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<span style="font-size:120%">Your practical, free, ''comprehensive'' online resource for Chinese grammar. '''[[Special:Statistics|{{NUMBEROFARTICLES}}]] articles''' and growing! '''Jump to: [[A1]], [[A2]], [[B1]], [[B2]], [[C1]].''' Or: [[HSK 1]], [[HSK 2]], and [[HSK 3]].</span>
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Resources for Chinese grammar have been scattered, incomprehensible, and hidden behind paywalls for way too long. Wikipedia has shown us a better way, and this wiki has taken up the challenge of making Chinese grammar accessible to all. We've already got [[Special:Statistics|{{NUMBEROFARTICLES}}]] articles online, and we're growing! If you'd like to contribute, [[Contact|please get in touch]].
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[[File:Chinese-grammar-wiki-you.jpg|200px|link=ASGOOCVO|有 (yǒu)]]
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[[File:Chinese-grammar-wiki-Meiyou.jpg|200px|link=ASGPNV3Q|没有 (méiyǒu)]]
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[[File:Chinese-grammar-wiki-ye.jpg|200px|link=ASGG25MD|也 (yě)]]
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[[File:Chinese-grammar-wiki-shi.jpg|200px|link=ASGUN7RX|是 (shì)]]
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[[File:Chinese-grammar-wiki-hen.jpg|200px|link=ASG17BLH|很 (hěn)]]
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[[File:Chinese-grammar-wiki-yao.jpg|200px|link=ASGXVEAR|要 (yào)]]
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[[A1 grammar points|See the full list of '''{{#ask: [[Level::A1]]  | format=count }} A1 grammar points'''...]]
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==[[A2|Essential Elementary Grammar Points]]==
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'''[[A2 grammar points]]''': So you've learned some basic grammar, but still need pinyin and want to build a stronger foundation? You've come to the right place! Check out some of the following pages:
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[[File:Chinese-grammar-wiki-bi.jpg|200px|link=ASG8SI2K|比 (bi)]]
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[[File:Chinese-grammar-wiki-xia.jpg|200px|link=ASGWCESP|下 (xia)]]
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[[File:在 (zài).jpeg|200px|link=ASGX0Z0N|在 (zài)]]
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[[File:Chinese-grammar-wiki-le.jpg|200px|link=ASGT185D|了 (le)]]
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[[File:Chinese-grammar-wiki-guo.jpg|200px|link=ASGQGV3P|过 (guo)]]
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[[File:Chinese-grammar-wiki-Ba.jpg|200px|link=ASGJIP2E|吧 (ba)]]
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[[A2 grammar points|See the full list of '''{{#ask: [[Level::A2]]  | format=count }} A2 grammar points'''...]]
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==[[B1|Accessible Intermediate Grammar Points]]==
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'''[[B1 grammar points]]''': For when you're ready to really consolidate your grammar knowledge and fill in the gaps, but really don't want to slog through a grammar textbook. Our self-contained grammar points give you just the right amount to work on.
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[[File:Chinese-grammar-wiki-you-2.jpg|200px|link=ASGN1JR5|又 (you)]]
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[[File:Chinese-grammar-wiki-ba3.jpg|200px|link=ASG2UB2B|把 (ba)]]
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[[File:Chinese-grammar-wiki-cai.jpg|200px|link=ASGLOS9C|才 (cai)]]
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[[File:Chinese-grammar-wiki-zai-2.jpg|200px|link=ASGIZQJ2|再 (zai)]]
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[[File:Chinese-grammar-wiki-bei4.jpg|200px|link=ASGHF9F1|被 (bei)]]
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[[File:Chinese-grammar-wiki-wei.jpg|200px|link=ASG68RBX|为 (wei)]]
 
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[[File:Chinese-grammar-wiki-xiang.jpg|200px|link=ASG1MD4N|像 (xiang)]]
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All of our [[A1]] and [[A2]] grammar points have pinyin throughout, but if you want pinyin for ''all'' the Chinese characters in this wiki, you can do that using '''[[Tools#Browser Extensions: Pinyin Popups|free browser plugins]]'''. Also try clicking on the little cog at the top right of any page to add spaces between characters.
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Your practical, free, comprehensive online resource for Chinese grammar. 2,125 articles and growing! Jump to: A1, A2, B1, B2, C1. Or: HSK 1, HSK 2, and HSK 3.

Beginner-Friendly Grammar Points

A1 grammar points: Our list is designed especially for beginners, all difficult vocabulary and grammar banished to the later levels. Easy examples, each one with pinyin. Try clicking on one of the images below:

有 (yǒu) 没有 (méiyǒu) 也 (yě) 是 (shì) 很 (hěn) 要 (yào)

See the full list of 40 A1 grammar points...

Essential Elementary Grammar Points

A2 grammar points: So you've learned some basic grammar, but still need pinyin and want to build a stronger foundation? You've come to the right place! Check out some of the following pages:

比 (bi) 下 (xia) 在 (zài) 了 (le) 过 (guo) 吧 (ba)

See the full list of 99 A2 grammar points...

Accessible Intermediate Grammar Points

B1 grammar points: For when you're ready to really consolidate your grammar knowledge and fill in the gaps, but really don't want to slog through a grammar textbook. Our self-contained grammar points give you just the right amount to work on.

又 (you) 把 (ba) 才 (cai) 再 (zai) 被 (bei) 为 (wei)

See the full list of 143 B1 grammar points...

Upgrading to Upper Intermediate

B2 grammar points: These aren't easy, and often involve more formal language or finer 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 them!

而 (er) 倒 (dao) 像 (xiang) 差 (cha) 并 (bing) 就是 (jiushi)

See the full list of 154 B2 grammar points...

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Our C1 grammar points are still a work in progress (there are 69 so far), but if you'd like to help edit them, please get in touch.

Need Help with Pinyin?

Pinyin Popup Plugins

All of our A1 and A2 grammar points have pinyin throughout, but if you want pinyin for all the Chinese characters in this wiki, you can do that using free browser plugins. Also try clicking on the little cog at the top right of any page to add spaces between characters.

Try it out with this: 你 会 中文 吗 ？

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Need Help with Chinese Word Order?

There's a lot of confusion out there about how similar Chinese word order and English worder really are. This video will set you straight:

For more details, please read our A1 article on basic sentence order.

Chinese Keywords

Certain Chinese words appear in lots of different grammar points. Get clear on how these words work in different ways by examining the keyword pages. Here are some examples to get you started:

There are about 400 Chinese keywords in the full list. Check it out.

English Translations

Sometimes it's useful to start with English words and look at the different ways those English words can be translated into Chinese. Here are some English words worth a closer look in translation:

There are about 100 English translation words in the full list. Check it out.

We've Got Your Textbooks and Grammar Books Covered

It's not yet time to throw out those textbooks! We all use the internet for everything now, but we see also the value in textbook grammar explanations and exercises, and are doing our best to link textbooks to our own Chinese Grammar Wiki content. To see how it works, click on one of the book covers below or try finding your own textbook in our list, and then seeing what it links to.


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