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Expressing "never again" with "zai ye bu"
... zài yě bù xiǎng kàndào nǐ le I never want to see you again 我再也不想跟 ... yě bù xiǎng gēn nǐ shuōhuà le.I don't want to talk with you ever again. 我们再 ...

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Expressing "much more" in comparisons
... to do it? Structure As well as expressing that two things differ, you might want to go further and say that they differ '''a lot''' by adding 很多 ...

4 KB (648 words) - 08:56, 21 April 2021
Marking a topic with "de hua"
... 买相机的话，我觉得 Sony相机不错。Mǎi xiāngjī dehuà, wǒ juéde Sony xiāngjī bùcuò.If you want to buy a camera, I think Sony cameras are good. 我们的要求比较高。具体来说 ...

4 KB (570 words) - 03:48, 29 December 2020
Expressing "even if…" with "jiushi"
... 败，我也想尝试。Jiùshì yǐhòu huì shībài, wǒ yě xiǎng chángshì.Even if it it's going to fail, I want to give it a try. 就是你告诉我答案了，我也不想作弊。Jiùshì nǐ ...

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Expressing distance with "li"
... Nàge jiǔbā lí zhèr tài yuǎn le, wǒ bù xiǎng qù.That bar is too far away from here. I don't want to go. 我不想去离家很远的地方工作。Wǒ bù xiǎng qù lí jiā ...

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Expressing "even more" with "geng"
... to find an even more handsome boyfriend.Wǒ xiǎng zhǎo yī gè gèng shuài de nánpéngyou.I want to find a more handsome boyfriend. 我喜欢在网上买书，因为更便 ...

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Comparing "bu" and "mei"
... de lǎoshī? Are you my teacher or not? 她想不想来？Tā xiǎng bu xiǎnglái? Does she want to come? 你爱不爱我？Nǐ ài bu ài wǒ? Do you love me or not? 你 ...

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Comparing "haishi" and "huozhe"
... or mine. 我想知道他们是支持还是反对。Wǒ xiǎng zhīdào tāmen shì zhīchí háishì fǎnduì.I want to know if they support or oppose. 老板不确定是这个周末出差还是下个周 ...

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New Main Page
... grammar, but still need pinyin and want to build a stronger foundation? You've ... the gaps, but really don't want to slog through a grammar textbook ...

11 KB (1,477 words) - 03:22, 29 October 2014
Expressing "again" in the past with "you"
... as in, "oops, I did it ''again'' " in Chinese, you generally want to use 又 (yòu). (You'll want to use Expressing "again" in the future with "zai" 再 ...

5 KB (771 words) - 01:53, 10 November 2020
Expressing "only" with "zhi"
... say two sentences in Chinese. 你们只要咖啡吗？Nǐmen zhǐ yào kāfēi ma? Do you only want coffee? 我老婆只要一个孩子。Wǒ lǎopo zhǐ yào yī gè háizi.My wife only ...

3 KB (408 words) - 09:35, 2 April 2019
Expressing "feel free" with "jinguan"
... mǎi shénme jǐnguǎn mǎi, jǐ jiàn yīfu wǒ háishì mǎi deqǐ de.Feel free to buy whatever you want,I can afford a few pieces of clothing. 想去哪里尽管去，现在 ...

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Expressing "originally" with "benlai"
... 减肥吗？Nǐ běnlái jiù gòu shòu le, hái yào jiǎnféi ma?You are already so thin and you still want to lose weight? 他讲得本来就不对，为什么还要我听他的？Tā jiǎng ...

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Part of speech
... This is not a problem in any language, but if you're a learner that really wants to master Chinese grammar in all its subtle nuances, you'll find that ...

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Rhetorical questions
... 吗？（我不认识他。）Tā yào lái wǒ jiā? Wǒ rènshi tā ma? (Wǒ bù rènshi tā.)He wants to come to my house? Do I even know him?(I don't know him.) 这么贵，值得吗？（不 ...

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State complement
... 天气热得我只想待在空调房里。The weather is hot to the point where I only want to stay in the room with AC. 地铁挤得有的人下不去。The metro was crowded to ...

6 KB (754 words) - 08:58, 21 April 2021
Using "bei" sentences
... be negative (or even tragic ). Adverbs in 被 Sentences What if you want to include adverbs in your 被 sentence? Where should those go? They go ...

11 KB (1,638 words) - 08:58, 18 January 2021
The "shi... de" construction for emphasizing details
... that you incorrectly use it that way sometimes. For example, what if you want to ask a question about something that happened in the past? Would you ...

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Style guide
... Tables Sometimes instead of writing up a list of example sentences, you may want to draw up a table. To do so, do follow these steps: Wrap the ...

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Offering choices with "haishi"
... like me or my money? 你要喝茶还是咖啡？ Nǐ yào hē chá háishì kāfēi?Do you want to drink tea or coffee? 你们想吃中国菜还是法国菜？ Nǐmen xiǎng chī Zhōngguó ...

5 KB (667 words) - 09:43, 14 March 2019
Tag questions with "ma"
... today, OK? 我现在想去洗手间，可以吗？Wǒ xiànzài xiǎng qù xǐshǒujiān, kěyǐ ma?I want to go to the bathroom now. Is that OK? 妈妈，我要吃巧克力，可以吗？ Māma ...

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