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As a beginner you definitely need to spend some time getting the hang of the structural particle 的 (de). But here’s the thing: after you get the hang of it, Chinese throws you a curveball in that you actually ''don’t need 的 for certain close relationships''. To get the hang of this, read through the examples on '''[[expressing close possession]]''' and try to put some of these 的-less phrases to use ASAP.
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Chinese has a lot of grammar patterns that aren't ''hard'', they're just ''different''. So they take some time for us learners to get the hang of, as we slowly soak in the way that native speakers talk and do our best to imitate it. One of the ones that feels counterintuitive is the way to express "do something ''more''" in Chinese. (Hint: you have to "''more'' do it.") It's not hard! Just check out '''[[doing something more with "duo"]]''' and "more practice" it.
 
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Featured Article: Doing something more with "duo" (B1)

多 (duō)

Chinese has a lot of grammar patterns that aren't hard, they're just different. So they take some time for us learners to get the hang of, as we slowly soak in the way that native speakers talk and do our best to imitate it. One of the ones that feels counterintuitive is the way to express "do something more" in Chinese. (Hint: you have to "more do it.") It's not hard! Just check out doing something more with "duo" and "more practice" it.

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