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Practical, Comprehensive, and Free!
Resources for Chinese grammar have been scattered, incomprehensible, and hidden behind paywalls for way too long. Wikipedia has shown us a better way, and we are working hard to make Chinese grammar learner-friendly and accessible to all. \r\nWe've already got 2,125 articles online, and we're growing! If you'd like to contribute, please get in touch.

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Beginner (A1)
New to learning Chinese? Head over to our Learner FAQ.\r\nHere are some good grammar points for beginners:\r\n* Basic sentence order Suggestions with ba Negation of past actions\r\nAlso check out the complete list of beginner grammar points.

Elementary (A2)
At this level, you're probably started to wonder a lot about how to use 了 (le).\r\nHere are some other useful grammar points:\r\n* "Zai" following verbs Expressing duration Expressing "a little too" with "you dian"\r\nSee more on the A2 grammar point list.

Intermediate (B1)
So much to learn at this level! For example:\r\n* 把 (bǎ) Sentences 被 (bèi) Sentences The 是……的 (shì... de) Construction The particle 着 (zhe) Complements Separable verbs\r\n

Upper Intermediate (B2)
There are still plenty of finer points to work on at this level.\r\nFor example:\r\n* "Even if" statements Emphasizing the doer of an action with 由 Expressing "almost" using 差点 Rhetorical questions with 难道\r\n

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How do we support textbooks? Try finding your own textbook in our list, and then seeing what it links to here on the Chinese Grammar Wiki.\r\nPurchasing these books by clicking on the textbook references linked within this website will also help to support this project.\r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n

Referenced Throughout

To create this grammar wiki, AllSet Learning and its editor partners have made extensive use of various high-quality Chinese grammar reference materials. You can see the full list of references on our Chinese textbook grammar index page.\r\nPurchasing these books by clicking on the grammar references linked within this website will also help to support this project.\r\n

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\r\n\r\n== About AllSet Learning ==\r\nAllSet Learning is a Shanghai-based learning consultancy dedicated to helping foreigners better learn Mandarin Chinese. This wiki is maintained by John Pasden and the rest of the team at AllSet Learning. While many of the company's services are only available to clients physically in Shanghai, this wiki is open to the public through a Creative Commons license.\r\nYou can also find us on Facebook, on Twitter, and on Google+.\r\nAll content on this wiki © AllSet Learning, and may not be reproduced without attributions or used for commercial purposes.\r\n

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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 we are working hard to make Chinese grammar learner-friendly and accessible to all.
+Resources for Chinese grammar have been scattered, incomprehensible, and hidden behind paywalls for way too long.  Wikipedia has shown us a better way, and we are working hard to make Chinese grammar learner-friendly and accessible to all. \r\nWe'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:Popup-Plugins-3.png|link=Tools#Browser Extensions: Pinyin Popups|left|Pinyin Popup Plugins]]\r\nGet pinyin for all the Chinese characters in this wiki 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. \r\nTry it out with this: <span class="liju">你 会 中文 吗 ？</span>\r\n|}
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-New to learning Chinese? Head over to our '''[[Learner FAQ]]'''.
+New to learning Chinese? Head over to our '''[[Learner FAQ]]'''.\r\nHere are some good grammar points for beginners:\r\n* [[Basic sentence order]]
-Here are some good grammar points for beginners:
-* [[Basic sentence order]]
 * [[Suggestions with ba]]
-* [[Negation of past actions]]
+* [[Negation of past actions]]\r\nAlso check out the [[A1 Grammar Points|complete list of beginner grammar points]].
-Also check out the [[A1 Grammar Points|complete list of beginner grammar points]].
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-At this level, you're probably started to wonder a lot about '''[[Uses of "le"|how to use 了 (le)]]'''.
+At this level, you're probably started to wonder a lot about '''[[Uses of "le"|how to use 了 (le)]]'''.\r\nHere are some other useful grammar points:\r\n* [["Zai" following verbs]]
-Here are some other useful grammar points:
-* [["Zai" following verbs]]
 * [[Expressing duration]]
-* [[Expressing "a little too" with "you dian"]]
+* [[Expressing "a little too" with "you dian"]]\r\nSee more on the [[A2 Grammar Points|A2 grammar point list]].
-See more on the [[A2 Grammar Points|A2 grammar point list]].
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-So much to learn at this level!  For example:
+So much to learn at this level!  For example:\r\n* [[Ba sentence|把 (bǎ) Sentences]]
-* [[Ba sentence|把 (bǎ) Sentences]]
 * [[Bei sentence|被 (bèi) Sentences]]
 * [[Shi... de construction|The 是……的 (shì... de) Construction]]
 * [[Aspect particle "zhe"|The particle 着 (zhe)]]
 * [[Complement]]s
-* [[Separable verb]]s
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-There are still plenty of finer points to work on at this level.
+There are still plenty of finer points to work on at this level.\r\nFor example:\r\n* [[B2 Grammar Points#.22Even_If.22_Statements|"Even if" statements]]
-For example:
-* [[B2 Grammar Points#.22Even_If.22_Statements|"Even if" statements]]
 * [[Emphasizing the doer of an action with "you"|Emphasizing the doer of an action with 由]]
 * [[Expressing "almost" using "chadian"|Expressing "almost" using 差点]]
-* [[Rhetorical questions with "nandao"|Rhetorical questions with 难道]]
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-How do we support textbooks? [[Chinese textbook grammar index#Textbooks|'''Try finding your own textbook in our list''']], and then seeing what it links to here on the Chinese Grammar Wiki.
+How do we support textbooks? [[Chinese textbook grammar index#Textbooks|'''Try finding your own textbook in our list''']], and then seeing what it links to here on the Chinese Grammar Wiki.\r\n''Purchasing these books by clicking on the textbook references linked within this website will also help to support this project.''\r\n<div class="alignleft" style="width:75px; padding: 0px 15px">
-''Purchasing these books by clicking on the textbook references linked within this website will also help to support this project.''
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-To create this grammar wiki, AllSet Learning and its editor partners have made extensive use of various high-quality Chinese grammar reference materials. You can see the full list of references on our '''[[Chinese textbook grammar index]] page'''.
+To create this grammar wiki, AllSet Learning and its editor partners have made extensive use of various high-quality Chinese grammar reference materials. You can see the full list of references on our '''[[Chinese textbook grammar index]] page'''.\r\n''Purchasing these books by clicking on the grammar references linked within this website will also help to support this project.''\r\n<div class="alignleft" style="width:75px; padding: 0px 15px">
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+|}\r\n<!--        SECTIONS AT BOTTOM OF PAGE        -->\r\n== About AllSet Learning ==\r\n[http://www.allsetlearning.com/ AllSet Learning] is a Shanghai-based learning consultancy dedicated to helping foreigners better learn Mandarin Chinese.  This wiki is maintained by [https://plus.google.com/104115976790023245464/?rel=author John Pasden] and the rest of the team at AllSet Learning.  While many of the company's services are only available to clients physically in Shanghai, this wiki is open to the public through a [http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/ Creative Commons license].\r\nYou can also find us [http://www.facebook.com/AllSetLearning on Facebook], [http://www.twitter.com/allsetlearning on Twitter], and [https://plus.google.com/b/113862655455378800247/113862655455378800247/about on Google+].\r\n'''All content on this wiki &copy; AllSet Learning, and may not be reproduced without attributions or used for commercial purposes.'''\r\n__NOTOC__
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Revision as of 06:19, 26 November 2013

Practical, Comprehensive, and Free!

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Beginner (A1)

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