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Expressing lateness with "cai"
... of Expressing earliness with "jiu" using 就 (jiù) to express earliness . Structure Subj. + Time + 才 + Verb Examples 我昨天晚上十一点才到家 ...

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Expressing "before" and "after" with "zhiqian" and "zhihou"
... every day after school. Used as a Time Word In this pattern, 之前 and 之 ... mean "before and "after" (referring to time), 之前/之后 also sometimes mean " ...

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Expressing simultaneous actions with "yimian"
... 一面看电影。Tā xǐhuan yīmiàn chī dōngxi, yīmiàn kàn diànyǐng.He likes to eat and watch movies at the same time. 我告诉你多少次了，别一面躺在床上一面吃零食！弄得床上 ...

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The Sixty-Year Dream:《六十年的梦》
... the mountains and meets a mysterious old man who appears to be from an ancient time. The man invites him into his mountain home for a meal and after ...

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Expressing "when" with "dengdao"
... reading Books Category:B1 grammar points HSK HSK0 Basic Grammar 等到 B1 等(到) + Time / Event ，Subj. + 再 / 就 ⋯⋯ 等到大学毕业，我就不住在学 ...

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Expressing "all the way until" with "zhidao"
... hard it is to be alone in a big city. Negative Form Structure 直到 + Time / Event ，Subj. + 都 + 不 / 没 ⋯⋯ Examples 直到他搬到上海，我们 ...

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Expressing duration with "le"
... the sentence to indicate that you're talking about an event in the past: Subj. + Time Word + Verb + 了 + Duration + Obj. Examples 孩子们周六写了 ...

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Expressing duration of inaction
... 开心了。Nǐ hǎoxiàng hěnjiǔ méi zhème kāixīn le.It seems like it's been a long time since you were this happy. In English, we may say something like, "I ...

5 KB (737 words) - 08:24, 17 April 2019
Acknowledgments
... the wiki behind the scenes for years without complaining. Big props also go to full-time staff 李炯 (Lǐ Jiǒng) and 马丽华 (Mǎ Lìhuá) for their unflinching ...

5 KB (672 words) - 09:37, 20 June 2019
Expressing "just" with "gang"
... xiàbān ma? Did you just get off work? "Just" Within a Specific Time Period This more complicated use of 刚 (gāng) is not nearly as essential ...

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Expressing "already" with "yijing"
... ba.It's already really late. Let's go. 已经 (yǐjīng) with Time Nouns A " time noun " simply refers to almost any word in Chinese indicating a ...

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Expressing "be going to" with "yao"
... . It's in their plan. This usage of 要 (yào) typically includes a time noun time word of some sort, which may be placed before or after the subject ...

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Expressing "about to" with "jiuyao"
... ) Category:B1 grammar points HSK HSK2 2021-HSK HSK2 Basic Grammar 就 B1 还有 + Time Period + 就要 + Verb Phrase + 了还有五天就要放假了。 grammar ...

5 KB (656 words) - 08:54, 21 April 2021
Editor instructions
... are going to be an important part of most students' Chinese studies for some time to come. For that reason, we want to offer an "easy in" for students ...

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Basic sentence order
... as The "also" adverb "ye" the "also" adverb 也 (yě) , Time words and word order a time word , or Indicating location with "zai" before verbs a ...

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In the future in general with "yihou"
... points HSK HSK3 Used for Referring to the future Used for Sequencing events in time Basic Grammar 以后 A2 以后，⋯⋯ 以后，你不要问我。 grammar ...

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Expressing "until" with "dao"
... 语语法学习手册) 93-95 Category:B1 grammar points Basic Grammar 到 B1 Verb + 到 + Time / Event 我昨天晚上工作到十二点半。 grammar point ASG1CCAP Rel char ...

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Sequencing past events with "houlai"
... Tā yǐqián shì jiānzhí lǎoshī, hòulái zuò le quánzhí.She used to be a part-time teacher. Afterwards, she became full-time. 我的大学老师辞职了，后来去上海做生 ...

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Expressing "since the beginning" with "yixiang"
... , zhè cì shì zěnme le?Xiao Wang has always started work very early. What happened this time? 我一向不喜欢点外卖。Wǒ yīxiàng bù xǐhuan diǎn wàimài.I have ...

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Zhiqian, yiqian and congqian
... 前走。错－我想明天两点之前走。错－我想明天两点从前走。 The difference between 之前／以前 is very easy. 之前 expresses longer time. 实用对外汉语教学语法(pp. 54) 对外汉语教学语法释疑201例 (pp. 3, 5, 7)

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Expressing "just now" with "gangcai"
... Grammar Box In order to say that something "just now" occurred, use the Time noun time noun 刚才 (gāngcái). It can be placed in front of the verb ...

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