Results found with the tag 'grammars' , 206 articles in total.
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[Grammar]
Chinese Grammar learning: 从来 + 都 + V
Although perhaps more often used in the negative to mean "never," 从来 (cónglái) can be used with 都 (dōu) to mean "always" or "have always (done)."
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[Grammar]
Chinese Grammar learning: 全+Noun.
One of the uses of 全 (quán) is to indicate the entirety of something. It could be used for something like a whole household, an entire country, the whole world, etc.
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Chinese Grammar learning: 那么 / 这么 + Adj
In English, the words "that" and "so" are often used to increase the extent of an adjective (ex. "he is so tall" or "this food is so good"). In Chinese, 那么 (nàme) and 这么 (zhème) serve the s
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Chinese Grammar learning: 不怎么 + Adj
When you use 不怎么 (bù zěnme) before an adjective, it means "not very." This structure is similar to how English speakers may say something is "not very good".
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Chinese Grammar learning: 趁......
趁 (chèn) is a preposition that means to 'take advantage of' an opportunity or favorable time to do something.
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Chinese Grammar learning: 就......(来说)
就 (jiù) can be used to limit the scope of a comment, used in the following structure:
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Chinese Grammar learning: 至于
至于 (zhìyú) "with regards to" or "as to" is used when the speaker want to comment on a topic related to the previously discussed one.
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Chinese Grammar learning: 不如......
不如 (bùrú) can be used to make comparisons in a similar way as the 比 structure. In its simplest form 不如 is used to convey that A is 'not as good as' B.
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[Grammar]
Chinese Grammar learning: N1 + 像 + N2 + (那么……)
You can compare specific characteristics with the word 像 (xiàng).
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Chinese Grammar learning: V + 什么 + Obj.
Adding 什么 (shénme) to the end of a verb can be used to change a sentence into a rhetorical question. This usage is often used with separable verbs.
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Chinese Grammar learning: 难免 + V
难免 (nánmiǎn) means "to be unavoidable" or "inevitable" and is most commonly placed before a verb, often an auxillary verb such as 会 or 要.
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Chinese Grammar learning: 将 / 将要 / 将会 + V
将 (jiāng) can be used to denote something is about to happen in the near future, a bit like "about to" in English. It is generally used in formal contexts.
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Chinese Grammar learning: 值得 + V
值得 (zhíde) means "to be worth" doing something, and is often placed before a verb or a verb phrase.
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Chinese Grammar learning: 到底
到底 (dàodǐ) literally means "to the bottom", and often is used where the speaker wants to get to the bottom of a problem or issue, emphasizing or questioning what the real reason for something
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[Grammar]
Chinese Grammar learning: 究竟
When someone asks you "what on earth are you doing?", "on earth" is used by the speaker to intensify the question. 究竟 (jiūjìng) can be used in the same way.
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[Grammar]
Chinese Grammar learning: 总 + media + Verb
总 (zǒng) can often be simply translated as "always," but it has other advanced uses as well. It can express "no matter how long or under what circumstances, facts are facts."
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[Grammar]
Chinese Grammar learning: Subject + 都 + Predicate
In its simplest terms, 都 (dōu) means "all", but there are also many other advanced uses for it.
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Chinese Grammar learning: Subject + 进一步 + V.
This article is a stub. Editors can help the Chinese Grammar Wiki by expanding it.进一步, is an adverb meaning 'further' or to 'go a step forward'. Usually it is used in formal written Chinese, t
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Chinese Grammar learning: 再三 + V
再三(zài sān) or means "repeatedly" or "time and again", and can be placed before or after a verb.
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Chinese Grammar learning: 可 + Adj (+ 了)
可 is generally used by Northern speakers and is informal, generally only used in spoken Chinese.