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Verbs preceded by "gei"
... Verb Phrase Examples 现在不要给他打电话。Xiànzài bùyào gěi tā dǎ diànhuà.Don't give him a phone call now. 请快点给我回邮件。Qǐng kuàidiǎn gěi wǒ huí ...

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Communicative function
... events in time Describing actions Expressing distance Giving directions Expressing time and date Expressing frequency ...

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Expressing "for" with "gei"
... kids. 我儿子喜欢给小狗洗澡。Wǒ érzi xǐhuan gěi xiǎogǒu xǐzǎo.My son likes giving our dog a bath. 请给我拿一双筷子。Qǐng gěi wǒ ná yī shuāng kuàizi.Please ...

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Expressing "equal to" with "dengyu"
... opportunity. 这样做等于把钱送给他。Zhèyàng zuò děngyú bǎ qián sòng gěi tā.To do this amounts to giving him the money. 变老不等于成熟了，成熟是自己对自己做过的事情 ...

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Measure word
... 分 Examples 每天给孩子一块钱。Give the children one kuai every day. 你应该再给 ... 。I gave you ten yuan, you should give me 5 five jiao in change. ...

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Verbs that take double objects
... Wǒ xiǎng sòng gěi nǐ yī běn shū.I want to give you a book. 爸爸要送给我一个 ... de shēngrì lǐwù.My dad is going to give me a very expensive birthday gift. ...

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Cause and effect with "yinwei" and "suoyi"
... 。Wǒ tài máng le, suǒyǐ méiyǒu shíjiān gěi nǐ dǎ diànhuà.I was too busy, so I didn't have time to give you a call. 我们公司有很多外国人，所以我们要说英文。Wǒmen ...

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Expressing "either... or..." with "yaome"
... , or he goes. 要么继续，要么放弃。Yàome jìxù, yàome fàngqì.Either keep going or give up. 要么好好做，要么就别做。Yàome hǎohāo zuò, yàome jiù bié zuò.You either ...

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Providing two options with double "huozhe"
... nǐ yě xíng.If you like the book, I can lend it to you for a couple of days, or I can just give it to you. 只要你有需要，或者给我发邮件，或者给我打电话。Zhǐyào ...

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Expressing "on the contrary" with "fan'er"
... méiyǒu fàngqì, fǎn'ér gèng nǔlì le He didn't give up; on the contrary, he worked even harder ... times, he not only didn't give up, but rather worked even ...

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Expressing "unless" with "chufei"
... 便宜点。Chúfēi nǐmen mǎi hěn duō, cái néng piányí diǎn.Only if you buy a lot can I give you a cheaper price. 除非旧的坏了，我才会买新的。Chúfēi jiù de huài ...

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Expressing "would rather" with "ningke"
... 不放弃。Tā nìngkě shū, yě bù fàngqì.He'd rather lose than give up. 我宁可这个月少花一点，也不 ... rēngdiào.Mom would rather give these things to strangers than ...

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Causative verbs
... 很头疼。Nǐ érzi zài xuéxiào de biǎoxiàn jiào lǎoshī hěn tóuténg.Your son's behavior at school gives the teacher quite a headache. 我想请你帮我一个忙。Wǒ ...

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Style guide
... are trying to show them where it can be used before we give them examples of those situations. Example sentences Example sentences are a vital ...

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Using the verb "jiao"
... (jiào) means both "to call" and "to be called." It's an easy way to give names, using the following structure: Subj. + 叫 + Name This can be used to ...

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Sandbox
... up with a div. So div and span are the same. They're both used to give properties to text, but span keeps things on the same line, and div puts things ...

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Expressing "every" with "mei"
... year. 我每个星期都给妈妈打电话。Wǒ měi gè xīngqī dōu gěi māma dǎ diànhuà.I give mom a phone call every week. 这个班的每个学生都很聪明。Zhège bān de měi gè ...

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Expressing "and also" with "hai"
... de shíhou, wǒmen huì chī dàngāo, hái yào sòng lǐwù.During a birthday, we eat cake and also give presents. 去美国要带钱、护照，还要带什么？Qù Měiguó yào dài ...

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Using "dui" with verbs
... and the object doesn't have to be a person. The short list below will give a few more verbs frequently paired with 对. Structures 对⋯⋯有兴趣 (yǒu ...

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Listing things with "a"
... to a certain category, 啊 (a) can be added to the end of each noun to give an informal feeling a bit like saying "you know, that kind of thing" after a ...

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Expressing "how about" with "yaobu"
... how about " in English. Structure 要不 can be used as an indirect way of giving a suggestion, as the speaker is using 要不 to seek consent of the ...

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