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Adjectival predicate sentence
AKA 形容词谓语句 (xíngróngcí wèiyǔ jù) 形容词性谓语句 (xíngróngcí-xìng wèiyǔ jù) A fancy name for a sentence where the predicate consists of an adjective.

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Expressing "nothing but" with "wufei"
... 闲时间无非是游泳、看书而已。我空闲时间无非游泳、看书而已。我无非是批评了他几句，他怎么哭了？我无非批评了他几句，他怎么哭了？我们无非是谈了一下孩子的教育问题罢了，没谈什么特别的事情 ...

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Clause
stub AKA 分句 (fēnjù) 子句 (zǐjù) A clause is the simplest chunk of a sentence expressing a full thought, usually with a subject and ...

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Affiliate Links
... Patterns in Spoken Chinese 汉语口语常用句式例解 link=AMZNLINK Affiliate Link ... for speakers of English 中文语法快易通：句型结构 link=AMZNLINK Affiliate Link Chinese: ...

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Chinese Grammar Reference Materials
... =B004CCQVNW&camp=536&creative=3132&creativeASIN=B004CCQVNW 中文语法快易通:句型结构1 Chinese Textbooks http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/7301075294/ref ...

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Preposition Bei
... constructions in modern Mandarin Chinese. These are called Bei Sentences (被字句). Bei Sentences are not the only way to express the passive in ...

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Passive voice
stub AKA 被动结构 (bèidòng jiégòu) 被动句式 (bèidòng jùshì) 被动语态 (bèidòng yǔtài) the passive "Passive voice" is a grammatical term used to refer to ...

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To-do
... 霜 can do this.) 你这么一说，你这么一闹。 "吧"表示犹豫和纠结 "不如"表示建议 “的”表示职位。送快递的，卖包的。 “还是”在陈述句中的用法。是...还是...，不知道A还是B 看了几家，我还是决定去原来的那一家。所有的 vs 都没什么，有什么 “什么”的用法 ...

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Chinese word order
... →buy Structures of Mandarin Chinese for speakers of English 中文语法快易通：句型结构 (pp. 1 - 27) http://www.amazon.cn/mn/detailApp/ref=as_li_ss ...

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Using "bei" sentences
Grammar Box 被 (bèi) sentences, which are called 被字句 (bèizìjù) in Chinese, are a key way to express the passive voice in modern Mandarin ...

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Expressing "difficult" with "nan"
... ''hard to do''. Structure The structure is: Subj. + (很) 难 + Verb Examples 这句话很难懂。 Zhè jù huà hěn nán dǒng.This sentence is hard ...

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Inability with "mei banfa"
... Exemplification of Common Sentence Patterns in Spoken Chinese 汉语口语常用句式例解 159 Category:A2 grammar points HSK HSK3 Used for Describing ...

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Moderating positive adjectives with "hai"
... Exemplification of Common Sentence Patterns in Spoken Chinese 汉语口语常用句式例解 106-7 Source Modern Mandarin Chinese Grammar: A Practical Guide 366 ...

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Basic comparisons with "bi"
AKA 比字句 (bǐ zì jù) Grammar Box One of the most common words when comparing things in Chinese is to use 比比 (bǐ) . 比 (bǐ) has ...

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Expressing difficulty with "hao (bu) rongyi"
... started raining heavily. 老师好容易才让学生订正了错误的句子。Lǎoshī hǎo róngyì cái ràng xuéshēng dìngzhèng le cuòwù de jùzi.The teacher had a difficult time ...

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Expressing "let alone" with "hekuang"
... 何况 is used to emphasize that if A is like this, then B must be even more so. Examples 这句话连孩子都懂，何况大人呢？Zhè jù huà lián háizi dōu dǒng ...

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Potential complement "-bu dong" for not understanding
... "Hěn duō rén dú bu dǒng zhè běn shū.Many people don't understand this book. 这个句子很难，学生们都读不懂。 Literally, "read-not-understand"Zhège jùzi hěn ...

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Name-calling with "zhege"
... Source Exemplification of Common Sentence Patterns in Spoken Chinese 汉语口语常用句式例解 200-201 Category:B2 grammar points Basic Grammar 这个 B2 Noun ...

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Expressing wasted efforts with "bai"
... zhèxiē cài bái zuò le.He's not coming back to eat? I made all this food for nothing. 你一句汉语都不会说，白学了这么长时间。Nǐ yījù Hànyǔ dōu bù huì shuō ...

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现代汉语虚词例释
... 些修订：增加了若干词条，删去了个别词条，订正了一些不妥当的说法，更换了少数例句。 Grammar Points by Chapter 说明凡例条目音序索引条目笔画索引条目词类索引条目辨异索引 ...

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Expressing "to make certain" with "qianwan"
... 路千万要小心。Guò mǎlù qiānwàn yào xiǎoxīn.When crossing the street, you really must careful 这句话你千万要记在心里。Zhè jù huà nǐ qiānwàn yào jì zài xīnlǐ ...

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Expressing "similar to" with "gen... shide"
... &sr=8-1 →buy Exemplification of Common Sentence Patterns in Spoken Chinese 汉语口语常用句式例解 (P.93) http://www.amazon.cn/%E6%B1%89%E8%AF%AD%E5%8F%A3 ...

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Expressing "when the time comes" with "dao shihou"
... Books Exemplification of Common Sentence Patterns in Spoken Chinese 汉语口语常用句式例解 (P.63) http://www.amazon.cn/%E6%B1%89%E8%AF%AD%E5%8F ...

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Stating two or more reasons with "yilai...erlai"
... Reading Books Exemplification of Common Sentence Patterns in Spoken Chinese 汉语口语常用句式例解 (p. 294) http://www.amazon.cn/%E6%B1%89%E8%AF%AD ...

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Expressing that something has already happened with "laizhe"
... &sr=8-1 →buy Exemplification of Common Sentence Patterns in Spoken Chinese 汉语口语常用句式例解（p.268) http://www.amazon.cn/%E6%B1%89%E8%AF%AD%E5%8F%A3 ...

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Old Main Page 1
... Structures of Mandarin Chinese for speakers of English 中文语法快易通：句型结构 http://www.amazon.cn/mn/detailApp?_encoding=UTF8&tag=allset-23&linkCode ...

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Idiomatic phrases with "zai"
... shì zuì zhòngyào de zǒngtǒng ?In regards to American history, who is the most important president? 这个句子在语法上没什么问题，但是不太自然。Zhège jùzi zài ...

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The "shi... de" patterns: an overview
... Structures of Mandarin Chinese for speakers of English 中文语法快易通：句型结构 125 Source Modern Mandarin Chinese Grammar: A Practical Guide 233-5 Source ...

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Comparing "buduan" and "buting"
... liú bítì.I got a cold. My throat hurts and my nose runs constantly. 吃饭的时候他一句话也不说，不停地吃。Chīfàn de shíhou tā yī jù huà yě bù shuō, bù tíng ...

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Affirmative-negative question
Grammar Box AKA 正反问句 (zhèng-fǎn wènjù) alternative questions A common way to form questions in Chinese is to first use a verb in the ...

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Complex sentence
stub AKA 复句 (fùjù) A complex sentence is a sentence with one main clause and one or more subordinate clauses. Characteristics Notes ...

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Dependent clause
stub AKA 从句 (cóngjù) A dependent clause is dependent on and modifies an independent clause. Dependent clauses have a subject and verb, but ...

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Independent clause
stub AKA 主句 (zhǔjù) An independent clause is a clause that has a subject and a predicate that modifies the subject, allowing it to stand alone ...

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Non-subject-predicate construction
stub AKA 非主谓句 (fēi zhǔwèi jù) Characteristics Notes Types Grammar Patterns for Adjectives Sources and further reading ...

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Nominal predicate sentence
stub AKA 名词谓语句 (míngcí wèiyǔjù) Nominal predicate sentences are sentences with a noun phrase that functions as the main predicate of the ...

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Indicating recurrence of an action with "you"
... 生 Structure 如果要表示一种动作或现象有规律地重复出现，也需要用“又”，而且通常跟“要”、“可以”、“是”、“该”、“能”、“会”等词，而且句尾通常有语气词“了”出现。这种用法一般用于说话者基于以往的事实规律做出的推断。又 + 要/该/是/可以 + Verb/Noun ...

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Topic-comment structure
stub AKA 主题句 (zhǔtí-jù) 主题结构 (zhǔtí jiégòu) 主题评论结构 (zhǔtí-pínglùn jiégòu) 主题述题结构 (zhǔtí-shùtí jiégòu) 主题评述结构 (zhǔtí-píngshù jiégòu) A topic- ...

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Subject-predicate sentence
stub AKA 主谓句 (zhǔ-wèi jù) A sentence composed of a subject and a predicate. The vast majority of sentences fit this description.

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Sentence with a subject-predicate structure as predicate
stub AKA 主谓谓语句 (zhǔ-wèi wèiyǔ jù)

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Sentence with a verbal predicate
stub AKA 动词谓语句 (dòngcí wèiyǔ jù) A sentence with a verb as the main element of its predicate is called a sentence with a verbal predicate. ...

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References
... , and Xiaoyu Liu 刘晓雨. Hanyu Kouyu Changyong Jushi Lijie 汉语口语常用句式例解 Exemplification of Common Sentence Patterns in Spoken Chinese . Ed. Liwen Song 宋立文 ...

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Expressing "only" with "zhi"
... 英文。Tāmen zhǐ huì shuō Yīngwén.They can only speak English. 我只能说两句中文。Wǒ zhǐ néng shuō liǎng jù Zhōngwén.I can only say two sentences in Chinese ...

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Expressing "all" with "fanshi"
Grammar Box 凡是(fánshì)，副词，指在某个范围内的所有事物或情况，没有例外，意思是"只要是"。用于句子的开头，用来修饰名词或名词性词组，口语中常和"就、都、一律"等搭配使用。 Basic Pattern Structure 凡是 + Noun + ...

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Pinyin standards
... Pattern里，有的名词应缩写，有的不必缩写，具体如下： Subj. Obj. Adj. Adv. Noun Verb Number Measure Word Verb-Obj. Verb Phrase 例句难度避免使用明显超过该水平难度的词汇。尽量避免使用同一级别的其他语法点 ...

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Advanced uses of "hai"
... dàfang.Some "big boss," not generous in the least. 还夸我中文好呢，我说的每句中文你都纠正我。Hái kuā wǒ zhōngwén hǎo ne, wǒ shuō de měi jù zhōngwén nǐ dōu ...

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Advanced uses of "lian"
... 连 + 一 + Measure Word (+ Noun) + 都 + 不 / 没 + Verb Examples 两年前，他连一句中文都不会说。Liǎng nián qián, tā lián yī jù Zhōngwén dōu bù huì shuō ...

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Expressing "no exception" with "yilu"
... 业。. 从明年一月起酒后驾车一律重罚。. 有时候"一律"也可以修饰名词性成分，这时可以理解为句中包含的动词被省略了。这些刚刚过期的食物一律都半价。Those food that just expired are sold at half price. 这里的 ...

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Expressing "as if" with "sihu"
... 你说得似乎很有道理。What you said seems to make a lot of sense. 他似乎明白这句话的意思，却又说不清楚。He seems to understand the meaning of that sentence while he ...

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Expressing "why" with "hebi"
... 定要⋯⋯"的意思，表示"不必"，语气"不必"重。多用于后一分句。 Used before Predicate Structure In this case, 何必 is often used to indicate the speaker's attitude about ...

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Expressing "as well as" with "yiji"
... Grammar Box stub 以及，多用于书面语，连接多音节词或词组（名词性或动词性的都可以），还可以连接小句。所连接的前后两个部分往往有先后、主次之分，通常"以及"前面是主要的。 Structure Noun Phrase 1 ， Noun Phrase 2 + 以 ...

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Using the "suo" structure
stub Grammar Box 所 (suǒ) sentences, which are called 所字句 (suǒzìjù) in Chinese, are common in formal Chinese. Part of what makes them confusing ...

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