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Expressing "both… and…" with "ji...you"
... , verbs or short phrases. Most of the time A and B will be of the same form. It often sounds better one both A and B are single syllables or both are ...

4 KB (608 words) - 03:46, 29 December 2020
Expressing difficulty with "hao (bu) rongyi"
... only with great difficulty. Structure Strange as it might seem, 好容易 has ''the same meaning'' as 好不容易, and can be used interchangeably. 好不容易 is ...

5 KB (717 words) - 02:18, 29 December 2020
Listing things with "a"
... tāmen dōu zài gōngsī, nǐ kěyǐ zhǎo tāmen.Xiao Wang, Xiao Li, and Xiao Zhang all work for the same company, you can ask them. 手机有很多功能，比如说拍照啊，看视 ...

4 KB (668 words) - 02:37, 29 December 2020
Expressing fractions with "fenzhi"
... would say 百分之五十 (bǎi fēn zhī wǔshí), which is literally the same as how you would pronounce the equivalent fraction "50 hundredths." Basic Pattern ...

4 KB (650 words) - 08:40, 24 April 2019
Bu and mei(you)
Although 不 (bù) and 没(有) (méi(yǒu)) both have the same functions of negating verbs and adjectives, they are used differently. Let's take a look at ...

2 KB (309 words) - 14:33, 17 February 2016
Passive verbs with "shou"
... grammatical explanation one uses, the meaning essentially remains the same. Structure 受 (+ 到/过) + ( Something / Someone +) Noun / Verb ...

5 KB (783 words) - 06:16, 29 December 2020
User talk:Jonathan.pope
... are a little more difficult, as these statement are very similar. However the same rule applies: 水没凉 (the water hasn't cooled down yet – this ...

2 KB (320 words) - 02:30, 31 October 2011
Expressing "since" with "jiran"
... or after the subject. But if the subjects in the two clauses are the same, 既然 is more often put after the subject. Structure 既然＋ Fact, 那 ...

5 KB (685 words) - 07:37, 19 January 2021
Expressing "even if…" with "napa"
... bùguǎn) . 哪怕 + Subj. 1 + 再 ⋯⋯ ， Subj. 2 + 也 ⋯⋯ Examples If the two subjects are the same, it's OK to omit one. 哪怕再忙，我也要健身。Nǎpà zài ...

5 KB (729 words) - 03:44, 18 January 2021
Expressing "no matter" with "wulun"
... shuō háishì bù shuō, jiéguǒ dōu yīyàng.Whether you speak up or not, the result will be the same. 无论你做什么，我都不喜欢。Wúlùn nǐ zuò shénme, wǒ dōu bù ...

4 KB (659 words) - 08:13, 17 December 2020
Expressing "no matter" with "buguan"
... "No Matter" with "wulun" 无论 , but it is used in more or less the same way. As with other constructions, 都 and 也 can be used in the second part of ...

6 KB (863 words) - 07:36, 19 January 2021
Expressing "unless" with "chufei"
... 除非 is also used in the patterns below. The meaning expressed is the same as the sentences above, but below the "Y" part expresses what '''won't''' ...

6 KB (1,000 words) - 07:37, 19 January 2021
Many types of "not only... but also..."
... , but there are a number of other structures which can be used to express the same thing. 不但 can be substituted with 不仅 (bùjǐn) or 不只 (bùzhǐ), both ...

5 KB (759 words) - 01:18, 18 January 2021
Softening the tone of questions with "ne"
... or Suggestions with ba make commands feel more like suggestions . 呢 works in same way, but it is used to make questions more indirect and uncertain ...

6 KB (848 words) - 09:47, 18 January 2021
Expressing "let alone" with "bie shuo"
... . 且不说 is more formal than 别说, but is used in the same way. See also "Let Alone" with "hekuang" Advanced uses of "lian" "Let Alone ...

4 KB (666 words) - 04:23, 18 January 2021
Reference:Basic Patterns of Chinese Grammar
... week, next week" and " last month, this month, next month" follow the same pattern, with shàng 上 indicating "last ... , " zhè/zhèi 这 indicating "this ...

9 KB (1,304 words) - 02:27, 25 October 2017
Aspectual particle
... zhùcí) These words are added to verbs to indicate aspect (not the same as tense). The particles most often used to indicate aspect in Chinese ...

1 KB (136 words) - 07:16, 22 November 2018
Structural particle "de"
... English. Modifying, describing qualities, and assigning attributes are all handled in the same way as possession, by using 的 (de). Another way to use ...

8 KB (1,178 words) - 07:26, 10 April 2019
Expressing completion with "le"
... completion of an action. This is called Aspect aspect , which is not the same as tense. Tense is about ''when an action happens'': past, present or ...

8 KB (1,185 words) - 09:22, 20 April 2021
Yes-no questions with "ma"
... that reuse the verb for a super-clear "yes" or "no," which works the same way regardless of whether it's a positive or a negative verb in the question ...

9 KB (1,438 words) - 09:20, 20 April 2021
Expressing "not often" with "bu zenme"
... of 不. This is because the verb uses or implies 有 and thus it uses the same Negation_of_"you" the 有 negation rules . 我没怎么复习。Wǒ méi zěnme ...

3 KB (525 words) - 08:45, 24 April 2019