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Expressing "then…" with "name"
... 办吧。Nǐ shuō de yǒu dàolǐ, nàme jiù zhème bàn ba.What you said makes sense, so let's just do that. 他学过十年中文？那他的中文说得很好吧？Tā xué guo shí ...

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Expressing "if… then…" with "jiaru"
... 我们也要考虑两天。Jiǎrú zhè huà shì zhēn de, wǒmen yě yào kǎolǜ liǎng tiān.If that is true, we still have to think about it for a couple of days. 假如一定要 ...

3 KB (453 words) - 07:42, 17 December 2020
Expressing "if… then…" with "jiashi"
... this pattern being one of the most formal. An important note is that this pattern is usually only used in '''written''' formal Chinese. Structure ...

3 KB (404 words) - 01:56, 27 September 2021
Expressing difficulty with "hao (bu) rongyi"
... wán zhège xiàngmù, jiéguǒ hétóng qǔxiāo le.It was with great difficulty that we finally finished this project. But then the contract was canceled. 我 ...

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Adjectival complement "de hen"
... + adjective" sentences adding 很 before the adjective . The main difference is that "adjective + 得很" is more informal, and adds stronger emphasis than ...

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Expressing "a bit too"
... short for me. 那个地方离我家远了一点儿。Nàge dìfang lí wǒ jiā yuǎn le yīdiǎnr.That place is a little too far from my home. 这件衬衫小了点儿，我想换一件。Zhè ...

4 KB (636 words) - 06:55, 11 December 2020
Expressing "anyway" with "fanzheng"
... 然 (jìrán) . 反正 goes at the beginning of the clause introducing the reason, but that clause can come first or second in the sentence. (既然 is not quite ...

4 KB (636 words) - 04:05, 29 December 2020
Expressing "in addition" with "lingwai"
... As a conjunction , 另外 can link two sentences. Structure ⋯⋯ ，另外，⋯⋯ Note that 还 or 也 is often used after 另外. Examples 这个课文太难了 ...

5 KB (717 words) - 08:45, 3 November 2020
Comparing specifically with "xiang"
... 格。Zhège nán lǎoshī bù xiàng nàge nǚ lǎoshī nàme yángé.This male teacher is not as strict as that female teacher. 我不像我父母那么喜欢省钱。Wǒ bù xiàng wǒ ...

4 KB (555 words) - 10:08, 18 January 2021
Expressing "among" with "dangzhong"
... used to express being "in the middle" of an activity or process that is fairly formal in nature, such as "in the middle of negotiations." Structure ...

4 KB (586 words) - 07:03, 11 December 2020
Expressing "hard to avoid" with "nanmian"
... as 会 or 要. It is normally used to introduce an inevitable situation that is negative. Structure (Subj. +) 难免 + Verb Phrase Examples 刚开始说 ...

4 KB (565 words) - 09:50, 14 January 2021
Marking a topic with "de hua"
Grammar Box You probably already know that 的话 (dehuà) can be put at the end of a phrase Expressing "if" with "ruguo... dehua" to express the ...

4 KB (570 words) - 03:48, 29 December 2020
Expressing "for…" with "eryan"
... 我就是一个这样的人吗？Duì nǐ ér yán, wǒ jiùshì yī gè zhèyàng de rén ma?To you, am I that kind of person? 对老师而言，你把汉语学好，老师就很开心了。Duì lǎoshī ér yán ...

4 KB (543 words) - 09:36, 14 January 2021
Expressing "even if…" with "jishi"
... they want to compensate us, we're still going to make this public. Note that the clause used after 即使 must be ''hypothetical'', otherwise 虽然 should be ...

4 KB (647 words) - 07:35, 17 December 2020
Expressing "even if…" with "napa"
... 再 Structure 哪怕 is often followed by 再 to further emphasize that what follows won't make a difference. In this usage, it's very similar to ...

5 KB (729 words) - 03:44, 18 January 2021
Expressing "even if…" with "jiushi"
... it makes you angry with me, I still need to tell him about it. Note that the clause used after 就是 must be hypothetical, otherwise 虽然 should be used: 现 ...

5 KB (737 words) - 10:16, 19 January 2021
Expressing contrariness with "dao"
... 倒 as "However" 倒 can be used to express an unexpected situation. Note that 倒 is often followed by 也 or 又 to add further emphasis. Structure ...

5 KB (701 words) - 06:44, 17 December 2020
Expressing "let alone" with "geng buyong shuo"
... banquet." Structure 连 + A + 都 / 也 + Verb，更不用说 + B + 了 Notice that the order used in this pattern is the opposite of the "Let alone" with "bie ...

4 KB (702 words) - 04:23, 18 January 2021
Expressing "after all" with "bijing"
... 是本地人。Tā bù zhīdào yě hěn zhèngcháng, bìjìng tā bù shì běndì rén.It's not strange that he doesn't know. He's not a local, after all. 有的玩笑不能再开了 ...

5 KB (764 words) - 09:17, 14 January 2021
Expressing "in the end" with "daodi"
... 离没离婚？Tāmen dàodǐ lí méi líhūn?Did they get divorced or not? Note that 到底 can't appear in an answer to a question. Also, 吗 can't appear in a question ...

5 KB (717 words) - 09:17, 18 January 2021
Expressing "in the end" with "jiujing"
... guy? 你究竟是做什么的？Nǐ jiūjìng shì zuò shénme de?What exactly is it that you do? 他们究竟什么时候到？Tāmen jiūjìng shénme shíhou dào?When exactly are they ...

5 KB (760 words) - 03:22, 18 August 2021