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  • ... be a verb, an adjective and an adverb. It often has a subjective, affirmative feel to it. It relates to approval and affirmation. 确定 can be a verb or ...
    9 KB (1,327 words) - 02:48, 18 December 2020
  • ... the predicate to add emphasis. It often has an intense or provocative feel to it, similar to "just." In English we might say, "it's ''just'' ...
    5 KB (686 words) - 08:53, 21 April 2021
  • ... "always will (fill in character/action here)" Once again, it gives the feeling of something very concrete and factual. As you'll see in the examples ...
    5 KB (696 words) - 03:00, 27 January 2022
  • ... common ways to use 凭, especially in spoken Chinese. It often has a feeling of dissatisfaction or anger, perhaps said during an argument. It is like ...
    5 KB (849 words) - 08:02, 18 December 2020
  • ... is always used in a rhetorical question. Structure Just insert 岂不是 where you feel that "could it be that" or "isnt it." 岂不是 is usually used to ...
    1 KB (112 words) - 09:00, 10 November 2020
  • ... you or have you not been to the park?" This sentence pattern feels a lot more natural in Chinese than those admittedly awkward English equivalents ...
    9 KB (1,407 words) - 08:55, 21 April 2021
  • ... to" instead of "want to." In English, as well, "would like to" feels more indirect, and thus less demanding and more more polite. Subj. + 想 + Verb ...
    10 KB (1,565 words) - 08:57, 21 April 2021
  • ... Chinese, and it is followed with a 了 了 (le) . However, sometimes, that feeling of "already" can also be expressed with 了 (le) alone if it is used ...
    4 KB (540 words) - 08:56, 21 April 2021
  • ... that the speaker is debating. It gives the sentence an indecisive feel, as though the speaker doesn't know which one to choose. This construction ...
    4 KB (706 words) - 17:21, 6 December 2018
  • ... ānjìng hé tiánměi de xiàoróng ràng wǒ juéde wēnnuǎn.Her quiet and sweet smile makes me feel warm. 这种 恐惧 和 担心 不 是 没有 道理。Acting as subjects ...
    9 KB (1,273 words) - 02:48, 18 December 2020
  • ... yīzhí dōu xǐhuan tā.No wonder you treat him so well. You've had feelings for him the whole time. 原来 + 的 for "Previous" or "Former" Structure ...
    9 KB (1,434 words) - 05:02, 16 August 2022
  • ... putting 了 directly after the verb, while not technically incorrect, can make the sentence feel incomplete. For example: 我 上 了 课 。Wǒ shàng le kè.I had ...
    12 KB (1,968 words) - 09:45, 18 January 2021
  • REDIRECT Expressing "feel free" with "jinguan"
    50 bytes (6 words) - 03:42, 24 May 2018
  • ... goal that was formerly so elusive: the acquisition of 语感 (yǔgǎn), the “feeling for the language.” In my opinion, the Chinese Grammar Wiki has at least ...
    4 KB (701 words) - 09:03, 22 November 2018
  • ... wouldn't normally use "about to" for this English translation, but the feeling is nevertheless that the impending event is coming up fast. This use ...
    5 KB (656 words) - 08:54, 21 April 2021
  • ... is mutual, you can use the word 互相 (hùxiāng). The word "mutual" feels formal in English, but in Chinese, even everyday phrases such as "learn from ...
    3 KB (470 words) - 09:21, 12 April 2019
  • ... le yòu xiǎng, háishì juéde bù néng zhèyàng zuò.I thought it over again and again, but I still feel I can't do this. 他 找了又 找,还是 没 找到 他 的 钱 包。Tā zhǎo ...
    4 KB (663 words) - 09:37, 14 January 2021
  • ... 吃 饱 了 ,真的 吃 不 下 了 。Wǒ chī bǎo le, zhēn de chī buxià le.I'm full. I don't feel like eating more. 你 包 里 放 得 下 那么 多 东西 吗 ?Nǐ bāo li fàng dexià nàme duō ...
    8 KB (1,173 words) - 02:44, 29 December 2020
  • ... all of these patterns progressively, you will naturally start to get a feel for 了. 1. Completion with 了 (le) Print List ASGAGDCQ, ASGYKDNF ...
    1,019 bytes (153 words) - 02:53, 21 February 2020
  • ... following comment ''may or may not'' be one the speaker feels is obvious. Structure Topic + 嘛 ,Statement Examples Translations for this ...
    3 KB (462 words) - 09:33, 14 January 2021
  • REDIRECT Expressing "feel free" with "jinguan"
    50 bytes (6 words) - 07:26, 24 May 2018

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