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Revision as of 06:56, 9 July 2013
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.
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
- 维特/保特/坚特
- 位置/位子/职位
- 问/请/让
- 闻名/有名/著名
- 想
- 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"