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Expressing "just now" with "gangcai"
... Grammar Box In order to say that something "just now" occurred, use the Time noun time noun 刚才 (gāngcái). It can be placed in front of the verb ...

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Comparing "turan" and "huran"
... 突然 (tūrán) and 忽然 (hūrán) express the something happens in a very short time or is unexpected. Both can be translated as "suddenly." However, 突然 is a ...

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Comparing "yizhi" and "yixiang"
... the action or habit since that point. It's important to note that this point in time doesn't necessarily have to be in the past, so 一直 can be used to ...

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Sherlock Holmes and the Red-Headed League:《卷发公司的案子》
... something is not right, but will he solve the mystery in time? Chapter 1 Modifying nouns with adjective + "de" Modifying nouns with ...

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Expressing "already" with "dou"
... 三遍了。别烦我！Wǒ dōu shuō le sān biàn le. Bié fán wǒ I've said it three times already. Leave me alone 这个电影你都看过了，看别的吧。Zhège diànyǐng nǐ dōu ...

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Expressing "once" with "cengjing"
... . It adds the sense of "once" having happened (the "once upon a time" meaning of "once"), sometimes translated as "ever." It frequently pairs with 过 ...

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Using "ba" sentences
... kind of manipulation of the object. 把字句 are not tied to any particular time. You can use them when talking about events in the past, or for making a ...

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Measure word
... 遍次趟场 Examples 请你再说一遍。Please say it one more time. 我到上海两次了。 I've come to Shanghai two times. 一个晚上去了三趟厕所。I went to the ...

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Structure of dates
... Category:A1 grammar points HSK HSK1 2021-HSK HSK1 Used for Expressing time and date Basic Grammar 年 A1 Number + 年 + Number + 月 + Number ...

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Cause and effect with "yinwei" and "suoyi"
... 你打电话。Wǒ tài máng le, suǒyǐ méiyǒu shíjiān gěi nǐ dǎ diànhuà.I was too busy, so I didn't have time to give you a call. 我们公司有很多外国人，所以我们要说英文 ...

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Expressing "over and over again" with "zaisan"
... kǎolǜ guo hòu, juédìng mǎnzú nǐ de zhège yāoqiú.After having considered it many times, we decided to satisfy this requirement of yours. 我再三提醒你 ...

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Expressing difficulty with "hao (bu) rongyi"
... . Examples 她好容易才减肥成功。Tā hǎo róngyì cái jiǎnféi chénggōng.She had a hard time losing weight and succeeded.. 我好不容易才打通了银行的服务热线。Wǒ ...

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Expressing "in addition" with "lingwai"
... 安排时间？Jīntiān wǒ méi kòng, néng bu néng lìngwài ānpái shíjiān?I don't have time today. Can you schedule it another time? 在我家开会不方便，我们另外找地方吧 ...

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Separable verb
... gè miàn ba.Let's meet. 我们见过几次面。Wǒmen jiàn guo jǐ cì miàn.We've met a few times. 吃饭 (chīfàn) 我们一起吃过几次饭。Wǒmen yīqǐ chī guo jǐ cì fàn.We've ...

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Using "always" as a complaint with "laoshi"
... 时候老是说话。Nǐ érzi shàngkè de shíhou lǎoshì shuōhuà.Your son talks all the time in class. 这个老师老是这么严肃。Zhège lǎoshī lǎoshì zhème yánsù.This teacher ...

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Approximations with "chabuduo"
... wán le.Today's work is almost done. 差不多 (chàbuduō) with a Quantity or Time Phrase After 差不多 (chàbuduō) you can also add a phrase that expresses ...

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Expressing wasted efforts with "bai"
... zài jiā, suǒyǐ wǒ bái pǎo le yī tàng.He wasn't home when I got there, so I wasted all of that time going over there. 不好意思，让你白忙了一个早上，我们老板今天 ...

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Comparing "bu" and "mei"
... . 他没有女朋友。Tā méiyǒu nǚpéngyou.He doesn't have a girlfriend. There are times when you can leave out 有 (yǒu) entirely while still expressing 没有 (méiyǒu ...

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Comparing "zai" and "you"
... Examples 我们下次再来吧。Wǒmen xiàcì zài lái ba.We will come here again next time. 我想再看一下。Wǒ xiǎng zài kàn yīxià.I want to take another look. You ...

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Comparing "yishi" and "yidu"
... 一时 can mean "a short while" 一时 can express doing something in a period of time whether it has passed or not. Examples 这种现象只是一时的。这 ...

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Comparing "jingli" and "tiyan"
... main difference between 经历 and 体验, is that 体验 is for first time experiences, and 经历 is for accumulated experiences. In other words, 经历 is basically ...

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