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Big numbers in Chinese
... going to 一千万 (yīqiān wàn) is way easier and faster, since you don't have to count all those zeroes. The recommended shortcuts are: 一百万 frequently a ...

7 KB (1,089 words) - 06:47, 10 April 2019
Expressing "since the beginning" with "yixiang"
... 一直 should be used : 中国的经济一向都在快速发展。It must have started developing at some point.Zhōngguó de jīngjì yīxiàng dōu zài kuàisù fāzhǎn. 中国的经济一直 ...

5 KB (706 words) - 09:32, 14 January 2021
Expressing "in addition" with "lingwai"
... 不能另外安排时间？Jīntiān wǒ méi kòng, néng bu néng lìngwài ānpái shíjiān?I don't have time today. Can you schedule it another time? 在我家开会不方便，我们另外 ...

5 KB (717 words) - 08:45, 3 November 2020
Expressing "within (it/them)" with "qizhong"
... 有四辆汽车，其中三辆都是宝马。Wǒ yǒu sì liàng qìchē, qízhòng sān liàng dōu shì Bǎomǎ.I have four cars. Of them, three are BMW's. 到处都有孤独的人，我只是其中一个 ...

4 KB (645 words) - 07:21, 29 December 2020
Expressing "unless" with "chufei"
... . 除非你有证据，不然谁会相信？Chúfēi nǐ yǒu zhèngjù, bùrán shéi huì xiāngxìn?Unless you have proof, who is going to believe it? 除非你是名牌大学毕业的，否则老板不 ...

6 KB (1,000 words) - 07:37, 19 January 2021
Softening the tone of questions with "ne"
... qù Miǎndiàn ne, háishì Tàiguó ne? Wǒ děi xiǎng yi xiǎng Should I go to Myanmar or Thailand? I have to think a bit 咱们打游戏呢，还是泡吧呢，我都可以！Zánmen ...

6 KB (848 words) - 09:47, 18 January 2021
Expressing "all along" with "yizhi"
... yīzhí zài zhè jiā gōngsī gōngzuò ma? Have you always worked in this company? ... Nǐmen yīzhí zhù zài yīqǐ ma? Have you always been living together? ...

4 KB (543 words) - 09:20, 2 April 2019
Comparing "cai" and "jiu"
... 人，你才点了三个菜。 Wǒmen yǒu zhème duō rén, nǐ cái diǎn le sān gè cài.We have so many people and you only ordered three dishes. 我买了这么多东西，才花了五 ...

9 KB (1,300 words) - 09:28, 17 December 2020
Comparing "hui," "neng," "keyi"
... means "know how to," 能 means "to be able to," and 可以 means "to have permission to." This is a useful way of thinking about them, but in reality their ...

11 KB (1,719 words) - 08:55, 21 April 2021
Using "ji" to mean "several"
... 我每天都要喝几杯咖啡。Wǒ měi tiān dōu yào hē jǐ bēi kāfēi.Every day I have to drink a couple cups of coffee. 老板今天开了几个重要的会。Lǎobǎn jīntiān kāi ...

6 KB (1,035 words) - 08:54, 21 April 2021
Advanced uses of "zong"
... come back. 咱们总得想个办法啊。Zánmen zǒng děi xiǎng ge bànfǎ a.We're going to have to come up with some kind of solution. 不管发生了什么，人总要吃饭吧。Bùguǎn ...

5 KB (696 words) - 03:00, 27 January 2022
The "shi... de" patterns: an overview
... know what noun you are referring to. Having the 的 take the place of the ... In the example above, you might have noticed something funny with the object of ...

10 KB (1,582 words) - 08:55, 21 April 2021
Advanced "le" after an object
... 你到了家给我打电话。future actionNǐ dào le jiā gěi wǒ dǎ diànhuà.After you have arrived home, call me. 我下了课去找你。future actionWǒ xià le kè qù zhǎo ...

12 KB (1,968 words) - 09:45, 18 January 2021
Noun
... be counted with measure word s in Chinese. Notes 名词 Nouns have four main characteristics: The majority of the time, they are modified by a ...

3 KB (412 words) - 09:20, 22 January 2017
To-do
... 受 (there is an article in B2 “as a passive marker," but maybe there are other uses of this that we don't have) 有讲究&讲究哪有当记者哪有你说的那么容易。给我 + Verb 给 ...

9 KB (703 words) - 06:31, 26 November 2020
Reference:Boya Chinese Elementary Starter 1 (博雅汉语初经起步篇)
... 6. The intermediate level has two volumes and is suitable for students who have 3,000-5,000 words. The contents are vivid and include a wide selection ...

7 KB (791 words) - 03:39, 13 October 2017
Result complement
... 窗户吧，今天不冷了。 - Result complements in 把 sentences You might have noticed that quite a few of the example sentences in this article are Ba ...

11 KB (1,346 words) - 09:48, 27 February 2019
Degree complement
... all. 找不到孩子，妈妈急坏了。Zhǎo bu dào háizi, māma jí huàile.Having not found the child, the mother was an anxious wreck. Note that 死 can also act as a ...

12 KB (1,800 words) - 08:57, 21 April 2021
The "shi... de" construction for emphasizing details
... 用 Skype 开会的。Wǒmen píngshí shì yòng Skype kāi huì de.We usually have meetings by Skype. For the most part, you should be fine regularly putting 的 at ...

16 KB (2,467 words) - 09:23, 20 April 2021
Inability with "mei banfa"
... 有 wifi，我没办法上网。Zhèlǐ méiyǒu wifi，wǒ méi bànfǎ shàngwǎng.There is no wifi here, so I have no way of going online. 他很笨，我没办法跟他一起工作。Tā hěn bèn ...

3 KB (536 words) - 08:16, 10 April 2019
Conceding with "ba"
... Xíng ba, dànshì bù néng dài nǚhái.All right, but you can't bring girls. Now B is having a friend cancel plans on him. Not a good day for B A:我今天不太 ...

4 KB (661 words) - 08:54, 21 April 2021