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Expressing "double negation"
... Predicate This pattern uses modal verbs like 会, 能, or 可能, which are negated before a negated predicate: Subj. + 不 + 会 / 能 / 可能 + 不 / 没 + Predicate The ...

4 KB (625 words) - 08:46, 24 April 2019
Expressing "some" with question words
... : 这个人我在哪儿见过。Zhège rén wǒ zài nǎr jiàn guo.I've met this person somewhere before. 这首歌我在哪儿听过。Zhè shǒu gē wǒ zài nǎr tīng guo.I've heard ...

4 KB (571 words) - 08:23, 4 March 2019
Ba-test
... , you've got to look at how 把 is being used in a sentence before you can understand its meaning. To demonstrate the difference, here's a sentence with ...

12 KB (1,773 words) - 03:08, 29 December 2021
Basic sentence order
... words and word order a time word , or Indicating location with "zai" before verbs a location where something happened . We have a video about that ...

6 KB (1,007 words) - 09:20, 20 April 2021
Expressing "when" with "de shihou"
... / Adj. + 的时候, .... As time words can appear Time words and word order before or after the subject , you can also place the "Time + 的时候 (de shíhou ...

4 KB (581 words) - 08:58, 21 April 2021
Expressing "in addition" with "haiyou"
... kāihuì qián dǎyìn sān fèn.You need to finish this report today. In addition, print three copies before the meeting tomorrow. 入住前要付押金。还有，不能带宠物 ...

4 KB (634 words) - 02:37, 17 December 2020
Expressing "ever since" with "yilai"
... since" with "zicong" add 自, 从, or 自从 (or other similar words) before the time or event to make it into a "sandwich pattern." Examples 今 ...

5 KB (791 words) - 09:42, 12 April 2019
Expressing "on the contrary" with "fan'er"
... same, the subject can be omitted in the second clause (after the comma and before 反而). If there ''is'' a subject, however, 反而 definitely needs to come ...

6 KB (900 words) - 06:46, 11 December 2020
Expressing purpose with "hao"
... 睡前常常喝牛奶，好入睡。Tā shuì qián chángcháng hē niúnǎi, hǎo rùshuì.She often drinks milk before bedtime to help her fall asleep. 老师，请说慢点儿，我们好做笔记 ...

4 KB (611 words) - 08:39, 16 December 2020
Separable verb
... jiéhūn tā. 我想跟她结婚。the prepositional phrase, literally "with her," comes before the verbWǒ xiǎng gēn tā jiéhūn.I want to get married to her. '''聊天 ...

16 KB (2,510 words) - 02:18, 14 March 2019
Structural particle "de"
... more about them at the B1 intermediate level , so be patient 地 (de) Before Verbs 地 (de) is used to turn adjective s into adverb s, and ...

8 KB (1,178 words) - 07:26, 10 April 2019
Expressing purpose with "weile"
... oppose it is because the risk is too high. Note that Stating the effect before the cause 之所以 is a more difficult pattern, which means "the reason ...

5 KB (714 words) - 09:30, 17 December 2020
Expressing "never" with "conglai"
... 从没学过这个词。来 has been omitted here.Wǒ cóngméi xué guo zhège cí.I have never before studied this word. 你们从来没有听说过这个地方吗？Nǐmen cónglái méiyǒu ...

5 KB (793 words) - 04:52, 9 March 2019
Expressing "just now" with "gangcai"
... "just now," you can put 刚才 (gāngcái) right before the verb in a sentence. It can also come before or after the subject. 刚才 + Verb Examples 你 ...

3 KB (519 words) - 10:00, 2 April 2019
Indicating the whole with "quan"
... dōu hěn rè.This place is hot all year round. Used before Predicate Affirmative Form Before a verb 全 can be omitted, but if it is used ...

7 KB (1,041 words) - 09:25, 15 April 2019
Expressing "ever since" with "zicong"
... written context, you can add 自, 从 , or 自从 (or other similar words) before the time or event to make it into a "sandwich pattern." Basic Usage of ...

6 KB (918 words) - 09:16, 18 November 2020
Comparing "cai" and "jiu"
... 小时才买到票。 Wǒ děng le liǎng gè xiǎoshí cái mǎi dào piào.I waited two hours before I could buy the ticket. 老板十一点才到办公室。 Lǎobǎn shíyī diǎn cái dào ...

9 KB (1,300 words) - 09:28, 17 December 2020
Comparing "turan" and "huran"
... shuōzhe hūrán bù shuō le.He was talking and talking, and suddenly stopped. Before an Adjective 突然／忽然 + Adj. Examples 天突然暗了 ...

8 KB (1,152 words) - 10:13, 23 December 2020
Expressing "small quantity" with "jiu"
... is an idiot? That only you are smart? In this case, the 就 comes before the verb, and what's being emphasized as "small quantity" comes after the verb ...

5 KB (805 words) - 08:14, 26 November 2018
Emphasis with "jiushi"
... above, 就 pairs exclusively with the verb 是. But 就 can also come before other verbs, with similar emphatic effect. In these cases, it's also OK to ...

5 KB (686 words) - 08:53, 21 April 2021
Comparing "chao" "xiang" and "wang"
... yòu xiàng yòu kànkan cái guò mǎlù.This little girl looked left and then looked right before crossing the street. 我看见他朝你们家去了。Wǒ kànjiàn tā ...

8 KB (1,228 words) - 09:41, 14 January 2021