Expressing order

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The following structures used to make comparisons in Chinese are organized according to our grammar points by level.


A2 Expressing order

Grammar Point (English) Pattern Examples
Ordinal numbers with "di" 第 + Number (+ Measure Word) 你 是 我 的 第 一 朋友。

B1 Expressing order

Grammar Point (English) Pattern Examples
Sequencing past events with "houlai" ⋯⋯ ,后来 ⋯⋯ 开始 他 不 同意, 但 后来 同意了。
Sequencing with "xian" and "zai" 先⋯⋯ ,再⋯⋯ 洗 手 , 吃饭 。

B2 Expressing order

Grammar Point (English) Pattern Examples
Comparing "yihou" "ranhou" "houlai" 以后 vs. 然后 vs. 后来 以后 想 开 公司 。/ 后来 他 去 了 美国 ,然后 他 的 父母 也 搬 过去 了 。