Results found with the tag 'Chinese Grammar' , 115 articles in total.
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Chinese grammar: Modifying nouns with adjective + "de"
A very common way to modify nouns is to attach an adjective to them using 的 (de).This structure comes up extremely frequently and is an easy way to attribute features to nouns.
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Chinese grammar: Modifying nouns with phrase + 的"de"
As well as attaching adjectives to nouns, "的" (de) can be used to attach whole phrases to nouns. In English this is often achieved with "who" or "that".
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Chinese grammar: Non-exhaustive lists with "dengdeng"
"等等" (děng děng), or simply "等", has the same meaning as “and so on” or “etc.” in English. Both are placed after a series of items (the list of which generally exceeds two items).
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Chinese grammar: The "zui" superlative
The most common way to form a superlative (best, worst, fattest, most complex, etc.) in Chinese is to use "最" (zuì) before an adjective.
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Chinese grammar: Expressing "a little too" with "you dian"
When you want to politely say something is "a little too" something, you can use "有点"(yǒu diǎn) or "有一点"(yǒu yì diǎnr).
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Chinese grammar: Expressing distance with 离 "li"
One of the ways to express distance is to use "离"(lí).this pattern is normally used to simply express that one place is (not) close or (not) far from another place.
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Chinese grammar: Intensifying with 多"duo"
One of the ways to make an exclamation and intensify something is to use "多"(duō).you can also use "多"(duō) to intensify adjectives.
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Chinese grammar: Moderating positive adjectives with 还 "hai"
As well as continuation,"还"(hái) can also be used to weaken positive adjectives. This is similar to saying "quite" or "reasonably" in English.
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Chinese grammar:Continuation with 还 "hai"
If you "still" need help on how to use "还" (hái), then this is the page for you."还" (hái) can be used to indicate that something is continuing - that it's still a particular way.
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Chinese grammar: Asking about degree with "duo"
In this article, we review how to ask about degree with "多"(duō), which is one of the many uses of this character.
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Chinese grammar: Basic comparisons with "yiyang"
Rather than expressing that two things differ regarding a particular quality, 一样 is used to express that two things are the same in some way.
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Chinese grammar:When will we use 了 in Chinese?
This isn’t meant to be an exhaustive, comprehensive study of 了, but rather a guide as you embark on your Chinese grammar journey (or need a brushing up)!
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Chinese grammar:The difference between 想 & 觉得 in Chinese
Like “I know“, “I think” is one of the very first phrases learned when studying a foreign language. In Chinese, there are two phrases with much overlap that can both be translated as “I thi
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Chinese grammar:The difference between 知道 & 认识 in Chinese
The particularly thorny issue of 知道 (zhīdào) versus 认识 (rènshi). Both approximately hover around the English “to know”, but there are very important differences between the two.
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Chinese grammar:The difference between 能 & 会 in Chinese
Can(会) or Able(能) is an English word where translating into Chinese can be tricky depending on the situation.
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Never make these mistakes in Chinese 89
Foreigners often make some strange mistakes in Chinese when they study the most difficult language--- ---Chinese. We try to analyze typical sentences to correct these errors.
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Never make these mistakes in Chinese 84
Foreigners often make some strange mistakes in Chinese when they study the most difficult language--- ---Chinese. We try to analyze typical sentences to correct these errors.
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Never make these mistakes in Chinese 83
Foreigners often make some strange mistakes in Chinese when they study the most difficult language--- ---Chinese. We try to analyze typical sentences to correct these errors.
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Never make these mistakes in Chinese 82
Foreigners often make some strange mistakes in Chinese when they study the most difficult language--- ---Chinese. We try to analyze typical sentences to correct these errors.
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Never make these mistakes in Chinese 81
Foreigners often make some strange mistakes in Chinese when they study the most difficult language--- ---Chinese. We try to analyze typical sentences to correct these errors.