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Expressing "only if" with "zhiyou"
... point ASGJDV3Y Rel char 只 Rel char 才 Similar Expressing "only when" with "cai" Similar "As long as" with "zhiyao" Similar "If ...

5 KB (844 words) - 03:02, 29 December 2020
Expressing "would rather" with "ningke"
Grammar Box 宁可 (nìngkě) is used when the speaker wants to compare two unfavorable options, and choose one over the other. We usually express this ...

4 KB (635 words) - 02:45, 18 January 2021
Expressing purpose with "hao"
... Box 好 (hǎo) can mean "in order to or "for the sake of" when coming before a verb phrase, and therefore expresses the purpose. You might think of it ...

4 KB (611 words) - 08:39, 16 December 2020
Expressing "in the end" with "daodi"
... " It is often used like 毕竟 , to mean "after all" or "in the end." When used in this way, 到底 is used to emphasize a reason or characteristic the ...

5 KB (717 words) - 09:17, 18 January 2021
Short-term Spoken Chinese: Elementary (汉语口语速成基础篇
... 由"(used to determine responsibility) Lesson 8 "按照"(according to) "当…的时候"(when) "本"(oneself) "就"(limiting scope of a statement with 就) "随着 ...

3 KB (259 words) - 06:33, 7 November 2011
Auxiliary verb "yao" and its multiple meanings
... is trying to express. 要 (yào) as "Want" This structure could be used when ordering food at a restaurant or a shop. Here, it's being used for ...

7 KB (1,096 words) - 08:57, 21 April 2021
Advanced uses of direction complement "-qilai"
... 搭配起来很漂亮。 Zhè liǎng gè yánsè dāpèi qǐlái hěn piàoliang.These two colors look great when you combine them. 如果我们团结起来，一定能赢。Rúguǒ wǒmen tuánjié ...

5 KB (698 words) - 07:21, 29 December 2020
Expressing actions in progress (full form)
... "zhe" Similar Alternative existential sentences Similar Using "zhe" when "verbing away" Similar Expressing actions in progress Used ...

5 KB (724 words) - 06:41, 23 May 2019
Old Main Page 0
... ://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/ Creative Commons license . When other projects become available, we will definitely put a notice here ...

6 KB (774 words) - 05:56, 27 January 2014
Expressing the self-evident with "ma"
... back in the day, but with a rather different function. It can be used when the speaker feels what he is saying is obvious (from his point of view ...

3 KB (526 words) - 03:23, 16 December 2020
Separable verb
... the casual nature of a verb or that it happens only briefly. When it comes to separable verbs, ''only the verb part reduplicates.'' Structure ...

16 KB (2,510 words) - 02:18, 14 March 2019
Questions with "ne"
... occasionally hear someone seemingly using 呢 (ne) out of the blue. When this happens, they're usually asking ''where'' someone or something is, and ...

5 KB (746 words) - 09:20, 20 April 2021
Modal particle "ne"
... a certain "mood" (hence the word "modal") or "attitude." It's used when trying to sound more confident and convincing to someone else. Structure ...

3 KB (497 words) - 08:57, 21 April 2021
Particle
... of this, they cannot be sentence elements (such as subject, object, etc.). When they do appear, they always appear at the end of a phrase, modifying ...

2 KB (275 words) - 03:38, 30 May 2016
Expressing experiences with "guo"
... Structure Subj. + 没 + Verb + 过 + Obj. Examples Note that when you translate these examples into English, "have ''never''" done something ...

5 KB (706 words) - 08:56, 21 April 2021
Using "de" (modal particle)
... particle which indicates that the speaker is certain about what he is saying. When it serves this purpose, it's expressing a type of "mood" and thus ...

2 KB (373 words) - 07:36, 27 November 2018
Expressing "not very" with "bu tai"
... with using Expressing "excessively" with tai 太 (tài) to express "too," such as when something is "too expensive" or "too hot." 不太 (bù tài) is a ...

3 KB (509 words) - 09:20, 20 April 2021
Expressing "for" with "wei"
Grammar Box When you work ''for'' a company or do other sorts of physical (and even mental) activities for another party, you're likely to use the ...

4 KB (571 words) - 03:08, 9 January 2020
Site Hacks
Things to make sure to remember when upgrading to a new version of MediaWiki. Site Hacks Adding the header image: Change the header part of ...

2 KB (256 words) - 05:04, 22 January 2017
Zhiqian, yiqian and congqian
... Page 之前／以前／从前以前 can be translated as Before, 从前 is usualy used when telling a story, it can be translated as „Once upon a time“. 以前 can replace 从前 ...

1 KB (107 words) - 08:41, 13 June 2012
Expressing purpose with "weile"
... to "in order to" or "for the purpose of" in English. Basic Usage When 为了 indicates the purpose of an action, it's usually acting as a ...

5 KB (714 words) - 09:30, 17 December 2020