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Adjective
... modifies only has one, the 的 is required, (e.g. 好看的画). If both have two characters, the 的 is optional just as it is with single character adjectives ...

4 KB (492 words) - 04:05, 25 April 2017
Part of speech
... or ''-y''. Verbs in English often take the endings ''-ed'' or ''-ing''. Both nouns and verbs can take the ending ''-s''. You get the idea. This may ...

7 KB (1,166 words) - 03:42, 29 November 2013
Result complement
... is because 把 sentences and result complements work particularly well together, as they both deal with the result of an action or the disposal of an ...

11 KB (1,346 words) - 09:48, 27 February 2019
Using "bei" sentences
... not? 被 Sentences with Aspect Particles The particles 了 and 过 can both be used with 被 constructions, while 着 cannot. 着 indicates an action is ...

11 KB (1,638 words) - 08:58, 18 January 2021
Using "ba" sentences
... sentence before you can understand its meaning. To demonstrate the difference, here's a sentence with both kinds of 把: 请你把那把伞拿给我。Qǐng nǐ bǎ ...

15 KB (2,034 words) - 02:55, 31 December 2021
Simple "noun + adjective" sentences
... 弟都很帅。 Tā hé tā dìdi dōu hěn shuài.He and his younger brother are both handsome. Remember that '''是 (shì) is not used to link adjectives to nouns''' ...

5 KB (780 words) - 09:21, 20 April 2021
Offering choices with "haishi"
... Option B. (Pick one, but not both.) It's not that no other answers are ... to choose one or the other, not ask for both. 还是 (háishì) is used to ask people ...

5 KB (667 words) - 09:43, 14 March 2019
Expressing "not only... but also" with "budan... erqie..."
... 不但⋯⋯而且⋯⋯, the subject has to come at the beginning of the sentence, before both 不但 and 而且. When using two different subjects, however, you need to put ...

5 KB (785 words) - 08:01, 3 December 2020
Complement "-huai le"
... adjectives with "-si le" -死了 , and can be used to mean "extremely" in both a a positive and a negative sense. Structure Adj. + 坏了 As with many ...

4 KB (597 words) - 02:48, 29 December 2020
Many types of "not only... but also..."
... the same thing. 不但 can be substituted with 不仅 (bùjǐn) or 不只 (bùzhǐ), both meaning "not only," and can be followed by 而且 (érqiě), 还 (hái), or 也 (yě ...

5 KB (759 words) - 01:18, 18 January 2021
Comparing "li" and "cong"
... changes. 离 expresses a "static" distance, or a distance that is unchanging. Both can be used in defining distance or time, however 从 has more meanings ...

6 KB (825 words) - 04:36, 30 November 2018
Comparing "er" and "liang"
... liǎng) is used. This is when you want to say "two of something" or "both." Here are some common examples of 两 (liǎng) in action: Examples 两个 ...

4 KB (669 words) - 08:57, 21 April 2021
Comparing "haishi" and "huozhe"
... attitude in favor of a more open, "maybe A, perhaps B... (or maybe both or neither?)" So it's less exclusive and less demanding of a choice RIGHT NOW ...

6 KB (863 words) - 03:33, 8 October 2019
Comparing "pingshi" and "pingchang"
... of "often" or "usually," but they have slightly different uses. Both 平时 and 平常 Are Used as Adverbs Both 平时 and 平常 can be used as adverbs. They ...

3 KB (491 words) - 02:19, 18 January 2021
Comparing "fan'er" and “que"
... 面下雨，却我没带伞。 Both have different coverage 反而 can point to ... wasn't happy. Special structures Both of these often appear in set structures ...

6 KB (656 words) - 01:34, 4 March 2021
Comparing "kending" "queding" and “yiding"
... 肯定 and 一定 as Adverbs 肯定 and 一定 can both be adverbs, and the grammar structures for both are similar. 肯定 emphasizes more of a subjective judgment or ...

9 KB (1,327 words) - 02:48, 18 December 2020
Comparing "juran" and "fan'er"
... stub 居然 (jūrán) and 反而 (fǎn‘ér) both indicate that something is unexpected, or beyond common expectations. Both 居然 and 反而 are used in similar ...

3 KB (344 words) - 01:34, 4 March 2021
Comparing "budebu" and "zhihao"
... are no other choices available. In other words, something unwanted has to be done. They both use the same grammar pattern: just place either 不得不 or 只好 ...

3 KB (328 words) - 01:34, 4 March 2021
Expressing "rather than..." with "yuqi... buru"
... 不如（yǔqí...bùrú) to express "Prefer...rather than," he is choosing B over A. Both options could be good in some way. Or to the speaker, B is obviously ...

5 KB (654 words) - 09:42, 2 December 2020
Comparing "yizhi" and "yixiang"
... wouldn’t be a habit), nor can it talk about constant future actions. For both of these cases, 一直 should be used instead. See also "All along ...

4 KB (706 words) - 10:05, 23 December 2020
Comparing "yihou" and "de shihou"
... , 以后 (yǐhòu) and 的时候 (de shíhou) are often used. They can both be translated as the English word " when ," but their usage in Chinese must be kept ...

5 KB (783 words) - 09:26, 9 November 2020