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Separable verb
... beginners first struggle with are 见面 and 睡觉. What makes them especially hard is that the "object" part of each word seem to have no counterpart in ...

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Modal particle
... of sentences to indicate mood , or attitude. They tend to be neutral tone and hard to translate, but they add a bit of "flavor" to a sentence. See ...

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Expressing "not very" with "bu zenme"
... . 这个学生不怎么努力。Zhège xuéshēng bù zěnme nǔlì.This student isn't very hard-working. 那家餐厅不怎么干净。Nà jiā cāntīng bù zěnme gānjìng.That restaurant ...

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Expressing "always" with "conglai"
... 靠自己努力。Chénggōng cónglái dōu yào kào zìjǐ nǔlì.Success always depends on working hard by oneself. 我们下棋，从来都是他赢。Wǒmen xiàqí, cónglái dōushì tā ...

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Expressing "always" with "zongshi"
... 力。Wǒ de xuéshēng zǒngshì tèbié nǔlì.My students are always very hard-working. See also "Always" as a complaint with "laoshi" "Always" with ...

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Comparing "kending" "queding" and “yiding"
... of a verb phrase.Lǎobǎn kěndìng le wǒ zuìjìn de nǔlì.The boss approved of my recent hard work. 肯定 and 一定 as Adverbs 肯定 and 一定 can both be ...

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Expressing "on the basis of" with "ping"
... 小白凭着自己的努力致富。Xiǎo Bái píngzhe zìjǐ de nǔlì zhìfù.On the basis of his own hard work, Xiao Bai was able to become rich. 他凭着智慧战胜了很多的困难。Tā ...

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Expressing "once...then..." with "yidan...jiu..."
... hěn nán zhì hǎo.This disease is very complicated and once you've contracted it, it's hard to cure. Notice that in a few of the examples there is no 就 ...

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New Main Page
... language or finer points of the more basic grammar points. It's getting hard to find explanations that really address your needs, but this is one ...

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Old Main Page 1
... long. Wikipedia has shown us a better way, and we are working hard to make Chinese grammar learner-friendly and accessible to all. We've already got ...

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Main Page 2
... long. Wikipedia has shown us a better way, and we are working hard to make Chinese grammar learner-friendly and accessible to all. We've already got ...

12 KB (1,626 words) - 09:06, 20 October 2016
Old Main Page 2
... long. Wikipedia has shown us a better way, and we are working hard to make Chinese grammar learner-friendly and accessible to all. We've already got ...

12 KB (1,626 words) - 09:09, 20 October 2016
New Main Page RC2
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Tricky uses of "dao"
... something up or taking something usually involves 拿. When the object becomes some kind of hard-to-get document, however, 拿到 is useful. 你拿小包，我拿大 ...

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D1 grammar points
Seriously, "D1"? Chinese grammar is just not hard enough for you, huh? Have you tried Japanese? There is no D1, because C2 is the highest level as ...

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Comparing "changchang" and "wangwang"
... other often. 有钱人往往很难找到真正喜欢自己的人。It's usually very hard for rich people to find someone who truly loves them. 私立学校往往比较贵。Comparatively ...

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Expressing "it depends" with "kan"
... they would translate as "have to look at," so the logic is not hard to understand. Basic Pattern If you're answering a question with "it depends ...

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Foreword
... well-meaning pedagogical Pollyannas might tell you, Chinese is still “damn hard.” Thankfully, there now are digital resources like the Chinese Grammar ...

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Expressing "have to" with "budebu"
... it. 为了以后，我不得不努力学习。Wèile yǐhòu, wǒ bùdébù nǔlì xuéxí.I must study hard for the future. 电梯又坏了，我们不得不爬楼梯。Diàntī yòu huài le, wǒmen bùdébù ...

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Expressing "when" with "dengdao"
... , cái zhīdào zuò fùmǔ duōme bù róngyì.It wasn't until he had had a child that he realized how hard it is to be a parent. 等到他到家了，才发现他没有带钥 ...

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Expressing "through" with "jingguo"
... 上了北京大学。Jīngguò zìjǐ de nǔlì, tā kǎoshàng le Běijīng Dàxué.Through her own hard work, she was admitted into Peking University. 经过两个月的准备，他顺利 ...

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