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Basic sentence order
... 欢xǐhuan 孩子吗？háizi ma? Do you like kids? 我们Wǒmen 要买yào mǎi 电脑。diànnǎo. We want to buy a computer. 你们Nǐmen 想吃xiǎng chī 中国菜吗？Zhōngguó cài ma? Do you ...

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Expressing "the more... the more..." with "yue… yue…"
... Zhè zhǒng língshí ràng rén yuè chī yuè xiǎng chī.The more you eat this kind of snack, the more you want to eat it. 我吃了这个药以后总是想睡觉，而且越睡越想 ...

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Chinese word order
... 子上跳舞。 It is worth noting that "manner" is not something you'll want to add to every sentence. You will see it, but it's not the most common ...

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Expressing "would like to" with "xiang"
... Basic Grammar 想 A2 想 + Verb 我想去。 grammar point ASGT97VF Similar Wanting to do something with yao Similar Expressing "be going to" with "yao ...

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Time words and word order
... open a company. 我明年要开一个公司。 Wǒ míngnián yào kāi yī gè gōngsī.I want to open a company next year. 下个月我们结婚吧？ Xià gè yuè wǒmen jiéhūn ba ...

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Expressing "and also" with "hai"
... 想吃冰淇淋，还想吃汉堡。Wǒ xiǎng chī bīngqílín, hái xiǎng chī hànbǎo.I want to eat ice cream and I also want to eat a hamburger. 爸爸有一个小米手机，还有一个 iPhone ...

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Aspect particle "zhe"
... le qǐlái.Hugging his daddy, the child started to cry. '''Note:''' If you want to make a sentence where both verbs are action verbs (neither is truly a ...

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Affirmative-negative question
... 酒吧，你去不去？Wǒmen yào qù jiǔbā, nǐ qù bu qù?We are going to the bar. Do you want to go? 我去买咖啡，你要不要？ Wǒ qù mǎi kāfēi, nǐ yào bu yào?I'm going ...

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Main Page
... our A1 and A2 grammar points have pinyin throughout, but if you want pinyin for ''all'' the Chinese characters in this wiki, you can do that ...

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Cause and effect with "yinwei" and "suoyi"
... 因为我很累，所以要休息。Yīnwèi wǒ hěn lèi, suǒyǐ yào xiūxi.I'm very tired, so I want to rest. 因为太远了，所以我不想去。Yīnwèi tài yuǎn le, suǒyǐ wǒ bù xiǎng qù ...

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Expressing "every" with question words
... 怎么做都可以吗？ Zěnme zuò dōu kěyǐ ma? It's OK if I do it however I want? 这些钱你怎么花都行。Zhèxiē qián nǐ zěnme huā dōu xíng.You can spend this money ...

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Separable verb
... can help you. 我们可以帮忙。Wǒmen kěyǐ bāngmáng.We can do (you) this favor. If you want to ask someone to do you a favor, check this out: 你可以帮我一个忙吗 ...

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Comparing "zai" and "you"
... examples below. Examples 我要再看一部电影。Wǒ yào zài kàn yī bù diànyǐng.I want to watch another movie. 你可以再做一碗面条吗？Nǐ kěyǐ zài zuò yī wǎn ...

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Adding emphasis with "fei....buke"
... him to drink so much, but he had to. 我不想去，可是她非要让我去。I didn't want to go, but she made me go. 情人节那天，我女朋友非要让我送她玫瑰花。My girlfriend ...

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Tricky uses of "dao"
... you're sure of what's stuck, you can use 学到. 我想学中文。Wǒ xiǎng xué Zhōngwén.I want to study Chinese. 我们今天学了很多生词。Wǒmen jīntiān xué le hěn duō ...

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Comparing "benlai" and "yuanlai"
... 要减肥吗？Nǐ běnlái jiù gòu shòu le, hái yào jiǎnféi ma?You are already thin enough and you still want to lose weight? 他讲得本来就不对，为什么还要我听他的？Tā ...

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Connecting nouns with "shi"
... just beginning to learn Chinese. For that kind of sentence, you'll want to use a different structure with Simple "noun + adjective" sentences the ...

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The "also" adverb "ye"
... kids drink alcohol too? 你也想来我家吗？ Nǐ yě xiǎng lái wǒ jiā ma?Do you want to come to my house too? 她也觉得这个老师不好。 Tā yě juéde zhège lǎoshī ...

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Expressing "with" with "gen"
... xiǎng gēn fùmǔ yīqǐ zhù ma?Do you want live together with your parents after you get ... 跟你见面。Wǒ yào gēn nǐ jiànmiàn.I want to meet with you. 我昨天见面他 ...

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Indicating location with "zai" before verbs
... . 你想在哪儿开生日派对？Nǐ xiǎng zài nǎr kāi shēngrì pàiduì? Where do you want to have the birthday party? 他喜欢在厕所里抽烟。In addition to "在" you need ...

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Expressing "never again" with "zai ye bu"
... zài yě bù xiǎng kàndào nǐ le I never want to see you again 我再也不想跟 ... yě bù xiǎng gēn nǐ shuōhuà le.I don't want to talk with you ever again. 我们再 ...

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