Special Words & Expressions
Covers polite terms, common sayings, and culturally important words.
21 articles
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?