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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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Expressing "if… then…" with "yaoshi"
... Yàoshi wǒ mā zhīdào zhè jiàn shì, wǒ jiù sǐ dìng le If my mother knew about this, I would be so dead 要是老板不同意，我们就不能跟客户签合同。Yàoshi lǎobǎn bù ...

6 KB (818 words) - 08:07, 17 December 2020
Adjectival complement "de hen"
... 我最近忙得很，每天都要加班。Wǒ zuìjìn máng de hěn, měitiān dōu yào jiābān.I've been so busy lately. I need to work overtime every day. 高峰期路上堵得很，我建议你上班 ...

4 KB (616 words) - 02:37, 17 December 2020
Comparisons with "buru"
... ！不如去 KTV 吧。Zài jiā kàn diànshì duō wúliáo Bùrú qù KTV ba.Watching TV at home is so boring It'd be more fun to go do karaoke. 我们在这里等也是浪费时间 ...

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Listing things with "a"
... le, xiànzài bàngōngshì zhǐ chà zhāo yuángōng le Chairs, tables, computers, and so on have all been bought. Now the office only needs to hire staff ...

4 KB (668 words) - 02:37, 29 December 2020
Expressing "among" with "dangzhong"
... 不知道结果。Xiànzài hái zài diàochá dāngzhōng, hái bù zhīdào jiéguǒ.It still under investigation, so the result is not yet known. 我还在搬家当中，每天要处理 ...

4 KB (586 words) - 07:03, 11 December 2020
Comparing "shihe" and "heshi"
... wǒ lái shuō jiàgé bù tài héshì Although iPads are fun to use, the price is not so suitable for me. Don't Confuse the Two 这个合适我。This would be ...

4 KB (653 words) - 09:48, 14 January 2021
Emphasizing the doer of an action with "you"
... 导游。Nǐ qù guo Shànghǎi, nà zhècì jiù yóu nǐ zuò dǎoyóu.You have been to Shanghai before, so you will be the tour guide this time. 这个国家的粮食主要由加 ...

3 KB (519 words) - 05:46, 6 December 2020
Using "lai" and "qu" when "verbing around"
... this way and that." The same verb is repeated before the 来 (lái) and 去 (qù). So for example, 走来走去 is a bit like "walking here and there" or "walking ...

3 KB (468 words) - 04:02, 23 June 2021
Using "because" with "er" to indicate effect
... 一下。Wàipó zhǐshì yīnwèi háizi wánpí ér xiǎng xiàhu tā yīxià.Because the kid was being so naughty, granny just wanted to scare him a little. 男女朋友之间 ...

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Expressing "even if…" with "jiushi"
... out. In the sentence above, the first part is the actual current situation, so it is incorrect to use 就是. See also Expressing "even if…" with ...

5 KB (737 words) - 10:16, 19 January 2021
Expressing contrariness with "dao"
... tài máng le, méiyǒu shíjiān.I do want to go on a trip, but I am too busy to do so now. 这篇文章的内容倒不错，就是太长了。Zhè piān wénzhāng de nèiróng ...

5 KB (701 words) - 06:44, 17 December 2020
Challenging a verb with "shenme"
... though, you make it pretty clear that you're not just curious. You're so annoyed that you're asking a rhetorical question. Structure Verb + 什么 ...

4 KB (620 words) - 08:17, 23 November 2020
The "however" adverb "que"
... , dànshì zhìliàng què bù zěnmeyàng.Although this clothing is brand-name, the quality is not so good. 有些人智商很高，情商却很低。Yǒuxiē rén zhìshāng ...

5 KB (779 words) - 02:39, 29 December 2020
Expressing "only if" with "zhiyou"
... uses, one of the most common (and most childish) is as a not-so-witty comeback, in the form of, "no, ''YOU'' are " Structure Noun + 才 + Verb ...

5 KB (844 words) - 03:02, 29 December 2020
Many types of "not only... but also..."
... le rènwù érqiě bǐ guīdìng rìqí tíqiánle shí tiān.We not only completed the task, but we did so ten days ahead of schedule. 这家餐厅的食物不但好吃，也便宜。Zhè ...

5 KB (759 words) - 01:18, 18 January 2021
Expressing simultaneous actions with "yimian"
... chuángshang yīmiàn chī língshí Nòng de chuángshàng dōu shì suìxiè I've told you so many times: don't eat while lying in bed. You've gotten crumbs all ...

4 KB (656 words) - 07:37, 17 December 2020
Short-term Spoken Chinese: Elementary (汉语口语速成基础篇
... ) Lesson 15 "如何"(how) "为的是"(for the purpose of) "因…而"(because…so) "从而"(thereby) Lesson 16 "显得"(to appear) "准"(most probably) "意味着 ...

3 KB (259 words) - 06:33, 7 November 2011
Softening the tone of questions with "ne"
... of the listener. Overusing 呢 in your questions can sound a bit feminine, though, so keep this in mind. 呢 with "Verb 不 Verb" Questions If a "verb ...

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Auxiliary verb "yao" and its multiple meanings
... to" with "xiang" 想 (xiǎng) ), but its tone is quite firm. So it's used for saying that you want '''''to do''' something''. Structure Subj ...

7 KB (1,096 words) - 08:57, 21 April 2021
Expressing "how about" with "yaobu"
... 远，要不我开车送你去？Zhème yuǎn, yàobù wǒ kāichē sòng nǐ qù?It's so far. How about I drive you there? Multiple Meanings When 要不 (yàobù) is used to ...

4 KB (637 words) - 09:40, 12 April 2019