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Expressing "all the way until" with "zhidao"
... 才见到亲生父母。Tā zhídào shíbā suì cái jiàndào qīnshēng fùmǔ.It wasn't until she was eighteen that she met her biological parents. 我直到大学毕业才开始独立生活 ...

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Pronoun
... questions, you have to put "些" after them. This is similar to "that type" or "that kind." It just broadens the question a little more. There are also ...

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Auxiliary verb
... 词 (qíngtài dòngcí) 能愿动词 (néngyuàn dòngcí) Auxiliary verbs are "helping" verbs that come before main verbs and help express a tone or mood. (The word ...

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Using "bei" sentences
... .The vase was broken into pieces. 那个人被车撞死了。Nàge rén bèi chē zhuàng sǐ le.That man got hit and killed by a car. 那个男人被警察赶出去了。Nàge nánrén ...

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Connecting nouns with "shi"
... nǐ de qián.This is all your money. 那是什么菜？Nà shì shénme cài?What food is that? 我也是他的朋友。Wǒ yě shì tā de péngyou.I am also his friend. Other ...

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Negation of past actions with "meiyou"
... on the 了 (le) One thing you need to remember when using 没有 (méiyǒu) is that '''了 (le) is not normally used with 没有 (méiyǒu)'''. 了了 (le) marks ...

4 KB (567 words) - 09:20, 20 April 2021
Expressing ability or possibility with "neng"
... or reliant on the speaker's health. If the speaker wishes to express that they are able to execute an action requiring a consciously studied skill ...

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Expressing "with" with "gen"
... : 和我读。Hé wǒ dú. 跟我读。Gēn wǒ dú.Read after me. The reason is that although 跟 (gēn) and 和 (hé) can both mean "and" or "with," the word 跟 (gēn) also ...

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Special cases of "zai" following verbs
... 那本书我放在桌子上了。Nà běn shū wǒ fàng zài zhuōzi shàng le.I placed that book on the table. 不要走在草地上。Búyào zǒu zài cǎodì shàng.Don't walk on the ...

4 KB (694 words) - 08:57, 21 April 2021
Expressing "difficult" with "nan"
... 难 (nán) with General Verbs Just as 好 (hǎo) can be used to indicate that it's Using "hao" to mean "easy" easy to do something , 难 (nán) can be ...

3 KB (515 words) - 07:59, 10 April 2019
Reduplication of adjectives
... Here are some examples of common adjectives that don't work in AABB form. 好吃 ... the job of a verb. Notice also that there's no 的 after the ABAB, because ...

8 KB (1,168 words) - 07:40, 13 November 2020
Emphasizing quantity with "dou"
... One other common way to use 都 (dōu) is when you're talking about something that happens really often, such as "every day": 每天 (měi tiān). Use 都 (dōu ...

7 KB (1,077 words) - 08:55, 21 April 2021
Simultaneous tasks with "yibian"
... , the word 一边 (yībiān) is used. Subj. + 一边 + Verb (，) + 一边 + Verb Note that you sometimes see 一边 (yībiān) shortened to 边 (biān) as well, which has a ...

4 KB (669 words) - 08:20, 4 March 2019
Expressing "it seems" with "haoxiang"
... like she's sick. 你好像很不喜欢她。Nǐ hǎoxiàng hěn bù xǐhuan tā.It seems that you dislike her a lot. 王先生好像很怕他老婆。Wáng xiānsheng hǎoxiàng hěn pà ...

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Sequencing with "xian" and "zai"
... in English. This pattern can also include 然后 (ránhòu), meaning "and after that." Basic Usage In the pattern below, 先 means "first" and 再 has a ...

5 KB (834 words) - 04:48, 9 March 2019
Expressing "on the contrary" with "fan'er"
... the second part of the sentence. Note that the meaning of 反而 goes beyond just ... and is usually used to explain that something is totally the opposite of ...

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Facilitating an outcome with "yibian"
... 查找。Wǒ bǎ suǒyǒu de zīliào dōu jìnxíng le fēnlèi, yǐbiàn yǐhòu cházhǎo.We sorted all the data so that we can find it later. 请您及时告诉我您的时间，以便我们 ...

4 KB (599 words) - 10:06, 23 December 2020
Rhetorical questions with "nandao"
... nǐ, nándào nǐ yīdiǎn dōu gǎnjué bù dào ma?Your parents care so much about you. Don't tell me that you don't feel it at all? 他这么帅，又这么有钱，难道你不想 ...

4 KB (648 words) - 09:04, 17 December 2020
Softening the tone of questions with "ne"
... want to clear away their cup.Niúnǎi nǐ hē bu hē ne?Did you want to drink that milk? 你周末加不加班？Perhaps a manager asking a subordinate. This seems ...

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Expressing actions in progress (full form)
... be used before verbs to express that an action is ''ongoing'' or ''in ... ''present continuous'' in English. But that pattern is actually a part of ...

5 KB (724 words) - 06:41, 23 May 2019
Questions with "ne"
... ): 这个很好，那个呢？Zhège hěn hǎo, nàge ne?This one is good. What about that one? 这个用中文怎么说？那个呢？Zhège yòng Zhōngwén zěnme shuō? Nàge ne?How ...

5 KB (746 words) - 09:20, 20 April 2021