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Expressing "either... or..." with "yaome"
... 做家务。Wǒ lǎogōng zhōumò yàome shuìjiào, yàome dǎ yóuxì, cónglái bù zuò jiāwù.My husband either sleeps or plays video games on weekends. He never does ...

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Indicating a number in excess
... (+ Noun) Examples 我妈妈已经五十多岁了。Wǒ māma yǐjīng wǔshí duō suì le.My mother is over fifty. 我们走了两个多小时。Wǒmen zǒu le liǎng gè duō xiǎoshí ...

4 KB (578 words) - 08:57, 21 April 2021
Expressing "ever since" with "yilai"
... 到了很多。Shíxí jǐ gè yuè lái, wǒ xuédào le hěn duō.I've learned a lot from my internship during the last few months. 出国几个月来，她一点也不想家。Chūguó ...

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Expressing "before" and "after" with "zhiqian" and "zhihou"
... 的汉语很一般。Lái Zhōngguó zhīqián, wǒ de Hànyǔ hěn yībān.Before I came to China, my Chinese was really mediocre. 下班之后给我打个电话。Xiàbān zhīhòu gěi wǒ ...

5 KB (716 words) - 08:40, 24 April 2019
Expressing "if… then…" with "jiaru"
... yīdiǎn jīhuì, wǒ jiù huì cíqù xiànzài de gōngzuò.If I just had some other opportunity, I would quit my job. 假如这话是真的，我们也要考虑两天。Jiǎrú zhè huà ...

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Expressing "since the beginning" with "yixiang"
... takeout. 妈妈一向支持我的决定。Māma yīxiàng zhīchí wǒ de juédìng.Mom has always supported my decisions. 他一向是个好学生，怎么可能会作弊呢？Tā yīxiàng shìgè hǎo ...

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Expressing difficulty with "hao (bu) rongyi"
... .It was a lot of trouble to get to the city center, but then I realized I had forgotten my cell phone and had to go back and get it. 金融危机之后他好不容易 ...

5 KB (717 words) - 02:18, 29 December 2020
Comparisons with "buru"
... + 不如 + B Examples 我哥的成绩不如我的。Wǒ gē de chéngjì bùrú wǒ de.My older brother's grades are not as good as mine. 看电影不如看原著。Kàn diànyǐng ...

5 KB (811 words) - 00:23, 18 January 2021
Expressing "a bit too"
... 家远了一点儿。Nàge dìfang lí wǒ jiā yuǎn le yīdiǎnr.That place is a little too far from my home. 这件衬衫小了点儿，我想换一件。Zhè jiàn chènshān xiǎo le diǎnr ...

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Expressing fractions with "fenzhi"
... 的手机电量只有百分之五了。Wǒ de shǒujī diànliàng zhǐ yǒu bǎi fēn zhī wǔ le.My phone only has 5% power left. 这个文件已经下载了三分之二。Zhège wénjiàn yǐjīng ...

4 KB (650 words) - 08:40, 24 April 2019
Expressing "anyway" with "fanzheng"
... 够大，你们今晚都住这儿吧。Fǎnzhèng wǒ jiā gòu dà, nǐmen jīn wǎn dōu zhù zhèr ba.My house is big enough, you can all stay here tonight. 你还怕什么？反正大家都知道了 ...

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Expressing "in addition" with "lingwai"
... bù fāngbiàn, wǒmen lìngwài zhǎo dìfang ba.It's not very convenient to have a meeting at my place. Let's find some other place. 这个项目他们做得不好，我 ...

5 KB (717 words) - 08:45, 3 November 2020
Limiting scope with "jiu"
... háishì hěn duō de, bǐrú wǎnshang shí'èr diǎn yǐqián bìxū huíjiā.With regards to my family, there are lots of demands on me. For example, we have to be ...

5 KB (729 words) - 07:39, 19 January 2021
Expressing "hard to avoid" with "nanmian"
... 紧张。Zhè shì wǒ dì-yī cì biǎoyǎn nánmiǎn yǒu yīxiē jǐnzhāng.This is my first time performing, so I can't help but feel a little nervous. Sources and ...

4 KB (565 words) - 09:50, 14 January 2021
Passive verbs with "shou"
... 父母都没受过很好的教育。Wǒ fùmǔ dōu méi shòu guo hěn hǎo de jiàoyù.Neither of my parents has received a very good education. 我在美国的第一年，受到了很多朋友的 ...

5 KB (783 words) - 06:16, 29 December 2020
Facilitating an outcome with "yibian"
... 分类，以便回收再利用。Wǒguó tíchàng lājī fēnlèi, yǐbiàn huíshōu zài lìyòng.My country advocates garbage sorting to help with reuse and recycling. 老李买了一辆 ...

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Using "lai" and "qu" when "verbing around"
... huópo de, chángcháng huì zuò yīxiē shǒugōng, yǒushíhou hái huì tiào lái tiào qù.My classroom style with the kids is quite active. We often do arts and ...

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Advanced result complements "zhu", "kai", and "chulai"
... 我的路。Bù hǎoyìsi, nǐ dǎngzhù le wǒ de lù.Excuse me. You're standing in my way. 住 can also be used to express "undertaking an action firmly." 一定要记 ...

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Expressing "due to…" with "youyu"
... 作关系，我经常去北京。Yóuyú gōngzuò guānxi, wǒ jīngcháng qù Běijīng.I often go to Beijing for my work. 由于加强了管理，生产的饮料全部合格。Yóuyú jiāqiáng le guǎnlǐ ...

4 KB (594 words) - 03:58, 29 December 2020
Expressing "therefore" with "yinci"
... de dōngtiān shīlěng-shīlěng de.It often rains in winter in Shanghai, therefore my impression is that winter in Shanghai is wet and cold. 希腊政 ...

4 KB (614 words) - 09:46, 14 January 2021
Expressing "although" with "jinguan"
... 气，但是我没发脾气。Jǐnguǎn wǒ hěn shēngqì, dànshì wǒ méi fā píqì.Even though I was angry, I didn't lose my temper. 尽管警察已经找到了一些证据，但是他们还是不能抓那个嫌 ...

4 KB (544 words) - 03:10, 17 December 2020