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  • ... adding the object to the verb is sort of the "default form" of the verb, even if the verb part can be used without the object. Separable verbs are a ...
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  • ... does not change the meaning of the sentence and when used in context can even add emphasis to what's being done and given. Subj. + 把 + Obj. + Verb + 给 ...
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  • ... there are cases when you shouldn't move 了 to after the object, even when your verbs and objects are relatively short. Structure Subj. + Verb ...
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  • ... Events in quick succession with "yi... jiu" Expressing "not even one" Rhetorical questions with "nandao" Adjectives with "name" and ...
    3 KB (389 words) - 04:02, 25 April 2017
  • ... with "shenme dou" Potential complement "bu liao" Expressing "not even one" Using "xiang" Expressing "in addition" with "haiyou ...
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  • ... ." Adding 的话 gives the pattern more of a hypothetical "if" flavor. To make the "if" even more explicit, you can even add 如果是 before 这样的话. (如果是 +) 这样的话 ...
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  • ... 还 留 过 学 呢 ,英语 这么 差 !Hái liú guo xué ne, Yīngyǔ zhème chà He's even studied abroad, yet his English is so terrible 都 怪 你 ,你 还 生气 呢 。Dōu guài nǐ ...
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  • ... comparisons with "meiyou" Expressing "rather" with "bijiao" Expressing "even more" with "geng" or "hai" Sources and further reading ...
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  • ... 对贸易造成危害,更会对股市造成影响。 The divestment will not only harm trade but also will affect the stock market even more so. 我不但想换电脑,更想换手机。 网上买东西不但不贵,更方便。 她不但 ...
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  • ... most people don't feel the need to use it with family members, friends, or even co-workers. Here are some other ways to start make a request to still ...
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  • ... dào cài, hái hài wǒ diū le yī bǎi yuán qián.I went out and didn't manage to buy any food, but even lost 100 RMB. 因为 我 经常 生病,害得 妈妈 总是 担心 我。Yīnwèi wǒ ...
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  • ... Conjunctions can be used to connect words, phrases, clauses, and even entire sentences. They themselves cannot act as sentence elements. Instead ...
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  • ... can be used directly. For example, 七楼 (qī lóu) is "the seven''th'' floor," even though there is no 第 (dì). Chinese English Example 楼lóu floor (of a ...
    7 KB (1,069 words) - 08:53, 21 April 2021
  • ... examples than in some cases the natural English translation doesn't even need a causative verb. See also Passive voice Sources and ...
    5 KB (721 words) - 03:19, 11 March 2019
  • ... that there are quite a few ways that the word order of even relatively simple sentences simply don't match in Chinese and English. The honeymoon ...
    15 KB (1,942 words) - 03:56, 22 November 2020
  • ... therefore is sometimes called the "classic" 是⋯⋯的 construction. When to Use It Even if you understand that 了 is not used to mark "past tense" in ...
    16 KB (2,467 words) - 09:23, 20 April 2021
  • ... arriving in Shanghai? B:晚上 八点。 Wǎnshang bā diǎn.Eight o'clock this evening. Expressing "Why" with 为什么 (wèishénme) Structure Subj. + 为什么 ...
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  • ... give your full name or just your first name. Examples 我 叫 Tom。Note: it even works if you don't have a Chinese name Wǒ jiào Tom.My name is Tom ...
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  • ... . 妈妈 晚上 没 做饭。 Māma wǎnshang méi zuòfàn.Mom didn't cook food this evening. Go Easy on the 了 (le) One thing you need to remember when using 没有 ...
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  • ... matter whether the "Noun 1" is a person, place, or thing, or even if it's a pronoun (like "he," "she," or "it"). The structure stays consistent ...
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  • ... 这 个 星期三 晚上 你 有空 吗?Zhège Xīngqīsān wǎnshang nǐ yǒu kòng ma?Are you free this Wednesday evening? 下 个 星期四 是 我 的 生日。Xià gè Xīngqīsì shì wǒ de shēngrì.My ...
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  • ... good, good-smelling The word for "fun" in Chinese is also of this form, even though it's not a sense verb: 好玩 hǎowánfun Examples 这 首 歌 很 ...
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  • ... 吃饭 啊?Nǐmen wǎnshang dào nǎr chīfàn a?Where will you all go to eat food this evening? 我 跟 朋友 经常 到 KTV 唱歌 。 Wǒ gēn péngyou jīngcháng dào KTV chànggē.I ...
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  • ... 更 大。Jǐ nián yǐhòu, wǒmen gōngsī huì gèng dà.In a few years, our company will be even bigger. 老板 半个小时 以后 回来。Lǎobǎn bàn gè xiǎoshí yǐhòu huílái.After ...
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  • ... , nǐ kěyǐ wǎnshang lái ma? This afternoon I won't be home. Can you come by this evening? B:行 吧。Xíng ba.All right. B is now conceding that going out in ...
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  • ... asks why, but expresses some surprise at the situation, and in some cases even disagreement with it. Examples 他 怎么 还 没 来 ?Tā zěnme hái ...
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  • Grammar Box Cash is king, even though China is now crazy for mobile payments. Either way, though, mastering how to say quantities of money is ...
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  • ... it mean "you had better," after having compared two options. Usually there's even a bit of deliberation before the speaker announces what "it would be ...
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  • ... really often, such as "every day": 每天 (měi tiān). Use 都 (dōu) here in Chinese, even if it feels unnatural. (Fake it 'til you make it ) 我 每天 都 要 上班 ...
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  • ... name" and "zheme" Similar Moderating positive adjectives with "hai" Similar "Even more" with "geng" Similar Expressing "really" with "zhen ...
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  • ... Rel char 多了 Similar Basic comparisons with "bi" Similar Expressing "even more" with "geng" or "hai" Similar Expressing "a little too" with ...
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  • ... in the past, it could also refer to a situation in the present or even the future. It can also be used for commands, usually of the negative "don't ...
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  • ... ,可是 他 从来 不 浪费 钱 。Suīrán tā jiā hěn yǒuqián, kěshì tā cónglái bù làngfèi qián.Even though his family is rich, he never wastes money. 我 妹妹 虽然 很 胖 ,可是 很 ...
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  • REDIRECT Expressing "even" with "lian" and "dou"
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  • ... to express "not only... but also" Similar Expressing "not only..., even..." using "budan..., shenzhi lian" Used for Connecting ideas Used ...
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  • ... more. 喜欢 就 拿走 吧 。Xǐhuan jiù názǒu ba.Take it if you like it. It's even possible to use neither 的话 nor 就, and let the "if" be completely implied. 有 事 ...
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  • ... sentences the word order in the two languages is the same, but even in many very basic sentence patterns, you'll find that Chinese diverges from ...
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  • ... 么 。Wǒ zuówǎn zǒu de zǎo, bù zhīdào hòulái fāshēng le shénme.I left early yesterday evening, so I don't know what happened afterwards. 开始 我 父母 不 同意 ,后 ...
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  • ... archaic word 之 (zhī), it's quite common in spoken Chinese, and is even commonly used in jokes. Structure In order to express "one of" in ...
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  • ... . However, it is important to note that 要是 is considered to be even more informal (and is usually left more to spoken Chinese) than "If…, then ...
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  • REDIRECT Expressing "even" with "shenzhi"
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  • ... . Examples In these examples 可 is used with 别, and sounds a bit like "don't even think about..." in English. 你 可 别 喝 太 多 酒。 I know you usually ...
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  • ... 大楼。Gāo shénme a, Shànghǎi háiyǒu gèng gāo de dàlóu.What do you mean, "tall"? There are even taller buildings in Shanghai. 累 什么 累 啊,你 一 个 星期 只 工作 四 天 ...
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  • ... 成熟 了。Suízhe niánlíng de zēngjiā, tā biàn de gèngjiā chéngshú le.As he has gotten older, he has become even more mature. 随着 中国 国际 地位 的 提高,中国人 也 变得 越来 ...
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  • ... example, we have to be home before twelve o'clock in the evening. See also "With Regards to" as "zhiyu" "For…" with "eryan" Marking ...
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  • ... the best time to go. 晚上 的话,当然 方便 啦 。Wǎnshang dehuà, dāngrán fāngbiàn la.The evening? Of course that's convenient. 这个 问题 的话,我 不 太 方便 说 。Zhè ge wèntí ...
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  • ... . 对 她 而言 ,自由 更 重要 。Duì tā ér yán, zìyóu gèng zhòngyào.For her, freedom is even more important. 对 80后 而言 ,网恋 很 正常 。 Duì 80 hòu ér yán, wǎngliàn hěn ...
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  • REDIRECT Expressing "even if…" with "jishi"
    50 bytes (6 words) - 06:42, 16 July 2013
  • REDIRECT Expressing "even if…" with "napa"
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  • REDIRECT Expressing "even if…" with "jiusuan"
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  • REDIRECT Expressing "even if…" with "jiushi"
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