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Direction complement
... bàn gè xiǎoshí. It took me half an hour to walk here from my place. 你包里的东西都拿出来了吗？Nǐ bāo lǐ de dōngxi dōu ná chūlái le ma?Did you take all ...

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The "shi... de" construction for emphasizing details
... patternNǐmen shì bu shì qùnián rènshi de?Did you meet each other last year? 这个东西多少钱买的？多少 is a question wordZhège dōngxi duōshao qián mǎi de?How ...

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Placement of question words
... .I'm going to the bathroom. A:我们在哪儿？Wǒmen zài nǎr?Where are we? B:我们在南京西路。Wǒmen zài Nánjīng Xī Lù.We are at West Nanjing road. A: 这个周末你想去哪儿 ...

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Actions in a row
... Wǒ yào huíjiā chīfàn.I want to go home and eat. 你要去超市买东西吗？Nǐ yào qù chāoshì mǎi dōngxi ma? Are you going to the supermarket to buy things? 他 ...

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Expressing possession with "de"
... 手机 nǐ de shǒujī your cell phone 我们的钱 wǒmen de qiánour money 他们的东西 tāmen de dōngxitheir stuff 爸爸的车 bàba de chē dad's car 你们的菜 nǐmen de ...

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Expressing "should" with "yinggai"
... xiào tā.You shouldn't laugh at her. 你们不应该拿别人的东西。Nǐmen bù yīnggāi ná biérén de dōngxi.You should not take other people's stuff. See Also ...

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Indicating location with "zai" before verbs
... shuìjiào.On the weekend, I want to sleep at home. 不要在床上吃东西。In addition to "在" you need a "上" to indicate the location "on the bed." Bùyào zài ...

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Expressing "difficult" with "nan"
... 中国菜很难做。Zhōngguó cài hěn nán zuò.Chinese food is hard to make. 这个东西现在很难买。Zhège dōngxi xiànzài hěn nán mǎi. This thing is really difficult to ...

3 KB (515 words) - 07:59, 10 April 2019
Before a specific time with "yiqian"
... le ma?Did you wash your hands before eating? 睡觉以前，不要吃东西。Shuìjiào yǐqián, bùyào chī dōngxi.Don't eat anything before you go to sleep. 两年以前 ...

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Expressing duration of inaction
... . Note that 已经 can be omitted. Examples 他们已经两天没吃东西了。Tāmen yǐjīng liǎng tiān méi chī dōngxi le.They haven't eating anything for two days ...

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Sentence-final interjection "a"
... 难啊！Xué Zhōngwén zhēn nán a Learning Chinese is so hard 好香啊！什么东西？ Hǎo xiāng a Shénme dōngxi? It smells great What is it? 啊 (a) Expressing ...

4 KB (555 words) - 09:21, 20 April 2021
Asking about degree with "duo"
... yào zài Měiguó dāi duō jiǔ? How long are you going to stay in the USA? 这些东西多重？Zhèxiē dōngxi duō zhòng?How heavy are these things? 你知道我们现在多胖 ...

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Negative adjectives with "-si le"
... Literally, "noisy to death"Chǎo sǐ le It's so terribly noisy 这里的东西贵死了。Literally, "expensive to death"Zhèlǐ de dōngxi guì sǐ le The things here ...

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Expressing "except" and "in addition" with "chule… yiwai"
... 了 ⋯⋯ (+ 以外) ，Subj. + 也 / 还 ⋯⋯ Examples 除了英语，我也会说法语和西班牙语。Chúle Yīngyǔ, wǒ yě huì shuō Fǎyǔ hé Xībānyáyǔ.In addition to English, I can ...

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Expressing "not only... but also" with "budan... erqie..."
... 而且, and instead using adverbs like 也 and 还 in its place. Examples 这个东西不但贵，而且难买。Zhège dōngxi bùdàn guì, érqiě nán mǎi .This thing is ...

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A softer "but" with "buguo"
... any Chinese characters. 我的钱包丢了，不过没丢什么重要的东西。Wǒ de qiánbāo diū le, bùguò méi diū shénme zhòngyào de dōngxi.I lost my wallet, but I didn't ...

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Providing two options with double "huozhe"
... you can email me or call me. 关于旅游，我想了两个计划，我们或者去山西或者去云南，你觉得呢？Guānyú lǚyóu, wǒ xiǎng le liǎng gè jìhuà, wǒmen huòzhě qù Shānxī huòzhě qù ...

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Comparing specifically with "xiang"
... xiàng wǒ fùmǔ nàme xǐhuan shěng qián.I don't like saving money as much as my parents. 中西部不像东部发展得那么快。Zhōng-xībù bù xiàng dōngbù fāzhǎn de nàme ...

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Advanced result complements "zhu", "kai", and "chulai"
... lǐmiàn yǒu wèijīng, wǒ néng chī chūlái.The food has MSG in it. I can taste it. 这个东西是用什么做的？你能摸出来吗？Zhège dōngxi shì yòng shénme zuò de? Nǐ ...

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Expressing "therefore" with "yinci"
... she understands the country people's way of life. 我没有准备好所有的东西，因此有些紧张。Wǒ méiyǒu zhǔnbèi hǎo suǒyǒu de dōngxi, yīncǐ yǒuxiē jǐnzhāng.I didn't ...

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Expressing "would rather" with "ningke"
... spend less money this month than ask my parents for money. 妈妈宁可把这些东西送给陌生人，也不扔掉。Māma nìngkě bǎ zhèxiē dōngxi sòng gěi mòshēngrén, yě bù ...

4 KB (635 words) - 02:45, 18 January 2021