + Verb + 了 Examples 我们 ...

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Expressing "not even one"
... 也没吃过。Zhèyàng de cài wǒ yī cì yě méi chī guo.I've never eaten this kind of food before. 这次活动我们公司一个人也没参加。 Zhè cì huódòng wǒmen gōngsī yī ...

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Comparing "huifu" and "huanyuan"
... like 身体, 体力, 社会, 秩序 etc. One way to use 恢复 is to put it before the noun or noun phrase 恢复（了）+ Noun/Noun Phrase Examples 恢复体力。中国 1977年 ...

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The "shi... de" patterns: an overview
... verb is transitive (it takes an object), then the object can be placed either before or after the 的 without affecting the meaning. Take a look at the ...

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The Sixty-Year Dream:《六十年的梦》
... " In the future in general Auxiliary verb "hui" for "will" "Before" in general Expressing location with "zai...shang/xia/li ...

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The Secret Garden:《秘密花园》
... like to" with "xiang" Wanting to do something with "yao" "Before" in general "Even more" with "geng" Expressing "with" with ...

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The Monkey’s Paw:《猴爪》
... to happen with "kuai... le" Special verbs with "hen" "Before" in general Expressing location with "zai...shang/xia/li" Using ...

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Sherlock Holmes and the Red-Headed League:《卷发公司的案子》
... Separable verb After a specific time Uses of "shi... de" Before a specific time Chapter 3 "Some" with "youde" Verb ...

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Sentence with a verbal predicate
... a negative kind of this sentence it is formed by placing the adverb 不 before the verb. This kind of sentence can use adverbs to express time, degree ...

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Taiwanese "you"
... . 你有见过那个人吗？Nǐ yǒu jiàn guò nàge rén ma?Have you seen that person before? 你有自己做过饭吗？Nǐ yǒu zìjǐ zuò guò fàn ma?Have you ever cooked for ...

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Expressing "and" with "he" (advanced)
... the predicate of the sentence, there will be some kind of modifier before the adjectives; they won't just be used "bare" Structure Adj. 1 ...

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Advanced "le" after an object
... in the Future 了 (le) can also indicate that one action is completed before another in the ''future'', and this type of 了 is often placed directly ...

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Editing for print
... followed by pinyin in parentheses. (Put a space after the Chinese and before the open-paren, but not within the parentheses.) Obviously, you need to ...

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Expressing "as a result" with "jieguo"
... Result Sometimes there is no cause-effect relationship between what comes before and after 结果 (no logical connection). In these sentences, the ...

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Expressing "toward" with "wang"
... is a preposition that means "towards" and precedes the verb it modifies. Used before a Verb This is the common one used in everyday speech ...

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