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[Grammar]
Chinese Grammar- Complements 汉语语法-补语
Complement means a word or group of words added to a sentence to make it complete. 补语是指添加单个的单词或一组单词到一个句子里,使之变得完整。
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[Grammar]
The Subject and Adverbial Adjuncts 主语和状语
Words and phrases in sentences can be divided into sentence elements based on their use. The subject is the most common and primal unit in sentences ; adverbial adjuncts acts on complement. So le
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[Grammar]
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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[Grammar]
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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[Grammar]
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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[Grammar]
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 phrase translation: 心上人 (xīnshàngrén) sweetheart
“心上人 (xīnshàngrén)” refers to one's lover or sweetheart.
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[Grammar]
Chinese phrase translation: 没戏 (méi xì) stand no chance
"没戏(méi xì)" means "hopeless, not having any chance of success".
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[Grammar]
Chinese phrase translation: 智多星 (zhìduōxīng) resourceful person
“智多星”refers to a resourceful strategist.
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[Grammar]
Chinese Grammar- Prepositional phrases 介词短语
Having finished the stuty of parts of speech, we ought to have a further understanding of Chinese phrases.There are three basic prepositional patterns. 学完了各类词性的用法,是时候我们对中文短语
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Chinese phrase translation: 打包票 (dǎ bāo piào) to be sure or to guarantee
“打包票” literally means writing a guaranty.
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[Grammar]
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 phrase translation: 黑马 (hēimǎ) dark horse
"黑马(hēimǎ)" refers to the unexpected winner in a race or competition.
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[Grammar]
Grammar -- Subject-Predicate Phrases 主谓短语
Our topic today is subject-predicate (S-P) phrases. Have you met it before? In mandarin language, the subject-predicate phrase is widely employed. In a subject-predicate sentence the subject is f
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Chinese phrase translation: 回头客 (huítóukè) returned customers
“回头客(huítóukè)" means the customers coming again.
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[Grammar]
Chinese grammar: Adding emphasis with 就是jiushi
就是 (jiùshì) can be used to add many different types of emphasis.