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Expressing "no exception" with "yilu"
... to pass probation no matter who you are. 不需要的东西一律捐掉。Please donate things that are no longer needed. 政府命令重污染企业一律停业。. 从明年一月起酒后驾车一律重罚 ...

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Expressing "moreover" with "bingqie"
... 要按照我说的做并且也要做好。Nǐ yào ànzhào wǒ shuō de zuò bìngqiě yě yào zuò hǎo.I need you to do as I say and also do it well. 我们需要的是有丰富的工作经验并 ...

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Ordinal numbers with "di"
... 坐早上第一班地铁去上班。Tā yào zuò zǎoshang dì-yī bān dìtiě qù shàngbān.He needs to take the first train in the morning to go to work. 小李是她的第三个男朋 ...

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Proper nouns and common nouns
... nouns can only be subject or adverbial adjunct. Plural nouns Often no need to mark plural Other elements of sentence can indicate plural, e.g ...

1 KB (161 words) - 09:23, 22 January 2017
Chinese word order
... .), you're most often going to use a phrase beginning with 在. This phrase needs to come after the time word (see above) and ''before the verb''. Pay ...

15 KB (1,942 words) - 03:56, 22 November 2020
The "shi... de" construction for emphasizing details
... negated with 不, as 没 can not be used to negate 是. Remember that you need ''both'' the 不 ''and'' the 是 together to make the correct negative form. Some ...

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Structure of times (basic)
... last. (This is the big-to-small pattern.) This is how Chinese gets around the need for "a.m." or "p.m.": use 上午 (shàngwǔ) for times in the morning ...

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Measure word "ge"
... + Noun Any time you want to state ''how many'' of a noun in Chinese, you probably need a measure word. First get used to how they are used with 个 (gè ...

4 KB (576 words) - 09:21, 20 April 2021
Expressing existence in a place with "zai"
... as English uses "to be," but this is not correct. 在 (zài) is the only verb needed. Examples 我在上海。Wǒ zài Shànghǎi.I'm in Shanghai. 他们在英国 ...

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Actions in a row
... and to the point. Because of this, there is no new word or phrase needed Structure In Chinese, it's very easy to describe two actions in a row ...

4 KB (615 words) - 08:57, 21 April 2021
Structure of days of the week
... " in Chinese. You should still learn 星期 (xīngqī) first, and that's really all you need as a beginner. The other words for "week" are 礼拜 (lǐbài) and 周 ...

4 KB (668 words) - 09:23, 20 April 2021
The "also" adverb "ye"
... "too" or "also" is expressed in Chinese as 也 (yě). In Chinese, it ''always'' needs to come before the verb (or adjective). 也 (yě) with Verb Phrases ...

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Negative commands with "bie"
... See also Negative commands with "bu yao" Expressing "don't need to" with "buyong" Sources and Further Reading Videos Yoyo ...

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Using "dao" to mean "to go to"
... 月我要到美国出差。 Xià gè yuè wǒ yào dào Měiguó chūchāi.Next month I need to go to the USA on a business trip. You might be wondering: ''can I just use 去 ...

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Before a specific time with "yiqian"
... 五以前，你要做完这些工作。Xīngqīwǔ yǐqián, nǐ yào zuò wán zhèxiē gōngzuò.You need to finish this work before Friday. 上大学以前，你来过上海吗？Shàng dàxué yǐqián ...

4 KB (575 words) - 09:20, 20 April 2021
Expressing duration with "le"
... you studied astrophysics, or how long you worked as a mime, you'll need to use 了 (le) to express that time duration. Basic Usage Structure ...

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The filler word "neige"
... (那个⋯⋯) + anything + (那个⋯⋯) 那个 (nèige) can be inserted into sentences wherever you need to pause for thought. Examples 那个 ⋯⋯ 我不跟你们一起去了 ...

4 KB (568 words) - 08:54, 21 April 2021
Expressing "and also" with "hai"
... , hái yào dài shénme?To go to the USA, you need to take money and a passport. What else do you need to take with you? The Difference Between 还 (hái ...

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Cause and effect with "yinwei" and "suoyi"
... yǒu yī gè Zhōngguó nǚpéngyou, suǒyǐ wǒ yào xué Zhōngwén.Since I have a Chinese girlfriend, I need to study Chinese. 因为他生病了，所以没去上课。 Yīnwèi tā ...

7 KB (1,024 words) - 08:57, 21 April 2021
Expressing "although" with "suiran" and "danshi"
... can think of it as meaning " although ," but unlike in English, you still need to follow it up with a " but " word in Chinese. Structure 虽然 ...

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Expressing "every time" with "mei" and "dou"
... dictionary. 每次编辑都要保存。Měi cì biānjí dōu yào bǎocún.Every time you edit, you need to save it. 爸爸每次出差都给我买礼物。Bàba měi cì chūchāi dōu gěi ...

4 KB (645 words) - 08:53, 21 April 2021