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How to do something with "zenme"
... of the verb that's being asked about: Subj. + 怎么 + Verb + Obj. Note that the subject can often be omitted from general "how to" questions, and there ...

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Expressing existence with "you"
... " in English. Structure Literally, this structure expresses that a place "has" a thing, which is to say, that thing is in the place. Place + 有 ...

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Structure of days of the week
... 星期五Xīngqīwǔ Saturday 星期六Xīngqīliù Sunday 星期天Xīngqītiān Notice that Sunday is the only exception. Rather than a number, 天 (tiān) is used. More formally ...

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The "all" adverb "dou"
... exactly the same form in Chinese as the ones above. The only difference is that here we don't translate 都 (dōu) as "all" in English; we translate it ...

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Expressing "will" with "hui"
... a learned skill , 会 (huì) can also be used to indicate that something ''will'' happen or that someone ''will'' do something. Subj. + 会 + Verb + Obj ...

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Expressing "would like to" with "xiang"
... return home. 那个地方很近，我不想开车。Nàge dìfang hěn jìn, wǒ bù xiǎng kāichē.That place is so close. I would not like to drive. 他不想花父母的钱。 Tā bù ...

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Indicating location with "zai" before verbs
... location, comes before the verb. Subj. + 在 + Place + Verb + Obj. Notice that the location is placed ''before'' the verb in Chinese, whereas in English ...

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Using "dao" to mean "to go to"
... first use 到 (dào) to indicate where you're going, then add another verb after that. This has the meaning of "going to the place to do something," and ...

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Expressing "before" in general with "yiqian"
... word 以前 (yǐqián). You can use this structure to talk about actions that happened at some unspecified time in the past. Structure One way to use ...

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Before a specific time with "yiqian"
... 以前 (yǐqián) to talk about things that happened ''before'' a specific time. ... Obama didn't have white hair. Note that this use of 以前 (yǐqián) ...

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Questions with "le ma"
... of a sentence or statement. Just make sure that 了 (le) comes first, followed by 吗 ... my email? Finally, please note that this pattern is nothing more ...

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Expressing "a little too" with "you dian"
... 一点 (yǒuyīdiǎn) or 有点 (yǒudiǎn). The two are interchangeable. Structure To say that something is "a little ''too''..." or "a bit ''too''...," 有一点 ...

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Continuation with "hai"
... 你怎么还在用那个旧手机？Nǐ zěnme hái zài yòng nàge jiù shǒujī?How come you're still using that old cell phone? 你还在玩游戏？明天不是有考试吗？Nǐ hái zài wán ...

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Expressing "and" with "he"
... listing out multiple nouns, 和 (hé) is there to help you out. Just remember that 和 (hé) isn't a word you can use to translate just ''any'' usage of the ...

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Measure words for counting
... actually have measure words, it's just that most nouns usually don't need them ... gè měinǚten beautiful women Also remember that there isn't a one-to-one ...

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Expressing "every" with "mei"
... in a complete sentence. 每 + Measure Word + Noun + 都 Note that there are some words that don't use measure words because they themselves are already ...

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Basic comparisons with "meiyou"
... You can use Negation of "you" with "mei" 没有 (méiyǒu) to express that something is "not as" ''adjective'' as something else. (Yes, that's the same ...

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Adjectives with "-ji le"
... structure is technically a kind of degree complement and one of the few that you can use after the adjective and without adding a 得 (de). Remember ...

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Expressing "and also" with "hai"
... use 还 (hái), and the second one (second subject, no new actions) would use 也 (yě). Let's do that 他做了饭，还洗了碗。Tā zuò le fàn, hái xǐ le wǎn.He ...

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Expressing lateness with "cai"
... duō xiǎoshí.How come you came here so late? We've waited for more than half an hour. Note that verbs following 才 should not take 了. 我昨天晚上十一点才到家 ...

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Doing something less with "shao"
... , you can use 少 to talk about doing something ''less''. 少 + Verb Note that in English, we don't use the word "less" very much. For example, rather ...

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