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Adjectival complement "de budeliao"
... 太多，路上堵得不得了。Xiànzài chē tài duō, lùshang dǔ de bùdéliǎoThere are too many cars nowadays, so traffic is terrible. 自从她说要给我一个礼物，我好奇得不得了 ...

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Expressing "therefore" with "yinci"
... 人。Xiǎo Wáng shuōhuà bù hǎotīng, yīncǐ tā dézuì le hěn duō rén.Xiao Wang spoke overly bluntly, so he offended many people. 下个月考试，因此这个月我没有出去 ...

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Expressing "since" with "jiran"
... 既然你那么喜欢，那就买吧。 Jìrán nǐ nàme xǐhuan, nà jiù mǎi ba.Since you like it so much, just buy it. 她既然刚刚分手，那现在应该是单身吧。 Tā jìrán gānggāng fēnshǒu ...

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Expressing "let alone" with "hekuang"
... like this, then B must be even more so. Examples 这句话连孩 ... then the meaning is reversed: now A is so hard, B would almost be impossible. Subj. ...

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Rhetorical questions with "nandao"
... 道不知道发生了什么吗？ Nǐ zhème lěngjìng, nándào bù zhīdào fāshēng le shénme ma?You are so calm. Do you not know what happened? 你父母这么关心你，难道你一点都感 ...

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Expressing "in the end" with "jiujing"
... guys help me or not? 她究竟是不是你女朋友？Tā jiūjìng shì bu shì nǐ nǚpéngyou?So, is she your girlfriend or not? 你究竟喜不喜欢我？Nǐ jiūjìng xǐ bu xǐhuan wǒ ...

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Expressing completion with "le"
... Comes After the Object OK, so here's the tricky part. Even when ... which will be followed by another action. So we'll be using 来 (lái) or 去 ...

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Using "guo" with "le"
... He has already had a shower. When to Use 过 (guo) with 了 (le) So when would you use the sentences above? You'd be emphasizing that the action has ...

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Expressing "almost" using "chadian"
... a lot of meanings. In this case, it means "to lack," or "to be short." So in Chinese, the way to say "almost" is to say, "lacking that little bit." If ...

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Assessing situations with "kanlai"
... 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 de bù ...

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Comparing "zai" and "you"
... 真烦人。 Míngtiān yòu yào kāi huì, zhēn fán rén.We're having another meeting tomorrow. So annoying 你又要辞职了？为什么？ Nǐ yòu yào cízhí le? wèishénme ...

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Comparing "cai" and "jiu"
... ，你才点了三个菜。 Wǒmen yǒu zhème duō rén, nǐ cái diǎn le sān gè cài.We have so many people and you only ordered three dishes. 我买了这么多东西，才花了五百 ...

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Comparing "gang" and "gangcai"
... just saw it. 我刚才看到了。了 is needed with 刚才 because it feels so recent and unresolved.Wǒ gāngcái kàndào le.I saw it just now. A few more examples: 我刚 ...

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Complement "-zhao"
... le.I can't find my cell phone. 这么晚了，买得着吗？Zhème wǎn le, mǎi dezháo ma?It's so late already, can we buy it? 我在国外吃不着地道的中国菜。Wǒ zài guówài ...

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Advanced usages of the contrary "dao"
... ，我倒不这么看。 A lot of people think that he married her because of her money, but I don't think so. 很多人认为钱是最重要的，我倒不这么想。 A lot of people ...

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Expressing the unexpected with "jingran"
... sad, but you are actually laughing? 他那么努力，竟然没考及格！He is so hardworking, but, surprisingly, he didn't pass the exam. 那个人骗了你的钱，你竟不 ...

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Comparing "yizhi" and "yixiang"
... de.You know mom has never liked going out, so she is not going to go on the trip ... has always been very generous, so today he's definitely paying. 我 ...

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Taiwanese "you"
... 搬家，真的有累到。Zuótiān bānjiā, zhēn de yǒu lèi dào.I was moving yesterday and I was so tired. 他突然要分手，我真的有伤到。Tā tūrán yào fēnshǒu, wǒ zhēn de ...

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Expressing "how often"
... way to ask in Chinese is, literally, "how long of a time" (do something) "one time." So you'll need the phrases 多长时间 (duō cháng shíjiān) and 一次 (yī cì ...

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Advanced uses of "ba"
... else, use this pattern. Structure 把 + Obj.+ 当成 / 看成 / 当作 / 看作 +⋯⋯ So what's the difference between using 当成 / 看成 / 当作 / 看作? Good question. The ...

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Advanced uses of "hai"
... expired milk? 今天这么热，你还出门吗？Jīntiān zhème rè, nǐ hái chūmén ma?It's so hot today, yet you're going out now? 他说的话，你还听吗？Tā shuō de huà, nǐ ...

4 KB (624 words) - 09:12, 18 January 2021