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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 ...

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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 ...

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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 ...

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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 ...

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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 ...

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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 ...

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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 ...

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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 ...

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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 ...

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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 ...

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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 ...

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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 ...

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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 ...

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Expressing "had better" with "zuihao"
... 给他打个电话问一下。Nǐmen zuìhǎo gěi tā dǎ gè diànhuà wèn yīxià.It would be best for you to give him a call and ask. 那个地方不好找，我们最好查一下百度地图。Nàge ...

3 KB (501 words) - 01:02, 18 December 2019
Expressing "if... then..." with "ruguo... jiu..."
... 如果你输了，就给我一百块。Rúguǒ nǐ shū le, jiù gěi wǒ yī bǎi kuài.If you lose, give me 100 kuai. 如果真的找不回来，就再买一个吧。Rúguǒ zhēnde zhǎo bu huílái ...

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Comparing "gei" and "wei"
... 以后，我给你打电话。 Xià fēijī yǐhòu, wǒ gěi nǐ dǎ diànhuà.After getting off the plane, I'll give you a call. 你别忘了给我回邮件。 Nǐ bié wàng le gěi wǒ huí ...

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Main Page
... want to slog through a grammar textbook. Our self-contained grammar points give you just the right amount to work on. File:Chinese-grammar-wiki ...

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Reading Tools
... just mouse over any words you see in your browser, and a popup will give you the pinyin and meaning. Very useful Also available for Chrome as well ...

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Personal pronoun
... plural: 我们 (we), 你们 (you all), 他们 (they), 她们 (they). Adding the phrase "自己" gives you: 我自己 (myself), 你自己 (yourself), 他自己 (himself), 她自己 (herself), 我们自 ...

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Part of speech
... 着, the 于, the 向, the 和, and the 却. These are the ones that tend to give learners are a hard time. The good news is that it's not random words that are ...

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Chinese word order
... information into a simple sentence, but for the sake of argument, we're going to give it a go. This is the USING WHAT part of a sentence - called the ...

15 KB (1,942 words) - 03:56, 22 November 2020
Direction complement
... in much the same way as 来 and 去. Attach them to verbs to give detail about the direction of the action. Structure Verb + Compound Direction ...

14 KB (2,058 words) - 03:11, 29 December 2020
Word structure
... stub Potential content Affixes Reduplication Of verbs: gives sense of 'a little' or 'a bit'. Can also insert 一 between reduplicated ...

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Using "ba" sentences
... 把伞拿给我。Qǐng nǐ bǎ nà bǎ sǎn ná gěi wǒ.Please give me that umbrella. See also Result complement Direction complement Bei sentence ...

15 KB (2,034 words) - 02:55, 31 December 2021
Editor instructions
... points in a new way (hopefully simpler and clearer), or by giving proper credit in true academic spirit. DO NOT PLAGIARIZE. AllSet Learning ...

14 KB (2,421 words) - 01:27, 22 July 2015
Offering choices with "haishi"
... Comparing 还是 and 或者 Used for Asking questions Used for Giving alternatives Category:A1 grammar points HSK HSK3 Basic Grammar 还是 A1 ...

5 KB (667 words) - 09:43, 14 March 2019
Tag questions with "bu"
... grammar points HSK HSK2 2021-HSK HSK2 Used for Asking questions Used for Giving alternatives Basic Grammar 不 A1 ⋯⋯是不是 / 对不对 / 好不好 ...

3 KB (491 words) - 08:57, 21 April 2021
Using the verb "xing"
... just for this, but you'll find that it's used quite often in Chinese. Giving One's Surname 姓 (xìng) is used most often to tell someone your own ...

3 KB (542 words) - 08:55, 21 April 2021
Verbing briefly with "yixia"
... ，亲一下爸爸。If a baby's kiss isn't quick, it's weird for everyone.Bǎobao, qīn yīxià bàba.Baby, give your dad a kiss. 你可以来一下我的办公室吗？Just come real ...

4 KB (573 words) - 08:55, 21 April 2021
Suggestions with "ba"
... ba.Hurry up and eat. 给我两个吧。 This is a suggestion.Gěi wǒ liǎng gè ba.Give me two. 喝水吧。This is a suggestion.Hē shuǐ ba.Have some water. 我们去 ...

3 KB (485 words) - 09:22, 20 April 2021
Negative commands with "buyao"
... 2 76 HSK HSK2 2021-HSK HSK2 Used for Denying and refusing Used for Giving commands Basic Grammar 不要 A1 不要 + Verb 不要说英文！ grammar ...

3 KB (386 words) - 08:57, 21 April 2021
Negative commands with "bie"
... Category:A2 grammar points HSK HSK2 2021-HSK HSK2 Used for Giving commands Used for Denying and refusing Basic Grammar 别 A2 别 ...

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Reduplication of verbs
... Examples 你看看。Nǐ kànkan. Take a little look. 我试试。Wǒ shìshi.I'll give it a try. 说说你的想法。Shuōshuo nǐ de xiǎngfǎ.Talk a little bit about ...

5 KB (743 words) - 08:53, 21 April 2021
Expressing "will" with "hui"
... 打电话。 Xiàbān yǐhòu, wǒ huì gěi nǐ dǎ diànhuà.After getting off work, I will give you a call. Negating 会 (huì) with 不 (bù) Nothing new here. You ...

3 KB (500 words) - 09:23, 20 April 2021
Expressing "would like to" with "xiang"
... helpful auxiliary verb to know. Although similar to 要 (yào), 想 (xiǎng) will give you another more tactful option when you want to articulate a desire ...

4 KB (525 words) - 09:21, 20 April 2021
Expressing "should" with "yinggai"
... . 我应该给你多少钱？Wǒ yīnggāi gěi nǐ duōshao qián? How much money should I give you? 感冒的时候应该喝热水。 Gǎnmào de shíhou yīnggāi hē rè shuǐ.You should ...

3 KB (490 words) - 06:10, 3 April 2024
Using "lai" as a dummy verb
... . Usually it is a very short phrase, kind of like "your turn " or "let me give it a shot " or "you do it " in English. Usually it is used with 你 or ...

3 KB (571 words) - 17:14, 6 December 2018
Inability with "mei banfa"
... shǒujī, méi bànfǎ gěi wǒ dǎ diànhuà.He didn't bring his phone, so he has no way to give me a call. 没有水，我们没办法洗衣服。Méiyǒu shuǐ, wǒmen méi bànfǎ ...

3 KB (536 words) - 08:16, 10 April 2019
Expressing "both A and B" with "you"
... adjective s at a time. The character 又 (yòu) can be used to give two qualities to something. Using the double 又 (yòu) structure is like saying ...

4 KB (555 words) - 01:54, 10 November 2020
Expressing "or" in statements
... "otherwise" with "yaobu" Similar Comparing "haishi" and "huozhe" POS Conjunctions Used for Giving alternatives Translation or

4 KB (637 words) - 09:51, 2 April 2019
Counting money
... of tens. So "3.8 RMB" is 三块八 (sān kuài bā). This way of giving the price is normally only used for amounts under 100 RMB. When the smallest unit is 2 ...

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Expressing "again" in the future with "zai"
... two more bottles of beer, please. 再给我三天时间。Zài gěi wǒ sān tiān shíjiān.Give me another three days. 我能不能再拿两个？Wǒ néng bu néng zài ná liǎng ...

5 KB (699 words) - 08:56, 21 April 2021
Expressing "must" with "dei"
... grammar point ASGPXLP9 Used for Expressing obligations Used for Giving commands Similar "Yinggai" for should Similar Expressing "don't ...

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