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"Before" in general
REDIRECT "Before" in general with "yiqian"

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Before a specific time
REDIRECT Before a specific time with "yiqian"

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"Before" in general with "yiqian"
REDIRECT Expressing "before" in general with "yiqian"

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Before and after with "zhiqian" and "zhihou"
REDIRECT Expressing "before" and "after" with "zhiqian" and "zhihou"

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Before
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Be
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Be going to
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Separable verb
... .''' 结 is the verb; 婚 acts as the object, meaning "marriage." However, 婚 cannot typically be used as a noun by itself. 我想结婚她。Wǒ xiǎng jiéhūn tā. 我 ...

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Making judgments with "suan"
... 三十岁结婚不算晚。Sānshí suì jiéhūn bù suàn wǎn.Getting married when you're 30 can't be considered late. 他才一米七五，不算高。Tā cái yī mǐ qī wǔ, bù suàn ...

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Comparing "turan" and "huran"
... 。这个决定很突然。突然 can be a predicate, while 忽然 cannot.This decision is very ... 一切发生得太突然。突然 can be a complement, but 忽然 cannot.Everything happened too ...

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Comparing "bu" and "mei"
... méi) or 没有 (méiyǒu) ever. These include the verbs 是 (shì) ("to be") and 在 (zài) ("to be (in a place)"), as well as some psychological verbs such as 知道 ...

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Editing for print
... , and the article needs editing. This is especially true of A1; ''anyone'' should be able to read any A1 grammar point and follow it. A2 should assume ...

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Direction complement
... 过来起来去上去下去进去出去回去过去 These compounds can then be used in much the same way as 来 and 去. Attach them to verbs to give detail about the direction of ...

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Coincidence with "zhenghao"
... 也要去那儿，一起走吧。Wǒmen zhènghǎo yě yào qù nàr, yīqǐ zǒu ba.We just happen to be going there. Let's go together. 我敲门的时候，他正好出门。Wǒ qiāo mén de ...

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Expressing earliness with "jiu"
... 好。Mǐfàn èrshí fēnzhōng jiù hǎo.The rice will be ready in 20 minutes. 你们现在就出 ... 就到。Tāmen yīhuìr jiù dào.They will be here in a few minutes. 老板明天 ...

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Aspect particle "zhe"
... + 着 + 玩你不要生气，我是说着玩的。Nǐ bùyào shēngqì, wǒ shì shuō zhe wán de Don't be mad. I was just joking. 我听不懂英文歌，只是听着玩的。Wǒ tīng bu dǒng ...

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Expressing "ever since" with "zicong"
... 天开始，我要认真看书。从 can be used for future times.Cóng míngtiān kāishǐ, wǒ yào ... 距离是一百公里。从 can be used for physical distances.Cóng wǒ jiā dào jīchǎng ...

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Comparing "gen" and "dui"
... with 说 in the Same Way When using the verb 说, 跟 and 对 can both be used in a similar sentence pattern. 跟 and 对 are both prepositions, and they both ...

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The "shi... de" patterns: an overview
... the theme: 我在上海学了两年中文. Each sentence has a different aspect of the situation being emphasized. A: 你是什么时候开始学中文的？Nǐ shì shénme shíhou kāishǐ xué ...

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Comparing "benlai" and "yuanlai"
... 生活本来就很不容易。Shēnghuó běnlái jiù hěn bù róngyì.Life isn't supposed to be very easy. 搬家本来就很麻烦。Bānjiā běnlái jiù hěn máfan.Moving is supposed to ...

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A2 Grammar Course
... email, we will send you an invoice for '''$349''' (USD) via Stripe, which may be paid by credit card. Once the invoice is paid, we will contact you to ...

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Degree complement
... . (lit. You Chinese speak well.) Note: the 你的中文 in the sentence above can also be 你中文 (without the 的). When it makes sense to include the 的, it often ...

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Using "ba" sentences
... and 一把椅子 ("a chair"). So, you've got to look at how 把 is being used in a sentence before you can understand its meaning. To demonstrate the difference ...

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Advanced result complements "zhu", "kai", and "chulai"
... 肯定是北方人，我能听出来。Tā kěndìng shì běifāng rén, wǒ néng tīng chūlái.She must be from the north. I can hear it. 你能看出我多大吗？Nǐ néng kànchū wǒ duōdà ...

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Expressing "let alone" with "hekuang"
... the first of which where 何况 is used to emphasize that if A is like this, then B must be even more so. Examples 这句话连孩子都懂，何况大人呢？Zhè jù ...

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Yes-no questions with "ma"
... shì bu shì shū ma? These would be something like "Are you who are you?" ... "no" is 不是 (bù shì). This can be true, but ''only when the main verb in the ...

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Comparing "youdian" and "yidian"
... placed before a noun to mean "small quantity," like 一点水，一点钱 while 有点 can't be used this way. Note that 有点 is also a shortened form of 有一点, which means ...

7 KB (1,036 words) - 07:52, 14 May 2019
Comparing "fan'er" and “xiangfan"
... As an adverb, 反而 is not so set apart from the rest of the sentence, and should not be followed by a comma. A，相反，B A，反而 B Examples 这样做帮不了 ...

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