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How to do something with "zenme"
... 们怎么学中文？Nǐmen zěnme xué Zhōngwén?How do you study Chinese? 你怎么上班？坐地铁吗？Nǐ zěnme shàngbān? Zuò dìtiě ma?How do you get to work? By metro? 你知道怎 ...

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The "also" adverb "ye"
... 也很好喝。 Zhè zhǒng jiǔ yě hěn hǎohē.This kind of alcohol is also good. 这个地方也很漂亮。 Zhège dìfang yě hěn piàoliang.This place is also pretty. 昨天很冷 ...

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Expressing "would like to" with "xiang"
... lady? 我不想回家。Wǒ bù xiǎng huíjiā.I wouldn't like to return home. 那个地方很近，我不想开车。Nàge dìfang hěn jìn, wǒ bù xiǎng kāichē.That place is so ...

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Indicating location with "zai" before verbs
... Tā xǐhuan zài cèsuǒ lǐ chōuyān.He likes to smoke in the bathroom. 很多人在地铁上吃早饭。In addition to "在" you need a "上" to indicate the location "in ...

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Softening speech with "ba"
... ，我不买了。 Tài guì le ba, wǒ bù mǎi le.It's too expensive. I'm not buying it. 那个地方太远了吧，我不想去。 Nàge dìfang tài yuǎn le ba，wǒ bù xiǎng qù.That ...

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Expressing "a little too" with "you dian"
... 忙。Zhège yuè gōngsī yǒudiǎn máng.This month the company is a little bit busy. 这个地方有点吵，我们走吧。Zhège dìfang yǒudiǎn chǎo, wǒmen zǒu ba.This place ...

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Two words for "but"
... , dànshì tā méi lái.He said he would come to see me at five, but he didn't. 这个地方很漂亮，但是人太多了。Zhège dìfang hěn piàoliang, dànshì rén tài duō le ...

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Basic comparisons with "bi"
... bǐ zhèlǐ de kāfēi guì.The coffee at Starbucks is more expensive than the coffee here. 地铁比公交车方便。Dìtiě bǐ gōngjiāochē fāngbiàn.The subway is more ...

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Expressing "never again" with "zai ye bu"
... jiǔbā.Since then, I've never been to a bar again. 出国以后，我再也没吃过地道的中国菜。Chūguó yǐhòu, wǒ zài yě méi chī guo dìdao de Zhōngguó cài.Since leaving ...

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Expressing "rather" with "bijiao"
... yālì bǐjiào dà.Jobs in big cities have quite a lot of pressure. 你上班坐地铁比较方便吧？Nǐ shàngbān zuò dìtiě bǐjiào fāngbiàn ba?To get to work, it's ...

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Expressing "it seems" with "haoxiang"
... 像是英国人。Tā hǎoxiàng shì Yīngguó rén.He seems to be British. 你好像不是本地人。Nǐ hǎoxiàng bù shì běndìrén.You don't seem to be a local. 她好像生病了。Tā ...

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Result complement "-xiaqu"
... 下去 Examples 说下去。Shuō xiàqù.Keep talking. 这本书你一定要认真地看下去。Zhè běn shū nǐ yīdìng yào rènzhēn de kàn xiàqù.You must keep reading this ...

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Descriptive complement
... It is one of the characters that often gets confused with 的 and 地, since they could be pronounced as a neutral tone "de." Structure Descriptive ...

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Measure words for verbs
... tóufa de nánhái dǎ le wǒ sān xià.That red-haired boy hit me three times. 他轻轻地拍了我两下。Tā qīngqīng de pāi le wǒ liǎng xià.He very lightly pat me ...

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Expressing "one of" with "zhiyi"
... zhī yī.You are my favorite teacher... well, one of them. 中国是我最爱的地方 …… 之一。Zhōngguó shì wǒ zuì ài de dìfang... zhī yī.China is my favorite place ...

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Expressing "some" with "yixie"
... some sugar in your coffee? 我在中国的时候，去过一些很漂亮的地方。 Wǒ zài Zhōngguó de shíhou, qù guo yīxiē hěn piàoliang de dìfang.When I was in China, I went ...

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Expressing "even" with "shenzhi"
... like my decision, and even my family doesn't support it. 他很喜欢玩手机，吃饭的时候，坐地铁的时候，甚至上厕所的时候也在玩。Tā hěn xǐhuan wán shǒujī, chīfàn de shíhou ...

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Comparisons with "buru"
... can't explain it as clearly as you. 他说中文不如他老婆说得地道。Tā shuō Zhōngwén bùrú tā lǎopo shuō de dìdao.He doesn't speak Chinese as authentically as ...

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Expressing "in addition" with "lingwai"
... . Can you schedule it another time? 在我家开会不方便，我们另外找地方吧。Zài wǒ jiā kāi huì bù fāngbiàn, wǒmen lìngwài zhǎo dìfang ba.It's not very convenient ...

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Comparing specifically with "xiang"
... as a little kid sometimes. 这个老外的汉语像中国人一样地道。Zhège lǎowài de Hànyǔ xiàng Zhōngguó rén yīyàng dìdao.This foreigner can speak Chinese as fluently ...

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Expressing "hard to avoid" with "nanmian"
... it the first time you get on a plane to go abroad. 现在是高峰期，地铁难免会拥挤。Xiànzài shì gāofēng qī, dìtiě nánmiǎn huì yōngjǐ.It's rush hour right now ...

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Expressing future with "jiang"
... requirements to regulate the stock market. 这里将变成一个旅游的好地方。Zhèlǐ jiàng biànchéng yī gè lǚyóu de hǎo dìfang.This place will become a tourist ...

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Expressing the only two possibilities
... this or dislikes that. He is super picky. 今年一直没有去旅游，不是觉得地方远就是觉得自己累。Jīnnián yīzhí méiyǒu qù lǚyóu, bù shì juéde dìfang yuǎn jiùshì juéde ...

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Facilitating an outcome with "yibian"
... a house. 公司准备派人去客户那里，以便能和客户更好地沟通。Gōngsī zhǔnbèi pài rén qù kèhù nàlǐ, yǐbiàn néng hé kèhù gèng hǎo de gōutōng.The company is preparing ...

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Expressing "due to…" with "youyu"
... rapid growth of the population, social problems in big cities are getting more and more serious. 由于地址没写清楚，所以这封信没有寄出去。Yóuyú dìzhǐ méi xiě ...

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Using "because" with "er" to indicate effect
... 丑闻而下了台。Because the prime minister's bribery scandal, he fell from power. 伦敦地铁因罢工而处于瘫痪状态。Because of the London Underground strike, it's in ...

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Expressing contrariness with "dao"
... , I'm actually slowly getting better. 英语不是他的母语，他说得倒挺地道的。Yīngyǔ bù shì tā de mǔyǔ, tā shuō de dào tǐng dìdao de.English is not his ...

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Expressing "although" with "jinguan"
... , it was still published. 尽管当时很危险，消防员还是勇敢地冲了进去。Jǐnguǎn dāngshí hěn wēixiǎn, xiāofángyuán háishì yǒnggǎn de chōng le jìnqù.Even though it ...

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Expressing "no matter" with "buguan"
... 不 + Verb / Adj. ，Subj. + 都 ⋯⋯ Examples 不管是国际幼儿园还是本地幼儿园，学费都很贵。Bùguǎn shì guójì yòu'éryuán háishì běndì yòu'éryuán, xuéfèi dōu hěn ...

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Expressing "only if" with "zhiyou"
... or not if you have eaten it before. 只有学习了拼音，你才能更好地学汉字。Zhǐyǒu xuéxí le pīnyīn, nǐ cái néng gèng hǎo de xué hànzì.Only if you have learned ...

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Expressing "let alone" with "hekuang"
... bān bù dòng, hékuàng yī gè nǚrén?Two men can't move this this, let alone a single woman. 这个地方本来就不好找，更何况你是第一次来？Zhège dìfang běnlái jiù bù ...

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Expressing "after all" with "bijing"
... all. You'd better dress more warmly. 他不知道也很正常，毕竟他不是本地人。Tā bù zhīdào yě hěn zhèngcháng, bìjìng tā bù shì běndì rén.It's not strange that he ...

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Expressing "how about" with "yaobu"
... jiàn?I'm pretty busy this week. How about we meet up next week? 要不我们换个地方吧，这里太吵了。Yàobù wǒmen huàn gè dìfang ba, zhèlǐ tài chǎo le.How about ...

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Expressing experiences with "guo"
... 吗？ Nǐ jiàn guo nàge rén ma?Have you seen that person before? 我们来过这个地方。Wǒmen lái guo zhège dìfang.We've been to this place before. 我也吃过日本菜 ...

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Using "de" (modal particle)
... it. 他不会道歉的。Tā bù huì dàoqiàn de.He's not going to apologize. 这个地方我们来过的。Zhège dìfang wǒmen lái guo de.We've been here before. 我跟你说 ...

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Expressing "not very" with "bu tai"
... Examples 我家不太大。Wǒ jiā bù tài dà.My house is not too big. 那个地方不太远。Nàge dìfang bù tài yuǎn.That place is not very far away. 老板今天不太 ...

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Expressing "never" with "conglai"
... have never before studied this word. 你们从来没有听说过这个地方吗？Nǐmen cónglái méiyǒu tīngshuō guo zhège dìfang ma? Have you never heard about this place ...

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现代汉语八百词（增订本）
... 本） by 吕叔湘《现代汉语八百词》选词以虚词为主，也收了一部分。第一个词按意义和用法分项详加说明，可以供汉族人学习汉语时使用，一般语文工作者和方言地区的人学习普通话也可参考。本书从1978年1月起曾陆续油印出初稿，分送各方征求意见，承蒙不少同志提了许多宝贵意见，非常感谢。对一个个词的用法的研究 ...

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Expressing "almost" using "chadian mei"
... 差点儿没和她撞在一起。Wǒ chàdiǎnr méi hé tā zhuàng zài yīqǐ.I almost ran into her. 这个地方太大了，我走了很久，差点儿没累死。Zhège dìfang tài dà le, wǒ zǒu le hěn ...

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Approximations with "chabuduo"
... 多 (chàbuduō) if there are more than two things being compared. Examples 这几个地方都差不多。Zhè jǐ gè dìfang dōu chàbuduō.These places are all ...

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Non-exhaustive lists with "dengdeng"
... :B1 grammar points HSK HSK4 Basic Grammar 等 B1 ⋯⋯ 等 / 等等长城、故宫等地方都是北京有名的景点。 grammar point ASGF763H Rel char 等等 Similar ...

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Indicating the whole with "quan"
... . 全校都放假了。Quán xiào dōu fàngjià le.The whole school is on break. 这个地方全年都很热。Zhège dìfang quán nián dōu hěn rè.This place is hot all year ...

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Comparing "haishi" and "huozhe"
... trip this weekend or next weekend. Incorrect Examples 我们打车或者坐地铁？Since it is a question, it should use 还是Wǒmen dǎchē huòzhě zuò dìtiě?Shall ...

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现代汉语虚词手册
... 现代汉语虚词手册 by 李晓琪《现代汉语虚词手册(汉英对释)》具有如下特点：第一，对象明确；第二，释义重在告诉学习者虚词的用法，而不过多地使用语法术语；第三，例证丰富，实用，规范，贴近人们的日常生活；第四，部分条目的释义中附有“注意”和“辨析”；第五，词条的释义，用法的说明，以及 ...

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Comparing "zongsuan" and “zhongyu"
... wait, and it has a heavier tone better suited to complaints. Examples 谢天谢地，你总算来了。Xiè tiān xiè dì, nǐ zǒngsuàn lái le.Thank God, you ...

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Comparing "kending" "queding" and “yiding"
... or an adjective, or, less commonly, an adverb of the form "确定 + 地 + Verb." More objective in tone, it is for deciding firmly and confirming decisions ...

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Using "ji" to mean "several"
... běn shū.There are a few books on the table. 只有几个人去过那个地方。Zhǐyǒu jǐ gè rén qù guo nàge dìfang.Only a few people have been to that place. 从 ...

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Complement "-zhao"
... , mǎi dezháo ma?It's so late already, can we buy it? 我在国外吃不着地道的中国菜。Wǒ zài guówài chī buzháo dìdao de Zhōngguó cài.Outside of China, I can't ...

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Expressing "could it be possible that" with "mofei"
... of the second clause. Fact, + 莫非 + conjecture + (不成)? Examples 眼前这个人，莫非就是大名鼎鼎的房地产大亨？这么晚了他还没有回来，莫非他出了什么事？桌子上那条鱼怎么不 ...

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"Prefer...rather than" as "与其......宁可"
... 选择B，不选择A。 Examples 对待工作，与其看得容易些，宁可看得困难些。去市区，与其开车过去，宁愿坐地铁过去。周末，与其在家里宅着，宁愿和朋友一起去逛街。 Structure 与其+A，不如+B A与B两件事情比较之 ...

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Comparing "huifu" and "huanyuan"
... phrase 恢复（了）+ Noun/Noun Phrase Examples 恢复体力。中国 1977年恢复了高考。地铁恢复了正常运行。 Using 恢复 at the end of a sentence You can also put 恢 ...

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