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Comparing "li" and "cong"
... changes. 离 expresses a "static" distance, or a distance that is unchanging. Both can be used in defining distance or time, however 从 has more meanings ...

6 KB (825 words) - 04:36, 30 November 2018
Comparing "er" and "liang"
... liǎng) is used. This is when you want to say "two of something" or "both." Here are some common examples of 两 (liǎng) in action: Examples 两个 ...

4 KB (669 words) - 08:57, 21 April 2021
Comparing "haishi" and "huozhe"
... attitude in favor of a more open, "maybe A, perhaps B... (or maybe both or neither?)" So it's less exclusive and less demanding of a choice RIGHT NOW ...

6 KB (863 words) - 03:33, 8 October 2019
Comparing "pingshi" and "pingchang"
... of "often" or "usually," but they have slightly different uses. Both 平时 and 平常 Are Used as Adverbs Both 平时 and 平常 can be used as adverbs. They ...

3 KB (491 words) - 02:19, 18 January 2021
Comparing "fan'er" and “que"
... 面下雨，却我没带伞。 Both have different coverage 反而 can point to ... wasn't happy. Special structures Both of these often appear in set structures ...

6 KB (656 words) - 01:34, 4 March 2021
Comparing "kending" "queding" and “yiding"
... 肯定 and 一定 as Adverbs 肯定 and 一定 can both be adverbs, and the grammar structures for both are similar. 肯定 emphasizes more of a subjective judgment or ...

9 KB (1,327 words) - 02:48, 18 December 2020
Comparing "juran" and "fan'er"
... stub 居然 (jūrán) and 反而 (fǎn‘ér) both indicate that something is unexpected, or beyond common expectations. Both 居然 and 反而 are used in similar ...

3 KB (344 words) - 01:34, 4 March 2021
Comparing "budebu" and "zhihao"
... are no other choices available. In other words, something unwanted has to be done. They both use the same grammar pattern: just place either 不得不 or 只好 ...

3 KB (328 words) - 01:34, 4 March 2021
Expressing "rather than..." with "yuqi... buru"
... 不如（yǔqí...bùrú) to express "Prefer...rather than," he is choosing B over A. Both options could be good in some way. Or to the speaker, B is obviously ...

5 KB (654 words) - 09:42, 2 December 2020
Comparing "yizhi" and "yixiang"
... wouldn’t be a habit), nor can it talk about constant future actions. For both of these cases, 一直 should be used instead. See also "All along ...

4 KB (706 words) - 10:05, 23 December 2020
Comparing "yihou" and "de shihou"
... , 以后 (yǐhòu) and 的时候 (de shíhou) are often used. They can both be translated as the English word " when ," but their usage in Chinese must be kept ...

5 KB (783 words) - 09:26, 9 November 2020
Affirmative-negative question
... the question provides the listener with both possible answers: it's either "Verb" ... provides the listener with both possible answers: it's either ...

9 KB (1,407 words) - 08:55, 21 April 2021
Indicating recurrence of an action with "you"
... negation with "you" Comparing "zai" and "you" "Both A and B" with "you" "Both… and…" with "ji...you" Sources and further reading ...

2 KB (219 words) - 03:42, 28 May 2014
Comparing "yao" and "xiang"
... and 要 (yào) also meaning "going to (do something)." Followed by a Noun Both 要 (yào) and 想 (xiǎng) may be followed by nouns, but pay attention to ...

10 KB (1,565 words) - 08:57, 21 April 2021
Directional verbs "lai" and "qu"
... my home to eat dinner. Advanced Usage 来 (lái) and 去 (qù) can both be paired with other simple verbs to demonstrate the direction an action has ...

4 KB (608 words) - 09:22, 20 April 2021
Expressing "again" in the past with "you"
... It's almost Chinese New Year. We can get our red packets of money again See also "Both A and B" with "you" Comparing "zai" and "you ...

5 KB (771 words) - 01:53, 10 November 2020
Advanced "le" after an object
... having the baby. Usage of Double 了 In this case, 了 follows both the verb ''and'' the object. Emphasizing "Big Quantity" If another 了 is ...

12 KB (1,968 words) - 09:45, 18 January 2021
Expressing "each other" with "bici"
... : “彼此彼此”. It's a type of idiom that can mean "Everyone is the same" or "We are both the same". A:你的家真不错。Nǐ de jiā zhēn bùcuò.What a nice home you ...

5 KB (704 words) - 09:38, 14 January 2021
Acknowledgments-HSK
... of the print book. Sincere thanks to User:Parry Parry Cadwallader for making both the original wiki itself as well as the ebook version of the ...

4 KB (519 words) - 02:37, 24 June 2019
Ba-test
... sentence before you can understand its meaning. To demonstrate the difference, here's a sentence with both kinds of 把: 请你把那把伞拿给我。Qǐng nǐ bǎ ...

12 KB (1,773 words) - 03:08, 29 December 2021
Reading Tools
... getfirefox.com/ Mozilla Firefox or http://www.google.com/chrome Google Chrome (both available for PC and Mac), because not only are they the best ...

3 KB (427 words) - 02:41, 16 July 2021