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The "however" adverb "que"
... tīng tā de.He's the boss, but nobody listens to him. 他的学历很高，能力却很一般。Tā de xuélì hěn gāo, nénglì què hěn yībān.He's very well-educated, but ...

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Expressing "as long as" with "zhiyao"
... gěi nǐ mǎi.As long as you really like it, I will buy it for you. 只要你努力学习，就会有进步。 Zhǐyào nǐ nǔlì xuéxí, jiù huì yǒu jìnbù.As long as you study ...

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Expressing "only if" with "zhiyou"
... necessary and sufficient condition ," meaning "if and only if...." Examples 只有努力才能做好工作。Zhǐyǒu nǔlì cái néng zuò hǎo gōngzuò.Only if ...

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Expressing purpose with "hao"
... .Please park the car inside so that other people can walk here. 他学习非常努力，好考个好大学。Tā xuéxí fēicháng nǔlì, hǎo kǎo gè hǎo dàxué.He is studying ...

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Expressing "in the end" with "daodi"
... . 他到底想明白了。Tā dàodǐ xiǎng míngbai le.He finally understood. 经过两年多的努力，我们的项目到底成功了。Jīngguò liǎng nián duō de nǔlì, wǒmen de xiàngmù dàodǐ ...

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Expressing "in the end" with "jiujing"
... . The living expenses here are just high. 年轻人究竟是年轻人，精力真好。Niánqīng rén jiūjìng shì niánqīng rén, jīnglì zhēn hǎo.Young people are young, after ...

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Expressing "not very" with "bu zenme"
... bù zěnme gāoxìng.They don't seem to be very happy. 这个学生不怎么努力。Zhège xuéshēng bù zěnme nǔlì.This student isn't very hard-working. 那家餐厅不怎么 ...

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Expressing "always" with "conglai"
... school can only wear school uniforms. 成功从来都要靠自己努力。Chénggōng cónglái dōu yào kào zìjǐ nǔlì.Success always depends on working hard by oneself ...

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An additional step with "jin yi bu"
... . + Adverb + 进一步 + Verb Examples 这项设计完成以后，他们又进一步致力于另一项工程的设计。Zhè xiàng shèjì wánchéng yǐhòu, tāmen yòu jìnyībù zhìlì yú lìng yī ...

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Expressing "always" with "zongshi"
... kāixīn.The children are always very happy. 我的学生总是特别努力。Wǒ de xuéshēng zǒngshì tèbié nǔlì.My students are always very hard-working. See also ...

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Comparing "gen" and "dui"
... Nǐ yào gēn wǒ yīqǐ qù ma?Are you going to go with me? 鲜花跟巧克力是最好的礼物。Xiānhuā gēn qiǎokèlì shì zuì hǎo de lǐwù.Flowers and chocolate are the best ...

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Using "yi... wei..."
... following for some examples of how this pattern can be used Examples 以先进科技为手段，以发展生产力为目标。许多外国企业在中国快速发展，以麦当劳为例，2000 年有 50 家 ...

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"In order to avoid" with "yimian"
... also be used with a sentence after it, with its own subject and predicate. 以免 + Sentence Examples 他们努力训练，以免在比赛中输了。你赶紧解释一下，以免她伤心 ...

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"Prefer...rather than" as "与其......宁可"
... 成绩有所下降，与其说老师同学对他的帮助不够，不如说他自己努力不够。 Sources and further reading Books 现代汉语八百词（P.637） http://www.amazon.cn/mn/detailApp ...

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Expressing the unexpected with "jingran"
... ？This is something that makes people sad, but you are actually laughing? 他那么努力，竟然没考及格！He is so hardworking, but, surprisingly, he didn't pass ...

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Expressing "once...then..." with "yidan...jiu..."
... seriously and do it. 人一旦在一个很舒服的环境中，就不想继续努力了。Rén yīdàn zài yī gè hěn shūfu de huánjìng zhōng, jiù bù xiǎng jìxù nǔlì le.Once you're in a ...

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Using "er" to explain contrasting ideas
... rather I was afraid you would be upset. 我不是不想帮你，而是没有能力帮你。Wǒ bù shì bù xiǎng bāng nǐ, ér shì méiyǒu nénglì bāng nǐ.It's not that I don't ...

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Saying "a lot" with "youdeshi"
... a full-time mother. She's got plenty of time. 我一个大男人，有的是力气。Wǒ yī gè dà nánrén, yǒudeshì lìqi.I'm a big man. I've got plenty of strength. 上 ...

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Comparing "buduan" and "buting"
... won't stop changing his ideas. What should I do? 过去的两年里，我们不断地在努力，也不断地在进步。Guòqù de liǎng nián lǐ, wǒmen bùduàn de zài nǔlì, yě bùduàn de zài ...

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Common verbs with complements
... 他打电话打了很久都打不通。睡（可能）睡得着/睡不着你用我这种方法，你今天晚上一定睡得着。他的工作压力很大，晚上常常睡不着。（结果）睡醒他睡了这么久，还没睡醒吗？ "zhao" as complement 睡着他太兴奋了，很久才睡着。坐（趋向）坐 ...

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Expressing "half" with "ban"
... píng bàn báijiǔ one and a half bottles of wine 四块半巧克力 sì kuài bàn qiǎokèlì four and a half pieces of chocolate Notable Exceptions There are ...

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