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Expressing "must" with "dei"
... grammar point ASGPXLP9 Used for Expressing obligations Used for Giving commands Similar "Yinggai" for should Similar Expressing "don't ...

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Doing something more with "duo"
... out and take walks more often. 多给他点时间吧。Duō gěi tā diǎn shíjiān ba.Give him a little more time. 我想多陪陪家人。Wǒ xiǎng duō péipei jiārén.I want ...

4 KB (611 words) - 17:24, 6 December 2018
Doing something less with "shao"
... "to do less (of something)." It is often heard when scolding or giving advice (like when parents talk to children). What's not intuitive to learners ...

4 KB (606 words) - 07:31, 10 May 2021
Expressing "except" and "in addition" with "chule… yiwai"
... Expressing "in addition" with "lingwai" Structure Sentence Patterns Subprop Complex Sentence Patterns Used for Giving alternatives

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Expressing "if" with "ruguo... dehua"
... let the "if" be completely implied. 有事给我打电话。Yǒu shì gěi wǒ dǎ diànhuà.Give me a call if you need anything. 有空来我家玩。Yǒu kòng lái wǒ jiā wán ...

5 KB (654 words) - 07:35, 27 November 2020
Expressing "some" with "yixie"
... , the students asked some questions. 给我一些时间，好吗？ Gěi wǒ yīxiē shíjiān, hǎo ma?Give me some time, OK? 他给我带了一些书。 Tā gěi wǒ dài le yīxiē shū ...

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Expressing "before" and "after" with "zhiqian" and "zhihou"
... Chinese was really mediocre. 下班之后给我打个电话。Xiàbān zhīhòu gěi wǒ dǎ gè diànhuà.Give me a call after you get off work. 吃完饭之后去看电影吧？Chī wán ...

5 KB (716 words) - 08:40, 24 April 2019
Expressing "if… then…" with "yaoshi"
... 给我打电话。Nǐ yàoshi zhēn xiǎng wǒ, jiù gěi wǒ dǎ diànhuà.If you do miss me, then give me a call. 要是我妈知道这件事，我就死定了 Yàoshi wǒ mā zhīdào zhè ...

6 KB (818 words) - 08:07, 17 December 2020
Expressing "if… then…" with "jiaru"
... . 假如我是你，我就戒烟。Jiǎrú wǒ shì nǐ, wǒ jiù jièyān.If I were you, I would give up smoking. 假如你的女朋友不爱你，你们就分手吧。Jiǎrú nǐ de nǚpéngyou bù ài nǐ ...

3 KB (453 words) - 07:42, 17 December 2020
Expressing "both… and…" with "ji...you"
... Verbs with "bing" Structure Sentence Patterns Used for Giving alternatives Used for Describing things Translation both Translation ...

4 KB (608 words) - 03:46, 29 December 2020
Adjectival complement "de budeliao"
... shuō yào gěi wǒ yī gè lǐwù, wǒ hàoqí de bùdéliǎo.Ever since she said she wanted to give me a gift I've been terribly curious. 这件衣服，我喜欢得不得了。Zhè ...

4 KB (644 words) - 07:35, 17 December 2020
Challenging an adjective with "shenme"
... is repeated after the 什么 as in some of the examples above, it acts to give further emphasis. It almost has a tone of incredulity, a bit like "what on ...

4 KB (665 words) - 10:13, 23 December 2020
Ending a non-exhaustive list with "shenme de"
... tā xǐzǎo, gēn tā wán shénme de.Having a dog is too much trouble. You need to feed it, give it a bath, play with it, and so on. 数学、物理、化学什么的，我都 ...

4 KB (654 words) - 04:49, 9 March 2019
Expressing "anyway" with "fanzheng"
... 我就送给你吧。反正我也不需要。Wǒ jiù sòng gěi nǐ ba. Fǎnzhèng wǒ yě bù xūyào.I'll just give it to you. I don't need it anyway. 反正我家够大，你们今晚都住这儿吧 ...

4 KB (636 words) - 04:05, 29 December 2020
Expressing "in addition" with "lingwai"
... Similar "Using "budan... geng" to express "not only... but also" POS Conjunctions Used for Giving alternatives Used for Connecting ideas

5 KB (717 words) - 08:45, 3 November 2020
Expressing "within (it/them)" with "qizhong"
... néng bǎ qízhōng de yī běn shū gěi wǒ ma?You have so many books in your study. Can you give me one of those books? 公司里有三把伞，其中两把是老板的。Gōngsī ...

4 KB (645 words) - 07:21, 29 December 2020
Expressing the only two possibilities
... double "huozhe" Structure Sentence Patterns Used for Giving alternatives Used for Differentiating Translation either Translation ...

4 KB (653 words) - 06:59, 11 December 2020
Advanced result complements "zhu", "kai", and "chulai"
... be ready soon. 坚持住！别放弃！Jiānchí zhù Bié fàngqì Persevere Don't give up 开 as Result Complement 开 means "to open" or "to turn on." It is ...

7 KB (1,104 words) - 03:29, 29 December 2020
Expressing "therefore" with "yinci"
... gěi gōngrén fā gōngzī.The factory has long since ceased production, and therefore is unable to give its workers their wages. 上海的冬天经常下雨，因此在我 ...

4 KB (614 words) - 09:46, 14 January 2021
Stating the effect before the cause
... suǒyǐ bǎomì shì xiǎng gěi tā yī gè jīngxǐ.The reason why we kept it a secret is that we wanted to give her a surprise. 公司之所以花钱培训你们是想让你们越来越 ...

5 KB (682 words) - 07:02, 17 December 2020
Expressing "for…" with "eryan"
... Similar Limiting Scope with "jiu" Similar "With Regards to" as "zhiyu" Similar Giving perspective with "yaowoshuo" POS Prepositions

4 KB (543 words) - 09:36, 14 January 2021