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Expressing lateness with "cai"
... : 你怎么才吃晚饭？已经十点了。Nǐ zěnme cái chī wǎnfàn? Yǐjīng shí diǎn le.How come you are eating dinner now? It's 10 pm. 你怎么才来？我们等了半个多小时。 Nǐ ...

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Doing something more with "duo"
... is that the word 多 should come ''before the verb.'' Structure ... more" (equivalent to this use of 多) comes ''after'' the verb in English. In Chinese, ...

4 KB (611 words) - 17:24, 6 December 2018
Expressing "every" with question words
... is fine. 你什么时候来都欢迎。Nǐ shénme shíhou lái dōu huānyíng.You're welcome to come anytime. 什么时候开始都不晚。Shénme shíhou kāishǐ dōu bù wǎn.It's never ...

6 KB (862 words) - 04:53, 9 March 2019
Expressing "if" with "ruguo... dehua"
... 话，一定会后悔的。Rúguǒ nǐmen bù lái dehuà, yīdìng huì hòuhuǐ de .If you don't come, you'll definitely regret it. 如果他不同意的话，你怎么办？Rúguǒ tā bù tóngyì ...

5 KB (654 words) - 07:35, 27 November 2020
Sequencing past events with "houlai"
... 了。Tā shuō tā huì lái, hòulái yòu shuō bù lái le.He said he would come, but later he said that he's not coming. 他们上周吵架了，后来和好了。Tāmen shàng zhōu ...

4 KB (586 words) - 09:49, 17 April 2019
Expressing "before" and "after" with "zhiqian" and "zhihou"
... In this pattern, 之前 and 之后 come at the start of a sentence, right after ... In this pattern, 之前 and 之后 usually come at the start of a phrase, in the ...

5 KB (716 words) - 08:40, 24 April 2019
Expressing "anyway" with "fanzheng"
... 们不来了，咱们自己去吧。Fǎnzhèng tāmen bù lái le, zánmen zìjǐ qù ba.They are not coming anyway, so let's just go by ourselves. 我就送给你吧。反正我也不需要。Wǒ ...

4 KB (636 words) - 04:05, 29 December 2020
Softening the tone of questions with "ne"
... is not super direct, as 能 has been added.Nǐ zhōumò néng bu néng jiābān?Can you come into work on the weekend? 你周末能不能加班呢？Much more indirect ...

6 KB (848 words) - 09:47, 18 January 2021
Expressing completion with "le"
... hē le liǎng bēi kāfēi.I drank two cups of coffee. When 了 Comes After the Object OK, so here's the tricky part. Even when indicating completion ...

8 KB (1,185 words) - 09:22, 20 April 2021
Expressing "thanks to" with "duokui"
... in the pattern above), there is no need to add in 才. But if the good outcome comes after 多亏, you need to add in 才 to indicate "as a result...(the good ...

5 KB (784 words) - 03:18, 4 January 2021
Assessing situations with "kanlai"
... 看来他不来了，都这么晚了。Kànlái tā bù lái le, dōu zhème wǎn le.It seems he's not coming. It's already so late. 看来你玩得不高兴，怎么这么早就回来了？Kànlái nǐ wán ...

5 KB (743 words) - 06:27, 8 April 2022
Comparing "zai" and "you"
... 上课了，老师可能罚他。Tā yòu bù lái shàngkè le, lǎoshī kěnéng fá tā.He didn't come to class again. The teacher is probably going to punish him. 你为什么又看这本 ...

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Comparing "yihou" "ranhou" "houlai"
... ). A few examples: 我一个小时以后回来。Wǒ yī gè xiǎoshí yǐhòu huílái. I will come back in an hour. 毕业以后他出国了。Bìyè yǐhòu tā chūguó le.He went abroad ...

8 KB (1,192 words) - 07:39, 19 January 2021
Comparing "hui," "neng," "keyi"
... 明天你能早点来吗？Míngtiān nǐ néng zǎodiǎn lái ma?Is it possible for you to come a little earlier tomorrow? 可不可以换时间？Kě bu kěyǐ huàn shíjiān?Is it ...

11 KB (1,719 words) - 08:55, 21 April 2021
Expressing "small quantity" with "jiu"
... you are smart? In this case, the 就 comes before the verb, and what's being emphasized as "small quantity" comes after the verb, either as an object or ...

5 KB (805 words) - 08:14, 26 November 2018
Expressing "as one likes" with "jiu"
... 么时候来就什么时候来。Xiǎng shénme shíhou lái jiù shénme shíhou lái.You can come whenever you like. 想点什么就点什么，我请客。Xiǎng diǎn shénme jiù diǎn shénme ...

5 KB (652 words) - 09:06, 1 December 2020
Advanced uses of "zong"
... 咱们总得想个办法啊。Zánmen zǒng děi xiǎng ge bànfǎ a.We're going to have to come up with some kind of solution. 不管发生了什么，人总要吃饭吧。Bùguǎn fāshēng le ...

5 KB (696 words) - 03:00, 27 January 2022
Expressing "nothing is more...than" with "moguoyu"
... first state the topic or a question and then give your answer that you think the best. The answer comes after the 莫过于. 莫过于 is one of the phrases that ...

2 KB (232 words) - 04:08, 25 April 2017
Expressing location with "zai... shang / xia / li"
... 在 + Location+ 上 / 下 / 里 / 旁边 Notice that the preposition "preposition" comes after the location and object that it modifies. That is, in English ...

7 KB (1,067 words) - 04:54, 9 March 2019
The "shi... de" patterns: an overview
... below: A: 昨天你是怎么回的家？Zuótiān nǐ shì zěnme huí de jiā?How did you come back yesterday? B: 昨天我是打车回家的。Zuótiān wǒ shì dǎchē huíjiā de.I went ...

10 KB (1,582 words) - 08:55, 21 April 2021
Comparing "yizhi" and "yixiang"
... 怎么今天还没到？Tā yīxiàng bù chídào, zěnme jīntiān hái méi dào?He never comes late. How is it that he hasn't come yet today? 你知道妈妈一向不爱出门，所以她是不 ...

4 KB (706 words) - 10:05, 23 December 2020
Comparing "zhijian" and “zhongjian"
... 点到十点之间过来。Nǐ kěyǐ míngtiān zǎoshang bā diǎn dào shí diǎn zhījiān guòlái.You can come between 8am and 10am tomorrow. 45 岁到 60 岁之间的人很容易得这种 ...

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The Monkey’s Paw:《猴爪》
... gives the monkey paw to the Zhang family, along with a warning that the wishes come with a great price for trying to change one’s fate… Chapter 1 ...

5 KB (616 words) - 07:33, 22 November 2018
Tricky uses of "dao"
... , but every now and then it's not so easy to just buy something. That's where 买到 comes in handy. 我还没有买。Wǒ hái méiyǒu mǎi.I haven't bought it yet ...

9 KB (1,342 words) - 07:27, 17 December 2020
Expressing "be going to" with "yao"
... S. this year. 他下个月要来中国工作。 Tā xià gè yuè yào lái Zhōngguó gōngzuò.He is coming to China to work next month. 你下个星期要去她家吃晚饭吗？ Nǐ xià gè ...

5 KB (727 words) - 08:58, 21 April 2021
Beginner Guide to Chinese Grammar
... says, "I am Li Li" we can see that the answer to the question comes at the end of the sentence. In Chinese, the structure of the question to learn ...

15 KB (2,464 words) - 16:44, 19 April 2020
Expressing "for" with "gei"
... 导游。Rúguǒ nǐ lái Zhōngguó wán, wǒ gěi nǐ dāng dǎoyóu.If you come visit China, I'll be your tour guide. See also Expressing "with" with "gen ...

4 KB (596 words) - 08:55, 21 April 2021
Expressing "again" in the past with "you"
... / 没 + Verb Examples 他又没来上课。Tā yòu méi lái shàngkè.He didn't come to class again. 你们又不付钱？Nǐmen yòu bù fùqián?You're not paying again ...

5 KB (771 words) - 01:53, 10 November 2020
Expressing "and" with "he" (advanced)
... : The two adjectives often act as an attributive (coming before a noun), object (coming after a verb), or other sentence element. If the ...

9 KB (1,273 words) - 02:48, 18 December 2020
After or before a specific time
... 你男朋友会说中文吗？ Lái Zhōngguó yǐqián, nǐ nánpéngyou huì shuō Zhōngwén ma?Before coming to China, can your boyfriend speak Chinese? 今年中秋节以后，我没见过 ...

6 KB (866 words) - 03:52, 24 May 2017
Expressing "quite" with "ting"
... In English, we're limited on what words come after the word "quite." Though Chinese ... you quite in love with him? How come you broke up? See also ...

4 KB (530 words) - 01:13, 30 March 2020
Expressing "only" with "zhi"
... first. It's an adverb , so it normally comes before verb s. Structure The adverb 只 (zhǐ) can come directly before a verb , or before an ...

3 KB (408 words) - 09:35, 2 April 2019
Expressing concern with "kongpa"
... in, "I'm afraid that I'm too busy washing my hair tomorrow night to come over and see the 2000 pictures of your trip to ComicCon." Structure 恐 ...

4 KB (661 words) - 08:57, 17 December 2020
Expressing "while you're at it" with "shunbian"
... Shùnbiàn wèn yīxià, nǐ xià zhōu shénme shíhou huílái?By the way, when next week are you coming back? 顺便说一下，电脑已经修好了。Shùnbiàn shuō yīxià, diànnǎo ...

4 KB (576 words) - 09:38, 18 January 2021
Expressing "once" with "cengjing"
... pairs with 过. Used with 过 When used with action verbs, 曾经 comes before the verb, which is then followed by 过. For psychological verb s, the ...

7 KB (972 words) - 07:39, 17 December 2020
Expressing "and then" with "yushi"
... with 就于是 is often used with 就 to emphasize that the actions or events that come after 就 are immediately after the first event. 电影太暴力了，我们实在 ...

6 KB (917 words) - 07:46, 14 January 2021
A2 Grammar Course
... Exercises.''' While still providing part of a sentence, we'll expect you to come up with the rest. This is a bit more demanding, and requires more ...

6 KB (920 words) - 15:47, 15 October 2018
Polite requests with "qing"
... only two words. Structure 请 + Verb Examples 请进。Qǐng jìn.Please come in. 请坐。Qǐng zuò.Please sit down. 请说。Qǐng shuō.Please ...

4 KB (567 words) - 09:21, 20 April 2021
Advanced "le" with complements
... with "le" change of state " (AKA 了2 ). But what about when a complement comes after the verb? Does that count as part of the verb or not? The ...

5 KB (783 words) - 04:02, 18 January 2021
Expressing "when" using "dang"
... hěn duō rén lái mǎi piányi de jīdàn.Every day when the supermarket opens, lots of people will come and buy the cheap eggs. 当她生气的时候，她就会去买衣 ...

4 KB (541 words) - 06:12, 29 December 2020
Ba-test
... 读一下。 Verb measure words are frequently used in 把 sentences and come at the end of a 把 sentence. class="wikitable" style="width:38em ...

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Main Page
... grammar, but still need pinyin and want to build a stronger foundation? You've come to the right place Check out some of the following pages: File ...

11 KB (1,514 words) - 12:21, 20 February 2024
Conjunction
... entire sentences. They themselves cannot act as sentence elements. Instead, they come between the elements to connect them in some way. Unlike English ...

3 KB (402 words) - 03:23, 30 May 2016
Complement
... work for 10 hours Location complement 住在北京 to live in Beijing 来到中国 to come to China Time complement 等到明年 to wait until next year 生于69年 to ...

11 KB (1,569 words) - 07:22, 22 November 2018
Alternative existential sentences
... in the 是 sentence pattern indicates the location or area. The object that comes after 是 is the only thing (worth mentioning) in that area. It's worth ...

5 KB (748 words) - 07:50, 4 March 2019
Ordinal numbers with "di"
... yǐhòu de dì-èr nián, tā kāi le zhè jiā gōngsī.He started this company his second year after coming to Shanghai. 下个月的第一周老板要出差。Xià gè yuè de ...

7 KB (1,069 words) - 08:53, 21 April 2021
Noun measure word
... measure words. Also note that it ''is'' possible to just use "个" but that comes off as not as accurate. The indefinite measure words "点" and "些" are ...

1 KB (198 words) - 07:10, 22 November 2018
Part of speech
... that classification by part of speech is a very useful tool. Part of speech comes in handy not just in instantly knowing the main ways a word can be ...

7 KB (1,166 words) - 03:42, 29 November 2013
Location complement
... . Not all verbs can take location complements; for most verbs, location comes before the verb in the standard word order . Many students of Chinese ...

3 KB (376 words) - 03:18, 30 March 2017
Using "bei" sentences
... (for example, a one-character verb like 吃). Put simply, ''something needs to come after the verb''. That "something" can be a particle like 了, a ...

11 KB (1,638 words) - 08:58, 18 January 2021
Measure word
... 请你再说一遍。Please say it one more time. 我到上海两次了。 I've come to Shanghai two times. 一个晚上去了三趟厕所。I went to the bathroom three times in ...

5 KB (643 words) - 04:51, 9 March 2019