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- ... ), "to see," is the result of your brain taking in the visual input. It may sound a little hokey, but it really is possible to "look but not see," and ...5 KB (764 words) - 08:57, 21 April 2021
- ... 把 sentences in this article for the sake of simplicity, you may have noticed that sentences which feature result complements often also use 把 ...10 KB (1,437 words) - 08:55, 21 April 2021
- ... Sound familiar? Chinese complement s are not an exact science. You may notice that the above uses of descriptive complements overlap a bit with ...4 KB (584 words) - 09:21, 15 August 2017
- ... want to express the meanings of "except," "besides," or "in addition." You may feel that "except" has a pretty different meaning from the other two ...5 KB (704 words) - 08:23, 4 March 2019
- ... (dōu) to make words and phrases like "everywhere" or "everyone." You may have learned this same pattern for Expressing "everything" with "shenme dou ...6 KB (862 words) - 04:53, 9 March 2019
- The Chinese Grammar Wiki may have been pioneered by AllSet Learning, but it would not be possible without the hard work of many selfless individuals, ...5 KB (672 words) - 09:37, 20 June 2019
- ... to find a job first, and then move. Colloquial Usage with 再说 You may have learned that "In addition" with "zaishuo" 再说 can mean "in addition ...5 KB (834 words) - 04:48, 9 March 2019
- ... all" of a noun, with the quantity of said noun usually being fairly large. You may notice that the 的 after 所有 is occasionally omitted. 所有 (+ 的) + Noun ...5 KB (702 words) - 07:57, 22 April 2019
- ... the part that is totally opposite of one's expectations. The word "actually" may be helpful in some translations. ⋯⋯ ，Subj. + 反而 + Unexpected Outcome ...6 KB (900 words) - 06:46, 11 December 2020
- ... Structure 可 + Verb Phrase 了 is not needed in this pattern, but may be present. Examples In these examples 可 is used with 别, and sounds ...4 KB (612 words) - 09:45, 14 January 2021
- ... 得不得了 (de bùdéliǎo) can be used to suggest a situation is serious or may result in terrible consequences. It can also be used in a positive sense, such ...4 KB (644 words) - 07:35, 17 December 2020
- ... , yǐhòu nǐ kěnéng chéngwéi qízhōng de yī gè.Don't laugh at the square dancing aunties. Someday you may become one of them. 人类 21 世纪 面临 许多 问题，其中 最 严重 ...4 KB (645 words) - 07:21, 29 December 2020
- ... led by the General Manager Wang.It's definitely going to be boring. It may seem like it due to the way most of these sentences are translated into ...3 KB (519 words) - 05:46, 6 December 2020
- ... , or "to suffer" when dealing with negative aspects. This explanation may be more accessible to native English speakers. However whichever grammatical ...5 KB (783 words) - 06:16, 29 December 2020
- ... s by now, but there are a few that are less common and thus may have escaped direct scrutiny until now. This grammar point focuses on 住, 开, and ...7 KB (1,104 words) - 03:29, 29 December 2020
- ... , the firefighters still bravely charged right in. A Note on Pronunciation You may hear the word 尽管 pronounced as both "jǐnguǎn" and "jìnguǎn ...4 KB (544 words) - 03:10, 17 December 2020
- ... en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Necessity_and_sufficiency sufficient condition ," meaning that it may not be the ''only way'' to bring about the these specific ...4 KB (608 words) - 03:48, 8 February 2022
- ... tāmen, dàn nǐ háishì huì ài tāmen.Family is family, after all. You may not like them, but you still love them. See Also Expressing "After All ...5 KB (760 words) - 03:22, 18 August 2021
- ... year to celebrate the Chinese New Year? Context, Context, Context You may have noticed that the meanings can easily overlap. To figure out what ...7 KB (1,096 words) - 08:57, 21 April 2021
- ... doesn't have the ''ability'' to understand. Subj. + Verb + 不懂 The 不懂 (bù dǒng) may also be swapped out with 不明白 (bù míngbai). Examples 我 看 不 懂 ...5 KB (693 words) - 08:56, 21 April 2021
- Grammar Box You may have learned that Expressing actions in progress 在 (zài) and Expressing actions in progress 正在 (zhèngzài) can be used ...5 KB (724 words) - 06:41, 23 May 2019
- ... , though, because 见面 ''already has its own object''. 我 没有 时间 见面 。It may seem like it has no object, but 面 is the object.Wǒ méiyǒu shíjiān jiànmiàn.I ...16 KB (2,510 words) - 02:18, 14 March 2019
- ... more difficult than the ones above, since we're cramming all three usages into one sentence, but you may find this useful. 今天 的 作业 你 做 得 不好，因为 你 没 认真 ...8 KB (1,178 words) - 07:26, 10 April 2019
- Grammar Box You may have already learned how to ask Questions with "ne" questions with 呢 (ne) , but did you know that it's also used in ...3 KB (497 words) - 08:57, 21 April 2021
- ... book?" in English, both obviously ungrammatical. Still, if you're not careful, you may find yourself throwing a 吗 (ma) onto the end of a question that ...9 KB (1,438 words) - 09:20, 20 April 2021
- Grammar Box You may be familiar with using Expressing "excessively" with tai 太 (tài) to express "too," such as when something is "too ...3 KB (509 words) - 09:20, 20 April 2021
- ... is usually directed at a person, and it is similar to how in English we may say, "he's always sleepy, but you can't blame him because he works a night ...5 KB (701 words) - 06:56, 11 December 2020
- ... of 刚 (gāng) is not nearly as essential as the one above, but you may find it useful to specify just ''when'' the event "just" occurred, specifically ...4 KB (572 words) - 04:45, 9 March 2019
- ... cost and try not to exceed the budget. A Note on Pronunciation You may hear the word 尽量 pronounced as both "jǐnliàng" and "jìnliàng." Although ...4 KB (612 words) - 09:41, 14 January 2021
- ... that something has occurred earlier than the speaker expected. There may be an accompanying feeling of surprise or amazement. Structure Subj ...9 KB (1,300 words) - 09:28, 17 December 2020
- ... What just happened is really upsetting. 刚 and 刚才 with 了 You may have noticed that something interesting is going on with regards to 了 in the ...11 KB (1,707 words) - 00:21, 14 April 2023
- ... or having obtained a certain minimum ''requirement''. 可以 means "may" or "to be allowed to" and expresses having another person's ''permission'' ...11 KB (1,719 words) - 08:55, 21 April 2021
- Grammar Box Learning how to properly use 反而 (fǎn'ér) and 却 (què) may seem like a head ache, but it isn't This article will help you out They ...6 KB (656 words) - 01:34, 4 March 2021
- ... with 确定 确定 has the meaning of "confirm" or "determine," and you may add a verb phrase after 确定 to indicate that something is already decided. In a ...9 KB (1,327 words) - 02:48, 18 December 2020
- ... tīng lǎoshī de huà.The student just wouldn't listen to his teacher. As you may have noticed, many of these uses of 就 or 就是 carry a flippant, stubborn ...5 KB (686 words) - 08:53, 21 April 2021
- Grammar Box stub This may be one of the trickiest two verbs to get right. 恢复 means to restore something that was destroyed and 还原 means ...2 KB (218 words) - 01:34, 4 March 2021
- Grammar Box Stub Sometimes in English, we may want to emphasize how big, small, long, etc. something is perceived to be. We have all heard ...1 KB (139 words) - 04:10, 25 April 2017
- ... this article, we look at at a grammar at the grammar pattern 不屑. Normally, you may think of 屑 as having to do with bits of something, like 木屑, 铁屑 etc ...1 KB (148 words) - 05:49, 26 November 2013
- Grammar Box Stub In advanced, colloquial Chinese, you may hear 呗 at the end of sentences. This particle is similar to 吧 and expresses "it's ...1 KB (181 words) - 09:38, 31 May 2016
- ... /about on Google+ . '''All content on this wiki © AllSet Learning, and may not be reproduced without attributions or used for commercial purposes.''' ...11 KB (1,477 words) - 03:22, 29 October 2014
- ... end of the sentence. Structure (只是 / 就是 / 才 +) Noun + 而已 You may also see it used in combination with other words like 仅仅 ， 只 ， 就 ， 才 ...4 KB (643 words) - 09:19, 14 January 2021
- ... '''''not''''' supposed to use 是 in these sentences. But then you may have later come across some sentence patterns--apparently using adjectives--where ...10 KB (1,582 words) - 08:55, 21 April 2021
- ... " are rather foreign to the English speaker. On the surface they may seem like regular adjective s, but distinguishing words cannot have degree ...3 KB (337 words) - 09:25, 28 November 2018
- ... sense of doing something continuously "since a certain time." This means that something may have occurred, and then 一直 can be used with the action or ...4 KB (706 words) - 10:05, 23 December 2020
- ... modify. Otherwise 以后 won't work in those sentences. Examples 以后 and 之后 may be freely interchanged in any of the below sentences. 下 过 雨 以后 空 ...7 KB (1,031 words) - 02:17, 8 March 2021
- ... /about on Google+ . '''All content on this wiki © AllSet Learning, and may not be reproduced without attributions or used for commercial purposes.''' ...12 KB (1,626 words) - 09:06, 20 October 2016
- ... /about on Google+ . '''All content on this wiki © AllSet Learning, and may not be reproduced without attributions or used for commercial purposes.''' ...12 KB (1,626 words) - 09:09, 20 October 2016
- ... /about on Google+ . '''All content on this wiki © AllSet Learning, and may not be reproduced without attributions or used for commercial purposes.''' ...12 KB (1,626 words) - 09:09, 20 October 2016
- ... a long period of time. But if you suddenly get some new in-depth information, 了解到 may be appropriate. 我 不 太 了解 这个 人 。Wǒ bù tài liǎojiě zhège rén.I ...9 KB (1,342 words) - 07:27, 17 December 2020
- Grammar Box You may know how to make negative commands with "bie" negative commands with "bie," but what if someone is already doing it? The ...4 KB (637 words) - 08:58, 21 April 2021
- ... 再 for repetition in the future. The event has happened once so far. 又 may be used for future events if they are definitely going to occur, such as ...919 bytes (122 words) - 07:12, 15 June 2017
