Reference:Yale Chinese Usage Dictionary
Yale has compiled a list of many similar words that learners of Chinese can often confuse: the Chinese Usage Dictionary. Some of them are grammar-related, which we will link to here. Others are more related to vocabulary, and those won't be covered here.
Grammar Points
- 帮/帮忙/帮助
- 比/跟
- See also:Basic comparisons with "bi", Basic comparisons with "meiyou", and Comparing
- 遍/趟
- 变成/变得
- 表示/表现
- 别的/另外
- See also: "In addition" as "lingwai"
- 病/疾病/生病/得病
- 采访/访问
- 采取/采用
- 参加/参与
- 差别/差距
- 创造/造成
- 从来/一直/总是
- 从事/做
- 达到/到达
- 担任/当/做
- 到处/处处
- 对于/关于
- See also: Comparing "guanyu" and "duiyu"
- 而/而且
- 方法/方式/办法
- 发展/发达
- 附近/旁边
- 负责/责任
- 改变/改善
- 跟/和/于
- See also: Expressing "with" with "gen" and Expressing "and" with "he"
- 根据/据
- 怪不得
- 还是/或者
- See also: Comparing "haishi" and "huozhe"
- 后来/以后
- See also: Comparing "yihou" and "houlai"
- 花费/消费
- 换/改变
- 互相/相互/共同
- 家/家庭/家人/房子
- 建立/成立
- 基本/基础
- 结果/所以
- 结婚/婚姻/娶/嫁
- 激烈/强烈
- 进步/提高
- 经验/体验/经历
- 竞争/比赛
- 考/考试/考上
- 恐怕/怕
- 口味/味道/尝/吃起来
- 恋爱/爱
- 了解/理解
- 满意/满足
- 明明/显然/明显
- 批评/批判
- 抢/抢着
- 前面/面前
- 千万/万万/一定
- 全面/彻底
- 趋势/倾向
- 商量/讨论
- 稍微
- 社交/交往
- 时间/时候
- 时间/时期
- 水平/程度
- 特点/特色
- 提倡/主张
- 同意/答应
- 推广/推行
- 推荐/建议
- 为/为了
- See also: Expressing purpose with "weile"
- 维特/保特/坚特
- 位置/位子/职位
- 问/请/让
- 闻名/有名/著名
- 想
- See also: "Would like to" with "xiang"
- 饮食/食品
- 因为/由于
- See also: Explaining causes with "yinwei" and "Due to…" with "youyu"
- 又/再
- 原来/本来
- See also: "All along" with "yuanlai"
- 愿望/希望/盼望
- 增加/增长
- 增长/成长
- 找/寻找
- 只/只有
- See also: "Only if" with "zhiyou"
- 只要/只有
- See also: "Only if" with "zhiyou" and "As long as" with "zhiyao"
- 职业/工作
- 重视/重要
- 重要/严重
- 总是/一直
- See also: "Always" with "zongshi" and "All along" with "yizhi"