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Advanced uses of "bei"
... 被和谐 to be harmonized) 被自杀 to be suicided) 被就业 to be employed) 被代表 to be represented) 被潜规则 to be (forced to) follow the potential ...

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Advanced potential complements
... 晚我有事，去不了。Jīn wǎn wǒ yǒushì, qù buliǎo.I have things to do tonight. I won't be able to go. 这件衣服太小了，我穿不了。Zhè jiàn yīfu tài xiǎo le, wǒ ...

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Marking a topic with "ma"
... . 名牌嘛，一定不便宜。Míngpái ma, yīdìng bù piányi.Well, it's a name brand. It can't be cheap. 第一次嘛，以后就会了。Dì-yī cì ma, yǐhòu jiù huì le.It's your ...

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Expressing "even more" with "geng" or "hai"
... 动物比人类更聪明。Yǒushíhou dòngwù bǐ rénlèi gèng cōngming.Sometimes animals are even smarter than human beings. 大城市的工作机会比我老家更多。Dà chéngshì de ...

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Expressing "especially" with "gewai"
... (géwài) and 特别 (tèbié) is. Keep in mind that 特别 (tèbié) can be either as an adjective that emphasizes something is "special" or as an adverb that ...

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Expressing "within" a period of time using "zai... nei"
... 要在一个半小时内到上海。Nǐ yào zài yī gè bàn xiǎoshí nèi dào Shànghǎi.You have to be in Shanghai within an hour and a half. 这个比赛在 30 分钟内进球就赢了。Zhège ...

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To-do
... 之 (only the 之 that indicates possession has been done so far) 非不进一步 (now classified in B2, should it be C1?) 居然你别说这不是【我这不是忙嘛。】害得我行李超重弄不好 ...

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Reference:Boya Chinese Elementary Starter 1 (博雅汉语初经起步篇)
... 得" (Must/Have to) Lesson Twenty One Expressing ability or possibility "能" (Can/Be able to) "最好" (Had Better/Had best) 日期的表达 Structure ...

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Time noun
... Notes 时间词 Should be arranged in descending order of size: 年 ... Time nouns can also be adverbs (adverbial adjuncts to be precise - can have more ...

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Noun measure word
... made into compound measure words such as 千瓦小时. All nouns should be learned with the corresponding measure words. Note that some nouns can use many ...

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Verbing briefly with "yixia"
... yīxià mén ba.Please open the door. 请你说一下为什么。I feel it should be a quick explanation.Qǐng nǐ shuō yīxià wèishénme.Please say why. 不要生气了，笑一下 ...

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Expressing ability or possibility with "neng"
... Tāmen míngtiān néng zǎo diǎn lái ma?Would it be possible for them to come a little earlier ... , something like "would it be possible" in English: ...

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Special verbs with "hen"
... hěn xǐhuan nǐ.He really likes you. 你应该很小心。Nǐ yīnggāi hěn xiǎoxīn.You should be very careful. 我很怕晚上一个人在家。Wǒ hěn pà wǎnshang yīgèrén zài jiā ...

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Expressing "difficult" with "nan"
... When something is "hard to do" (as in difficult), the word 难 (nán) can be used before the verb. 难 (nán) with General Verbs Just as 好 (hǎo) can ...

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Using "dao" to mean "to go to"
... 午在家，你可以到我家来。Wǒ xiàwǔ zài jiā, nǐ kěyǐ dào wǒ jiā lái.I'll be home this afternoon. You can come to my house. 老板马上到办公室去。Lǎobǎn mǎshàng dào ...

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Expressing duration with "le"
... as a manager for eight years. Also note that 的 can be used in this pattern, which must be placed between the duration and the object. Subj. + Verb + 了 ...

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Softening speech with "ba"
... earlier. 快点吧，要迟到了。Kuài diǎn ba, yào chídào le.Please hurry, we're going to be late. 太贵了吧，我不买了。 Tài guì le ba, wǒ bù mǎi le.It's too ...

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Modifying nouns with phrase + "de"
... Modifying nouns with adjective + de linking adjectives to nouns , 的 (de) can also be used to link a whole phrase to a noun, making the already useful ...

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The filler word "neige"
... 可以做我的女朋友吗？Nèige... nǐ kěyǐ zuò wǒ de nǚpéngyou ma?Like... could you be my girlfriend? 那个 ⋯⋯ 不好意思，我要走了。Nèige... bù hǎoyìsi, wǒ yào zǒu le ...

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Expressing "rather" with "bijiao"
... for you to take the subway, right? Used with Verbs 比较 can also be used with psychological verb s. Structure Subj. + 比较 + Verb Phrase ...

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Simultaneous tasks with "yibian"
... If you want to say something happened while another thing was happening, it would be better to use Expressing "when" with "de shihou" 的时候 (de shíhou ...

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