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Expressing purpose with "weile"
... to Shanghai for his children's future. 为了这个面试，他买了一套很贵的西服。Wèile zhège miànshì, tā mǎi le yī tào hěn guì de xīfú.He bought a very expensive ...

5 KB (714 words) - 09:30, 17 December 2020
Using "nanguai" as a verb
... know any better. 这也难怪你，第一次到这个地方还不了解这里的风俗。Zhè yě nánguài nǐ, dì-yī cì dào zhège dìfang hái bù liǎojiě zhèlǐ de fēngsú.No one can blame ...

5 KB (701 words) - 06:56, 11 December 2020
Coincidence with "zhenghao"
... looking for you. 他正好问了我想问的问题。Tā zhènghǎo wèn le wǒ xiǎng wèn de wèntí ... be going there. Let's go together. 我敲门的时候，他正好出门。Wǒ qiāo mén de ...

3 KB (524 words) - 04:46, 9 March 2019
Expressing "nearly" with "jihu"
... 没有人相信他。Jīhū méiyǒu rén xiāngxìn tā.Almost no one believes him. 几乎全世界的观众都喜欢这部电影。Jīhū quán shìjiè de guānzhòng dōu xǐhuan zhè bù diànyǐng ...

4 KB (538 words) - 07:48, 19 January 2021
Expressing "thanks to" with "duokui"
... 我。Wǒ méi chídào, duōkuī le nǐ kāichē sòng wǒ.I wasn't late, thanks to you giving me a ride. 我的病很快好了，多亏了妈妈仔细照顾我。Wǒ de bìng hěn kuài hǎo le ...

5 KB (784 words) - 03:18, 4 January 2021
Assessing situations with "kanlai"
... are late. The line is so long. 看来今年失业率会增加，因为今年的经济不太好。Kànlái jīnnián shīyè lǜ huì zēngjiā, yīnwèi jīnnián de jīngjì bù tài hǎo.It seems that ...

5 KB (743 words) - 06:27, 8 April 2022
Expressing "ever since" with "zicong"
... jùlí shì yī bǎi gōnglǐ. 自从我家到机场的距离是一百公里。自从 cannot.Zìcóng wǒ jiā ... 开放以来，中国社会发生了巨大的变化。Zì gǎigé kāifàng yǐlái, Zhōngguó shèhuì fāshēng ...

6 KB (918 words) - 09:16, 18 November 2020
Comparing "haishi" and "huozhe"
... . Therefore, you must use 还是. A few examples: 我不知道这本书是他的还是我的。 Wǒ bù zhīdào zhè běn shū shì tā de háishì wǒ de.I don't know if this book ...

6 KB (863 words) - 03:33, 8 October 2019
Comparing "gang" and "gangcai"
... to say "when I first arrived in Shanghai," use 刚 instead of 刚才: 我刚到上海的时候，谁都不认识。Wǒ gāng dào Shànghǎi de shíhou, shéi dōu bù rènshi.I didn't ...

11 KB (1,707 words) - 00:21, 14 April 2023
"Prefer...rather than" as "与其......宁可"
... 家里看电视，不如去野炊。 Structure 与其说+A，不如说+B A与B两件事情比较之后，选择B，不选择A。表示对客观情况的判断，在说话人看来，后一种说法更正确些。 Examples 与其说是鼓励，不如说是责备。与其说你没学好，倒不如说说 ...

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Comparing "genben" and "daodi"
... I didn't even go out 他只是一个小孩子，根本没见过这么吓人的事情。He's just a small kid. He hasn't ever seen such scary stuff. Use of 到底到底 is usually ...

5 KB (557 words) - 01:34, 4 March 2021
Expressing possession with "zhi"
... 心不可有，防人之心不可无。这些解决问题的方式仍然有不足之处。粗心之害大于无知。之 ... cannot simply take the place of any 的. Pay attention to the kinds of words it ...

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Expressing that something has already happened with "laizhe"
... . Why can't I find it today? 他叫什么来着？What was his name again? 那首歌是谁唱的来着？Who sang that song again? 我们上次说周末去哪儿玩来着？Where is it that ...

3 KB (397 words) - 03:47, 21 November 2017
Expressing passive voice with "gei"
... Examples 我给他骗了。Wǒ gěi tā piàn le.I got scammed by him. 这么好的机会给你浪费了。Zhème hǎo de jīhuì gěi nǐ làngfèi le.Such a great opportunity has ...

4 KB (572 words) - 02:01, 7 April 2021
Verbs followed by "gei"
... though, you can do it in this sexist way: 她爸爸把她嫁给了一个有钱的老头。Tā bàba bǎ tā jià gěi le yī gè yǒuqián de lǎotóu. Her father married her off to ...

5 KB (750 words) - 08:57, 21 April 2021
Taiwanese "you"
... yǒu lèi dào.I was moving yesterday and I was so tired. 他突然要分手，我真的有伤到。Tā tūrán yào fēnshǒu, wǒ zhēn de yǒu shāng dào.He asked to break up out ...

7 KB (987 words) - 02:07, 18 December 2020
Expressing "when" with "shi"
... shihou" how to express "when" using 的时候 (de shíhou) . But there's also a ... his wife asked for a divorce. 他去世时，他的孩子都不在身边。Tā qùshì shí, tā de ...

4 KB (541 words) - 13:21, 22 March 2021
Formal and informal function words
... (nǎlǐ) 何处 (hé chù) 那么 (nà me) 则 (zé) 能不能 (néng bù néng) 能否 (néng fǒu) 你们的 (nǐ men de) 贵 (guì) 让 (ràng) 使 (shǐ) 如果 (rú guǒ) 倘若 (tǎng ruò) 什么时候（shénme ...

3 KB (592 words) - 03:25, 16 December 2020
Expressing "while you're at it" with "shunbian"
... de shíhou dōu huì shùnbiàn rēng lājī.I take the trash out as I leave the house. 你见他的时候顺便问一下他周末来不来。Nǐ jiàn tā de shíhou shùnbiàn wèn yīxià ...

4 KB (576 words) - 09:38, 18 January 2021
Expressing "feel free" with "jinguan"
... won't get angry. 想买什么尽管买，几件衣服我还是买得起的。Xiǎng mǎi shénme jǐnguǎn mǎi, jǐ jiàn yīfu wǒ háishì mǎi deqǐ de.Feel free to buy whatever you want ...

3 KB (504 words) - 09:26, 14 January 2021
Marking a topic with "ma"
... Shanghai. All the food here is like this. 比赛嘛，不紧张是不可能的。Bǐsài ma, bù jǐnzhāng shì bù kěnéng de.It's a competition. It's not possible to not be ...

3 KB (462 words) - 09:33, 14 January 2021