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Expressing "since" with "jiran"
... can be placed before or after the subject. But if the subjects in the two clauses are the same, 既然 is more often put after the subject. Structure ...

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Expressing "even if…" with "napa"
... "buguan" 不管 (bùguǎn) . 哪怕 + Subj. 1 + 再 ⋯⋯ ， Subj. 2 + 也 ⋯⋯ Examples If the two subjects are the same, it's OK to omit one. 哪怕再忙，我也要 ...

5 KB (729 words) - 03:44, 18 January 2021
Challenging a verb with "shenme"
... that the questions above would likely be between friends, or at least two people who are quite familiar with each other. Tone of voice and context ...

4 KB (620 words) - 08:17, 23 November 2020
The "however" adverb "que"
... it's an adverb . Practically speaking, this means that rather than joining two statements, it goes ''inside'' a statement (within the second clause ...

5 KB (779 words) - 02:39, 29 December 2020
Expressing various aspects with "yi fangmian"
... hand..." is used in English. Structure 一方面 ⋯⋯ ， (另) 一方面 ⋯⋯ The two aspects in the sentence can both be similar in tone, and they can also be ...

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Expressing "no matter" with "buguan"
... when you bought it, we can repair it for you for free. Used with Two Different Options Structure 不管 + 是 + Option A + 还是 + Option B ，Subj ...

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Expressing "would rather" with "ningke"
... Grammar Box 宁可 (nìngkě) is used when the speaker wants to compare two unfavorable options, and choose one over the other. We usually express this as ...

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Expressing "in the end" with "daodi"
... de xiàngmù dàodǐ chénggōng le.After working on it for over two years, our project finally succeeded. See also Expressing "After All" with ...

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Short-term Spoken Chinese: Elementary (汉语口语速成基础篇
... Lesson 4 "从不、从没"(never) "哪儿…哪儿（疑问代词连用）"(using two interrogative pronouns consecutively) "先…然后（接着）"(First, then) "不然（的话）"(otherwise) "每 + 动词 ...

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Auxiliary verb "yao" and its multiple meanings
... of "to want" up a few notches, you get "to need." The two meanings overlap, creating a fuzzy, "needy" gray area. Structure Subj. + 要 + Verb ...

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Expressing "how about" with "yaobu"
... Similar Expressing "either... or..." with "yaome" Similar Providing two options with double "huozhe" Used for Giving alternatives Used ...

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Advanced uses of direction complement "-qilai"
... 两个颜色搭配起来很漂亮。 Zhè liǎng gè yánsè dāpèi qǐlái hěn piàoliang.These two colors look great when you combine them. 如果我们团结起来，一定能赢。Rúguǒ wǒmen ...

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Uses of "le"
The Chinese particle 了 has been traditionally divided into two broad categories: ''' aspectual particle "le" aspectual particle 了 ''' (AKA 了1) and ...

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Expressing completion with "le"
... books. 我喝了两杯咖啡。Wǒ hē le liǎng bēi kāfēi.I drank two cups of coffee. When 了 Comes After the Object OK, so here's the tricky part. Even ...

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Zhiqian, yiqian and congqian
... There used to be a castle before. 对－从前在这里有一座城堡。对－以前在这里有一座城堡。 There was a castle two years ago. 对－两年以前这里有一座城堡。错－两年从前这里有一座城堡。以前／之前以前／之前 can ...

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Comparing "li" and "cong"
... 我们的婚礼还有两个星期。Lí wǒmen de hūnlǐ háiyǒu liǎng gè xīngqī.We still have two weeks until our wedding. 离毕业还有几个月。Lí bìyè háiyǒu jǐ gè yuè.I am a ...

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Property:Don't confuse with
This property relates two grammar points. These grammar points are commonly confused by learners of Chinese, for example 不 and 没, 又 and 再 etc.

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Expressing "almost" using "chadian mei"
... 差点儿没通过面试。Tāmen liǎng gè chàdiǎnr méi tōngguò miànshì.The two of them almost didn't pass the interview. Illogical Structure This is the weird ...

4 KB (660 words) - 06:56, 11 December 2020
Non-exhaustive lists with "dengdeng"
... after listing a series of items (generally with a list that exceeds two items). Structure The basic structure is easy. Just make a list of ...

4 KB (690 words) - 08:41, 17 April 2019
Expressing "ever since" with "zicong"
... , liǎng ge rén zài yě méiyǒu shuō guo huà .Since their fight the two of them haven't spoken at all. Common Mistakes In the above examples, 从 ...

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Comparing "hui," "neng," "keyi"
... 现在我会跳舞了。Wǒ xué le liǎng gè yuè, xiànzài wǒ huì tiàowǔ le.I studied for two months. I know how to dance now. (It's a learned skill) 我爸妈同意了，现在 ...

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