Reference:Qing Wen

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Qing Wen (请问) is a popular podcast published weekly by ChinesePod. While the show is not focused on Chinese grammar exclusively, the majority of Qing Wen episodes revolve around a grammar point, or comparing the usage of several words. It is useful to have an index of all the grammar points covered on Qing Wen. (See also the ChinesePod Qing Wen episode listing.)

Grammar Points by Episode

  1. QW0001: Using 看 (kàn) and 看起来 (kàn qilai)
    • 看起来
  2. QW0002: Reduplication of Verbs
  3. QW0003: Using 又 (yòu) and 再 (zài)
  4. QW0004: Saying Sorry
  5. QW0005: Name-Calling, Chinese-Style
  6. QW0006: 了 (le): Something's About to Happen
  7. QW0007: Negating Verbs: When to Use 没有 (méiyǒu), When to Use 不 (bù)
  8. QW0008: Thinking in Chinese: 觉得 (juéde), 认为 (rènwéi) and 以为 (yǐwéi)
  9. QW0009: We Answer
  10. QW0010: To Finish Something Off: Verb 好 (hǎo)
  11. QW0011: 你好 (Nǐhǎo) is a Many-Splendored Thing
  12. QW0012: It's Not Hard to Say Goodbye
  13. QW0013: All About 所有 (suǒyǒu) and 都 (dōu)
  14. QW0014: More or less? 多 (duō) and 少 (shǎo)
  15. QW0015: You Can and Will Use 会 (huì)!
  16. QW0016: Two 'Iffy' Words
  17. QW0017: The Double 了 (le) phenomenon
  18. QW0018: Beyond Or: Another Use of 还是 (háishi)
  19. QW0019: All About Measure Words
  20. QW0020: Two words for '2'
  21. QW0021: Don't Underestimate the Power of 呢 (ne)
  22. QW0022: Excuse Us!
  23. QW0023: A Little Bit About 一点儿
  24. QW0024: More and More
  25. QW0025: Just Say Yes
  26. QW0026: Mainland & Taiwan Lingo: Transportation
  27. QW0027: Most Frequently Asked Question in China
  28. QW0028: What does 厉害 (lìhai) mean, anyway?
  29. QW0029: Mainland & Taiwan Lingo: Electronics
  30. QW0030: You talking about me?
  31. QW0031: Using Verbs 不出来 (bu chūlai), 得出来 (de chūlai)
  32. QW0032: Extreme Chinese - 不得了 (bùdéliǎo)
  33. QW0033: The 又...又 (Yòu...Yòu) Episode
  34. QW0034: 一边...一边 ... (yībiān...yībiān...)
  35. QW0035: Even you can use the (连...都...) pattern
  36. QW0036: 还是 háishi OR 或者 huòzhě
  37. QW0037: Making Comparisons Using 比 bǐ
  38. QW0038: 一...就... (yī...jiù...) pattern
  39. QW0039: Embrace your Fears! 怕 (pà)...Adj
  40. QW0040: 无论 (wúlùn) No matter...
  41. QW0041: You Must Listen to this Episode - 非...不可 (fēi...bù kě)
  42. QW0042: Ending Your Sentence with 吧 (ba)
  43. QW0043: Ending your sentence with 嘛 (ma)
  44. QW0044: Xīnkǔ 辛苦
  45. QW0045: Ending your sentence with 啊 & 呀 (a & ya)
  46. QW0046: Lo and La (咯 & 啦)
  47. QW0047: More than 50 kuai!
  48. QW0048: Aren't you.... (不是.... 吗)
  49. QW0049: I Don't Have the Strength (... 不动)
  50. QW0050: I Can/Can't Afford it (...得起 & ...不起)
  51. QW0051: I Just.... 刚 & 刚才(gāng & gāngcái)
  52. QW0052: Do You Remember....
  53. QW0053: ...都 (dōu): The Bryan Adams pattern
  54. QW0054: The Attitude Pattern (yǒu shénme... 有什么...)
  55. QW0055: Clarifying how to use "every" 每(měi)
  56. QW0056: Colors, By Degrees
  57. QW0057: Addressing People
  58. QW0058: The 是...的 (Shì...de) Pattern
  59. QW0059: Measure Words for Counting People
  60. QW0060: 会 (Huì) and 能 (Néng) Face-off
  61. QW0061: The My Minefield
  62. QW0062: The Pretty Podcast
  63. QW0063: Making Negative Comparisons
  64. QW0064: Don't Never Say Never
  65. QW0065: Using 'Almost'
  66. QW0066: No Wonder!
  67. QW0067: Numbers in Chinese
  68. QW0068: Last and Next
  69. QW0069: 麻烦你 (Máfan Nǐ) to Say Please
  70. QW0070: Good, Bad and Otherwise
  71. QW0071: When 比较 (bǐjiào) becomes 更 (gèng)
  72. QW0072: Often: Using 常常,经常,通常 (chángcháng, jīngcháng, tōngcháng)
  73. QW0073: 请 (Qǐng) - Please and Beyond
  74. QW0074: The Magic Word 让 (Ràng)
  75. QW0075: Using 除了。。。以外 (Chúle... Yǐwài)
  76. QW0076: Understanding 了解 (Liǎojiě) and 理解 (Lǐjiě)
  77. QW0077: Always in Chinese: 总是 (zǒngshì) and 老是 (lǎoshi)
  78. QW0078: Being Vague: 大概 (dàgài), 左右 (zuǒyòu), 上下 (shàngxià)
  79. QW0079: All the Things You Can Hit: 打 (dǎ)
  80. QW0080: Stop in the Name of the 法 (fǎ)
  81. QW0081: Lucky Duckies
  82. QW0082: Slang-ular Momentum
  83. QW0083: Talking with Numbers
  84. QW0084: Funny Business -- 搞笑, 好笑, 可笑
  85. QW0085: Interesting or Boring?
  86. QW0086: Taking it all off
  87. QW0087: Sorry and Thank You
  88. QW0088: Making Commands More Emphatic with 千万 and 一定
  89. QW0089: About Face! A Multi-faceted Look at 面子
  90. QW0090: Letting go with 放
  91. QW0091: Broken, Busted, and Smashed]
  92. QW0092 Dropping and Losing 丢, 弄丢,丢掉]
  93. QW0093 Picking Up 拿]
  94. QW0094 The Magic Word 把]
  95. QW0095 How Far Away are You From Understanding 离?]
  96. QW0096 Are You Happy, Content, or Delighted?]
  97. QW0097 Pain and Suffering 伤心, 难受,郁闷 ,不爽,难过]
  98. QW0098 Hot and Cool 热, 烫 , 凉 , 冷]
  99. QW0099 Podcast Language 1]
  100. QW0100 Podcast Language 2]
  101. QW0101 Podcast Language 3]
  102. QW0102 To do]
  103. QW0103 Finally]
  104. QW0104 How Long Has This Been Going On?]
  105. QW0105 Hate is a Very Strong Word]
  106. QW0106 How're You Doing? 得]
  107. QW0107 Bringing it All Back Home With 回去 and 回来]
  108. QW0108 Measure Word Fundamentals: 个,只,条,张]
  109. QW0109 Measure Words for Food]
  110. QW0110 Pair, Set, Match 双, 副, 对 , 套]
  111. QW0111 Earlier and Later than Expected: 才and 就]
  112. QW0112 把 Humbug]
  113. QW0113 Hotels, Hostels and Restaurants]
  114. QW0114 How to Say "and" in Chinese]
  115. QW0115 都......了Already]
  116. QW0116 Coming Up Next: 接下来,然后,还有,那么]
  117. QW0117 Fruit Basket of Cause-Effect]
  118. QW0118 Giving 给 Another Look grammar]
  119. QW0119 Dare to Use 敢 grammar]
  120. QW0120 Nothing More Than Only and Just grammar]
  121. QW0121 Even If... grammar]
  122. QW0122 Originally Original grammar]
  123. QW0123 Flexible, Not Reflexive grammar]
  124. QW0124 With Regards to 对 and 对于 grammar]
  125. QW0125 Expressing Location with 边 and 面 grammar]
  126. QW0126 Picking things up: 拿、带、取 verb, grammar]
  127. QW0127 次,遍,趟: Measuring Times measure words, time]
  128. QW0128 Ways to Describe Things that are "Inside" position, directions, grammar]
  129. QW0129 Time Period Patterns with 末, 底, 初 time, grammar]
  130. QW0130 Pulling Out all the Stops for Complement 住 complement, verb, grammar]
  131. QW0131 Rhetorical Question Marker 难道 questions, grammar]
  132. QW0132 舍不得 feelings, grammar]
  133. QW0133 Talking about others: 别的,其他的,另外的 other, grammar]
  134. QW0134 Ch-ch-ch-ch-Changes change, verb, grammar]
  135. QW0135 Pay Verbs verb, paying, grammar, bill, credit cards, mortgage]
  136. QW0136 The White Spectrum of Meaning white, grammar, culture, colors]
  137. QW0137 The Black Spectrum of Meaning illegal, black, grammar, culture, colors]
  138. QW0138 How to Start a Conversation with Chinese People culture, relationships, conversation, questions]
  139. QW0139 The Red Spectrum of Meaning colors, red, culture, happiness, grammar, popular]
  140. QW0140 Keeping 收 and 受 Straight grammar, verb, accept]
  141. QW0141 The Yellow and Green Spectrum of Meaning movies, books, culture, green, yellow, colors]
  142. QW0142 Passive Verbs and 被 preposition, bei, passive, grammar]
  143. QW0143 Talking about Talking in Chinese to say, to speak, to talk, to discuss, verb, grammar]
  144. QW0144 Back to Basics: Making People Plural with 们 (men) noun, people, plural]
  145. QW0145 Describing Fear adjective, verb, grammar, fear, scary]
  146. QW0146 Lovey-Dovey Terminology relationships, names]
  147. QW0147 Suffix Magic noun, verb, adjective, grammar]
  148. QW0148 Must-Have Modals grammar, verb, modals]
  149. QW0149 Realization, Reality and Authenticity wish, perception]
  150. QW0150 Feelings affection, emotions, feelings]
  151. QW0151 Suffixes for Describing People jobs, professions, people]
  152. QW0152 Going, Leaving, and Leaving for Good]
  153. QW0153 Doing the math with 算 (suàn)]
  154. QW0154 Getting into the habit with 习惯 (xíguàn)]
  155. QW0155 Future fun with 会 (hui4), 要 (yao4), and 将 (jiang1)]
  156. QW0156 人家: Other People and Pouty Girls]
  157. QW0157 Some uses of 些]
  158. QW0158 Whatever, Wherever, Whoever]
  159. QW0159 Separable Verbs]
  160. QW0160 Comparing Buts: 但 and 却]
  161. QW0161 Festivals, Holidays, Vacations, and Leave]
  162. QW0162 Revisiting Before and After]
  163. QW0163 Making people do things with 让,令,and 使]
  164. QW0164 What is up with 由]
  165. QW0165 Speaking with 跟 (gen) and 对 (dui)]
  166. QW0166 There Is No Try]
  167. QW0167 Various Speech Acts and 向 (xiang)]
  168. QW0168 Ending, Completing, Finishing]
  169. QW0169 Four Uses of the Complement 起来 (qilai)]
  170. QW0170 An Introduction to Chengyu]
  171. QW0171 Keeping and Leaving]
  172. QW0172 Dealing with 管 (guan)]
  173. QW0173 Losing and Forgetting]
  174. QW0174 Surfing the Web Chinese Style]
  175. QW0175 Nothing more than 而已 (eryi) and 罢了 (bale)]
  176. QW0176 The 着 (zhe) Chronicles: How We Verb]
  177. QW0177 Possible, Possibly, Possibility]
  178. QW0178 The 着 (zhe) Chronicles: Actions in Progress]
  179. QW0179 Adjectives with 是 (shi)]
  180. QW0180 The 着 (zhe) Chronicles: Verbs as States]
  181. QW0181 Actually]
  182. QW0182 Back in the Day with "当"]
  183. QW0183 So (adjective) that...]
  184. QW0184 Making the Most of 最 (zui)]
  185. QW0185 The Various Guises of "Until"]
  186. QW0186 Of Soldiers and Military People]
  187. QW0187 Eating Idioms, Part 1]
  188. QW0188 Eating Idioms, Part 2]
  189. QW0189 Eating Idioms, Part 3]
  190. QW0190 By Myself, So Alone]
  191. QW0191 Getting to the Bottom of 到底]
  192. QW0192 Rainbow]
  193. QW0193 Deadly Complements of Degree]
  194. QW0194 Preferences and Druthers]
  195. QW0195 Actually Contrary with 倒]
  196. QW0196 就 for Emphasis]
  197. QW0197 When Opposites Collide (1)]
  198. QW0198 When Opposites Collide (2)]
  199. QW0199 The Complement 不了]
  200. QW0200 The Complement 不下]
  201. QW0201 为 and 为了]