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Expressing earliness with "jiu"
... 我们九点上课，他八点就来了。Wǒmen jiǔ diǎn shàngkè, tā bā diǎn jiù lái le.We have class at nine, but he came in at eight. 飞机十点起飞，他六点就到机场了。Fēijī ...

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Expressing "had better" with "haishi"
... One of the ways to use 还是 (háishì) is to have it mean "you had better," after having compared two options. Usually there's even a bit of deliberation ...

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Basic comparisons with "bu bi"
... 不比 (bù bǐ) for negative comparisons when you already have Basic comparisons with "meiyou" 没有 (méiyǒu) for comparisons . The answer is that they're ...

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Result complements "-dao" and "-jian"
... 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. 我看到了。 Wǒ kàndào le.I ...

5 KB (764 words) - 08:57, 21 April 2021
Result complement "-wan" for finishing
... 完了吗？ Nǐ chī wán le ma?Are you done eating? 我看完了。Wǒ kàn wán le.I have finished watching it. 卖完了。Mài wán le.It's sold out. 我们打扫完了。Wǒmen ...

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Result complements
... 洗得干净洗不干净 - Used in 把 Sentences Although we have avoided Ba sentence 把 sentences in this article for the sake of simplicity, you ...

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Change of state with "le"
... .Tā dāng jīnglǐ le.He became a manager. 你有女朋友了？He didn't have one before.Nǐ yǒu nǚpéngyou le?You have a girlfriend now? 我男朋友找到新工作了。A big ...

6 KB (967 words) - 04:08, 12 March 2019
Acknowledgments
... Michael Moore User:WikiSysop John Pasden Although many AllSet Learning employees have worked on the wiki over the years, both part-time and ...

5 KB (672 words) - 09:37, 20 June 2019
Topic-comment sentences
... 部电影，看过的人都喜欢。Nà bù diànyǐng, kàn guo de rén dōu xǐhuan.All the people that have watched that movie like it. 这个新项目，公司打算让我来负责。Zhège xīn ...

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Using "dui" with verbs
... in..."). In this case, 对 means "in," "on," "about," etc., and the object doesn't have to be a person. The short list below will give a few more verbs ...

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Expressing "in addition" with "zaishuo"
... yě méiyǒu wèilái.I don't want to do this anymore. I work overtime every day. Besides, I don't even have a future here. 明天去买吧，今天太累了。再说，超市也快 ...

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Expressing "ever since" with "yilai"
... 来，房价一直在涨。Shí nián lái, fángjià yīzhí zài zhǎng.For the past decade, housing prices have been continuously going up. 几年来，我们公司的收入一直在增加。Jǐ ...

5 KB (791 words) - 09:42, 12 April 2019
Expressing "over and over again" with "zaisan"
... 要求。Wǒmen zàisān kǎolǜ guo hòu, juédìng mǎnzú nǐ de zhège yāoqiú.After having considered it many times, we decided to satisfy this requirement of yours ...

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Bu and mei(you)
... 没 (rather than 不) is always used to negate 有, the verb meaning "to have." The phrase "不有" exists only in non-standard Chinese dialects, in obscure set ...

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Expressing "as long as" with "zhiyao"
... qù Běijīng, wǒ jiù méiyǒu yìjiàn.As long as your mother agrees with you going to Beijing, I have no issue with it. 只要不堵车，我们就能准时到。 Zhǐyào bù ...

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Expressing "let alone" with "geng buyong shuo"
... 不用说工作日了。Lián zhōumò dōu yào jiābān, gèng bùyòng shuō gōngzuòrì le.I have to work overtime even on weekends, not to mention work days. 这里连我都住不 ...

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Expressing "all along" with "yuanlai"
... 我！我怎么那么傻？ Yuánlái nǐ zài piàn wǒ Wǒ zěnme nàme shǎ?You have been tricking me all along. How could I be so stupid? The more formal expression 原来 ...

4 KB (567 words) - 04:52, 9 March 2019
Short-term Spoken Chinese: Elementary (汉语口语速成基础篇
... Points by Chapter Lesson 1 "动词 + 出来" (verb + 出来) "非…不可"(must, have to) "仍然" (still) "再也" (never again) "渐渐"(gradually) Lesson 2 "显然 ...

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Auxiliary verb "yao" and its multiple meanings
... . Examples 星期五我们要开会。Xīngqīwǔ wǒmen yào kāihuì.We are going to have a meeting on Friday. 12 点我要去吃饭。Shí'èr diǎn wǒ yào qù chīfàn.I ...

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Potential complement "-bu dong" for not understanding
... that can't be understood. Note that this is about ''potential'': the subject doesn't have the ''ability'' to understand. Subj. + Verb + 不懂 The 不懂 (bù ...

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Expressing actions in progress (full form)
... shàng Hànyǔ kè ne. 我们上着汉语课呢。Wǒmen shàng zhe Hànyǔ kè ne.We're having a Chinese lesson now. 老板在开会，不方便接电话。Lǎobǎn zài kāihuì, bù fāngbiàn ...

5 KB (724 words) - 06:41, 23 May 2019