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  • Expressing "mistakenly think that" with "yiwei"
    ... usually of the negative "don't think that..." type. Examples ... 。Bùyào yǐwéi tā shì nǐ de péngyou.Don't think that he's your friend. 她 是 你 外婆 ？我 ...
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  • Expressing that something has already happened with "laizhe"
    ... for you yesterday. 那 本 书 昨天 还 在 这儿 来着，今天 怎么 找 不到 了 ？That book was here yesterday. Why can't I find it today? 他 叫 什么 来着？What was his name again? 那 ...
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  • Verbs that take double objects
    ... ; the terms can be thought of as "object 1" and "object 2." The main point is that there are two of them, and the first one is the recipient (e.g. the ...
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  • Expressing "stuff like that" with "zhileide"
    ... shéi fùzé guǎnlǐ zhī lèi de gōngzuò?In your company, who is in charge of management and stuff like that? 她 很 适合 做 像 市场 推广 之类的 工作 。Tā hěn shìhé zuò ...
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  • Measure words with "this" and "that"
    ... new computer 这 只 猫 zhè zhī māothat cat 那 条 河 nà tiáo hé that river 这 件 衣服 zhè jiàn yīfu this piece of clothing Although we didn't get into ...
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  • Expressing "could it be possible that" with "mofei"
    ... following pattern. The 不成 at the end of the sentence is optional. Remember that in this form, the 莫非 is usually at the beginning of the second clause ...
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  • "Could it be that" with "qibushi"
    ... used in a rhetorical question. Structure Just insert 岂不是 where you feel that "could it be that" or "isnt it." 岂不是 is usually used to start a new ...
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  • Expression"could it be possible that"with"mofei"
    REDIRECT Expressing "could it be possible that" with "mofei"
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  • "Stuff like that" with "zhileide"
    REDIRECT Expressing "stuff like that" with "zhileide"
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  • Mistakenly think that
    REDIRECT Expressing "mistakenly think that" with "yiwei"
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  • That
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  • Editor instructions
    ... adding a new page, add the "stub" tag to the very top so that we know that it probably still needs work. It looks like this: stub Check out the ...
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  • The "shi... de" construction for emphasizing details
    ... 和 他 去 北京 的 吗 ？上周 is emphasized Nǐ shì shàng zhōu hé tā qù Běijīng de ma?Was it last week that you went to Beijing with him? 你 上周 是 和他 去 北京 的 吗 ？和他 is ...
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  • Style guide
    ... Leave a column for punctuation at the end if your table consists of columns that form sentences. Be sure to leave a blank line after opening the <div ...
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  • The "shi... de" patterns: an overview
    ... is bad. 你 错 了 ，那个 人 是 女的。Nǐ cuò le, nàge rén shì nǚ de.You are mistaken. That person is a woman. 他 家 的 家具 都 是 中式的。Tā jiā de jiājù dōu shì Zhōng shì ...
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  • Chinese word order
    ... 醉 的 时候 疯狂 地 在桌子上 跳舞 。 It is worth noting that "manner" is not something you'll want to add to every sentence. You will see it, but it's ...
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  • Learner FAQ
    ... most common way to answer a yes/no question is to repeat the same verb that was used in the question. Use the verb in the positive for "yes," and use ...
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  • Comparing "gang" and "gangcai"
    ... .'' OK, now what about 刚? ''Why does it not need 了?'' The key is that you don't need a 了 in a sentence with 刚 if the verb ''already indicates a clear ...
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  • Beginner Guide to Chinese Grammar
    ... If the person answering this question says, "I am Li Li" we can see that the answer to the question comes at the end of the sentence. In Chinese, the ...
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  • Using "ba" sentences
    ... 吗 ？Nǐmen bǎ nàge wèntí jiějué le ma?Did you solve that problem? 你 把 我 手机 放 在哪儿 了 ？Nǐ ... to describe what was done to that object. A question form could ...
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  • Ba-test
    ... 吗 ？Nǐmen bǎ nàge wèntí jiějué le ma?Did you solve that problem? 你 把 我 手机 放 在哪儿 了 ？Nǐ ... to describe what was done to that object. A question form could ...
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  • Part of speech
    ... words'' for the latter. Function Words (虚词) The character 虚 refers to that which is "false" or "not real," or "empty." In this case, the words ...
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  • Comparing "cai" and "jiu"
    ... duō rén, nǐ jiù mǎi le yī píng kělè?We have all these people, and you just bought that one bottle of cola? 你们 每天 就 睡 四 个 小时？ Nǐmen měi tiān jiù shuì ...
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  • Tricky uses of "dao"
    ... ?How do you pursue a girl? 那 个 女孩子 ，你 追到了吗 ？Nàge nǚháizi, nǐ zhuīdào le ma? That girl, did you win her over yet? 如果 你 追到 她 了 ，我 就 请 你 喝酒 。Rúguǒ nǐ ...
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  • Modifying nouns with phrase + "de"
    ... buys / bought for me 客户 问 的 问题 kèhù wèn de wèntí the questions that the client asks / asked 穿 Prada 的 女人chuān Prada de nǚrénwomen who wear / wore ...
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  • Result complement
    ... 了 吗 ？Did you finish your work? 你 看 完 了 那 部 电影 吗 ？Did you finish watching that movie? 谁 能 把 ‘ 打喷嚏 ’ 的 ‘ 嚏 ’ 写 对 ？Who can write the "嚏" in "喷嚏"? 我 ...
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  • Degree complement
    ... ."Nǐmen juéde wǒ huà de zěnmeyàng? 我们 觉得 你 画 得 很 好 。The complement tells us that "you draw very well."Wǒmen juéde nǐ huà de hěn hǎo. 他 英语 说 得 怎么样 ...
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  • Aspect particle "zhe"
    ... 躺 (tǎng) alone means "to lie on one's back." Adding 着 allows one to express that someone "is lying down." Sentence Examples 公司 的 门 开 着 ，可是 没 ...
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  • Expressing "contrary to expectations" with "pianpian"
    ... 都 学 会 了，偏偏 他 不 会。 In this last set of three example sentences, we see that 偏偏 has a meaning similar to 仅仅 or 只有. It also has an air of dissatisfaction ...
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  • Foreword
    ... on the cutting edge of a growing arsenal of digital and web resources that have made this front-loaded Sisyphean nightmare a thing of the past. This ...
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  • Alternative existential sentences
    ... gift is in the box. 桌子 上 是 昨天 没 吃完 的 菜 。The food that was left over from yesterday is the only thing on the table.Zhuōzi shàng shì zuótiān méi chī ...
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  • The "also" adverb "ye"
    ... Just make sure you put the 也 (yě) ''before'' the 不 (bù) or other negative part that comes before the verb. 我 也 不 喜欢。 Wǒ yě bù xǐhuan.I don't like it ...
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  • Yes-no questions with "ma"
    ... 吗 ？questionNǐ xǐhuan kāfēi ma?Do you like coffee? More examples of yes/no questions that revert to statements when you remove the 吗 (ma): 你 是 大 学生 吗 ...
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  • Comparing "bu" and "mei"
    ... , hǎo méi hǎo? 我们 去 吃饭 ，好 不 好？ Wǒmen qù chīfàn, hǎo bu hǎo? Let's go eat, is that OK? 你们 是 好 朋友 ，对 没 对？Nǐmen shì hǎo péngyou, duì méi duì? 你们 是 好 朋友 ...
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  • Comparing "zai" and "you"
    ... 看 过 了。 Nǐ wèishénme yòu kàn zhè běn shū le? nǐ yǐjīng kàn guò le.Why are you reading that book again？You've already read it. 昨天 他 再 看 了 一天 电视 。 "再" is ...
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  • Comparing "yizhi" and "yixiang"
    ... 今天 还 没 到 ？Tā yīxiàng bù chídào, zěnme jīntiān hái méi dào?He never comes late. How is it that he hasn't come yet today? 你 知道 妈妈 一向 不 爱 出门，所以 她 是 不 会 ...
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  • Comparing "yihou" and "zhihou"
    ... coupled with a time or event telling you ''after what''. 之后 can be used here to mean "after that." 我 六 点 下班 。 以后，我 去 跟 朋友 吃饭。Wǒ liù diǎn xiàbān. Yǐhòu ...
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  • Expressing concern with "kongpa"
    ... opinion on a matter. 恐怕 没 那么 容易 吧 。Kǒngpà méi nàme róngyì ba.I'm afraid it's not that easy. 一个人 去 那个 地方 恐怕 不太 安全 吧 。Yīgèrén qù nàge dìfang kǒngpà bù ...
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  • Expressing "and then" with "yushi"
    ... 于是 Used with 就 于是 is often used with 就 to emphasize that the actions or events that come after 就 are immediately after the first event. 电影 太 暴力 ...
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  • Conceding a point with "shi"
    ... ，就是 不 太 健康 。Hǎochī shì hǎochī, jiùshì bù tài jiànkāng.It may be tasty, it's just that it's not very healthy. 这个 东西 好 是 好 ，就是 太 贵 了 。Zhège dōngxi hǎo ...
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  • Expressing "again" in the past with "you"
    ... above pattern, but is also a little tricky because it expresses something that is still ongoing, and has already started as the speaker is speaking ...
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  • Verb
    ... A common mistake is to say "不有," but we're going to try to avoid that as much as possible Special verb 在 Like "是," "在" can not be modified with ...
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  • Editing for print
    ... . The main ones are: Clarity Above all, explanations need to be ''CLEAR''. That doesn't mean we need to explain every possible meaning of a word ...
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  • Expressing "toward" with "wang"
    ... kàn.Look up there. 那个 小偷 往 东 跑 了 。Nàge xiǎotōu wǎng dōng pǎo le.That thief ran towards the east. 不要 往 楼下 扔 垃圾 。Bùyào wǎng lóuxià rēng lājī.Don't ...
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  • Rhetorical questions
    ... 父母 说话 呢？Nǐ zěnme néng gēn nǐ de fùmǔ zhèyàng shuōhuà ne?How can you talk to your parents like that? 他 结婚 才 两 个 月，怎么可能 这么 快 就 离婚 了？Tā jiéhūn cái liǎng ...
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  • Location complement
    ... may take place in a location but do not imply motion towards that location. In that case an adverbial location phrase should be used before the verb ...
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  • Reduplication of verbs
    ... cháng yī cháng wǒ zuò de cài ma? Do you want to taste the food that I cooked? Using this kind of structure lightens the mood and seriousness of the ...
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  • Expressing duration with "le"
    ... zuò le bā nián jīnglǐ.He worked as a manager for eight years. Also note that 的 can be used in this pattern, which must be placed between the duration ...
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  • Separable verb
    ... translated into other languages in a way that makes both the verb and the ... 觉. What makes them especially hard is that the "object" part of each word ...
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  • Using "guo" with "le"
    ... actions are ''done.'' Here, 过 (guo) and 了 (le) work together to emphasize that an action is ''already done.'' This is why the translations on the side ...
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  • Comparing "xiande" and "kanqilai"
    ... this makes you appear stingy. 那样 说 显得 她 很 笨 。 Nàyàng shuō xiǎnde tā hěn bèn.Saying that made her appear stupid. 这 种 颜色 的 衣服 显得 你 的 脸色 不 好看 。 Zhè ...
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  • Expressing comparable degree with "you"
    ... pretty? 这个 药 有 这么 神奇 吗 ？Zhège yào yǒu zhème shénqí ma?Is this medicine really that magical? 他 有 姚明 那么 高 吗 ？Tā yǒu Yáo Míng nàme gāo ma?Is he really ...
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  • Complement "-zhao"
    ... le, nǐ 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 ...
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  • Distinguishing word
    ... What are they "Distinguishing words" are a special type of adjective that actually evolved from nouns. As such, they are more rigidly defined then ...
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  • Advanced "le" after an object
    ... 明 花光 了 钱。 Completion in the Future 了 (le) can also indicate that one action is completed before another in the ''future'', and this type of 了 is ...
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  • Placement of "le" with objects
    ... the number in front of the object is already a big number, and the other is to indicate that this number could continue to grow. 我 给 他 打了 十 几 个 电话了 ...
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  • Advanced potential complements
    ... 得 下 那么 多 东西 吗 ？Nǐ bāo li fàng dexià nàme duō dōngxi ma?Can your bag hold that many things? 我 的 车 太 小 ，坐 不 下 五 个 人 。 Wǒ de chē tài xiǎo, zuò buxià wǔ ...
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  • Expressing "only after" with "cai"
    ... 我 看 了 两 遍 才 看 懂。Nà běn shū wǒ kàn le liǎng biàn cái kàn dǒng.I had to read that book twice to understand it. 我 去 了 三 次 北京 才 见 到 了 那个 客户。Wǒ qù le sān ...
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  • Preposition
    ... affirmative-negative questions . Functions Prepositions do a lot of work that we sometimes take for granted. They help indicate the environment ...
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  • Basic comparisons with "bi"
    ... is: Noun 1 + 比 + Noun 2 + Adj. The noun that's placed first is the one that comes out on top in the comparison. So in the sentence: 小李 比 小张 高 。Xiǎo ...
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  • Adjectives with "name" and "zheme"
    ... 那么 / 这么 + Adj. Examples You could think of 这么 as "this" or "so," and 那么 as "that" or "so." 他 说得 这么 快 ，你们 听 得 懂 吗 ？Tā shuō de zhème kuài, nǐmen ...
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  • Expressing earliness with "jiu"
    ... speaker. It comes before the verb. 我 早就 知道 了 ！Wǒ zǎo jiù zhīdào le I knew that long ago 她 早就 结婚 了 。Tā zǎo jiù jiéhūn le.She got married a long time ...
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  • Expressing "never again" with "zai ye bu"
    ... : 再也不 (zài yě bù) Using 再也 with 不 Structure To express that something will ''never'' be done again, or never happen again, you can use ...
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  • Result complements
    ... in this article for the sake of simplicity, you may have noticed that sentences which feature result complements often also use 把. This is because ...
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  • Expressing "even" with "lian" and "dou"
    ... 。Zhège wèntí tài jiǎndān le, lián sān suì xiǎohái dōu zhīdào.This question is so easy that even a three-year-old kid knows the answer. 这个 汉字 太 难 了 ，连 ...
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  • Comparisons with "buru"
    ... do. 我 担心 我 解释 得 不如 你 清楚 。Wǒ dānxīn wǒ jiěshì de bùrú nǐ qīngchǔ.I'm afraid that I can't explain it as clearly as you. 他 说 中文 不如 他 老婆 说 得 地道 。Tā shuō ...
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  • Bu and mei(you)
    ... whereas 没 negates actions and statements about the past. Note that 没(有) is used to say that something ''has not taken place'', whereas 不 is used to ...
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  • The "however" adverb "que"
    ... It's also important to point out that 却 is not a conjunction ; ... subject'' and ''before the verb''. (Note that when you use a conjunction like 但是 ...
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  • Expressing "only if" with "zhiyou"
    ... is one of the simpler 才 patterns, providing a way to emphasize that it's ''THIS'' one (''not'' THAT one). There's no "only if" here, but the 只有 is ...
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  • Expressing purpose with "hao"
    ... 好 考 个 好 大学。Tā xuéxí fēicháng nǔlì, hǎo kǎo gè hǎo dàxué.He is studying very hard so that he can get into a good university. 她 在 学 中文，好 听得懂 别人 说 什么。Tā ...
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  • Potential complement "-bu dong" for not understanding
    ... read-not-understand"Háizi men kàn bu dǒng nǐ xiě de Hànzì.Kids don't understand the characters that you wrote. 你 看 不 懂 我 的 邮件 吗？Literally, "read-not ...
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  • Structural particle "de"
    ... gives us more information about the noun, and the 的 (de) makes it clear that the extra information is connected to the noun. Here's an example: 红色 的 ...
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  • Expressing "never" with "conglai"
    ... 从来 (cónglái) may be shortened to just 从 (cóng) in casual speech. Note that you can have an object or other information after the verb, but the 过 (guo ...
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  • Expressing "thanks to" with "duokui"
    ... similar to 幸亏 幸亏 (xìngkuī) in meaning, the major grammatical similarity being that both can be used with 不然 or 才. But there are a few difference ...
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  • Expressing wasted efforts with "bai"
    ... zài jiā, suǒyǐ wǒ bái pǎo le yī tàng.He wasn't home when I got there, so I wasted all of that time going over there. 不好意思， 让 你 白 忙 了 一 个 早上，我们 老板 今天 ...
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  • Comparing "hui," "neng," "keyi"
    ... 打扮 。Zhège nǚshēng hěn huì dǎban.This girl knows how to dress up really well. Note that 很能说 means someone talks ''a lot'', 很会说 means they ''have a way ...
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  • Advanced uses of "dou"
    ... 我 跑 这么 远。Dōu shì nǐ, hài wǒ pǎo zhème yuǎn.It's because of you, making me go all that way. 都 怨 你，不 提前 订好 座位。Dōu yuàn nǐ, bù tíqián dìng hǎo zuòwèi.I ...
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  • Using "er" to explain contrasting ideas
    ... 。Wǒ bù shì bù xiǎng bāng nǐ, ér shì méiyǒu nénglì bāng nǐ.It's not that I don't want to help you, it's that I have no way to help you. 重要 的 不是 你 的 外表 ...
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  • Idiomatic phrases with "zai"
    ... . The examples below will help. Structure 在 + Topic + 上 ，Subj. ⋯⋯ Note that the subject can also be put before 在. Examples 在 这 个 问题 上 ...
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  • Expressing "and" with "he" (advanced)
    ... xǐhuan tā rènxìng hé tiáopí, zěnme le?I just like her headstrong and mischievous. What's wrong with that? 她 安静 和 甜美 的 笑容 让 我 觉得 温暖 。Acting as an ...
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  • Expressing "all the way until" with "zhidao"
    ... 才 见到 亲生 父母 。Tā zhídào shíbā suì cái jiàndào qīnshēng fùmǔ.It wasn't until she was eighteen that she met her biological parents. 我 直到 大学 毕业 才 开始 独立 生活 ...
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  • Pronoun
    ... questions, you have to put "些" after them. This is similar to "that type" or "that kind." It just broadens the question a little more. There are also ...
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  • Auxiliary verb
    ... 词 (qíngtài dòngcí) 能愿动词 (néngyuàn dòngcí) Auxiliary verbs are "helping" verbs that come before main verbs and help express a tone or mood. (The word ...
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  • Using "bei" sentences
    ... .The vase was broken into pieces. 那个人 被 车 撞 死 了 。Nàge rén bèi chē zhuàng sǐ le.That man got hit and killed by a car. 那个 男人 被 警察 赶 出去 了 。Nàge nánrén ...
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  • Connecting nouns with "shi"
    ... nǐ de qián.This is all your money. 那 是 什么 菜？Nà shì shénme cài?What food is that? 我 也 是 他 的 朋友。Wǒ yě shì tā de péngyou.I am also his friend. Other ...
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  • Negation of past actions with "meiyou"
    ... on the 了 (le) One thing you need to remember when using 没有 (méiyǒu) is that '''了 (le) is not normally used with 没有 (méiyǒu)'''. 了 了 (le) marks ...
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  • Expressing ability or possibility with "neng"
    ... or reliant on the speaker's health. If the speaker wishes to express that they are able to execute an action requiring a consciously studied skill ...
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  • Expressing "with" with "gen"
    ... : 和 我 读 。Hé wǒ dú. 跟 我 读 。Gēn wǒ dú.Read after me. The reason is that although 跟 (gēn) and 和 (hé) can both mean "and" or "with," the word 跟 (gēn) also ...
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  • Special cases of "zai" following verbs
    ... 那 本 书 我 放 在 桌子 上 了。Nà běn shū wǒ fàng zài zhuōzi shàng le.I placed that book on the table. 不要 走 在 草地 上。Búyào zǒu zài cǎodì shàng.Don't walk on the ...
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  • Expressing "difficult" with "nan"
    ... 难 (nán) with General Verbs Just as 好 (hǎo) can be used to indicate that it's Using "hao" to mean "easy" easy to do something , 难 (nán) can be ...
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  • Reduplication of adjectives
    ... Here are some examples of common adjectives that don't work in AABB form. 好吃 ... the job of a verb. Notice also that there's no 的 after the ABAB, because ...
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  • Emphasizing quantity with "dou"
    ... One other common way to use 都 (dōu) is when you're talking about something that happens really often, such as "every day": 每天 (měi tiān). Use 都 (dōu ...
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  • Simultaneous tasks with "yibian"
    ... , the word 一边 (yībiān) is used. Subj. + 一边 + Verb (，) + 一边 + Verb Note that you sometimes see 一边 (yībiān) shortened to 边 (biān) as well, which has a ...
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  • Expressing "it seems" with "haoxiang"
    ... like she's sick. 你 好像 很 不 喜欢 她 。Nǐ hǎoxiàng hěn bù xǐhuan tā.It seems that you dislike her a lot. 王 先生 好像 很怕 他 老婆 。Wáng xiānsheng hǎoxiàng hěn pà ...
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  • Sequencing with "xian" and "zai"
    ... in English. This pattern can also include 然后 (ránhòu), meaning "and after that." Basic Usage In the pattern below, 先 means "first" and 再 has a ...
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  • Expressing "on the contrary" with "fan'er"
    ... the second part of the sentence. Note that the meaning of 反而 goes beyond just ... and is usually used to explain that something is totally the opposite of ...
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  • Facilitating an outcome with "yibian"
    ... 查找 。Wǒ bǎ suǒyǒu de zīliào dōu jìnxíng le fēnlèi, yǐbiàn yǐhòu cházhǎo.We sorted all the data so that we can find it later. 请 您 及时 告诉 我 您的 时间，以便 我们 ...
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  • Rhetorical questions with "nandao"
    ... nǐ, nándào nǐ yīdiǎn dōu gǎnjué bù dào ma?Your parents care so much about you. Don't tell me that you don't feel it at all? 他 这么 帅，又 这么 有钱，难道 你 不 想 ...
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  • Softening the tone of questions with "ne"
    ... want to clear away their cup.Niúnǎi nǐ hē bu hē ne?Did you want to drink that milk? 你 周末 加 不 加班 ？Perhaps a manager asking a subordinate. This seems ...
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  • Expressing actions in progress (full form)
    ... be used before verbs to express that an action is ''ongoing'' or ''in ... ''present continuous'' in English. But that pattern is actually a part of ...
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  • Questions with "ne"
    ... ): 这 个 很 好 ， 那 个 呢 ？Zhège hěn hǎo, nàge ne?This one is good. What about that one? 这 个 用 中文 怎么 说？那 个 呢 ？Zhège yòng Zhōngwén zěnme shuō? Nàge ne?How ...
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  • Expressing completion with "le"
    ... each verb in the past tense in English? Good question The short answer is that you only need one 了 (le). To keep things simple, we'll make the first ...
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  • Expressing experiences with "guo"
    ... studied Chinese? 你 见 过 那 个 人 吗？ Nǐ jiàn guo nàge rén ma?Have you seen that person before? 我们 来 过 这 个 地方。Wǒmen lái guo zhège dìfang.We've been to ...
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  • Expressing purpose with "weile"
    ... 到 了 农村 。Wèile zhǎo línggǎn, nàge zuòjiā bān dào le nóngcūn.In order to find inspiration, that writer moved to the countryside. 五年 前 ，为了 女朋友 ，他 放弃 了 上 ...
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  • Expressing "almost" using "chadian"
    ... in Chinese, the way to say "almost" is to say, "lacking that little bit." If that "little bit" hadn't been lacking, it ''would have'' happened. But it ...
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  • Expressing indifference with "jiu"
    ... bù shì zhǐyǒu nǐ yīgè péngyou Fine, don't help if you don't want to. You're not the only friend that I've got. 你们 不 懂 就 不 懂 ，我 说 那么 多 也 没 用 。Nǐmen bù ...
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  • Comparing "haishi" and "huozhe"
    ... We can contact each other by phone or email. 还是 for Questions That Are Embedded in Sentences Deciding whether or not to use 还是 becomes difficult ...
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  • Adding emphasis with "fei....buke"
    ... you need to turn it up a degree and express "absolutely insist on doing something." In that case, you can use 一定要 or 非要. Most time 非要 appears with a ...
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  • Comparing "juran" and "fan'er"
    ... 居然 not only brings up an unexpected thing, it also allows the speaker to give a comment on that unexpected thing. Examples 作为学生，就应该好好学习，他 居然 学 ...
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  • Making "-ize" and "-ify" verbs with "hua"
    ... noun or adjective and makes it into a verb. One example of how we do that in English is to take the adjective "modern" and add "-ize" to turn it into ...
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  • Verbs followed by "gei"
    ... bǎ zhè běn shū jiè gěi wǒ ma?Could you please lend me this book? Note that the verb 嫁 (jià) cannot fit into the 把 pattern above; it's an exception. 她 ...
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  • Expressing "how often"
    ... both the length of time and how many times an action is done within that timeframe. So if you ask "how often," you might get an answer like "twice ...
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  • Introduction
    ... Grammar Wiki is not a Chinese course. Rather, it is a companion resource that can complement any Chinese class. Don't expect to read it from start to ...
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  • Repeated actions in the past with "you"
    ... did something repeatedly (and probably not just twice) in the past. Note that the verb used here must be a single-syllable verb, usually a verb ...
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  • Expressing "originally" with "benlai"
    ... de gèng hǎo de, kěshì nà tiān tā shēngbìng le.He would have done better on the test, but he was sick that day. 我们 本来 想 去 找 他 帮忙 的，可是 他 那么 忙 ，就 没 去 ...
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  • Comparing "duiyu" and "zhiyu"
    ... are subtle. Use 对于 to Emphasizes the Object 对于 usually emphasizes the thing that it is pointing to. Usually where you use 对 you can also use 对于 ...
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  • Expressing "especially" with "gewai"
    ... expresses "especially." However, 格外 (géwài) can ''only'' be an adverb that emphasizes "especially" and cannot be used as an adjective like 特别 (tèbié ...
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  • Introduction-B2
    ... Grammar Wiki is not a Chinese course. Rather, it is a companion resource that can complement any Chinese class. Don't expect to read it from start to ...
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  • Complement
    ... information in a complement ''after'' the verb (跑得快)? The sad answer is that it depends. There are many factors involved. As a learner, the best thing ...
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  • Ordinal numbers with "di"
    ... 我 是 第 一 个 到 公司 的 人。Wǒ shì dì-yī gè dào gōngsī de rén.I'm the first person that came to the office. 他 要 坐 早上 第 一 班 地铁 去 上班。Tā yào zuò zǎoshang dì-yī ...
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  • Noun measure word
    ... . All nouns should be learned with the corresponding measure words. Note that some nouns can use many different kinds of measure words (depending on ...
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  • Causative verbs
    ... people. 那个 老人 让 我 想到 了 我 爷爷 。Nàge lǎorén ràng wǒ xiǎng dào le wǒ yéye.That old man made me think of my grandpa. 他 不 听话 ，你 叫 我 怎么办 ？Tā bù tīnghuà, nǐ ...
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  • State complement
    ... Verb / Adj. + 得 + State Complement Examples 我 累 得 不 想 说话 。 I was so tired that I didn't want to talk. 我 的 牙 疼 得 我 睡 不 着 。 My teeth aches to ...
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  • Offering choices with "haishi"
    ... the other, not ask for both. 还是 (háishì) is used to ask people to make that choice between the two. Examples 我 还是 他 ？ Wǒ háishì tā?Me or him ...
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  • Special verbs with "hen"
    ... . This is similar to using "really" or "very much" in English. Remember that this only applies to psychological verbs, such as: 想 (xiǎng) to think ...
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  • Expressing actions in progress with "zai"
    ... the equivalent of ''present continuous'' in English, which is how we express that an activity is happening ''now''. You can use 正在 (zhèngzài) instead ...
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  • Using "hao" to mean "easy"
    ... Of course 好 好 (hǎo) means "good." But it can also be used to express that something is "easy to do" or "good to do." And it is quite... ''easy to ...
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  • Conceding with "ba"
    ... home. Can you come by this evening? B:行 吧。Xíng ba.All right. B is now conceding that going out in this crazy rain doesn't make sense. A:雨 太 大 了，明天 再 去 ...
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  • Basic comparisons with "yiyang"
    ... 个 词 一样 吗 ？Zhège cí de yìsi hé nàge cí yīyàng ma?Are the meanings of this word and that word the same? 美国 文化 跟 中国 文化 不 一样 。Měiguó wénhuà gēn Zhōngguó ...
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  • Basic comparisons with "bu bi"
    ... of an action, use this pattern below: A + 不比 + B + Verb + 得 + Adj. Note that "Verb + 得" can also placed before 不比. Examples 你 不 比 歌手 唱 得 差 ...
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  • Expressing "much more" in comparisons
    ... 很多 (hěn duō), 多了(duō le), or 得多 (de duō). This is like saying that one thing is ''much more Adj.'' than another in English. Noun 1 + 比 + Noun 2 + Adj ...
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  • Direction complement "-qilai"
    ... for Initiation of an Action Structure 起来 can also be used to show that an action or state has started and is ongoing: Verb / Adj. + 起来 +了 ...
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  • Expressing "although" with "suiran" and "danshi"
    ... 尽力 了 。Suīrán nǐmen méiyǒu yíng, dànshì wǒ zhīdào dàjiā jìnlì le.Although you didn't win, I know that all of you did your best. 虽然 我 认识 他 很长 时间 了 ，但是 ...
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  • Topic-comment sentences
    ... 部 电影 ，看 过 的 人 都 喜欢 。Nà bù diànyǐng, kàn guo de rén dōu xǐhuan.All the people that have watched that movie like it. 这个 新 项目 ，公司 打算 让 我 来 负责 。Zhège xīn ...
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  • Expressing "in addition" with "zaishuo"
    ... jiàn yīfu tài guì le, wǒ méi mǎi. Zàishuō, wǒ yě bù shì hěn xǐhuan.That piece of clothing is too expensive. I didn't buy it. Besides, I didn't like it ...
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  • Expressing ongoing duration with double "le"
    ... ), followed by the duration, followed by an additional 了 (le) which tells us that the action has not concluded and is ongoing. You can think of the ...
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  • Big numbers in Chinese
    ... for numbers 100,000,000 onwards that will be explained later). While the ... 一百万 (yībǎi wàn). If you can memorize that, then going to 一千万 (yīqiān wàn) is ...
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  • Challenging an adjective with "shenme"
    ... de tiānkōng, lǜlǜ de tiányuán, shēnghuó duō měihǎo a Why so glum? Look at that blue sky, those green fields. Life is so wonderful If the adjective or ...
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  • Listing things with "a"
    ... to the end of each noun to give an informal feeling a bit like saying "you know, that kind of thing" after a list of things. You're giving the sense ...
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  • Using "zhe" when "verbing away"
    ... 也 糊涂 了 。Shuōzhe shuōzhe wǒ jiù fāxiàn zìjǐ yě hútu le.After talking and talking, I realized that I had confused myself. 我 今天 一直 都 在 看 《论语》， 看着 看着，就 ...
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  • Using "lai" and "qu" when "verbing around"
    ... 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 那样 对 我 ...
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  • Stating the effect before the cause
    ... 担心 。Wǒ zhī suǒyǐ méi gàosù nǐ shì wèile bù ràng nǐ dānxīn.The reason I didn't tell you is that I didn't want you to worry. 他 之 所以 放弃 了 那 份 工作 是 因为 他 ...
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  • Challenging a verb with "shenme"
    ... yào chídào le.No time for breakfast. We're going to be late Note that the questions above would likely be between friends, or at least two people who ...
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  • Expressing distance with "li"
    ... 个 酒吧 离 这儿 太 远 了， 我 不 想 去。 Nàge jiǔbā lí zhèr tài yuǎn le, wǒ bù xiǎng qù.That bar is too far away from here. I don't want to go. 我 不想 去 离 家 很 远 的 地方 ...
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  • Expressing "not often" with "bu zenme"
    ... chūqù wán.They don't often go out with friends. Usage of 没怎么 Note that the examples below use 没 instead of 不. This is because the verb uses or ...
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  • Expressing "no wonder"
    ... it too much, we include it here because if you ever run into and think that 难怪 can only ever have one meaning, it can totally throw you for a loop ...
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  • Using "nanguai" as a verb
    ... 。Tā chídào le, zhè yě nánguài. Jīntiān dìtiě huài le.He's late, but we can't blame him for that. The subway broke down today. 难怪 他，他 还 是 个 孩子 呢，什么 都 ...
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  • Expressing "just now" with "gangcai"
    ... , as in, within the past 5 minutes or so. If you're talking about something that "just happened" yesterday or last week, don't use 刚才 (gāngcái), use ...
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  • Expressing "even more" with "geng"
    ... 更 帅 的 男朋友。 It is implied that my boyfriend now is already handsome, but ... 更 多 的 工作 要 做。 It is implied that a lot of work has already been done but there ...
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  • Non-exhaustive lists with "dengdeng"
    ... ) can also be added to the end of a list and is followed by a noun that represents the list. In this case, you can only use 等: A1，A2 ⋯⋯ 等 + Category ...
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  • Expressing "just" with "gang"
    ... we need 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 ...
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  • Expressing good luck with "haihao"
    ... wǒ méi diǎn nàme duō cài, bùrán dōu làngfèi le.It's a good thing I didn't order that much food. Otherwise, it would have all been wasted. 还好 老板 不 知道 ...
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  • Comparing "youdian" and "yidian"
    ... mean "small quantity," like 一点水，一点钱 while 有点 can't be used this way. Note that 有点 is also a shortened form of 有一点, which means "there is a little" of ...
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  • Comparing "yihou" "ranhou" "houlai"
    ... the Future" 以后 is a time noun, which can be used to talk about things that happen at some unspecified point in the future while 然后 and 后来 can't be ...
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  • Comparing "gen" and "dui"
    ... 1 对 Subj. 2 + Verb Examples 那 个 美女 正 对 我 笑 呢。Nàge měinǚ zhèng duì wǒ xiào ne.That pretty girl is laughing at me. 不 要 对 老板 发脾气， 不然 后果 很 严重 ...
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  • Comparing "zongsuan" and “zhongyu"
    ... just being impatient and there was indeed a very long wait for this thing that ''finally'' happened). 你 终于 决定 了！Nǐ zhōngyú juédìng le You finally ...
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  • Emphasis with "jiushi"
    ... Noun Examples 那个 人 就是 她 的 新 男朋友。Nàge rén jiùshì tā de xīn nánpéngyou.That guy is her new boyfriend. 他 就是 你 要 找 的 人 。Tā jiùshì nǐ yào zhǎo de ...
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  • Comparing "genju" and "ju"
    ... he's gone to Shanghai. 据传 首相 将要 辞职。Jùchuán shǒuxiàng jiāngyào cízhí.It is rumored that the Prime Minister is going to resign. 根据传 首相 将要 辞职。Gēnjù chuán ...
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  • Expressing "rather than..." with "yuqi... buru"
    ... + A，不如说 + B Examples 与其说 他 是 我 的 老师，不如说 他 是 我 的 朋友 。I'd rather say that he's my friend than my teacher. 与其说 她 是 在 帮 你，不如说 她 是 在 帮 她 自己 。I'd ...
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  • Advanced usages of the contrary "dao"
    ... . 别人 都 说 他 跟 她 结婚 是 为了 钱 ，我 倒 不 这么 看 。 A lot of people think that he married her because of her money, but I don't think so. 很 多 人 认为 钱 是 最 重要 的 ，我 ...
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  • Emphasizing a negation with "bing"
    ... 我 打电话 了。Wǒ bìng bù zhīdào nǐ zuótiān gěi wǒ dǎ diànhuà le.I didn't know at all that you called me yesterday. 昨天 下 的 雨 很 大 ，但是 天气 并 不 凉快 。Zuótiān xià ...
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  • Using the particle "bei"
    ... it can express resignation. It can also express a lack of enthusiasm, or that something should or can only be done a certain way. Examples 别 ...
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  • Expressing "always previously" with "xianglai"
    ... 一向 被 称为 “金脚”，因为 他 踢 足球 踢 得 非常 好。That soccer player is known as "Goldfoot" because he plays soccer really well. See also "Never" with "conglai ...
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  • Expressing the unexpected with "jingran"
    ... didn't pass the exam. 那个人 骗 了 你 的 钱 ，你 竟 不 生 他 的 气 ？You got ripped off by that guy. 大家 都 以为 他 不 会 答应 ，可是 他 竟然 答应 了 。Everyone thought he would say no ...
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  • Expressing location with "zai... shang / xia / li"
    ... the preposition "preposition" comes after the location and object that it modifies. That is, in English we say "on the table," but in Chinese ...
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  • Expressing "can't do without" with "shaobuliao"
    ... to dinner. Pointing to a Cause with 少不了 Sometimes the two things that 少不了 connects can be events, saying "It's like A because B happened." This ...
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  • Expressing "be going to" with "yao"
    ... plan to do things. Subj. + Time + 要 + Verb Time + Subj. + 要 + Verb Note that the time word is not strictly required, and when it's missing, you may at ...
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  • Taiwanese "you"
    ... this word. 你 有 见 过 那 个 人 吗？Nǐ yǒu jiàn guò nàge rén ma?Have you seen that person before? 你 有 自己 做 过 饭 吗 ？Nǐ yǒu zìjǐ zuò guò fàn ma?Have you ever ...
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  • Advanced yes-no questions with "ma"
    ... . Structure You'll remember that this is the simple pattern for ... 吗 ？ If you embed a ''question that uses a question word'' instead of a statement ...
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  • Comparing "benlai" and "yuanlai"
    ... . 原来 他们 住 在 一起，怪不得 他们 常常 一起 上 下班。It turns out that they're living together. No wonder they often come to work and leave work together. 怪不得 总是 对 他 那么 ...
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  • Expressing "it depends" with "kan"
    ... when you are available. 那 要 看 他 愿 不 愿意 。Nà yào kàn tā yuàn bu yuànyì.That depends on whether he is willing or not. 这 得 看 天气 怎么样 。Zhè děi kàn tiānqì ...
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  • Making judgments with "suan"
    ... Examples 这 次 考试 不 算 难 。Zhè cì kǎoshì bù suàn nán.This exam isn't that difficult. 三十 岁 结婚 不 算 晚 。Sānshí suì jiéhūn bù suàn wǎn.Getting married ...
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  • Expressing "don't need to" with "buyong"
    ... him about this. 告诉 他 明天 不用 来 了 。Gàosu tā míngtiān bùyòng lái le.Tell him that he doesn't need to come tomorrow. 买 吧 ，不用 考虑 价钱 。Mǎi ba, bùyòng kǎolǜ ...
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  • Expressing "when" with "dengdao"
    ... yǒu le háizi, cái zhīdào zuò fùmǔ duōme bù róngyì.It wasn't until he had had a child that he realized how hard it is to be a parent. 等到 他 到 家 了 ，才 发 ...
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  • Expressing "as if" with "sihu"
    ... 她 似乎 隐瞒 了 什么 。She seems to be hiding something. 似乎 没有人 关心 那个 小男孩 。It seems that nobody cares about that little boy. 也可以用于表示一件事看起来如此，但事实相反或不同。 她 似乎 才 ...
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  • Comparing "kanqilai" and "kanlai"
    ... 么 喜欢 你。Xiànzài kànlái, tā méiyǒu nàme xǐhuan nǐ. It seems now that he's just not that into you. 看来 as "From X's Perspective" 看来 can also be used ...
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  • Simple rhetorical questions
    ... your text. B:那 你 怎么 会 不 知道 ？Nà nǐ zěnme huì bù zhīdào?Then how is it that you don't know? A:我 感觉 最近 有 一点 胖 了。Wǒ gǎnjué zuìjìn yǒu yīdiǎn pàng le.I ...
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  • Expressing a last chance with "zaibu... jiu..."
    ... (Subj. +) 再不 …… 就 ……（了） What comes right after 再不 is the action that needs to be taken ''now''. What comes after 就 is the dire consequences which will ...
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  • Adverb
    ... verbs (but never nouns ). They can't stand by themselves. This means that they don't usually serve as single-word answers to questions by themselves ...
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  • Reading Tools
    ... is a Keywords grammar keyword on the Chinese Grammar Wiki, you'll see a note to that effect, and can hit "G" to open the relevant page on the wiki ...
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  • To-do
    ... . 2 Lvl. 2) 受 (there is an article in B2 “as a passive marker," but maybe there are other uses of this that we don't have) 有讲究&讲究 哪有 当记者哪有你说的那么容易 ...
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  • Direction complement
    ... B: 那 是 你 的 卧室 吗 ？我 能 进去 吗 ？Nà shì nǐ de wòshì ma? Wǒ néng jìnqù ma?Is that your bedroom? Can I go in? A: 你 下班 了 吗 ？几点 回来 吃饭 ？Nǐ xiàbān le ma? Jǐ diǎn ...
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  • Structure of numbers
    ... 105 would be read as 一百零五 (yībǎi líng wǔ). For numbers greater than 100 that end in a number in the teens, it's normal to pronounce the ten as "yīshí ...
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  • Using the verb "xing"
    ... xìng Lǐ ma?Is your boss's last name Li? 那 个 帅哥 姓 张。Nàge shuàigē xìng Zhāng.That handsome guy's last name is Zhang. 我 爸爸 姓 周，我 妈妈 姓 林 。Wǒ bàba xìng ...
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  • Using the verb "qu"
    ... 去。literally, "I'm going."Wǒ qù.Yes. When answering a yes-no question that uses 去 (qù) you don't need anything following it. However, it's important to ...
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  • Verbing briefly with "yixia"
    ... 请 你 等 一下。You get the feeling that it shouldn't be a long wait.Qǐng nǐ děng ... 要 想 一下。You're supposed to believe that I won't need to think about it long ...
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  • Expressing a learned skill with "hui"
    ... use a computer. 你 不会 开车 吗？Nǐ bù huì kāichē ma?You can't drive a car? Note that if we say 我不能说中文 (wǒ bù néng shuō Zhōngwén), the speaker is saying ...
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  • Using "lai" as a dummy verb
    ... Let him do it himself. 还是 你们 自己 来 吧 。Háishì nǐmen zìjǐ lái ba.It's better that you do it by yourselves. 你 写 得 好看 ，你 来 吧 。Nǐ xiě de hǎokàn, nǐ lái ba ...
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  • Expressing duration of inaction
    ... has to be Negation of past actions negated with 没 , as the action ''hasn't'' happened. Note that 已经 can be omitted. Examples 他们 已经 两 天 没 吃 东 ...
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  • Moderating positive adjectives with "hai"
    ... Wǒ hái hǎo.I'm OK. 爸爸 做 的 菜 还 可以。Bàba zuò de cài hái kěyǐ.The food that dad cooks is OK. 我们 老板 还 不错。Wǒmen lǎobǎn hái bùcuò.Our boss is not too bad ...
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  • Doing something more with "duo"
    ... "eat ''more''," "drink ''more'' beer," and "I need to exercise ''more''." Notice that in every one of these cases, the word "more" (equivalent to this ...
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  • Result complements "-dao" and "-jian"
    ... ma? 你 看到 那 个 帅哥 了 吗 ？ Nǐ kàndào nàge shuàigē le ma?Did you see that handsome guy? 我 看 见 了 。 We didn't say what "I" saw; you have to infer it from ...
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  • Result complement "-wan" for finishing
    ... 我 完 了 电影 。Wǒ wán le diànyǐng. 我看 完 了 电影 。To tell us that you watched it till the end.Wǒ kàn wán le diànyǐng.I finished watching the movie. See also ...
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  • Descriptive complement
    ... use 得 (de) to help describe an action. It is one of the characters that often gets confused with 的 and 地, since they could be pronounced as a neutral ...
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  • Change of state with "le"
    ... completed , which is also known as "了1." However, this article is not about that use of 了 (le); instead, it is about indicating a ''change of state'' ...
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  • Expressing "if" with "ruguo... dehua"
    ... between 如果 and 的话. Fuller Pattern Structure 如果 ⋯⋯ 的话 ，(就) ⋯⋯ Note that 就 (jiù) is often optional. For more on using 如果 with 就, check out ...
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  • Using "dui" with verbs
    ... you shouldn't be plugging in just any old verb here; the ones that work with 对 are limited. Examples 宝宝 对 我 笑 了 。Bǎobao duì wǒ xiào le.The ...
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  • Sequencing past events with "houlai"
    ... tā huì lái, hòulái yòu shuō bù lái le.He said he would come, but later he said that he's not coming. 他们 上周 吵架 了 ，后来 和好 了 。Tāmen shàng zhōu chǎojià ...
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  • Expressing "towards" with "xiang"
    ... towards a reference point but doesn't have any actual motion towards that point. 向 + Direction / Person + Verb Examples 向 东 走 。Xiàng dōng ...
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  • Expressing "before" and "after" with "zhiqian" and "zhihou"
    ... 见 客户 。Wǒ xiànzài qù chīfàn, zhīhòu qù jiàn kèhù.I'm going to eat now. After that I will go meet a client. Slight Differences between 之前/之后 and 以前/以 ...
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  • Expressing "even" with "shenzhi"
    ... add further emphasis. The noun being emphasized is the "surprising" one or one that is the most "extreme." Noun or Group of Nouns + 甚至 + Emphasized ...
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  • Expressing "if… then…" with "yaoshi"
    ... 你 要 再 说 ，我 真 生气 了 。Nǐ yào zàishuō, wǒ zhēn shēngqì le.If you keep talking that way, I'm really gonna get angry. 他 要 不 听 ，我 也 没 办法 。Tā yào bù tīng, wǒ ...
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  • Expressing "over and over again" with "zaisan"
    ... Tā zàisān biǎoshì bù huì cānjiā xià yī jiè de Àoyùnhuì.He has repeatedly indicated that he will not participate in the next Olympic Games. 我 已经 再三 告 ...
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  • Expressing fractions with "fenzhi"
    ... Pattern Structure This structure is what you'll often see in news stories that use statistics. The word 占 (zhàn) is a bit more formal, and ...
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  • Expressing "along with…" with "suizhe"
    ... 随着 + Noun + Verb Phrase Examples 随着 is one of those words that can have a wide range of translations, all highly dependent upon the context. 树 ...
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  • Limiting scope with "jiu"
    ... xìjié háishì yào zhùyì.As a whole, the painting is not bad, but there are some details that need attention. 就 这些 事情 来说，他 没有 错。Jiù zhèxiē shìqing lái ...
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  • Expressing "to be worth" doing with "zhide"
    ... ''doing'' something, and is often placed before a verb or a verb phrase. Note that it is used to describe whether an action is worth it and cannot be ...
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  • Expressing the only two possibilities
    ... 服 不是 LV 就是 Gucci！Tā chuān de yīfu bù shì LV jiùshì Gucci If the clothes that she wears aren't Louis Vuitton, then they're Gucci 不是 你 就是 他 干 的 ，别人 一 ...
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  • Advanced result complements "zhu", "kai", and "chulai"
    ... halt." These verbs are limited. 站住！Zhànzhù Stop 抓住 那个 小偷 ！Zhuāzhù nàge xiǎotōu Catch that thief 不 好意思 ，你 挡住 了 我 的 路 。Bù hǎoyìsi, nǐ dǎngzhù le wǒ ...
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  • Expressing "let alone" with "hekuang"
    ... can be used in two ways, the first of which where 何况 is used to emphasize that if A is like this, then B must be even more so. Examples 这 句 话 ...
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  • Auxiliary verb "yao" and its multiple meanings
    ... at a restaurant or a shop. Here, it's being used for saying that you want ''something.'' Structure Subj. + 要 + Noun Examples 你 要 什 ...
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  • Old Main Page 0
    ... real content additions, we do not provide pinyin for characters. We realize that this makes the content far less accessible to beginners, but there is ...
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  • Expressing "not very" with "bu zenme"
    ... very hard-working. 那 家 餐厅 不 怎么 干净 。Nà jiā cāntīng bù zěnme gānjìng.That restaurant isn't very clean. 这个 老师 不 怎么 专业 。Zhège lǎoshī bù zěnme zhuānyè ...
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  • Expressing "nearly" with "jihu"
    ... all ," such as 每 , 所有 , or 全 . It can also be used with words that mean "none" such as 没有 . Structure 几乎 + Noun Phrase + 都 …… 几乎 ...
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  • Approximations with "chabuduo"
    ... just say 差不多 (chàbuduō). Simple Subject Let's first assume that the subject is an easily understood group of people or things. Structure ...
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  • Opportune timing with "chen"
    ... a short phrase explaining the situation that the person is seeking to ... Opportunity …… Examples Note that in English using the literal translation ...
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  • Expressing "always" with "zongshi"
    ... If you are trying to describe a daily routine, a habit, or just something that consistently happens, you can use the word 总是 (zǒngshì). 总是 (zǒngshì ...
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  • Expressing "all along" with "yizhi"
    ... of an action or a circumstance. Subj. + 一直 + Predicate Also note that although 一直 (yīzhí) means "continuously," it is frequently more natural to use ...
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  • Assessing situations with "kanlai"
    ... , which is the longer version of just using 看来. It is used more often that way in formal speaking and writing, as it has more of a feeling like saying ...
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  • Comparing "changchang" and "jingchang"
    ... in this way, 经常 can also be used as an adjective referring to things that happens very frequently. 常常 can't be used this way. A simple example: 她 忘 ...
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  • Comparing "kending" "queding" and “yiding"
    ... 就 是 他的 声音。Wǒ gǎn kěndìng zhè jiùshì tā de shēngyīn.I'm quite sure that this is his voice. Structure with 确定 确定 has the meaning of "confirm" or ...
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  • Using "ji" to mean "several"
    ... 人 去 过 那 个 地方。Zhǐyǒu jǐ gè rén qù guo nàge dìfang.Only a few people have been to that place. 从 上海 到 东京 坐 飞机 只 要 几 个 小时。Cóng Shànghǎi dào Dōngjīng zuò ...
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  • Expressing "about to happen" with "le"
    ... zài děng yīhuìr.We're about to get off. Just wait a little while. Notice that for some translations, it's more natural to use the English word "almost ...
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  • Expressing "on the basis of" with "ping"
    ... I have studied Chinese for a shorter time but speak it better than you, I can say that I'm smarter than you. 凭 老 李 在 这 一 行 做 了 二十 年，他 就 有 资格 做 你 ...
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  • Comparing "guanyu" and "duiyu"
    ... person or object. 对于 那 个 人 我 并 不 了解。Duìyú nàge rén wǒ bìng bù liǎojiě.As for that person, I just don't know him very well at all. 对于 我们 的 工作 表现，老板 很 ...
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  • Comparing "budebu" and "zhihao"
    ... same structure They both indicate that there are no other choices available ... a positive phrase (meaning a phrase that ''does not'' contain 不 or 没), ...
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  • Comparing "huifu" and "huanyuan"
    ... original state. Meaning and usage of 恢复 恢复 expressing that something is restored that was once destroyed, messed up, or lost. It comes back into ...
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  • Expressing something is "not worth doing" with "buxie"
    ... . It also means "to believe something is worth doing ." In that case, 不屑 means "to believe that something is not worth doing." It is important to note ...
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  • Expressing possession with "zhi"
    Grammar Box Stub 之 is one of the characters from classical Chinese that has come into common usage. It a formal written way to express ...
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  • Expressing "in light of" with "jianyu"
    ... . 鉴于 can be thought of as "in light of," "in view of," "seeing that," etc. Structure 鉴于 is used the same way as "in regards to." Just ...
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  • Expressing "nothing is more...than" with "moguoyu"
    ... think the best. The answer comes after the 莫过于. 莫过于 is one of the phrases that comes from 文言文 Chinese. The 莫 means "not" or "nobody," and the 过于 means ...
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  • Expressing "once...then..." with "yidan...jiu..."
    ... it, it's hard to cure. Notice that in a few of the examples there is ... can leave out the 就 and the context that the result will happen is pretty clear. ...
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  • Comparing "buduan" and "buting"
    ... placed both before the verb as an adverb, or after the verb as something that is somewhat like a complement. Either way, it means the same thing. Subj ...
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  • The Monkey’s Paw:《猴爪》
    ... . Qian tells the Zhang family of a monkey’s paw he was given that has magical powers to grant three wishes to the holder. Against his better judgment ...
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  • The Country of the Blind:《盲人国》
    ... and no longer have a concept of sight. Chen Fangyuan quickly finds that these people have developed their other senses to compensate for their lack ...
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  • Affirmative-negative question
    ... ? 那 个 地方 好玩 不 好玩？whole word repeatedNàge dìfang hǎowán bu hǎowán?Is that place fun? 那 个 地方 好 不 好玩？only the first character repeated Nàge dìfang ...
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  • Expressing "half" with "ban"
    ... 年 Examples 半 天 bàn tiānhalf a day 半 年 bàn niánhalf a year Note that you do ''not'' need to use 个 (gè) here; in fact, it's ''wrong'' to do ...
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  • Age with "sui"
    ... + 岁 This is equivalent to someone "'''is''' x years old" in English. Notice that you don't need to include any verb when you use 岁 (suì). Examples ...
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  • Expressing "all at once" with "yixiazi"
    ... 就 出名 了 。Pāi wán nà bù diànyǐng, tā yīxiàzi jiù chūmíng le.He became very famous soon after that movie came out. 看到 那 张 照片 ，我 一下子 就 想 起来 了 。Kàndào nà ...
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  • Expressing "enough" with "gou"
    ... not going to need a 了 (le). Structure Subj. + 不 + 够 + Adj. / Verb Note that 了 can't be used when it's negated. Examples 他 觉得 他 女朋友 不 ...
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  • Expressing "finally" with "zhongyu"
    ... xiǎoshí, zhōngyú zhǎodào le nà jiā diàn.We'd been looking for more than two hours, and we finally found that shop. 这些 问题 终于 解决 了 。我们 应该 庆祝 一下 。Zhèxiē ...
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  • Expressing "what if" with "wanyi"
    ... ways to use it in a question: 万一 ⋯⋯ 怎么办 ？ 万一 ⋯⋯ 呢 ？ Note that 万一 can go before or after the subject of a sentence. Examples This use of ...
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  • Expressing "already" with "dou"
    ... "yijing" 已经 (yǐjīng)⋯⋯了 . However, 都⋯⋯了 is used more emphatically, implying that the speaker holds some sort of attitude in relation to the event and ...
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  • Expressing "through" with "tongguo"
    ... 的 大门 ，左拐 就 到 了 。Tōngguò nàge hóngsè de dà mén, zuǒ guǎi jiù dào le.Go through that red door, turn left and you are there. 我 通过 了 这个 考试 。Wǒ tōngguò le ...
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  • Expressing "double negation"
    ... 这些 菜 没有 一 个 不 辣 的 。Zhèxiē cài méiyǒu yī gè bù là de.There is no single one that is not spicy among these dishes. 我们 公司 的 员工 没有 一 个 不 会 说 英语 的 。Wǒmen ...
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  • Expressing "each other" with "bici"
    ... speaking colloquially, you can repeat 彼此 twice: “彼此彼此”. It's a type of idiom that can mean "Everyone is the same" or "We are both the same". A:你 的 家 真 ...
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  • Expressing "from" with "cong... zhong"
    ... 他 不 是 很 开心 。Cóng diànhuà zhōng wǒ tīng chū tā bù shì hěn kāixīn.I could tell from the phone that he wasn't very happy. 丽丽 从 微信 中 发现 了 她 丈夫 和 别的 女人 聊天 ...
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  • Expressing "no" (noun) "to" (verb) with "wu... ke..."
    ... le, Xiǎo Wáng juéde zìjǐ xiànzài wú lù kě zǒu.The company has gone bankrupt, and Xiao Wang feels that he has nowhere to go. 公司 需要 招聘 新人 了，我 现在 无 人 可 ...
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  • A2 Grammar Course
    ... you need to keep working on this one? ...plus pronunciation feedback.) We recommend that you install WeChat and create an account, as it is by far the ...
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  • HSK 6 grammar points
    ... :HSK Standard Course 6 HSK 6 Standard Course textbook index page . Note also that the CEFR levels of C1 and C2 are designed to go beyond the ...
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  • HSK Levels and CEFR Levels
    ... proficiency"). Our conclusion is that while both leveling systems clearly ... one list of grammar points. That is why the Chinese Grammar Wiki ...
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  • HSK0 grammar points
    ... on the Chinese Grammar Wiki to indicate that a grammar point is not officially covered ... These are grammatical structures that do not correspond to one ...
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  • Indicating negative impact with "haide"
    ... situation negatively impacted me." You might see words like "make" or "force" or "keep from" to communicate that tone. 下午 喝 了 两 杯 咖啡，害得 我 晚上 睡 不 着 ...
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  • Expressing "moreover" with "bingqie"
    ... le wǒ, bìngqiě, tā gàosù wǒ yǐhòu yě bù néng shuōhuǎng.My dad criticized me and and also told me that I cannot lie again. 我们 不但 负责 安装，并且 ，还 维护 这个 系统 ...
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  • Main Page
    ... points of the more basic grammar points. It's getting hard to find explanations that really address your needs, but this is one place you can find ...
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  • Noun
    ... Further Explanation Measure Words Every noun in Chinese has a measure word that it can use, as well as the general "个." When quantifying nouns ...
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  • Referring to simultaneous events
    ... Chinese uses to talk about conditions or events that happen at the same time. They are organized according to our grammar points by level . CF ...
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  • Time noun
    ... (shíjiāncí) time nominal temporal noun Time nouns are noun s that provide information regarding time. One reason they're noteworthy in Chinese is ...
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  • Potential complement
    ... ? 我怕 我 做 不 好 这份 工作 。Wǒ pà wǒ zuò bu hǎo zhè fèn gōngzuò.I'm afraid that I can't do this job well. 这 种 手机 现在 买 不 到 了 。Zhè zhǒng shǒujī xiànzài mǎi ...
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  • A1 grammar points
    ... Grammar Points What's the difference between this grammar point and that grammar point? Check here. Print Comparisons A1 See Also The ...
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  • A2 grammar points
    ... Grammar Points What's the difference between this grammar point and that grammar point? Check here. Print Comparisons A2 See Also The ...
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  • B1 grammar points
    ... Grammar Points What's the difference between this grammar point and that grammar point? Check here. Print Comparisons B1 See also The ...
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  • B2 grammar points
    ... category. Print POS B2 Grammatical Structures These are grammatical structures that do not correspond neatly to just one particular part of ...
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  • Basic sentence order
    ... (If Chinese word order were really the same as English word order, that would be just a little too convenient, wouldn't it?) See also Word ...
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  • Simple "noun + adjective" sentences
    ... hé tā dìdi dōu hěn shuài.He and his younger brother are both handsome. Remember that '''是 (shì) is not used to link adjectives to nouns'''. This is a ...
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  • Tag questions with "ma"
    ... 可以 吗 ？Wǒ xiànzài xiǎng qù xǐshǒujiān, kěyǐ ma?I want to go to the bathroom now. Is that OK? 妈妈，我 要 吃 巧克力 ， 可以 吗 ？ Māma, wǒ yào chī qiǎokèlì, kěyǐ ma ...
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  • Zeros in numbers
    ... number 10101 is read out 一万零一白零一. Another difference is that English inserts an ''and'' in the number 110 - "one hundred and ten." Because there is ...
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  • Structure of times (basic)
    ... 期三 上午 九 点Xīngqīsān shàngwǔ jiǔ diǎnWednesday at 9 o'clock a.m. Note that '''two o'clock is 两点''' (liǎng diǎn), not 二点 (èr diǎn). (For more information ...
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  • Negation of "you" with "mei"
    ... trying to negate 有 (yǒu) with 不 (bù) is a classic mistake that many people make in the early stages of studying Chinese: 我 不 有 车。Never use 不 with 有 ...
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  • Wanting to do something with "yao"
    ... polite). 想 (xiǎng) on the other hand, often conveys an idea on one's mind, that one ''may or may not take action on''. You can think of it as meaning ...
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  • How to do something with "zenme"
    ... of the verb that's being asked about: Subj. + 怎么 + Verb + Obj. Note that the subject can often be omitted from general "how to" questions, and there ...
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  • Expressing existence with "you"
    ... " in English. Structure Literally, this structure expresses that a place "has" a thing, which is to say, that thing is in the place. Place + 有 ...
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  • Structure of days of the week
    ... 星期五Xīngqīwǔ Saturday 星期六Xīngqīliù Sunday 星期天Xīngqītiān Notice that Sunday is the only exception. Rather than a number, 天 (tiān) is used. More formally ...
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  • The "all" adverb "dou"
    ... exactly the same form in Chinese as the ones above. The only difference is that here we don't translate 都 (dōu) as "all" in English; we translate it ...
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  • Expressing "will" with "hui"
    ... a learned skill , 会 (huì) can also be used to indicate that something ''will'' happen or that someone ''will'' do something. Subj. + 会 + Verb + Obj ...
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  • Expressing "would like to" with "xiang"
    ... return home. 那个 地方 很 近，我 不 想 开车。Nàge dìfang hěn jìn, wǒ bù xiǎng kāichē.That place is so close. I would not like to drive. 他 不 想 花 父母 的 钱。 Tā bù ...
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  • Indicating location with "zai" before verbs
    ... location, comes before the verb. Subj. + 在 + Place + Verb + Obj. Notice that the location is placed ''before'' the verb in Chinese, whereas in English ...
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  • Using "dao" to mean "to go to"
    ... first use 到 (dào) to indicate where you're going, then add another verb after that. This has the meaning of "going to the place to do something," and ...
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  • Expressing "before" in general with "yiqian"
    ... word 以前 (yǐqián). You can use this structure to talk about actions that happened at some unspecified time in the past. Structure One way to use ...
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  • Before a specific time with "yiqian"
    ... 以前 (yǐqián) to talk about things that happened ''before'' a specific time. ... Obama didn't have white hair. Note that this use of 以前 (yǐqián) ...
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  • Questions with "le ma"
    ... of a sentence or statement. Just make sure that 了 (le) comes first, followed by 吗 ... my email? Finally, please note that this pattern is nothing more ...
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  • Expressing "a little too" with "you dian"
    ... 一点 (yǒuyīdiǎn) or 有点 (yǒudiǎn). The two are interchangeable. Structure To say that something is "a little ''too''..." or "a bit ''too''...," 有一点 ...
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  • Continuation with "hai"
    ... 你 怎么 还 在 用 那个 旧 手机 ？Nǐ zěnme hái zài yòng nàge jiù shǒujī?How come you're still using that old cell phone? 你 还 在 玩 游戏 ？明天 不是 有 考试 吗 ？Nǐ hái zài wán ...
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  • Expressing "and" with "he"
    ... listing out multiple nouns, 和 (hé) is there to help you out. Just remember that 和 (hé) isn't a word you can use to translate just ''any'' usage of the ...
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  • Measure words for counting
    ... actually have measure words, it's just that most nouns usually don't need them ... gè měinǚten beautiful women Also remember that there isn't a one-to-one ...
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  • Expressing "every" with "mei"
    ... in a complete sentence. 每 + Measure Word + Noun + 都 Note that there are some words that don't use measure words because they themselves are already ...
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  • Basic comparisons with "meiyou"
    ... You can use Negation of "you" with "mei" 没有 (méiyǒu) to express that something is "not as" ''adjective'' as something else. (Yes, that's the same ...
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  • Adjectives with "-ji le"
    ... structure is technically a kind of degree complement and one of the few that you can use after the adjective and without adding a 得 (de). Remember ...
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  • Expressing "and also" with "hai"
    ... use 还 (hái), and the second one (second subject, no new actions) would use 也 (yě). Let's do that 他 做 了 饭 ， 还 洗 了 碗。Tā zuò le fàn, hái xǐ le wǎn.He ...
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  • Expressing lateness with "cai"
    ... duō xiǎoshí.How come you came here so late? We've waited for more than half an hour. Note that verbs following 才 should not take 了. 我 昨天 晚上 十一 点 才 到 家 ...
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  • Doing something less with "shao"
    ... , you can use 少 to talk about doing something ''less''. 少 + Verb Note that in English, we don't use the word "less" very much. For example, rather ...
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  • Result complement "-xiaqu"
    ... with 再 When the adverb 再 comes before the verb, there's an implication that if "things keep going on this way," then something bad is going to ...
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  • Expressing "until" with "dao"
    ... 到, use this structure: Verb Phrase (+ 一直) + Verb + 到 + Time / Event Note that in this pattern, the verb is going to repeat. Examples 你 知 不 ...
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  • Expressing "more and more" with "yuelaiyue"
    ... Grammar Box 越来越 (yuèláiyuè) is used frequently in Chinese to express that some quality or state is increasing with time and is often translated into ...
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  • Expressing "not only... but also" with "budan... erqie..."
    ... 。Lǎoshī fāxiàn, bùdàn xuéshēng shuōhuǎng, érqiě jiāzhǎng yě shuōhuǎng.The teacher found that not only did the student lie, but his parents did too. 不 ...
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  • Expressing "everything" with "shenme dou"
    ... 妈妈 做 的 菜 我 什么 都 喜欢。Māma zuò de cài wǒ shénme dōu xǐhuan.I like everything that mom cooks. 我女朋友 觉得 外国 的 东西 什么 都 好。Wǒ nǚpéngyou juéde wàiguó de dōngxi ...
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  • Expressing "all" with "suoyou"
    ... in our company attended this meeting. "Not All" with 不是所有的 Take note that you use 不是 rather than just 不 to negate 所有. Structure 不是 + 所 ...
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  • Expressing not knowing how to do something using "hao"
    ... le, háizi men bù zhīdào xiān chī nǎge cái hǎo.There was so much delicious food that the children didn't know where to start eating. 我 想 问 ，可是 不 知道 ...
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  • Measure words for verbs
    ... 那个 红 头发 的 男孩 打 了 我 三 下 。Nàge hóng tóufa de nánhái dǎ le wǒ sān xià.That red-haired boy hit me three times. 他 轻轻 地 拍 了 我 两 下 。Tā qīngqīng de pāi le wǒ ...
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  • Expressing "ever since" with "yilai"
    ... start a statement. Time / Event + 以来 ，⋯⋯ Although we won't go into detail here, note that when using 以来 in a more formal or written context, you can ...
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  • Emphatic adverb "ke"
    ... it to you. 哇 ，这 个 糖醋 里脊 可 好吃 了！The speaker never dreamt that sweet and sour pork could taste this goodWa, zhège tángcù lǐjí kě hǎochī le Wow This ...
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  • Expressing "both… and…" with "ji...you"
    ... huì shuō liúlì de Zhōngwén, yě yào huì shuō liúlì de Yīngwén.The requirement is that you need to speak both fluent Chinese and English. 你 不 要 多 管 闲 ...
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  • Expressing "since the beginning" with "yixiang"
    ... dōu zài xué Hànyǔ.He's been studying Mandarin all this time. 一向 indicates that a certain state has continued until the present. It cannot be used to ...
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  • Ending a non-exhaustive list with "shenme de"
    ... with "a" Non-exhaustive lists with "dengdeng" "Stuff like that" with "zhileide" Sources and further reading Books Source ...
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  • Expressing "within (it/them)" with "qizhong"
    ... 其中 (qízhōng）means "among the aforementioned" or 那里面, and denotes that something belongs to, is or is part of a bigger group. This is a little like ...
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  • Expressing "with regards to" with "zhiyu"
    ... zhīdào le.She told me she was coming back tomorrow. With regards to the specific time, I don't know about that. 律师 只能 为 他 的 客户 辩护，至于 最后 的 判决 ，那 就 取决 ...
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  • Combining verbs with "bing"
    ... + 并 + Verb Phrase 2 Notice that 并且 is used with verbs, unlike Expressing ... meet their every need. Note that in some cases the English translation ...
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  • Emphasizing the doer of an action with "you"
    ... are translated into English, but please note that 由 not a passive marker. Stick to 被 for that. See also "Due to…" with "youyu" Adding ...
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  • Passive verbs with "shou"
    ... Affected by a cold front, today Shanghai is especially cold. It must be noted that if 受 is explained as a passive marker, then in the above examples 欢 ...
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  • Expressing "therefore" with "yinci"
    ... xiě de xiǎoshuō hěn shòu huānyíng.Han Han's writing style is very good, therefore the novels that he writes are very popular. 工厂 已经 停产 很 久 了， 因此 无 ...
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  • Using "because" with "er" to indicate effect
    ... Sometimes, 因为 can be shortened to just 因. This is used more in sentences that are meant to be shorter and more succinct. Examples 我 因为 生病 而 ...
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  • Expressing "even if…" with "jiusuan"
    ... "jiushi" 就是 , 就算 has more of a feeling that the speaker doesn't believe that the hypothetical statement is reasonable or has much chance of being ...
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  • Expressing "although" with "jinguan"
    ... 么 做。Jǐnguǎn hěn duō rén pīpíng tā, tā háishì jiānchí zhème zuò.Despite the fact that many people criticize him, he still insists on doing it. 尽管 老板 最 ...
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  • Expressing "no matter" with "wulun"
    ... equivalent to 无论 for this pattern. Because 无论 means "no matter," the clause that follows 无论 is going to include phrases such as "how hard you try" or ...
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  • Expressing "as long as" with "zhiyao"
    ... " http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Necessity_and_sufficiency sufficient condition ," meaning that it may not be the ''only way'' to bring about the these ...
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  • Expressing "would rather" with "ningke"
    ... by unfavorable actions while 也要 is followed by things that you desire or something that you intend to achieve. Structure 宁可 ⋯⋯ ，也要 ⋯⋯ Here ...
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  • Expressing "all along" with "yuanlai"
    ... each other this whole time 原来 是 这样 ！Yuánlái shì zhèyàng Oh, so it's like that 原来 你 这么 有钱！Yuánlái nǐ zhème yǒuqián It turns out you are so rich ...
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  • Short-term Spoken Chinese: Elementary (汉语口语速成基础篇
    ... 11 "其中"(of which) "将"(to take) "纷纷"(in succession) "则"(then, in that case) "大批"(large amount, batch) Lesson 12 "上（万里）"(to reach) "对于 ...
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  • Advanced uses of direction complement "-qilai"
    ... Box We have seen before that 起来 (qǐlái), among other ... up." Structure Verb + 起来 Note that you will often see this pattern used with 把 sentence ...
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  • Modal particle "ne"
    ... how to ask Questions with "ne" questions with 呢 (ne) , but did you know that it's also used in statements? In this usage, 呢 (ne) is imparting a ...
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  • Aspectual particle "zhe"
    ... 着 after a verb, and when to use the basic "在 + Verb" pattern to indicate that an action is in progress? Suddenly the usage of 着 is not so clear-cut ...
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  • Particle
    ... zhùcí) Particles are function word s that depend on other words or phrases to ... context to give meaning. This means that they can't be used alone, ...
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  • Expressing "not very" with "bu tai"
    ... dà.My house is not too big. 那 个 地方 不 太 远。Nàge dìfang bù tài yuǎn.That place is not very far away. 老板 今天 不 太 高兴。 Lǎobǎn jīntiān bù tài gāoxìng.The ...
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  • Site Hacks
    ... ; ---- Not sure why, but there's an error in the Semantic MediaWiki page that displays their image. To get the image back change line 428 in '''SMW ...
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  • Comparing "li" and "cong"
    ... am a few months away from graduation. Colloquial Saying 离⋯⋯还远呢 离⋯⋯还远呢 expresses that something is very far off in terms of time. 我们 刚刚 开始 谈 恋爱 ...
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  • Expressing "almost" using "chadian mei"
    ... 差点儿 are equivalent here. Structure Subj. + 差点 + 没 + Verb Phrase Note that the "Verb Phrase" part is a ''desired result''. So this structure is ...
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  • Coincidence with "zhenghao"
    ... 问 的 问题 。Tā zhènghǎo wèn le wǒ xiǎng wèn de wèntí.He happened to ask the question that I wanted to ask. 我 正好 也 在 这里 实习 。Wǒ zhènghǎo yě zài zhèlǐ shíxí ...
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  • Using "always" as a complaint with "laoshi"
    ... ?Why are you always working late? 那个 孩子 老 说 脏话 。Nàge háizi lǎo shuō zānghuà.That kid always says bad words. 你 怎么 老是 不 高兴 ？Nǐ zěnme lǎoshì bù gāoxìng ...
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  • Emphasizing negation with "you"
    ... kick Structure In this structure, 又 is used to emphasize that something "''didn't'' happen," "''is not''" the case, or "''will not'' happen ...
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  • Expressing "ever since" with "zicong"
    ... above examples, 从 can be used interchangeably with 自从. The main difference is that 从 can also be used to state starting points in the future, a little ...
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  • Comparing "fan'er" and “xiangfan"
    ... of turning point. 相反 is for similar things that have a different aspect. 反而 conveys that the difference between what was expected and what actually ...
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  • Expressing "small quantity" with "jiu"
    ... Examples 这 件 事 就 我 知道 。Zhè jiàn shì jiù wǒ zhīdào.I'm the only person that knows about this. 我们 都 忘 了 ，就 他 还 记得 。Wǒmen dōu wàng le, jiù tā ...
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  • Comparing "chao" "xiang" and "wang"
    ... are 开, 飞, 发, 运, 送, 寄, 带, 驶 etc. As you can see, these are words that imply some sort of motion. In addition, compared to 向, 往 is used more often with ...
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  • C1 grammar points
    ... Grammar Points What's the difference between this grammar point and that grammar point? Check here. Print Comparisons C1 See Also For ...
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  • Expressing "similar to" with "gen... shide"
    ... a pronoun or an adjective and indicates something is similar to something else. Notice that here the 似 in 似的 can be pronounced shì or sì. This grammar ...
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  • Expressing "when the time comes" with "dao shihou"
    ... set things us (A), then the things that happens in the future is stated (B) ... 时候 再 说 吧。We will talk about that later when the time comes. Sources and ...
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  • Comparing "yishi" and "yidu"
    ... 要 开幕 了。 今年 6月，北京大学 将 要 举办 一年一度 的 文学沙龙 活动。 一度 can also mean a time period that has passed 一度 can also express diong something in a period of time ...
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  • Stating two or more reasons with "yilai...erlai"
    ... explaining the reasons with "一来...二来..." Make sure to keep in mind that these should be reasons, aims or purposes.Each clause should be separated by a ...
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  • Expressing "your side" with "ben"
    ... . . 本 校 不 允许 外校 学生 随便 进出。 běn. . 本 组织 。 běn. . Notice that the last example is 本人. It expresses "this person," which is like a fancy way of saying 我 ...
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  • Expressing "that's all" with "eryi"
    ... more than x." Pattern with 而已 After a Noun Whenever you need to emphasize that something is just what it is and that's all, you can stick 而已 at ...
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  • Expressing “must" with "feidei"
    ... form of this structure. Structure In this grammar structure, we are saying that the action must be done. Usually there is a phrase to set up the ...
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  • Using "cai" for small numbers
    ... + Noun In English, we often express this by using "only" or "just" to emphasize that the number is small. Examples 你 才 二十 岁 ？Nǐ cái èrshí suì ...
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  • Saying "a lot" with "youdeshi"
    ... world. If you break up, you can find someone else. It's important to note that "有的是" can ''not'' be directly negated. If you want to make a negative ...
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  • Comparing "yihou" and "de shihou"
    ... play ball" can be seen as "when you are playing ball." It is this sort of difference that can make 以后 and 的时候 slightly confusing at times. 吃饭 的时候 看 电 ...
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  • Comparing "zhijian" and “zhongjian"
    ... 中间 are nouns ( location noun s, to be precise). One difference between the two, however, is that 中间 can be used all by itself, but 之间 is always used ...
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  • The Secret Garden:《秘密花园》
    ... help of new friends, she brings the garden back to life, a decision that forever changes several lives. This page lists out the grammar points used in ...
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  • Causative verb
    ... (shǐyì dòngcí) A causative verb is a kind of verb that is used to indicate that someone or something causes something else to do or be something ...
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  • Independent clause
    ... AKA 主句 (zhǔjù) An independent clause is a clause that has a subject and a predicate that modifies the subject, allowing it to stand alone as a ...
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  • Directional verbs "lai" and "qu"
    ... Structure 来 / 去 + Place Examples For the examples below, keep in mind that if the speaker uses 去 (qù), then she is not at the place ...
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  • Expressing "already" with just "le"
    ... kids still in college? B:他们 工作 了。This expression emphasizes that they're not students anymore, and have already entered the workforce.Tāmen gōngzuò le ...
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  • Prepositional phrase
    ... phrase is a phrase beginning with a preposition that precedes the word it modifies and clarifies that word's relationship with another word in the ...
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  • Structure of times (advanced)
    ... 07 would be said as “两点零七分” (liǎng diǎn líng qī fēn). However, note that when speaking, it is very common for most Chinese people take out the “分 (fēn ...
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  • Comparisons with "biqi"
    ... guǎnggào xiāng bǐ, wǎngluò guǎnggào méi nàme guì.Compared with print advertising, online advertising is not that expensive. 相比 身体 的 问题 ，精神 的 问题 更 难 治 ...
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  • Expressing "in this way" with "zheyang"
    ... 这样 corresponds to "in this way," which is another way of expressing "so that" or "thus." Structure ⋯⋯ ，这样 + 会 / 才 ⋯⋯ You will often see 会 or 才 ...
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  • Expressing "about to" with "jiuyao"
    ... use "about to" for this English translation, but the feeling is nevertheless that the impending event is coming up fast. This use of 就 (jiù) overlaps ...
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  • Declaring the only option with "zhihao"
    ... . 那天 突然 下雨 了 ，我们 只好 取消 。Nà tiān tūrán xià yǔ le, wǒmen zhǐhǎo qǔxiāo.It suddenly rained that day, so we had to cancel it. 警察 给 小偷 看 了 监控 ，小偷 只好 承认 了 ...
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  • Advanced uses of "bei"
    ... got beaten by someone. 那 本 书 让 人 借 走 了。Someone borrowed that book. 你 叫 那 个 人 给 骗 了。You got fooled that guy. 你 让 老板 给 炒 鱿鱼 了？You got fired by your ...
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  • Reduplication
    ... term for repeating a word is overly repetitive itself. You'd think that the word "duplication" would work just fine, but the linguistic term really ...
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  • The Prince and the Pauper:《王子和穷孩子》
    ... earliness with "jiu" "It seems" with "haoxiang" Mistakenly think that Using "youde" to mean "some" Expressing "everyone" with ...
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  • Expressing "about" with "guanyu"
    ... cì kǎoshì, wǒ hái yǒu jǐ gè wèntí yào wèn.As for this exam, I still have a few questions that I need to ask. 关于 这个 问题，你们 还是 问 他 吧。Guānyú zhège wèntí ...
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  • Expressing "one by one" with "yi"
    ... just meaning "one by one," when 一 (yī) is used with a measure word that is a unit of time like "day" or "year," the meaning changes to "little by ...
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  • Expressing "age difference" with "da and xiao"
    ... grammatical principle.'' Structure A + 比 + B + 大 / 小 + Number + 岁 Note that 岁 is used here, instead of 年, to mean "year old." Examples 我 ...
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  • Expressing "some" with question words
    ... lack of question intonation isn't enough, the 吧 on the end is also a clue that these sentences aren't actually questions. Examples: 什么 时候 我们 见面 谈 吧 ...
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  • Defining upper and lower limits
    ... than"/"above" and "less than"/"below," respectively. Generally they are non-inclusive, meaning that when you say 十岁以下 you mean "less than ten years of ...
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  • Using "jiang" as a formal "ba"
    ... 们 将 这个 房子 给 他。Gēge xīwàng wǒmen jiāng zhège fángzi gěi tā.My older brother hopes that we will give him this house. 你 将 这个 礼物 带 回去。Nǐ jiāng zhège lǐwù ...
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  • Expressing "as expected" with "guoran"
    ... 。She won the first prize I knew it. 大厨 做 的 菜 果然 不一样 ！好吃 ！The food that the chef cooked is extraordinary Delicious 你 说 得 没错 ！他 果然 是 个 骗子 ！You were ...
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  • Advanced uses of "lian"
    ... even... at all...." Structure 连 + Verb + 都 + 不 / 没 + Verb (，就 ⋯⋯) Note that the two verbs in this pattern are the ''same verb''. It repeats ...
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  • Expressing "no exception" with "yilu"
    ... 含的动词被省略了。 这些 刚刚 过期 的 食物 一律 都 半价 。Those food that just expired are sold at half price. 这里 的 家具 一律 新的 。These furnitures here are all brand new. See ...
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  • Emphasizing with "henshi"
    ... it. Used with Auxiliary Verbs Structure Subj. + 很是 + 会 / 能 + Verb Note that this usage is limited. Examples 我 爸爸 当 过 大厨 ，他 很是 会 ...
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  • Expressing "to come from" with "laizi"
    ... 有 些 坏 习惯 来自 迷信 。 Yǒu xiē huài xíguàn láizì míxìn.There are some bad habits that originate from superstition. 小明 的 成功 来自 他的 努力 和 认真 。 Xiǎo Míng de ...
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  • Use "tangruo" to express "if"
    ... really no different than 如果 (rúguǒ) when used to express " if ," except that it's more common to use it in written form rather than spoken form ...
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  • Expressing "equal to" with "dengyu"
    ... "A 等于 B" is a mathematical term which, in everyday language, also expresses that A "is equal to" or "amounts to" B. However, scenario B is most likely ...
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  • Expressing "so-called" with "suowei"
    ... 间。Suǒwèi méiyǒu shíjiān, shì nǐ méiyǒu hǎohāo ānpái shíjiān.The so-called lack of time means that you have not managed your time well. 所谓 成长，就是 自己 可以 ...
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  • Expressing "not only..., even..." using "budan..., shenzhi lian"
    ... of people attended the event today, not only colleagues, but even people who don't normally go to that kind of event were here. 他 辞职 这 件 事情 不但 公司 不 ...
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  • Expressing "if... then..." with "ruguo... jiu..."
    ... Structure 如果⋯⋯，就⋯⋯ is an often-used pattern that is utilized in the same way that "''If…, then…''" is in English. In English we sometimes ...
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  • HSK 2 grammar points
    ... Print POS HSK HSK2 Grammatical Structures These are grammatical structures that do not correspond to one particular part of speech. Print ...
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  • HSK 1 grammar points with CEFR
    ... Similar Grammar Points What's the difference between this grammar point and that grammar point? Check here. Print Comparisons HSK with CEFR HSK1 ...
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    ... Similar Grammar Points What's the difference between this grammar point and that grammar point? Check here. Print Comparisons HSK with CEFR HSK6 ...
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  • Property:Owl:differentFrom
    ... from::owl:differentFrom Property description::The property that determines that two given individuals are different.@en Category:Imported ...
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  • Comparing "gei" and "wei"
    ... bit of a feeling regarding the difference between 给and 为. You can see that the ones at the top feel more like something especially done for one person ...
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  • Advanced "le" with complements
    ... " (AKA 了2 ). But what about when a complement comes after the verb? Does that count as part of the verb or not? The answer, as it often is with ...
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  • 2021 HSK Level 1
    ... POS 2021-HSK HSK1 Grammatical Structures These are grammatical structures that do not correspond to one particular part of speech. Print ...
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    ... POS 2021-HSK HSK2 Grammatical Structures These are grammatical structures that do not correspond to one particular part of speech. Print ...
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  • Contact
    ... also made significant contributions to the wiki. It is, however, our hope that more and more enthusiastic learners will join the project. Become an ...
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  • Grammar by Word
    ... Chinese grammar nothing more than the proper arrangement of words? We wouldn't go that far, but the study of Chinese grammar is often much more word ...
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  • Adjective
    ... " words of a language. In Chinese, they have some characteristics that they don't have in English. Characteristics The majority of adjectives ...
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  • Asking questions
    The following structures that are used to ask questions in Chinese are organized according to our grammar points by level . CF Category: ...
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  • Describing people
    The following structures that are used to describe people in Chinese are organized according to our grammar points by level . CF Category: ...
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  • Describing things
    The following structures that are used to help describe objects in Chinese are organized according to our grammar points by level . CF ...
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  • Describing places
    The following structures that are used to describe places in Chinese are organized according to our grammar points by level . CF Category: ...
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  • Describing actions
    The following structures that are used to describe actions in Chinese are organized according to our grammar points by level . General ...
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  • Expressing result
    The following structures that are used to express results in Chinese are organized according to our grammar points by level . For more information ...
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  • Referring to the present
    The following structures that Chinese uses to refer to actions, events, and conditions in the present are organized according to our grammar points ...
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  • Referring to the future
    The following structures that are used to refer to future actions in Chinese are organized according to our grammar points by level . CF ...
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  • Expressing duration
    The following structures that are used to express the duration of verbs in Chinese are organized according to our grammar points by level . CF ...
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  • Referring to past experiences
    The following structures that Chinese uses to talk about things one has already experienced are organized according to our grammar points by level ...
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  • Referring to changes of situation
    The following structures Chinese structures that refer to changes of situation are organized according to our grammar points by level . CF ...
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  • Exclaiming
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  • Indicating cause and effect
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  • Expressing attitude
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  • Expressing desires
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  • Giving commands
    The following structures that are used to give commands in Chinese are organized according to our grammar points by level . CF Category: ...
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  • Requesting
    The following structures that are used to request something in Chinese are organized according to our grammar points by level . CF Category: ...
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  • Personal pronoun
    ... a mixed group. 她们 (tāmen) refers to a group of females. Note that this is only important while writing, because otherwise they are pronounced the same ...
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  • Interrogative pronouns
    ... them around like English does. Instead, the question words stay "in-situ," that is, where the answer to the question will go. The Pronouns These ...
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  • Expressing "excessively" with "tai"
    ... sounding natural. Structure 太 + Adj. + 了 As in English, this can express that something really is excessive (often as a complaint), or can also ...
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  • Placement of question words
    ... all used when forming questions in Chinese. The important thing to remember is that word order is the same in Chinese for questions and statements ...
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  • Structure of dates
    ... 1st, 2019 is 2019年4月1日 (èr-líng-yī-jiǔ nián Sìyuè yī rì). Note that 号 (hào) is commonly used in ''spoken'' Mandarin instead of 日 (rì): x 年 + y 月 + z 号 ...
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  • Using the verb "jiao"
    ... .My brother is called Lao Ma. 那 个 叫 什么？Nàge jiào shénme?What is that called? 这 个 美女 叫 Alana。Zhège měinǚ jiào Alana.This pretty girl is named Alana ...
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  • Standard negation with "bu"
    ... of past actions with "meiyou" unless you're talking about the past ). The only verb that can never be negated with 不 (bù) is Negation of "you" with ...
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  • Expressing existence in a place with "zai"
    ... 在 (zài) can cover both of these roles. Subj. + 在 + Place Remember that you don't need another verb in this construction. It can be tempting to try use ...
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  • Actions in a row
    ... brush my teeth and wash my face, and then I eat breakfast. Note that the English translations of these sentences use the word "and," but there is ...
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  • Suggestions with "ba"
    ... way to use 吧 (ba): making suggestions. Structure Command + 吧 Note that in Chinese, whenever you have a command with the subject "we," you're ...
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  • Verbs preceded by "gei"
    ... " with "gen" Similar Using "dui" with verbs Similar Verbs that take double objects POS Verbs Subprop Verb phrases Translation give ...
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  • Expressing "together" with "yiqi"
    Grammar Box If you want to express that you are doing something ''together'' with someone else, 一起 (yīqǐ) is your word '''Note:''' The pinyin for ...
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  • Using "ye" and "dou" together
    ... to use 也 (yě) first followed by 都 (dōu) to express that these multiple things have something in common. Positive Form Structure When ...
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    REDIRECT Verbs that take double objects
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  • Inability with "mei banfa"
    Grammar Box If you are trying to express that something is impossible, you can use the phrase 没办法 (méi bànfǎ). 没办法 (méi bànfǎ) essentially means " ...
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  • Time words and word order
    ... time word for the ''end'' of the sentence, you can be pretty sure that it doesn't sound at all natural to your Chinese audience. Examples 昨天 ...
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  • In the future in general with "yihou"
    ... to talk about actions in the future, or to talk about events that happened ''after other events'' in a story. Examples In the examples below ...
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  • After a specific time with "yihou"
    ... 。 Jiéhūn yǐhòu bàba bù hējiǔ le.After he got married, dad stopped drinking. Note that this use of 以后 (yǐhòu) is often shortened to 后 (hòu). See also ...
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  • Expressing "when" with "de shihou"
    ... be expressed by using 的时候 (de shíhou). Structure To talk about events that happened ''at'' or ''during'' a particular time, 的时候 (de shíhou) is ...
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  • Softening speech with "ba"
    ... 那 个 地方 太 远 了 吧，我 不 想 去。 Nàge dìfang tài yuǎn le ba，wǒ bù xiǎng qù.That place is too far away. I don't want to go. See also Suggestions with "ba ...
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  • Expressing "both A and B" with "you"
    ... to something. Using the double 又 (yòu) structure is like saying that something is "both… and…" in English. Structure The structure in Chinese ...
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  • Two words for "but"
    ... 可是 (kěshì) and 但是 (dànshì). These are largely the same. The small difference is that 但是 (dànshì) is slightly more formal, whereas 可是 (kěshì) is just a ...
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  • The filler word "neige"
    ... ⋯⋯ 那个 ⋯⋯ 湖南 菜。Wǒ xiǎng chī nèige... nèige... Húnán cài.I want to eat that... ummm, you know... Hunan cuisine. 那个 ⋯⋯ 我 明天 不 来 了。Nèige... wǒ míngtiān ...
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  • Counting money
    ... kuai eight mao (23.8) 五十 块 五 毛 wǔshí kuài wǔ máofifty kuai five mao (50.5) Note that "2.5 RMB" reads as 两块五 (liǎng kuài wǔ). 二 块 五 èr kuài wǔ 两 块 五 ...
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  • ASGZC42B
    REDIRECT Measure words with "this" and "that"
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  • Negative adjectives with "-si le"
    ... the same impact as -死了 (sǐ le) does in Chinese. You might say that -死了 (sǐ le) is much more versatile in Chinese than the English expression "to ...
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  • Turning adjectives into adverbs
    ... 快快乐乐 地 长大 。Wǒ xīwàng nǐ kuàikuài-lèlè de zhǎngdà.I hope that you grow up happily. See also Structural particle "de" Sources and further ...
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  • Expressing "again" in the future with "zai"
    ... " "again" in the past , 再 (zài) is used for "again" in the future. That is, 再 is used when something has happened once and it ''will'' happen again ...
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  • Expressing "had better" with "haishi"
    ... can express "had better" or "it would be better to." The idea is that the speaker has given the matter some thought, and after considering it, has ...
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  • Superlative "zui"
    ... 的 男人 了。Tā zuì tǎoyàn chōuyān de nánrén le.She most hates men that smoke. Although you could translate it as "like the best," pairing 最 (zuì) with the ...
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  • Expressing "rather" with "bijiao"
    ... men use foul language. 你 比较 喜欢 用 Gmail 还是 Hotmail ？Note that for this phrase, the translation is a totally different verb.Nǐ bǐjiào xǐhuan yòng Gmail ...
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  • Expressing "must" with "dei"
    Grammar Box The auxiliary verb 得 (děi) means "must." Yes, it's annoying that the same character can also be pronounced "de," but at least when you ...
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  • Expressing "not at all" with "yidianr ye bu"
    ... + Adj. Examples 那个 问题 一点儿 也 不 难 。Nàge wèntí yīdiǎnr yě bù nán.That question isn't difficult at all. 这个 菜 一点 都 不 好吃 。Zhège cài yīdiǎn dōu bù ...
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  • ASGRBC43
    REDIRECT Expressing "mistakenly think that" with "yiwei"
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  • Appearance with "kanqilai"
    ... 像 你 老公 。Nàge hēzuì de nánrén kànqilai xiàng nǐ lǎogōng.That drunk guy looks like your husband. See also Result complement "-qilai" "It ...
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  • Cause and effect with "yinwei" and "suoyi"
    ... in Chinese. Structure 因为 + Cause, 所以 + Effect This expresses that because of ''cause'', therefore there is a ''result''. Examples 因为 ...
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  • Expressing "except" and "in addition" with "chule… yiwai"
    ... the meanings of "except," "besides," or "in addition." You may feel that "except" has a pretty different meaning from the other two. Well, read ...
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  • Expressing "every time" with "mei" and "dou"
    ... a pattern used to express "every time." Translating from English, you might feel that the only part really needed is 每次 (měi cì), since it literally ...
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  • Acknowledgments
    ... A big thank you also to Adam Abrams for all the layout work that went into creating the print version. Other Credits Our awesome book cover was ...
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  • A softer "but" with "buguo"
    ... " but ." Structure Just like its counterparts, 不过 is a conjunction that comes between two distinct clauses. ⋯⋯ ，不过 ⋯⋯ Examples 这 件 衣 ...
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  • ASG1GPW5
    REDIRECT Measure words with "this" and "that"
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  • Expressing "one of" with "zhiyi"
    ... 最... but then pausing before saying 之一. This can leave the impression that you're saying someone or something is "the best," but really you're saying ...
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  • Providing two options with double "huozhe"
    ... 不 好看。Nǐ huòzhě mǎi zhège huòzhě mǎi nàge, qítā de dōu bù hǎokàn.Either buy this one or that one. The others don't look good. 他 穿 得 很 正式， 或者 是 老板， 或者 ...
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  • Expressing "then…" with "name"
    ... 办 吧 。Nǐ shuō de yǒu dàolǐ, nàme jiù zhème bàn ba.What you said makes sense, so let's just do that. 他 学 过 十 年 中文 ？那 他 的 中文 说 得 很 好 吧 ？Tā xué guo shí ...
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  • Expressing "if… then…" with "jiaru"
    ... 我们 也 要 考虑 两天。Jiǎrú zhè huà shì zhēn de, wǒmen yě yào kǎolǜ liǎng tiān.If that is true, we still have to think about it for a couple of days. 假如 一定 要 ...
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  • Expressing "if… then…" with "jiashi"
    ... this pattern being one of the most formal. An important note is that this pattern is usually only used in '''written''' formal Chinese. Structure ...
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  • Expressing difficulty with "hao (bu) rongyi"
    ... wán zhège xiàngmù, jiéguǒ hétóng qǔxiāo le.It was with great difficulty that we finally finished this project. But then the contract was canceled. 我 ...
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  • Adjectival complement "de hen"
    ... + adjective" sentences adding 很 before the adjective . The main difference is that "adjective + 得很" is more informal, and adds stronger emphasis than ...
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  • Expressing "a bit too"
    ... short for me. 那个 地方 离 我 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 ...
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  • Expressing "anyway" with "fanzheng"
    ... 然 (jìrán) . 反正 goes at the beginning of the clause introducing the reason, but that clause can come first or second in the sentence. (既然 is not quite ...
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  • Expressing "in addition" with "lingwai"
    ... As a conjunction , 另外 can link two sentences. Structure ⋯⋯ ，另外 ，⋯⋯ Note that 还 or 也 is often used after 另外. Examples 这个 课文 太 难 了 ...
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  • Comparing specifically with "xiang"
    ... 格 。Zhège nán lǎoshī bù xiàng nàge nǚ lǎoshī nàme yángé.This male teacher is not as strict as that female teacher. 我 不 像 我 父母 那么 喜欢 省钱 。Wǒ bù xiàng wǒ ...
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  • Expressing "among" with "dangzhong"
    ... used to express being "in the middle" of an activity or process that is fairly formal in nature, such as "in the middle of negotiations." Structure ...
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  • Expressing "hard to avoid" with "nanmian"
    ... as 会 or 要. It is normally used to introduce an inevitable situation that is negative. Structure (Subj. +) 难免 + Verb Phrase Examples 刚 开始 说 ...
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  • Marking a topic with "de hua"
    Grammar Box You probably already know that 的话 (dehuà) can be put at the end of a phrase Expressing "if" with "ruguo... dehua" to express the ...
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  • Expressing "for…" with "eryan"
    ... 我 就是 一 个 这样 的 人 吗？Duì nǐ ér yán, wǒ jiùshì yī gè zhèyàng de rén ma?To you, am I that kind of person? 对 老师 而言 ，你 把 汉语 学 好，老师 就 很 开心了。Duì lǎoshī ér yán ...
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  • Expressing "even if…" with "jishi"
    ... they want to compensate us, we're still going to make this public. Note that the clause used after 即使 must be ''hypothetical'', otherwise 虽然 should be ...
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  • Expressing "even if…" with "napa"
    ... 再 Structure 哪怕 is often followed by 再 to further emphasize that what follows won't make a difference. In this usage, it's very similar to ...
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  • Expressing "even if…" with "jiushi"
    ... it makes you angry with me, I still need to tell him about it. Note that the clause used after 就是 must be hypothetical, otherwise 虽然 should be used: 现 ...
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  • Expressing contrariness with "dao"
    ... 倒 as "However" 倒 can be used to express an unexpected situation. Note that 倒 is often followed by 也 or 又 to add further emphasis. Structure ...
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  • Expressing "let alone" with "geng buyong shuo"
    ... banquet." Structure 连 + A + 都 / 也 + Verb， 更不用说 + B + 了 Notice that the order used in this pattern is the opposite of the "Let alone" with "bie ...
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  • Expressing "after all" with "bijing"
    ... 是 本地 人。Tā bù zhīdào yě hěn zhèngcháng, bìjìng tā bù shì běndì rén.It's not strange that he doesn't know. He's not a local, after all. 有的 玩笑 不 能 再 开 了 ...
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  • Expressing "in the end" with "daodi"
    ... 离 没 离婚？Tāmen dàodǐ lí méi líhūn?Did they get divorced or not? Note that 到底 can't appear in an answer to a question. Also, 吗 can't appear in a question ...
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  • Expressing "in the end" with "jiujing"
    ... guy? 你 究竟 是 做 什么 的？Nǐ jiūjìng shì zuò shénme de?What exactly is it that you do? 他们 究竟 什么 时候 到？Tāmen jiūjìng shénme shíhou dào?When exactly are they ...
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  • Expressing "let alone" with "bie shuo"
    ... think about preparing a banquet, you can't even make instant noodles." Note that this sentence structure is the reverse to the "Let Alone" with ...
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  • Structural particle
    ... AKA 结构助词 (jiégòu zhùcí) A structural particle is a function word that denotes the structural/grammatical relationship between elements of a sentence ...
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  • Using "de" (modal particle)
    ... particle , but it can also be a sentence-final particle which indicates that the speaker is certain about what he is saying. When it serves ...
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  • Communicative function
    ... Expressing "with" with "gen" Expressing "together" with "yiqi" Verbs that take double objects B1 Using objects with complements ...
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  • Property:Is similar to
    This property describes grammar points that are similar to each other, for example, 要是、假若、如果 etc.
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  • None
    These are grammar points that are either related to phrases or more theoretical grammatical points. Create Character none none Custom Image None ...
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  • Gram Point Test
    Print POS B1 These following are grammatical structures that do not correspond to one particular part of speech. Print Structure B1
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  • Expressing quality
    The following structures that Chinese uses to express quality are organized according to our grammar points by level . CF Category:Functions ...
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  • Expressing quantity
    The following structures that Chinese uses to express quantity are organized according to our grammar points by level . CF Category:Functions ...
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  • Differentiating
    The following structures that are used to differentiate between objects in Chinese are organized according to our grammar points by level . CF ...
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  • Connecting ideas
    The following structures that are used to connect ideas in Chinese are organized according to our grammar points by level . CF \r\n Category: ...
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  • Expressing order
    The following structures that Chinese uses to express the order and organization of objects or events are organized according to our grammar points ...
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  • Listing
    The following structures that are used to make lists in Chinese are organized according to our grammar points by level . CF Category: ...
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  • Giving alternatives
    The following structures that Chinese uses to give alternatives or provide options are organized according to our grammar points by level . CF ...
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  • Expressing passive voice
    The following structures that Chinese uses to express passive voice are organized according to our grammar points by level . CF Category: ...
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  • Expressing determination
    The following structures that are used to express determination in Chinese are organized according to our grammar points by level . CF ...
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  • Events in quick succession with "yi... jiu..."
    Grammar Box This pattern tells us that '''as soon as''' one thing happens, then '''another thing happens''' immediately afterwards. You mark the ...
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  • Expressing "always" with "conglai"
    ... 从来 means something like "from the beginning," although no one is really thinking that phrase when they use it.) When used in the positive, though, it ...
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  • Keywords
    ... pages. So, for example, if you wanted to see a list of all grammar points that involve the word 也 ( ye yě ), you could just scroll down to the Y ...
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  • Expressing "just" do it with "gancui"
    ... 干脆 不 要 出门 了。Xiànzài měitiān dōu yào dài kǒuzhào, gāncuì bùyào chūmén le.Now that we have to wear a mask every day, I simply don't want to go out. 既然 ...
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