The Monkey’s Paw:《猴爪》
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Contents
Chapter 1
- Modifying nouns with phrase + "de"
- Measure words for counting
- "All along" with "yizhi"
- Expressing actions in progress
- "Both A and B" with "you"
- Two words for "but"
- Expressing "and" with "he"
- "Zai" following verbs
- Aspect particle "zhe"
- Appearance with "kanqilai"
- About to happen with "kuai... le"
- Special verbs with "hen"
- "Before" in general
- Expressing location with "zai...shang/xia/li"
- Using "zai" with verbs
- At the time when
- "Already" with "dou…le"
- Indicating a number in excess
- Explaining results with "suoyi"
- "Always" with "zongshi"
- Expressing "with" with "gen"
- Expressing "together" with "yiqi"
- Basic comparisons with "bi"
- "Even more" with "geng"
- "It seems" with "haoxiang"
- Expressing existence with "you"
- Negative commands with "bie"
- Auxiliary verb "yao" and its multiple meanings
- Adjectives with "name" and "zheme"
- Continuation with "hai"
- "-wan" result complement
- Result complements "dao" and "jian"
- Actions in a row
- Mistakenly think that
- Change of state with "le"
- Sequencing past events with "houlai"
- "Would like to" with "xiang"
- Again in the future with "zai"
- Expressing completion with "le"
- Direction complement
- Softening speech with "ba"
- Simultaneous tasks with "yibian"
- The "all" adverb
- Verb reduplication with "yi"
Chapter 2
- Expressing duration with "le"
- Expressing experiences with "guo"
- Expressing lateness with "cai"
- Using "dui"
- Expressing "a little too" with "you dian"
- Verbing briefly
- Explaining causes with "yinwei"
- Expressing "all" with "shenme dou"
- Again in the past with "you"
- Turning adjectives into adverbs
- Expressing ability or possibility
- "Some" using "yixie"
- Causative verbs
- "Not often" with "bu zenme"
- Referring to "all" using "suoyou"
- "Shi... de" construction
- After a specific time
- Expressing earliness with "jiu"
- "Already" with "yijing"
Chapter 3
- Verbs with "gei"
- "If…, then…" with "ruguo…, jiu…"
- Expressing permission
- Measure words for verbs
- Before a specific time
- "Yinggai" for should
- Result complement "-hao"
- "De" (modal particle)
- Softening the tone of questions with "ne"
- Expressing "excessively" with "tai"
- "Then…" with "name"
- Emphasis with "jiu"
- Negative commands with "bu yao"
Chapter 4
- Ordinal numbers with "di"
- A softer "but"
- Pronoun "mei" for "every"
- Using "ji" to mean "several"
- "Not very" with "bu tai"
Chapter 5
- Modifying nouns with adjective + "de"
- Doing something more with "duo"
- Basic comparisons with "yiyang"
