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Expressing "simply" with "jianzhi"
... . 你这样做，简直是在破坏气氛。Nǐ zhèyàng zuò, jiǎnzhí shì zài pòhuài qìfēn.What you are doing is basically destroying the atmosphere. 他是羽毛球冠军，和你打羽毛 ...

5 KB (804 words) - 09:21, 18 January 2021
Expressing "since the beginning" with "yixiang"
... shàngbān hěn zǎo, zhè cì shì zěnme le?Xiao Wang has always started work very early. What happened this time? 我一向不喜欢点外卖。Wǒ yīxiàng bù xǐhuan ...

5 KB (706 words) - 09:32, 14 January 2021
Adjectival complement "de hen"
... ！Nǐ juéde tā bù gāoxìng? Wǒ kàn tā jīntiān xīnqíng hǎo de hěn You think he's unhappy? From what I see, he's in a great mood today 我最近忙得很，每天都要加 ...

4 KB (616 words) - 02:37, 17 December 2020
Comparisons with "buru"
... well" to emphasize that the choice that comes after 不如 is better than what was just being discussed. When used like this, it is similar in meaning to ...

5 KB (811 words) - 00:23, 18 January 2021
Expressing fractions with "fenzhi"
... school are male teachers. Advanced Pattern Structure This structure is what you'll often see in news stories that use statistics. The ...

4 KB (650 words) - 08:40, 24 April 2019
Comparing specifically with "xiang"
... zhīdào shǒujī shì shénme.When I was as old as you are, I didn't know what a cell phone was. 不像 as "Not as ... as" Structure Noun 1 + 不像 ...

4 KB (555 words) - 10:08, 18 January 2021
Limiting scope with "jiu"
Grammar Box "Limiting scope" is like saying, "what I'm about to say applies to just ''this''." You precede the scope with 就 (jiù) in this pattern. ...

5 KB (729 words) - 07:39, 19 January 2021
Comparing "shihe" and "heshi"
... 会吗？A: Nǐ zhīdào chuān shénme yīfu zuì shìhé cānjiā zhège jùhuì ma?Do you know what kind of clothes would be appropriate for this party? B:我不知道。但是穿 ...

4 KB (653 words) - 09:48, 14 January 2021
Expressing "to be worth" doing with "zhide"
... it. 你觉得做什么事情是值得的？Nǐ juéde zuò shénme shìqing shì zhídé de?What do you think is worth doing? 没有什么是值得的。Méiyǒu shénme shì zhídé de.Nothing ...

3 KB (436 words) - 09:39, 14 January 2021
Expressing "even if…" with "napa"
... Structure 哪怕 is often followed by 再 to further emphasize that what follows won't make a difference. In this usage, it's very similar to "no ...

5 KB (729 words) - 03:44, 18 January 2021
Expressing "only if" with "zhiyou"
... always. This pattern is usually used for hypothetical situations, and is used what is in logic called a " https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Necessity_and ...

5 KB (844 words) - 03:02, 29 December 2020
Expressing "unless" with "chufei"
... is the same as the sentences above, but below the "Y" part expresses what '''won't''' happen ''unless'' the 除非 condition is met. It might be more ...

6 KB (1,000 words) - 07:37, 19 January 2021
Expressing purpose with "hao"
... xué Zhōngwén, hǎo tīng de dǒng biérén shuō shénme.She is learning Chinese so that she can understand what people say. 小明今天把自己打扮得很帅气，好给别人留 ...

4 KB (611 words) - 08:39, 16 December 2020
Short-term Spoken Chinese: Elementary (汉语口语速成基础篇
... 疑问代词的虚指"(using interrogative pronouns to refer to indefinite things) "到底"(what on earth) Lesson 13 "之一"(one of) "然而"(however) "直到、直至"(until ...

3 KB (259 words) - 06:33, 7 November 2011
Softening the tone of questions with "ne"
... potentially in a hurry.Nǐ qù bu qù guàngjiē?Well are you going to go shopping or what? 你去不去逛街呢？Less intense, just asking a question.Nǐ qù bu qù ...

6 KB (848 words) - 09:47, 18 January 2021
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... Reference Materials ''See more...'' A Note to AllSet Learning Clients What you see here is the '''beta version''' of the new AllSet ...

6 KB (774 words) - 05:56, 27 January 2014
Expressing the self-evident with "ma"
... a rather different function. It can be used when the speaker feels what he is saying is obvious (from his point of view). Structure Statement ...

3 KB (526 words) - 03:23, 16 December 2020
Modal particle "ne"
... Examples For each of these examples, just a bit of context is needed to understand what the speaker is trying to convince someone of. 我不要回家。还 ...

3 KB (497 words) - 08:57, 21 April 2021
Yes-no questions with "ma"
... ways: Answer with 对 (duì) or the more casual 嗯 (ǹg) to affirm what was asked. Answer a clearer "yes" by simply repeating the positive form of the ...

9 KB (1,438 words) - 09:20, 20 April 2021
Using "guo" with "le"
... 合同了吗？Kèhù kàn guo hétong le ma? Has the client read the contract (already)? What 过 (guo) Does You would be right to point out that 过 (guo) is ...

7 KB (1,068 words) - 08:57, 21 April 2021
Expressing experiences with "guo"
... in the past. Basic Usage Structure Subj. + Verb + 过 + Obj. What this expresses is that the verb ''has been'' done at least once before ...

5 KB (706 words) - 08:56, 21 April 2021