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Sentence-final interjection "a"
... great What is it? 啊 (a) Expressing Certainty or Urgency 啊 (a) can also add a sense of certainty or urgency to a statement, sometimes with the ...

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Questions with "le ma"
... Structure Topic (+ Subj.) + Verb + 了吗? NOTE: in this structure, the topic is also the object for the verb. Examples 晚饭你吃了吗？Wǎnfàn nǐ ...

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Modifying nouns with phrase + "de"
... to Modifying nouns with adjective + de linking adjectives to nouns , 的 (de) can also be used to link a whole phrase to a noun, making the already ...

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Asking about degree with "duo"
... Do you know how expensive housing is in Shanghai? 大 (dà) and 小 (xiǎo) can also be used to describe ages. The question phrase 多大 (duō dà) is often used ...

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Two words for "but"
... 很有意思，但是也很难。Zhōngwén hěn yǒuyìsi, dànshì yě hěn nán.Chinese is very interesting, but it is also very hard. 我喜欢这件衬衫，可是太贵了。Wǒ xǐhuan zhè jiàn ...

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Expressing "or" in statements
... you want chicken or beef?"). It can also be used as an "or" ''statement'' ... or computer to go online. See also Offering choices with "haishi" ...

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Measure words for counting
... 瑰 jiǔ zhī méiguīnine roses 十个美女 shí gè měinǚten beautiful women Also remember that there isn't a one-to-one relationship between nouns and measure ...

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Basic comparisons with "meiyou"
... Basic Usage As well as with Basic comparisons with "bi" 比 (bǐ) , you can also use 没有 (méiyǒu) to make basic comparisons. You could think of 没有 ...

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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 ...

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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 ...

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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 ...

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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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