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B1 grammar points
... B1 Comparisons of Similar Grammar Points What's the difference between this grammar point and that grammar point? Check here. Print ...

1 KB (178 words) - 02:35, 18 November 2021
B2 grammar points
... B2 Comparisons of Similar Grammar Points What's the difference between this grammar point and that grammar point? Check here. Print ...

1 KB (187 words) - 02:36, 18 November 2021
Offering choices with "haishi"
... , not ask for both. 还是 (háishì) is used to ask people to make that choice between the two. Examples 我还是他？ Wǒ háishì tā?Me or him? 一个还 ...

5 KB (667 words) - 09:43, 14 March 2019
Negation of "you" with "mei"
... be negated with 没 (méi). 没 + 有 (+ Obj.) Note: because of the special relationship between 没 (méi) and 有 (yǒu), the pinyin for 没有 is normally written ...

5 KB (791 words) - 09:20, 20 April 2021
Expressing close possession without "de"
... above examples, it would create an unnatural sense of distance between the two. See also Expressing possession with "de" Modifying nouns ...

3 KB (468 words) - 09:23, 20 April 2021
Expressing "with" with "gen"
... 我一起读。Gēn wǒ yīqǐ dú.Read with me. Because of this slight difference between 跟 (gēn) and 和 (hé), it's recommended to start out using 跟 (gēn) to mean ...

8 KB (1,216 words) - 09:52, 2 April 2019
Using "ye" and "dou" together
Grammar Box If you are trying to call attention to similarities between multiple things, you will want to use 也 (yě) first followed by 都 (dōu) to ...

4 KB (606 words) - 09:18, 26 November 2018
Expressing duration with "le"
... . Also note that 的 can be used in this pattern, which must be placed between the duration and the object. Subj. + Verb + 了 + Duration + 的 + Obj. Some ...

5 KB (692 words) - 08:00, 4 March 2019
Asking why with "zenme"
... how" or "why"; the actual meaning sort of falls in the fuzzy region between the two. In any case, it's used to express disbelief: ''how can (something ...

5 KB (792 words) - 08:53, 21 April 2021
Counting money
... (yuán) in exactly the same way. This is similar to the difference between "dollars" and "bucks" in American English, or "pounds" and "quid" in British ...

5 KB (788 words) - 09:20, 20 April 2021
Measure words for counting
... beautiful women Also remember that there isn't a one-to-one relationship between nouns and measure words. One measure word can be used with several ...

5 KB (781 words) - 08:54, 21 April 2021
Measure words with "this" and "that"
... to. In Chinese, though, you also need a measure word in the middle between the two. In the very beginning you can get away with using Measure ...

3 KB (446 words) - 08:57, 21 April 2021
Basic comparisons with "bi"
... You could think of 比 (bǐ) as meaning "than," except that it sits between the two things being compared. The word order will take a little getting ...

7 KB (1,076 words) - 08:57, 21 April 2021
Basic comparisons with "bu bi"
... where 不比 (in all of its subtle glory) is a better choice. The Difference between 不比 and 没有不比 and Basic comparisons with "meiyou" 没有 are not ...

4 KB (635 words) - 08:25, 17 December 2020
Result complements "-dao" and "-jian"
... is possible to "look but not see," and Chinese makes a clear distinction between the action and the result. The complement 见 (jiàn) is very similar to ...

5 KB (764 words) - 08:57, 21 April 2021
Result complement "-wan" for finishing
... If there is an object followed by the verb, 完 must be placed between the verb and the object. To indicate completion, 了 usually goes after the ...

5 KB (737 words) - 08:56, 21 April 2021
Expressing "if" with "ruguo... dehua"
... the pattern's format is that in the full form, the condition is "sandwiched" between 如果 and 的话. Fuller Pattern Structure 如果 ⋯⋯ 的话，(就 ...

5 KB (654 words) - 07:35, 27 November 2020
A softer "but" with "buguo"
... but ." Structure Just like its counterparts, 不过 is a conjunction that comes between two distinct clauses. ⋯⋯ ，不过 ⋯⋯ Examples 这件衣服我很 ...

4 KB (565 words) - 04:47, 9 March 2019
Challenging an adjective with "shenme"
... and psychological verb s both work equally well. We haven't distinguished between the two in the examples below, but that shouldn't present any ...

4 KB (665 words) - 10:13, 23 December 2020
Combining verbs with "bing"
... le xīn de zhèngcè bìng kāishǐ shíshī.In order to reduce the gap between the rich and the poor, the government formulated new policies and began to ...

5 KB (706 words) - 07:39, 8 December 2020
Bu and mei(you)
... 她不有朋友。 Past and present statements Perhaps the most important difference between 不 and 没(有) is that 不 negates actions and statements about the ...

2 KB (309 words) - 14:33, 17 February 2016