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Conceding a point with "shi"
... . It's usually indicating that the speaker is conceding a point, ''but'' they still have some reservations about the topic at hand. Don't worry, the ...

4 KB (617 words) - 01:10, 3 March 2021
Expressing ongoing duration with double "le"
... something in the past is one thing, but what if the action is still ongoing? A clarifying example (in English) is appropriate: I lived in Shanghai ...

5 KB (734 words) - 08:01, 4 March 2019
A softer "but" with "buguo"
... 虑，不过我已经决定了。Tā hái zài kǎolǜ, bùguò wǒ yǐjīng juédìng le.He's still considering it, but I've already decided. See also Two words for "but ...

4 KB (565 words) - 04:47, 9 March 2019
Expressing "before" and "after" with "zhiqian" and "zhihou"
... 之 , which is a word common in classical Chinese. Both words are still used in everyday spoken Chinese, however. In addition, while all four words ...

5 KB (716 words) - 08:40, 24 April 2019
Expressing "simply" with "jianzhi"
... dàngāo hái hǎochī The cake mom made is delicious, compared to the cake you can buy in stores it is still better. 我听到这个消息，简直像吃了一块非常甜的糖。Wǒ ...

5 KB (804 words) - 09:21, 18 January 2021
Expressing "anyway" with "fanzheng"
... 么？反正大家都知道了。Nǐ hái pà shénme? Fǎnzhèng dàjiā dōu zhīdào le.What are you still afraid of? Everybody knows about it now anyway. 反正可以刷卡，没有现金没什么 ...

4 KB (636 words) - 04:05, 29 December 2020
Using "lai" and "qu" when "verbing around"
... 错了。Tā shuō lái shuō qù hái bù chéngrèn zìjǐ cuò le.He's been yakking a lot, but he still hasn't admitted that he's wrong. 我想来想去都想不明白，他怎么能 ...

3 KB (468 words) - 04:02, 23 June 2021
Expressing "since" with "jiran"
... 么还要见面？Jìrán yǐjīng fēnshǒu le, wèishénme hái yào jiànmiàn?Since we've already broken up, why would we still meet up? 既然你男朋友那么有钱，那他为什么不能大方 ...

5 KB (685 words) - 07:37, 19 January 2021
Expressing "only if" with "zhiyou"
... (''not'' THAT one). There's no "only if" here, but the 只有 is still implied in Chinese (meaning "it is only"). While this pattern has many uses, one ...

5 KB (844 words) - 03:02, 29 December 2020
Expressing "would rather" with "ningke"
... pay a price in order to complete or gain something, a bit like "even though X, I'm still willing to do Y." Examples 我宁可熬夜也要做完。Wǒ nìngkě ...

4 KB (635 words) - 02:45, 18 January 2021
Rhetorical questions with "nandao"
... 们还要等多长时间？Not a 吗 questionNándào tāmen hái yào děng duōcháng shíjiān?How long do they still have to wait? 难道你还想在这种公司工作多少年？Nándào nǐ hái ...

4 KB (648 words) - 09:04, 17 December 2020
Short-term Spoken Chinese: Elementary (汉语口语速成基础篇
... 1 "动词 + 出来" (verb + 出来) "非…不可"(must, have to) "仍然" (still) "再也" (never again) "渐渐"(gradually) Lesson 2 "显然"(Obviously) "想起来"(think of ...

3 KB (259 words) - 06:33, 7 November 2011
Old Main Page 0
... is designed to be browsable and user-friendly, accessible to beginners while still possessing the depth that more advanced users will find useful. The ...

6 KB (774 words) - 05:56, 27 January 2014
Expressing completion with "le"
... to Time words and word order specify the time anyway, if you're still getting used to Chinese verbs not indicating tenses by themselves. When you ...

8 KB (1,185 words) - 09:22, 20 April 2021
Comparing "li" and "cong"
... . 离我们的婚礼还有两个星期。Lí wǒmen de hūnlǐ háiyǒu liǎng gè xīngqī.We still have two weeks until our wedding. 离毕业还有几个月。Lí bìyè háiyǒu jǐ gè yuè.I ...

6 KB (825 words) - 04:36, 30 November 2018
Expressing "almost" using "chadian mei"
... of the 没 as belonging to what follows 差点 and it makes more sense. Still, it can be a little confusing for many learners, and is worth a closer look ...

4 KB (660 words) - 06:56, 11 December 2020
Comparing "er" and "liang"
... ) (shí'èr) and 二十二 (22) (èrshí-èr) end with a "2" and can still be combined with measure words. In those cases, 两 (liǎng) is not needed. Examples ...

4 KB (669 words) - 08:57, 21 April 2021
Opportune timing with "chen"
... 多去玩玩吧。Chèn niánqīng, duō qù wánwan ba.You guys should go have more fun while you're still young. 趁天气好，我要去野餐。Chèn tiānqì hǎo, wǒ yào qù yěcān ...

3 KB (502 words) - 09:40, 14 January 2021
Name-calling with "zhege"
... 还是很有挑战的。Tā zhège gōngzuò, háishì hěn yǒu tiǎozhàn de.This job of his still has a lot of challenges. Similar Pattern with 这种 and 这类 As 个 is a ...

4 KB (549 words) - 09:41, 18 January 2021
Expressing wasted efforts with "bai"
... méiyǒu tīng wǒ de jiànyì, wǒ báibái gěi tā shuō le zhème cháng shíjiān.He still doesn't listen to my advice. I spent such a long time talking to him ...

5 KB (791 words) - 09:31, 18 January 2021
Comparing "cai" and "jiu"
... .I left at eight o'clock, but there was a traffic jam, so I was still ten minutes late. Expressing Small Quantity with 就就 can be used to mean ...

9 KB (1,300 words) - 09:28, 17 December 2020