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Auxiliary verb "yao" and its multiple meanings
... at a restaurant or a shop. Here, it's being used for saying that you want ''something.'' Structure Subj. + 要 + Noun Examples 你要什 ...

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... real content additions, we do not provide pinyin for characters. We realize that this makes the content far less accessible to beginners, but there is ...

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Expressing "not very" with "bu zenme"
... very hard-working. 那家餐厅不怎么干净。Nà jiā cāntīng bù zěnme gānjìng.That restaurant isn't very clean. 这个老师不怎么专业。Zhège lǎoshī bù zěnme zhuānyè ...

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Expressing "nearly" with "jihu"
... all ," such as 每 , 所有 , or 全 . It can also be used with words that mean "none" such as 没有 . Structure 几乎 + Noun Phrase + 都 …… 几乎 ...

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Approximations with "chabuduo"
... just say 差不多 (chàbuduō). Simple Subject Let's first assume that the subject is an easily understood group of people or things. Structure ...

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Opportune timing with "chen"
... a short phrase explaining the situation that the person is seeking to ... Opportunity …… Examples Note that in English using the literal translation ...

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Expressing "always" with "zongshi"
... If you are trying to describe a daily routine, a habit, or just something that consistently happens, you can use the word 总是 (zǒngshì). 总是 (zǒngshì ...

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Expressing "all along" with "yizhi"
... of an action or a circumstance. Subj. + 一直 + Predicate Also note that although 一直 (yīzhí) means "continuously," it is frequently more natural to use ...

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Assessing situations with "kanlai"
... , which is the longer version of just using 看来. It is used more often that way in formal speaking and writing, as it has more of a feeling like saying ...

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Comparing "changchang" and "jingchang"
... in this way, 经常 can also be used as an adjective referring to things that happens very frequently. 常常 can't be used this way. A simple example: 她忘 ...

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Comparing "kending" "queding" and “yiding"
... 就是他的声音。Wǒ gǎn kěndìng zhè jiùshì tā de shēngyīn.I'm quite sure that this is his voice. Structure with 确定确定 has the meaning of "confirm" or ...

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Using "ji" to mean "several"
... 人去过那个地方。Zhǐyǒu jǐ gè rén qù guo nàge dìfang.Only a few people have been to that place. 从上海到东京坐飞机只要几个小时。Cóng Shànghǎi dào Dōngjīng zuò ...

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Expressing "about to happen" with "le"
... zài děng yīhuìr.We're about to get off. Just wait a little while. Notice that for some translations, it's more natural to use the English word "almost ...

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Expressing "on the basis of" with "ping"
... I have studied Chinese for a shorter time but speak it better than you, I can say that I'm smarter than you. 凭老李在这一行做了二十年，他就有资格做你 ...

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Comparing "guanyu" and "duiyu"
... person or object. 对于那个人我并不了解。Duìyú nàge rén wǒ bìng bù liǎojiě.As for that person, I just don't know him very well at all. 对于我们的工作表现，老板很 ...

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Comparing "budebu" and "zhihao"
... same structure They both indicate that there are no other choices available ... a positive phrase (meaning a phrase that ''does not'' contain 不 or 没), ...

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Comparing "huifu" and "huanyuan"
... original state. Meaning and usage of 恢复恢复 expressing that something is restored that was once destroyed, messed up, or lost. It comes back into ...

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Expressing something is "not worth doing" with "buxie"
... . It also means "to believe something is worth doing ." In that case, 不屑 means "to believe that something is not worth doing." It is important to note ...

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Expressing possession with "zhi"
Grammar Box Stub 之 is one of the characters from classical Chinese that has come into common usage. It a formal written way to express ...

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Expressing "in light of" with "jianyu"
... . 鉴于 can be thought of as "in light of," "in view of," "seeing that," etc. Structure 鉴于 is used the same way as "in regards to." Just ...

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Expressing "nothing is more...than" with "moguoyu"
... think the best. The answer comes after the 莫过于. 莫过于 is one of the phrases that comes from 文言文 Chinese. The 莫 means "not" or "nobody," and the 过于 means ...

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