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)
   • 看
   • 看起来
2. QW0002: Reduplication of Verbs
3. QW0003: Using 又 (yòu) and 再 (zài)
4. QW0004: Saying Sorry
5. QW0005: Name-Calling, Chinese-Style
6. QW0006: 了 (le): Something's About to Happen
7. QW0007: Negating Verbs: When to Use 没有 (méiyǒu), When to Use 不 (bù)
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)
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)
14. QW0014: More or less? 多 (duō) and 少 (shǎo)
15. QW0015: You Can and Will Use 会 (huì)!
16. QW0016: Two 'Iffy' Words
17. QW0017: The Double 了 (le) phenomenon
18. QW0018: Beyond Or: Another Use of 还是 (háishi)
19. QW0019: All About Measure Words
20. QW0020: Two words for '2'
21. QW0021: Don't Underestimate the Power of 呢 (ne)
22. QW0022: Excuse Us!
23. QW0023: A Little Bit About 一点儿
24. QW0024: More and More
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)
32. QW0032: Extreme Chinese - 不得了 (bùdéliǎo)
33. QW0033: The 又...又 (Yòu...Yòu) Episode
34. QW0034: 一边...一边 ... (yībiān...yībiān...)
35. QW0035: Even you can use the (连...都...) pattern
36. QW0036: 还是 háishi OR 或者 huòzhě
37. QW0037: Making Comparisons Using 比 bǐ
38. QW0038: 一...就... (yī...jiù...) pattern
39. QW0039: Embrace your Fears! 怕 (pà)...Adj
40. QW0040: 无论 (wúlùn) No matter...
41. QW0041: You Must Listen to this Episode - 非...不可 (fēi...bù kě)
42. QW0042: Ending Your Sentence with 吧 (ba)
43. QW0043: Ending your sentence with 嘛 （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!
48. QW0048: Aren't you.... （不是.... 吗）
49. QW0049: I Don't Have the Strength (... 不动）
50. QW0050: I Can/Can't Afford it (...得起 & ...不起）
51. QW0051: I Just.... 刚 & 刚才（gāng & gāngcái）
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）
56. QW0056: Colors, By Degrees
57. QW0057: Addressing People
58. QW0058: The 是...的 (Shì...de) Pattern
59. QW0059: Measure Words for Counting People
60. QW0060: 会 (Huì) and 能 (Néng) Face-off
61. QW0061: The My Minefield
62. QW0062: The Pretty Podcast
63. QW0063: Making Negative Comparisons
64. QW0064: Don't Never Say Never
65. QW0065: Using 'Almost'
66. QW0066: 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)
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)
76. QW0076: Understanding 了解 (Liǎojiě) and 理解 (Lǐjiě)
77. QW0077: Always in Chinese: 总是 (zǒngshì) and 老是 (lǎoshi)
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
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
95. QW0095: How Far Away are You From Understanding 离？
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
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
112. QW0112: 把 Humbug
113. QW0113: Hotels, Hostels and Restaurants
114. QW0114: How to Say "and" in Chinese
115. QW0115: 都......了Already
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
122. QW0122: Originally Original grammar
123. QW0123: Flexible, Not Reflexive grammar
124. QW0124: With Regards to 对 and 对于 grammar
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
131. QW0131: Rhetorical Question Marker 难道 questions, grammar
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
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)
156. QW0156: 人家: Other People and Pouty Girls
157. QW0157: Some uses of 些
158. QW0158: Whatever, Wherever, Whoever
159. QW0159: Separable Verbs
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
165. QW0165: Speaking with 跟 (gen) and 对 (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)
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
177. QW0177: Possible, Possibly, Possibility
178. QW0178: The 着 (zhe) Chronicles: 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)
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
192. QW0192: Rainbow
193. QW0193: Deadly Complements of Degree
194. QW0194: Preferences and Druthers
195. QW0195: Actually Contrary with 倒
196. QW0196: 就 for Emphasis
197. QW0197: When Opposites Collide (1)
198. QW0198: When Opposites Collide (2)
199. QW0199: The Complement 不了
200. QW0200: The Complement 不下
201. QW0201: 为 and 为了
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'
220. QW0220: 'Very' and Other Degree Modifiers
221. QW0221: The Glorious了(le): Part 1
222. QW0222: The Glorious了(le): Part 2
223. QW0223: 过(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