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  • REDIRECT Expressing "less than" with "budao"
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  • REDIRECT Expressing "through" with "jingguo"
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  • REDIRECT Expressing "compared with" using "gen"
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  • REDIRECT Expressing "don't need to" with "buyong"
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  • REDIRECT Expressing "including" with "zainei"
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  • REDIRECT Expressing "through" with "tongguo"
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  • REDIRECT Expressing "about" with "guanyu"
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  • REDIRECT Expressing "double negation"
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  • REDIRECT Advanced potential complements
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  • REDIRECT Expressing "when" with "dengdao"
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  • REDIRECT Comparing "bici" and "duifang"
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  • REDIRECT Expressing "the other" with "lingwai"
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  • REDIRECT Expressing "toward" with "wang"
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  • REDIRECT Alternative existential sentences
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  • REDIRECT Expressing "how often"
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  • REDIRECT Expressing "multiples" with "bei"
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  • REDIRECT Comparisons with "biqi"
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  • REDIRECT Expressing "all the way until" with "zhidao"
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  • REDIRECT The "shi... de" construction for emphasizing details
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  • REDIRECT Expressing "some" with question words
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  • REDIRECT Expressing "for…" with "eryan"
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  • REDIRECT Advanced "le" after an object
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  • REDIRECT Expressing "already" with "yijing"
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  • REDIRECT Expressing "now" with "le"
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  • REDIRECT Expressing "all at once" with "yixiazi"
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  • REDIRECT Using "jiang" as a formal "ba"
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  • REDIRECT The use of Taiwanese Mandarin "hui"
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  • REDIRECT Expressing "what if" with "wanyi"
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  • REDIRECT Marking a topic with "ma"
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  • REDIRECT Expressing "all" with "fanshi"
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  • REDIRECT Expressing "as expected" with "guoran"
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  • REDIRECT Advanced uses of "lian"
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  • REDIRECT Advanced degree complements
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  • REDIRECT Advanced uses of "hai"
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  • REDIRECT Expressing "once" with "cengjing"
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  • REDIRECT Expressing "no exception" with "yilu"
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  • REDIRECT Expressing "as if" with "sihu"
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  • REDIRECT Expressing "why" with "hebi"
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  • REDIRECT Expressing "as well as" with "yiji"
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  • REDIRECT Expressing "lies in" with "zaiyu"
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  • REDIRECT Expressing "again and again" with "yizai"
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  • REDIRECT Emphasizing with "henshi"
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  • REDIRECT Expressing "even more" with "geng" or "hai"
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  • REDIRECT Expressing "each other" with "bici"
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  • REDIRECT Expressing "and then" with "yushi"
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  • REDIRECT Expressing "feel free" with "jinguan"
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  • REDIRECT Expressing "to come from" with "laizi"
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  • REDIRECT Expressing "so-called" with "suowei"
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  • REDIRECT Expressing "especially" with "gewai"
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  • REDIRECT Expressing "in the name of" with "yi... de mingyi"
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  • REDIRECT Expressing "no" (noun) "to" (verb) with "wu... ke..."
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  • REDIRECT Expressing "not only..., even..." using "budan..., shenzhi lian"
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  • REDIRECT Expressing "equal to" with "dengyu"
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  • REDIRECT Expressing "related to..." with "you guan de"
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  • REDIRECT Expressing "within" a period of time using "zai... nei"
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  • REDIRECT Expressing "from" with "cong... zhong"
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  • REDIRECT Explaining purpose with "wei... er..."
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  • Grammar Box You may know that How to do something with "zenme" 怎么 (zěnme) can mean "how" , but by adding to it and making it 怎么样 (zěnmeyàng), ...
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  • REDIRECT Polite requests with "qing"
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  • REDIRECT Asking how something is with "zenmeyang"
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  • REDIRECT Expressing "then" with "jiu"
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  • REDIRECT Reduplication of measure words
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  • REDIRECT Modal particle "ne"
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  • REDIRECT Simple rhetorical questions
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  • REDIRECT Expressing "only after" with "cai"
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  • REDIRECT Comparing "gei" and "wei"
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  • REDIRECT Indicating negative impact with "haide"
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  • REDIRECT Advanced "le" with complements
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  • REDIRECT Expressing "in short" with "zongzhi"
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  • REDIRECT Comparing "kanqilai" and "kanlai"
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  • REDIRECT Expressing "when" using "dang"
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  • '''Rhetorical questions''' are questions where an answer is not really expected. The question is meant to make a point. The following structures that ...
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  • REDIRECT Expressing "moreover" with "bingqie"
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  • REDIRECT Expressing a last chance with "zaibu... jiu..."
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  • REDIRECT Comparing "anzhao" and "genju"
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  • REDIRECT Expressing "even so" with "zaibu... ye..."
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  • REDIRECT Expressing "thus" with "cong'er"
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  • REDIRECT Using "budan... geng" to express "not only... but also"
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  • REDIRECT Expressing "as early as" using "zaozai……"
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  • REDIRECT Comparing "changchang" and "wangwang"
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  • ... by an unfamiliar ''form'' of what they ''think'' should be a simple question. This page will break it all down for you. First, some examples: What you ...
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  • ... that for all of those cases, we're talking about something that happened ''just now'', as in, within the past 5 minutes or so. If you're talking about ...
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  • ... 等 (děng) or 等等 (děng děng) to the end of the list. It's the same as in English when we use "etc." at the end of a list, except in Chinese you don't ...
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  • REDIRECT Using "always" as a complaint with "laoshi"
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  • ... It is most common in formally written Chinese, though it can be spoken as well. 进一步: Core Structure Structure It is simply placed before ...
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  • Grammar Box 一直 (yīzhí) literally means "straight." Used as an adverb , 一直 (yīzhí) can also be used to express that you have been doing ...
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  • ... s is 总算 (zǒngsuàn) and 终于 (zhōngyú) both can be translated as "finally" or "in the end," but they subtly different in tone. Same Grammatical ...
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  • ... him, but he wasn't happy. Special structures Both of these often appear in set structures, as seen below: 不但没⋯⋯,反而 不但没⋯⋯,反而⋯⋯ 我 帮 了 他 ...
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  • ... 了 Note that occasionally you'll see adjective s (instead of verbs) in this pattern as well. Examples 我 要 生气 了!Wǒ yào shēngqì le I'm going ...
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  • REDIRECT Using "nanguai" as a verb
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  • REDIRECT Expressing_"as_one_likes"_with_"jiu"
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  • ... verb will do. Oft-used verbs are 开, 飞, 发, 运, 送, 寄, 带, 驶 etc. As you can see, these are words that imply some sort of motion. In addition, compared to ...
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  • ... 330 (汉语常用格式330例) (p. 171) http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/7802006473/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=allset-20&linkCode=as2&camp=217145&creative=399373 ...
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  • " C1 " (Advanced) is the fifth level, as defined by the European Common Framework, which is used on this Chinese Grammar Wiki. It is roughly ...
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  • ... someone or something has "no shame in being." It has the same meaning as 名副其实 (míngfùqíshí), which means "live up to one's reputation." It carries ...
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  • ... same "destroyed" connotation of 恢复. Grammar pattern-wise, it's pretty much used the same way as 恢复. 还原 + Noun Phrase Examples 还原 历史 的 真相。 他 ...
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  • ... 330 (汉语常用格式330例) (p. 292) http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/7802006473/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=allset-20&linkCode=as2&camp=217145&creative=399373 ...
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  • ... we look at at a grammar at the grammar pattern 不屑. Normally, you may think of 屑 as having to do with bits of something, like 木屑, 铁屑 etc. It also means ...
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  • ... stub The simplest way to understand 岂不是 is to think of it as "isn't it," and it is always used in a rhetorical question. Structure Just insert ...
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  • ... the 不 or 没. Note that when used with 不, you can negate an adjective as well. Subj. + 并 + 不 + Verb / Adj. Subj. + 并 + 没(有) + Verb Examples 在 中国 ...
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  • Grammar Box stub In spoken Chinese, the equivalent of "I bet," as in "I bet he won't come," is 谅. Structure Using 谅 this way is a little ...
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  • Grammar Box Stub In formal written Chinese, 本 can mean "this side," as in "this company" or "this country." It always refers to the side that ...
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  • ... noun or an adjective into a verb does not mean that verb can't also be used as a noun So keep in mind that -化 can be not only "-ize" and "-ify," but ...
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  • Grammar Box Stub 莫过于 can be easily understood as "cannot surpass." It is usually used in literary and formal Chinese to give emphasis to ...
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  • ... contrasting characteristic. In this instance, 则 has the same meaning as The "However" Adverb "que" 却 . Subject + Predicate, 则 + Subject + Predicate ...
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  • Grammar Box Stub The simplest way to understand 是否 is to think of it as a formal written version of 是不是. Structure 是否 is used together ...
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  • ... Structure 在 + Place Examples For example, these phrases are fine just as they are: 在 中国 zàiZhōngguóin China 在 美国 zài Měiguóin the USA ...
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  • ... two verb phrases, relating the actions to each other. It can be translated as "in order to" or "so that," and it can help in explaining reasoning ...
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  • ... used to emphasize that a number is small, or less than expected. Used as a Verb Structure In this case, 才 means "is only" or "only have ...
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  • ... is compiled by a group of experienced teachers who teach Chinese as second language. It is divided into four levels: elementary, pre-intermediate ...
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  • ... is compiled by a group of experienced teachers who teach Chinese as second language. It is divided into four levels: elementary, pre-intermediate ...
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  • ... is compiled by a group of experienced teachers who teach Chinese as second language. It is divided into four levels: elementary, pre-intermediate ...
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  • ... things. However, 一向 also can’t affect words that indicate some change (as this wouldn’t be a habit), nor can it talk about constant future actions ...
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  • ... of group, you can use 有的 (yǒude). This usage is normally translated as " some " in English. It is often used multiple times in one sentence to ...
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  • Grammar Box 从⋯⋯ 到⋯⋯(cóng... dào...) is used in the same way as "from... to..." is used in English, and can be used both for times and places. ...
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  • ... Examples Generally this negative 已经 (yǐjīng) structure is translated into English as "not... anymore" rather than using the word "already." 我 已经 ...
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  • stub AKA 基数词 (jīshùcí) Cardinal numbers are numbers such as 1, 2, or 3 used to indicate quantity. They contrast with ordinal number s. ...
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  • ... actions, concepts, and even emotions, which exist in some real way as more than just grammatical tools. Words that serve purely grammatical roles are ...
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  • ... grammar, direct objects are often simply referred to as "objects." Characteristics Notes Types Grammar Patterns for Adjectives ...
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  • ... . In Chinese grammar, indirect objects are often referred to as second objects. Characteristics Notes Types Grammar Patterns for ...
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  • ... that modifies the subject, allowing it to stand alone as a sentence. Characteristics Notes Types Grammar Patterns for Adjectives ...
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  • ... 实用汉语语法(中英文对照) (pp. 105 - 116) http://www.amazon.cn/mn/detailApp/ref=as_li_ss_tl?_encoding=UTF8&tag=allset-23&linkCode=as2&asin=B0041UGAJU&camp=536 ...
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  • ... -xìng duǎnyǔ) A noun phrase is a phrase with a noun or pronoun as a head word that has any sort of modifier. Characteristics Notes ...
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  • ... predicate sentences are sentences with a noun phrase that functions as the main predicate of the sentence. Characteristics Notes Types ...
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  • ... 你用我这种方法,你今天晚上一定睡得着。 他的工作压力很大,晚上常常睡不着。 (结果) 睡醒 他睡了这么久,还没睡醒吗? "zhao" as complement 睡着 他太兴奋了,很久才睡着。 坐 (趋向) 坐下 狗狗,坐下,坐下。 坐起来 你别总是睡在床上,坐起来。 (可能 ...
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  • "C2" (Upper Advanced) is the sixth level, as defined by the European Common Framework, which is used on this Chinese Grammar Wiki. It is roughly ...
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  • ... tried Japanese? There is no D1, because C2 is the highest level as defined by the European Common Framework, which is used on this Chinese Grammar ...
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  • ... red one" in English. In Chinese the 的 (de) serves the same purpose as the English word "one." By using this pattern, you can avoid repeating the same ...
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  • ... the word for "now." Structure This pattern is actually the same as change of state with "le" , but the examples below are somewhat idiomatic ...
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  • stub AKA 语气副词 (yǔqì fùcí) tone adverb Modal adverbs express likelihood with adverbs such as probably, possibly, evidently, certainly, etc.
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  • ... condition/state. Stative verbs in Mandarin are usually translated as adjective s in English. Notes Generally two characters; hence ...
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  • ... The subject-predicate construction consists of a subject and a predicate, and may be part of a larger sentence, or may serve as a sentence on its own.
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  • 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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  • ... subject . Aside from verbs, adjective s and sometimes even noun s can be predicates as well. See basic sentence order for more examples.
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  • ... a concept. It can be focused on fleshing out a particular word, as in a noun phrase or verb phrase . See also clause , which expresses ...
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  • ... .) A characteristic of Taiwanese Mandarin is the extensive usage of 有 as in the examples that follow. NOTE: we're talking about ''regional usage'' ...
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  • ... "Confirmation" part include typically contains some kind of "verb of understanding" such as 知道 (zhīdào),了解 (liǎojiě), 明白 (míngbai), 认识 (rènshi), etc ...
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  • ... the speaker is debating. It gives the sentence an indecisive feel, as though the speaker doesn't know which one to choose. This construction often ...
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  • ... simply use 时 (shí) all by itself. (No 的 ) Structure Time + 时 ,Subj. ⋯⋯ As time word s can appear Time words and word order before or after ...
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  • ... 得看 (děi kàn). Both mean "(it) depends (on)." Literally, they would translate as "have to look at," so the logic is not hard to understand. Basic ...
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  • ... be used before an adjective to mean "quite," "rather," or "pretty," as in "pretty good." This pattern is quite common in spoken Chinese. Used ...
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  • Grammar Box As an adverb , the word 真 (zhēn) means "really" or "truly." 真 (zhēn) Before an Adjective Structure 真 (zhēn) is used ...
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  • Grammar Box 要不是 (yàobushì) is almost the same as "如果不是⋯⋯ ", and it may followed by "的话," meaning "if it were not for..." or "without...." ...
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  • ... "mutual" feels formal in English, but in Chinese, even everyday phrases such as "learn from each other" use the word 互相, which expresses this "each ...
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  • ... . http://languagelog.ldc.upenn.edu/nll/?p=2206 Suicided: the adversative passive as a form of active resistance (Victor Mair on Language Log) http ...
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  • ... . Note that the verb used here must be a single-syllable verb, usually a verb such as 看, 想, 问, 找, or 试. 了 is placed right after the first verb. Subj ...
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  • ... ." It's often easier to translate the feeling imparted by 本来就 as "supposed to," following it with a certain expectation. Structure Subj. + 本来 ...
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  • REDIRECT Expressing "as a result" with "jieguo"
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  • Grammar Box The word 在内 can be used as a prepositional phrase meaning "including." In addition, the verb 包括 can often be used with 在内 at the ...
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  • ... used with 呢, this sentence structure expresses that the situation as irrational, uncommon, or unexpected. Subj. + 还 + Predicate (+ 呢) Examples ...
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  • ... and "outside." This spatial meaning can be extended to all kinds of abstracted meanings, as you will see below. Note that 以外 often combines with 除了 ...
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  • ... uses 才, it may be more natural in English to express the idea as "not until... did" something happen. Structure 直到 + Time / Event ,Subj. + 才 ...
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  • REDIRECT Using "jiang" as a formal "ba"
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  • REDIRECT Expressing "as expected" with "guoran"
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  • ... "degree" following a ''verb''. A vast array of words can function as degree complement s following '''verbs''', indicating degree and quality. When ...
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  • ... . The URL is: https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/ Using this resource as a basis, a series of books is being released, based on the ...
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  • REDIRECT Expressing "as if" with "sihu"
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  • ... 过来 呢 ?打个电话 就 行了 。. 何必 麻烦 别人 呢 ?我 自己 能 行 。. Used as Predicate 何必 can be used alone with 呢 together to mean "why?" A few examples: 你 又 买 了 礼物 ...
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  • ... and skepticism. Therefore, using the form of a rhetorical question with 还 can be understood as "how can it be?" Also note that 更 can be used with 了 in ...
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  • ... Press and Chinese Testing International (CTI). With HSK test papers as its primary source, HSK Standard Course is characterized by a humorous ...
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  • ... 更 Similar Expressing "not only... but also" Similar "In Addition" as "lingwai" Similar Many types of "not only... but also..." Similar ...
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  • ... Structure This structure is similar to the English "in the name of the..." as in "in the name of the people." 以 + Subj. + 名义 Examples 不 ...
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  • ... more condensed form of "没有 Noun 可以 Verb ." 无 (wú) means "to not have" (same as 没有), and 可 can stand in for 可以. This pattern is useful when you want ...
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  • ... that such a thing will happen. It gets across the same idea as "bound to happen" does in English. Structure Situation occurring (verb) + 势必 ...
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  • ... of the "不但……, 甚至连……也……" (bùdàn... shènzhì lián... yě...) structure as a cousin to the various "not only..., but also" structures. The only difference ...
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  • stub "Since" as a preposition is useful especially when explaining when a situation changed. In English, we'll say, for example, "since going to ...
    607 bytes (85 words) - 09:32, 20 July 2018
  • ... ……jiù……)" is used in scenarios to express "if not..., then..." Simply think of it as "if you don't have something, then you can't have or do something ...
    413 bytes (49 words) - 09:54, 20 July 2018
  • ... nàme xǐhuan nǐ. It seems now that he's just not that into you. 看来 as "From X's Perspective" 看来 can also be used to make a subjective statement ...
    6 KB (811 words) - 03:34, 29 December 2020
  • ... consist of just an adjective and the adverb s modifying it, but they might also have other structures, such as an adjective and complement .
    260 bytes (38 words) - 08:09, 22 November 2018
  • ... Press and Chinese Testing International (CTI). With HSK test papers as its primary source, HSK Standard Course is characterized by a humorous ...
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  • ... Press and Chinese Testing International (CTI). With HSK test papers as its primary source, HSK Standard Course is characterized by a humorous ...
    4 KB (398 words) - 03:58, 21 May 2019
  • ... Press and Chinese Testing International (CTI). With HSK test papers as its primary source, HSK Standard Course is characterized by a humorous ...
    4 KB (376 words) - 03:54, 21 May 2019
  • ... the CEFR B2-C1 level range. Furthermore, the HSK levels are used more as a standard for academic requirements (e.g. being admitted to an undergraduate ...
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  • ... bù gēn wǒ shuō yīxià, hàide wǒ zhǎo le bàntiān.He took my cell phone without telling me. As a result, I spent all day looking for it. 我 的 护照 丢 了,害得 我 ...
    4 KB (690 words) - 08:14, 18 December 2020
  • ... possibly refer to a number of different words. Did you mean: 着 (zháo) Using "zhao" as complement (B2) Advanced potential complements (B2)
    183 bytes (26 words) - 06:38, 26 November 2020
  • ... of paper books have limits. And the ebooks contain the same content as the paper versions. The following grammar points were omitted from the B2 ...
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