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Using "because" with "er" to indicate effect
... Sometimes, 因为 can be shortened to just 因. This is used more in sentences that are meant to be shorter and more succinct. Examples 我因为生病而 ...

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Expressing "even if…" with "jiusuan"
... "jiushi" 就是 , 就算 has more of a feeling that the speaker doesn't believe that the hypothetical statement is reasonable or has much chance of being ...

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Expressing "although" with "jinguan"
... 么做。Jǐnguǎn hěn duō rén pīpíng tā, tā háishì jiānchí zhème zuò.Despite the fact that many people criticize him, he still insists on doing it. 尽管老板最 ...

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Expressing "no matter" with "wulun"
... equivalent to 无论 for this pattern. Because 无论 means "no matter," the clause that follows 无论 is going to include phrases such as "how hard you try" or ...

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Expressing "as long as" with "zhiyao"
... " http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Necessity_and_sufficiency sufficient condition ," meaning that it may not be the ''only way'' to bring about the these ...

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Expressing "would rather" with "ningke"
... by unfavorable actions while 也要 is followed by things that you desire or something that you intend to achieve. Structure 宁可 ⋯⋯ ，也要 ⋯⋯ Here ...

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Expressing "all along" with "yuanlai"
... each other this whole time 原来是这样！Yuánlái shì zhèyàng Oh, so it's like that 原来你这么有钱！Yuánlái nǐ zhème yǒuqián It turns out you are so rich ...

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Short-term Spoken Chinese: Elementary (汉语口语速成基础篇
... 11 "其中"(of which) "将"(to take) "纷纷"(in succession) "则"(then, in that case) "大批"(large amount, batch) Lesson 12 "上（万里）"(to reach) "对于 ...

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Advanced uses of direction complement "-qilai"
... Box We have seen before that 起来 (qǐlái), among other ... up." Structure Verb + 起来 Note that you will often see this pattern used with 把 sentence ...

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Modal particle "ne"
... how to ask Questions with "ne" questions with 呢 (ne) , but did you know that it's also used in statements? In this usage, 呢 (ne) is imparting a ...

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Aspectual particle "zhe"
... 着 after a verb, and when to use the basic "在 + Verb" pattern to indicate that an action is in progress? Suddenly the usage of 着 is not so clear-cut ...

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Particle
... zhùcí) Particles are function word s that depend on other words or phrases to ... context to give meaning. This means that they can't be used alone, ...

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Expressing "not very" with "bu tai"
... dà.My house is not too big. 那个地方不太远。Nàge dìfang bù tài yuǎn.That place is not very far away. 老板今天不太高兴。 Lǎobǎn jīntiān bù tài gāoxìng.The ...

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Site Hacks
... ; ---- Not sure why, but there's an error in the Semantic MediaWiki page that displays their image. To get the image back change line 428 in '''SMW ...

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Comparing "li" and "cong"
... am a few months away from graduation. Colloquial Saying 离⋯⋯还远呢离⋯⋯还远呢 expresses that something is very far off in terms of time. 我们刚刚开始谈恋爱 ...

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Expressing "almost" using "chadian mei"
... 差点儿 are equivalent here. Structure Subj. + 差点 + 没 + Verb Phrase Note that the "Verb Phrase" part is a ''desired result''. So this structure is ...

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Coincidence with "zhenghao"
... 问的问题。Tā zhènghǎo wèn le wǒ xiǎng wèn de wèntí.He happened to ask the question that I wanted to ask. 我正好也在这里实习。Wǒ zhènghǎo yě zài zhèlǐ shíxí ...

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Using "always" as a complaint with "laoshi"
... ?Why are you always working late? 那个孩子老说脏话。Nàge háizi lǎo shuō zānghuà.That kid always says bad words. 你怎么老是不高兴？Nǐ zěnme lǎoshì bù gāoxìng ...

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Emphasizing negation with "you"
... kick Structure In this structure, 又 is used to emphasize that something "''didn't'' happen," "''is not''" the case, or "''will not'' happen ...

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Expressing "ever since" with "zicong"
... above examples, 从 can be used interchangeably with 自从. The main difference is that 从 can also be used to state starting points in the future, a little ...

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Comparing "fan'er" and “xiangfan"
... of turning point. 相反 is for similar things that have a different aspect. 反而 conveys that the difference between what was expected and what actually ...

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