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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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Time words and word order
... structures are: '''Time''' + Subj. + Verb + Obj. Subj. + '''Time''' + Verb + Obj. So if you start speaking with "time first" English word order, you ...

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Expressing duration with "le"
... . Instead it's all about word order: Subj. + Verb + 了 + Duration + Obj. So 了 (le) is placed after the verb (to indicate that Expressing completion ...

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Expressing duration of inaction
... double "le" pattern for ongoing duration . Subj. + (已经 +) Duration + 没 + Verb + 了 So now the duration comes right after the subject and 了 is at the ...

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Softening speech with "ba"
... Statement + 吧 Examples 这不太好吧。 Zhè bù tài hǎo ba.This isn't so good. 算了吧。 Suàn le ba.Let's forget it. 应该是吧。 Yīnggāi shì ba ...

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Expressing "and" with "he"
... and cheese.This one is good "Cucumbers" and "cheese" are both nouns, so you can use 和 (hé) here. See also Expressing "in addition" with ...

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Approximating with sequential numbers
... simple, and this article introduces one of the most basic ways to do so. Structure An easy way to express approximate numbers is to use two ...

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Measure words with "this" and "that"
... Examples Note: In this usage, the tone of 个 (gè) tends to soften, so it's represented below as a neutral tone. 那个人 nàge rénthat person 这本 ...

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Basic comparisons with "meiyou"
... (méiyǒu) the ''opposite'' of Basic comparisons with "bi" 比 (bǐ) for comparison purposes. So in the sentence: 小张没有小李高。 Xiǎo Zhāng méiyǒu Xiǎo ...

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Expressing lateness with "cai"
... zěnme cái lái? Wǒmen děng le bàn gè duō xiǎoshí.How come you came here so late? We've waited for more than half an hour. Note that verbs following 才 ...

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Superlative "zui"
... for all adjectives in Chinese. The inconsistencies in English sometimes confuse beginners, so note in the examples below how to say "best," "worst ...

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Doing something more with "duo"
... of 多: 多 + Verb This structure is not used exclusively as a command, so you could also include a subject if you needed to. Examples In English ...

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Appearance with "kanqilai"
... ！看起来像你姐姐。Nǐ māma zhēn niánqīng Kànqǐlái xiàng nǐ jiějie.Your mother is so young She looks like your older sister. 我看起来像不像大老板？Wǒ kànqilai ...

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Expressing "everything" with "shenme dou"
... ，什么东西都没吃。Jīntiān wǒ bù shūfu, shénme dōngxi dōu méi chī.Today I don't feel well, so I didn't eat anything. 昨天开会的时候，她什么话也没说。Zuótiān kāihuì ...

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Expressing "every time" with "mei" and "dou"
... ) ''required'', but it's arguably more vital than the 每次 (měi cì) So it's important to get used to using both parts. Structure This pattern ...

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Expressing "if" with "ruguo... dehua"
... 了。Bié diǎn nàme duō cài. Rúguǒ chī bu wán dehuà, jiù tài làngfèi le.Don't order so much. It will be a big waste of food if we can't finish it all. 如 ...

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Acknowledgments
... interned at AllSet Learning in Shanghai, once upon a time. Thanks so much for contributing your artistic touch to our products, Anneke The Chinese ...

5 KB (672 words) - 09:37, 20 June 2019
Sequencing with "xian" and "zai"
... a more literal combination of 再说, fitting into the 先⋯⋯再⋯⋯ pattern. So in this usage, 再说 doesn't really mean "in addition." Rather, it most literally ...

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Topic-comment sentences
... 我不想管那么多。Tā de shì, wǒ bù xiǎng guǎn nàme duō.I don't want to be so involved in his business. 明天下午要开会，你记得吧？Míngtiān xiàwǔ yào kāi huì, nǐ ...

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Sequencing past events with "houlai"
... Wǒ zuówǎn zǒu de zǎo, bù zhīdào hòulái fāshēng le shénme.I left early yesterday evening, so I don't know what happened afterwards. 开始我父母不同意，后来他 ...

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Expressing "in addition" with "haiyou"
... 。Bùyào yībiān chīfàn yībiān shuōhuà. Háiyǒu, bié chī nàme kuài.Don't talk while you eat. Also, don't eat so fast. 考试的时候不要说话。还有，不要用手机。Kǎoshì ...

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