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Negative commands with "bie"
... of 别 (bié) as a contraction of 不要 (bùyào), as the structure is the same for both: 别 + Verb (+ Obj.) Examples 别走。Bié zǒu.Don't leave. 别说话 ...

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Expressing "with" with "gen"
... "to marry," and 聊天 (liáotiān), "to chat" are used with 跟 (gēn) in the exact same way. Check out the examples below: 我要见面你。Wǒ yào jiànmiàn nǐ. 我要跟 ...

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Expressing actions in progress with "zai"
... when to use 在 (zài) or 正在 (zhèngzài), since they basically mean the same thing. 正在 (zhèngzài) usually shows that the action is in progress (''right ...

4 KB (591 words) - 09:23, 20 April 2021
Intensifying with "duo"
... . If you use 很 (hěn) instead of 多 (duō), the meaning is basically the same. However 很 (hěn) is also used to make simple "noun + adjective" sentences ...

4 KB (518 words) - 09:41, 2 April 2019
Two words for "but"
... "but" in Chinese: 可是 (kěshì) and 但是 (dànshì). These are largely the same. The small difference is that 但是 (dànshì) is slightly more formal, whereas 可是 ...

4 KB (621 words) - 04:48, 9 March 2019
Counting money
... to talk about money. More formally you can use 元 (yuán) in exactly the same way. This is similar to the difference between "dollars" and "bucks" in ...

5 KB (788 words) - 09:20, 20 April 2021
Measure words with "this" and "that"
... 服 zhè jiàn yīfu this piece of clothing Although we didn't get into it here, the same pattern holds true when you use 哪 (nǎ) to ask "which?" See also ...

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Adjectives with "name" and "zheme"
... is so good"). In Chinese, 那么 (nàme) and 这么 (zhème) serve the same function. Structure All you have to do to use this grammar structure is put ...

4 KB (608 words) - 07:55, 14 May 2019
Negative adjectives with "-si le"
... into English; the translations above took a number of different angles to create the same impact as -死了 (sǐ le) does in Chinese. You might say that -死 ...

5 KB (743 words) - 08:59, 28 November 2020
Expressing "and also" with "hai"
... when we want to connect separate and different thoughts. We can do the same thing in Chinese by using 还 (hái). Structure The adverb 还 (hái) can ...

6 KB (902 words) - 08:56, 21 April 2021
Expressing "must" with "dei"
... Box The auxiliary verb 得 (děi) means "must." Yes, it's annoying that the same character can also be pronounced "de," but at least when you use 得 ...

4 KB (546 words) - 07:38, 22 April 2019
Appearance with "kanqilai"
... 差不多高。Nǐmen kànqilai chàbuduō gāo.You look to be about the same height. Used for Analogy If you want to state ''what'' something looks ''like'' ...

4 KB (548 words) - 09:59, 10 November 2020
Result complements "-dao" and "-jian"
... 见 (jiàn) is very similar to 到 (dào), and it is used in the same way: Subj. + Verb + 见 + Obj. However, there is a difference. 见 (jiàn) is generally ...

5 KB (764 words) - 08:57, 21 April 2021
Result complement "-xiaqu"
... " (downhill). Affirmative Form Structure-wise, this pattern is the same as other result complement s. Structure Subj. + Verb + 下 ...

5 KB (747 words) - 07:56, 22 April 2019
Expressing "every" with question words
... phrases like "everywhere" or "everyone." You may have learned this same pattern for Expressing "everything" with "shenme dou" expressing "everything ...

6 KB (862 words) - 04:53, 9 March 2019
Expressing "not only... but also" with "budan... erqie..."
... Used with Single Subject Structure Subj. + 不但 ⋯⋯ ，而且 ⋯⋯ The same subject should apply to both the first part and the second part (the part ...

5 KB (785 words) - 08:01, 3 December 2020
Sequencing past events with "houlai"
... Box The word 后来 (hòulái) is used to sequence past events in the same way that "afterward" is in English. Something very important to note is that 后 ...

4 KB (586 words) - 09:49, 17 April 2019
Expressing "ever since" with "yilai"
... friends. Pattern with 来 Using 来 to mean "ever since" is basically the same as 以来. However, there is one key difference: you can only use 来 after ...

5 KB (791 words) - 09:42, 12 April 2019
Expressing "if… then…" with "yaoshi"
... can do about it. Negative Form 要不是 is pretty much the same as the English saying "if it weren't for." Structure 要不是 ⋯⋯ ，⋯⋯ Examples ...

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Expressing "on the contrary" with "fan'er"
... Take note: when the subject of the first and second clause are the same, the subject can be omitted in the second clause (after the comma and ...

6 KB (900 words) - 06:46, 11 December 2020
Expressing "both… and…" with "ji...you"
... , verbs or short phrases. Most of the time A and B will be of the same form. It often sounds better one both A and B are single syllables or both are ...

4 KB (608 words) - 03:46, 29 December 2020