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Expressing "more and more" with "yuelaiyue"
... frequently in Chinese to express that some quality or state is increasing with time and is often translated into English as "more and more." This is ...

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Expressing "every" with question words
... 没有用。Wǒ gēn tā shuō duōshao biàn dōu méiyǒu yòng.It doesn't matter how many times I tell him. "However" with 怎么都怎么 (zěnme) also works with 都 ...

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Learner FAQ
... of learning many, many individual patterns and rules for using 了, and over time, gradually getting a feel for its usage. The Chinese Grammar Wiki has ...

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Expressing "hard to avoid" with "nanmian"
... fēijī chūguó nánmiǎn huì yǒudiǎn xīngfèn.There‘s no way to not feel excited about it the first time you get on a plane to go abroad. 现在是高峰期，地铁难免 ...

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Using "zhe" when "verbing away"
... has been repeated for a period of time, and as a result a new situation ... .I played and played the game, and I forgot the time. 我听着听着歌，就唱起来了 ...

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Facilitating an outcome with "yibian"
... gōngzuò, yǐbiàn xiàbān yǐhòu kěyǐ péi háizi.He chose a simple job so that he can spend more time with the children after work. 你为什么不往前一点，以便看得 ...

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Using "because" with "er" to indicate effect
... to be shorter and more succinct. Examples 我因为生病而请假。Because I got sick, I asked for time off. 欧洲的经济因为债务危机而陷入衰退。Because Europe is ...

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Expressing "even if…" with "napa"
... 也要健身。Nǎpà zài máng, wǒ yě yào jiànshēn.Even if I‘m super busy, I will still find some time to work out. 哪怕你说得再好听，我们也不相信。Nǎpà nǐ shuō de ...

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Expressing various aspects with "yi fangmian"
... , using smart phones is very convenient; on the other hand, they also make it very easy to waste a lot of time. 我们一方面要让客户满意，另一方面也要控制成本 ...

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Parts of speech list
... (副词) Degree adverbs (程度代词) Scope adverbs (范围副词) Time adverbs (时间副词) Tone adverbs (语气副词) Negative adverbs (否定副 ...

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Uses of "le"
... + 了都九点了，快点起床！了2 - ASGKITRZ Expressing earliness with "jiu" Subj. + Time + 就 + Verb + 了我昨晚八点半就睡觉了。了2 - ASG700A5 ...

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Communicative function
... Requesting Sequencing events in time Describing actions ... Giving directions Expressing time and date Expressing frequency ...

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Yihou, zhihou, houlai and ranhou
... 后去接她。错－我明天下班后来去接她。后来 can stand alone. 以后 can not. It must be acompanied by a time expresion. 对－我以前在Intel工作，后来就去了Microsoft。错－我以前在Intel工作，以后就去了 ...

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Using "nanguai" as a verb
... of a talker. You can't blame your wife for for saying that talking to you is a total waste of time. 本来这道题就有争议，也难怪学生答错了。Běnlái zhè dào tí ...

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Comparing "er" and "liang"
... ; second 第二个 dì-èr gèthe second one 第二次 dì-èr cìthe second time 二月 ÈryuèFebruary (the second month) 二号 èr hào 2; the second (of the month ...

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Coincidence with "zhenghao"
... adverb to help express a coincidence, and it could be related to time, size, volume, quantity, degree, etc. In English we might say something similar ...

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Expressing "all along" with "yizhi"
... doing something since a certain time, or that something will continuously ... and "buting" Used for Expressing time and date Used for Expressing ...

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Expressing indifference with "jiu"
... ！Zǒu jiù zǒu, wǒ zǎo jiù bù xiǎng gàn le Sure, I'll leave. I wanted to quit a long time ago 反对就反对，我不在乎。Fǎnduì jiù fǎnduì, wǒ bù zàihu.If they ...

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Using "ji" to mean "several"
... + Noun Examples 他读了好几遍。Tā dú le hǎojǐ biàn.He's read quite a few times. 我有好几个室友。Wǒ yǒu hǎojǐ gè shìyǒu.I have quite a few roommates ...

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Expressing "about to happen" with "le"
... and its multiple meanings Used for Expressing time and date Used for Sequencing events in time Used for Referring to changes of situation ...

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Expressing that something has already happened with "laizhe"
... 我说什么来着！你一吃火锅就拉肚子！I told you so You have a diarrhea every time you eat hotpot 我说什么来着！这个东西肯定是假的！I told you so This thing must ...

3 KB (397 words) - 03:47, 21 November 2017