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A softer "but" with "buguo"
... _"but" 可是 or 但是 , you can also use the softer and more informal 不过 (búguò), which also means " but ." Structure Just like its counterparts, 不 ...

4 KB (565 words) - 04:47, 9 March 2019
Measure words for verbs
... measure word verbal classifier When a verb is done more than once, it also requires a measure word to accompany it. This way the measure word is ...

3 KB (548 words) - 08:56, 21 April 2021
Expressing "on the contrary" with "fan'er"
... is different from a conjunction like 但是 which comes ''before'' the subject ) Also 反而 can appear in one sentence with 但是. Rather than ''replacing'' it ...

6 KB (900 words) - 06:46, 11 December 2020
Expressing "along with…" with "suizhe"
... shēnggāo, liángshí de jiàgé zhǎng le yīdiǎn.With the rise in oil prices, the price of grain has also increased a bit. 随着年龄的增加，他变得更加成熟了。Suízhe ...

5 KB (632 words) - 08:59, 17 December 2020
Using "lai" and "qu" when "verbing around"
... bùjǐn shì nǎolì huó, hái xūyào pǎo lái pǎo qù de This job isn't only mentally taxing; you also have to run around a lot 我跟孩子们上课的风格是非常活 ...

3 KB (468 words) - 04:02, 23 June 2021
Advanced result complements "zhu", "kai", and "chulai"
... 。Bù hǎoyìsi, nǐ dǎngzhù le wǒ de lù.Excuse me. You're standing in my way. 住 can also be used to express "undertaking an action firmly." 一定要记住我的话 ...

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Marking a topic with "de hua"
... It can be used independently, or with 如果, both meaning "if." But it can also be used to simply identify a topic, sort of like saying "when it comes to ...

4 KB (570 words) - 03:48, 29 December 2020
Expressing contrariness with "dao"
... 不错。Tā bù shì hěn nǔlì, chéngjì dào yě bùcuò.He's not very hard-working, but his scores also aren't bad. 已经是春天了，倒又冷起来了。Yǐjīng shì chūntiān le ...

5 KB (701 words) - 06:44, 17 December 2020
The "however" adverb "que"
... like 但是 it comes ''before'' the subject 却 is different in this respect. Also, rather than ''replacing'' 但是, it can work ''with'' it to add emphasis ...

5 KB (779 words) - 02:39, 29 December 2020
Expressing "all along" with "yuanlai"
... 原来的发型也很可爱。Nǐ yuánlái de fàxíng yě hěn kě'ài.Your original hairstyle was also very cute. 这件衣服原来的价格是 999 块。Zhè jiàn yīfu yuánlái de jiàgé ...

4 KB (567 words) - 04:52, 9 March 2019
Reference:卓越汉语－公司实战篇
... 第9课人际交往 Conversation - 跟上司吃饭也就是　which is also 跟...相比 compare with... Expressing "is or is not" with "shifou" 是否 (F) whether or not ...

9 KB (944 words) - 08:22, 13 March 2019
Advanced uses of direction complement "-qilai"
... phone apart, but can you put it all back together again? 起来 can also be used to express more abstract concepts of bringing things together. 这两个 ...

5 KB (698 words) - 07:21, 29 December 2020
Questions with "ne"
... 我的手机呢？Wǒ de shǒujī ne?Where's my cell phone? See also Yes-no questions with "ma" Tag questions with "ma" Softening the tone of ...

5 KB (746 words) - 09:20, 20 April 2021
Expressing completion with "le"
... has been ''completed'', no matter what time frame we're talking about. This also means that this 了 (le) isn't used with habitual or continuous actions ...

8 KB (1,185 words) - 09:22, 20 April 2021
Yes-no questions with "ma"
... ?Are you going to meet tomorrow? 你们也去吗？questionNǐmen yě qù ma?Are you also going? 他在你们学校学中文吗？questionTā zài nǐmen xuéxiào xué Zhōngwén ma ...

9 KB (1,438 words) - 09:20, 20 April 2021
Using "guo" with "le"
... add the word for "already," 已经 (yǐjīng), before the verbs in the examples below, and it also works just fine: 她已经吃过饭了。 Tā yǐjīng chī guo fàn le ...

7 KB (1,068 words) - 08:57, 21 April 2021
Expressing experiences with "guo"
... to this place before. 我也吃过日本菜。 Wǒ yě chī guo Rìběn cài.I've also eaten Japanese food before. 你看过这个电影吗？ Nǐ kàn guo zhège diànyǐng ma ...

5 KB (706 words) - 08:56, 21 April 2021
Communicative function
... clear specific communication function A1 Basic sentence order The also adverb A2 Verbs with gei Expressing "with" with "gen ...

3 KB (330 words) - 04:11, 25 April 2017
Expressing purpose with "weile"
... the character 为 in them, and they have sort of similar meanings. You will also see 因为 following 是, instead of 为了. It literally means "is because (of ...

5 KB (714 words) - 09:30, 17 December 2020
Expressing "never" with "conglai"
... what you haven't done before, so 没有 (méiyǒu) is appropriate. 过 (guo) also makes sense, because you're making a statement about your life experience ...

5 KB (793 words) - 04:52, 9 March 2019
Using "always" as a complaint with "laoshi"
... has an unsatisfied or frustrated tone. 老 (是) + Predicate You can also use 老 instead of 老是. The predicate part of the pattern can be a verb or ...

4 KB (532 words) - 08:26, 17 April 2019