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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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Expressing "in addition" with "haiyou"
... 点水果。Xiàbān yǐhòu zǎo diǎn huílái. Háiyǒu, huílái de lùshang mǎi diǎn shuǐguǒ.Come back early after work. Also, buy some fruit on your way back. 今天 ...

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Big numbers in Chinese
... ten thousand 亿 (yì): hundred million Ten Thousand - 万 (wàn) 万 (wàn) comes up the most often and is the largest stumbling block for most people ...

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A softer "but" with "buguo"
... " but ." Structure Just like its counterparts, 不过 is a conjunction that comes between two distinct clauses. ⋯⋯ ，不过 ⋯⋯ Examples 这件衣服我 ...

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Measure words for verbs
... times" mirror each other in structure. In Chinese sentences, these measure words come after the verb. You should also know that, like nouns, some ...

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Expressing "if… then…" with "jiaru"
... nǐ de chéngjì zài hǎo yīdiǎnr, nǐ jiù néng shēnqǐng Běi Dà le.If your grades come up a little more, then you can apply to Beijing University. 假如我是 ...

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Expressing "since the beginning" with "yixiang"
... 季一向来得很突然。Yúnnán de yǔjì yīxiàng láide hěn tūrán.Yunnan's rainy season always comes suddenly. 他的态度一向很认真。Tā de tàidù yīxiàng hěn rènzhēn.His ...

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Comparisons with "buru"
... can also be used to mean "might as well" to emphasize that the choice that comes after 不如 is better than what was just being discussed. When used like ...

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Expressing fractions with "fenzhi"
... the ''denominator'' is the ''bottom'' number in a fraction, but it comes ''first'' in spoken Chinese. Knowing that this order actually totally fits ...

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Expressing "with regards to" with "zhiyu"
... , zhìyú jùtǐ de shíjiān, wǒ jiù bù zhīdào le.She told me she was coming back tomorrow. With regards to the specific time, I don't know about that. 律 ...

5 KB (693 words) - 09:54, 17 December 2020
Marking a topic with "de hua"
... also be used to simply identify a topic, sort of like saying "when it comes to...." Structure 的话 can also be used to introduce a topic which the ...

4 KB (570 words) - 03:48, 29 December 2020
Expressing "since" with "jiran"
... by a Question The suggestion or inference deduced from the first "fact" can come in the form of rhetorical question. In this case, 那 can be omitted ...

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Expressing purpose with "hao"
... Box 好 (hǎo) can mean "in order to or "for the sake of" when coming before a verb phrase, and therefore expresses the purpose. You might think of it ...

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Expressing "in the end" with "jiujing"
... ＋ Verb ＋没 / 不＋ Verb Examples 你究竟来不来？Nǐ jiūjìng lái bu lái?Are you coming or not? 你们究竟能不能帮我？Nǐmen jiūjìng néng bu néng bāng wǒ ...

5 KB (760 words) - 03:22, 18 August 2021
Expressing "let alone" with "bie shuo"
... wǒ dìdi lái yě yào mǎi piào.Even my brother needs to buy a ticket if he comes, let alone you. 且不说 is more formal than 别说, but is used in the same ...

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Expressing "how about" with "yaobu"
... to seek consent of the listener. When using 要不 in this way, it can come either at the beginning of the sentence or in the middle, after explaining the ...

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List of separable verbs
Many of the separable verb s below come from Chinese Grammar Without Tears http://www.amazon.cn/mn/detailApp/ref=as_li_ss_tl?_encoding=UTF8&tag= ...

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Modal particle "ne"
... working. He can't play with you. 他还没回来呢。Tā hái méi huílái ne.He hasn't come back yet. 我们的工作还有很多呢。Wǒmen de gōngzuò hái yǒu hěn duō ne.We ...

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Aspectual particle "zhe"
... particle 着 (zhe) functions in Chinese like "-ing" functions in English. Well, yes, both come at the after a verb, but how do you know when to use 着 ...

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Using "de" (modal particle)
... Nǐ kěyǐ de.You can do this. 她一定会来的。Tā yīdìng huì lái de.She's definitely coming. 我们能搞定的。Wǒmen néng gǎodìng de.We can handle it. 他不会道歉的 ...

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Expressing distance with "li"
... from me further." In other words, "Stay away from me," or "Don't come near me." See Also "From… to…" with "cong… dao…" Sources and ...

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