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Comparing "yihou" and "zhihou"
... le. 昨天我跟朋友吃完饭之后去打篮球了。When a time is specified, both are fine.Zuótiān wǒ gēn péngyou chī wán fàn Zhīhòu qù dǎ lánqiú le.Yesterday after ...

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Expressing "ever since" with "yilai"
... Comparing "li" and "cong" Similar Expressing "as early as" using "zaozai……" Basic Grammar 以来 B1 Time / Event + 以来，⋯⋯ 今年八月以来，这里一直没下过雨 ...

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Expressing "when" with "de shihou"
... Structure To talk about events that happened ''at'' or ''during'' a particular time, 的时候 (de shíhou) is often used. This is simply attached to ...

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Comparing "gang" and "gangcai"
... 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，老板刚才走。Zhēn bùqiǎo, lǎobǎn gāngcái ...

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Comparing "yihou" and "de shihou"
... ball." It is this sort of difference that can make 以后 and 的时候 slightly confusing at times. 吃饭的时候看电视容易长胖。 Chīfàn de shíhou kàn diànshì róngyì ...

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Expressing "from… to…" with "cong… dao…"
... used in English, and can be used both for times and places. Used for Times To express from one time to another, the following structure is used ...

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Measure words for verbs
... 问题我们讨论过几次。Zhège wèntí wǒmen tǎolùn guo jǐ cì.We've discussed this issue a few times. 那个红头发的男孩打了我三下。Nàge hóng tóufa de nánhái dǎ le wǒ ...

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Comparing "cai" and "jiu"
... that this 才 precedes a ''time'', and not an ''action''. Structure (现在) + 才 + Time Examples 现在才九点，再玩一会儿。Xiànzài cái jiǔ diǎn ...

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Expressing "how often"
... . The way to ask in Chinese is, literally, "how long of a time" (do something) "one time." So you'll need the phrases 多长时间 (duō cháng shíjiān) and 一 ...

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Events in quick succession with "yi... jiu..."
... 我一想到这件事就不高兴。Wǒ yī xiǎngdào zhè jiàn shì jiù bù gāoxìng.Every time I think about this, I get upset. 她一生气就脸红。Tā yī shēngqì jiù liǎn hóng ...

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Expressing "ever since" with "zicong"
... be used in this way. 从明天开始，我要认真看书。从 can be used for future times.Cóng míngtiān kāishǐ, wǒ yào rènzhēn kàn shū. 自从明天开始，我要认真看书。自从 cannot ...

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Comparing "yihou" "ranhou" "houlai"
... India. Usage of 以后以后 as "In the Future" 以后 is a time noun, which can be used to talk about things that happen at some unspecified point ...

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Beginner Guide to Chinese Grammar
... don't need to worry about this in the beginning; just remember to use time words to make clear when something happened, and the aspect thing will come ...

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Expressing "when" with "shi"
... words and word order before or after the subject , you can also place the "Time + 时" phrase after the subject. Examples 考试时不要说话。Kǎoshì ...

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Expressing "multiples" with "bei"
... . 你的速度比我们快两倍。Nǐ de sùdù bǐ wǒmen kuài liǎng bèi.Your speed is three times as fast as our speed. 他现在的工资比两年前多了三倍。Tā xiànzài de ...

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Expressing "before" in general with "yiqian"
... You can use this structure to talk about actions that happened at some unspecified time in the past. Structure One way to use 以前 (yǐqián) is to ...

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Expressing completion with "le"
... to 了 (le), aspect is about ''whether the action is complete'' in a certain time frame. Most Basic Pattern The simplest way to use 了 (le) is to ...

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Comparing "li" and "cong"
... le.It's been about 10 years since we met last time. 离我们的婚礼还有两个星 ... 呢 expresses that something is very far off in terms of time. 我们刚刚开始谈恋爱，离结 ...

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Expressing "one by one" with "yi"
... duō, yī gè yī gè ná.Don't carry so much. Carry them one at a time. Used as "Little by Little" Aside from just meaning "one by one," when 一 (yī ...

4 KB (709 words) - 08:08, 26 November 2018
The "shi... de" construction for emphasizing details
... 那次我们是用 Skype 开会的。 Nà cì wǒmen shì yòng Skype kāi huì de.That time we had the meeting by Skype. 我们平时是用 Skype 开会的。Wǒmen píngshí shì yòng ...

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Expressing lateness with "cai"
... of Expressing earliness with "jiu" using 就 (jiù) to express earliness . Structure Subj. + Time + 才 + Verb Examples 我昨天晚上十一点才到家 ...

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