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Conceding a point with "shi"
... . It's usually indicating that the speaker is conceding a point, ''but'' they still have some reservations about the topic at hand. Don't worry, the ...

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Expressing ongoing duration with double "le"
... something in the past is one thing, but what if the action is still ongoing? A clarifying example (in English) is appropriate: I lived in Shanghai ...

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A softer "but" with "buguo"
... 虑，不过我已经决定了。Tā hái zài kǎolǜ, bùguò wǒ yǐjīng juédìng le.He's still considering it, but I've already decided. See also Two words for "but ...

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Expressing "before" and "after" with "zhiqian" and "zhihou"
... 之 , which is a word common in classical Chinese. Both words are still used in everyday spoken Chinese, however. In addition, while all four words ...

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Expressing "simply" with "jianzhi"
... dàngāo hái hǎochī The cake mom made is delicious, compared to the cake you can buy in stores it is still better. 我听到这个消息，简直像吃了一块非常甜的糖。Wǒ ...

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Expressing "anyway" with "fanzheng"
... 么？反正大家都知道了。Nǐ hái pà shénme? Fǎnzhèng dàjiā dōu zhīdào le.What are you still afraid of? Everybody knows about it now anyway. 反正可以刷卡，没有现金没什么 ...

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Using "lai" and "qu" when "verbing around"
... 错了。Tā shuō lái shuō qù hái bù chéngrèn zìjǐ cuò le.He's been yakking a lot, but he still hasn't admitted that he's wrong. 我想来想去都想不明白，他怎么能 ...

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Expressing "since" with "jiran"
... 么还要见面？Jìrán yǐjīng fēnshǒu le, wèishénme hái yào jiànmiàn?Since we've already broken up, why would we still meet up? 既然你男朋友那么有钱，那他为什么不能大方 ...

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Expressing "only if" with "zhiyou"
... (''not'' THAT one). There's no "only if" here, but the 只有 is still implied in Chinese (meaning "it is only"). While this pattern has many uses, one ...

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Expressing "would rather" with "ningke"
... pay a price in order to complete or gain something, a bit like "even though X, I'm still willing to do Y." Examples 我宁可熬夜也要做完。Wǒ nìngkě ...

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Rhetorical questions with "nandao"
... 们还要等多长时间？Not a 吗 questionNándào tāmen hái yào děng duōcháng shíjiān?How long do they still have to wait? 难道你还想在这种公司工作多少年？Nándào nǐ hái ...

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Short-term Spoken Chinese: Elementary (汉语口语速成基础篇
... 1 "动词 + 出来" (verb + 出来) "非…不可"(must, have to) "仍然" (still) "再也" (never again) "渐渐"(gradually) Lesson 2 "显然"(Obviously) "想起来"(think of ...

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Old Main Page 0
... is designed to be browsable and user-friendly, accessible to beginners while still possessing the depth that more advanced users will find useful. The ...

6 KB (774 words) - 05:56, 27 January 2014
Expressing completion with "le"
... to Time words and word order specify the time anyway, if you're still getting used to Chinese verbs not indicating tenses by themselves. When you ...

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Comparing "li" and "cong"
... . 离我们的婚礼还有两个星期。Lí wǒmen de hūnlǐ háiyǒu liǎng gè xīngqī.We still have two weeks until our wedding. 离毕业还有几个月。Lí bìyè háiyǒu jǐ gè yuè.I ...

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Expressing "almost" using "chadian mei"
... of the 没 as belonging to what follows 差点 and it makes more sense. Still, it can be a little confusing for many learners, and is worth a closer look ...

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Comparing "er" and "liang"
... ) (shí'èr) and 二十二 (22) (èrshí-èr) end with a "2" and can still be combined with measure words. In those cases, 两 (liǎng) is not needed. Examples ...

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Opportune timing with "chen"
... 多去玩玩吧。Chèn niánqīng, duō qù wánwan ba.You guys should go have more fun while you're still young. 趁天气好，我要去野餐。Chèn tiānqì hǎo, wǒ yào qù yěcān ...

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Name-calling with "zhege"
... 还是很有挑战的。Tā zhège gōngzuò, háishì hěn yǒu tiǎozhàn de.This job of his still has a lot of challenges. Similar Pattern with 这种 and 这类 As 个 is a ...

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Expressing wasted efforts with "bai"
... méiyǒu tīng wǒ de jiànyì, wǒ báibái gěi tā shuō le zhème cháng shíjiān.He still doesn't listen to my advice. I spent such a long time talking to him ...

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Comparing "cai" and "jiu"
... .I left at eight o'clock, but there was a traffic jam, so I was still ten minutes late. Expressing Small Quantity with 就就 can be used to mean ...

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Comparing "gang" and "gangcai"
... 他刚到。This gives the impression that not only did he just get here, but he should still be here.Tā gāng dào.He just arrived. 我们昨天刚到。Wǒmen zuótiān ...

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Comparing "gen" and "dui"
... 有孩子呢。Wǒ gēn nǐmen bù yīyàng, wǒ hái yǒu háizi ne.I am not like you guys. I still have kids. 上海跟纽约一样，都是国际大都市。Shànghǎi gēn Niǔyuē yīyàng, dōu ...

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Expressing "small quantity" with "jiu"
... 都忘了，就他还记得。Wǒmen dōu wàng le, jiù tā hái jìde.We all forgot. Only he still remembers it. 大家都下班了，就老板还没走。Dàjiā dōu xiàbān le, jiù lǎobǎn ...

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Advanced uses of "dou"
... "already" with "dou" 都……了 pattern used to mean "already." It still has some of that " already ," flavor, but with some of " since " added ...

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Advanced uses of "zong"
... 人总要吃饭吧。Bùguǎn fāshēng le shénme, rén zǒng yào chīfàn ba.No matter what happens, people still have to eat, right? 他是你爸爸，你总要礼貌一点吧。Tā shì nǐ ...

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Using "yi... wei..."
... writing and speech, and it is also one of the classical Chinese forms that is still in use today. In short, it means "Using A as B" or "taking A as ...

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Using "cai" for small numbers
... cái yī bǎi jīn, hái yào jiǎnféi?You're only 100 jin and you still want to lose some weight? Used with a Verb Structure 才 + Verb + Number ...

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Idiomatic phrases with "zai"
... jiānchí ràng háizi men dōu shàngxué.Under dire financial conditions, she still insisted that the children should all attend school. Used with 方 ...

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Expressing "can't do without" with "shaobuliao"
... le hái méi huílái, shǎobuliǎo shì zài jiābān.It's past 8 o'clock he still hasn't come back. He must be working overtime. Sources and Further Reading ...

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Using "youde" to mean "some"
... rén xiàbān le, yǒude rén zài jiābān.After six o'clock some people are off work, while some are still working. 我的大学老师有的很年轻，有的很老。 Wǒ de dàxué ...

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Comparing "yihou" and "de shihou"
... There are instances where ''both'' 以后 and 的时候 could work and still mean the same thing. These are times when there isn't really a duration, it ...

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Main Page 2
... Upper Intermediate (B2) - style="color: 000; padding:2px 5px;" There are still plenty of finer points to work on at this level. For example ...

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Old Main Page 2
... Upper Intermediate (B2) - style="color: 000; padding:2px 5px;" There are still plenty of finer points to work on at this level. For example ...

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New Main Page RC2
... Upper Intermediate (B2) - style="color: 000; padding:2px 5px;" There are still plenty of finer points to work on at this level. For example ...

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Expressing "already" with just "le"
... 孩子还在上大学吗？Háizi hái zài shàng dàxué ma? Are your kids still in college? B:他们工作了。This expression emphasizes that they're not students anymore, and ...

4 KB (540 words) - 08:56, 21 April 2021
Taiwanese "you"
... put in front of action verbs in Taiwanese Mandarin, it can indicate that the verb is still continuing. 他有学，而且很喜欢。Tā yǒu xué, érqiě hěn xǐhuan ...

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Beginner Guide to Chinese Grammar
... from the grammar of those European languages you may have encountered before. Still, Chinese grammar may surprise you with its pleasing simplicity and ...

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Expressing "again" in the past with "you"
... , but is also a little tricky because it expresses something that is still ongoing, and has already started as the speaker is speaking. Literally it ...

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Advanced yes-no questions with "ma"
... include 什么 (shénme), 谁 (shéi), and 哪里 (nǎlǐ). Then "吗" (ma) can still be added at the end of the question, turning the whole structure into a kind of ...

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Reviewing options with "ba"
... hái huì zuò cuò; shuō ba, tā kěndìng bù gāoxìng.If I don't tell him, he will still do it wrong next time. If I do tell him, he will get upset. 回去吧 ...

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Expressing "and" with "he" (advanced)
... ''not'' to use 和 in some of the examples sentences given below. Still, uses like these ''do'' exist. Linking Verbs with 和 Rather than give ...

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Editing for print
After basic editing is done, there are still some finer points that need to addressed for each grammar point before Chinese Grammar Wiki content is ...

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Foreword
... No matter what well-meaning pedagogical Pollyannas might tell you, Chinese is still “damn hard.” Thankfully, there now are digital resources like the ...

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Comparisons with "biqi"
... 起你来，我还差得远呢。Bǐ qǐ nǐ lái, wǒ hái chà de yuǎn ne.Compared with you, I'm still far from it. 本科生比起博士生来，学位要低很多。Běnkē shēng bǐ qǐ bóshì shēng ...

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Expressing "in this way" with "zheyang"
... 样的话，你还想去吗？Zhèyàng dehuà, nǐ hái xiǎng qù ma?If this is the case, do you still want to go? 如果是这样的话，麻烦就大了。Rúguǒ shì zhèyàng dehuà, máfan ...

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Expressing "one by one" with "yi"
... biàn de gēn tā jiěshì, tā háishì bù tīng.I explained it to him again and again, but he still won't listen. 你为什么一遍又一遍地听这首歌？Nǐ wèishénme yī ...

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Advanced potential complements
... complement s, but there are a few other fairly common ones that you still need to master. Each is addressed separately here, but for all of them ...

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Expressing "all the way until" with "zhidao"
... zhīdào tā de quánmíng.I've known him for over a year, but even now I still don't know his full name. See also Expressing "when" with "dengdao ...

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Emphasizing with "henshi"
... style. 他都退休了，还在创业，让人很是佩服。He's already retired, but he's still starting a business. This makes me really admire him. 你们的表演太夸张了，让人很 ...

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Comparing separable verbs and phrasal verbs
... has been excised because it's not useful enough to be included. Nevertheless, it's still somewhat interesting, so we saved it here.'' Purely from the ...

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