Results found with the tag 'grammars' , 206 articles in total.
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Chinese Grammar learning: 毕竟
毕竟 (bìjìng) can be used to emphasize a reason or characteristic, and is like "after all" where you might say, "he is after all, only a child." 毕竟 is used both in spoken and written Chinese.
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Chinese Grammar learning: Subject + 差点没 + Verb
Logically, 差点没 is not that different from 差点. In fact, you shouldn't think of it as a single word; think of the 没 as belonging to what follows 差点 and it makes more sense. Still, it can be
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Chinese Grammar learning: 反正
Using 反正 (fǎnzhèng) can be a bit addictive as it is seemingly possible to throw in everywhere.
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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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Chinese Grammar learning: Subject + 进一步 + V.
进一步, is an adverb meaning 'further' or to 'go a step forward'. Usually it is used in formal written Chinese, though it can be spoken as well.
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Chinese Grammar learning: 看来 + judgment to the situation
看来 can be translated as "apparently" or "it seems" and is used by the speaker to introduce his understanding of a situation.
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Chinese Grammar learning: Adjective + 得 很
The complement 得很 (dehěn) is used after adjectives to add intensity. It is similar to adding 很 before the adjective,the main difference being that adjective + 得很 is more informal, and adds
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Chinese Grammar learning: 就是
就是 (jiùshì) can be used to add many different types of emphasis.It can be used in the following ways:
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Chinese Grammar learning: Subject + 一向 + Habit/Attitude/etc.
一向 (yī xiàng) is generally used to express a habit, attitude, or ‘set way of things' has continued for a long period of time until the present.
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Chinese Grammar- the Object 汉语语法-宾语
Having learnt the predicate, we are about to study the object. Do you know what role it play in Chinese grammar? 学完了谓语,今天我们一起来学习宾语,你知道它在中文里面是起着什么作用吗?
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Chinese Grammar learning: Subject + 简直 + Verb
简直(jiǎn zhí) is similar to "simply" or "completely" in English, and can be used to modify adjectives or verbs, adding a tone of amazement on the part of the speaker.
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Chinese Grammar learning:Subject + 干脆 + Verb.
干脆 is an adverb meaning "you might as well" or "just", and is normally used by the speaker to propose a straightforward course of action within a difficult situation.
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Chinese Grammar learning: 甚至 + focus of emphasis
甚至 (shènzhì) is similar to "even" in English and is used for emphasis. Like "even", it can be used quite directly or in a more subtle manner.
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Chinese Grammar learning: 原来 + Noun/Adjective/[verb phrase]
原来 (yuánlái) means "originally" (similar to 本来) or "former". It can also mean "all along", and can be used to indicate a sudden realization of something previously unknown, a bit like "so i
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Chinese Grammar learning: Subject + 有的是 + Noun
In Chinese, there are "a lot" of ways to say "a lot." “有的是” (yǒudeshì) is one of those ways. However, we need to be very clear: "有的是" is not the same as "有的+是".
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Chinese Grammar learning: Adjective + 了(一)点儿
了一点儿(le yīdiǎnr), can be added after an adjective to mean "a little bit too". It is softer in tone than using 太, and so is often used when the speaker doesn't want to insult the listener b
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Chinese Grammar learning: Adjective/Verb + 什么 + (Adjective/Verb)
Adding 什么(shénme) to the end of an adjective (or less frequently a verb) can be used to form a rhetorical question. In the phrase 你急什么?"what are you worried about?", the speaker is implyi
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Chinese Grammar learning: Adjective + 得不得了
得不得了 (de bùdéliǎo) can be used as a complement to suggest a situation is serious, or is likely to result in perhaps terrible consequences. It can be used in a positive sense, like in Engli
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Chinese grammar: Just do it with 干脆gancui
干脆 is an adverb meaning "you might as well" or "just", and is normally used by the speaker to propose a straightforward course of action within a difficult situation.
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Chinese grammar: Adding emphasis with 就是jiushi
就是 (jiùshì) can be used to add many different types of emphasis.