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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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Expressing "small quantity" with "jiu"
... Examples 这件事就我知道。Zhè jiàn shì jiù wǒ zhīdào.I'm the only person that knows about this. 我们都忘了，就他还记得。Wǒmen dōu wàng le, jiù tā ...

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Comparing "chao" "xiang" and "wang"
... are 开, 飞, 发, 运, 送, 寄, 带, 驶 etc. As you can see, these are words that imply some sort of motion. In addition, compared to 向, 往 is used more often with ...

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C1 grammar points
... Grammar Points What's the difference between this grammar point and that grammar point? Check here. Print Comparisons C1 See Also For ...

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Expressing "similar to" with "gen... shide"
... a pronoun or an adjective and indicates something is similar to something else. Notice that here the 似 in 似的 can be pronounced shì or sì. This grammar ...

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Expressing "when the time comes" with "dao shihou"
... set things up (A), then the things that happens in the future is stated (B) ... 时候再说吧。We will talk about that later when the time comes. Sources and ...

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Comparing "yishi" and "yidu"
... 要开幕了。今年 6月，北京大学将要举办一年一度的文学沙龙活动。一度 can also mean a time period that has passed 一度 can also express diong something in a period of time ...

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Stating two or more reasons with "yilai...erlai"
... explaining the reasons with "一来...二来..." Make sure to keep in mind that these should be reasons, aims or purposes.Each clause should be separated by a ...

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Expressing "your side" with "ben"
... . . 本校不允许外校学生随便进出。 běn. . 本组织。 běn. . Notice that the last example is 本人. It expresses "this person," which is like a fancy way of saying 我 ...

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Expressing "that's all" with "eryi"
... more than x." Pattern with 而已 After a Noun Whenever you need to emphasize that something is just what it is and that's all, you can stick 而已 at ...

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Expressing “must" with "feidei"
... form of this structure. Structure In this grammar structure, we are saying that the action must be done. Usually there is a phrase to set up the ...

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