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Assessing situations with "kanlai"
... 看来他不来了，都这么晚了。Kànlái tā bù lái le, dōu zhème wǎn le.It seems he's not coming. It's already so late. 看来你玩得不高兴，怎么这么早就回来了？Kànlái nǐ wán ...

5 KB (743 words) - 06:27, 8 April 2022
Comparing "zai" and "you"
... 上课了，老师可能罚他。Tā yòu bù lái shàngkè le, lǎoshī kěnéng fá tā.He didn't come to class again. The teacher is probably going to punish him. 你为什么又看这本 ...

10 KB (1,603 words) - 07:24, 19 January 2021
Comparing "yihou" "ranhou" "houlai"
... ). A few examples: 我一个小时以后回来。Wǒ yī gè xiǎoshí yǐhòu huílái. I will come back in an hour. 毕业以后他出国了。Bìyè yǐhòu tā chūguó le.He went abroad ...

8 KB (1,192 words) - 07:39, 19 January 2021
Comparing "hui," "neng," "keyi"
... 明天你能早点来吗？Míngtiān nǐ néng zǎodiǎn lái ma?Is it possible for you to come a little earlier tomorrow? 可不可以换时间？Kě bu kěyǐ huàn shíjiān?Is it ...

11 KB (1,719 words) - 08:55, 21 April 2021
Expressing "small quantity" with "jiu"
... you are smart? In this case, the 就 comes before the verb, and what's being emphasized as "small quantity" comes after the verb, either as an object or ...

5 KB (805 words) - 08:14, 26 November 2018
Expressing "as one likes" with "jiu"
... 么时候来就什么时候来。Xiǎng shénme shíhou lái jiù shénme shíhou lái.You can come whenever you like. 想点什么就点什么，我请客。Xiǎng diǎn shénme jiù diǎn shénme ...

5 KB (652 words) - 09:06, 1 December 2020
Advanced uses of "zong"
... 咱们总得想个办法啊。Zánmen zǒng děi xiǎng ge bànfǎ a.We're going to have to come up with some kind of solution. 不管发生了什么，人总要吃饭吧。Bùguǎn fāshēng le ...

5 KB (696 words) - 03:00, 27 January 2022
Expressing "nothing is more...than" with "moguoyu"
... first state the topic or a question and then give your answer that you think the best. The answer comes after the 莫过于. 莫过于 is one of the phrases that ...

2 KB (232 words) - 04:08, 25 April 2017
Expressing location with "zai... shang / xia / li"
... 在 + Location+ 上 / 下 / 里 / 旁边 Notice that the preposition "preposition" comes after the location and object that it modifies. That is, in English ...

7 KB (1,067 words) - 04:54, 9 March 2019
The "shi... de" patterns: an overview
... below: A: 昨天你是怎么回的家？Zuótiān nǐ shì zěnme huí de jiā?How did you come back yesterday? B: 昨天我是打车回家的。Zuótiān wǒ shì dǎchē huíjiā de.I went ...

10 KB (1,582 words) - 08:55, 21 April 2021
Comparing "yizhi" and "yixiang"
... 怎么今天还没到？Tā yīxiàng bù chídào, zěnme jīntiān hái méi dào?He never comes late. How is it that he hasn't come yet today? 你知道妈妈一向不爱出门，所以她是不 ...

4 KB (706 words) - 10:05, 23 December 2020
Comparing "zhijian" and “zhongjian"
... 点到十点之间过来。Nǐ kěyǐ míngtiān zǎoshang bā diǎn dào shí diǎn zhījiān guòlái.You can come between 8am and 10am tomorrow. 45 岁到 60 岁之间的人很容易得这种 ...

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The Monkey’s Paw:《猴爪》
... gives the monkey paw to the Zhang family, along with a warning that the wishes come with a great price for trying to change one’s fate… Chapter 1 ...

5 KB (616 words) - 07:33, 22 November 2018
Tricky uses of "dao"
... , but every now and then it's not so easy to just buy something. That's where 买到 comes in handy. 我还没有买。Wǒ hái méiyǒu mǎi.I haven't bought it yet ...

9 KB (1,342 words) - 07:27, 17 December 2020
Expressing "be going to" with "yao"
... S. this year. 他下个月要来中国工作。 Tā xià gè yuè yào lái Zhōngguó gōngzuò.He is coming to China to work next month. 你下个星期要去她家吃晚饭吗？ Nǐ xià gè ...

5 KB (727 words) - 08:58, 21 April 2021
Beginner Guide to Chinese Grammar
... says, "I am Li Li" we can see that the answer to the question comes at the end of the sentence. In Chinese, the structure of the question to learn ...

15 KB (2,464 words) - 16:44, 19 April 2020
Expressing "for" with "gei"
... 导游。Rúguǒ nǐ lái Zhōngguó wán, wǒ gěi nǐ dāng dǎoyóu.If you come visit China, I'll be your tour guide. See also Expressing "with" with "gen ...

4 KB (596 words) - 08:55, 21 April 2021
Expressing "again" in the past with "you"
... / 没 + Verb Examples 他又没来上课。Tā yòu méi lái shàngkè.He didn't come to class again. 你们又不付钱？Nǐmen yòu bù fùqián?You're not paying again ...

5 KB (771 words) - 01:53, 10 November 2020
Expressing "and" with "he" (advanced)
... : The two adjectives often act as an attributive (coming before a noun), object (coming after a verb), or other sentence element. If the ...

9 KB (1,273 words) - 02:48, 18 December 2020
After or before a specific time
... 你男朋友会说中文吗？ Lái Zhōngguó yǐqián, nǐ nánpéngyou huì shuō Zhōngwén ma?Before coming to China, can your boyfriend speak Chinese? 今年中秋节以后，我没见过 ...

6 KB (866 words) - 03:52, 24 May 2017
Expressing "quite" with "ting"
... In English, we're limited on what words come after the word "quite." Though Chinese ... you quite in love with him? How come you broke up? See also ...

4 KB (530 words) - 01:13, 30 March 2020