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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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Negative adjectives with "-si le"
... ji le" 极了 (jí le) . In recent years, however, it's become quite popular to also use -死了 (sǐ le) with positive adjectives: 哇，可爱死了！Literally, "cute ...

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Reduplication of adjectives
... an adjective serves as the predicate, it does the job of a verb. Notice also that there's no 的 after the ABAB, because 的 is used when modifying nouns ...

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Expressing "again" in the future with "zai"
... 别急，再想想。Bié jí, zài xiǎngxiang.Don't worry. Keep thinking. You can also add 一会儿 after the verb to mean "keep doing something a little longer." 再 ...

5 KB (699 words) - 08:56, 21 April 2021
Emphasizing quantity with "dou"
... dinner for us every day. For more uses with 每 (měi), see also: Expressing "every" with "mei" . Other Examples Here are some other examples ...

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Basic comparisons with "bu bi"
... use this pattern below: A + 不比 + B + Verb + 得 + Adj. Note that "Verb + 得" can also placed before 不比. Examples 你不比歌手唱得差。Nǐ bùbǐ gēshǒu ...

4 KB (635 words) - 08:25, 17 December 2020
Doing something less with "shao"
... common. Avoiding the negative command (telling someone ''not'' to do something) is also a subtle way of sounding less bossy and annoying in Chinese ...

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Appearance with "kanqilai"
... Used for Analogy If you want to state ''what'' something looks ''like'', you'll also need to follow 看起来 with 像 (xiàng), and then the noun phrase ...

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Expressing "more and more" with "yuelaiyue"
... is the simple form of this pattern, which uses 来, but there is also a Expressing "the more... the more..." with "yue… yue…" more complex one (which ...

4 KB (602 words) - 07:54, 4 March 2019
Expressing "although" with "suiran" and "danshi"
... with 但是 for the "but" part. Also note that 还是 can be used after 但 ... still don't know him well. See also Two words for "but" "Although ...

5 KB (709 words) - 08:57, 21 April 2021
Expressing "if" with "ruguo... dehua"
... nǐ zěnmebàn?What will you do if he doesn't agree? Simple Pattern Colloquially, it's also possible to drop the 如果 and just use the 的话 instead to ...

5 KB (654 words) - 07:35, 27 November 2020
Expressing "either... or..." with "yaome"
... "either/or" feel: ''these are the two choices. Choose one.'' (It can also be used for more than two choices, but it's usually just two.) Structure ...

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Expressing "ever since" with "yilai"
... 以来 (yǐlái) after a time in the past. Just the word 来 (lái) can also play a similar role. Pattern with 以来 To express "ever since," all one needs ...

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Expressing "then…" with "name"
Grammar Box English speakers often like to connect sentences together with "so..." and also try to do this in Chinese with the word 所以 (suǒyǐ). In ...

4 KB (559 words) - 07:41, 4 March 2019
Expressing "before" and "after" with "zhiqian" and "zhihou"
... four words can mean "before and "after" (referring to time), 之前/之后 also sometimes mean "in front of" or "behind," referring to physical location. (以前 ...

5 KB (716 words) - 08:40, 24 April 2019
Expressing "if… then…" with "yaoshi"
... Affirmative Form Structure 要是 + Subj. ⋯⋯ ，就 ⋯⋯ Note that the subject can also be placed before 要是. In this case, 要是 can be shortened as 要 ...

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Expressing "both… and…" with "ji...you"
... is both stylish and user-friendly. Used with 也 Structure The structure can also be formed with 也, but here it is used primarily for verbs or ...

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Expressing difficulty with "hao (bu) rongyi"
... “with great difficulty”. At the end of the sentence particles such as 啊 or 哦 will also often be used to add emotion. Examples 要完成这个大项目好 ...

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Adjectival complement "de budeliao"
... to suggest a situation is serious or may result in terrible consequences. It can also be used in a positive sense, such as in English when we say "I'm ...

4 KB (644 words) - 07:35, 17 December 2020
Comparisons with "buru"
... as you do. 不如 as an Adverb When facing a choice, 不如 can also be used to mean "might as well" to emphasize that the choice that comes after 不 ...

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Expressing "a bit too"
... question is just a bit complicated for a five-year-old child. 稍微 (shāowēi) can also be added before the adjective to further soften the tone. See ...

4 KB (636 words) - 06:55, 11 December 2020