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Expressing "unless" with "chufei"
... 便宜点。Chúfēi nǐmen mǎi hěn duō, cái néng piányí diǎn.Only if you buy a lot can I give you a cheaper price. 除非旧的坏了，我才会买新的。Chúfēi jiù de huài ...

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Expressing "would rather" with "ningke"
... 不放弃。Tā nìngkě shū, yě bù fàngqì.He'd rather lose than give up. 我宁可这个月少花一点，也不 ... rēngdiào.Mom would rather give these things to strangers than ...

4 KB (635 words) - 02:45, 18 January 2021
Causative verbs
... 很头疼。Nǐ érzi zài xuéxiào de biǎoxiàn jiào lǎoshī hěn tóuténg.Your son's behavior at school gives the teacher quite a headache. 我想请你帮我一个忙。Wǒ ...

5 KB (721 words) - 03:19, 11 March 2019
Style guide
... are trying to show them where it can be used before we give them examples of those situations. Example sentences Example sentences are a vital ...

14 KB (2,278 words) - 03:18, 8 July 2021
Using the verb "jiao"
... (jiào) means both "to call" and "to be called." It's an easy way to give names, using the following structure: Subj. + 叫 + Name This can be used to ...

3 KB (489 words) - 09:21, 20 April 2021
Sandbox
... up with a div. So div and span are the same. They're both used to give properties to text, but span keeps things on the same line, and div puts things ...

690 bytes (115 words) - 03:54, 22 November 2018
Expressing "every" with "mei"
... year. 我每个星期都给妈妈打电话。Wǒ měi gè xīngqī dōu gěi māma dǎ diànhuà.I give mom a phone call every week. 这个班的每个学生都很聪明。Zhège bān de měi gè ...

4 KB (574 words) - 08:54, 21 April 2021
Expressing "and also" with "hai"
... de shíhou, wǒmen huì chī dàngāo, hái yào sòng lǐwù.During a birthday, we eat cake and also give presents. 去美国要带钱、护照，还要带什么？Qù Měiguó yào dài ...

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Using "dui" with verbs
... and the object doesn't have to be a person. The short list below will give a few more verbs frequently paired with 对. Structures 对⋯⋯有兴趣 (yǒu ...

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Listing things with "a"
... to a certain category, 啊 (a) can be added to the end of each noun to give an informal feeling a bit like saying "you know, that kind of thing" after a ...

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Expressing "how about" with "yaobu"
... how about " in English. Structure 要不 can be used as an indirect way of giving a suggestion, as the speaker is using 要不 to seek consent of the ...

4 KB (637 words) - 09:40, 12 April 2019
Expressing "thanks to" with "duokui"
... 多亏了你开车送我。Wǒ méi chídào, duōkuī le nǐ kāichē sòng wǒ.I wasn't late, thanks to you giving me a ride. 我的病很快好了，多亏了妈妈仔细照顾我。Wǒ de bìng hěn ...

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Comparing "haishi" and "huozhe"
... wàimài? Are you going out for lunch or ordering take-out? 或者 for Giving Options as a Statement "Or" in statements 或者 is used in a statement ...

6 KB (863 words) - 03:33, 8 October 2019
Comparing "gang" and "gangcai"
... . So, to use the 看 example from above: 我刚看到。Adding a 到 to 看 gives the verb a meaning of the result of "looking at."Wǒ gāng kàndào.I just saw it. 我 ...

11 KB (1,707 words) - 00:21, 14 April 2023
Adding emphasis with "fei....buke"
... 天，我女朋友非要让我送她玫瑰花。My girlfriend made me give her roses on Valentine's Day. Used as "Must" It can be also used to emphasize something must ...

4 KB (515 words) - 10:58, 25 May 2018
Advanced usages of the contrary "dao"
... Adj. Examples 说得倒容易，那你来！It's easy for you to just say it. You should give it a try 你想得倒美！不工作还想拿工资？You must be talking when ...

4 KB (463 words) - 06:28, 8 April 2018
Expressing "nothing is more...than" with "moguoyu"
... in literary and formal Chinese to give emphasis to something, emphases that ... the topic or a question and then give your answer that you think the best ...

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Verbs followed by "gei"
... 想把这个礼物送给谁？Nǐ xiǎng bǎ zhège lǐwù sòng gěi shéi?Who are you going to give this present to? 请把那些照片都发给我。Qǐng bǎ nàxiē zhàopiàn dōu fā gěi ...

5 KB (750 words) - 08:57, 21 April 2021
Reviewing options with "ba"
... 去吧，他没面子。Qù ba, yào gěi hóngbāo; bù qù ba, tā méi miànzi. I need to give a red envelope if I go early. If I don't go, he will lose face. 不说吧，他 ...

4 KB (706 words) - 17:21, 6 December 2018
Expressing "and" with "he" (advanced)
... ''do'' exist. Linking Verbs with 和 Rather than give absolute rules, it's more helpful to give trends, because it's very difficult to provide a ...

9 KB (1,273 words) - 02:48, 18 December 2020
Advanced "le" after an object
... 子了。Nǐ chī le wǔ gè bāozi le.You've eaten five baozi already. Giving a Tone of Strong Confirmation If there is another 了 placed at the end of ...

12 KB (1,968 words) - 09:45, 18 January 2021