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Preposition
... cannot stand in a sentence all by themselves. Instead, they need to ... be negated Standard negation with "bu" by 不 . This also means that they ...

2 KB (329 words) - 07:49, 22 November 2018
To-do
... points, complete with proper Amazon affiliate links Update the Grammar Points by Level lists and add the appropriate grammar tag code links as ...

9 KB (703 words) - 06:31, 26 November 2020
Ordinal numbers with "di"
... -st'', ''-nd'', ''-rd'' and ''-th''. Chinese makes things a lot simpler by using one prefix for all ordinal numbers: 第 (dì). This character is simply ...

7 KB (1,069 words) - 08:53, 21 April 2021
Rhetorical questions
... bāng tā zuò? Nándào tā zìjǐ bù huì zuò ma?Why would you help him do it? Can't he do it by himself? 他说的都是对的。难道你不同意吗？Tā shuō de dōu shì duì de ...

6 KB (926 words) - 03:06, 17 December 2020
Direction complement
... inherent movement implied, but by adding a direction complement, ... common) form of direction complement is formed by a verb and 来 or 去. Structure ...

14 KB (2,058 words) - 03:11, 29 December 2020
State complement
... of state complement, where the complement is an adjective phrase, is formed by placing the adjective phrase after 得. Sometimes there is also an adverb ...

6 KB (754 words) - 08:58, 21 April 2021
B1 grammar points
... amzn.to/36aB0iT '''"B1" (Intermediate)''' is the third level as defined by the European Common Framework. It is B1 grammar points with HSK roughly ...

1 KB (178 words) - 02:35, 18 November 2021
B2 grammar points
... 3ctR1SR '''"B2" (Upper Intermediate)''' is the fourth level, as defined by the European Common Framework, which is used on this Chinese Grammar Wiki ...

1 KB (187 words) - 02:36, 18 November 2021
Tag questions with "ma"
... like 好 (hǎo), 对 (duì), 是 (shì), or 可以 (kěyǐ), followed by 吗 (ma). ⋯⋯，好 / 对 / 是 / 可以 + 吗？ By placing these on the end of a sentence, you can soften a ...

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Structure of days of the week
... about. Structure Days of the week in Chinese are formed by the word "week" followed by a number: English Chinese Monday 星期一Xīngqīyī Tuesday 星期二 ...

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Conceding with "ba"
... jīntiān bù tài shūfu, nǐ kěyǐ zìjǐ qù ma?I'm not feeling well today. Can you go by yourself? B:好吧，那你休息吧。 Hǎo ba, nà nǐ xiūxi ba.All right, rest ...

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Modifying nouns with phrase + "de"
... . In Chinese the 的 (de) serves the same purpose as the English word "what." By using this pattern, you can avoid repeating the same noun over and over ...

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Moderating positive adjectives with "hai"
... English. It's also sometimes used by a speaker to be more ... the most common adjectives that get "toned down" by 还 (hái) in this structure. Structure ...

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Expressing "or" in statements
... 们可以坐飞机或者坐高铁去。Wǒmen kěyǐ zuò fēijī huòzhě zuò gāotiě qù.We can go by plane or by high-speed train. 晚饭以后我和家人聊天或者看电视。Wǎnfàn yǐhòu wǒ hé ...

4 KB (637 words) - 09:51, 2 April 2019
Reduplication of adjectives
... 亮) is "AB," where the first character of the adjective is represented by "A," and the second by "B." A A B B + 的 (+ Noun) Examples Not all two ...

8 KB (1,168 words) - 07:40, 13 November 2020
Expressing "it seems" with "haoxiang"
... of "it seems like..." or "it seems that..." in English. This could then be followed by an entire statement. 好像不行。Hǎoxiàng bù xíng.It seems like it ...

3 KB (425 words) - 03:48, 11 November 2020
Result complements
... 一个老人。Tā bù xiǎoxīn tuī dǎo le yī gè lǎorén.He pushed over an old person by accident. 你撞倒了我的自行车。Nǐ zhuàng dǎo le wǒ de zìxíngchē.You knocked ...

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Aspect particle "zhe"
... Structure Verb 1 + 着 + Verb 2 Note that the '''first verb''' (followed by 着) describes the '''state'''; the second verb is the action verb. In ...

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Learner FAQ
... completed. Chinese particles are always neutral tone, and are never used by themselves. Common examples include 了 (le), 吧 (ba), and 吗 (ma ...

7 KB (1,084 words) - 09:05, 26 November 2013
Acknowledgments
... the print version. Other Credits Our awesome book cover was designed by Anneke Garcia, someone we would never had met had her husband Erick not ...

5 KB (672 words) - 09:37, 20 June 2019
Using "dui" with verbs
... "xiang" Similar Expressing "for" with "gei" Similar Verbs followed by "gei" Similar Comparing "gen" and "dui" Similar Comparing "dui ...

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