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Location word
... their own. Usually combined with -边, -面, 以- or 之- to make two-character location nouns. These can be adverbs (adverbial adjuncts - can have more than ...

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Personal pronoun
... the same. When referring to a group in first-person (i.e. we), there are two constructions in Chinese: 我们 (wǒmen) and 咱们 (zánmen). The former is may ...

1 KB (215 words) - 07:43, 22 November 2018
Causative verbs
... "make" or "let." It may seem strange to speakers of English that these two very different words are the same word in Chinese. "Make" is kind of like ...

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Grammar points by level
... Points ''' ('''Upper Intermediate / HSK 4-5'''): for those with roughly two years of formal Chinese study ''' C1 grammar points C1 Grammar Points ...

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Degree complement
... three pieces of information into a grammatically correct Chinese sentence, there are two approaches to take: '''Approach 1: Repeat the Verb''' 你说中文 ...

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Direction complement
... be late. 师傅，送两桶水来。Shīfu, sòng liǎng tǒng shuǐ lái.Shifu, please deliver two buckets of water. 可以带朋友过来吗？Kěyǐ dài péngyou guòlái ma?Can I ...

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Editor instructions
... A word about example sentences With regards to examples sentences there are two important things to keep in mind. First, make sure you do not ...

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Measure word "ge"
... 星期 wǔ gè xīngqīfive weeks 六个月 liù gè yuè six months 两个老婆liǎng gè lǎopo two wives 十个男人，七个傻，八个坏。A line from a songShí gè nánrén, qī gè ...

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Negation of past actions with "meiyou"
... for actions that ''didn't happen'' (so of course they're not completed). These two don't work together. This is a very common mistake for beginner ...

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Wanting to do something with "yao"
... 要 (yào), it is also possible to use the word 想 (xiǎng). These two words are largely interchangeable, and both can mean "to want." The small difference ...

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Actions in a row
... word or phrase needed Structure In Chinese, it's very easy to describe two actions in a row. Simply place one verb phrase after another, in ...

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Suggestions with "ba"
... up and eat. 给我两个吧。 This is a suggestion.Gěi wǒ liǎng gè ba.Give me two. 喝水吧。This is a suggestion.Hē shuǐ ba.Have some water. 我们去香港吧 ...

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Structure of days of the week
... Words for "Week" Hopefully this doesn't freak you out, but there are actually two other ways to say "week" in Chinese. You should still learn 星期 ...

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Expressing close possession without "de"
... , it would create an unnatural sense of distance between the two. See also Expressing possession with "de" Modifying nouns with adjective ...

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The "also" adverb "ye"
... .She also thinks this teacher isn't good. Let's take one more look at two different English sentences which mean the same thing, but can result in bad ...

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The "all" adverb "dou"
... cases, we translate it as "neither." 我们两个都爱你。Wǒmen liǎng gè dōu ài nǐ.The two of us both love you. 你爸爸和你妈妈都是美国人吗？ Nǐ bàba hé nǐ ...

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Using "ye" and "dou" together
... 弟弟也都比较高。Tā hěn gāo, tā de liǎng gè dìdi yě dōu bǐjiào gāo.He's tall. His two younger brothers are also pretty tall. 老板加班，你们也都要加班吗？Lǎobǎn ...

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Special verbs with "hen"
... 家，妈妈很担心你。Nǐ liǎng tiān méi huíjiā, māma hěn dānxīn nǐ.You haven't gone home in two days. Mom is really worried about you. 父母都很希望我能上一个好大 ...

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Before a specific time with "yiqian"
... 两年以前，你认识他吗？ Liǎng nián yǐqián, nǐ rènshi tā ma? Did you know him two years ago? 星期五以前，你要做完这些工作。Xīngqīwǔ yǐqián, nǐ yào zuò wán zhèxiē ...

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Expressing duration of inaction
... 没吃东西了。Tāmen yǐjīng liǎng tiān méi chī dōngxi le.They haven't eating anything for two days already. 我们已经十年没见了。Wǒmen yǐjīng shí nián méi jiàn ...

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Asking why with "zenme"
... "why"; the actual meaning sort of falls in the fuzzy region between the two. In any case, it's used to express disbelief: ''how can (something) be so ...

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