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Placement of question words
... wǒ de iPad.This is my iPad. A:你喜欢吃什么菜？ Nǐ xǐhuan chī shénme cài?What kind of food do you like? B:我喜欢吃中国菜。 Wǒ xǐhuan chī Zhōngguó cài.I like ...

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Modifying nouns with phrase + "de"
... to a "who." 妈妈做的 māma zuò dewhat mom cooks / cooked 我画的wǒ huà de what I draw / drew 他写的tā xiě dewhat he writes / wrote 你教的nǐ jiāo dewho ...

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Challenging an adjective with "shenme"
... tickets. 难过什么啊，以后还会再见的。Nánguò shénme a, yǐhòu hái huì zài jiàn de.What are you sad about? We'll meet again for sure. 郁闷什么呀，看看这蓝蓝的天空，绿绿 ...

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The "shi... de" patterns: an overview
... 汉语的。你是做什么的？Wǒ shì jiāo Hànyǔ de. Nǐ shì zuò shénme de?I teach Chinese. What kind of work do you do? B: 我是送外卖的。Wǒ shì sòng wàimài de.I'm a ...

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The "shi... de" construction for emphasizing details
... 打你了？Tā yòng shénme dǎ nǐ le?What did he use to hit you? In each of ... 到的？Nǐ zuótiān shì jǐ diǎn dào de?What time did you arrive yesterday? 你是跟谁 ...

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Editor instructions
... how to do something on this wiki is to just find an existing example of what you want to do, click "Edit" to look at the markup, then copy and modify ...

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Expressing "even if…" with "jiusuan"
... ?" 就算他来了，又怎么样？Jiùsuàn tā lái le, yòu zěnmeyàng?Even if he came, so what? 就算你家有钱，又怎么样？Jiùsuàn nǐ jiā yǒu qián, yòu zěnmeyàng?Even if your ...

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Expressing "contrary to expectations" with "pianpian"
... 偏偏 here expresses that someone or something has an idea/thought/action that is the opposite to what everyone thinks. 星期天他来找我，偏偏我不在家。好不容 ...

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Using the verb "jiao"
... kind of cell phone is called an iPhone. 你爸爸叫什么？ Nǐ bàba jiào shénme?What is your dad's name? 这个地方叫外滩。Zhège dìfang jiào Wàitān.This place is ...

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Sentence-final interjection "a"
... eating or not? 谁说的啊？Shéi shuō de a? Who said so? 你傻啊？Nǐ shǎ a? What are you, stupid? 看什么啊？没见过漂亮姑娘啊？ Kàn shénme a? Méi jiàn guo ...

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Superlative "zui"
... zuì xǐhuan nǐ le The boss likes you the best 你最怕什么？Nǐ zuì pà shénme?What do you most fear? 我最爱中国菜。Wǒ zuì ài Zhōngguó cài.I love Chinese food ...

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Result complements "-dao" and "-jian"
... nàge shuàigē le ma?Did you see that handsome guy? 我看见了。 We didn't say what "I" saw; you have to infer it from the context.Wǒ kànjiàn le. 我看到 ...

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Learner FAQ
... , "I hear but don't understand"), but there are many other types of complements . What is 把 (bǎ) really, and do I need to use it? 把 is used ...

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Comparing "gang" and "gangcai"
... way. 刚的事情太让人生气了。Gāng de shìqing tài ràng rén shēngqì le.What just happened is really upsetting. 刚才的事情太让人生气了。Gāngcái de shìqing tài ...

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Expressing "on the basis of" with "ping"
... 错，他凭什么骂我？Wǒ méiyǒu zuò cuò, tā píng shénme mà wǒ?I haven't done anything wrong. What is he yelling at me for? 她一直很忠诚，你凭什么怀疑她？ Tā yīzhí hěn ...

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Advanced "le" after an object
... the rules for this? When is it natural and when is it not? That's what this grammar point is about: bringing a bit more depth to your understanding of ...

12 KB (1,968 words) - 09:45, 18 January 2021
Expressing "it depends" with "kan"
... weather is. 那要看老板怎么想。Nà yào kàn lǎobǎn zěnme xiǎng.It depends on what the boss thinks. 那得看考试结果。Nà děi kàn kǎoshì jiéguǒ.That depends on ...

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Expressing "multiples" with "bei"
... 年前的四倍。 Tā xiànzài de gōngzī shì liǎng nián qián de sì bèi. His current salary is four times what it was two years ago. 公司现在的规模是十年前的五倍 ...

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Asking how something is with "zenmeyang"
... in an open-ended way. 你觉得 + Topic + 怎么样 ? This is like asking, "what do you think of...?" Examples 你觉得上海怎么样？Nǐ juéde Shànghǎi zěnmeyàng ...

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Chinese word order
... are all very obedient. 这个红色的小盒子里面有什么？What is inside this little red box? See Also Sentence Patterns Placement of question words ...

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Using "bei" sentences
... 被 sentences tend to be negative (or even tragic ). Adverbs in 被 Sentences What if you want to include adverbs in your 被 sentence? Where should ...

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