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Advanced uses of "hai"
... expired milk? 今天这么热，你还出门吗？Jīntiān zhème rè, nǐ hái chūmén ma?It's so hot today, yet you're going out now? 他说的话，你还听吗？Tā shuō de huà, nǐ ...

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Comparing "kanqilai" and "kanlai"
... Examples 雨这么大，看来他不来了。Yǔ zhème dà, kànlái tā bù lái le.It's raining so hard. It seems he's not coming. 这家餐厅人很少，看来不太好吃。Zhè jiā ...

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Expressing "then" with "jiu"
... 今天下雨，我们就不出去了。Jīntiān xiàyǔ, wǒmen jiù bù chūqù le.It's going to rain today. So let's just not go out. 他妈妈没有给他买书包，他就哭了。Tā māma méiyǒu ...

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Ba-test
... clear on the explanations you've read so far and the examples make sense ... a gun"), and 一把椅子 ("a chair"). So, you've got to look at how 把 is being ...

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Conjunction
... way. Unlike English, Chinese conjunctions need to have something next to them, so they cannot just be at the end of the sentence, as sometimes happens ...

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To-do
... 从而进而继而然而且 series 之 (only the 之 that indicates possession has been done so far) 非不进一步 (now classified in B2, should it be C1?) 居然你别说 ...

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State complement
... get off. 他忙得忘了给女儿买生日礼物。 He's so busy that he forgot to buy her daughter a birthday present. References and Further Reading Books ...

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Zeros in numbers
... to separate out units in numbers. So English says "one hundred and one ... this is the same with 零 in Chinese. So one thousand and one, 1001, is read out ...

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The "also" adverb "ye"
... . A: 我喜欢看书。Wǒ xǐhuan kàn shū.I like to read. B: 我也喜欢。 Wǒ yě xǐhuan.Me too. / So do I. You'll notice that some of those English translations use ...

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Expressing "with" with "gen"
... 跟 + Person + 一起 + Verb + Obj. Certain Chinese verb s use 跟 (gēn) a lot, so be on the lookout for them (examples below) Examples 我昨天跟朋友去 ...

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The filler word "neige"
... ⋯⋯ 我不跟你们一起去了，可以吗？Nèige... wǒ bù gēn nǐmen yīqǐ qù le, kěyǐ ma? So, ummm... I won't go with you guys, OK? 我想吃那个 ⋯⋯ 那个 ⋯⋯ 湖南菜。Wǒ xiǎng chī ...

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Counting money
... (2.5) If the smaller units are only in tens, you can just say the number of tens. So "3.8 RMB" is 三块八 (sān kuài bā). This way of giving the price is ...

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Measure words for counting
... ''sheets'' of paper," "three ''glasses'' of water," and so on. In Chinese, ''all'' nouns are ''mass nouns'' so they all need measure words. Just as in ...

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Doing something less with "shao"
... 少喝点，明天还要上班呢。Shǎo hē diǎn, míngtiān háiyào shàngbān ne.Don't drink so much. You need go to work tomorrow. 少看点电视，多看书。Shǎo kàn diǎn diànshì ...

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Result complement "-xiaqu"
... 了，我吃不下去了。Nǐ shuōhuà tài ěxīn le, wǒ chī bu xiàqù le.The way you talk is so disgusting. I can't continue eating my food. 这个宾馆太脏了，我待不下去了 ...

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Expressing not knowing how to do something using "hao"
... 漂亮，我不知道买哪件好。Dōu hěn piàoliang, wǒ bù zhīdào mǎi nǎ jiàn hǎo.They're all so pretty. I'm not sure which one to buy. 好吃的太多了，孩子们不知道先吃哪 ...

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Expressing "in addition" with "zaishuo"
... 了。再说，外面正在下雪。Zhème wǎn, bié zǒu le. Zàishuō, wàimiàn zhèngzài xiàxuě.It's so late. Stay. Besides, it's snowing outside. 他喜欢，就让他去吧。再说，他在家 ...

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Expressing "on the contrary" with "fan'er"
... le zhème duō cì, tā bùdàn méi fàngqì, fǎn'ér gèng nǔlì le.Having failed so many times, he not only didn't give up, but rather worked even harder. 他 ...

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Emphatic adverb "ke"
... 可淘气了！The speaker never expected puppies to be this naughtyZhè zhǐ xiǎo gǒu kě táoqì le This puppy is so naughty 我姐姐可好了！有什么好吃的都给我留着。Wǒ ...

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Expressing "simply" with "jianzhi"
... 为什么这么傻！Wǒ jiǎnzhí bù míngbái tā wèishénme zhème shǎ I just don't understand why he's so stupid. 我简直不知道怎么教这样的学生！Wǒ jiǎnzhí bù zhīdào zěnme ...

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Expressing "a bit too"
... 不是矮了点儿？Nǐ zhème gāo, nǐ zhège nánpéngyou shì bu shì ǎi le diǎnr?You are so tall. Isn't your boyfriend a little short for you? 这道菜咸了点儿，可以换 ...

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