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Using "lai" and "qu" when "verbing around"
... shuō lái shuō qù hái bù chéngrèn zìjǐ cuò le.He's been yakking a lot, but he still hasn't admitted that he's wrong. 我想来想去都想不明白，他怎么能那样对我 ...

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Stating the effect before the cause
... 担心。Wǒ zhī suǒyǐ méi gàosù nǐ shì wèile bù ràng nǐ dānxīn.The reason I didn't tell you is that I didn't want you to worry. 他之所以放弃了那份工作是因为他 ...

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Challenging a verb with "shenme"
... yào chídào le.No time for breakfast. We're going to be late Note that the questions above would likely be between friends, or at least two people who ...

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Expressing distance with "li"
... 个酒吧离这儿太远了，我不想去。 Nàge jiǔbā lí zhèr tài yuǎn le, wǒ bù xiǎng qù.That bar is too far away from here. I don't want to go. 我不想去离家很远的地方 ...

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Expressing "not often" with "bu zenme"
... chūqù wán.They don't often go out with friends. Usage of 没怎么 Note that the examples below use 没 instead of 不. This is because the verb uses or ...

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Expressing "no wonder"
... it too much, we include it here because if you ever run into and think that 难怪 can only ever have one meaning, it can totally throw you for a loop ...

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Using "nanguai" as a verb
... 。Tā chídào le, zhè yě nánguài. Jīntiān dìtiě huài le.He's late, but we can't blame him for that. The subway broke down today. 难怪他，他还是个孩子呢，什么都 ...

5 KB (701 words) - 06:56, 11 December 2020
Expressing "just now" with "gangcai"
... , as in, within the past 5 minutes or so. If you're talking about something that "just happened" yesterday or last week, don't use 刚才 (gāngcái), use ...

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Expressing "even more" with "geng"
... 更帅的男朋友。 It is implied that my boyfriend now is already handsome, but ... 更多的工作要做。 It is implied that a lot of work has already been done but there ...

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Non-exhaustive lists with "dengdeng"
... ) can also be added to the end of a list and is followed by a noun that represents the list. In this case, you can only use 等: A1，A2 ⋯⋯ 等 + Category ...

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Expressing "just" with "gang"
... we need to say "ago" in English, in this pattern there's no need for a word that means "ago." Examples 我刚认识她十天。Wǒ gāng rènshi tā shí ...

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Expressing good luck with "haihao"
... wǒ méi diǎn nàme duō cài, bùrán dōu làngfèi le.It's a good thing I didn't order that much food. Otherwise, it would have all been wasted. 还好老板不知道 ...

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Comparing "youdian" and "yidian"
... mean "small quantity," like 一点水，一点钱 while 有点 can't be used this way. Note that 有点 is also a shortened form of 有一点, which means "there is a little" of ...

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Comparing "yihou" "ranhou" "houlai"
... the Future" 以后 is a time noun, which can be used to talk about things that happen at some unspecified point in the future while 然后 and 后来 can't be ...

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Comparing "gen" and "dui"
... 1 对 Subj. 2 + Verb Examples 那个美女正对我笑呢。Nàge měinǚ zhèng duì wǒ xiào ne.That pretty girl is laughing at me. 不要对老板发脾气，不然后果很严重 ...

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Comparing "zongsuan" and “zhongyu"
... just being impatient and there was indeed a very long wait for this thing that ''finally'' happened). 你终于决定了！Nǐ zhōngyú juédìng le You finally ...

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Emphasis with "jiushi"
... Noun Examples 那个人就是她的新男朋友。Nàge rén jiùshì tā de xīn nánpéngyou.That guy is her new boyfriend. 他就是你要找的人。Tā jiùshì nǐ yào zhǎo de ...

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Comparing "genju" and "ju"
... he's gone to Shanghai. 据传首相将要辞职。Jùchuán shǒuxiàng jiāngyào cízhí.It is rumored that the Prime Minister is going to resign. 根据传首相将要辞职。Gēnjù chuán ...

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Expressing "rather than..." with "yuqi... buru"
... + A，不如说 + B Examples 与其说他是我的老师，不如说他是我的朋友。I'd rather say that he's my friend than my teacher. 与其说她是在帮你，不如说她是在帮她自己。I'd ...

5 KB (654 words) - 09:42, 2 December 2020
Advanced usages of the contrary "dao"
... . 别人都说他跟她结婚是为了钱，我倒不这么看。 A lot of people think that he married her because of her money, but I don't think so. 很多人认为钱是最重要的，我 ...

4 KB (463 words) - 06:28, 8 April 2018
Emphasizing a negation with "bing"
... 我打电话了。Wǒ bìng bù zhīdào nǐ zuótiān gěi wǒ dǎ diànhuà le.I didn't know at all that you called me yesterday. 昨天下的雨很大，但是天气并不凉快。Zuótiān xià ...

5 KB (694 words) - 09:15, 17 December 2020