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Expressing earliness with "jiu"
... 岁就大学毕业了。Tā shíbā suì jiù dàxué bìyè le.She graduated from college when she was only 18 years old. Not only can 就 emphasize a "point in time," but ...

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Simultaneous tasks with "yibian"
... , it would be better to use Expressing "when" with "de shihou" 的时候 (de shíhou ... particle "zhe" Similar Expressing "when" with "de shihou" Used ...

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Expressing "must" with "dei"
... annoying that the same character can also be pronounced "de," but at least when you use 得 (děi), there's no Auxiliary verb "yao" and its multiple ...

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Result complement "-xiaqu"
... (doing something). Structure Subj. + Verb + 不 + 下去 (+ 了) Note that 了 is often used when it's negated. Examples 这个故事太无聊了，我听不下去 ...

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Expressing "not only... but also" with "budan... erqie..."
... has to come at the beginning of the sentence, before both 不但 and 而且. When using two different subjects, however, you need to put one after 不但 and one ...

5 KB (785 words) - 08:01, 3 December 2020
Expressing ongoing duration with double "le"
... Structure Note that in the examples above, the verbs have no objects. When the verb has an object, the verb is often repeated: Subj. + Verb ...

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Combining verbs with "bing"
... phrases on either side of 并 are of equal stress or importance. When 并 means "moreover," however, it can be replaced with Expressing "moreover" with ...

5 KB (706 words) - 07:39, 8 December 2020
Advanced result complements "zhu", "kai", and "chulai"
... de wénzhāng wǒ xiě bu chūlái.I can't write a ten-thousand-word article. When paired with verbs related to the senses, the complement 出(来) adds a sense ...

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Challenging a verb with "shenme"
... to you? 没有钱看什么电影。Méiyǒu qián kàn shénme diànyǐng.What movie can we go see when we're broke? 还吃什么早饭啊，要迟到了。Hái chī shénme zǎofàn a, yào ...

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Expressing "all along" with "yuanlai"
... not realized?" Used as "Original" or "Originally" Structure When used as an adjective: 原来 + 的 + Noun When used as an adverb: Subj. + 原来 ...

4 KB (567 words) - 04:52, 9 March 2019
Expressing "after all" with "bijing"
... nǎinai, suǒyǐ wǒ háishì huì zhàogù tā.Although my grandma didn't treat me well when I was little, she is my grandma, after all, so I will still take ...

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Expressing "in the end" with "jiujing"
... is it that you do? 他们究竟什么时候到？Tāmen jiūjìng shénme shíhou dào?When exactly are they arriving? 我们究竟还要等多久？Wǒmen jiūjìng hái yào děng duōjiǔ ...

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Potential complement "-bu dong" for not understanding
... use it this way. But you'll find that more often, it follows a verb. When used this way, it is a complement . The potential complement 不懂 (bù ...

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Expressing "how about" with "yaobu"
... giving a suggestion, as the speaker is using 要不 to seek consent of the listener. When using 要不 in this way, it can come either at the beginning of the ...

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Aspectual particle "zhe"
... both come at the after a verb, but how do you know when to use 着 after a verb, and when to use the basic "在 + Verb" pattern to indicate that an action ...

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Yes-no questions with "ma"
... is 是 (shì) and "no" is 不是 (bù shì). This can be true, but ''only when the main verb in the question is also 是 (shì)''. If the verb in the question ...

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Using "guo" with "le"
... xǐ guo zǎo le.He has already had a shower. When to Use 过 (guo) with 了 (le) So when would you use the sentences above? You'd be emphasizing that ...

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Expressing distance with "li"
... Nǐ lí wǒ yuǎn diǎnr Stay away from me. It's a somewhat atypical usage when compared with the others, because it uses two people rather than two places ...

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Expressing "not very" with "bu zenme"
... You might use it to say something like "not very good." Structure When used together with an adjective, 不怎么 becomes similar to "Not_very"_with ...

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Expressing "never" with "conglai"
... Although it can also work in the positive, 从来 (cónglái) is usually used when you want to express that you '''''never''' do something'' (as a habit, or ...

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Using "nanguai" as a verb
... , but you can't blame him because he works a night shift." 难怪 as a Verb When used as a verb, 难怪 expresses that the speaker assigns no blame in the ...

5 KB (701 words) - 06:56, 11 December 2020