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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 ...

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Expressing "why" with "hebi"
... 何必 + Predicate Examples 他已经道歉了，你何必还生气？. 都是一家人，你们何必这么客气？. 上海的房子那么贵，你儿子何必要在那儿买房子？. 我只是不小心踩了你一下，你何必骂人 ...

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Expressing "even more" with "geng" or "hai"
... 妹比我更瘦。Wǒ mèimei bǐ wǒ gèng shòu.My younger sister is even skinnier than me. 我的猫比我的狗更淘气。Wǒ de māo bǐ wǒ de gǒu gèng táoqì.My cat is even ...

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Expressing "and then" with "yushi"
... mǎi le huángniú piào.The tickets on the website were all sold out. So then we bought tickets from scalpers. 他的英语太差了，于是，他妈妈给他请了一个英语家教。Tā ...

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Expressing "from" with "cong... zhong"
... honesty from this matter. 从老房子中我们找出来很多九十年代的东西。Cóng lǎo fángzi zhōng wǒmen zhǎo chūlai hěn duō jiǔshí niándài de dōngxi.We found a lot of ...

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Expressing "within" a period of time using "zai... nei"
... cì fàn, nǐ zhème è ma?You ate twice in one hour. Are you really that hungry? 我在短短的半小时内接到了 10 个电话。Wǒ zài duǎnduǎn de bàn xiǎoshí nèi jiēdào le ...

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Explaining purpose with "wei... er..."
... 而工作吗？Nǐ shì wèi qián ér gōngzuò ma?Do you work for money? 我是为朋友而做的这件事情。Wǒ shì wèi péngyou ér zuò de zhè jiàn shìqing.I'm doing this for a friend. 他为 ...

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Expressing "if... then..." with "ruguo... jiu..."
... xìngqù, nà wǒ bù shuō le.If none of you are interested, I will stop talking. 如果你们真的想合作，那么我们应该找时间好好谈谈。Rúguǒ nǐmen zhēnde xiǎng hézuò, nàme ...

5 KB (718 words) - 07:00, 11 December 2020
Reduplication of measure words
... 机。Xiànzài jiā jiā dōu yǒu shǒujī. 这里的公司家家都用苹果电脑。 ... 好看。Wǒ de yīfu jiàn jiàn dōu hěn hǎokàn. 这家店的书本本都很贵。Zhè jiā diàn de shū běn běn ...

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Ba-test
... other examples of how to successfully use 把 and 放 in the same sentence. 她把我的手机放在她的包里了。Tā bǎ wǒ de shǒujī fàng zài tā de bāo lǐ le.She put ...

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Potential complement
... de lái ma? We're leaving at five a.m.. Will the kids be able to get up? 这么高的山，你爬得上去吗？Zhème gāo de shān, nǐ pá de shàngqù ma? The mountain is ...

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Reduplication of verbs
... tāmen cèsuǒ zài nǎlǐ.Go and ask them where the bathroom is. 我可以用一用你的电脑吗？Wǒ kěyǐ yòng yī yòng nǐ de diànnǎo ma? Can I use your computer for a ...

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Verbs preceded by "gei"
... wǒ huí yóujiàn.Please hurry up and reply to my email. 他说他会给我写信的。Tā shuō tā huì gěi wǒ xiě xìn de.He said he would write letters to me. 你可 ...

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Special cases of "zai" following verbs
... 你住在上海吗？Nǐ zhù zài Shànghǎi ma? Do you live in Shanghai? 他坐在老板的旁边。Tā zuò zài lǎobǎn de pángbiān.He sits next to the boss. 你应该站在我后面 ...

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Using "hao" to mean "easy"
... great. 这种茶很好闻。Zhè zhǒng chá hěn hǎowén. This kind of tea smells good. 你的新包很好看。Nǐ de xīn bāo hěn hǎokàn.Your new bag looks good. 妈妈做 ...

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Expressing "both A and B" with "you"
... 又大又亮。Zhège fángzi yòu dà yòu liàng.This house is both big and bright. 妈妈的头发又黑又亮。Māma de tóufa yòu hēi yòu liàng.Mom's hair is both black and ...

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Asking about degree with "duo"
... 高？Tā duō gāo?How tall is she? 你家多大？Nǐ jiā duō dà?How large is your house? 你的孩子多大？Nǐ de háizi duō dà?How old is your child? 黄河多长？Huánghé duō ...

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The filler word "neige"
... bù hǎo ba?Ummm, it's not good to do it this way? 那个 ⋯⋯ 你可以做我的女朋友吗？Nèige... nǐ kěyǐ zuò wǒ de nǚpéngyou ma?Like... could you be my girlfriend ...

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Direction complement "-qilai"
... Examples 他看起来很友好。Tā kàn qǐlái hěn yǒuhǎo.He looks very friendly. 你的头发闻起来很香。Nǐ de tóufa wén qǐlái hěn xiāng.Your hair smells good. 这 ...

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Expressing "even" with "lian" and "dou"
... knows the answer. 这个汉字太难了，连我的中文老师都不认识。Zhège Hànzì tài nán le, ... . 她什么都放辣，连汤都是辣的。Tā shénme dōu fàng là, lián tāng dōu shì là de ...

6 KB (990 words) - 08:38, 11 November 2020
Expressing "every" with question words
... 可以。Nǐ xiǎng chī duōshao dōu kěyǐ.You can eat however much you want. 这些是免费的，我们拿多少都没问题。Zhèxiē shì miǎnfèi de, wǒmen ná duōshao dōu méi wèntí ...

6 KB (862 words) - 04:53, 9 March 2019