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Expressing "or" in statements
... 星期六或者星期天，都可以。 Xīngqīliù huòzhě Xīngqītiān, dōu kěyǐ.Saturday or Sunday are both OK. 今天晚上我想吃披萨或者寿司。 Jīntiān wǎnshang wǒ xiǎng chī pīsà ...

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The filler word "neige"
... word for this is 那个 (nèige). (The word 那个 can be pronounced both "nàge" and "nèige," but for this usage, "nèige" is normally used.) Structure In ...

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Adjectives with "-ji le"
... adjectives , 极了 (jíle) is a somewhat less common way to intensify both positive and negative adjectives. It is used in spoken, colloquial Chinese. 极 ...

4 KB (523 words) - 08:24, 4 March 2019
Simultaneous tasks with "yibian"
... but "sing while taking a shower" doesn't. Note that you must be actively doing both actions. That is, they have to be intentional. If you want to say ...

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Expressing "not at all" with "yidianr ye bu"
... Used with Adjectives The phrases 一点(儿)也不 and 一点(儿)都不 can both be used to express "not at all." Structure Subj. + 一点(儿) + 也 / 都 + 不 + Adj ...

4 KB (653 words) - 07:13, 29 November 2018
Expressing "mistakenly think that" with "yiwei"
... ": 以为 (yǐwéi). Structure In English, the verb "to think" can apply to both correct and incorrect notions. Chinese has a specific verb for "to ...

4 KB (573 words) - 04:51, 9 March 2019
Result complements
... is because 把 sentences and result complements work particularly well together, as they both deal with the result of an action or the "disposal" of an ...

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Direction complement "-qilai"
... Box 起来 (qǐlái) comes up very frequently in Chinese and can be used both literally and figuratively. This is a little like the usage of "up" in ...

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Aspect particle "zhe"
... the child started to cry. '''Note:''' If you want to make a sentence where both verbs are action verbs (neither is truly a state), then you don't want ...

9 KB (1,348 words) - 08:56, 21 April 2021
Expressing "every" with question words
... No one believes what he said. "Everywhere" with 哪儿都 This pattern works with both 哪儿 (nǎr) and 哪里 (nǎlǐ). Structure 哪儿 / 哪里 (+ Verb) + 都 ...

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Expressing "every time" with "mei" and "dou"
... the 每次 (měi cì) So it's important to get used to using both parts. Structure This pattern actually builds on the Expressing "every" with "mei ...

4 KB (645 words) - 08:53, 21 April 2021
Learner FAQ
... getting a feel for its usage. The Chinese Grammar Wiki has pages on both the aspectual particle 了 and the modal particle 了 (the two major traditional ...

7 KB (1,084 words) - 09:05, 26 November 2013
Expressing "either... or..." with "yaome"
... you can put a wide variety of things after each 要么. It can be used both for commands and non-commands. 要么 + Option A ，要么 + Option B Examples 要么 ...

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Expressing "before" and "after" with "zhiqian" and "zhihou"
... they contain 之 , which is a word common in classical Chinese. Both words are still used in everyday spoken Chinese, however. In addition, while ...

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Expressing "if… then…" with "jiaru"
... " 要是 or "If…, then…" with "ruguo…, jiu…" 如果 are (in both written and spoken Chinese). Structure 假如 + Statement + 就 + Result Examples 假 ...

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REDIRECT Expressing "both… and…" with "ji...you"

57 bytes (7 words) - 08:38, 3 November 2016
Adjectival complement "de budeliao"
... love these clothes. As with many other grammar patterns, -得不得了 works with both adjectives and psychological verb s. 得不得了 vs. 不得不 A word ...

4 KB (644 words) - 07:35, 17 December 2020
Challenging an adjective with "shenme"
... (+ 啊 / 呀) ？ Note that in this pattern, adjectives and psychological verb s both work equally well. We haven't distinguished between the two in the ...

4 KB (665 words) - 10:13, 23 December 2020
Bu and mei(you)
Although 不 (bù) and 没(有) (méi(yǒu)) both have the same functions of negating verbs and adjectives, they are used differently. Let's take a look at ...

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Marking a topic with "de hua"
... express the meaning of "if." It can be used independently, or with 如果, both meaning "if." But it can also be used to simply identify a topic, sort ...

4 KB (570 words) - 03:48, 29 December 2020
Expressing "although" with "jinguan"
... on Pronunciation You may hear the word 尽管 pronounced as both "jǐnguǎn" and "jìnguǎn." Although "jǐnguǎn" is technically correct and "jìnguǎn" is ...

4 KB (544 words) - 03:10, 17 December 2020