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Actions in a row, Appearance with "kanqilai", Auxiliary verb "yao" and its multiple meanings, Basic comparisons with "meiyou", Causative verbs, Challenging a verb with "shenme", Combining verbs with "bing", Comparing specifically with "xiang", Comparisons with "biqi", Comparisons with "buru", Directional verbs "lai" and "qu", Doing something less with "shao", Doing something more with "duo", Emphasizing the doer of an action with "you", Expressing "I bet" using "liang", Expressing "be going to" with "yao", Expressing "difficult" with "nan", Expressing "don't need to" with "buyong", Expressing "hard to avoid" with "nanmian", Expressing "it depends" with "kan", Expressing "it seems" with "haoxiang", Expressing "lies in" with "zaiyu", Expressing "mistakenly think that" with "yiwei", Expressing "moreover" with "bingqie", Expressing "must" with "dei", Expressing "never" with "conglai", Expressing "not often" with "bu zenme", Expressing "should" with "yinggai", Expressing "through" with "jingguo", Expressing "through" with "tongguo", Expressing "to be worth" doing with "zhide", Expressing "to come from" with "laizi", Expressing "together" with "yiqi", Expressing "until" with "dao", Expressing "will" with "hui", Expressing "would like to" with "xiang", Expressing a learned skill with "hui", Expressing ability or possibility with "neng", Expressing actions in progress (full form), Expressing duration with "le", Expressing existence in a place with "zai", Expressing existence with "you", Expressing future with "jiang", Expressing ongoing duration with double "le", Expressing permission with "keyi", Expressing possession with "you", Expressing something is "not worth doing" with "buxie", Facilitating an outcome with "yibian", How to do something with "zenme", Inability with "mei banfa"... further results

 

Auxiliary verbs

Grammar Point (English)	Pattern	Examples
Auxiliary verb "yao" and its multiple meanings	要 + Noun / 要 + Verb	我 要 一 杯 水。
Expressing "be going to" with "yao"	Subj. + 要 + Verb (+ 了)	我 要 去 吃饭，你 去 吗？
Expressing "don't need to" with "buyong"	Subj. + 不用 + Verb Phrase	不用 担心 。
Expressing "must" with "dei"	得 + Verb	我们 得 走 了 。
Expressing "should" with "yinggai"	应该 / 该 + Verb	你 应该 工作。
Expressing "will" with "hui"	会 + Verb	明天 你 会 来 吗？
Expressing "would like to" with "xiang"	想 + Verb	我 想 去。
Expressing a learned skill with "hui"	会 + Verb	他 会 说 中文 。
Expressing ability or possibility with "neng"	能 + Verb	中文 这么 难，你 能 学 好 吗？
Expressing future with "jiang"	Subj. + 将 / 将要 / 将会 + Verb Phrase	比赛 结果 将 在 月底 公布 。
Expressing permission with "keyi"	可以 + Verb	这里 可以 吸烟 吗?
The use of Taiwanese Mandarin "hui"	Subj. + 会 + Predicate + 吗 ？	你 会 冷 吗 ？
Wanting to do something with "yao"	要 + Verb	我 要 吃饭 。

 

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Verb phrases

Grammar Point (English)	Pattern	Examples
Actions in a row	(Verb Phrase 1) + (Verb Phrase 2)	我们 去 咖啡店 喝 咖啡 吧。
Combining verbs with "bing"	Verb Phrase 1 + 并 / 并且 + Verb Phrase 2	我 同意 并且 支持 你 的 决定 。
Doing something less with "shao"	少 + Verb	请 少 放 点 盐 。
Doing something more with "duo"	多 + Verb	多 吃 点 。
Emphasizing the doer of an action with "you"	由 + Person + Verb	这个 项目 由 小李 来 完成 。
Expressing "difficult" with "nan"	难 + Verb	难 做。难 买。
Expressing "hard to avoid" with "nanmian"	(Subj. +) 难免 + Verb Phrase	第 一 次 尝试 ， 难免 失败 。
Expressing "moreover" with "bingqie"	Verb Phrase 1 + 并 / 并且 + Verb Phrase 2	我 同意 并且 支持 你 的 决定 。
Expressing "never" with "conglai"	从来 + 不 / 没(有) + Verb	她 从来 不 喝酒。我 从来 没有 去 过 美国。
Expressing "not often" with "bu zenme"	不怎么 + Verb	我 儿子 不怎么 吃 零食 。
Expressing "to be worth" doing with "zhide"	值得 + Verb	这个 想法 不错 ， 值得 考虑 。
Expressing "together" with "yiqi"	一起 + Verb	我们 一起 去 吧！要 不 要 一起 吃饭？
Expressing "until" with "dao"	Verb + 到 + Time / Event	我 昨天 晚上 工作 到 十二 点 半 。
Expressing actions in progress (full form)	正在 + Verb + 着 + 呢	我 正在 吃饭 呢 。
Expressing duration with "le"	Verb + 了 + Duration	他 在 北京 住 了 两 年。
Expressing ongoing duration with double "le"	Verb + 了 + Duration + 了	他 在 北京 住 了 两 年 了。
Expressing something is "not worth doing" with "buxie"	Subject + 不屑(于) + Verb	我 的 同事 是 一位 很 诚实 的 人 ，他 不屑 说谎。
Facilitating an outcome with "yibian"	以便 + Verb	用 普通话 说 ， 以便 我 能 听懂 。
How to do something with "zenme"	怎么 + Verb ?	怎么 走?
Inability with "mei banfa"	没办法 + Verb	我 没 办法 帮 你。
Indicating location with "zai" before verbs	Subj. + 在 + Place + Verb	我 在 上海 工作。
Indicating negative impact with "haide"	害得 + Verb Phrase	老师 给 的 作业 太 难 了 ， 害得 我 浪费 了 一 个 下午 学习 。
Measure words for verbs	Verb + Number + Measure Word	做 三 次。读 两 遍 。
Negation of past actions with "meiyou"	没有 + Verb	我 没有 去 酒吧。
Negative commands with "buyao"	不要 + Verb	不要 说 英文！
Passive verbs with "shou"	受 + Verb	他 为 人 善良 ， 很 受 尊重 。
Reduplication of verbs	Verb + Verb	你 看看。
Separable verb	Verb-Obj.	我们 见 过 面 。
Special cases of "zai" following verbs	Verb + 在 + Place	我 住 在 北京。放 在 这里。
Special verbs with "hen"	很 + Verb	我 很 喜欢 他。
Using "dao" to mean "to go to"	到 + Place	我 到 上海。
Using "hao" to mean "easy"	好 + Verb	好 做。好 买。
Using "zhe" when "verbing away"	Verb + 着 + Verb + 着 + 就 + Comment + 了	走 着 走 着 ， 他们 到 家 了 。
Verbing briefly with "yixia"	Verb + 一下	你 看 一下 。
Verbs followed by "gei"	Subj. + Verb + 给 + Recipient + Obj.	他 送给 我 一 束 花 。
Verbs preceded by "gei"	Subj. + 给 + Target + Verb + Obj.	现在 不要 给 他 打 电话 。
Verbs that take double objects	Subj. + Verb + Indirect Obj. + Direct Obj.	我 问 了 老师 一 个 问题。