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Change of state with "le"
... (bù) before the verb, you're indicating that something already decided has changed. What had once been green-lit is now getting a red light. What was ...

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Events in quick succession with "yi... jiu..."
... 173, 189 See also Expressing earliness with "jiu" Expressing "once...then..." with "yidan...jiu..." Actions in a row Category ...

5 KB (681 words) - 04:53, 9 March 2019
Comparing "yishi" and "yidu"
... the same, but in actuality they are pretty different. 一度 can mean "only once" When 一度 means "once," it is used in a set phrase, like "一年一度." 当一度 ...

4 KB (350 words) - 01:34, 4 March 2021
Advanced "le" after an object
... .I discovered the secret. When the Object is Long, Put 了 After the Verb Once the object gets long enough, it gets awkward to put 了 at the end ...

12 KB (1,968 words) - 09:45, 18 January 2021
Expressing "when" with "dengdao"
... 再做安排。Děngdào lǎobǎn qiān le zì, wǒ zài zuò ānpái.I will make arrangements once the boss signs off on it. Used for the Past For the past, the ...

5 KB (705 words) - 02:53, 11 November 2020
Advanced uses of "lian"
... ? 我们连一次都没见过。Wǒmen lián yī cì dōu méi jiàn guo.We haven't met even once. 我连一口蛋糕都没吃到。Wǒ lián yī kǒu dàngāo dōu méi chī dào.I haven't ...

4 KB (606 words) - 03:54, 18 January 2021
Complement
... simply 搞得很乱 to make a mess (of things) Quantity complement 去一次 to go once 工作十个小时 to work for 10 hours Location complement 住在北京 to live in ...

11 KB (1,569 words) - 07:22, 22 November 2018
To-do
... style guide and editor instructions . Page omissions (These can be removed once they have been added to the :Category:Stubs page. 陈世霜 can ...

9 KB (703 words) - 06:31, 26 November 2020
Degree complement
... . You can use 非常 to say "very" and all that. Great. But once you learn to use degree complements, a whole new layer of expressiveness is infused into ...

12 KB (1,800 words) - 08:57, 21 April 2021
Zeros in numbers
... one" while Chinese says "one hundred zero one." In English, ''and'' is only said once per gap, and this is the same with 零 in Chinese. So one thousand ...

1 KB (175 words) - 04:07, 20 November 2018
Expressing "again" in the future with "zai"
... "again" in the future. That is, 再 is used when something has happened once and it ''will'' happen again. Used as "Again" Remember this is the ...

5 KB (699 words) - 08:56, 21 April 2021
Learner FAQ
... more to learn more about particle s, but don't try to learn them all at once. Learn them as you need them. How do I use 了 (le)? That, my ...

7 KB (1,084 words) - 09:05, 26 November 2013
Acknowledgments
... had met had her husband Erick not interned at AllSet Learning in Shanghai, once upon a time. Thanks so much for contributing your artistic touch to ...

5 KB (672 words) - 09:37, 20 June 2019
Measure words for verbs
... liàngcí) verbal measure word verbal classifier When a verb is done more than once, it also requires a measure word to accompany it. This way the ...

3 KB (548 words) - 08:56, 21 April 2021
Expressing "even" with "shenzhi"
... qù guo.I've been to many cities in China: Beijing, Shanghai, Hangzhou, Kunming, Guilin. I even went to Lhasa once. 我的朋友都不喜欢我的决定，甚至我的家人也不 ...

5 KB (727 words) - 07:21, 29 December 2020
Uses of "le"
... . + 越来越 + Adj. + 了天气越来越冷了。了2 - ASG06EA Expressing "all at once" with "yixiazi" Subj. + 一下子 + Predicate + 了天气一下子变冷了。了2 ...

10 KB (1,220 words) - 06:13, 5 June 2023
Yes-no questions with "ma"
... need it. Many learners make this mistake, so don't worry if it happens every once in a while, just catch it and remember it the next time. How to ...

9 KB (1,438 words) - 09:20, 20 April 2021
Using "guo" with "le"
... particle 过 (guo). In the examples above, though, it's not any "once-in-a-lifetime" ''experiences'' being expressed, it's more just the information ...

7 KB (1,068 words) - 08:57, 21 April 2021
Expressing distance with "li"
... is to use 离 (lí). The word order might seem a little tricky at first, but once you get it down, you'll be able to talk about distance with no problem ...

5 KB (709 words) - 08:56, 21 April 2021
Zhiqian, yiqian and congqian
... as Before, 从前 is usualy used when telling a story, it can be translated as „Once upon a time“. 以前 can replace 从前 almost in every case, but 从前 can be ...

1 KB (107 words) - 08:41, 13 June 2012
Comparing "zai" and "you"
... simple repetition of actions . This repeated action has already occurred once in the past. Structure Subj. + 又 + Verb + 了 Examples 你 ...

10 KB (1,603 words) - 07:24, 19 January 2021