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Zhiqian, yiqian and congqian
... 前这里有一座城堡。错－两年从前这里有一座城堡。以前／之前以前／之前 can be alo used as a definition of a time in a future as well as in a present. 从前 does not have this usage. For ...

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Comparing "gang" and "gangcai"
... to use 刚才 instead: 他刚才到。Tā gāngcái 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 ...

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Comparing "genben" and "daodi"
... 话。"根本" emphasizes the negation. 老板还没有透露我们根本能发多少奖金."根本" should be used with negations 老板还没有透露我们到底能发多少奖金."到底" is used to emphasize the ...

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Comparing "yizhi" and "yixiang"
... in the future. Examples 我会一直陪着你。Wǒ huì yīzhí péizhe nǐ.I will always be with you. 雨一直在下，我没办法出去。Yǔ yīzhí zàixià, wǒ méi bànfǎ chūqù ...

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Comparing "yihou" and "zhihou"
... 后空气会好很多。Xià guo yǔ yǐhòu kōngqì huì hǎo hěn duō.After it rains, the air will be a lot better. 结婚之后他们有了两个宝宝。 Jiéhūn zhīhòu tāmen yǒu le ...

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Comparing "zhijian" and “zhongjian"
... A few examples: 夫妻之间应该多交流。Fūqī zhījiān yīnggāi duō jiāoliú.There should be plenty of communication between husband and wife. 你们之间到底发生了什么事情 ...

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Tricky uses of "dao"
... 到我的工作签证。Bù zhīdào shénme shíhou néng nádào wǒ de gōngzuò qiānzhèng.I'm not sure when I'll be able to get my work visa. 如果他拿不到绿卡，我就跟他分手 ...

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Reviewing options with "ba"
... wǎn diǎn qù ba, huì dǔchē. If we go early, we'll have to wait. If we go later, there will be bad traffic. 穿得多一点吧，会热；穿得少一点吧，会冷。Chuān de ...

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Noun
... Nouns often act as subject s, are modified by adjective s, and can be counted with measure word s in Chinese. Notes 名词 Nouns have four ...

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Adjective
... single character, it can directly modify the noun, (e.g. 新书). 的 can optionally be inserted to emphasize the adjective: 新的书. On the other hand, if the ...

4 KB (492 words) - 04:05, 25 April 2017
Chinese textbook grammar index
... %93-%E4%B8%AD%E7%BA%A7%E5%95%86%E5%8A%A1%E6%B1%89%E8%AF%AD%E6%A1%88%E4%BE%8B%E6%95%99%E7%A8%8B-%E8%A2%81%E8%8A%B3%E8%BF%9C/dp/B0011AXZYG/ref=sr_1_1?ie ...

14 KB (1,912 words) - 07:24, 14 November 2019
Template:Pp-meta
... you must first Wikipedia:Requests for page protection request for it to be unprotected, or contact the administrator who deleted the page for the ...

7 KB (808 words) - 02:23, 12 June 2012
Simple "noun + adjective" sentences
... you could think of it as a substitute for the verb "to be"), and the sentences could be translated as "(Noun) is (adjective)." 我很好。 Wǒ hěn hǎo.I'm ...

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After a specific time with "yihou"
... 三点以后，我不在家。 Xiàwǔ sāndiǎn yǐhòu, wǒ bù zài jiā.After three p.m., I will not be at home. 来中国以后，她认识了她的老公。 Lái Zhōngguó yǐhòu, tā rènshi le ...

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Expressing "if… then…" with "yaoshi"
... 就死定了 Yàoshi wǒ mā zhīdào zhè jiàn shì, wǒ jiù sǐ dìng le If my mother knew about this, I would be so dead 要是老板不同意，我们就不能跟客户签合同。Yàoshi ...

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Comparisons with "buru"
... KTV 吧。Zài jiā kàn diànshì duō wúliáo Bùrú qù KTV ba.Watching TV at home is so boring It'd be more fun to go do karaoke. 我们在这里等也是浪费时间，不如先 ...

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Reference:Basic Patterns of Chinese Grammar
... think that...": don't even THINK about using bùxiǎng 不想！ "To want someone to be...": xiǎngyào 想要 vs. xīwàng 希望 vs. bìxū 必须 How to translate "to ...

9 KB (1,304 words) - 02:27, 25 October 2017
Expressing completion with "le"
... verb to indicate completion, but there are a few other conditions that should be met. When Time is Specified It's a good idea to Time words ...

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Using "guo" with "le"
... ? Has the client read the contract (already)? What 过 (guo) Does You would be right to point out that 过 (guo) is mainly used to call attention to ...

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Comparing "dui" and "duiyu"
... or "to point at," and you will often see it in the form 对着. It can also be used in verb phrases which refer to "matching," like 对上 and 对不上. Subj. + 对着 ...

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Idiomatic phrases with "zai"
... 吗？Zài zhèyàng de huánjìng xià zhǎngdà, háizi huì kuàilè ma?Do you think kids will be happy growing up in this kind of environment? 在这种情况下，你们会 ...

6 KB (832 words) - 09:47, 9 November 2020