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Stating the effect before the cause
... suoyi" Used for Indicating cause and effect Used for Sequencing events in time Structure Cause/Effect Statements Translation because

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Expressing "even if…" with "jishi"
... , wǒmen yě chōu shíjiān péi háizi.Although it's busy now, we still take time to accompany the children. In the sentence above, the first part is the ...

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Challenging a verb with "shenme"
... 吃什么早饭啊，要迟到了。Hái chī shénme zǎofàn a, yào chídào le.No time for breakfast. We're going to be late Note that the questions above would likely be ...

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Expressing "as long as" with "zhiyao"
... bù dǔchē, wǒmen jiù néng zhǔnshí dào.As long as traffic isn't bad, we can get there on time. 只要你不生气，我就告诉你。 Zhǐyào nǐ bù shēngqì, wǒ jiù ...

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Expressing "unless" with "chufei"
... yuángōng qǐngjià, chúfēi lǐyóu hěn chōngfèn.The company won't allow its staff time off unless they have a really good reason. Pattern with Just 要 ...

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Expressing "let alone" with "hekuang"
... nǐ shì dì-yī cì lái?This place has always been hard to find, especially on your first time. 大人尚且做不到，更何况孩子？Dàrén shàngqiě zuò bù dào, gèng ...

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Expressing "all along" with "yuanlai"
... all along 原来你们认识！Yuánlái nǐmen rènshi So you both knew each other this whole time 原来是这样！Yuánlái shì zhèyàng Oh, so it's like that 原来你这么 ...

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Expressing "in the end" with "jiujing"
... aimed at finding out a specific piece of info, such as a name or time. Structure 究竟 + Question Word Examples 这个人究竟是谁？Zhège ...

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Auxiliary verb "yao" and its multiple meanings
... no change to the structure here, but it often includes a mention of a time ''when'' something is ''going to happen''. Subj. + 要 + Verb If you want to ...

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Old Main Page 0
... wiki does make extensive use of Chinese characters. In order to save the time of the editors and direct it toward real content additions, we do not ...

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Expressing the self-evident with "ma"
... Chinese culture. 别担心，一边工作一边学嘛。Clearly this takes time to learn.Bié dānxīn, yībiān gōngzuò yībiān xué ma.Don't worry. You can learn as you ...

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Lucas Simons
... . I interned at AllSet Summer of 2011 for about 8 weeks. Most of my time was spent working on the grammar wiki but I also served as a test subject ...

362 bytes (64 words) - 09:50, 18 January 2012
Questions with "ne"
... 上呢？Jīntiān wǎnshang méi kòng? Míngtiān wǎnshang ne? You don't have time tonight? What about tomorrow evening? Asking "Where" with 呢 (ne) You'll ...

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Modal particle "ne"
... Wǒmen yīqǐ chīfàn ba, shíjiān háiyǒu hěn duō ne.Let's eat together. We still have a lot of time. 你怎么还在吃呢？Nǐ zěnme hái zài chī ne.How is it that ...

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Particle
... in Chinese can do all sorts of different things. They can indicate mood, time, relationship, voice, etc. Again, all of this has to do with the ...

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Yes-no questions with "ma"
... it happens every once in a while, just catch it and remember it the next time. How to Answer You can answer a Chinese yes-no question in one of ...

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Expressing experiences with "guo"
... the verb ''has been'' done at least once before, without specifying a particular time. 过 (guo) is used to talk about whether something has ''ever'' ...

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Expressing "not often" with "bu zenme"
... 怎么 is used with a verb, it means that one does not put a lot of time or energy into doing it. In other words, the action is done "not often." When the ...

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Numbers
Please see one of the following pages: Structure of numbers Expressing quantity Expressing time and date

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Expressing purpose with "weile"
... 为了多赚点钱。Tā zuò jiānzhí shì wèile duō zhuàn diǎn qián.The reason why he has a part time job is to make a little more money. 你学中文是因为你的中国女朋友 ...

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Expressing "no wonder"
... 他。Xiǎo Zhāng qǐngjià le, guàibude jīntiān méiyǒu kàndào tā.Little Zhang asked for vacation time, no wonder I haven't seen him today. 天天迟到，怪不得他被 ...

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