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Expressing "every time" with "mei" and "dou"
... dictionary. 每次编辑都要保存。Měi cì biānjí dōu yào bǎocún.Every time you edit, you need to save it. 爸爸每次出差都给我买礼物。Bàba měi cì chūchāi dōu gěi ...

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Expressing "ever since" with "yilai"
... after a length of time, rather than a specific date. In other words, it needs to be used with a certain number of years, months, days, hours, etc. In ...

5 KB (791 words) - 09:42, 12 April 2019
Expressing "on the contrary" with "fan'er"
... comma and before 反而). If there ''is'' a subject, however, 反而 definitely needs to come ''after'' it. See the simple examples below and then check the ...

6 KB (900 words) - 06:46, 11 December 2020
Emphatic adverb "ke"
... Used to Emphasize a Verb Structure 可 + Verb Phrase 了 is not needed in this pattern, but may be present. Examples In these examples 可 is ...

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Adjectival complement "de hen"
... 忙得很，每天都要加班。Wǒ zuìjìn máng de hěn, měitiān dōu yào jiābān.I've been so busy lately. I need to work overtime every day. 高峰期路上堵得很，我建议你上班坐地铁 ...

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Ending a non-exhaustive list with "shenme de"
... wèi tā, gěi tā xǐzǎo, gēn tā wán shénme de.Having a dog is too much trouble. You need to feed it, give it a bath, play with it, and so on. 数学、物理、化 ...

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Expressing "due to…" with "youyu"
... zuò chū yīxiē tiáozhěng.Due to the changes in our target clients, our comorporate marketing strategies need some adjustments. 由于人口的快速增加，大城市的社 ...

4 KB (594 words) - 03:58, 29 December 2020
Expressing "even if…" with "jishi"
... 一点。Jíshǐ nǐ méi wèikǒu, yě yào chī yīdiǎn.Even if you don't have any appetite, you still need to eat something. 即使你对这门课不太感兴趣，也要学。Jíshǐ nǐ ...

4 KB (647 words) - 07:35, 17 December 2020
The "however" adverb "que"
... clause will be omitted. If there is a subject, however, 却 definitely needs to come ''after'' it. A few examples to give you a better understanding ...

5 KB (779 words) - 02:39, 29 December 2020
Expressing simultaneous actions with "yimian"
... zēngzhǎng sùdù.On one hand, the government needs to control inflation, but on the other hand, it needs to guarantee a certain amount of economic ...

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Expressing "just" with "gang"
... to say "ago" in English, in this pattern there's no need for a word that means "ago." Examples 我刚认识她十天。Wǒ gāng rènshi tā shí tiān.I just ...

4 KB (572 words) - 04:45, 9 March 2019
Expressing "thanks to" with "duokui"
... 多亏 and 才 When the good outcome comes before 多亏 (as in the pattern above), there is no need to add in 才. But if the good outcome comes after 多亏, you ...

5 KB (784 words) - 03:18, 4 January 2021
Expressing "as one likes" with "jiu"
... 我。Xiǎng mǎi jiù mǎi, bùyòng wèn wǒ.If you want to buy it, go ahead. You don't need to ask me. 别害怕，想说就说。Bié hàipà, xiǎng shuō jiù shuō.Don't be ...

5 KB (652 words) - 09:06, 1 December 2020
Complement "-zhao"
... yào de dōngxi wǒ méi mǎizháo.The supermarket is closed. I didn't buy things that you need. 我终于见着你了。Wǒ zhōngyú jiànzháo nǐ le.I have finally met ...

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Conditions with "yao" and "jiu"
... 去，不用等我们。Yào qù jiù qù, bùyòng děng wǒmen.If you want to go, go now. You don't need to wait for us. 要吃饭就吃饭，吃什么零食。Yào chīfàn jiù chīfàn, chī ...

3 KB (554 words) - 06:38, 27 December 2021
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... prioritize the content which is most relevant to your study needs. About AllSet Learning http://www.allsetlearning.com/ AllSet Learning is ...

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Expressing "any" with "renhe"
... zǒu le, yǒu rènhé xūyào gěi wǒ dǎ diànhuà bā.I need to go now. Call me if you need anything at all. See also Referring to "all" using "suoyou ...

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Using "lai" to connect two verb phrases
... 要通过培训来提高服务质量。Wǒmen xūyào tōngguò péixùn lái tígāo fúwù zhìliàng.We need to improve our service quality through training. 双方都希望通过谈判来解决问题 ...

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Comparing "yao" and "xiang"
... wǒ shénme dōu bù yào.Thank you. I don't need anything. 想 (xiǎng) as "to Miss" ... Translation want Translation need Translation go ...

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Introduction
... Learning's clients and to design personalized grammar practice where it was most needed. But as the lists continued to grow and evolve, it quickly ...

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Expressing "in this way" with "zheyang"
... 样才能越来越流利。Nǐ yào duō shuō, zhèyàng cái néng yuèláiyuè liúlì.You need to speak more. Only in this way will you become more and more fluent. 让他自己 ...

4 KB (659 words) - 03:14, 17 December 2020
Expressing concern with "kongpa"
... 事恐怕得你帮忙。Zhè jiàn shì kǒngpà děi nǐ bāngmáng.I'm afraid we're going to need your help with this matter. 这样做恐怕不太合适。Zhèyàng zuò kǒngpà bù tài ...

4 KB (661 words) - 08:57, 17 December 2020
Expressing "enough" with "gou"
... .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. 我对你够好了。Wǒ duì nǐ ...

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Comparing "duiyu" and "zhiyu"
... Use 至于 to Change the Topic Note that to ''change'' a topic, there needs to be another topic first. So you ''don't'' use 至于 to start an entirely ...

5 KB (710 words) - 09:33, 14 January 2021
Defining upper and lower limits
... 孩子不用买票。Shí suì yǐxià de háizi bùyòng mǎi piào.Children under the age of 10 do not need to buy tickets. 我们需要有两年以上工作经验的人。Wǒmen xūyào yǒu ...

4 KB (661 words) - 09:21, 14 January 2021
Advanced potential complements
... 了，我们休息一下吧！Wǒ zǒu budòng le, wǒmen xiūxí yīxià ba I can't keep going. I need to rest a bit. 等等我，我跑不动了！Děng děng wǒ, wǒ pǎo budòng le Wait for ...

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Expressing "each other" with "bici"
... 力。Dàjiā dōu hěn xīnkǔ, wǒmen xūyào zūnzhòng bǐcǐ de nǔlì. Everyone is facing hardships, we need to respect each other's efforts. 我们十年没见了，对彼此的 ...

5 KB (704 words) - 09:38, 14 January 2021
Expressing "related to..." with "you guan de"
... 保密。 hé zhège xiàngmù yǒuguān de zīliào dōu xūyào bǎomì.Any information related to this project needs to be kept confidential. 和这个人有关的一切，我都想了解 ...

4 KB (669 words) - 02:50, 17 December 2020
Introduction-B2
... Learning's clients and to design personalized grammar practice where it was most needed. But as the lists continued to grow and evolve, it quickly ...

2 KB (414 words) - 08:52, 18 January 2021
Preposition
... Prepositions cannot stand in a sentence all by themselves. Instead, they need to go with words with more "content" such as nouns or verbs ...

2 KB (329 words) - 07:49, 22 November 2018
Conjunction
... the elements to connect them in some way. Unlike English, Chinese conjunctions need to have something next to them, so they cannot just be at the ...

3 KB (402 words) - 03:23, 30 May 2016
Reading Tools
... as a modern learner of Chinese, there are several tools you will need. Modern Extensible Browser Use http://getfirefox.com/ Mozilla Firefox or ...

3 KB (427 words) - 02:41, 16 July 2021
Personal pronoun
... 我 (wǒ), 你 (nǐ), 他 (tā), and 她 (tā). To make them plural, all you need to do is add the suffix -们 (-men) to them. There is also a polite second ...

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Interrogative pronouns
... Additionally, 几 requires a measure word, but 多少 doesn't need one. Interrogative pronouns can act as indefinite references meaning "anything," "anyone ...

2 KB (287 words) - 04:03, 25 April 2017
Causative verbs
... than in some cases the natural English translation doesn't even need a causative verb. See also Passive voice Sources and further ...

5 KB (721 words) - 03:19, 11 March 2019
Result complement
... like 'to try and kill', whatever the result is. All of these verbs need a result complement to describe a complete action with its result. Forming ...

11 KB (1,346 words) - 09:48, 27 February 2019
Word structure
... AB, ABAB, AABB, ABB Some disyllabic words cannot be reduplicated (need listing) Many kinship terms are reduplicated (and can't appear as single ...

2 KB (222 words) - 08:37, 26 November 2013
Using "ba" sentences
... you've read so far and the examples make sense to you, you still need to put your knowledge to the test. https://quizzes.allsetlearning.com/q/grammar ...

15 KB (2,034 words) - 02:55, 31 December 2021
Measure word
... given Most measure words are single characters, but not all (need list of two-character measure words) Subcategories Noun measure words ...

5 KB (643 words) - 04:51, 9 March 2019
Placement of question words
... place a question word in the place of the thing you want to ask about. ''Nothing needs to be rearranged.'' So if the statement is 我是小李。 Wǒ shì ...

19 KB (3,096 words) - 09:20, 20 April 2021
Negation of past actions with "meiyou"
... Mom didn't cook food this evening. Go Easy on the 了 (le) One thing you need to remember when using 没有 (méiyǒu) is that '''了 (le) is not normally ...

4 KB (567 words) - 09:20, 20 April 2021
Verbing briefly with "yixia"
... Shì yīxià ba.Try it. 我要想一下。You're supposed to believe that I won't need to think about it long.Wǒ yào xiǎng yīxià.I want to think a little. 开一 ...

4 KB (573 words) - 08:55, 21 April 2021
Expressing "with" with "gen"
... ) as "to meet ''with'' (somebody)," the "with" cluing you into the fact that you need a 跟 (gēn) in there. The verbs 结婚 (jiéhūn), "to marry," and 聊 ...

8 KB (1,216 words) - 09:52, 2 April 2019
Using "ye" and "dou" together
... dōu yào jiābān ma?The boss will be working late. Will you all need to work late too? Negative Form Structure If you're using 不 (bù) or ...

4 KB (606 words) - 09:18, 26 November 2018
Expressing actions in progress with "zai"
... yóuxì.When you called me, I was playing video games with friends. There is no need to worry too much about when to use 在 (zài) or 正在 (zhèngzài), since ...

4 KB (591 words) - 09:23, 20 April 2021
Using "hao" to mean "easy"
... easy to do" or "good to do." And it is quite... ''easy to do'' All you need to do is place a 好 (hǎo) before a verb . General Verbs Just as 难 ...

4 KB (719 words) - 08:53, 21 April 2021
Two words for "but"
... ) is just a bit more informal and a tad weaker in tone. You really don't need to worry about which one is the right one to use though, since they can ...

4 KB (621 words) - 04:48, 9 March 2019
Approximating with sequential numbers
... 一两个月。 Yào zuò wán zhège gōngzuò xūyào yī liǎng gè yuè.To complete this work, you need one to two months. 他们家的孩子五六岁了吧。 Tāmen jiā de háizi ...

4 KB (544 words) - 08:13, 4 March 2019
Measure words in quantity questions
... are phrases for asking questions like "how much?" or "how many?" You'll need to use the Placement of question words question word 几 (jǐ) with ...

4 KB (529 words) - 09:23, 20 April 2021
Expressing "every" with "mei"
... a lot of homework. 我们每周都要开会。Wǒmen měi zhōu dōu yào kāihuì.Every week we need to have a meeting. 他们每个周末都去公园。Tāmen měi gè zhōumò dōu qù ...

4 KB (574 words) - 08:54, 21 April 2021