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Expressing simultaneous actions with "yimian"
... bù xiǎng shòushāng.Xiaoli, on the one hand, wants to date, and on the other hand, doesn't want to get hurt. See also Simultaneous tasks with ...

4 KB (656 words) - 07:37, 17 December 2020
Rhetorical questions with "nandao"
... gěi tā ma?He's so handsome and rich Are you telling me that you don't want to marry him? Note that 难道 can only be used for rhetorical questions which ...

4 KB (648 words) - 09:04, 17 December 2020
Softening the tone of questions with "ne"
... not? 牛奶你喝不喝呢？Perhaps said to a friend, with no implication of coercion. Perhaps you want to clear away their cup.Niúnǎi nǐ hē bu hē ne?Did you ...

6 KB (848 words) - 09:47, 18 January 2021
Expressing "let alone" with "bie shuo"
... guì de fángzi, bié shuō nǐ, jiùshì wǒ yě huì xiǎng yào de.Such an expensive house Even I would want it, let alone you. 这件事情，别说你，任何人看到都会帮忙 ...

4 KB (666 words) - 04:23, 18 January 2021
Reference:Basic Patterns of Chinese Grammar
... 想要 "I don't think that...": don't even THINK about using bùxiǎng 不想！ "To want someone to be...": xiǎngyào 想要 vs. xīwàng 希望 vs. bìxū 必须 How to ...

9 KB (1,304 words) - 02:27, 25 October 2017
Questions with "ne"
... as that. Say what you want to ask about, then stick ... ？Zhège zhōumò wǒ xiǎng qù jiǔbā. Nǐmen ne?I want to go to a bar this weekend. What about you ...

5 KB (746 words) - 09:20, 20 April 2021
Comparing "er" and "liang"
... measure word s to do it), 两 (liǎng) is used. This is when you want to say "two of something" or "both." Here are some common examples of 两 (liǎng ...

4 KB (669 words) - 08:57, 21 April 2021
Comparing "cai" and "jiu"
... 就不想看了？Diànyǐng cái kāishǐ nǐ jiù bù xiǎng kàn le?The movie just started and you don't want to watch it anymore? 他才毕业就找到了这么好的工作？Tā cái ...

9 KB (1,300 words) - 09:28, 17 December 2020
Emphasis with "jiushi"
... 不想花钱。 Tā bù qù lǚyóu jiùshì bù xiǎng huāqián. He didn't travel only because he doesn't want to spend the money. 你不参加比赛就是怕输吗？ Nǐ bù cānjiā ...

5 KB (686 words) - 08:53, 21 April 2021
Expressing "not even one"
... I don't know a single thing. Advanced Pattern Structure If you want to put the Topic-comment sentences topic of your conversation at ...

4 KB (610 words) - 06:25, 12 April 2024
Using "er" to explain contrasting ideas
... 你。Wǒ bù shì bù xiǎng bāng nǐ, ér shì méiyǒu nénglì bāng nǐ.It's not that I don't want to help you, it's that I have no way to help you. 重要的不是你的 ...

6 KB (837 words) - 03:46, 18 January 2022
Expressing "be going to" with "yao"
... getting off work? See also About to happen with "le" Wanting to do something with "yao" Auxiliary verb "hui" for "will" Sources ...

5 KB (727 words) - 08:58, 21 April 2021
Directional verbs "lai" and "qu"
... . 你不想来我们公司工作吗？Nǐ bù xiǎng lái wǒmen gōngsī gōngzuò ma?Do you not want to come to work for our company? 去年她去美国工作了几个月。Qùnián tā qù ...

4 KB (608 words) - 09:22, 20 April 2021
Expressing "stop doing" with "bie… le"
... listen. 别问了，我不想说。Bié wèn le, wǒ bù xiǎng shuō.Stop asking. I don't want to say. 别做了，明天做吧。Bié zuò le, míngtiān zuò ba.Stop doing it. Do ...

4 KB (637 words) - 08:58, 21 April 2021
Modifying nouns with adjective + "de"
... de.Pretty ones. A: 你要喝冷水还是热水？Nǐ yào hē lěng shuǐ háishì rè shuǐ ?Do you want to drink cold or hot water? B: 冷的。Lěng de.Cold. A: 你想找什么样的男朋友 ...

5 KB (713 words) - 09:49, 2 April 2019
Advanced yes-no questions with "ma"
... 问过我们想要什么吗？Tā wèn guo wǒmen xiǎng yào shénme ma?Did he ask what we want? 你的问题是什么？Nǐ de wèntí shì shénme?What is your question? 你能再说一遍 ...

6 KB (888 words) - 09:15, 2 August 2021
Advanced "le" after an object
... 检查吗？Wǒ zuò le zuòyè le, nǐ yào jiǎnchá ma?I already finished my homework. Do you want to check it? 他问了经理了，经理说行。Tā wèn le jīnglǐ le, jīnglǐ ...

12 KB (1,968 words) - 09:45, 18 January 2021
Placement of "le" with objects
... the work." Examples 我做了作业了，你要看吗？I did finish my homework. Do you want to see it? 我们来这儿以前吃了饭了。We did have our dinner before ...

6 KB (698 words) - 04:10, 25 April 2017
Expressing uncertainty about "whether or not"
... 不在乎她喜不喜欢。I don't care if she likes it or not. 我想知道如果他们的服务很贵。I want to know if their service is expensive or not. 我想知道他们的服务贵不贵。I ...

3 KB (355 words) - 03:33, 30 August 2017
Expressing "compared with" using "gen"
... use the Basic comparisons with "bi" classic 比 (bǐ) structure . But if you want to lead with a "compared with..." phrase, you'll need a 跟 (gēn) and ...

5 KB (736 words) - 08:23, 22 April 2019
Expressing "double negation"
... qián, shì bù xiǎng luàn huā qián.It's not that he doesn't have money; it's just he doesn't want to spend it recklessly. 我知道你想减肥，但是不能不吃早饭 ...

4 KB (625 words) - 08:46, 24 April 2019