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- ... 父母 差 很 多 。Wǒ de shēnghuó xíguàn gēn wǒ fùmǔ chà hěn duō.My life habits are very different from my parents'. 两 个 老师 都 很 好 ，不过 他们 的 学历 差 很 多 。Liǎng gè ...4 KB (631 words) - 08:51, 13 November 2020
- ... 感冒 才 好 。Zhídào bàn gè yuè yǐhòu, wǒ de gǎnmào cái hǎo.It took me half a month to recover from the cold. 她 直到 十八 岁 才 见到 亲生 父母 。Tā zhídào shíbā suì cái ...4 KB (682 words) - 08:43, 24 April 2019
- ... is a companion resource that can complement any Chinese class. Don't expect to read it from start to finish, or to go through the grammar point lists ...2 KB (414 words) - 08:52, 18 January 2021
- ... . They help indicate the environment (when and where), direction (to, from, at), reason, manner, and other functions that make the sentences cohesive ...2 KB (329 words) - 07:49, 22 November 2018
- ... .mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/perapera-chinese/ Chinese Perapera Popup Dictionary From now on, you will see a little yellow star in the bottom ...3 KB (427 words) - 02:41, 16 July 2021
- ... an article on written Chinese （书面语) in general, and how it is different from spoken CHinese. 于 "而" series 而 on its own (conjunction to list two ...9 KB (703 words) - 06:31, 26 November 2020
- ... 字 怎么 读？Dì-èr háng dì-wǔ gè Hànzì zěnme dú? How do you read the fifth character from the second line? 这 次 考试，我 是 我们 班 第 一。Zhè cì kǎoshì, wǒ shì wǒmen ...7 KB (1,069 words) - 08:53, 21 April 2021
- ... verbs and help express a tone or mood. (The word "modal" comes from "mood.") In English, auxiliary verbs include words like "should," "will," and "can ...2 KB (346 words) - 06:30, 22 November 2020
- ... verb maps perfectly to an English causative verb. You can see from these examples than in some cases the natural English translation doesn't even ...5 KB (721 words) - 03:19, 11 March 2019
- ... first. The most important and commonly used potential complements are derived from other complements such as the following: Verb + 见 e.g. 看 ...7 KB (977 words) - 04:50, 9 March 2019
- ... 很. For example: 她说得很清楚. This serves to distinguish them from potential complements, which are never directly preceded by an adverb. Descriptive and ...12 KB (1,800 words) - 08:57, 21 April 2021
- ... with adjective phrase state complements, they can describe a state that arose from the action of the main verb in the sentence. Structure Verb ...6 KB (754 words) - 08:58, 21 April 2021
- ... components e.g. 矛盾 Finally, some compounds very obviously formed from components e.g. 洗澡 Compounds are formed frequently and creatively - can't ...2 KB (222 words) - 08:37, 26 November 2013
- ... 了 。Tā bèi dǎ le.He was beaten. Second, passive sentences shift emphasis from the "doer" of the action to the one affected by that action. For example ...11 KB (1,638 words) - 08:58, 18 January 2021
- ... , though they are based on the above framework. Some articles may deviate from the basic pattern a bit more, like basic grammar articles, comparison ...14 KB (2,278 words) - 03:18, 8 July 2021
- ... to link ''two nouns'', so you can't rely too much on translating directly from English when it comes to expressing the English verb "to be" in Chinese ...5 KB (823 words) - 09:20, 20 April 2021
- ... 个 老婆liǎng gè lǎopo two wives 十 个 男人， 七 个 傻， 八 个 坏。A line from a songShí gè nánrén, qī gè shǎ, bā gè huài.Ten men: seven are fools, and eight are bad ...4 KB (576 words) - 09:21, 20 April 2021
- Grammar Box The verb 有 (yǒu) is negated differently from ordinary verbs. Rather than placing 不 (bù) before it as with other verbs, you must use 没 ...5 KB (791 words) - 09:20, 20 April 2021
- ... : Subj. + 怎么 + Verb + Obj. Note that the subject can often be omitted from general "how to" questions, and there doesn't always have to be an object ...4 KB (552 words) - 09:23, 20 April 2021
- ... Obj. This structure is the easiest way to express all kinds of skills, from languages, to sports, to skills in daily life such as cooking and driving ...4 KB (520 words) - 09:21, 20 April 2021
- ... as this is one case in which Chinese word order is quite different from English. Structure To indicate the location that a verb takes place in ...4 KB (694 words) - 09:22, 20 April 2021
- REDIRECT Expressing "from… to…" with "cong… dao…"62 bytes (7 words) - 10:14, 15 February 2016
- Grammar Box Aside from How to do something with "zenme" just meaning "how," 怎么 (zěnme) can also be used to ask "why" or "how come." Basic ...5 KB (792 words) - 08:53, 21 April 2021
- ... food Without a Noun In some cases, it is possible to drop the noun from the pattern, and just use the "Noun + 的 (de)." This is kind of like ...5 KB (734 words) - 08:57, 21 April 2021
- ... River? 你 家 离 这儿 多 远？Nǐ jiā lí zhèr duō yuǎn?How far is your house away from here? 你 要 在 美国 待 多 久？Nǐ yào zài Měiguó dāi duō jiǔ? How long are you ...3 KB (518 words) - 08:57, 21 April 2021
- ... . The word order will take a little getting used to, but aside from that, the pattern is quite easy. Structure To say that one thing ...7 KB (1,076 words) - 08:57, 21 April 2021
- ... smarter''' than me. (不比) You'd probably be more upset to hear the former from a friend than the latter. The two above sentences in Chinese are: 你 没 ...4 KB (635 words) - 08:25, 17 December 2020
- ... nǐ yǒu jīngyàn, nǐ yīnggāi duō xiàng tā xuéxí.He's more experienced than you. You should learn from him more. 想 提高 汉语 口语 ，就要 多 练习 。Xiǎng tígāo Hànyǔ ...4 KB (611 words) - 17:24, 6 December 2018
- ... of an action or the "disposal" of an object. Apart from result complements involving perception and psychological verbs, most result compounds work ...10 KB (1,437 words) - 08:55, 21 April 2021
- ... 起来 。Qǐng dàjiā zhàn qǐlái.Everyone, please stand up. 捡 起来。Jiǎn qǐlái.Pick it up (from the floor). 头 抬 起来 。Tóu tái qǐlái.Raise your head. 别动 ！把 手 举 ...7 KB (977 words) - 04:04, 21 February 2020
- REDIRECT Expressing "from… to…" with "cong… dao…"62 bytes (7 words) - 14:35, 10 April 2017
- ... 都⋯⋯ (měi cì... dōu...) is a pattern used to express "every time." Translating from English, you might feel that the only part really needed is 每次 (měi ...4 KB (645 words) - 08:53, 21 April 2021
- ... 钱 ，还没 还 吧 ？Nǐ jiè wǒ de qián, hái méi huán ba?You haven't returned the money you borrowed from me, right? 他 的 事 ，我 不 想 管 那么 多 。Tā de shì, wǒ bù xiǎng ...3 KB (509 words) - 08:46, 24 April 2019
- ... is: 对 + Person + 来说 ，⋯⋯ While this pattern was too common to omit from this page, it's covered in more depth as part of Phrases using "laishuo ...5 KB (736 words) - 08:53, 21 April 2021
- ... in which large numbers are broken down in Chinese is a little different from English. Unlike in English, where large numbers are broken down by the ...7 KB (1,089 words) - 06:47, 10 April 2019
- ... . 他 是 东北 人 ，不过 他 没有 口音 。Tā shì dōngběi rén, bùguò tā méiyǒu kǒuyīn.He's from the northeast, but he doesn't have the accent. 他 说 得 不错 ，不过 不 认识 汉字 。Tā ...4 KB (565 words) - 04:47, 9 March 2019
- ... 月 来 ，我 学到 了 很 多 。Shíxí jǐ gè yuè lái, wǒ xuédào le hěn duō.I've learned a lot from my internship during the last few months. 出国 几 个 月 来 ，她 一点 也 不 想 家 ...5 KB (791 words) - 09:42, 12 April 2019
- ... ...," you can use 那么 or 那 in order to begin a judgment or result from previous context. An example of this in English would be: "so, what should we do ...4 KB (559 words) - 07:41, 4 March 2019
- ... the subject'' (if there is one) and ''before the verb''. (This is different from a conjunction like 但是 which comes ''before'' the subject ) Also 反而 ...6 KB (900 words) - 06:46, 11 December 2020
- ... 家 远 了 一点儿。Nàge dìfang lí wǒ jiā yuǎn le yīdiǎnr.That place is a little too far from my home. 这 件 衬衫 小 了 点儿 ，我 想 换 一 件。Zhè jiàn chènshān xiǎo le diǎnr ...4 KB (636 words) - 06:55, 11 December 2020
- ... wénzhāng yǒu wǔ fēn zhī sān shì chāo biérén de.Three fifths of this article has been copied from others. 差不多 三 分 之 一 的 美国 人 有 护照 。Chàbuduō sān fēn ...4 KB (650 words) - 08:40, 24 April 2019
- ... wǒ.As I sat through class after class, I heard someone calling me from outside. See also "Verbing around" with "lai" and "qu" Sources and ...5 KB (764 words) - 06:38, 17 December 2020
- ... 大 进口。Zhège guójiā de liángshi zhǔyào yóu Jiānádà jìnkǒu.This country's grain is mainly imported from Canada. 这个 规定 是 由 政府 发布 的。Zhège guīdìng shì yóu ...3 KB (519 words) - 05:46, 6 December 2020
- ... , there were lots of people outside lined up to withdraw money from the ATMs. Sources and further reading Books Source HSK Standard ...4 KB (614 words) - 09:46, 14 January 2021
- ... . 首相 因为 受贿 丑闻 而 下 了 台。Because the prime minister's bribery scandal, he fell from power. 伦敦 地铁 因 罢工 而 处于 瘫痪 状态。Because of the London Underground ...4 KB (565 words) - 10:10, 23 December 2020
- Grammar Box 对⋯⋯而言 (duì...ér yán) means "from the point of view of" and is equivalent to but more formal than Using "dui" with verbs 对⋯⋯来说 . ...4 KB (543 words) - 09:36, 14 January 2021
- ... fǒuzé lǎobǎn bù huì kǎolǜ nǐ de.The boss won't consider you unless you graduated from a big name university. Reverse Pattern with 除非 and 才 除非 is ...6 KB (1,000 words) - 07:37, 19 January 2021
- ... flag, not to mention any other countries' flags. Some sentences will deviate from the structure a little bit, dropping the 连 or even both the 连 ...4 KB (702 words) - 04:23, 18 January 2021
- ... 准"(most probably) "意味着"(implies) "动词/形容词 ¬+ 下来"(using 下来to denote a change from strong to weak) "以…为中心"(taking something to be most important)3 KB (259 words) - 06:33, 7 November 2011
- ... the listener. A second verb is only necessary if different from the first verb. 呢 with Questions Involving Interrogative Pronouns Interrogative ...6 KB (848 words) - 09:47, 18 January 2021
- ... . It can be used when the speaker feels what he is saying is obvious (from his point of view). Structure Statement + 嘛 Examples 你 妹妹 很 漂亮 ...3 KB (526 words) - 03:23, 16 December 2020
