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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 ...

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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 ...

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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 ...

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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 ...

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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 ...

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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 ...

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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 ...

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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 ...

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Measure word "ge"
... 个 (gè) and measure words in general is: Number + 个 + Noun Any time you want to state ''how many'' of a noun in Chinese, you probably need a measure ...

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ASGXVEAR
REDIRECT Wanting to do something with "yao"

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The "all" adverb "dou"
... all use the wiki? 我们都要冰水。Wǒmen dōu yào bīngshuǐ .We all want ice water. 都 (dōu) for "Both" Chinese doesn't normally use a special word for ...

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Special cases of "zai" following verbs
... 我不想待在家里。Zhōumò wǒ bù xiǎng dāi zài jiā lǐ.I don't want to stay at home on weekends. Remember that this is an ''exception to the normal rule''. A ...

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Using "ye" and "dou" together
... you are trying to call attention to similarities between multiple things, you will want to use 也 (yě) first followed by 都 (dōu) to express that these ...

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Special verbs with "hen"
... that this only applies to psychological verbs, such as: 想 (xiǎng) to think; to want; to miss 喜欢 (xǐhuan) to like 小心 (xiǎoxīn) to be careful 怕 ...

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Using "lai" as a dummy verb
... in English. To illustrate the point, imagine a bottle of pickles that you want to open but can't because the lid is so tight. You start passing it ...

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Using "hao" to mean "easy"
... to do.'' Structure The simple form is just: 好 + Verb If you want to make a sentence out of it: Subj. + (很) 好 + Verb Examples 这 ...

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Using "dao" to mean "to go to"
... ) in this way, so it's still good to be familiar with this pattern. If you want to sound more native, you should use it too 到 (dào), 去 (qù), and 走 ...

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Softening speech with "ba"
... ，wǒ bù xiǎng qù.That place is too far away. I don't want to go. See also Suggestions with "ba" Conceding with "ba" Reviewing options ...

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