Reference:Qing Wen

Qing Wen (请问) is a popular podcast published weekly by ChinesePod. While the show is not focused on Chinese grammar exclusively, the majority of Qing Wen episodes revolve around a grammar point, or comparing the usage of several words. It is useful to have an index of all the grammar points covered on Qing Wen. (See also the ChinesePod Qing Wen episode listing.)

Grammar Points by Episode

1. QW0001: Using 看 (kàn) and 看起来 (kàn qilai)
   • See: Appearance with "kanqilai"
2. QW0002: Reduplication of Verbs
   • See: Verb reduplication
3. QW0003: Using 又 (yòu) and 再 (zài)
   • See: Comparing "zai" and "you"
4. QW0004: Saying Sorry
5. QW0005: Name-Calling, Chinese-Style
6. QW0006: 了 (le): Something's About to Happen
   • See: About to happen with "kuai... le"
7. QW0007: Negating Verbs: When to Use 没有 (méiyǒu), When to Use 不 (bù)
   • See: Comparing "bu" and "mei"
8. QW0008: Thinking in Chinese: 觉得 (juéde), 认为 (rènwéi) and 以为 (yǐwéi)
9. QW0009: We Answer
10. QW0010: To Finish Something Off: Verb 好 (hǎo)
    • See: Result complement "-hao"
11. QW0011: 你好 (Nǐhǎo) is a Many-Splendored Thing
12. QW0012: It's Not Hard to Say Goodbye
13. QW0013: All About 所有 (suǒyǒu) and 都 (dōu)
    • See: Referring to "all" using "suoyou"
14. QW0014: More or less? 多 (duō) and 少 (shǎo)
    • See: Doing something more with "duo" and Doing something less with "shao"
15. QW0015: You Can and Will Use 会 (huì)!
    • See: Expressing a learned skill and Auxiliary verb "hui" for "will"
16. QW0016: Two 'Iffy' Words
    • See: The "if" sandwich pattern
17. QW0017: The Double 了 (le) phenomenon
18. QW0018: Beyond Or: Another Use of 还是 (háishi)
    • See: "Had better" with "haishi"
19. QW0019: All About Measure Words
20. QW0020: Two words for '2'
    • See: "Er" and "liang"
21. QW0021: Don't Underestimate the Power of 呢 (ne)
    • See: Questions with "ne"
22. QW0022: Excuse Us!
23. QW0023: A Little Bit About 一点儿
    • See: Expressing "a bit too"
24. QW0024: More and More
    • See: Expressing "more and more" with "yue… yue…"
25. QW0025: Just Say Yes
26. QW0026: Mainland & Taiwan Lingo: Transportation
27. QW0027: Most Frequently Asked Question in China
28. QW0028: What does 厉害 (lìhai) mean, anyway?
29. QW0029: Mainland & Taiwan Lingo: Electronics
30. QW0030: You talking about me?
31. QW0031: Using Verbs 不出来 (bu chūlai), 得出来 (de chūlai)
    • See: Resultative Complement "chu(lai)"
32. QW0032: Extreme Chinese - 不得了 (bùdéliǎo)
    • See: Adjectival complement "de budeliao"
33. QW0033: The 又...又 (Yòu...Yòu) Episode
    • See: "Both A and B" with "you"
34. QW0034: 一边...一边 ... (yībiān...yībiān...)
    • See: Simultaneous tasks with "yibian"
35. QW0035: Even you can use the (连...都...) pattern
    • See: Expressing "even" with "lian" and "dou"
36. QW0036: 还是 háishi OR 或者 huòzhě
    • See: Comparing "haishi" and "huozhe"
37. QW0037: Making Comparisons Using 比 bǐ
    • See: Basic comparisons with "bi"
38. QW0038: 一...就... (yī...jiù...) pattern
    • See: Events in quick succession with "yi... jiu"
39. QW0039: Embrace your Fears! 怕 (pà)...Adj
40. QW0040: 无论 (wúlùn) No matter...
    • See: "No Matter" with "wulun"
41. QW0041: You Must Listen to this Episode - 非...不可 (fēi...bù kě)
    • See: Adding emphasis with "fei....buke"
42. QW0042: Ending Your Sentence with 吧 (ba)
    • See: Suggestions with "ba" , Conceding with "ba" , and Softening speech with "ba"
43. QW0043: Ending your sentence with 嘛 （ma)
    • See: Expressing the self-evident with "ma"
44. QW0044: Xīnkǔ 辛苦
45. QW0045: Ending your sentence with 啊 & 呀 (a & ya)
46. QW0046: Lo and La （咯 & 啦）
47. QW0047: More than 50 kuai!
    • See: Indicating a number in excess
48. QW0048: Aren't you.... （不是.... 吗）
49. QW0049: I Don't Have the Strength (... 不动）
    • See: Potential complement "bu dong"
50. QW0050: I Can/Can't Afford it (...得起 & ...不起）
51. QW0051: I Just.... 刚 & 刚才（gāng & gāngcái）
    • See: Comparing "gang" and "gangcai"
52. QW0052: Do You Remember....
53. QW0053: ...都 (dōu): The Bryan Adams pattern
54. QW0054: The Attitude Pattern (yǒu shénme... 有什么...)
55. QW0055: Clarifying how to use "every" 每（měi）
    • See: Pronoun "mei" for "every"
56. QW0056: Colors, By Degrees
57. QW0057: Addressing People
58. QW0058: The 是...的 (Shì...de) Pattern
    • See: Shi... de construction
59. QW0059: Measure Words for Counting People
60. QW0060: 会 (Huì) and 能 (Néng) Face-off
    • See: Comparing "hui" "neng" "keyi"
61. QW0061: The My Minefield
62. QW0062: The Pretty Podcast
63. QW0063: Making Negative Comparisons
    • See: Basic comparisons with "bu bi" , Comparisons with "buru" , and Basic comparisons with "meiyou"
64. QW0064: Don't Never Say Never
65. QW0065: Using 'Almost'
    • See: Expressing "almost" using "chadian" and Expressing "almost" using "chadian mei"
66. QW0066: No Wonder!
    • See: Expressing "no wonder"
67. QW0067: Numbers in Chinese
68. QW0068: Last and Next
69. QW0069: 麻烦你 (Máfan Nǐ) to Say Please
70. QW0070: Good, Bad and Otherwise
71. QW0071: When 比较 (bǐjiào) becomes 更 (gèng)
    • See: Expressing "rather" with "bijiao" and "Even more" with "geng"
72. QW0072: Often: Using 常常，经常，通常 (chángcháng, jīngcháng, tōngcháng)
73. QW0073: 请 (Qǐng) - Please and Beyond
74. QW0074: The Magic Word 让 (Ràng)
75. QW0075: Using 除了。。。以外 (Chúle... Yǐwài)
    • See: "Except" and "in addition" with "chule… yiwai"
76. QW0076: Understanding 了解 (Liǎojiě) and 理解 (Lǐjiě)
77. QW0077: Always in Chinese: 总是 (zǒngshì) and 老是 (lǎoshi)
    • See: "Always" with "zongshi" and "Always" as a complaint with "laoshi"
78. QW0078: Being Vague: 大概 (dàgài), 左右 (zuǒyòu), 上下 (shàngxià)
79. QW0079: All the Things You Can Hit: 打 (dǎ)
80. QW0080: Stop in the Name of the 法 (fǎ)
81. QW0081: Lucky Duckies
82. QW0082: Slang-ular Momentum
83. QW0083: Talking with Numbers
84. QW0084: Funny Business -- 搞笑， 好笑， 可笑
85. QW0085: Interesting or Boring?
86. QW0086: Taking it all off
87. QW0087: Sorry and Thank You
88. QW0088: Making Commands More Emphatic with 千万 and 一定
    • See: Expressing "to make certain" with "qianwan"
89. QW0089: About Face! A Multi-faceted Look at 面子
90. QW0090: Letting go with 放
91. QW0091: Broken, Busted, and Smashed
92. QW0092: Dropping and Losing 丢, 弄丢，丢掉
93. QW0093: Picking Up 拿
94. QW0094: The Magic Word 把
    • See: Ba sentence
95. QW0095: How Far Away are You From Understanding 离？
    • See: Expressing distance with "li"
96. QW0096: Are You Happy, Content, or Delighted?
97. QW0097: Pain and Suffering 伤心, 难受，郁闷 ,不爽，难过
98. QW0098: Hot and Cool 热, 烫 , 凉 , 冷
99. QW0099: Podcast Language 1
100. QW0100: Podcast Language 2
101. QW0101: Podcast Language 3
102. QW0102: To do
103. QW0103: Finally
104. QW0104: How Long Has This Been Going On?
105. QW0105: Hate is a Very Strong Word
106. QW0106: How're You Doing? 得
107. QW0107: Bringing it All Back Home With 回去 and 回来
     • See: Direction complement
108. QW0108: Measure Word Fundamentals: 个，只，条，张
109. QW0109: Measure Words for Food
110. QW0110: Pair, Set, Match 双, 副, 对 , 套
111. QW0111: Earlier and Later than Expected: 才and 就
     • See: Comparing "cai" and "jiu"
112. QW0112: 把 Humbug
113. QW0113: Hotels, Hostels and Restaurants
114. QW0114: How to Say "and" in Chinese
     • See: Expressing "and" with "he"
115. QW0115: 都......了Already
     • See: "Already" with "dou…le"
116. QW0116: Coming Up Next: 接下来，然后，还有，那么
117. QW0117: Fruit Basket of Cause-Effect
118. QW0118: Giving 给 Another Look grammar
119. QW0119: Dare to Use 敢 grammar
120. QW0120: Nothing More Than Only and Just grammar
121. QW0121: Even If... grammar
     • See: Expressing "Even if…" with "napa", Expressing "Even if…" with "jishi", and Expressing "Even if…" with "jiusuan"
122. QW0122: Originally Original grammar
123. QW0123: Flexible, Not Reflexive grammar
124. QW0124: With Regards to 对 and 对于 grammar
     • See: Comparing "dui" and "duiyu"
125. QW0125: Expressing Location with 边 and 面 grammar
126. QW0126: Picking things up: 拿、带、取 verb, grammar
127. QW0127: 次，遍，趟: Measuring Times measure words, time
128. QW0128: Ways to Describe Things that are "Inside" position, directions, grammar
129. QW0129: Time Period Patterns with 末, 底, 初 time, grammar
130. QW0130: Pulling Out all the Stops for Complement 住 complement, verb, grammar
     • See: Resultative Complement "zhu"
131. QW0131: Rhetorical Question Marker 难道 questions, grammar
     • See: Rhetorical questions with "nandao"
132. QW0132: 舍不得 feelings, grammar
133. QW0133: Talking about others: 别的，其他的，另外的 other, grammar
134. QW0134: Ch-ch-ch-ch-Changes change, verb, grammar
135. QW0135: Pay Verbs verb, paying, grammar, bill, credit cards, mortgage
136. QW0136: The White Spectrum of Meaning white, grammar, culture, colors
137. QW0137: The Black Spectrum of Meaning illegal, black, grammar, culture, colors
138. QW0138: How to Start a Conversation with Chinese People culture, relationships, conversation, questions
139. QW0139: The Red Spectrum of Meaning colors, red, culture, happiness, grammar, popular
140. QW0140: Keeping 收 and 受 Straight grammar, verb, accept
141. QW0141: The Yellow and Green Spectrum of Meaning movies, books, culture, green, yellow, colors
142. QW0142: Passive Verbs and 被 preposition, bei, passive, grammar
     • See: Bei sentence
143. QW0143: Talking about Talking in Chinese to say, to speak, to talk, to discuss, verb, grammar
144. QW0144: Back to Basics: Making People Plural with 们 (men) noun, people, plural
145. QW0145: Describing Fear adjective, verb, grammar, fear, scary
146. QW0146: Lovey-Dovey Terminology relationships, names
147. QW0147: Suffix Magic noun, verb, adjective, grammar
148. QW0148: Must-Have Modals grammar, verb, modals
149. QW0149: Realization, Reality and Authenticity wish, perception
150. QW0150: Feelings affection, emotions, feelings
151. QW0151: Suffixes for Describing People jobs, professions, people
152. QW0152: Going, Leaving, and Leaving for Good
153. QW0153: Doing the math with 算 (suàn)
154. QW0154: Getting into the habit with 习惯 (xíguàn)
155. QW0155: Future fun with 会 (hui4), 要 (yao4), and 将 (jiang1)
     • See: Auxiliary verb "hui" for "will" , Expressing Future with "jiang" and Auxiliary verb "yao" and its multiple meanings
156. QW0156: 人家: Other People and Pouty Girls
157. QW0157: Some uses of 些
     • See: "Some" using "yixie"
158. QW0158: Whatever, Wherever, Whoever
159. QW0159: Separable Verbs
     • See: Separable verb
160. QW0160: Comparing Buts: 但 and 却
161. QW0161: Festivals, Holidays, Vacations, and Leave
162. QW0162: Revisiting Before and After
163. QW0163: Making people do things with 让，令，and 使
164. QW0164: What is up with 由
     • See: Emphasizing the doer of an action with "you"
165. QW0165: Speaking with 跟 (gen) and 对 (dui)
     • See: Using "gen" and Using "dui"
166. QW0166: There Is No Try
167. QW0167: Various Speech Acts and 向 (xiang)
168. QW0168: Ending, Completing, Finishing
169. QW0169: Four Uses of the Complement 起来 (qilai)
     • See: Result complement "-qilai"
170. QW0170: An Introduction to Chengyu
171. QW0171: Keeping and Leaving
172. QW0172: Dealing with 管 (guan)
173. QW0173: Losing and Forgetting
174. QW0174: Surfing the Web Chinese Style
175. QW0175: Nothing more than 而已 (eryi) and 罢了 (bale)
176. QW0176: The 着 (zhe) Chronicles: How We Verb
     • See: "Verbing away" using "zhe" and Aspect particle "zhe"
177. QW0177: Possible, Possibly, Possibility
178. QW0178: The 着 (zhe) Chronicles: Actions in Progress
     • See: Expressing actions in progress
179. QW0179: Adjectives with 是 (shi)
180. QW0180: The 着 (zhe) Chronicles: Verbs as States
181. QW0181: Actually
182. QW0182: Back in the Day with "当"
183. QW0183: So (adjective) that...
184. QW0184: Making the Most of 最 (zui)
     • See: The "zui" superlative
185. QW0185: The Various Guises of "Until"
186. QW0186: Of Soldiers and Military People
187. QW0187: Eating Idioms, Part 1
188. QW0188: Eating Idioms, Part 2
189. QW0189: Eating Idioms, Part 3
190. QW0190: By Myself, So Alone
191. QW0191: Getting to the Bottom of 到底
     • See: Expressing "In the End" with "daodi"
192. QW0192: Rainbow
193. QW0193: Deadly Complements of Degree
     • See: Degree complement
194. QW0194: Preferences and Druthers
195. QW0195: Actually Contrary with 倒
     • See: Expressing Contrariness with "dao"
196. QW0196: 就 for Emphasis
     • See: Emphasis with "jiu"
197. QW0197: When Opposites Collide (1)
198. QW0198: When Opposites Collide (2)
199. QW0199: The Complement 不了
200. QW0200: The Complement 不下
     • See: Potential complement "bu xia"
201. QW0201: 为 and 为了
     • See: "For" with "wei" and Expressing purpose with "weile"
202. QW0202: Two tones, two meanings for 转
203. QW0203: Unfairness, Misblaming, and Feeling Wronged
204. QW0204: Sleeping in
205. QW0205: Manly Men and Womanly Women
206. QW0206: Going and Leaving
207. QW0207: Strong
208. QW0208: Paying Attention and Caring
209. QW0209: Strong (in the abstract)
210. QW0210: Words with Heart
211. QW0211: Words with Heart (Part 2)
212. QW0212: Punctuation Marks
213. QW0213: Building, Establishing, and Creating
214. QW0214: Translation Tools
215. QW0215: The Depth of 深
216. QW0216: Western Brands in Chinese
217. QW0217: Addressing People Revisited
218. QW0218: Pinyin Terms
219. QW0219: The Complexities of 'De'
     • See: Structural particle "de"
220. QW0220: 'Very' and Other Degree Modifiers
221. QW0221: The Glorious了(le): Part 1
     • See: Uses of "le"
222. QW0222: The Glorious了(le): Part 2
     • See: Uses of "le"
223. QW0223: 过(guo)
     • See: Expressing experiences with "guo"
224. QW0224: 一下，一会儿，and 一点儿
225. QW0225: Measure Words for Animals
226. QW0226: 一下，一会儿，and 一点儿
227. QW0227: How to be Negative
228. QW0228: Essential Math Terms
229. QW0229: Lucky and Unlucky Numbers in Chinese
230. QW0230: Water
231. QW0231: An Improved Understanding of Improve
232. QW0232: Christmas in Chinese
233. QW0233: Giving Gifts in China
234. QW0234: Old and New
235. QW0235: Popular Slang from 2011
236. QW0236: New Year's Well-Wishes
237. QW0237: Family Member Terms of Address
238. QW0238: International Currency
239. QW0239: Prices and Expenses
240. QW0240: Salaries and Income
241. QW0241: Onomatopoeias
242. QW0242: Email Terms and Composition
243. QW0243: A Qing Wen to Our Listeners
244. QW0244: Why oh Why
245. QW0245: Number One Idioms
246. QW0246: Always Reexamined
247. QW0247: the Correct Usage of Correct
248. QW0248: WithstAnding 和，跟，and 与
249. QW0249: Meet up Frenzy
250. QW0250: A Much-Needed Discussion of 需要 and 要
251. QW0251: No Worries No Problem
252. QW0252: The Stable 稳 (wen)
253. QW0253: The Different Differences of Different and Difference
254. QW0254: Hiring and Employment
255. QW0255: The Preposition 于 (yu)
256. QW0256: Words with 可 (ke)
257. QW0257: Additional Conjunctions
258. QW0258: Expectations and Predictions
259. QW0259: Taking Transportation
260. QW0260: Random and Reckless
261. QW0261: Addressing Women
262. QW0262: Ferocious Tiger Idioms
263. QW0263: Rules and Regulations
264. QW0264: Petty Chicken Idioms
265. QW0265: 看 You Dig it?
266. QW0266: The Quick, Smooth 马
267. QW0267: Regardless
268. QW0268: Duplicitous Snake Idioms
269. QW0269: Whether or Not to Use "if"
270. QW0270: Send and Deliver
271. QW0271: We're Serious!
272. QW0272: Life's A Zoo
273. QW0273: The Mysteries of 而 Revealed
274. QW0274: The Many Ways to 'But' In
275. QW0275: Increase and Decrease, Rise and Fall
276. QW0276: The Opposite and The Unexpected: 相反 and 反而
277. QW0277: American TV Shows in China
278. QW0278: The Degrees of Willingness
279. QW0279: So It Goes
280. QW0280: Talking about Mistakes (Part 1)
281. QW0281: Talking About Mistakes (Part 2)
282. QW0282: The Chinese Experience
283. QW0283: Everything is Entirely Complete
284. QW0284: The Mysterious Metric System (Part 1)
285. QW0285: The Mysterious Metric System (Part 2)
286. QW0286: The Many Ways to Play
287. QW0287: Getting Your Pictures Perfect
288. QW0288: Chinese Catch Phrases for 2012
289. QW0289: Spreading the Word on Marketing
290. QW0290: We're So Excited!
291. QW0291: Accounting for Taste
292. QW0292: Chengyu By the Numbers (Part 1)
293. QW0293: The Mysteries of Age
294. QW0294: Chengyu By the Numbers (Part 2)
295. QW0295: Chinese Gets Cooking
296. QW0296: Tone Controversies
297. QW0297: Nouns Becoming Adjectives! (Part 1)
298. QW0298: Nouns Becoming Adjectives! (Part 2)
299. QW0299: Nouns Becoming Adjectives! (Part 3)
300. QW0300: Get Happy!
301. QW0301: Excited about Exclamations! (Part 1)
302. QW0302: Excited about Exclamations! (Part 2)
303. QW0303: English Letters Make Chinese Words
304. QW0304: English Loan Words in Chinese
305. QW0305: Excited about Exclamations (Part 3)
306. QW0306: Excited about Exclamations (Part 4)
307. QW0307: It Takes All Kinds
308. QW0308: The Time Has Come
309. QW0309: Not Feeling Well?
310. QW0310: Causing, Creating and Making with 造
311. QW0311: 亏 Has Its Day
312. QW0312: Strange Addictions
313. QW0313: Show Me the Ways
314. QW0314: Coming to Order
315. QW0315: Excited about Exclamations (Part 5)
316. QW0316: We've Got the Power
317. QW0317: Days of Wonder
318. QW0318: You're Fired!
319. QW0319: Bringing Up 以
320. QW0320: Learning Your Lessons
321. QW0321: Chinese School System
322. QW0322: One Visit After Another
323. QW0323: Something Special
324. QW0324: Groups, Associations and Foundations
325. QW0325: Telling Your 尽 Apart
326. QW0326: Taking on the Machines
327. QW0327: An I for an I
328. QW0328: Listen Up, Foreigners!
329. QW0329: Time to Perform
330. QW0330: Making the Cut
331. QW0331: Useful Usages
332. QW0332: In Praise of Praise!
333. QW0333: 2013 Chinese Internet Buzzwords
334. QW0334: Saying the Right Things - Good Times
335. QW0335: Saying the Right Things - Bad Times
336. QW0336: Help!
337. QW0337: Where Is The 在 At?
338. QW0338: The Right Way to 教
339. QW0339: The “然” Around
340. QW0340: A Hands On Approach
341. QW0341: Syllables and Verbs
342. QW0342: The Many Ways of 长, 好 and 数
343. QW0343: Immediate Solutions
344. QW0344: Surname Surprises
345. QW0345: Approximate Numbers - Part 1
346. QW0346: Approximate Numbers - Part 2
347. QW0347: Words in the North and South
348. QW0348: So Many Sayings!
349. QW0349: Toilet Time
350. QW0350: Taking Advantage
351. QW0351: Persuasion
352. QW0352: Dealing with Regrets
353. QW0353: Documents, Documents, Documents
354. QW0354: You Can Handle the Truth
355. QW0355: Sorting Out the Situation
356. QW0356: Do Your Measure Words Measure Up?
357. QW0357: "Practice" Made Perfect
358. QW0358: Goal!
359. QW0359: "Warm" and "Speechless"
360. QW0360: Which one is Which
361. QW0361: Ways to Say "Stubborn"
362. QW0362: "在 时间" and "中"
363. QW0363: "Continue" and "Very"
364. QW0364: All about "But"
365. QW0365: The usage of 来 (lái)
366. QW0366: Get "Famous"
367. QW0367: Investigation: 考察 (kǎochá) and 考查 (kǎochá)
368. QW0368: To Regret: 后悔 (hòuhuǐ) vs 遗憾 (yíhàn)
369. QW0369: How to Say 'Blame' in Chinese
370. QW0370: 吧 (ba) and 要不 (yào bù)
371. QW0371: To carry out: 推行 (tuīxíng) vs 实施 (shíshī)
372. QW0372: Using "avoid": 省得 (shěngdé) vs 以免 (yǐmiǎn)
373. QW0373: To train: 训练 (xùnliàn) or 培训 (péixùn)
374. QW0374: Ways to say Interesting: 有兴趣 (yǒu xìngqù) and 有意思 (yǒuyìsi)
375. QW0375: Using 过程 (Guòchéng) and 流程 (liúchéng): Process