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Expressing "one by one" with "yi"
... just meaning "one by one," when 一 (yī) is used with a measure word that is a unit of time like "day" or "year," the meaning changes to "little by ...

4 KB (709 words) - 08:08, 26 November 2018
Expressing "age difference" with "da and xiao"
... grammatical principle.'' Structure A + 比 + B + 大 / 小 + Number + 岁 Note that 岁 is used here, instead of 年, to mean "year old." Examples 我 ...

4 KB (678 words) - 07:14, 16 October 2018
Expressing "some" with question words
... lack of question intonation isn't enough, the 吧 on the end is also a clue that these sentences aren't actually questions. Examples: 什么时候我们见面谈吧 ...

4 KB (571 words) - 08:23, 4 March 2019
Defining upper and lower limits
... than"/"above" and "less than"/"below," respectively. Generally they are non-inclusive, meaning that when you say 十岁以下 you mean "less than ten years of ...

4 KB (661 words) - 09:21, 14 January 2021
Using "jiang" as a formal "ba"
... 们将这个房子给他。Gēge xīwàng wǒmen jiāng zhège fángzi gěi tā.My older brother hopes that we will give him this house. 你将这个礼物带回去。Nǐ jiāng zhège lǐwù ...

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Expressing "as expected" with "guoran"
... 。She won the first prize I knew it. 大厨做的菜果然不一样！好吃！The food that the chef cooked is extraordinary Delicious 你说得没错！他果然是个骗子！You were ...

2 KB (277 words) - 01:40, 10 May 2018
Advanced uses of "lian"
... even... at all...." Structure 连 + Verb + 都 + 不 / 没 + Verb (，就 ⋯⋯) Note that the two verbs in this pattern are the ''same verb''. It repeats ...

4 KB (606 words) - 03:54, 18 January 2021
Expressing "no exception" with "yilu"
... 含的动词被省略了。这些刚刚过期的食物一律都半价。Those food that just expired are sold at half price. 这里的家具一律新的。These furnitures here are all brand new. See ...

2 KB (196 words) - 06:59, 29 March 2018
Emphasizing with "henshi"
... it. Used with Auxiliary Verbs Structure Subj. + 很是 + 会 / 能 + Verb Note that this usage is limited. Examples 我爸爸当过大厨，他很是会 ...

3 KB (312 words) - 03:08, 15 May 2018
Expressing "to come from" with "laizi"
... 有些坏习惯来自迷信。 Yǒu xiē huài xíguàn láizì míxìn.There are some bad habits that originate from superstition. 小明的成功来自他的努力和认真。 Xiǎo Míng de ...

3 KB (456 words) - 07:25, 22 April 2019
Use "tangruo" to express "if"
... really no different than 如果 (rúguǒ) when used to express " if ," except that it's more common to use it in written form rather than spoken form ...

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Expressing "equal to" with "dengyu"
... "A 等于 B" is a mathematical term which, in everyday language, also expresses that A "is equal to" or "amounts to" B. However, scenario B is most likely ...

3 KB (511 words) - 06:57, 11 December 2020
Expressing "so-called" with "suowei"
... 间。Suǒwèi méiyǒu shíjiān, shì nǐ méiyǒu hǎohāo ānpái shíjiān.The so-called lack of time means that you have not managed your time well. 所谓成长，就是自己可以 ...

4 KB (578 words) - 07:02, 11 December 2020
Expressing "not only..., even..." using "budan..., shenzhi lian"
... of people attended the event today, not only colleagues, but even people who don't normally go to that kind of event were here. 他辞职这件事情不但公司不 ...

5 KB (826 words) - 08:38, 16 December 2020
Expressing "if... then..." with "ruguo... jiu..."
... Structure 如果⋯⋯，就⋯⋯ is an often-used pattern that is utilized in the same way that "''If…, then…''" is in English. In English we sometimes ...

5 KB (718 words) - 07:00, 11 December 2020
HSK 2 grammar points
... Print POS HSK HSK2 Grammatical Structures These are grammatical structures that do not correspond to one particular part of speech. Print ...

877 bytes (134 words) - 07:55, 16 August 2019
HSK 3 grammar points
... Print POS HSK HSK3 Grammatical Structures These are grammatical structures that do not correspond to one particular part of speech. Print ...

876 bytes (134 words) - 07:54, 16 August 2019
HSK 1 grammar points
... Print POS HSK HSK1 Grammatical Structures These are grammatical structures that do not correspond to one particular part of speech. Print ...

892 bytes (136 words) - 08:42, 11 August 2019
HSK 4 grammar points
... Print POS HSK HSK4 Grammatical Structures These are grammatical structures that do not correspond to one particular part of speech. Print ...

1,022 bytes (159 words) - 08:47, 11 August 2019
HSK 5 grammar points
... Print POS HSK HSK5 Grammatical Structures These are grammatical structures that do not correspond to one particular part of speech. Print ...

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HSK 0 grammar points
... Print POS HSK HSK0 Grammatical Structures These are grammatical structures that do not correspond to one particular part of speech. Print ...

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