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  • ... jīntiān bù tài shūfu, nǐ kěyǐ zìjǐ qù ma?I'm not feeling well today. Can you go by yourself? B:好 吧, 那 你 休息 吧。 Hǎo ba, nà nǐ xiūxi ba.All right, rest ...
    4 KB (661 words) - 08:54, 21 April 2021
  • ... . In Chinese the 的 (de) serves the same purpose as the English word "what." By using this pattern, you can avoid repeating the same noun over and over ...
    5 KB (734 words) - 08:57, 21 April 2021
  • ... English. It's also sometimes used by a speaker to be more ... the most common adjectives that get "toned down" by 还 (hái) in this structure. Structure ...
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  • ... 们 可以 坐 飞机 或者 坐 高铁 去。Wǒmen kěyǐ zuò fēijī huòzhě zuò gāotiě qù.We can go by plane or by high-speed train. 晚饭 以后 我 和 家人 聊天 或者 看 电视 。Wǎnfàn yǐhòu wǒ hé ...
    4 KB (637 words) - 09:51, 2 April 2019
  • ... 亮) is "AB," where the first character of the adjective is represented by "A," and the second by "B." A A B B + 的 (+ Noun) Examples Not all two ...
    8 KB (1,168 words) - 07:40, 13 November 2020
  • ... of "it seems like..." or "it seems that..." in English. This could then be followed by an entire statement. 好像 不 行 。Hǎoxiàng bù xíng.It seems like it ...
    3 KB (425 words) - 03:48, 11 November 2020
  • ... 一 个 老人 。Tā bù xiǎoxīn tuī dǎo le yī gè lǎorén.He pushed over an old person by accident. 你 撞 倒 了 我 的 自行车 。Nǐ zhuàng dǎo le wǒ de zìxíngchē.You knocked ...
    10 KB (1,437 words) - 08:55, 21 April 2021
  • ... Structure Verb 1 + 着 + Verb 2 Note that the '''first verb''' (followed by 着) describes the '''state'''; the second verb is the action verb. In ...
    9 KB (1,348 words) - 08:56, 21 April 2021
  • ... completed. Chinese particles are always neutral tone, and are never used by themselves. Common examples include 了 (le), 吧 (ba), and 吗 (ma ...
    7 KB (1,084 words) - 09:05, 26 November 2013
  • ... the print version. Other Credits Our awesome book cover was designed by Anneke Garcia, someone we would never had met had her husband Erick not ...
    5 KB (672 words) - 09:37, 20 June 2019
  • ... "xiang" Similar Expressing "for" with "gei" Similar Verbs followed by "gei" Similar Comparing "gen" and "dui" Similar Comparing "dui ...
    5 KB (736 words) - 08:53, 21 April 2021
  • ... after the verb (to indicate that the action is completed), followed by the duration, followed by an additional 了 (le) which tells us that the action ...
    5 KB (734 words) - 08:01, 4 March 2019
  • ... say something is "simply beautiful," in Chinese, 简直 cannot be followed directly by an unmodified adjective. 很 is also not used after 简直. Check out the ...
    5 KB (804 words) - 09:21, 18 January 2021
  • ... + 好容易 / 好不容易 In this simpler structure we use 好(不)容易 by itself to express “with great difficulty”. At the end of the sentence particles such as 啊 or ...
    5 KB (717 words) - 02:18, 29 December 2020
  • ... Structure A 啊, B 啊, C 啊 (+ 什么的)⋯⋯ The list can be followed by Ending a Non-Exhaustive List with "shenme de" 什么的 , but is not generally followed ...
    4 KB (668 words) - 02:37, 29 December 2020
  • ... dōngxi shì yòng shénme zuò de? Nǐ néng mō chūlái ma?What's this thing made of? Can you tell by feeling it? 你 抽烟 了 吧 ?别 骗 我 ,我 都 闻 出来 了 。Nǐ chōuyān le ...
    7 KB (1,104 words) - 03:29, 29 December 2020
  • ... In this usage, it's very similar to "no matter," which can also be expressed by patterns like "No matter" with "buguan" 不管 (bùguǎn) . 哪怕 + Subj. 1 ...
    5 KB (729 words) - 03:44, 18 January 2021
  • ... be used to express an unexpected situation. Note that 倒 is often followed by 也 or 又 to add further emphasis. Structure ⋯⋯ ,Subj. + 倒 + (也 / 又 ...
    5 KB (701 words) - 06:44, 17 December 2020
  • ... "(either…or) Lesson 10 "在…下"(denoting "一年(天)比一年(天)"(emphasizing change using "by the day") "极"(extremely) "越A越B"(the more A the more B) "引起 ...
    3 KB (259 words) - 06:33, 7 November 2011
  • ... time anyway, if you're still getting used to Chinese verbs not indicating tenses by themselves. When you do this, it's generally OK to put the 了 (le ...
    8 KB (1,185 words) - 09:22, 20 April 2021
  • ... 语言研究所的人员。商务印书馆的张万起参加了本书的讨论。 《现现代汉语八百词》是由商务印书馆出版的。 Grammar Points by Chapter 增订本说明 前言 凡例 现代汉语语法要点 正文 附录 名词、量词配合表 形容词生动形式表 音序索引 笔画索引 ...
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