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False [Grammar] Chinese Grammar learning: 尽量 + Verb
尽量 (jǐnliàng) is an adverb meaning "as much as possible" or "to the greatest extent". In this article, we will do our best to explain how to use it! -
False [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)." -
False [Grammar] Chinese Grammar learning: 老是/老 + Verb
We have a few ways to say "always" in Chinese, and one of them is to use the word 老是 (lǎoshi).2014-05-01 14:00， grammar grammars老是/老
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False [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. -
False [Grammar] 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 -
False [Grammar] 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". -
False [Grammar] Chinese Grammar learning: 就......(来说）
就 (jiù) can be used to limit the scope of a comment, used in the following structure: -
False [Grammar] 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. -
False [Grammar] 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. -
False [Grammar] Chinese Grammar learning: N1 + 像 + N2 + (那么……)
You can compare specific characteristics with the word 像 (xiàng). -
False [Grammar] 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. -
False [Grammar] 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. -
False [Grammar] 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. -
False [Grammar] Chinese Grammar learning: Noun/Adjective + 化
The suffix 化 (huà) can be added to the end of many Chinese words to make them into verbs, the equivalent of "-ize" or "-ify" in English. -
False [Grammar] 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. -
False [Grammar] 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 -
False [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. -
False [Grammar] Sentence Structure- Attributive 句子结构-定语
What role does attributive play in English, like "this and that"? What role does attributive play in Chinese? How much difference between them? 你知道定语在英语里起着什么作用吗？如“这个”和“那2014-02-10 08:00， grammar
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False [Grammar] Chinese Grammar -Coordinative Phrases 并列短语
Coordinative phrase is a commomplace in English. But how much knowledge do you have of it in Chinese? 英语里的并列短语是很常见的，但你对中文里的“它”又有多少了解呢？2014-02-09 08:00， Chinese Grammar
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False [Grammar] Chinese Grammar - Exclamative Particles 汉语语法-感叹词
Do you know how to elicit emotions or express feelings in Chinese Language? Actually, Chinese language involves a number of spoken exclamative words and written onomatopoeia that are used in ever2014-01-29 08:00， Chinese Grammar
