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Expressing possession with "zhi"
... formally, and most of the time it is used for titles of works, poems, formal documents etc. Noun + 之 + Noun Examples 害人之心不可有，防人之心不 ...

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Expressing "your side" with "ben"
... 本 is very often single-syllable noun, like 人, 校, 市, 省, 国, 周, 月, 年, 次, etc. 公司, 组织, 季度, 学期 are also commonly used with 本. 本 + Noun Examples 本 ...

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Expressing "in light of" with "jianyu"
... . 鉴于 can be thought of as "in light of," "in view of," "seeing that," etc. Structure 鉴于 is used the same way as "in regards to." Just put it ...

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New Main Page
... really too will able already before etc. how however is less need so ...

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Comparing "zhijian" and “zhongjian"
... 之间 can also refer to relationships between two (or more) companies, countries, etc., but mostly it's used between people. 中间 can't be used in this way ...

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Ordinal number
... numbers used to express rank or sequence. Think "1st," "2nd," etc. Ordinal numbers contrast with cardinal number s. Characteristics Notes ...

453 bytes (55 words) - 06:03, 15 June 2017
Directional verbs "lai" and "qu"
... (chūqu, "go out"), 回来 (huílai, "come back"), 回去 (huíqu, "go back"), etc. When you start tacking these two-character verbs onto the ends of other verbs ...

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Modal adverb
stub AKA 语气副词 (yǔqì fùcí) tone adverb Modal adverbs express likelihood with adverbs such as probably, possibly, evidently, certainly, etc.

159 bytes (21 words) - 07:40, 6 May 2014
Sentence with a verbal predicate
... the adverb 不 before the verb. This kind of sentence can use adverbs to express time, degree, place, etc. and they are always placed before the verb.

538 bytes (93 words) - 07:04, 15 June 2017
Advanced yes-no questions with "ma"
... " such as 知道 (zhīdào),了解 (liǎojiě), 明白 (míngbai), 认识 (rènshi), etc. Examples of common question words to use in the "Question" part include 什么 (shénme ...

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Advanced "le" after an object
... the most beautiful dress. Examples Specifying the Time, Place, Purpose, etc. When time, place, manner, or purpose are specified in a sentence ...

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Expressing "it depends" with "kan"
... question word , meaning something like "''whether or not'' x happens" or "''what'' x does," etc. Examples 去不去得看我的心情。Qù bu qù děi kàn ...

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Expressing concern with "kongpa"
... of the sentence. It's often used with auxiliary verbs such as 要, 会, 能, 得, etc. (Reason,) 恐怕 + Subj. ⋯⋯ Note that it sounds better to put 恐怕 ''before ...

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Expressing "while you're at it" with "shunbian"
... expressed in English is "while you're at it" (or "while I'm at it," etc.). It's the idea of doing something at a convenient and logical time to save ...

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Expressing "within" a period of time using "zai... nei"
... years) or it can be a more vague indicator of time (short amount of time, a lifetime, etc.). Examples 在短短的两年内，他就成为了 CEO。Zài duǎnduǎn de ...

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Advanced "le" with complements
... you do NOT do this with result complement s (e.g. 完, 好, etc.), it is a very common structure with direction complement s in written Chinese ...

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