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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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Expressing "then…" with "name"
Grammar Box English speakers often like to connect sentences together with "so..." and also try to do this in Chinese with the word 所以 (suǒyǐ). In ...

4 KB (559 words) - 07:41, 4 March 2019
Expressing "before" and "after" with "zhiqian" and "zhihou"
... four words can mean "before and "after" (referring to time), 之前/之后 also sometimes mean "in front of" or "behind," referring to physical location. (以前 ...

5 KB (716 words) - 08:40, 24 April 2019
Expressing "if… then…" with "yaoshi"
... Affirmative Form Structure 要是 + Subj. ⋯⋯ ，就 ⋯⋯ Note that the subject can also be placed before 要是. In this case, 要是 can be shortened as 要 ...

6 KB (818 words) - 08:07, 17 December 2020
Expressing "both… and…" with "ji...you"
... is both stylish and user-friendly. Used with 也 Structure The structure can also be formed with 也, but here it is used primarily for verbs or ...

4 KB (608 words) - 03:46, 29 December 2020
Expressing difficulty with "hao (bu) rongyi"
... “with great difficulty”. At the end of the sentence particles such as 啊 or 哦 will also often be used to add emotion. Examples 要完成这个大项目好 ...

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Adjectival complement "de budeliao"
... to suggest a situation is serious or may result in terrible consequences. It can also be used in a positive sense, such as in English when we say "I'm ...

4 KB (644 words) - 07:35, 17 December 2020
Comparisons with "buru"
... as you do. 不如 as an Adverb When facing a choice, 不如 can also be used to mean "might as well" to emphasize that the choice that comes after 不 ...

5 KB (811 words) - 00:23, 18 January 2021
Expressing "a bit too"
... question is just a bit complicated for a five-year-old child. 稍微 (shāowēi) can also be added before the adjective to further soften the tone. See ...

4 KB (636 words) - 06:55, 11 December 2020
Ending a non-exhaustive list with "shenme de"
... to the listener what class of things the speaker is talking about. 什么的 can also be used after a single item if it is obvious enough what might follow ...

4 KB (654 words) - 04:49, 9 March 2019
Expressing "among" with "dangzhong"
... is a bit like "of," as in, "''of'' all of my friends, you are the most loyal." Also, 当中 can be used to express being "in the middle" of an activity or ...

4 KB (586 words) - 07:03, 11 December 2020
Reference:Boya Chinese Lower Intermediate 1 (博雅汉语准中级加速篇)
... Chapter Lesson 1 Separable verb "离合词" (Separable disyllabic verbs) "Not only… but also" with "bujin" "不仅….而且" (Not only...but ...

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Complement "-huai le"
... serious. I was a nervous wreck. It's also OK to use -坏了 with positive ... got tickets to the concert. See also Adjectives with "-ji le" ...

4 KB (597 words) - 02:48, 29 December 2020
Expressing "even if…" with "napa"
... a difference. In this usage, it's very similar to "no matter," which can also be expressed by patterns like "No matter" with "buguan" 不管 (bùguǎn ...

5 KB (729 words) - 03:44, 18 January 2021
Challenging a verb with "shenme"
... be a rhetorical question (hinting that you should stop staring), but can also be a sincere inquiry about what exactly the other person is looking at ...

4 KB (620 words) - 08:17, 23 November 2020
Expressing "unless" with "chufei"
... a big name university. Reverse Pattern with 除非 and 才除非 is also used in the patterns below. The meaning expressed is the same as the sentences ...

6 KB (1,000 words) - 07:37, 19 January 2021
Expressing simultaneous actions with "yimian"
... biān gōngzuò biān xuéxí.I work and study at the same time. 一面 can also be used to express two aspects of a situation, which are not necessarily being ...

4 KB (656 words) - 07:37, 17 December 2020
Expressing "in the end" with "daodi"
... they get divorced or not? Note that 到底 can't appear in an answer to a question. Also, 吗 can't appear in a question formed with 到底 but 没有 can be used ...

5 KB (717 words) - 09:17, 18 January 2021
Expressing "in the end" with "jiujing"
... tóngyì?Did the manager agree or not? Using 究竟 in Affirmative Sentences 究竟 can also be used with 是 for an emphasis of a fact, which is similar to ...

5 KB (760 words) - 03:22, 18 August 2021
Softening the tone of questions with "ne"
... something. Tone of voice used is also an important factor here, and adding 呢 ... are just possible examples. See also Interrogative pronouns ...

6 KB (848 words) - 09:47, 18 January 2021
Reference:40 Lessons for Basic Chinese Course (基础汉语40课上册）
... existence in a place The verb 在 “也”和“还” The also adverb 也 and Expressing "and also" with "hai" 还方位词 Location nouns Nouns of locality ...

8 KB (737 words) - 02:21, 28 June 2013