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Expressing possession with "zhi"
... Stub 之 is one of the characters from classical Chinese that has come into common usage. It a formal written way to express possession. Structure ...

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Expressing the unexpected with "jingran"
... 竟然 into an appropriate English word. Sometimes it's just a ''feeling'' that doesn't come across well in English unless you can hear the tone of voice ...

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Expressing that something has already happened with "laizhe"
... 什么来着！他们会回来的。I told you so They would come back. Sources and further reading Books Short-term Spoken Chinese: Elementary (汉语口语速 ...

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New Main Page
... grammar, but still need pinyin and want to build a stronger foundation? You've come to the right place Check out some of the following pages: File ...

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Expressing "that's all" with "eryi"
Grammar Box 而已 (éryǐ) comes at the end of a sentence to express that something is merely what it is. It is like saying "it's nothing more than x." ...

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Expressing "any" with "renhe"
... 。Wǒ jiā yǒngyuǎn huānyíng nǐ, rènhé shíhou dōu kěyǐ lái.You are always welcome in our house. You can come by anytime. 这次的项目很重要，任何意外都不要发生。Zhè ...

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Expressing "whether or not" with "yufou"
Grammar Box Stub 与否 is a grammatical particle that comes from classical Chinese meaning "whether or not." It is typically used at the end of ...

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Using "er" to explain contrasting ideas
... in our company, but I don't like her at all. As you can see, 而 comes between the two to stress the contrast. See Also "On the contrary" with ...

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The "shi... de" construction for indicating purpose
... , there is often a 来 or 去 after the 是, indicating direction like "coming here" or "going there." Person + 是 + 来 / 去 + Verb+ 的 Examples 我是 ...

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Expressing "can't do without" with "shaobuliao"
... huílái, shǎobuliǎo shì zài jiābān.It's past 8 o'clock he still hasn't come back. He must be working overtime. Sources and Further Reading Books ...

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Comparing "buduan" and "buting"
... he's eating, he doesn't say anything. He doesn't stop eating. When "不停" comes after the verb, it behaves somewhat strangely and takes "个" before it in ...

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Expressing "from… to…" with "cong… dao…"
... (a certain time) on" using "zi……qi" Similar Expressing "to come from" with "laizi" POS Prepositions Translation from Translation to ...

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Expressing "already" with "yijing"
... speak. 妈妈已经回来了。with just a verbMāma yǐjīng huílái le.Mom has already come back. 他已经上飞机了。with a verb phraseTā yǐjīng shàng fēijī le.He's ...

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Expressing "half" with "ban"
... a Number When it's more than just a half, then 半 (bàn) comes after the measure word instead of before. It's the difference between "half an ...

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Modifying nouns with adjective + "de"
... an adjective to them using 的 (de). Adj. + 的 + Noun This structure comes up extremely frequently and is an easy way to attribute features to nouns ...

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Expressing "now" with "le"
... 他来了。This can also mean "He's here now." Be careful Tā lái le.He's coming over now. / He's on the way. 上课了！ Shàngkè le Class begins now 我去 ...

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Comparing "benlai" and "yuanlai"
... 起，怪不得他们常常一起上下班。It turns out that they're living together. No wonder they often come to work and leave work together. 怪不得总是对他那么好，原来你一直都喜 ...

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Comparing "changchang" and "wangwang"
... 常在外面吃饭。I don't go out for dinner often. 我老板不常来公司。My boss doesn't come to the office often. 我们是很好的朋友，但是我们不常见面。We're good friends, but we ...

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Advanced "le" after an object
... 了 (le) follows immediately after a verb to indicate completion (AKA 了1 ), and comes at the end of a sentence when it indicates a " Change of state ...

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Introduction
... go through the grammar point lists from top to bottom. But do expect to come back often. And expect to get sucked into the curiously logical world of ...

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Structure of times (advanced)
... 1st quarter x:15, and the third quarter x:45. Like half hours, they also come after the word 点 (diăn). We use the word 刻 (kè) to express "quarter hour ...

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