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Comparing "cai" and "jiu"
... 就不想看了？Diànyǐng cái kāishǐ nǐ jiù bù xiǎng kàn le?The movie just started and you don't want to watch it anymore? 他才毕业就找到了这么好的工作？Tā cái ...

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Emphasis with "jiushi"
... 不想花钱。 Tā bù qù lǚyóu jiùshì bù xiǎng huāqián. He didn't travel only because he doesn't want to spend the money. 你不参加比赛就是怕输吗？ Nǐ bù cānjiā ...

5 KB (686 words) - 08:53, 21 April 2021
Expressing "not even one"
... I don't know a single thing. Advanced Pattern Structure If you want to put the Topic-comment sentences topic of your conversation at ...

4 KB (610 words) - 06:25, 12 April 2024
Using "er" to explain contrasting ideas
... 你。Wǒ bù shì bù xiǎng bāng nǐ, ér shì méiyǒu nénglì bāng nǐ.It's not that I don't want to help you, it's that I have no way to help you. 重要的不是你的 ...

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Expressing "be going to" with "yao"
... getting off work? See also About to happen with "le" Wanting to do something with "yao" Auxiliary verb "hui" for "will" Sources ...

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Directional verbs "lai" and "qu"
... . 你不想来我们公司工作吗？Nǐ bù xiǎng lái wǒmen gōngsī gōngzuò ma?Do you not want to come to work for our company? 去年她去美国工作了几个月。Qùnián tā qù ...

4 KB (608 words) - 09:22, 20 April 2021
Expressing "stop doing" with "bie… le"
... listen. 别问了，我不想说。Bié wèn le, wǒ bù xiǎng shuō.Stop asking. I don't want to say. 别做了，明天做吧。Bié zuò le, míngtiān zuò ba.Stop doing it. Do ...

4 KB (637 words) - 08:58, 21 April 2021
Modifying nouns with adjective + "de"
... de.Pretty ones. A: 你要喝冷水还是热水？Nǐ yào hē lěng shuǐ háishì rè shuǐ ?Do you want to drink cold or hot water? B: 冷的。Lěng de.Cold. A: 你想找什么样的男朋友 ...

5 KB (713 words) - 09:49, 2 April 2019
Advanced yes-no questions with "ma"
... 问过我们想要什么吗？Tā wèn guo wǒmen xiǎng yào shénme ma?Did he ask what we want? 你的问题是什么？Nǐ de wèntí shì shénme?What is your question? 你能再说一遍 ...

6 KB (888 words) - 09:15, 2 August 2021
Advanced "le" after an object
... 检查吗？Wǒ zuò le zuòyè le, nǐ yào jiǎnchá ma?I already finished my homework. Do you want to check it? 他问了经理了，经理说行。Tā wèn le jīnglǐ le, jīnglǐ ...

12 KB (1,968 words) - 09:45, 18 January 2021
Placement of "le" with objects
... the work." Examples 我做了作业了，你要看吗？I did finish my homework. Do you want to see it? 我们来这儿以前吃了饭了。We did have our dinner before ...

6 KB (698 words) - 04:10, 25 April 2017
Expressing uncertainty about "whether or not"
... 不在乎她喜不喜欢。I don't care if she likes it or not. 我想知道如果他们的服务很贵。I want to know if their service is expensive or not. 我想知道他们的服务贵不贵。I ...

3 KB (355 words) - 03:33, 30 August 2017
Expressing "compared with" using "gen"
... use the Basic comparisons with "bi" classic 比 (bǐ) structure . But if you want to lead with a "compared with..." phrase, you'll need a 跟 (gēn) and ...

5 KB (736 words) - 08:23, 22 April 2019
Expressing "double negation"
... qián, shì bù xiǎng luàn huā qián.It's not that he doesn't have money; it's just he doesn't want to spend it recklessly. 我知道你想减肥，但是不能不吃早饭 ...

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Expressing "related to..." with "you guan de"
... hé tā fēnshǒu le, gēn tā yǒuguān de shìqing wǒ dōu bù xiǎng zhīdào.We broke up, I don't want to know anything related to him. 他对中国很感兴趣, 跟中国有关的 ...

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Expressing "not only..., even..." using "budan..., shenzhi lian"
... shènzhì lián fàn yě bù xiǎng chī.What happened to him? Not only was he in a bad mood, he didn't even want to eat. 我不但选好了地址，甚至连奶茶店的名字也想好 ...

5 KB (826 words) - 08:38, 16 December 2020
Expressing "if... then..." with "ruguo... jiu..."
... 要开始准备。Rúguǒ nǐ xiǎng shēnqǐng, nàme xiànzài jiù yào kāishǐ zhǔnbèi.If you want to apply, you need to start to prepare right away. Adding in 的话 ...

5 KB (718 words) - 07:00, 11 December 2020
Auxiliary verb
... , the auxiliary verb is the one that gets modified. That is, if you want to negate a sentence with an auxiliary verb, put "不" before the auxiliary ...

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Causative verbs
... teacher quite a headache. 我想请你帮我一个忙。Wǒ xiǎng qǐng nǐ bāng wǒ yī gè máng.I want to ask you to do me a favor. 能不能请你明天照顾一下我的狗？Néng ...

5 KB (721 words) - 03:19, 11 March 2019
Result complement
... - the result isn't included like it is in 'see' and 'hear'. So if you want to indicate the result, you have to use a result complement. There are ...

11 KB (1,346 words) - 09:48, 27 February 2019
Simple "noun + adjective" sentences
... 很 (hěn) as an exception. It's just part of the structure. If you actually want to add the meaning of "very" into the sentence, you could use another ...

5 KB (780 words) - 09:21, 20 April 2021