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Conceding with "ba"
... zài jiā, nǐ kěyǐ wǎnshang lái ma? This afternoon I won't be home. Can you come by this evening? B:行吧。Xíng ba.All right. B is now conceding that going ...

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Questions with "le ma"
... the end of a sentence or statement. Just make sure that 了 (le) comes first, followed by 吗 (ma). Basic Usage Structure Subj. + Verb + Obj ...

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Expressing "a little too" with "you dian"
... lái shàngkè.Today, the teacher felt a little unwell, so she didn't come to class. Negative Connotation Note that for the speaker, the adjective ...

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Two words for "but"
... 点来见我，但是他没来。Tā shuō wǔ diǎn lái jiàn wǒ, dànshì tā méi lái.He said he would come to see me at five, but he didn't. 这个地方很漂亮，但是人太多了。Zhège ...

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Expressing "or" in statements
... nǐ jiā huòzhě nǐ lái wǒ jiā, dōu kěyǐ.After work I will go to your house, or you can come to my house, either way is fine. 下个月我打算去杭州或者苏州旅 ...

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The filler word "neige"
... . 那个 ⋯⋯ 我明天不来了。Nèige... wǒ míngtiān bù lái le.Ummm... I'm not coming tomorrow. 那个 ⋯⋯ 这样做不好吧？Nèige... zhèyàng zuò bù hǎo ba?Ummm, it's ...

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Expressing "every" with "mei"
... .Every morning he skips breakfast. 他每年都来中国。Tā měi nián dōu lái Zhōngguó.He comes to China every year. 我每个星期都给妈妈打电话。Wǒ měi gè xīngqī ...

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Basic comparisons with "bi"
... is: Noun 1 + 比 + Noun 2 + Adj. The noun that's placed first is the one that comes out on top in the comparison. So in the sentence: 小李比小张高。Xiǎo ...

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Expressing earliness with "jiu"
... usually used to express a kind of impatience or surprise on the part of the speaker. It comes before the verb. 我早就知道了！Wǒ zǎo jiù zhīdào le I knew ...

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Expressing "again" in the future with "zai"
... Subj. + 再 + Verb Phrase Examples 我们明年再来。Wǒmen míngnián zài lái.We'll come again next year. 再试一下。Zài shì yīxià.Try it again. 你可以再 ...

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Emphasizing quantity with "dou"
... go to work every day. 老师每天都迟到。 Lǎoshī měi tiān dōu chídào. The teacher comes late every day. 她每天都不吃早饭。 Tā měi tiān dōu bù chī zǎofàn.Every ...

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Superlative "zui"
... most beautiful. 最 (zuì) with Psychological Verbs 最 (zuì) can also come before psychological verb s, to express what one "most likes," "most ...

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Simultaneous tasks with "yibian"
... and the English translations above. This is because the "main" action usually comes second in English (after the "while"), but first in Chinese. For ...

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Result complements "-dao" and "-jian"
... topic in Chinese grammar, but you can approach them in stages. The structure you come across the most is a verb with 到 (dào): Subj. + Verb + 到 + Obj ...

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Result complements
Grammar Box Result complements come immediately after verbs to indicate that an action has led to a certain result and make that result clear to ...

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Direction complement "-qilai"
Grammar Box 起来 (qǐlái) comes up very frequently in Chinese and can be used both literally and figuratively. This is a little like the usage of "up ...

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Result complement "-xiaqu"
... with him. I want a divorce. Used with 再 When the adverb 再 comes before the verb, there's an implication that if "things keep going on this ...

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Cause and effect with "yinwei" and "suoyi"
Grammar Box You will often come across 因为⋯⋯所以⋯⋯ (yīnwèi... suǒyǐ...) in both written and spoken Chinese. This pattern will give your Chinese a ...

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Expressing "not only... but also" with "budan... erqie..."
... When there is only one subject with 不但⋯⋯而且⋯⋯, the subject has to come at the beginning of the sentence, before both 不但 and 而且. When using two ...

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Expressing "everything" with "shenme dou"
... 事都不做？Nǐ zài jiālǐ zěnme shénme shì dōu bù zuò? How come you haven't done anything at home? See Also Expressing "every time" with "mei" and ...

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Topic-comment sentences
... to the beginning of the sentence, with the comment on the topic coming after the topic has been stated. Structure Topic ，Comment Examples ...

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