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A2 Grammar Course
... by far the most reliable way to communicate with anyone in the PRC. You should also install a plugin to help you read Chinese on your desktop computer ...

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Asking where someone is from
... simple question "'''where are you from?'''" seems to an English speaker like it should be simple. And it is fairly simple in Chinese. But there is a ...

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To-do
... series 之 (only the 之 that indicates possession has been done so far) 非不进一步 (now classified in B2, should it be C1?) 居然你别说这不是【我这不是忙嘛。】害得我行李超 ...

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Time noun
... are often adverb s, whereas their Chinese counterparts are nouns. Notes 时间词 Should be arranged in descending order of size: 年月日小时 Time ...

1 KB (140 words) - 08:12, 22 November 2018
Noun measure word
... can be made into compound measure words such as 千瓦小时. All nouns should be learned with the corresponding measure words. Note that some nouns can use ...

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Auxiliary verb
... "modal" comes from "mood.") In English, auxiliary verbs include words like "should," "will," and "can," which all change something about the situation ...

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Direction complement
... you're talking about yourself moving. You can't move away from or towards yourself, so should it be 来 or 去? The answer is to look at the context of ...

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Using "ba" sentences
... the verb. Key Things to Keep in Mind When Using 把 The object should be known. So it has already been mentioned or discussed previously. 把字句 ...

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The "shi... de" construction for emphasizing details
... kāi huì de.We usually have meetings by Skype. For the most part, you should be fine regularly putting 的 at the end of your 是……的 sentences. Just be ...

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Offering choices with "haishi"
... that 还是 (háishì) is for offering options in a '''question'''. It should not be used for Expressing "or" in statements "or" in statements . See ...

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Structure of times (basic)
... 半jīntiān xiàwǔ sì diǎn bàn4:30 p.m. this afternoon. As a beginner, that should be all you need. If you've mastered all of these structures and want to ...

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Negation of past actions with "meiyou"
... actions. If the verb is about an action '''in the past''', though, 没有 (méiyǒu) should be used: Subj. + 没有 / 没 + Verb Note that you can shorten 没有 ...

4 KB (567 words) - 09:20, 20 April 2021
Wanting to do something with "yao"
... order Similar Time words and word order Similar "Yinggai" for should Similar "Must" modal "dei" Similar Expressing Future with "jiang ...

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Structure of days of the week
... you out, but there are actually two other ways to say "week" in Chinese. You should still learn 星期 (xīngqī) first, and that's really all you need as a ...

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The "all" adverb "dou"
... negative. Structure Subj. + 都 + Verb Phrase This pattern should look familiar. Examples These examples follow exactly the same form ...

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Expressing "would like to" with "xiang"
... Similar Expressing "be going to" with "yao" Similar "Yinggai" for should Similar "Must" modal "dei" POS Verbs Subprop Auxiliary verbs ...

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Verbs preceded by "gei"
... stories every day. 爸爸应该给儿子道歉。Bàba yīnggāi gěi érzi dàoqiàn.The father should apologize to his son. 谁能给我解释一下？Shéi néng gěi wǒ jiěshì yīxià ...

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Special cases of "zai" following verbs
... next to the boss. 你应该站在我后面。Nǐ yīnggāi zhàn zài wǒ hòumiàn.You should stand behind me. 不要坐在我的床上。Bùyào zuò zài wǒ de chuáng shàng.Don't ...

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REDIRECT Expressing "should" with "yinggai"

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Using "dao" to mean "to go to"
... good to be familiar with this pattern. If you want to sound more native, you should use it too 到 (dào), 去 (qù), and 走 (zǒu) Sometimes it can be ...

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Before a specific time with "yiqian"
... 前，你应该先买房子。Jiéhūn yǐqián, nǐ yīnggāi xiān mǎi fángzi.Before getting married, you should first buy a house. 二十年以前，这里是一个公园。Èrshí nián yǐqián ...

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