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Counting money
... of money is vital Asking "How Much Money" with 多少钱 (duōshao qián) Before you learn how to count money in Chinese, make sure you know how to ask ...

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Expressing earliness with "jiu"
... 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 that ...

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Basic comparisons with "bu bi"
... pattern below: A + 不比 + B + Verb + 得 + Adj. Note that "Verb + 得" can also placed before 不比. Examples 你不比歌手唱得差。Nǐ bùbǐ gēshǒu chàng de ...

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Expressing "must" with "dei"
... at school. 你得先付钱再进去。Nǐ děi xiān fù qián zài jìnqù.You need to pay before you go in. 是你的错，你得道歉。Shì nǐ de cuò, nǐ děi dàoqiàn.It's your ...

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Doing something less with "shao"
Grammar Box The word 少 (shǎo) can mean "few," but when placed before a verb, it takes on the meaning of "less" as in "to do less (of something)." ...

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Result complement "-xiaqu"
... 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 way ...

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Expressing "not only... but also" with "budan... erqie..."
... 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 different subjects, however, you need to ...

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Sequencing with "xian" and "zai"
... 一下老板再说。Wǒ xiān wèn yīxià lǎobǎn zàishuō.I'm going to ask the boss first before doing anything else. 你们先讨论一下再说。Nǐmen xiān tǎolùn yīxià zàishuō ...

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Expressing "all" with "suoyou"
... make 所有 part of the subject, you're typically going to need 都 before the predicate. Structure 所有 (+ 的) + Noun + 都 + Predicate The predicate ...

5 KB (702 words) - 07:57, 22 April 2019
Expressing "in addition" with "zaishuo"
... the second clause of your sentence. Remember that the parts of the sentence before and after 再说 should be logically related to each other. Note that ...

5 KB (690 words) - 01:35, 12 July 2021
Expressing "one of" with "zhiyi"
... A joke you'll hear a lot in Chinese involves using 最... but then pausing before saying 之一. This can leave the impression that you're saying someone or ...

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Expressing "some" with "yixie"
... can use 一些 (yīxiē). To use it in this way, 一些 (yīxiē) is placed before the noun it modifies. 一些 (yīxiē) can modify the subject or the object. '''Note ...

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Indicating a number in excess
... the measure word. However, if the number is bigger than eleven, the 多 has to be put before the measure word: 五岁多 wǔ suì duō 五十岁多 wǔshí suì duō 五十 ...

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ASGTD3L3
REDIRECT Expressing "before" and "after" with "zhiqian" and "zhihou"

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Expressing "if… then…" with "yaoshi"
... Structure 要是 + Subj. ⋯⋯ ，就 ⋯⋯ Note that the subject can also be placed before 要是. In this case, 要是 can be shortened as 要. Examples 你要 ...

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Expressing "over and over again" with "zaisan"
... " or "time and again" in a formal way, and is usually placed before a two-syllable verb. Structure Although the verb phrase in the pattern is ...

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Adjectival complement "de hen"
... it is quite similar to Simple "noun + adjective" sentences adding 很 before the adjective . The main difference is that "adjective + 得很" is more ...

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Expressing "a bit too"
... for a five-year-old child. 稍微 (shāowēi) can also be added before the adjective to further soften the tone. See also Expressing "much more" in ...

4 KB (636 words) - 06:55, 11 December 2020
Expressing fractions with "fenzhi"
... in Chinese. When expressing a fraction, the denominator is always said before the numerator. This pattern is also the way percentages are expressed ...

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Expressing "within (it/them)" with "qizhong"
... 的辛苦。Nǐ méiyǒu zuò guo shēngyì, bù zhīdào qízhōng de xīnkǔ.You have never done business before, so you don't know the hardship of it. 不要笑话跳广场舞的大 ...

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Expressing "with regards to" with "zhiyu"
... "with regards to" in English. Just put at the beginning of the sentence, before the further comment you want to make. 至于 + Topic， Comment Examples ...

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