Results found with the tag 'Chinese Grammar' , 115 articles in total.
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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?
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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 ever
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Grammar-- Numeral-Measure Word Phrases 量词
When we describle something in English, we can count a lot of classifiers, like a cup of, a piece of, an article of, etc. So how about Chinese? 我们用英语形容一件物品时,可以用“一杯,一片,一件
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Sentence Structure- the Predicate 句子成分-谓语
We all know that sentences are the smallest units in language that can express at idea. It is the first step to write an essay. 我们都知道句子是语言最小的单位元素,它可以独立的表达思想观点,这是
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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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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 Grammar-Pronouns 汉语语法-代词
When you begin to study Chinese grammar, you are likely to find there is a little difference between Chinese and English in Pronouns. Let's learn it together. 学习汉语语法时,你可能会发现代词在中
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Chinese Grammar-Adjectives 汉语语法-形容词
Practice, practice and practice. This is one of the golden rules in language learning. Today we introduce the use of Adjectives in Chinese. 多加练习是语言学习中的一项黄金法则,今天我们来介绍形容
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Chinese Grammar-Verb 汉语语法-动词
Contrary to English, Chinese has no verb conjugation, which doesn't imply that they cannot express issues that occurred in the past or future.和英语有所不同,汉语没有词形变化,但这并不意味着汉语
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Chinese grammar: Two words for "but"
There are two main words for "but" in Chinese: "可是" (kěshì) and "但是" (dànshì). These are largely the same, with some small differences.
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Chinese grammar: The filler word 那个"neige"
Sometimes when speaking you may blank out a bit, forget a little word or phrase, maybe you need to stall for a while. Well, the word "那个"(nèige) is just what you need.
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Chinese grammar: "Or" in statements
In English, "or" can used used in the sense of having a choice (Chicken or beef?), and as an "either or" statement (it doesn't matter if you're black or white). In Chinese, "或者"(huòzhě) is u
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Chinese grammar: Explaining causes with "yinwei"
A common way to explain causes in Chinese is with "因为"(yīnwèi). This is almost entirely equivalent to "because" in English. Usually "因为"will begin a new phrase in a sentence.
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Chinese grammar: Explaining results with 所以"suoyi"
Just as "因为"(yīnwèi) can be used to explain causes,"所以"(suǒyǐ) can be used to explain results. This is equivalent to "so therefore. . ." in English.
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Chinese grammar: 也"Ye" and 都"dou" together
Sometimes you want to say that a group of people have something in common with something else. If this is the case you'll want to use 也 (yě) and 都 (dōu) at the same time. Put "也" first!
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Chinese grammar: Expressing "and" with "he"
The most common way to express "and" in Chinese is with 和 (hé). It's important to note that 和 can only be used to link nouns. Verbs (or whole sentences) should not be linked with "和".
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Chinese grammar: Expressing "with" with "gen"
Using 跟(gēn) to express "with" is so simple, it will always be with you! The preposition "跟" (gēn) is commonly used to express "with" in Chinese grammar!
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Chinese grammar:"Always" as a complaint with "laoshi"
We have a few ways to say "always" in Chinese, and one of them is to use the word 老是 (lǎoshi) in Chinese grammar.
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Chinese grammar:Turning adjectives into adverbs
Turning adjectives into adverbs in Chinese is a piece of cake in Chinese grammar! You can easily convert Chinese adjectives into adverbs with 地 (de). This character is very similar to the Englis
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Chinese grammar:Reduplication of adjectives
One of the charming features of Chinese is reduplication of certain words and characters, including adjectives in Chinese grammar!