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Using "bei" sentences
... adverbs in your 被 sentence? Where should those go? They go in the same place as the ''negative'' adverb 没有, above. class="wikitable" style="width ...

11 KB (1,638 words) - 08:58, 18 January 2021
The "shi... de" construction for emphasizing details
... wǒ de.A colleague told me. You might be wondering, "can I still say the same thing without the 是 and the 的?" The answer is that in most cases, ''no ...

16 KB (2,467 words) - 09:23, 20 April 2021
Editor instructions
... some very functional free browser plugins out there which can accomplish the same purpose (see our Tools page). That said, on a page specifically ...

14 KB (2,421 words) - 01:27, 22 July 2015
Tag questions with "bu"
Grammar Box In the same way you can tag questions with ma tag questions with 吗 (ma) , tag questions can also be formed using 不 (bù). This is ...

3 KB (491 words) - 08:57, 21 April 2021
Zeros in numbers
... zero one." In English, ''and'' is only said once per gap, and this is the same with 零 in Chinese. So one thousand and one, 1001, is read out 一千零 ...

1 KB (175 words) - 04:07, 20 November 2018
Standard negation with "bu"
... As it turns out, the structure with an adjective is basically the same as the one with a verb. Structure Subj. + 不 + Adj. Examples ...

4 KB (672 words) - 09:23, 20 April 2021
Expressing permission with "keyi"
... a verb to create a meaning of "may" (plus the verb). It's the same structure whether it's a statement or a question. Structure Subj. + 可以 ...

3 KB (492 words) - 08:54, 21 April 2021
Expressing ability or possibility with "neng"
... Structure The structure to use 能 (néng) to express possibility is exactly the same: Subj. + 能 + Verb + Obj. Examples 开车一个小时能到 ...

5 KB (804 words) - 09:24, 20 April 2021
The "all" adverb "dou"
... This pattern should look familiar. Examples These examples follow exactly the same form in Chinese as the ones above. The only difference is ...

4 KB (598 words) - 09:22, 20 April 2021
Negative commands with "bie"
... of 别 (bié) as a contraction of 不要 (bùyào), as the structure is the same for both: 别 + Verb (+ Obj.) Examples 别走。Bié zǒu.Don't leave. 别说话 ...

3 KB (396 words) - 08:53, 21 April 2021
Expressing "with" with "gen"
... "to marry," and 聊天 (liáotiān), "to chat" are used with 跟 (gēn) in the exact same way. Check out the examples below: 我要见面你。Wǒ yào jiànmiàn nǐ. 我要跟 ...

8 KB (1,216 words) - 09:52, 2 April 2019
Expressing actions in progress with "zai"
... when to use 在 (zài) or 正在 (zhèngzài), since they basically mean the same thing. 正在 (zhèngzài) usually shows that the action is in progress (''right ...

4 KB (591 words) - 09:23, 20 April 2021
Intensifying with "duo"
... . If you use 很 (hěn) instead of 多 (duō), the meaning is basically the same. However 很 (hěn) is also used to make simple "noun + adjective" sentences ...

4 KB (518 words) - 09:41, 2 April 2019
Two words for "but"
... "but" in Chinese: 可是 (kěshì) and 但是 (dànshì). These are largely the same. The small difference is that 但是 (dànshì) is slightly more formal, whereas 可是 ...

4 KB (621 words) - 04:48, 9 March 2019
Counting money
... to talk about money. More formally you can use 元 (yuán) in exactly the same way. This is similar to the difference between "dollars" and "bucks" in ...

5 KB (788 words) - 09:20, 20 April 2021
Measure words with "this" and "that"
... 服 zhè jiàn yīfu this piece of clothing Although we didn't get into it here, the same pattern holds true when you use 哪 (nǎ) to ask "which?" See also ...

3 KB (446 words) - 08:57, 21 April 2021
Adjectives with "name" and "zheme"
... is so good"). In Chinese, 那么 (nàme) and 这么 (zhème) serve the same function. Structure All you have to do to use this grammar structure is put ...

4 KB (608 words) - 07:55, 14 May 2019
Negative adjectives with "-si le"
... into English; the translations above took a number of different angles to create the same impact as -死了 (sǐ le) does in Chinese. You might say that -死 ...

5 KB (743 words) - 08:59, 28 November 2020
Expressing "and also" with "hai"
... when we want to connect separate and different thoughts. We can do the same thing in Chinese by using 还 (hái). Structure The adverb 还 (hái) can ...

6 KB (902 words) - 08:56, 21 April 2021
Expressing "must" with "dei"
... Box The auxiliary verb 得 (děi) means "must." Yes, it's annoying that the same character can also be pronounced "de," but at least when you use 得 ...

4 KB (546 words) - 07:38, 22 April 2019
Appearance with "kanqilai"
... 差不多高。Nǐmen kànqilai chàbuduō gāo.You look to be about the same height. Used for Analogy If you want to state ''what'' something looks ''like'' ...

4 KB (548 words) - 09:59, 10 November 2020