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Using the verb "jiao"
... 地方叫外滩。Zhège dìfang jiào Wàitān.This place is called the Bund. You can also ask people their names using 叫 (jiào): 你叫什么名字？Nǐ jiào shénme míngzi ...

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Wanting to do something with "yao"
... do? 要 (yào) and 想 (xiǎng) Instead of using 要 (yào), it is also possible to use the word 想 (xiǎng). These two words are largely interchangeable ...

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Expressing existence with "you"
Grammar Box The verb 有 (yǒu), which means "to have," can also be used to express existence. This is similar to saying "there is" or "there are" in ...

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Expressing a learned skill with "hui"
... correct (and perhaps more helpful). Also, due to a http://resources. ... class is forbidden. See also Expressing ability or possibility with ...

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Suggestions with "ba"
... is a suggestion.Xiūxi yīxià ba.Take a break. 我们结婚吧。This is a also suggestion, believe it or not Wǒmen jiéhūn ba.Let's get married. 老板，便宜一点 ...

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Negative commands with "bie"
... Besides using Negative commands with "bu yao" 不要 (bùyào) , negative commands can also be formed with 别 (bié). You could think of 别 (bié) as a ...

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Reduplication of verbs
... structure lightens the mood and seriousness of the question. It also adds variety to sentence structure. Because these phrases are used colloquially ...

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Expressing "will" with "hui"
... a learned skill with "hui" expressing a learned skill , 会 (huì) can also be used to indicate that something ''will'' happen or that someone ''will'' ...

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Expressing "difficult" with "nan"
... is very difficult to write. 难 (nán) with Sense Verbs 难 (nán) can also be attached to "sense verbs" (e.g. look, taste, smell, etc.) to indicate ...

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Inability with "mei banfa"
... "there is no way," and while it works just fine by itself, it can also come before verb s. Structure One easy way to express inability is to ...

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Before a specific time with "yiqian"
... . Note that this use of 以前 (yǐqián) can also be shortened to 前 (qián). See also After a specific time Expressing "before" in general with ...

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Expressing duration with "le"
... 年经理。Tā zuò le bā nián jīnglǐ.He worked as a manager for eight years. Also note that 的 can be used in this pattern, which must be placed between the ...

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Sentence-final interjection "a"
... great What is it? 啊 (a) Expressing Certainty or Urgency 啊 (a) can also add a sense of certainty or urgency to a statement, sometimes with the ...

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Questions with "le ma"
... Structure Topic (+ Subj.) + Verb + 了吗? NOTE: in this structure, the topic is also the object for the verb. Examples 晚饭你吃了吗？Wǎnfàn nǐ ...

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Modifying nouns with phrase + "de"
... to Modifying nouns with adjective + de linking adjectives to nouns , 的 (de) can also be used to link a whole phrase to a noun, making the already ...

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Asking about degree with "duo"
... Do you know how expensive housing is in Shanghai? 大 (dà) and 小 (xiǎo) can also be used to describe ages. The question phrase 多大 (duō dà) is often used ...

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Two words for "but"
... 很有意思，但是也很难。Zhōngwén hěn yǒuyìsi, dànshì yě hěn nán.Chinese is very interesting, but it is also very hard. 我喜欢这件衬衫，可是太贵了。Wǒ xǐhuan zhè jiàn ...

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Expressing "or" in statements
... you want chicken or beef?"). It can also be used as an "or" ''statement'' ... or computer to go online. See also Offering choices with "haishi" ...

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Measure words for counting
... 瑰 jiǔ zhī méiguīnine roses 十个美女 shí gè měinǚten beautiful women Also remember that there isn't a one-to-one relationship between nouns and measure ...

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Basic comparisons with "meiyou"
... Basic Usage As well as with Basic comparisons with "bi" 比 (bǐ) , you can also use 没有 (méiyǒu) to make basic comparisons. You could think of 没有 ...

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Basic comparisons with "yiyang"
... busy as the boss is? There is also a similar but more advanced usage of this ... xiang" uses 像 (xiàng) . See also Basic comparisons with "bi" ...

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