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Expressing contrariness with "dao"
... 要等到周末。Wǒ dào xiǎng péi nǐ yīqǐ qù, bùguò yào děngdào zhōumò.I really would like to go with you, but you would need to wait until the weekend. For ...

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The "however" adverb "que"
... ，情商却很低。Yǒuxiē rén zhìshāng hěn gāo, qíngshāng què hěn dī.Some people have high IQ, but really low EQ. 他只有 16 岁，却比同龄人成熟得多。Tā zhǐyǒu shíliù ...

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Expressing "as long as" with "zhiyao"
... 真的喜欢，我就给你买。 Zhǐyào nǐ zhēnde xǐhuan, wǒ jiù gěi nǐ mǎi.As long as you really like it, I will buy it for you. 只要你努力学习，就会有进步。 Zhǐyào nǐ ...

4 KB (608 words) - 03:48, 8 February 2022
Expressing "unless" with "chufei"
... .The company won't allow its staff time off unless they have a really good reason. Pattern with Just 要不然 This simplified construction using ...

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Many types of "not only... but also..."
... shì liǎobuqǐ Not only can this foreigner sing folk songs, but he can also speak the dialect. That's really amazing 他不但聪明还很善良。难怪他这么受大家的喜 ...

5 KB (759 words) - 01:18, 18 January 2021
Softening the tone of questions with "ne"
... 末能不能加班呢？Much more indirect than the above example, implying the person really does have a choice.Nǐ zhōumò néng bu néng jiābān ne?Would you mind ...

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Separable verb
... There is some debate as to how useful the concept of separable verbs really is. For our purposes, we're only concerned with whether or not separable ...

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Structural particle "de"
... examples using 得 (de) above are different from adverbs. That's actually a really good question, but it's one that you should defer until later in your ...

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Modal particle "ne"
... 很大呢，我们不要出去了。Yǔ hái hěn dàne, wǒmen bùyào chūqù le .And it's raining really heavily. Let's just not go out. 你喝吧，还有很多可乐呢。Nǐ hē ba, háiyǒu ...

3 KB (497 words) - 08:57, 21 April 2021
Expressing experiences with "guo"
... experienced''. Examples In English, if you're asking a question and really trying to figure out if someone has ''ever'' done something before ...

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Comparing "li" and "cong"
... 。Cóng wǒ shàng xiǎoxué kāishǐ, jiù tèbié xǐhuan huà huà.I have really liked drawing since starting elementary school. Colloquial Sayings 从那以后 ...

6 KB (825 words) - 04:36, 30 November 2018
Expressing "always" with "conglai"
... , 从来 means something like "from the beginning," although no one is really thinking that phrase when they use it.) When used in the positive, though ...

3 KB (486 words) - 04:48, 9 March 2019
Expressing good luck with "haihao"
... 。Háihǎo yǒu nǐ zài, bùrán wǒ zhēn bù zhīdào zěnme bàn.Fortunately you're here. Otherwise I really wouldn't have known what to do. 还好带伞了，不然肯定淋湿 ...

4 KB (614 words) - 08:49, 24 April 2019
Expressing "stuff like that" with "zhileide"
... lèi de huà?How would Chinese girls respond to lines like, "you are really pretty" and the like? See also Non-exhaustive lists with "dengdeng ...

4 KB (599 words) - 09:30, 24 June 2019
Emphasizing negation with "you"
... 生气，我又不是故意的。Bùyào shēngqì, wǒ yòu bù shì gùyì de. Don't be mad.It really wasn't on purpose. 今天又不热，开空调干吗？Jīntiān yòu bù rè, kāi kōngtiáo ...

4 KB (556 words) - 01:52, 10 November 2020
Comparing "cai" and "jiu"
... 就 can be used before the verb to express essentially the same thing. (If you really want to split hairs, native speakers might say that there's a tiny ...

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Advanced uses of "dou"
... ，有时候我都能看见她。Wǒ hěn xiǎng Māma, yǒu shíhou wǒ dōu néng kànjiàn tā.I really miss Mom. Sometimes I can even see her. 我都能闻见面包的香味。Wǒ dōu néng ...

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Comparing "guanyu" and "duiyu"
... 事情他没什么看法。Duìyú zhè jiàn shìqing tā méi shénme kànfǎ.He doesn't really have any opinion about this matter. Examples with 关于关于 names a topic ...

6 KB (881 words) - 02:44, 17 December 2020
Expressing "always previously" with "xianglai"
... 好。That soccer player is known as "Goldfoot" because he plays soccer really well. See also "Never" with "conglai" "Always" with "conglai ...

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Expressing that something has already happened with "laizhe"
... must be fake 我说什么来着！他不是真的喜欢你！I told you so He is not really into you 我说什么来着！他们会回来的。I told you so They would come back. Sources ...

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The "shi... de" patterns: an overview
... Used for a Tone of Strong Affirmation Sometimes you can use 的 to really add a kick to your responses, making them stronger. You might even hear ...

10 KB (1,582 words) - 08:55, 21 April 2021