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Emphasizing negation with "you"
... 不 (bù) and 没 (méi) can be used for negation. But you can also use the word 又 (yòu) to emphasize negation, giving your negative sentence a little ...

4 KB (556 words) - 01:52, 10 November 2020
Expressing "ever since" with "zicong"
... 从 can be used interchangeably with 自从. The main difference is that 从 can also be used to state starting points in the future, a little like "from" in ...

6 KB (918 words) - 09:16, 18 November 2020
Comparing "yihou" "ranhou" "houlai"
... Měiguó. Ránhòu tā de fùmǔ yě bān guòqù le.Afterwards he moved to the US. And then his parents also moved over there. 他们大学的时候在一起过，以后分手了。 Tāmen ...

8 KB (1,192 words) - 07:39, 19 January 2021
Comparing "gen" and "dui"
... bu shàng.You walk too fast, I can't keep up. Examples for 对对 is also a verb, put it has the meaning of "towards" or "point to." Often it is ...

7 KB (1,000 words) - 07:34, 19 January 2021
Comparing "turan" and "huran"
... situation? 突然 can be used as a complement 突然 as an adjective can also be used as a complement (called 补语 in Chinese). 忽然 cannot be used as ...

8 KB (1,152 words) - 10:13, 23 December 2020
Comparing "renjia" and "bieren"
... always making fun of me. 人家 as "him" or "her" 人家 can also refer to someone previously referred to (in the context of the conversation or body ...

4 KB (505 words) - 08:50, 24 April 2019
Comparing "kending" "queding" and “yiding"
... followed directly by a noun or a phrase. 肯定 + Noun / Noun Phrase 肯定 can also be used to express "I am sure." When used this way it is usually a clause ...

9 KB (1,327 words) - 02:48, 18 December 2020
Expressing comparable degree with "you"
Grammar Box 有 (yǒu), besides just meaning "to have ," can also be used in comparisons. It's what you use instead of 比 (bǐ) if something ...

4 KB (648 words) - 08:28, 22 April 2019
Expressing "small quantity" with "jiu"
... but there are some nuances to how it is used. Used as "Only" 就 can also be used to express one person or thing, similar to how we say in English ...

5 KB (805 words) - 08:14, 26 November 2018
Expressing "as one likes" with "jiu"
... it, do it. Why do you need to think about it so much? Advanced Pattern You can also add in a question word, like 什么, 哪儿, or 怎么. When this is the ...

5 KB (652 words) - 09:06, 1 December 2020
Adding emphasis with "fei....buke"
... 天气这么冷，你穿这么少，非感冒不可。 . See also Expressing determination with "feiyao" Sources and further reading Books 现代汉语八百词 ...

4 KB (515 words) - 10:58, 25 May 2018
Expressing "could it be possible that" with "mofei"
... 非你真的相信他？莫非他真的要去丛林探险？ See also Rhetorical Questions with "nandao" Sources and further reading Books 现代汉语八百词 (p ...

2 KB (244 words) - 09:00, 10 November 2020
"In order to avoid" with "yimian"
... 赶紧解释一下，以免她伤心。不要在河边玩耍，以免你掉到河里。 See also Sources and further reading Books 实用现代汉语语法 (P.349) http://www.amazon.cn/mn ...

2 KB (269 words) - 03:44, 25 May 2016
Expressing "contrary to expectations" with "pianpian"
... see that 偏偏 has a meaning similar to 仅仅 or 只有. It also has an air of dissatisfaction. For example, in the second sentence, everyone is early, expect ...

3 KB (436 words) - 09:48, 23 July 2020
Expressing "to make certain" with "qianwan"
... common in the negative form, but is also used in the positive. It really adds ... really must drive slowly See also Comparing "kending" "queding ...

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Comparing "genju" and "ju"
... ," just substitute that 某人 with the person you are referring to (or you can also refer to yourself). If you use 根据, you need to use that person's name ...

4 KB (587 words) - 01:34, 4 March 2021
Comparing "huifu" and "huanyuan"
... 地铁恢复了正常运行。 Using 恢复 at the end of a sentence You can also put 恢复 after, usually paired with a 了. Noun/Noun Phrase + 恢复了 Examples 他的 ...

2 KB (218 words) - 01:34, 4 March 2021
Expressing "rather than..." with "yuqi... buru"
... taken. This is like saying "in comparison to A, I would rather B." You can also swap out the 宁愿(nìngyuàn) or 宁肯(nìngkěn) , which have the same meaning ...

5 KB (654 words) - 09:42, 2 December 2020
Expressing "your side" with "ben"
... noun, like 人, 校, 市, 省, 国, 周, 月, 年, 次, etc. 公司, 组织, 季度, 学期 are also commonly used with 本. 本 + Noun Examples 本人。 běn. . 顾客至上是本公司的经营理 ...

1 KB (191 words) - 03:48, 24 May 2017
Expressing the unexpected with "jingran"
... . This grammar structure is usually used in spoken Chinese. Subj. + 竟然 ⋯⋯ You can also drop out the 然 and use just 竟. This can be used in spoken or ...

2 KB (280 words) - 04:52, 9 March 2019
Making "-ize" and "-ify" verbs with "hua"
... -化 to change a noun or an adjective into a verb does not mean that verb can't also be used as a noun So keep in mind that -化 can be not only "-ize ...

5 KB (830 words) - 09:33, 17 December 2020