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Using "always" as a complaint with "laoshi"
... has an unsatisfied or frustrated tone. 老 (是) + Predicate You can also use 老 instead of 老是. The predicate part of the pattern can be a verb or ...

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Approximations with "chabuduo"
... ) with a Quantity or Time Phrase After 差不多 (chàbuduō) you can also add a phrase that expresses quantity or time. This makes it clear that you're ...

7 KB (1,047 words) - 08:09, 20 July 2021
Expressing "all along" with "yizhi"
... 直 (yīzhí) literally means "straight." Used as an adverb , 一直 (yīzhí) can also be used to express that you have been doing something all along, have ...

4 KB (543 words) - 09:20, 2 April 2019
Assessing situations with "kanlai"
... person's point of view. This is like saying "the way he/she sees it..." You can also say 在我看来, which is the longer version of just using 看来. It is ...

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Comparing "bu" and "mei"
... a way. 我没有办法。Wǒ méiyǒu bànfǎ.I don't have a way. (You can also Inability with "mei banfa" use 没办法 (méi bànfǎ) to express other meanings.) 没 ...

17 KB (2,625 words) - 02:55, 31 December 2021
Comparing "changchang" and "jingchang"
... in this way, 经常 can also be used as an adjective referring to ... the same negative form '''不常'''. You can also simply use 不 to negate both 经常 and 常常 ...

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Comparing "fan'er" and “xiangfan"
... 相反 can act as an attribute 相反 is an adjective, and of course it can also be an attribute. Just make sure to add a 的 after it. 反而 cannot be used ...

5 KB (700 words) - 07:01, 11 December 2020
Expressing "about to happen" with "le"
... ) is not only for the past When something is ''about to happen,'' you can also indicate this using 了 (le). Normally it is paired with a 快 (kuài), 快要 ...

5 KB (842 words) - 08:56, 21 April 2021
Complement "-zhao"
... 着 fairly often (especially in the north), so it's something you need to know. Also, 睡着 (shuì zháo), meaning "fall asleep," is an exception in that it ...

4 KB (624 words) - 02:50, 29 December 2020
Advanced uses of "zong"
... set phrases such as 总会, 总归, 总得, 总要, 总能, etc. It can also be structured together with other unconditional compound phrases like 无论 and 不管 . You ...

5 KB (696 words) - 03:00, 27 January 2022
Comparing "juran" and "fan'er"
... Examples 我打他，他居然没哭。我帮他，他反而生气了。反而 can also be used in some specific grammar patterns However, 反而 is often used with 不仅没有 (不但没有 ...

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Comparing "yishi" and "yidu"
... 。亚里士多德的理论早已盛行一时。一时 can also mean "sometimes, temporary or suddenly" Structure Subject+一时+Verb/Verbal Phrase Examples 我一时想 ...

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Comparing "yizhi" and "yixiang"
... , it is often used to express a habit or event that you ''don't like'', and can also be used in conjunction with 不. Examples 他一向不迟到，怎么今 ...

4 KB (706 words) - 10:05, 23 December 2020
Affirmative-negative question
... 大学？Tā yǒu méiyǒu shàng guo dàxué?Has he been to college? See also Tag questions with "bu" Yes-no questions with "ma" Offering choices ...

9 KB (1,407 words) - 08:55, 21 April 2021
Expressing "stop doing" with "bie… le"
... ). Structure 别 + Verb / Verb Phrase + 了 Instead of just a verb , it can also be a verb phrase. Examples 别说了，我不想听。Bié shuō le ...

4 KB (637 words) - 08:58, 21 April 2021
Expressing "now" with "le"
... Time to eat 我走了。Wǒ zǒu le.I'm leaving now. 他来了。This can also mean "He's here now." Be careful Tā lái le.He's coming over now. / He's on the ...

3 KB (412 words) - 09:23, 20 April 2021
Expressing "again" in the past with "you"
... Colloquial Saying 又来了又来了 fits the above pattern, but is also a little tricky because it expresses something that is still ongoing, and has already ...

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Expressing "and" with "he" (advanced)
... .You need to purchase and install anti-virus software. See also and Translations of "and" Expressing "in addition" with "haiyou" "In ...

9 KB (1,273 words) - 02:48, 18 December 2020
Comparing "changchang" and "wangwang"
... you can translate 常常 as "often," where as you can translate 往往 as "usually." Also, 常常 can omit a 常, but you 往往 cannot omit a 往. Examples 他 ...

5 KB (558 words) - 07:35, 9 July 2021
Advanced "le" after an object
... , it starts to sound OK again to put the 了 immediately after the verb, but it also sounds good to put it after the (not ''too'' long) object. 他提交了那 ...

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Expressing "all at once" with "yixiazi"
... that things happened very quickly, naturally, and easily. Again, 一下 (yīxià) can also be used instead of 一下子 (yīxiàzi). Structure Subj. + 一下子 ...

4 KB (629 words) - 08:36, 24 April 2019