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... http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/ Creative Commons license ), so you have nothing to lose by contributing. In its early stages, most ...

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Alternative existential sentences
... with 着 Verbs that are paired with 着 are usually stative verb s. So unlike with action verb s, you're going to be describing an action that is ...

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Ordinal numbers with "di"
... use ordinal numbers to express things like "number one" or "second," so mastering them in Chinese is important. Fortunately, they are also very easy ...

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Result complement
... and 'listen' variety - the result isn't included like it is in 'see' and 'hear'. So if you want to indicate the result, you have to use a result ...

11 KB (1,346 words) - 09:48, 27 February 2019
Direction complement
... when you're talking about yourself moving. You can't move away from or towards yourself, so should it be 来 or 去? The answer is to look at the context ...

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Using "bei" sentences
... and wounded. Forming 被 Sentences You know the basic pattern already, so it's time to go deeper... Negating 被 Sentences There's just one ...

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Connecting nouns with "shi"
... about 是 (shì) in Chinese is that it's used to link ''two nouns'', so you can't rely too much on translating directly from English when it comes to ...

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Placement of question words
... in the place of the thing you want to ask about. ''Nothing needs to be rearranged.'' So if the statement is 我是小李。 Wǒ shì Xiǎo Lǐ.I am Xiao Li ...

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Structure of dates
... Dates are arranged from largest unit to smallest: ''year, month, day''. x 年 + y 月 + z 日 So April 1st, 2019 is 2019年4月1日 (èr-líng-yī-jiǔ nián Sìyuè yī ...

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Using the verb "jiao"
... or something's name is. Its usage can seem a little weird to beginners, so it gets its own grammar point. Structure The verb 叫 (jiào) means both ...

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Standard negation with "bu"
... the present or future, or to talk about what you do not do, as a habit. So expressing things like "I don't want to go" or "I'm not going" or "I don't ...

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Negation of past actions with "meiyou"
... actions, while 没有 (méiyǒu) is used for actions that ''didn't happen'' (so of course they're not completed). These two don't work together. This is a ...

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Sandbox
... span, but div breaks lines. This text has been broken up with a div. So div and span are the same. They're both used to give properties to text, but ...

690 bytes (115 words) - 03:54, 22 November 2018
Expressing a learned skill with "hui"
... Obj. Again, this is the simplest way to express the lack of a learned ability. So while "can't" is a natural translation for "不会" (bù huì) in English ...

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Structure of days of the week
... 五，太高兴了。Optional 是 omittedMíngtiān Xīngqīwǔ, tài gāoxìng le.Tomorrow is Friday. I'm so happy. 星期三我不在上海。Xīngqīsān wǒ bù zài Shànghǎi.I'm not here ...

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Chinese grammar FAQ
... Main Page AllSet Learning Chinese Grammar Wiki is chock-full of information, so this list of '''Frequently Asked Questions''' can be a good place to ...

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Reduplication of verbs
... all verbs are only one syllable. Those verbs get reduplicated a lot, so those examples are quite useful. Occasionally, though, two-syllable verbs get ...

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Expressing "would like to" with "xiang"
... 个地方很近，我不想开车。Nàge dìfang hěn jìn, wǒ bù xiǎng kāichē.That place is so close. I would not like to drive. 他不想花父母的钱。 Tā bù xiǎng huā fùmǔ de ...

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Using "ye" and "dou" together
... 我很好，我的家人也都很好。Wǒ hěn hǎo, wǒ de jiārén yě dōu hěn hǎo.I'm good. So is everyone in my family. 大人很喜欢这个餐厅，孩子们也都很喜欢。Dàren hěn xǐhuan ...

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Using "hao" to mean "easy"
... do"). There's a limited number of these, but some of them are super common, so just memorize them as exceptions: 好吃 hǎochīgood to taste, good to eat ...

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Using "dao" to mean "to go to"
... you can.'' But native speakers will frequently use 到 (dào) in this way, so it's still good to be familiar with this pattern. If you want to sound more ...

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