Vocabulary & Word Usage
39 articles
- Are 那儿/这儿 and 那边/这边 synonyms respectively?
- How do I deal with the multiple definition/ translations of individual Chinese characters?
- How do I distinguish between 己 已 巳 㔾? (dealing with similar-looking components and props)
- How to distinguish between characters with the same components in different positions (办 vs. 为)
- How to distinguish between similar looking characters? (e.g, 土 vs. 士)
- What technique should I use to spot the difference between similar words? (袋子 & 包)
- What's the difference between directional complements？(回来 & 回去)
- What's the difference between 有些人 & 有的人? How to trust your instincts on subtle differences?
- What's the difference between 老人 lǎorén & 老年人 lǎoniánrén?
- What's the difference between 该 gāi and 应该 yīnggāi？
- What's the difference of 负面 and 消极 "negative"? How to cleverly investigate minor differences?
- What's with saying 我们这儿 wǒmen zhèr or 你们那儿 nǐmen nàr?
- When is 要 yào "will" vs. "want"?
- When to use 把 bǎ and when not to use 把?
- 借 jiè means both 'borrow' and 'lend.' How can one tell the difference?
- How can I tell the gender of a Chinese name?
- How to identify names when reading or listening?
- How do Chinese Loanwords work? English name transliterations?
- How do I say "Approximately" or "About?" 差不多 chàbuduō - 大概 dàgài - 大约 dàyuē?
- How do I say "happy" in Chinese comparing 高兴 - 开心 - 幸福 - 快乐 - 愉快 - 欢乐
- How do I say "I had fun" in Chinese? 好玩儿 - 搞笑 - 开心 - 我过得很开心
- How do I use "俩 liǎ" in a sentence? How do I say "the two of them" or "the five of them," etc.?
- How does Chinese conceptualize time? How important is understanding it? Is it challenging?
- How to express "taking selfies" and "selfies" in Chinese?
- How to measure words for time?
- How to say "Sorry" in Chinese. 对不起 - 不好意思 - 抱歉
- How to use the adverb 偏偏 piānpiān in a sentence? (Opposite 正好 zhènhǎo)
- Is there a guide for when you can shorten words?
- Isn't there a word for this using intermediate language to suss out advanced words?
- Should I focus on learning measure words?
- Using 多 duō + verb & 多 duō + verb + 点 diǎn (多吃点 duō chī diǎn)
- What are some more colloquial ways of asking yes or no questions?
- What are the correct terms of address for husband and wife? (丈夫-妻子 ｜ 先生 - 太太 ｜ 老公 - 老婆)
- What does adding 起来 to a verb do? How does 才 function in a sentence to express 'only'?
- What is the function of 还 hái in "还行 háixíng" or "还可以 hái kěyǐ" ?
- What's the measure word for love?