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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 ...

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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
Approximations with "chabuduo"
... ) with a Quantity or Time Phrase After 差不多 (chàbuduō) you can also add a phrase that expresses quantity or time. This makes it clear that you're ...

7 KB (1,047 words) - 08:09, 20 July 2021
Expressing "all along" with "yizhi"
... 直 (yīzhí) literally means "straight." Used as an adverb , 一直 (yīzhí) can also be used to express that you have been doing something all along, have ...

4 KB (543 words) - 09:20, 2 April 2019
Assessing situations with "kanlai"
... person's point of view. This is like saying "the way he/she sees it..." You can also say 在我看来, which is the longer version of just using 看来. It is ...

5 KB (743 words) - 06:27, 8 April 2022
Comparing "bu" and "mei"
... a way. 我没有办法。Wǒ méiyǒu bànfǎ.I don't have a way. (You can also Inability with "mei banfa" use 没办法 (méi bànfǎ) to express other meanings.) 没 ...

17 KB (2,625 words) - 02:55, 31 December 2021
Comparing "changchang" and "jingchang"
... in this way, 经常 can also be used as an adjective referring to ... the same negative form '''不常'''. You can also simply use 不 to negate both 经常 and 常常 ...

3 KB (517 words) - 07:34, 9 July 2021
Comparing "fan'er" and “xiangfan"
... 相反 can act as an attribute 相反 is an adjective, and of course it can also be an attribute. Just make sure to add a 的 after it. 反而 cannot be used ...

5 KB (700 words) - 07:01, 11 December 2020
Expressing "about to happen" with "le"
... ) is not only for the past When something is ''about to happen,'' you can also indicate this using 了 (le). Normally it is paired with a 快 (kuài), 快要 ...

5 KB (842 words) - 08:56, 21 April 2021
Complement "-zhao"
... 着 fairly often (especially in the north), so it's something you need to know. Also, 睡着 (shuì zháo), meaning "fall asleep," is an exception in that it ...

4 KB (624 words) - 02:50, 29 December 2020
Advanced uses of "zong"
... set phrases such as 总会, 总归, 总得, 总要, 总能, etc. It can also be structured together with other unconditional compound phrases like 无论 and 不管 . You ...

5 KB (696 words) - 03:00, 27 January 2022
Comparing "juran" and "fan'er"
... Examples 我打他，他居然没哭。我帮他，他反而生气了。反而 can also be used in some specific grammar patterns However, 反而 is often used with 不仅没有 (不但没有 ...

3 KB (344 words) - 01:34, 4 March 2021
Comparing "yishi" and "yidu"
... 。亚里士多德的理论早已盛行一时。一时 can also mean "sometimes, temporary or suddenly" Structure Subject+一时+Verb/Verbal Phrase Examples 我一时想 ...

4 KB (350 words) - 01:34, 4 March 2021
Comparing "yizhi" and "yixiang"
... , it is often used to express a habit or event that you ''don't like'', and can also be used in conjunction with 不. Examples 他一向不迟到，怎么今 ...

4 KB (706 words) - 10:05, 23 December 2020
Affirmative-negative question
... 大学？Tā yǒu méiyǒu shàng guo dàxué?Has he been to college? See also Tag questions with "bu" Yes-no questions with "ma" Offering choices ...

9 KB (1,407 words) - 08:55, 21 April 2021