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Expressing "let alone" with "hekuang"
... . In the above sentences, as A is so easy, then B must be even easier. However if one adds a 不 or 没 before the verb then the meaning is reversed: now ...

5 KB (788 words) - 02:07, 7 April 2021
Short-term Spoken Chinese: Elementary (汉语口语速成基础篇
... to indefinite things) "到底"(what on earth) Lesson 13 "之一"(one of) "然而"(however) "直到、直至"(until, up to) "为("(verb A 为 b "以及"(as well as ...

3 KB (259 words) - 06:33, 7 November 2011
Separable verb
... ) to get married.''' 结 is the verb; 婚 acts as the object, meaning "marriage." However, 婚 cannot typically be used as a noun by itself. 我想结婚她。Wǒ ...

16 KB (2,510 words) - 02:18, 14 March 2019
Uses of "le"
... 了1) and ''' modal particle "le" modal particle 了 ''' (AKA 了2). However, for a word with as many varied grammatical uses, such broad classifications ...

10 KB (1,220 words) - 06:13, 5 June 2023
Yes-no questions with "ma"
... ''every verb can be used to mean "yes."'' More Advanced Usage However, this doesn't mean that a sentence ''can't ever'' have a question word and ...

9 KB (1,438 words) - 09:20, 20 April 2021
Using "always" as a complaint with "laoshi"
... and can be interchanged with "Always" with "zongshi" the word 总是 . However, 老是 also has an unsatisfied or frustrated tone. 老 (是) + Predicate ...

4 KB (532 words) - 08:26, 17 April 2019
Expressing indifference with "jiu"
... pattern should feel familiar. It has a very different tone, however, better suited to higher-level learners. Structure This structure will ...

4 KB (667 words) - 02:46, 17 December 2020
Comparing "cai" and "jiu"
... to do with expressing time, and they are both placed before verbs. However, they typically have opposite effects on the tone of the sentence, with ...

9 KB (1,300 words) - 09:28, 17 December 2020
Comparing "youdian" and "yidian"
... 不 or 没 After 有点, you can use 不 or 没 before the adjective, however the adjective should have a positive connotation, like 高兴 (gāoxìng), 舒服 (shūfu ...

7 KB (1,036 words) - 07:52, 14 May 2019
Comparing "hui," "neng," "keyi"
... . Expressing Permission 可以 is used to ask for or give permission. However, 能 can also be used to replace 可以 interchangeably. '''Note:''' When a ...

11 KB (1,719 words) - 08:55, 21 April 2021
Comparing "gen" and "dui"
... 对 can both be verbs, and they are often used with 着, however their meanings are different. Structure Subj. + 跟 / 对 + Obj. Examples for 跟 ...

7 KB (1,000 words) - 07:34, 19 January 2021
Comparing "dui" and "duiyu"
... 对 and 对于 can be placed before or after the subject in a sentence. Unlike 对, however, 对于 cannot be placed after the adverb in the middle of a sentence ...

6 KB (958 words) - 07:36, 19 January 2021
Comparing "turan" and "huran"
... happens in a very short time or is unexpected. Both can be translated as "suddenly." However, 突然 is a bit harsher in tone while 忽然 is a bit softer ...

8 KB (1,152 words) - 10:13, 23 December 2020
Comparing "renjia" and "bieren"
... 人家 and 别人 both refer to others besides the speaker and the listener. However, 人家 is more colloquial. 人家 and 别人 are interchangeable in these sentences ...

4 KB (505 words) - 08:50, 24 April 2019
Comparing "kending" "queding" and “yiding"
... ) in the dictionary, they all have similar meanings, like "certain" or "surely." However, using them correctly in a sentence is a bit more complicated ...

9 KB (1,327 words) - 02:48, 18 December 2020
Expressing "small quantity" with "jiu"
... case, 就 means "only have," similar in meaning to 只有 . (In these cases, however, 就有 would not be correct. Just use 就.) Structure Subj. + 就 ...

5 KB (805 words) - 08:14, 26 November 2018
Expressing "as one likes" with "jiu"
... wǒ xiǎng zěnme huā jiù zěnme huā.I will spend this money however I like. See also "If…, then…" with "ruguo…, jiu…" Expressing "Anyway ...

5 KB (652 words) - 09:06, 1 December 2020
Comparing "chao" "xiang" and "wang"
... . When to Use 向 and 往向 and 往 can sometimes be placed after a verb, however not just any verb will do. Oft-used verbs are 开, 飞, 发, 运, 送, 寄 ...

8 KB (1,228 words) - 09:41, 14 January 2021
Advanced uses of "zong"
... something very concrete and factual. As you'll see in the examples, below, however, the word "always" don't always work well in a natural translation ...

5 KB (696 words) - 03:00, 27 January 2022
Conditions with "yao" and "jiu"
... the same meaning as "If…, then…" with "ruguo…, jiu…" 如果⋯⋯就 However, 要⋯⋯就⋯⋯ is more intense and resolute, similar to imperative sentences (command ...

3 KB (554 words) - 06:38, 27 December 2021
Expressing "on the basis of" with "ping"
... ? Structure with 凭着 You can also add 着 to 凭 to make it 凭着, however when you do so you can only use it if the action has already been completed. If ...

5 KB (849 words) - 08:02, 18 December 2020