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Using "bei" sentences
... 被 sentences tend to be negative (or even tragic ). Adverbs in 被 Sentences What if you want to include adverbs in your 被 sentence? Where should ...

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Using the verb "xing"
... . You could do this quite directly by saying: 你姓什么? Nǐ xìng shénme?What is your last name? However, the formal way to ask has a set form: 您 ...

3 KB (542 words) - 08:55, 21 April 2021
Wanting to do something with "yao"
... 这个周末你们要做什么？ Zhège zhōumò nǐmen yào zuò shénme?This weekend what do you want to do? 要 (yào) and 想 (xiǎng) Instead of using 要 (yào), it is ...

4 KB (575 words) - 08:57, 21 April 2021
Expressing "and also" with "hai"
... 杯咖啡，还要什么？ Nǐ yào yī bēi kāfēi, hái yào shénme?You want a cup of coffee, and what else do you want? 我想吃冰淇淋，还想吃汉堡。Wǒ xiǎng chī bīngqílín, hái ...

6 KB (902 words) - 08:56, 21 April 2021
Expressing "even" with "lian" and "dou"
... sentence. 你连她叫什么都没问？Nǐ lián tā jiào shénme dōu méi wèn?You didn't even ask what her name is? 你怎么了？连你住在哪儿都不记得了？Nǐ zěnme le? Lián ...

6 KB (990 words) - 08:38, 11 November 2020
Expressing "then…" with "name"
... 你说得有道理，那么就这么办吧。Nǐ shuō de yǒu dàolǐ, nàme jiù zhème bàn ba.What you said makes sense, so let's just do that. 他学过十年中文？那他的中文说得 ...

4 KB (559 words) - 07:41, 4 March 2019
Expressing "anyway" with "fanzheng"
... 还怕什么？反正大家都知道了。Nǐ hái pà shénme? Fǎnzhèng dàjiā dōu zhīdào le.What are you still afraid of? Everybody knows about it now anyway. 反正可以刷卡，没有现 ...

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Expressing "no matter" with "wulun"
... the same. 无论你做什么，我都不喜欢。Wúlùn nǐ zuò shénme, wǒ dōu bù xǐhuan.No matter what you do, I don't like it. 无论给他发多少消息，他都不回。Wúlùn gěi tā fā ...

4 KB (659 words) - 08:13, 17 December 2020
Expressing "no matter" with "buguan"
... 管别人怎么想，你都要坚持。 Bùguǎn biérén zěnme xiǎng, nǐ dōu yào jiānchí.No matter what other people think, you need to keep going. 不管你是什么时候买的，我们都 ...

6 KB (863 words) - 07:36, 19 January 2021
Expressing "in the end" with "daodi"
... Word 到底 + Verb ＋不 / 没＋ Verb Examples 你到底怎么了？Nǐ dàodǐ zěnme le?What on earth is up with you? 到底怎么走？Dàodǐ zěnme zǒu?How on earth do we ...

5 KB (717 words) - 09:17, 18 January 2021
Expressing "in the end" with "jiujing"
... ?Who on earth is this guy? 你究竟是做什么的？Nǐ jiūjìng shì zuò shénme de?What exactly is it that you do? 他们究竟什么时候到？Tāmen jiūjìng shénme shíhou dào ...

5 KB (760 words) - 03:22, 18 August 2021
Auxiliary verb "yao" and its multiple meanings
... Structure Subj. + 要 + Verb Examples 你要喝什么酒？Nǐ yào hē shénme jiǔ? What kind of wine do you want to drink? 爸爸要买一个新手机。Bàba yào ...

7 KB (1,096 words) - 08:57, 21 April 2021
Expressing completion with "le"
... an object 了 (le) after an object . Putting 了 After Consecutive Actions So what happens if a whole string of things happened in the past? Do you ...

8 KB (1,185 words) - 09:22, 20 April 2021
Comparing "fan'er" and “xiangfan"
... that have a different aspect. 反而 conveys that the difference between what was expected and what actually happened was quite large. 相反 isn't as strong ...

5 KB (700 words) - 07:01, 11 December 2020
Advanced uses of "zong"
... 生了什么，人总要吃饭吧。Bùguǎn fāshēng le shénme, rén zǒng yào chīfàn ba.No matter what happens, people still have to eat, right? 他是你爸爸，你总要礼貌一点吧。Tā ...

5 KB (696 words) - 03:00, 27 January 2022
Distinguishing word
... seem a bit random and arbitrary until you get an overview of what distinguishing words are and what the most common examples of them are. List of ...

3 KB (337 words) - 09:25, 28 November 2018
Modifying nouns with adjective + "de"
... ? B: 甜的。 Tián de.Sweet food. A: 你喜欢哪种女孩？Nǐ xǐhuan nǎ zhǒng nǚhái?What kind of girls do you like? B: 漂亮的。 Piàoliang de.Pretty ones. A: 你要喝冷水 ...

5 KB (713 words) - 09:49, 2 April 2019
Comparing "benlai" and "yuanlai"
... 么还要我听他的？Tā jiǎng de běnlái jiù bùduì, wèishénme hái yào wǒ tīng tā de?What he said was wrong all along, so why do you still want me to listen to ...

9 KB (1,434 words) - 05:02, 16 August 2022
Foreword
... the reference tools of the 21st century will look like. No matter what well-meaning pedagogical Pollyannas might tell you, Chinese is still “damn hard ...

4 KB (701 words) - 09:03, 22 November 2018
A2 Grammar Course
... lesson will be posted there, and you will see what you need to read in advance as well as what material your teacher will cover with you during the ...

6 KB (920 words) - 15:47, 15 October 2018
Pronoun
... pronouns (this, that), and Placement of question words interrogative pronouns (who, what). Pronouns can go anywhere that a noun goes, but you have ...

2 KB (303 words) - 04:18, 30 May 2016