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Comparing "fan'er" and “xiangfan"
... As an adverb, 反而 is not so set apart from the rest of the sentence, and should not be followed by a comma. A，相反，B A，反而 B Examples 这样做帮不了 ...

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Advanced uses of "ba"
... clothes. 你能把这些都给记住吗？Nǐ néng bǎ zhè xiē dōu gěi jì zhù ma?Will you be able to memorize all of this? 他把我的手机给摔坏了。Tā bǎ wǒ de shǒujī gěi ...

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Expressing "originally" with "benlai"
... yào jīntiān zuò wán de, bùguò míngtiān zuò yě kěyǐ.This work was originally supposed to be done by today, but it's OK to do it tomorrow. 我本来要跟他 ...

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Ba-test
... and 一把椅子 ("a chair"). So, you've got to look at how 把 is being used in a sentence before you can understand its meaning. To demonstrate the difference ...

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Complement
... 看得见 can see 听不懂 to (listen but) not understand 看得懂 to be able to read and understand 吃得完 can finish eating Direction complement 放下 to put ...

11 KB (1,569 words) - 07:22, 22 November 2018
Chinese word order
... . Occasionally you'll see them before the subject, but the place you ''won't'' be seeing them is at the ''end'' of the sentence (where they frequently ...

15 KB (1,942 words) - 03:56, 22 November 2020
Result complement
... look, but not see, or listen, but not hear. In Chinese, verbs tend to be of the 'look' and 'listen' variety - the result isn't included like it is in ...

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Using "bei" sentences
... Use 被 Sentences Normal use of 被 has a few preconditions: The verb to be used with 被 needs to have an object (this will become the new subject of ...

11 KB (1,638 words) - 08:58, 18 January 2021
Asking why with "zenme"
... 冷？Zuótiān zěnme nàme lěng? How could it be so cold yesterday? 这些人怎么 ... kōngqì zěnme nàme chà? How can the air in Beijing be so bad? 你的汉语怎么这么好？ ...

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Using "dui" with verbs
... . 你应该对自己的工作负责。Nǐ yīnggāi duì zìjǐ de gōngzuò fùzé .You should be responsible for your job. 老板对你不太满意。Lǎobǎn duì nǐ bù tài mǎnyì.The boss ...

5 KB (736 words) - 08:53, 21 April 2021
Conceding a point with "shi"
... 个东西好是好，就是太贵了。Zhège dōngxi hǎo shì hǎo, jiùshì tài guì le.This thing may be good, it's just that it's too expensive. 这个学生聪明是聪明，就是不太努力 ...

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Passive verbs with "shou"
... yǒu qián huòzhě hěn chénggōng cái huì shòu rén zūnzhòng.A person don't have to be rich or successful to be respected. 我受人嘱托来给你送一些钱。Wǒ shòu ...

5 KB (783 words) - 06:16, 29 December 2020
Structural particle "de"
... blog: http://blog.chinesepod.com/2011/05/18/the-three-musketeers-%E7%9A%84-%E5%BE%97-and-%E5%9C%B0/ The Three Musketeers (的, 得, and 地) on ChinesePod ...

8 KB (1,178 words) - 07:26, 10 April 2019
Zhiqian, yiqian and congqian
... 前这里有一座城堡。错－两年从前这里有一座城堡。以前／之前以前／之前 can be alo used as a definition of a time in a future as well as in a present. 从前 does not have this usage. For ...

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Comparing "gang" and "gangcai"
... to use 刚才 instead: 他刚才到。Tā gāngcái dào. 我们昨天刚才到。刚才 should be used for events a lot closer in time than 昨天.Wǒmen zuótiān gāngcái dào. 真不巧，老板刚 ...

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Comparing "genben" and "daodi"
... 话。"根本" emphasizes the negation. 老板还没有透露我们根本能发多少奖金."根本" should be used with negations 老板还没有透露我们到底能发多少奖金."到底" is used to emphasize the ...

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Comparing "yizhi" and "yixiang"
... in the future. Examples 我会一直陪着你。Wǒ huì yīzhí péizhe nǐ.I will always be with you. 雨一直在下，我没办法出去。Yǔ yīzhí zàixià, wǒ méi bànfǎ chūqù ...

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Comparing "yihou" and "zhihou"
... 后空气会好很多。Xià guo yǔ yǐhòu kōngqì huì hǎo hěn duō.After it rains, the air will be a lot better. 结婚之后他们有了两个宝宝。 Jiéhūn zhīhòu tāmen yǒu le ...

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Comparing "zhijian" and “zhongjian"
... A few examples: 夫妻之间应该多交流。Fūqī zhījiān yīnggāi duō jiāoliú.There should be plenty of communication between husband and wife. 你们之间到底发生了什么事情 ...

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Tricky uses of "dao"
... 到我的工作签证。Bù zhīdào shénme shíhou néng nádào wǒ de gōngzuò qiānzhèng.I'm not sure when I'll be able to get my work visa. 如果他拿不到绿卡，我就跟他分手 ...

9 KB (1,342 words) - 07:27, 17 December 2020
Reviewing options with "ba"
... wǎn diǎn qù ba, huì dǔchē. If we go early, we'll have to wait. If we go later, there will be bad traffic. 穿得多一点吧，会热；穿得少一点吧，会冷。Chuān de ...

4 KB (706 words) - 17:21, 6 December 2018