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Expressing "not at all" with "yidianr ye bu"
... 点都没 " can also be used to express "not at all ." This is used when the statement uses or implies the verb Negation_of_"you" negative form of 有 in ...

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Doing something more with "duo"
... . 感冒的时候要多喝水。Gǎnmào de shíhou yào duō hē shuǐ.Drink more water when you have a cold. 医生让我多运动。Yīshēng ràng wǒ duō yùndòng.The doctor told ...

4 KB (611 words) - 17:24, 6 December 2018
Expressing "mistakenly think that" with "yiwei"
Grammar Box When we talk about mistaken beliefs in English, we just use the word "thought," and the context and the rest of the sentence makes ...

4 KB (573 words) - 04:51, 9 March 2019
Result complements
... zài shuō yī biàn.We didn't hear it clearly. Please say it again. When using result complements, it's very common to make the object a Topic-comment ...

10 KB (1,437 words) - 08:55, 21 April 2021
Descriptive complement
... are much more concerned with ''degree''. The overlap tends to happen when the complements are extremely simple. See also Using objects with ...

4 KB (584 words) - 09:21, 15 August 2017
Aspect particle "zhe"
... Manner or State in which an Action is Performed This pattern is used when you want to use one verb to describe how ''another'' action is performed ...

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Expressing "more and more" with "yuelaiyue"
... 。Wǒ yuèláiyuè lǐjiě wǒ de fùmǔ le.I understand my parents more and more. When the verb is negative in Chinese, a translation like "less and less" with ...

4 KB (602 words) - 07:54, 4 March 2019
Expressing "except" and "in addition" with "chule… yiwai"
... 了 (chúle)--often with 以外 (yǐwài)--will help you spruce up your sentences when you want to express the meanings of "except," "besides," or "in addition ...

5 KB (704 words) - 08:23, 4 March 2019
Expressing "everything" with "shenme dou"
... topic in the pattern above. See the following sentences for examples. Examples When used in the positive sense, it is more natural to follow 什 ...

6 KB (855 words) - 08:54, 21 April 2021
Sequencing with "xian" and "zai"
... we'll figure out what to do next. "and then..." with 接着 When describing a series of actions, steps, or consecutive events, your Chinese will ...

5 KB (834 words) - 04:48, 9 March 2019
Expressing "all" with "suoyou"
... My child has seen all of the Disney animated films. Full Sentence Pattern When you make 所有 part of the subject, you're typically going to need 都 ...

5 KB (702 words) - 07:57, 22 April 2019
Expressing not knowing how to do something using "hao"
... shíhou wèn cái hǎo.I want to ask, but I'm not sure when to ask. See also Expressing lateness with "cai" Expressing Difficulty with "hao ...

4 KB (637 words) - 07:26, 29 November 2018
A softer "but" with "buguo"
... 不过现在习惯了。Gāng lái de shíhou hěn xiǎng jiā, bùguò xiànzài xíguàn le.I was homesick when I first got here, but I'm used to it now. 你可以参加，不过有个条 ...

4 KB (565 words) - 04:47, 9 March 2019
Measure words for verbs
Grammar Box AKA 动量词 (dòng liàngcí) verbal measure word verbal classifier When a verb is done more than once, it also requires a measure word ...

3 KB (548 words) - 08:56, 21 April 2021
Expressing "some" with "yixie"
... 漂亮的地方。 Wǒ zài Zhōngguó de shíhou, qù guo yīxiē hěn piàoliang de dìfang.When I was in China, I went to some beautiful places. Sources and further ...

3 KB (463 words) - 09:21, 20 April 2021
Indicating a number in excess
... years. In the above examples, 岁, 年 and 天 do not take a measure word. When the number is smaller than eleven, the 多 can be put after the measure word ...

4 KB (578 words) - 08:57, 21 April 2021
Expressing "ever since" with "yilai"
... . Time / Event + 以来，⋯⋯ Although we won't go into detail here, note that when using 以来 in a more formal or written context, you can Expressing "ever ...

5 KB (791 words) - 09:42, 12 April 2019
Expressing "towards" with "xiang"
... need to be learned together with 向. Used as "Towards" Structure When used as a preposition, 向 indicates an action that is performed ...

3 KB (515 words) - 07:35, 19 April 2019
Expressing "then…" with "name"
... word 所以 (suǒyǐ). In reality, they should mostly be using 那么 (nàme). Structure When expressing "so...," you can use 那么 or 那 in order to begin a ...

4 KB (559 words) - 07:41, 4 March 2019
Expressing "on the contrary" with "fan'er"
... us trouble. Common Mistake: Putting 反而 Before the Subject Take note: when the subject of the first and second clause are the same, the subject ...

6 KB (900 words) - 06:46, 11 December 2020
Expressing "over and over again" with "zaisan"
... nǐ de qiánbāo.I've reminded you again and again that you need to be careful with your wallet when you travel abroad. 我再三劝你不要这样做，你还是不听 ...

4 KB (598 words) - 02:28, 29 December 2020