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
- QW0001: Using 看 (kàn) and 看起来 (kàn qilai)
- 看
- 看起来
- QW0002: Reduplication of Verbs
- QW0003: Using 又 (yòu) and 再 (zài)
- QW0004: Saying Sorry
- QW0005: Name-Calling, Chinese-Style
- QW0006: 了 (le): Something's About to Happen
- QW0007: Negating Verbs: When to Use 没有 (méiyǒu), When to Use 不 (bù)
- QW0008: Thinking in Chinese: 觉得 (juéde), 认为 (rènwéi) and 以为 (yǐwéi)
- QW0009: We Answer
- QW0010: To Finish Something Off: Verb 好 (hǎo)
- QW0011: 你好 (Nǐhǎo) is a Many-Splendored Thing
- QW0012: It's Not Hard to Say Goodbye
- QW0013: All About 所有 (suǒyǒu) and 都 (dōu)
- QW0014: More or less? 多 (duō) and 少 (shǎo)
- QW0015: You Can and Will Use 会 (huì)!
- QW0016: Two 'Iffy' Words
- QW0017: The Double 了 (le) phenomenon
- QW0018: Beyond Or: Another Use of 还是 (háishi)
- QW0019: All About Measure Words
- QW0020: Two words for '2'
- QW0021: Don't Underestimate the Power of 呢 (ne)
- QW0022: Excuse Us!
- QW0023: A Little Bit About 一点儿
- QW0024: More and More
- QW0025: Just Say Yes
- QW0026: Mainland & Taiwan Lingo: Transportation
- QW0027: Most Frequently Asked Question in China
- QW0028: What does 厉害 (lìhai) mean, anyway?
- QW0029: Mainland & Taiwan Lingo: Electronics
- QW0030: You talking about me?
- QW0031: Using Verbs 不出来 (bu chūlai), 得出来 (de chūlai)
- QW0032: Extreme Chinese - 不得了 (bùdéliǎo)
- QW0033: The 又...又 (Yòu...Yòu) Episode
- QW0034: 一边...一边 ... (yībiān...yībiān...)
- QW0035: Even you can use the (连...都...) pattern
- QW0036: 还是 háishi OR 或者 huòzhě
- QW0037: Making Comparisons Using 比 bǐ
- QW0038: 一...就... (yī...jiù...) pattern
- QW0039: Embrace your Fears! 怕 (pà)...Adj
- QW0040: 无论 (wúlùn) No matter...
- QW0041: You Must Listen to this Episode - 非...不可 (fēi...bù kě)
- QW0042: Ending Your Sentence with 吧 (ba)
- QW0043: Ending your sentence with 嘛 （ma)
- QW0044: Xīnkǔ 辛苦
- QW0045: Ending your sentence with 啊 & 呀 (a & ya)
- QW0046: Lo and La （咯 & 啦）
- QW0047: More than 50 kuai!
- QW0048: Aren't you.... （不是.... 吗）
- QW0049: I Don't Have the Strength (... 不动）
- QW0050: I Can/Can't Afford it (...得起 & ...不起）
- QW0051: I Just.... 刚 & 刚才（gāng & gāngcái）
- QW0052: Do You Remember....
- QW0053: ...都 (dōu): The Bryan Adams pattern
- QW0054: The Attitude Pattern (yǒu shénme... 有什么...)
- QW0055: Clarifying how to use "every" 每（měi）
- QW0056: Colors, By Degrees
- QW0057: Addressing People
- QW0058: The 是...的 (Shì...de) Pattern
- QW0059: Measure Words for Counting People
- QW0060: 会 (Huì) and 能 (Néng) Face-off
- QW0061: The My Minefield
- QW0062: The Pretty Podcast
- QW0063: Making Negative Comparisons
- QW0064: Don't Never Say Never
- QW0065: Using 'Almost'
- QW0066: No Wonder!
- QW0067: Numbers in Chinese
- QW0068: Last and Next
- QW0069: 麻烦你 (Máfan Nǐ) to Say Please
- QW0070: Good, Bad and Otherwise
- QW0071: When 比较 (bǐjiào) becomes 更 (gèng)
- QW0072: Often: Using 常常，经常，通常 (chángcháng, jīngcháng, tōngcháng)
- QW0073: 请 (Qǐng) - Please and Beyond
- QW0074: The Magic Word 让 (Ràng)
- QW0075: Using 除了。。。以外 (Chúle... Yǐwài)
- QW0076: Understanding 了解 (Liǎojiě) and 理解 (Lǐjiě)
- QW0077: Always in Chinese: 总是 (zǒngshì) and 老是 (lǎoshi)
- QW0078: Being Vague: 大概 (dàgài), 左右 (zuǒyòu), 上下 (shàngxià)
- QW0079: All the Things You Can Hit: 打 (dǎ)
- QW0080: Stop in the Name of the 法 (fǎ)
- QW0081: Lucky Duckies
- QW0082: Slang-ular Momentum
- QW0083: Talking with Numbers
- QW0084: Funny Business -- 搞笑， 好笑， 可笑
- QW0085: Interesting or Boring?
- QW0086: Taking it all off
- QW0087: Sorry and Thank You
- QW0088: Making Commands More Emphatic with 千万 and 一定
- QW0089: About Face! A Multi-faceted Look at 面子
- QW0090: Letting go with 放
- QW0091: Broken, Busted, and Smashed
- QW0092: Dropping and Losing 丢, 弄丢，丢掉
- QW0093: Picking Up 拿
- QW0094: The Magic Word 把
- QW0095: How Far Away are You From Understanding 离？
- QW0096: Are You Happy, Content, or Delighted?
- QW0097: Pain and Suffering 伤心, 难受，郁闷 ,不爽，难过
- QW0098: Hot and Cool 热, 烫 , 凉 , 冷
- QW0099: Podcast Language 1
- QW0100: Podcast Language 2
- QW0101: Podcast Language 3
- QW0102: To do
- QW0103: Finally
- QW0104: How Long Has This Been Going On?
- QW0105: Hate is a Very Strong Word
- QW0106: How're You Doing? 得
- QW0107: Bringing it All Back Home With 回去 and 回来
- QW0108: Measure Word Fundamentals: 个，只，条，张
- QW0109: Measure Words for Food
- QW0110: Pair, Set, Match 双, 副, 对 , 套
- QW0111: Earlier and Later than Expected: 才and 就
- QW0112: 把 Humbug
- QW0113: Hotels, Hostels and Restaurants
- QW0114: How to Say "and" in Chinese
- QW0115: 都......了Already
- QW0116: Coming Up Next: 接下来，然后，还有，那么
- QW0117: Fruit Basket of Cause-Effect
- QW0118: Giving 给 Another Look grammar
- QW0119: Dare to Use 敢 grammar
- QW0120: Nothing More Than Only and Just grammar
- QW0121: Even If... grammar
- QW0122: Originally Original grammar
- QW0123: Flexible, Not Reflexive grammar
- QW0124: With Regards to 对 and 对于 grammar
- QW0125: Expressing Location with 边 and 面 grammar
- QW0126: Picking things up: 拿、带、取 verb, grammar
- QW0127: 次，遍，趟: Measuring Times measure words, time
- QW0128: Ways to Describe Things that are "Inside" position, directions, grammar
- QW0129: Time Period Patterns with 末, 底, 初 time, grammar
- QW0130: Pulling Out all the Stops for Complement 住 complement, verb, grammar
- QW0131: Rhetorical Question Marker 难道 questions, grammar
- QW0132: 舍不得 feelings, grammar
- QW0133: Talking about others: 别的，其他的，另外的 other, grammar
- QW0134: Ch-ch-ch-ch-Changes change, verb, grammar
- QW0135: Pay Verbs verb, paying, grammar, bill, credit cards, mortgage
- QW0136: The White Spectrum of Meaning white, grammar, culture, colors
- QW0137: The Black Spectrum of Meaning illegal, black, grammar, culture, colors
- QW0138: How to Start a Conversation with Chinese People culture, relationships, conversation, questions
- QW0139: The Red Spectrum of Meaning colors, red, culture, happiness, grammar, popular
- QW0140: Keeping 收 and 受 Straight grammar, verb, accept
- QW0141: The Yellow and Green Spectrum of Meaning movies, books, culture, green, yellow, colors
- QW0142: Passive Verbs and 被 preposition, bei, passive, grammar
- QW0143: Talking about Talking in Chinese to say, to speak, to talk, to discuss, verb, grammar
- QW0144: Back to Basics: Making People Plural with 们 (men) noun, people, plural
- QW0145: Describing Fear adjective, verb, grammar, fear, scary
- QW0146: Lovey-Dovey Terminology relationships, names
- QW0147: Suffix Magic noun, verb, adjective, grammar
- QW0148: Must-Have Modals grammar, verb, modals
- QW0149: Realization, Reality and Authenticity wish, perception
- QW0150: Feelings affection, emotions, feelings
- QW0151: Suffixes for Describing People jobs, professions, people
- QW0152: Going, Leaving, and Leaving for Good
- QW0153: Doing the math with 算 (suàn)
- QW0154: Getting into the habit with 习惯 (xíguàn)
- QW0155: Future fun with 会 (hui4), 要 (yao4), and 将 (jiang1)
- QW0156: 人家: Other People and Pouty Girls
- QW0157: Some uses of 些
- QW0158: Whatever, Wherever, Whoever
- QW0159: Separable Verbs
- QW0160: Comparing Buts: 但 and 却
- QW0161: Festivals, Holidays, Vacations, and Leave
- QW0162 Revisiting Before and After]
- QW0163 Making people do things with 让，令，and 使]
- QW0164 What is up with 由]
- QW0165 Speaking with 跟 (gen) and 对 (dui)]
- QW0166 There Is No Try]
- QW0167 Various Speech Acts and 向 (xiang)]
- QW0168 Ending, Completing, Finishing]
- QW0169 Four Uses of the Complement 起来 (qilai)]
- QW0170 An Introduction to Chengyu]
- QW0171 Keeping and Leaving]
- QW0172 Dealing with 管 (guan)]
- QW0173 Losing and Forgetting]
- QW0174 Surfing the Web Chinese Style]
- QW0175 Nothing more than 而已 (eryi) and 罢了 (bale)]
- QW0176 The 着 (zhe) Chronicles: How We Verb]
- QW0177 Possible, Possibly, Possibility]
- QW0178 The 着 (zhe) Chronicles: Actions in Progress]
- QW0179 Adjectives with 是 (shi)]
- QW0180 The 着 (zhe) Chronicles: Verbs as States]
- QW0181 Actually]
- QW0182 Back in the Day with "当"]
- QW0183 So (adjective) that...]
- QW0184 Making the Most of 最 (zui)]
- QW0185 The Various Guises of "Until"]
- QW0186 Of Soldiers and Military People]
- QW0187 Eating Idioms, Part 1]
- QW0188 Eating Idioms, Part 2]
- QW0189 Eating Idioms, Part 3]
- QW0190 By Myself, So Alone]
- QW0191 Getting to the Bottom of 到底]
- QW0192 Rainbow]
- QW0193 Deadly Complements of Degree]
- QW0194 Preferences and Druthers]
- QW0195 Actually Contrary with 倒]
- QW0196 就 for Emphasis]
- QW0197 When Opposites Collide (1)]
- QW0198 When Opposites Collide (2)]
- QW0199 The Complement 不了]
- QW0200 The Complement 不下]
- QW0201 为 and 为了]
