Grammar & Sentence Structure
108 articles
- Are there any tips and tricks to analyzing a Chinese structure?
- "Proper Noun + 这个 + General Noun (i.e., 小天这个人，倪家桥这个地方)
- Can I change the word order without changing the meaning? 我马上上来 - 上来了一个人 - 一个人上来了
- How can word order change the meaning of multi-verb sentences?
- How do I know whether a sentence is in past tense or future tense?
- How do you deal with word order in multi-verb sentences?
- What's up with 的 in 我认识很多有想法*的*人? (or 定语 dìngyǔ sentence structure)
- What's 的 doing at the end of this phrase? (事物总是变化发展的)
- Where do you place 谁 shéi ("who") in a sentence?
- Why are there sometimes two of the same verb in a sentence? (e.g., 你*骑*马*骑*得太快了)
- Why are 是 & 的 placed where they are in 这张画是他三岁的时候画的?
- Word order and context for 至少 zhìshǎo "at least"
- How do I read the different times on the clock in Mandarin Chinese?
- Can I put two infixes in a row to express "Or?" (回得来回不来 huídelái huíbulái)
- Does 不要 búyào mean "not want" or "don't"?
- How can 什么 be used along with 吗？Aren't they contradictory question words?
- How did we determine the 汉字 order for the Intermediate Course?
- How do I handle sentences where I know the characters but still am not sure of the meaning?
- How do I use '也 yě - also' to connect phrases in Chinese?
- How do I use the character 理 lǐ?
- How do I use 先... 再... properly for sequences?
- How do I use 打包 dǎbāo?
- How do I use 过去 guòqu/过来 guòlai?
- How do you determine where to apply 的? (我放在桌子上的面包)
- How do you use "再 something 也 something else" and contrasting antonyms (苦甜)?
- How do you use "出问题" to mean "A problem emerged"?
- How does 又 yòu function in a sentence?
- How to modify psychological verbs?
- How to think about characters with similar keyword? (兄 and 哥 )
- How to use 区 qū to mean "administrative division" (e.g., 高新区 gāoxīn qū - "high-tech zone")
- How to use 意外 yìwài? What's the difference between the noun and adjective versions?
- How to use 活动 huódòng as a noun?
- Should I re-learn characters that I haven't totally solidified?
- Using 在 in relationship to time (e.g., 哥哥要*在*白天休息)
- Using 的 with time words (e.g., 加班的时间 jiābān de shíjiān - 'amount of overtime')
- What does 做人做事 zuòrénzuòshì mean?
- What does 小姐 xiǎojiě mean?
- What does 差 chà mean? Is it 'poor quality' or 'difference'?
- What is the difference of characters, words, and morphemes?
- What's the usage of analyzing sentence of 红肿 in 我的背上有一个红肿的包？
- What's up with the "到 + place + 去" structure? Why just say "去 + place"?
- What's up with 之?
- What's up with 儿化 érhuà (i.e., syllables adding "儿 er" at the end)? When to use it?
- What's up with 弄 nòng? It seems to have so many usages
- When telling a story about the past in Chinese, can I omit 了？
- When to use 的 地 得 "de" in sentences?
- Why am I using the -en or -eng set for characters that don't have an "e"? (e.g., 'ming')
- Why can you separate 见面 jiànmiàn (e.g., 见一次面)?
- Why does 肉 mean "Pork"?
- Why does 讨 tǎo get a keyword of "to coax"? Why are MB keywords sometimes different from Pleco?
- How do I say "one-by-one" with measure words? (E.g., 一个一个地 or 一项一项地)
- How can there be two “把 bǎ” in a sentence? How to spot measure words?
- How do I add 有 to turn nouns into adjectives?
- How do I use '得 de' after verbs?
- How to figure out small differences in grammar?
- How to use 又 yòu to express repetitive action?
- How to use 在 + location + 上/下/中/里, etc.?
- How to use 起 qǐ after a verb? (比起买东西，给红包是一个更好的礼物)
- How to use the 被 structure?
- How to use two verb phrases to describe something (VP1 + 又 + adj1 + VP2 + 又 + adj2)
- How to use 一边 yībiān once and twice in a sentence?
- How to use 上 after nouns (e.g., 信上 xìn shàng - 杂志上 zázhì shàng - 报纸上 bàozhǐ shàng
- How to use 反正 to indicate "regardless" and get straight to the point?
- How to use 哪儿 nǎr rhetorically? 他哪儿知道你不吃面包
- How to use 才 cái to indicate "Only then"?
- What's the difference between 了 after a verb & 了 at the end of a sentence?
- What's up with 介绍给你认识 jièshào gěi nǐ rènshi? Why this structure?
- What's up with 就 jiù in the second clause of a sentence? (不用我说，他自己*就*明白了)
- Why doesn't 我才上来 wǒ cái shànglai not need 了 le?
- Why is 太 tài frequently paired with 了 le? 太 + adjective + 了
- 在...下/上/中 & How to make excellent progress without learning grammar points?
- Comparing “别 + action” & “别 + action + 了”
- Comparing 很 & 是...的 (天很蓝 vs. 天是蓝色的)
- How are 和 hé & 又 yòu different? How to use 既...又... & 又...又...
- How do I avoid confusing two characters with the same pronunciation? (相 xiāng vs. 香 xiāng)
- How do I know when to use 来 or 去？
- How do I spot the difference between 把 bǎ & 对 duì in a sentence?
- How do I use 还 in comparative statements? “我觉得他比我*还*聪明 Wǒ juéde tā bǐ wǒ hái cōngming"
- How to compare sizes with 大 & 小
- How to distinguish between 未 and 末?
- What's the difference between "I have always done..., "I have never done...,"I always do..."
- What's the difference between '为了 wèile' & '因为 yīnwèi..., 所以 suǒyǐ'?
- What's the difference between X character and Y character? (e.g., 自 & 己)
- What's the difference between 一份 yīfèn and 一块 yīkuài
- What's the difference between 不回家 - 不回家了 - 没(有)回家?
- What's the difference between 入 rù & 进 jìn?
- What's the difference between 只有...才 and 只要...就?
- What's the difference between 后来 and 以后？
- What's the difference between 国外 guówài and 外国 wàiguó?
- What's the difference between 好 hǎo - 好的 hǎode - 好吧 hǎoba - 好了 hǎole?
- What's the difference between 宝宝 bǎobao & 宝贝/宝贝儿 bǎobèi(r)?
- What's the difference between 家庭 jiātíng & 家人 jiārén?
- What's the difference between 帮 bāng - 帮助 bāngzhù - 帮忙 bāngmáng? Three "helps"!
- What's the difference between 感到 and 感觉？
- What's the difference between 攵 pū and 夂 zhǐ?
- What's the difference between 明白，理解, and 懂?
- What's the difference between 最好 zuìhǎo and 还是 háishi？
- What's the difference between 有些 & 有点儿？(Also, what's up with "有另一些?")
- What's the difference between 某些 mǒuxiē and 有些 yǒuxiē?
- What's the difference between 永不 and 从来; and 永远 and 总是?
- What's the difference between 行不行 xíngbuxíng & 可不可以 kěbukěyǐ?
- What's the difference between 记住 and 记得?
- What's the difference between 这么 zhème and 那么 nàme？
- What's the difference between 闻 wén and 香 xiāng?
- When to say 来 or 去 based on context
- 再也不, 从来不 and 从来没 compared, 出事 explained and 一点也不 - 一点都不 explained
- 都有 vs. 都是