Difference between revisions of "Reference:Yale Chinese Usage Dictionary"

Latest revision as of 19:35, 12 July 2013

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
- See also:"Always" with "conglai", "Never" with "conglai", "Always" with "zongshi", and "All along" with "yizhi"
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
- See also: "er" used to explain contrasting ideas and "Because" with "er" indicating effect
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
- See also: Again in the future with "zai", Again in the past with "you", and Comparing "zai" and "you"
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"

@@ Line 1: / Line 1: @@
-Yale has compiled a list of many similar words that learners of Chinese can often confuse. Some of them are grammar related, which we will ink to here. Others are more related to vocab, and those will be linked to the Vocab Wiki coming soon.
+Yale has compiled a list of many similar words that learners of Chinese can often confuse: the [http://comet.cls.yale.edu/chineseusagedictionary/ 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==
@@ Line 77: / Line 77: @@
 # [http://comet.cls.yale.edu/chineseusagedictionary/0102.html 推荐/建议]
 # [http://comet.cls.yale.edu/chineseusagedictionary/0236.html 为/为了]
+#* See also: [[Expressing purpose with "weile"]]
 # [http://comet.cls.yale.edu/chineseusagedictionary/0250.html 维特/保特/坚特]
 # [http://comet.cls.yale.edu/chineseusagedictionary/0217.html 位置/位子/职位]
@@ Line 82: / Line 83: @@
 # [http://comet.cls.yale.edu/chineseusagedictionary/0106.html 闻名/有名/著名]
 # [http://comet.cls.yale.edu/chineseusagedictionary/0133.html 想]
+#* See also: [["Would like to" with "xiang"]]
 # [http://comet.cls.yale.edu/chineseusagedictionary/0222.html 饮食/食品]
 # [http://comet.cls.yale.edu/chineseusagedictionary/0201.html 因为/由于]