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Actions in a row, Appearance with "kanqilai", Auxiliary verb "yao" and its multiple meanings, Basic comparisons with "meiyou", Causative verbs, Challenging a verb with "shenme", Combining verbs with "bing", Comparing specifically with "xiang", Comparisons with "biqi", Comparisons with "buru", Directional verbs "lai" and "qu", Doing something less with "shao", Doing something more with "duo", Emphasizing the doer of an action with "you", Expressing "I bet" using "liang", Expressing "be going to" with "yao", Expressing "difficult" with "nan", Expressing "don't need to" with "buyong", Expressing "hard to avoid" with "nanmian", Expressing "it depends" with "kan", Expressing "it seems" with "haoxiang", Expressing "lies in" with "zaiyu", Expressing "mistakenly think that" with "yiwei", Expressing "moreover" with "bingqie", Expressing "must" with "dei", Expressing "never" with "conglai", Expressing "not often" with "bu zenme", Expressing "should" with "yinggai", Expressing "through" with "jingguo", Expressing "through" with "tongguo", Expressing "to be worth" doing with "zhide", Expressing "to come from" with "laizi", Expressing "together" with "yiqi", Expressing "until" with "dao", Expressing "will" with "hui", Expressing "would like to" with "xiang", Expressing a learned skill with "hui", Expressing ability or possibility with "neng", Expressing actions in progress (full form), Expressing duration with "le", Expressing existence in a place with "zai", Expressing existence with "you", Expressing future with "jiang", Expressing ongoing duration with double "le", Expressing permission with "keyi", Expressing possession with "you", Expressing something is "not worth doing" with "buxie", Facilitating an outcome with "yibian", How to do something with "zenme", Inability with "mei banfa"... further results
Auxiliary verbs
| Grammar Point (English) | Pattern | Examples |
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| Auxiliary verb "yao" and its multiple meanings | 要 + Noun / 要 + Verb | 我 要 一 杯 水。 |
| Expressing "be going to" with "yao" | Subj. + 要 + Verb (+ 了) | 我 要 去 吃饭，你 去 吗？ |
| Expressing "don't need to" with "buyong" | Subj. + 不用 + Verb Phrase | 不用 担心 。 |
| Expressing "must" with "dei" | 得 + Verb | 我们 得 走 了 。 |
| Expressing "should" with "yinggai" | 应该 / 该 + Verb | 你 应该 工作。 |
| Expressing "will" with "hui" | 会 + Verb | 明天 你 会 来 吗？ |
| Expressing "would like to" with "xiang" | 想 + Verb | 我 想 去。 |
| Expressing a learned skill with "hui" | 会 + Verb | 他 会 说 中文 。 |
| Expressing ability or possibility with "neng" | 能 + Verb | 中文 这么 难，你 能 学 好 吗？ |
| Expressing future with "jiang" | Subj. + 将 / 将要 / 将会 + Verb Phrase | 比赛 结果 将 在 月底 公布 。 |
| Expressing permission with "keyi" | 可以 + Verb | 这里 可以 吸烟 吗? |
| The use of Taiwanese Mandarin "hui" | Subj. + 会 + Predicate + 吗 ？ | 你 会 冷 吗 ？ |
| Wanting to do something with "yao" | 要 + Verb | 我 要 吃饭 。 |
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Verb phrases
| Grammar Point (English) | Pattern | Examples |
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| Actions in a row | (Verb Phrase 1) + (Verb Phrase 2) | 我们 去 咖啡店 喝 咖啡 吧。 |
| Combining verbs with "bing" | Verb Phrase 1 + 并 / 并且 + Verb Phrase 2 | 我 同意 并且 支持 你 的 决定 。 |
| Doing something less with "shao" | 少 + Verb | 请 少 放 点 盐 。 |
| Doing something more with "duo" | 多 + Verb | 多 吃 点 。 |
| Emphasizing the doer of an action with "you" | 由 + Person + Verb | 这个 项目 由 小李 来 完成 。 |
| Expressing "difficult" with "nan" | 难 + Verb | 难 做。难 买。 |
| Expressing "hard to avoid" with "nanmian" | (Subj. +) 难免 + Verb Phrase | 第 一 次 尝试 ， 难免 失败 。 |
| Expressing "moreover" with "bingqie" | Verb Phrase 1 + 并 / 并且 + Verb Phrase 2 | 我 同意 并且 支持 你 的 决定 。 |
| Expressing "never" with "conglai" | 从来 + 不 / 没(有) + Verb | 她 从来 不 喝酒。我 从来 没有 去 过 美国。 |
| Expressing "not often" with "bu zenme" | 不怎么 + Verb | 我 儿子 不怎么 吃 零食 。 |
| Expressing "to be worth" doing with "zhide" | 值得 + Verb | 这个 想法 不错 ， 值得 考虑 。 |
| Expressing "together" with "yiqi" | 一起 + Verb | 我们 一起 去 吧！要 不 要 一起 吃饭？ |
| Expressing "until" with "dao" | Verb + 到 + Time / Event | 我 昨天 晚上 工作 到 十二 点 半 。 |
| Expressing actions in progress (full form) | 正在 + Verb + 着 + 呢 | 我 正在 吃饭 呢 。 |
| Expressing duration with "le" | Verb + 了 + Duration | 他 在 北京 住 了 两 年。 |
| Expressing ongoing duration with double "le" | Verb + 了 + Duration + 了 | 他 在 北京 住 了 两 年 了。 |
| Expressing something is "not worth doing" with "buxie" | Subject + 不屑(于) + Verb | 我 的 同事 是 一位 很 诚实 的 人 ，他 不屑 说谎。 |
| Facilitating an outcome with "yibian" | 以便 + Verb | 用 普通话 说 ， 以便 我 能 听懂 。 |
| How to do something with "zenme" | 怎么 + Verb ? | 怎么 走? |
| Inability with "mei banfa" | 没办法 + Verb | 我 没 办法 帮 你。 |
| Indicating location with "zai" before verbs | Subj. + 在 + Place + Verb | 我 在 上海 工作。 |
| Indicating negative impact with "haide" | 害得 + Verb Phrase | 老师 给 的 作业 太 难 了 ， 害得 我 浪费 了 一 个 下午 学习 。 |
| Measure words for verbs | Verb + Number + Measure Word | 做 三 次。读 两 遍 。 |
| Negation of past actions with "meiyou" | 没有 + Verb | 我 没有 去 酒吧。 |
| Negative commands with "buyao" | 不要 + Verb | 不要 说 英文！ |
| Passive verbs with "shou" | 受 + Verb | 他 为 人 善良 ， 很 受 尊重 。 |
| Reduplication of verbs | Verb + Verb | 你 看看。 |
| Separable verb | Verb-Obj. | 我们 见 过 面 。 |
| Special cases of "zai" following verbs | Verb + 在 + Place | 我 住 在 北京。放 在 这里。 |
| Special verbs with "hen" | 很 + Verb | 我 很 喜欢 他。 |
| Using "dao" to mean "to go to" | 到 + Place | 我 到 上海。 |
| Using "hao" to mean "easy" | 好 + Verb | 好 做。好 买。 |
| Using "zhe" when "verbing away" | Verb + 着 + Verb + 着 + 就 + Comment + 了 | 走 着 走 着 ， 他们 到 家 了 。 |
| Verbing briefly with "yixia" | Verb + 一下 | 你 看 一下 。 |
| Verbs followed by "gei" | Subj. + Verb + 给 + Recipient + Obj. | 他 送给 我 一 束 花 。 |
| Verbs preceded by "gei" | Subj. + 给 + Target + Verb + Obj. | 现在 不要 给 他 打 电话 。 |
| Verbs that take double objects | Subj. + Verb + Indirect Obj. + Direct Obj. | 我 问 了 老师 一 个 问题。 |
