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Alternative existential sentences
... 大厅里站着一些警察。Dàtīng lǐ zhàn zhe yīxiē jǐngchá.There are several policemen standing in the hall. 教室里坐着两百多个学生。Jiàoshì lǐ zuò zhe liǎng bǎi ...

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Result complement
... ？Did you finish watching that movie? 谁能把 ‘ 打喷嚏 ’ 的 ‘ 嚏 ’ 写对？Who can write the "嚏" in "喷嚏"? 我们刚才听到的音乐是哪个乐队的？Which band's music did we ...

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Direction complement
... 我能进去吗？Nà shì nǐ de wòshì ma? Wǒ néng jìnqù ma?Is that your bedroom? Can I go in? A: 你下班了吗？几点回来吃饭？Nǐ xiàbān le ma? Jǐ diǎn huílái chīfàn?Are ...

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Structure of numbers
... as 一百五十 (yībǎi wǔshí), but is often read as 一百五 (yībǎi wǔ). In fact, reading it as 一百五 (yībǎi wǔ) ''always'' means 150, never 105. As described above ...

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Indicating location with "zai" before verbs
... 老板在会议室见客户。Lǎobǎn zài huìyìshì jiàn kèhù.The boss is seeing the client in the meeting room. 你在外面吃过晚饭了吗？Nǐ zài wàimiàn chī guo wǎnfàn le ...

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Aspect particle "zhe"
... natural.)Gōngsī de mén kāi zhe, kěshì méi rén zài.The office door is open but no one is in there. 公司的门在开，可是没人在。"Being open" is not an action ...

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Separable verb
... 会。Wǒmen zǎoshang kāi le huì.We had a meeting in the morning. 你们开过会了吗 ... ) to chat; to talk (about things in general).''' 聊 is the verb; 天 acts ...

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Yes-no questions with "ma"
... 学校学中文吗？questionTā zài nǐmen xuéxiào xué Zhōngwén ma?Does he study Chinese in your school? 妈妈会做饭吗？questionMāma huì zuòfàn ma?Does mom know how ...

9 KB (1,438 words) - 09:20, 20 April 2021
Comparing "gang" and "gangcai"
... 老板刚才走。Zhēn bùqiǎo, lǎobǎn gāngcái zǒu. And if you mean to say "when I first arrived in Shanghai," use 刚 instead of 刚才: 我刚到上海的时候，谁都不认识。Wǒ ...

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Comparing "yihou" and "zhihou"
... terrible. 以后我可能会去国外上大学。 Yǐhòu wǒ kěnéng huì qù guówài shàng dàxué.In the future I might go to college abroad. 以后的事情以后再说吧。 Yǐhòu de ...

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Placement of question words
... study Chinese? B:因为我在中国工作。Yīnwèi wǒ zài Zhōngguó gōngzuò. Because I'm working in China. A:他们为什么不喝咖啡？Tāmen wèishénme bù hē kāfēi?Why don't you ...

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Expressing earliness with "jiu"
... 来了。Wǒmen jiǔ diǎn shàngkè, tā bā diǎn jiù lái le.We have class at nine, but he came in at eight. 飞机十点起飞，他六点就到机场了。Fēijī shí diǎn qǐfēi, tā ...

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Idiomatic phrases with "zai"
... you do? 在紧急情况下，你可以这样做。Zài jǐnjí qíngkuàng xià, nǐ kěyǐ zhèyàng zuò.In an emergency situation, you can do this. 在那么困难的条件下，她还是坚持让孩 ...

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Expressing "and" with "he" (advanced)
... 需要进一步地了解和交流。Wǒmen xūyào jìnyībù de liǎojiě hé jiāoliú.We must further improve in understanding and communicating. 他十八岁的时候就管理和运营着一家公司 ...

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CEFR and HSK Comparison
... HSK::HSK1 HSK::HSK0 ?HSK format=broadtable Overlapping Grammar Points in HSK1 and HSK2: ask: HSK::HSK1 HSK::HSK2 format=count ...

5 KB (724 words) - 01:53, 27 June 2019
Main Page
... ''': For when you're ready to really consolidate your grammar knowledge and fill in the gaps, but really don't want to slog through a grammar textbook ...

11 KB (1,514 words) - 12:21, 20 February 2024
Using "bei" sentences
... To negate a 被 sentence, you need to insert 没 or 没有 (past) directly in front of 被. For the present and future, use 不. class="wikitable" style="width ...

11 KB (1,638 words) - 08:58, 18 January 2021
Sequencing with "xian" and "zai"
... ends with 再说. 先 + Verb Phrase + 再说 Examples The 再说 part in the following sentences can be a little tricky to translate into English. 先吃饭再 ...

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Expressing "ever since" with "zicong"
... 越能吃辣了。Zìcóng lái dào Húnán, wǒ yuèláiyuè néng chī là le .Ever since arriving in Hunan I've been more and more able to eat spicy food. 自从金融危机爆 ...

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Comparing "yihou" "ranhou" "houlai"
... examples: 我一个小时以后回来。Wǒ yī gè xiǎoshí yǐhòu huílái. I will come back in an hour. 毕业以后他出国了。Bìyè yǐhòu tā chūguó le.He went abroad after he ...

8 KB (1,192 words) - 07:39, 19 January 2021
New Main Page
... ''': For when you're ready to really consolidate your grammar knowledge and fill in the gaps, but really don't want to slog through a grammar textbook ...

11 KB (1,477 words) - 03:22, 29 October 2014