Keywords
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| "Could it be that" with "qibushi" | 岂不是 岂 不是 是 |
| "In order to avoid" with "yimian" | 以免 以 |
| A softer "but" with "buguo" | 不过 不 过 |
| Actions in a row | None |
| Adding emphasis with "fei....buke" | 非 不可 非要 |
| Additional way to express "in the name of" | 借 名 |
| Adjectival complement "de budeliao" | 得 不 不得了 |
| Adjectival complement "de hen" | 很 得 |
| Adjectives with "-ji le" | 极了 了 |
| Adjectives with "name" and "zheme" | 那么 这么 那 这 |
| Advanced "le" after an object | 了 |
| Advanced "le" with complements | 了 |
| Advanced degree complements | 得 很 不得了 要命 不行 |
| Advanced potential complements | 不了 不下 下 不起 起 不动 动 不着 着 |
| Advanced result complements "zhu", "kai", and "chulai" | 住 开 出来 出 |
| Advanced usages of the contrary "dao" | 倒 |
| Advanced uses of "ba" | 把 给 当 成 |
| Advanced uses of "dou" | 都 |
| Advanced uses of "hai" | 还 吗 |
| Advanced uses of "lian" | 连 都 |
| Advanced uses of "zong" | 总 总归 总得 |
| Advanced uses of direction complement "-qilai" | 起来 来 |
| Advanced yes-no questions with "ma" | 吗 什么 谁 哪里 |
| Affirmative-negative question | 不 没 没有 |
| After a specific time with "yihou" | 以后 以 后 |
| Age with "sui" | 岁 |
| Alternative existential sentences | 着 是 |
| An additional step with "jin yi bu" | 进一步 |
| Appearance with "kanqilai" | 看起来 看 起来 |
| Approximating with sequential numbers | None |
| Approximations with "chabuduo" | 差不多 差 不 多 |
| Asking about degree with "duo" | 多 |
| Asking how something is with "zenmeyang" | 怎么样 怎么 |
| Asking why with "zenme" | 怎么 这么 那么 |
| Aspect particle "zhe" | 着 |
| Assessing situations with "kanlai" | 看来 看 |
| Auxiliary verb "yao" and its multiple meanings | 要 |
| Basic comparisons with "bi" | 比 |
| Basic comparisons with "bu bi" | 不比 没有 比 |
| Basic comparisons with "meiyou" | 没有 没 有 |
| Basic comparisons with "yiyang" | 跟 一样 和 |
| Basic sentence order | None |
| Before a specific time with "yiqian" | 以前 以 前 |
| Big numbers in Chinese | 万 千 亿 |
| Causative verbs | 让 叫 请 使 |
| Cause and effect with "yinwei" and "suoyi" | 因为 所以 以 |
| Challenging a verb with "shenme" | 什么 |
| Challenging an adjective with "shenme" | 什么 |
| Change of state with "le" | 了 |
| Coincidence with "zhenghao" | 正好 正 好 |
| Combining verbs with "bing" | 并 并且 |
| Comparing "anzhao" and "genju" | 按照 根据 据 |
| Comparing "benlai" and "yuanlai" | 本来 原来 |
| Comparing "bici" and "duifang" | 彼此 对方 |
| Comparing "bu" and "mei" | 不 没有 没 |
| Comparing "budebu" and "zhihao" | 不得不 只好 |
| Comparing "buduan" and "buting" | 不断 不停 |
| Comparing "cai" and "jiu" | 才 就 |
| Comparing "changchang" and "jingchang" | 常常 经常 |
| Comparing "changchang" and "wangwang" | 常常 经常 |
| Comparing "chao" "xiang" and "wang" | 朝 向 往 |
| Comparing "dui" and "duiyu" | 对 对于 于 |
| Comparing "duiyu" and "zhiyu" | 对于 关于 至于 于 对 |
| Comparing "er" and "liang" | 二 两 |
| Comparing "fan'er" and “que" | 反而 却 |
| Comparing "fan'er" and “xiangfan" | 反而 相反 |
| Comparing "gang" and "gangcai" | 刚 刚才 |
| Comparing "gei" and "wei" | 给 为 |
| Comparing "gen" and "dui" | 跟 对 |
| Comparing "genben" and "daodi" | 根本 到底 |
| Comparing "genju" and "ju" | 根据 据 |
| Comparing "guanyu" and "duiyu" | 关于 对于 至于 对 于 |
| Comparing "haishi" and "huozhe" | 还是 或者 还 是 |
| Comparing "hui," "neng," "keyi" | 会 能 可以 |
| Comparing "huifu" and "huanyuan" | 恢复 还原 |
| Comparing "juran" and "fan'er" | 居然 反而 |
| Comparing "kanqilai" and "kanlai" | 看起来 看来 像 |
| Comparing "kending" "queding" and “yiding" | 肯定 确定 一定 |
| Comparing "li" and "cong" | 从 离 |
| Comparing "pingshi" and "pingchang" | 平时 平常 |
| Comparing "renjia" and "bieren" | 人家 别人 |
| Comparing "shihe" and "heshi" | 适合 合适 |
| Comparing "turan" and "huran" | 突然 忽然 |
| Comparing "xiande" and "kanqilai" | 显得 看起来 |
| Comparing "yao" and "xiang" | 要 想 |
| Comparing "yihou" "ranhou" "houlai" | 以后 然后 后来 |
| Comparing "yihou" and "de shihou" | 以后 的时候 时候 |
| Comparing "yihou" and "zhihou" | 以后 之后 |
| Comparing "yishi" and "yidu" | 一时 一度 时 |
| Comparing "yizhi" and "yixiang" | 一直 一向 |
| Comparing "youdian" and "yidian" | 有点儿 有点 一点 点 |
| Comparing "zai" and "you" | 再 又 |
| Comparing "zhijian" and “zhongjian" | 之间 中间 中 之 |
| Comparing "zongsuan" and “zhongyu" | 总算 终于 |
| Comparing specifically with "xiang" | 像 不像 一样 那么 这么 |
| Comparisons with "biqi" | 比起来 比 来 比起 相比 跟 和 与 |
| Comparisons with "buru" | 不如 不 如 与其 |
| Complement "-huai le" | 坏 |
| Complement "-zhao" | 着 不着 |
| Conceding a point with "shi" | 是 但是 就是 |
| Conceding with "ba" | 吧 |
| Conditions with "yao" and "jiu" | 要 就 |
| Connecting nouns with "shi" | 是 |
| Continuation with "hai" | 还 在 还是 |
| Counting money | 块 元 毛 角 |
| Declaring the only option with "zhihao" | 只好 |
| Defining upper and lower limits | 以上 以 上 下 内 外 以下 |
| Degree complement | 得 |
| Direction complement | 来 去 下 上 出 回 进 到 上来 上去 下来 下去 出来 出去 回来 回去 进去 进来 过来 过去 |
| Direction complement "-qilai" | 起来 起 来 |
| Directional verbs "lai" and "qu" | 来 去 |
| Doing something less with "shao" | 少 |
| Doing something more with "duo" | 多 |
| Emphasis with "jiushi" | 就 就是 |
| Emphasizing a negation with "bing" | 并 不 没 |
| Emphasizing negation with "you" | 又 |
| Emphasizing quantity with "dou" | 都 |
| Emphasizing the doer of an action with "you" | 由 |
| Emphasizing with "henshi" | 很是 |
| Emphatic adverb "ke" | 可 |
| Ending a non-exhaustive list with "shenme de" | 什么 |
| Events in quick succession with "yi... jiu..." | 一 就 |
| Explaining purpose with "wei... er..." | 为 而 |
| Express an action and its effect by using "tongguo… shi" | 通过 使 |
| Expressing "I bet" using "liang" | 谅 |
| Expressing "a bit too" | 一点 点 |
| Expressing "a full" with "zuzu" | 足 足足 |
| Expressing "a little too" with "you dian" | 有点 有点儿 一点 一点儿 有 |
| Expressing "about to happen" with "le" | 快 了 要 |
| Expressing "about to" with "jiuyao" | 就 要 了 还有 |
| Expressing "about" with "guanyu" | 关于 |
| Expressing "after all" with "bijing" | 毕竟 虽然 |
| Expressing "again and again" with "yizai" | 一再 再 |
| Expressing "again" in the future with "zai" | 再 |
| Expressing "again" in the past with "you" | 又 了 |
| Expressing "all along" with "yizhi" | 一直 |
| Expressing "all along" with "yuanlai" | 原来 |
| Expressing "all at once" with "yixiazi" | 一下子 了 |
| Expressing "all the way until" with "zhidao" | 直到 到 才 |
| Expressing "all" with "fanshi" | 凡是 |
| Expressing "all" with "suoyou" | 所有 |
| Expressing "almost" using "chadian mei" | 差点没 差点 |
| Expressing "almost" using "chadian" | 差点 了 |
| Expressing "along with…" with "suizhe" | 随着 |
| Expressing "already" with "dou" | 都 了 |
| Expressing "already" with "yijing" | 已经 了 |
| Expressing "already" with just "le" | 了 已经 |
| Expressing "although" with "jinguan" | 尽管 但是 还是 |
| Expressing "although" with "suiran" and "danshi" | 虽然 但是 但 可是 |
| Expressing "always previously" with "xianglai" | 向来 一向 |
| Expressing "always" with "conglai" | 从来 都 是 从 来 |
| Expressing "always" with "zongshi" | 总是 老是 总 老 |
| Expressing "among" with "dangzhong" | 当中 当 中 |
| Expressing "and also" with "hai" | 还 |
| Expressing "and then" with "yushi" | 于是 于 是 |
| Expressing "and" with "he" | 和 |
| Expressing "and" with "he" (advanced) | 和 |
| Expressing "any" with "renhe" | 任何 都 也 |
| Expressing "anyway" with "fanzheng" | 反正 |
| Expressing "as a result" with "jieguo" | 结果 |
| Expressing "as early as" using "zaozai……" | 早在 早 |
| Expressing "as expected" with "guoran" | 果然 |
| Expressing "as if" with "sihu" | 似乎 |
| Expressing "as long as" with "zhiyao" | 只要 只 就 |
| Expressing "as much as possible" with "jinliang" | 尽量 |
| Expressing "as one likes" with "jiu" | 就 想 如果 |
| Expressing "as well as" with "yiji" | 以及 及 |
| Expressing "at the same time" with "jian" | 兼 |
| Expressing "be going to" with "yao" | 要 |
| Expressing "before" and "after" with "zhiqian" and "zhihou" | 之前 之后 前 后 |
| Expressing "before" in general with "yiqian" | 以前 |
| Expressing "both A and B" with "you" | 又 |
| Expressing "both… and…" with "ji...you" | 既 又 也 |
| Expressing "can't do without" with "shaobuliao" | 少不了 少 不了 了 |
| Expressing "compared with" using "gen" | 比 跟 |
| Expressing "contrary to expectations" with "pianpian" | 偏 |
| Expressing "could it be possible that" with "mofei" | 莫非 非 |
| Expressing "difficult" with "nan" | 难 |
| Expressing "don't need to" with "buyong" | 不用 |
| Expressing "double negation" | 不 没 |
| Expressing "due to…" with "youyu" | 由于 于 |
| Expressing "each other" with "bici" | 彼此 |
| Expressing "each other" with "huxiang" | 互相 |
| Expressing "either... or..." with "yaome" | 要么 要 |
| Expressing "enough" with "gou" | 够 了 够了 |
| Expressing "equal to" with "dengyu" | 等于 等 |
| Expressing "especially" with "gewai" | 格外 格 外 |
| Expressing "even if…" with "jishi" | 即使 也 |
| Expressing "even if…" with "jiushi" | 就是 是 就 也 |
| Expressing "even if…" with "jiusuan" | 就算 就 也 |
| Expressing "even if…" with "napa" | 哪怕 也 再 |
| Expressing "even more" with "geng" | 更 |
| Expressing "even more" with "geng" or "hai" | 比 更 还 |
| Expressing "even so" with "zaibu... ye..." | 再不 也 |
| Expressing "even" with "lian" and "dou" | 连 都 也 |
| Expressing "even" with "shenzhi" | 甚至 连 都 也 |
| Expressing "ever since" with "yilai" | 以来 来 |
| Expressing "ever since" with "zicong" | 自从 从 起 以后 |
| Expressing "every time" with "mei" and "dou" | 每 都 |
| Expressing "every" with "mei" | 每 都 |
| Expressing "every" with question words | 都 谁 哪里 哪儿 怎么 多少 什么时候 |
| Expressing "everything" with "shenme dou" | 什么 都 也 |
| Expressing "except" and "in addition" with "chule… yiwai" | 除了 还 以外 都 外 也 |
| Expressing "excessively" with "tai" | 太 了 |
| Expressing "feel free" with "jinguan" | 尽管 |
| Expressing "finally" with "zhongyu" | 终于 了 |
| Expressing "for" with "gei" | 给 |
| Expressing "for" with "wei" | 为 给 |
| Expressing "for…" with "eryan" | 对 而言 |
| Expressing "from this" with "youci" | 由此 |
| Expressing "from" with "cong... zhong" | 从 中 |
| Expressing "from… to…" with "cong… dao…" | 从 到 |
| Expressing "had better" with "haishi" | 还是 还 是 吧 |
| Expressing "had better" with "zuihao" | 最好 最 好 |
| Expressing "half" with "ban" | 半 |
| Expressing "hard to avoid" with "nanmian" | 难免 |
| Expressing "have to" with "budebu" | 不得不 |
| Expressing "how about" with "yaobu" | 要不 吧 |
| Expressing "how often" | 每 多长时间 |
| Expressing "however" with "ran'er" | 然 而 |
| Expressing "if it were not for" with "yaobushi" | 要不是 |
| Expressing "if" with "ruguo... dehua" | 如果 的话 就 |
| Expressing "if... then..." with "ruguo... jiu..." | 如果 就 |
| Expressing "if… then…" with "jiaru" | 假如 就 如 |
| Expressing "if… then…" with "jiashi" | 假使 就 |
| Expressing "if… then…" with "yaoshi" | 要是 |
| Expressing "in addition" with "haiyou" | 还有 还 有 |
| Expressing "in addition" with "lingwai" | 另外 |
| Expressing "in addition" with "zaishuo" | 再说 再 |
| Expressing "in light of" with "jianyu" | 鉴于 于 |
| Expressing "in short" with "zongzhi" | 总之 |
| Expressing "in the end" with "daodi" | 到底 毕竟 究竟 |
| Expressing "in the end" with "jiujing" | 究竟 |
| Expressing "in the name of" with "yi... de mingyi" | 名义 名 |
| Expressing "in this way" with "zheyang" | 这样 |
| Expressing "including" with "zainei" | 在内 包括 |
| Expressing "inevitably" with "shibi" | 势必 必 |
| Expressing "is or is not" with "shifou" | 是否 是 否 |
| Expressing "it depends" with "kan" | 看 要看 得看 |
| Expressing "it seems" with "haoxiang" | 好像 像 |
| Expressing "just now" with "gangcai" | 刚才 刚 |
| Expressing "just" do it with "gancui" | 干脆 |
| Expressing "just" with "gang" | 刚 刚刚 |
| Expressing "less than" with "budao" | 不到 |
| Expressing "let alone" with "bie shuo" | 别说 就是 |
| Expressing "let alone" with "geng buyong shuo" | 更 别说 |
| Expressing "let alone" with "hekuang" | 连 何况 |
| Expressing "lies in" with "zaiyu" | 在于 在 |
| Expressing "mistakenly think that" with "yiwei" | 以为 以 为 |
| Expressing "more and more" with "yuelaiyue" | 越来越 越 了 |
| Expressing "moreover" with "bingqie" | 并 并且 |
| Expressing "much more" in comparisons | 比 多 得多 多了 |
| Expressing "multiples" with "bei" | 倍 比 多 |
| Expressing "must" with "dei" | 得 |
| Expressing "nearly" with "jihu" | 几乎 几 乎 |
| Expressing "never again" with "zai ye bu" | 再也不 了 再 也 不 |
| Expressing "never" with "conglai" | 从来 从不 从没 没有 不 |
| Expressing "no exception" with "yilu" | 一律 都 |
| Expressing "no matter" with "buguan" | 不管 都 也 |
| Expressing "no matter" with "wulun" | 不论 无论 都 也 |
| Expressing "no wonder" | 难怪 怪不得 难 怪 |
| Expressing "no" (noun) "to" (verb) with "wu... ke..." | 无 可 |
| Expressing "not anymore" with "le" | 了 |
| Expressing "not at all" with "yidianr ye bu" | 一点 点 也 不 都 |
| Expressing "not even one" | 一 也 都 |
| Expressing "not often" with "bu zenme" | 不怎么 不 怎么 |
| Expressing "not only... but also" with "budan... erqie..." | 不但 而且 而 且 不 但 还 |
| Expressing "not only..., even..." using "budan..., shenzhi lian" | 不但 甚至 连 |
| Expressing "not very" with "bu tai" | 太 不 |
| Expressing "not very" with "bu zenme" | 不怎么 不 怎么 |
| Expressing "nothing but" with "wufei" | 无非 |
| Expressing "nothing is more...than" with "moguoyu" | 莫过于 莫 过 于 |
| Expressing "now" with "le" | 了 |
| Expressing "on the basis of" with "ping" | 凭 |
| Expressing "on the contrary" with "fan'er" | 反而 不但 不仅 |
| Expressing "once" with "cengjing" | 曾经 过 不曾 未曾 |
| Expressing "once...then..." with "yidan...jiu..." | 一旦 就 |
| Expressing "one by one" with "yi" | 一 |
| Expressing "one of" with "zhiyi" | 之一 之 一 最 |
| Expressing "only after" with "cai" | 才 |
| Expressing "only if" with "zhiyou" | 只有 只 才 |
| Expressing "only" with "zhi" | 只 |
| Expressing "or" in statements | 或者 或 |
| Expressing "originally" with "benlai" | 本来 |
| Expressing "over and over again" with "zaisan" | 再三 再 |
| Expressing "quite" with "ting" | 挺 的 |
| Expressing "rather than..." with "yuqi... buru" | 与其 宁可 宁愿 宁肯 不如 |
| Expressing "rather" with "bijiao" | 比较 比 |
| Expressing "really" with "zhen" | 真 |
| Expressing "related to..." with "you guan de" | 有关 与 跟 和 无关 无 |
| Expressing "should" with "yinggai" | 应该 该 |
| Expressing "similar to" with "gen... shide" | 似的 跟 |
| Expressing "simply" with "jianzhi" | 简直 |
| Expressing "since the beginning" with "yixiang" | 一向 |
| Expressing "since" with "jiran" | 既然 |
| Expressing "small quantity" with "jiu" | 就 |
| Expressing "so-called" with "suowei" | 所谓 谓 所 |
| Expressing "some" with "yixie" | 一些 些 |
| Expressing "some" with question words | 哪儿 谁 什么 什么时候 |
| Expressing "stop doing" with "bie… le" | 别 了 |
| Expressing "stuff like that" with "zhileide" | 之类的 像 之 类 |
| Expressing "thanks to" with "duokui" | 多亏 幸好 幸亏 才 不然 |
| Expressing "that's all" with "eryi" | 而已 才 就是 仅仅 只 |
| Expressing "the more... the more..." with "yue… yue…" | 越 |
| Expressing "the other" with "lingwai" | 另外 |
| Expressing "then" with "jiu" | 就 |
| Expressing "then…" with "name" | 那么 那 |
| Expressing "therefore" with "yinci" | 因此 |
| Expressing "through" with "jingguo" | 经过 |
| Expressing "through" with "tongguo" | 通过 |
| Expressing "thus" with "cong'er" | 从而 而 |
| Expressing "to be worth" doing with "zhide" | 值得 |
| Expressing "to be worthy of" with "bukuishi" | 不愧是 不愧 是 |
| Expressing "to come from" with "laizi" | 来自 来 |
| Expressing "to make certain" with "qianwan" | 千万 千 万 |
| Expressing "together" with "yiqi" | 一起 |
| Expressing "toward" with "wang" | 往 |
| Expressing "towards" with "xiang" | 向 |
| Expressing "unless" with "chufei" | 除非 要不 不然 否则 |
| Expressing "until" with "dao" | 到 一直 |
| Expressing "what if" with "wanyi" | 万一 |
| Expressing "when the time comes" with "dao shihou" | 时候 到 时 候 |
| Expressing "when" using "dang" | 当 时候 时 |
| Expressing "when" with "de shihou" | 的时候 时候 时 |
| Expressing "when" with "dengdao" | 等到 等 到 就 再 才 |
| Expressing "when" with "shi" | 时 时候 的时候 |
| Expressing "whether or not" with "yufou" | 与否 与 否 |
| Expressing "while you're at it" with "shunbian" | 顺便 |
| Expressing "why" with "hebi" | 何必 |
| Expressing "will" with "hui" | 会 |
| Expressing "with regards to" with "zhiyu" | 至于 于 |
| Expressing "with" with "gen" | 跟 |
| Expressing "within (it/them)" with "qizhong" | 其中 |
| Expressing "within" a period of time using "zai... nei" | 在 内 |
| Expressing "would like to" with "xiang" | 想 |
| Expressing "would rather" with "ningke" | 宁可 |
| Expressing "your side" with "ben" | 本 |
| Expressing a last chance with "zaibu... jiu..." | 再不 就 再 不 |
| Expressing a learned skill with "hui" | 会 |
| Expressing ability or possibility with "neng" | 能 |
| Expressing actions in progress (full form) | 正在 正 在 着 呢 |
| Expressing actions in progress with "zai" | 在 正在 正 |
| Expressing close possession without "de" | 的 |
| Expressing comparable degree with "you" | 有 没有 |
| Expressing completion with "le" | 了 |
| Expressing concern with "kongpa" | 恐怕 |
| Expressing contrariness with "dao" | 倒 |
| Expressing difficulty with "hao (bu) rongyi" | 好容易 好不容易 不 好 容易 |
| Expressing distance with "li" | 离 远 近 |
| Expressing duration of inaction | 没 了 |
| Expressing duration with "le" | 了 |
| Expressing earliness with "jiu" | 就 了 |
| Expressing existence in a place with "zai" | 在 |
| Expressing existence with "you" | 有 |
| Expressing experiences with "guo" | 过 |
| Expressing fractions with "fenzhi" | 分之 之 |
| Expressing future with "jiang" | 将 将要 将会 |
| Expressing good luck with "haihao" | 还好 不然 |
| Expressing indifference with "jiu" | 就 |
| Expressing lateness with "cai" | 才 |
| Expressing location with "zai... shang / xia / li" | 在 上 下 里 |
| Expressing not knowing how to do something using "hao" | 不知道 好 |
| Expressing ongoing duration with double "le" | 了 |
| Expressing passive voice with "gei" | 给 被 |
| Expressing permission with "keyi" | 可以 可 |
| Expressing possession with "de" | 的 |
| Expressing possession with "you" | 有 |
| Expressing possession with "zhi" | 之 |
| Expressing purpose with "hao" | 好 |
| Expressing purpose with "weile" | 为了 为 |
| Expressing simultaneous actions with "yimian" | 一面 |
| Expressing something is "not worth doing" with "buxie" | 不屑 于 |
| Expressing that something has already happened with "laizhe" | 来着 |
| Expressing the only two possibilities | 就是 不是 不 就 是 |
| Expressing the self-evident with "ma" | 嘛 |
| Expressing the unexpected with "jingran" | 竟然 竟 居然 |
| Expressing various aspects with "yi fangmian" | 一方面 一 方面 |
| Expressing wasted efforts with "bai" | 白 白白 |
| Expressing who is in charge with "you... zuozhu" | 做主 由 |
| Expressing “must" with "feidei" | 非得 非 得 可 |
| Facilitating an outcome with "yibian" | 以便 |
| How to do something with "zenme" | 怎么 |
| Idiomatic phrases with "zai" | 在 上 下 方面 |
| In the future in general with "yihou" | 以后 后 |
| Inability with "mei banfa" | 办法 没 |
| Indicating a characteristic with "xing" | 性 |
| Indicating a number in excess | 多 |
| Indicating contrast with "ze" | 则 |
| Indicating location with "zai" before verbs | 在 |
| Indicating negative impact with "haide" | 害得 害 |
| Indicating the whole with "quan" | 全 都 |
| Intensifying with "duo" | 多 |
| Limiting scope with "jiu" | 就 来说 而言 而 |
| Listing things with "a" | 啊 |
| Making "-ize" and "-ify" verbs with "hua" | 化 |
| Making judgments with "suan" | 算 |
| Many types of "not only... but also..." | 不但 不只 不仅 而且 还 也 |
| Marking a topic with "de hua" | 的话 |
| Marking a topic with "ma" | 嘛 |
| Measure word "ge" | 个 |
| Measure words for counting | 个 |
| Measure words for verbs | None |
| Measure words in quantity questions | 几 |
| Measure words with "this" and "that" | 这 那 |
| Modal particle "ne" | 呢 |
| Moderating positive adjectives with "hai" | 还 |
| Modifying nouns with adjective + "de" | 的 |
| Modifying nouns with phrase + "de" | 的 |
| Name-calling with "zhege" | 这个 这 |
| Negation of "you" with "mei" | 没 没有 有 |
| Negation of past actions with "meiyou" | 没 没有 |
| Negative adjectives with "-si le" | 死 了 |
| Negative commands with "bie" | 别 |
| Negative commands with "buyao" | 不要 不 要 |
| Non-exhaustive lists with "dengdeng" | 等 等等 |
| Offering choices with "haishi" | 还是 是 |
| Opportune timing with "chen" | 趁 |
| Ordinal numbers with "di" | 第 |
| Passive verbs with "shou" | 受 |
| Phrases using "laishuo" | 来说 对 |
| Placement of question words | 什么 什么时候 谁 哪儿 为什么 怎么 |
| Polite requests with "qing" | 请 |
| Potential complement | 得 不 |
| Potential complement "-bu dong" for not understanding | 懂 不懂 |
| Providing two options with double "huozhe" | 或者 |
| Questions with "le ma" | 了 吗 |
| Questions with "ne" | 呢 |
| Reduplication of adjectives | 的 |
| Reduplication of measure words | 个 |
| Reduplication of verbs | 一 |
| Repeated actions in the past with "you" | 又 |
| Result complement "-wan" for finishing | 完 了 |
| Result complement "-xiaqu" | 下去 下 去 |
| Result complements | 好 了 |
| Result complements "-dao" and "-jian" | 到 见 |
| Reviewing options with "ba" | 吧 |
| Rhetorical questions with "nandao" | 难道 |
| Saying "a lot" with "youdeshi" | 有的是 有 是 |
| Sentence-final interjection "a" | 啊 |
| Separable verb | None |
| Sequencing past events with "houlai" | 后来 |
| Sequencing with "xian" and "zai" | 先 再 然后 |
| Simple "noun + adjective" sentences | 很 |
| Simple rhetorical questions | 吗 不是 怎么 会 谁 |
| Simultaneous tasks with "yibian" | 一边 边 |
| Softening speech with "ba" | 吧 |
| Softening the tone of questions with "ne" | 呢 |
| Special cases of "zai" following verbs | 在 |
| Special verbs with "hen" | 很 |
| Standard negation with "bu" | 不 |
| Stating the effect before the cause | 之所以 所以 因为 由于 于 是 |
| Stating two or more reasons with "yilai...erlai" | 来 |
| Structural particle "de" | 的 得 地 |
| Structure of dates | 年 月 号 日 |
| Structure of days of the week | 星期 礼拜 周 |
| Structure of numbers | 一 二 三 四 五 六 七 八 九 十 百 千 |
| Structure of times (advanced) | 点 点钟 |
| Structure of times (basic) | 点 点钟 |
| Suggestions with "ba" | 吧 |
| Superlative "zui" | 最 |
| Tag questions with "bu" | 不 好 对 是 |
| Tag questions with "ma" | 吗 对 好 是 |
| Taiwanese "you" | 有 过 |
| Taiwanese Mandarin use of "bucuo" | 不错 不 错 |
| The "all" adverb "dou" | 都 |
| The "also" adverb "ye" | 也 |
| The "however" adverb "que" | 却 |
| The "shi... de" construction for emphasizing details | 是 的 |
| The "shi... de" construction for indicating purpose | 是 的 |
| The "shi... de" patterns: an overview | 是 的 |
| The filler word "neige" | 那个 那 个 |
| The opposite of "chabuduo" is "cha hen duo" | 差很多 差 很 多 |
| The use of Taiwanese Mandarin "hui" | 会 |
| Time words and word order | None |
| Topic-comment sentences | None |
| Tricky uses of "dao" | 到 |
| Turning adjectives into adverbs | 地 |
| Two words for "but" | 但是 可是 但 可 |
| Use "tangruo" to express "if" | 倘若 |
| Using "always" as a complaint with "laoshi" | 老是 老 是 |
| Using "ba" sentences | 把 |
| Using "because" with "er" to indicate effect | 因为 而 |
| Using "bei" sentences | 被 |
| Using "budan... geng" to express "not only... but also" | 不但 更 |
| Using "cai" for small numbers | 才 |
| Using "dao" to mean "to go to" | 到 去 |
| Using "de" (modal particle) | 的 |
| Using "dui" with verbs | 对 |
| Using "er" to explain contrasting ideas | 而 而是 |
| Using "guo" with "le" | 过 了 |
| Using "hao" to mean "easy" | 好 |
| Using "ji" to mean "several" | 几 好 十 百 千 万 |
| Using "jiang" as a formal "ba" | 将 |
| Using "lai" and "qu" when "verbing around" | 来 去 |
| Using "lai" as a dummy verb | 来 |
| Using "lai" to connect two verb phrases | 来 |
| Using "nanguai" as a verb | 难怪 |
| Using "ye" and "dou" together | 都 也 |
| Using "yi... wei..." | 以 为 |
| Using "youde" to mean "some" | 有的 有 的 |
| Using "zhe" when "verbing away" | 着 |
| Using the "suo" structure | 所 |
| Using the particle "bei" | 呗 |
| Using the verb "jiao" | 叫 |
| Using the verb "qu" | 去 |
| Using the verb "xing" | 姓 |
| Verbing briefly with "yixia" | 一下 |
| Verbs followed by "gei" | 给 把 |
| Verbs preceded by "gei" | 给 |
| Verbs that take double objects | None |
| Wanting to do something with "yao" | 要 |
| Yes-no questions with "ma" | 吗 |
