Table of Contents

  1. Chinese Grammar Wiki: A2
    1. Contents
    2. Detailled contents
  2. Negative adjectives with 死了 "-sǐ le"
    1. Contents
    2. Structure
    3. Examples
    4. For Positive Connotations
    5. See Also
    6. Sources and further reading
      1. Books
  3. Approximations with "chàbuduō" "差不多"
    1. 差不多(chàbuduō) as a Predicate
      1. Simple Subject
        1. Structure
        2. Examples
      2. Several Subjects
        1. Structure
        2. Examples
    2. 差不多 (chàbuduō) as an Adverb
      1. Structure
      2. Examples
    3. 差不多 (chàbuduō) with a Quantity or Time Phrase
      1. Structure
      2. Examples
    4. See also
    5. Sources and further reading
      1. Books
      2. Dictionaries
  4. Emphasizing quantity with "dōu" "都"
    1. Structure
    2. Examples with 很多 (hěn duō)
    3. Examples with 大家 (dàjiā)
    4. Examples with 每天 (měi tiān)
    5. Other Examples
    6. See also
    7. Sources and further reading
      1. Books
  5. Expressing "all along" with "yīzhí" "一直"
    1. Structure
    2. Examples
    3. See also
    4. Sources and further reading
      1. Books
      2. Dictionaries
  6. Expressing "already" with "yǐjīng... le" "已经⋯⋯了"
    1. Basic Usages
      1. 已经 (yǐjīng) with Verb Phrases
        1. Structure
        2. Examples
      2. 已经 (yǐjīng) with Adjectives
        1. Structure
        2. Examples
      3. 已经 (yǐjīng) with Time Nouns
        1. Structure
        2. Examples
    2. Negative Form
      1. Structure
      2. Examples
    3. Sources and further reading
      1. Books
      2. Dictionaries
  7. Expressing "always" with "zǒngshì" "总是"
    1. 总是 (zǒngshì) with Verbs
      1. Structure
      2. Examples
    2. 总是 (zǒngshì) with Adjectives
      1. Structure
      2. Examples
    3. See also
    4. Sources and further reading
  8. Expressing "and also" with "hái" "还"
    1. Structure
    2. Examples
    3. The Difference Between 还 (hái) and 也 (yě)
    4. See Also
    5. Sources and further reading
      1. Books
  9. Expressing "even more" with "gèng" "更"
    1. Basic Usage
      1. Structure
      2. Examples
    2. Structure with 比 (bǐ)
      1. Structure
      2. Examples
    3. See also
    4. Sources and further reading
      1. Books
      2. Dictionaries
  10. Expressing "just" with "gāng" "刚"
    1. Expressing "Just" Happened
      1. Structure
      2. Examples
    2. "Just" Within a Specific Time Period
      1. Structure
      2. Examples
    3. See also
    4. Sources and further reading
      1. Books
  11. Expressing "only" with "zhǐ" "只"
    1. Structure
    2. Examples
    3. See Also
    4. Sources and further reading
      1. Books
  12. Expressing actions in progress with "zài" "在"
    1. Structure
    2. Examples
    3. See Also
    4. Sources and further reading
      1. Books
  13. Negative commands with "bié" "别"
    1. Structure
    2. Examples
    3. See also
    4. Sources and Further Reading
      1. Videos
      2. Books
  14. Simultaneous tasks with "yībiān" "一边"
    1. Structure
    2. Examples
    3. See also
    4. Sources and further reading
      1. Books
  15. Asking about degree with "duō" "多"
    1. Structure
    2. Examples
    3. See also
    4. Sources and further reading
  16. Basic comparisons with "yīyàng" "一样"
    1. Basic Usage
      1. Structure
      2. Examples
    2. 一样 (yīyàng) with Adjectives
      1. Structure
      2. Examples
    3. See also
    4. Sources and further reading
      1. Books
      2. Websites
  17. Expressing "a little too" with "yǒudiǎn" "有点"
    1. Structure
    2. Examples
    3. Negative Connotation
    4. See Also
    5. Sources and further reading
      1. Books
  18. Expressing "both A and B" with "yòu" "又"
    1. Structure
    2. Examples
    3. See also
    4. Sources and further reading
      1. Books
  19. Expressing "not very" with "bù tài" "不太"
    1. 不太 (bù tài) with Adjectives
      1. Structure
      2. Examples
    2. 不太 (bù tài) with Verbs
      1. Structure
      2. Examples
    3. See also
    4. Sources and further reading
      1. Books
  20. Expressing "really" with "zhēn" "真"
    1. 真 (zhēn) Before an Adjective
      1. Structure
      2. Example
    2. 真 (zhēn) Before Certain Verbs or 能 (néng) / 会 (huì)
      1. Structure
      2. Example
  21. Expressing distance with "lí" "离"
    1. Using 离 (lí) in a Statement
      1. Structure
      2. Examples
    2. Using 离 (lí) in a Question
      1. Structure
      2. Examples
    3. Expressing "Stay Away from Me" with 离 (lí)
    4. See Also
    5. Sources and further reading
      1. Books
  22. Intensifying with "duō" "多"
    1. Structure
    2. Examples
    3. See also
    4. Sources and further reading
  23. Moderating positive adjectives with "hái" "还"
    1. Commonly Used Expressions
      1. Structure
      2. Examples
    2. See also
    3. Sources and further reading
      1. Books
  24. Modifying nouns with adjective + "de" "的"
    1. With a Noun
      1. Structure
      2. Examples
    2. Without a Noun
      1. Structure
      2. Examples
    3. See also
    4. Sources and further reading
      1. Books
  25. Modifying nouns with phrase + "de" 的"
    1. Structure
    2. Examples
    3. See also
    4. Sources and Further Reading
      1. Books
  26. Superlative "zuì" "最"
    1. 最 (zuì) with Adjectives
      1. Structure
      2. Examples
    2. Optional 了 (le)
      1. Structure
      2. Examples
    3. 最 (zuì) with Psychological Verbs
      1. Structure
      2. Examples
    4. See also
    5. Sources and further reading
      1. Books
  27. Expressing "or" in statements
    1. Structure
    2. Examples
    3. See also
    4. Sources and further reading
      1. Books
  28. The filler word "nèige" "那个"
    1. Structure
    2. Examples
    3. References
    4. Sources and further reading
  29. Two words for "but"
    1. Structure
    2. Examples
    3. See also
    4. Sources and further reading
      1. Books
  30. Using "gēn" "跟" to mean "with"
    1. Structure
    2. Examples
    3. Where 和 (hé) and 跟 (gēn) Differ
    4. See also
    5. Sources and further reading
      1. Books
  31. After a specific time with "yǐhòu" "以后"
    1. Structure
    2. Examples
    3. See also
    4. Sources and further reading
  32. Before a specific time with "yǐqián" "以前"
    1. Structure
    2. Examples
    3. See also
    4. Sources and further reading
  33. Expressing "before" in general with "yǐqián" "以前"
    1. Structure
    2. Examples
    3. See also
    4. Sources and further reading
      1. Books
  34. Expressing "just now" with "gāngcái" "刚才"
    1. Structure
    2. Examples
    3. See also
    4. Sources and further reading
      1. Books
  35. Expressing "when" with "de shíhou" "的时候"
    1. Structure
    2. Examples
    3. See also
    4. Sources and further reading
      1. Books
  36. In the future in general with "yǐhòu" "以后"
    1. Structure
    2. Examples
    3. See also
    4. Sources and further reading
      1. Books
  37. Time words and word order
    1. Structure
    2. Examples
    3. See also
    4. Sources and further reading
      1. Books
  38. Approximating with sequential numbers
    1. Structure
    2. Examples
    3. See also
    4. Sources and further reading
      1. Books
  39. Big numbers in Chinese
    1. Different Units
    2. Ten Thousand - 万 (wàn)
    3. One Hundred Million - 亿 (yì)
    4. Mandarin Number Structure
    5. A Shortcut
      1. Examples
    6. See also
    7. Sources and further reading
      1. Books
  40. Structure of times (advanced)
    1. Minutes Past the Hour
    2. Minutes Less Than 10
      1. Structure
      2. Examples
    3. Minutes Greater Than 10
      1. Structure
      2. Examples
    4. Quarter Hours
      1. Structure
      2. Examples
    5. Minutes to the Hour
      1. Structure
      2. Examples
    6. See also
    7. Sources and further reading
      1. Books
  41. Using "jǐ" "几" to mean "several"
    1. 几 (jǐ) as "a Few"
      1. Structure
      2. Examples
    2. 几 (jǐ) as "a Few Tens"
      1. Structure
      2. Examples
    3. 几 (jǐ) as "a Few Hundred / Thousand / Ten Thousand"
      1. Structure
      2. Examples
    4. 好几 (hǎojǐ) as "Quite a Few"
      1. Structure
      2. Examples
    5. See also
    6. Sources and further reading
      1. Books
      2. Dictionaries
  42. Change of state with "le" "了"
    1. Structure
    2. Examples
    3. Too General?
    4. See Also
    5. Sources and further reading
      1. Books
      2. Websites
  43. Conceding with "ba" "吧"
    1. Structure
    2. Examples
    3. See also
    4. Sources and further reading
      1. Books
  44. Expressing "already" with just "le" "了"
    1. Structure
    2. Examples
    3. See Also
    4. Sources and further reading
      1. Books
      2. Websites
  45. Expressing "not anymore" with "le" "了"
    1. Structure
    2. Examples
    3. See Also
    4. Sources and further reading
      1. Books
      2. Websites
  46. Expressing "now" with "le" "了"
    1. Structure
    2. Examples
    3. See Also
    4. Sources and further reading
      1. Books
      2. Websites
  47. Expressing completion with "le" "了"
    1. Basic Pattern
    2. Examples
    3. See also
    4. Sources and further reading
      1. Books
      2. Websites
  48. Expressing experiences with "guo" "过"
    1. Basic Usage
      1. Structure
      2. Examples
    2. Negating a 过 (guo) Sentence
      1. Structure
      2. Examples
    3. Using 过 (guo) with 了 (le)
    4. See Also
    5. Sources and further reading
      1. Books
      2. Websites
  49. Sentence-final interjection "a" "啊"
    1. 啊 (a) Expressing Exclamation
      1. Examples
    2. 啊 (a) Expressing Certainty or Urgency
      1. Examples
    3. 啊 (a) Used in Questions
      1. Examples
    4. See also
    5. Sources and further reading
      1. Books
  50. Softening speech with "ba" "吧"
    1. Structure
    2. Examples
    3. See also
    4. Sources and further reading
      1. Books
  51. Structural particle "de"
    1. 的 (de) Before Nouns
      1. Structure
      2. Examples
    2. 得 (de) After Verbs
      1. Structure
      2. Examples
      3. Not an Adverb?
    3. 地 (de) Before Verbs
      1. Structure
      2. Examples
    4. Using All Three "de"s
    5. Sources and further reading
      1. Books
      2. Websites
  52. Using "guo" "过" with "le" "了"
    1. Basic Pattern
      1. Structure
      2. Examples
    2. The Pattern with an Object
    3. What 过 (guo) Does
    4. When to Use 过 (guo) with 了 (le)
    5. See Also
    6. Sources and further reading
      1. Books
      2. Websites
  53. Basic comparisons with "bi" "比"
    1. Basic Usage
      1. Structure
      2. Examples
    2. Common Errors
    3. Pattern Using 比 (bǐ) and 更 (gèng)
      1. Structure
      2. Examples
    4. See Also
    5. Sources and further reading
      1. Books
      2. Websites
  54. Expressing "from… to…" with "cong… dao…" "从⋯⋯ 到⋯⋯"
    1. Used for Times
      1. Structure
      2. Examples
    2. Used for Places
      1. Structure
      2. Examples
    3. See Also
    4. Sources and further reading
      1. Books
  55. Basic comparisons with "meiyou" "没有"
    1. Basic Usage
    2. Examples
    3. See also
    4. Sources and further reading
      1. Books
  56. Directional verbs "lai" "来" and "qu" "去"
    1. Basic Usage
      1. Structure
      2. Examples
    2. Advanced Usage
    3. See also
  57. Auxiliary verb "yao" "要" and its multiple meanings
    1. 要 (yào) as "Want"
      1. Structure
      2. Examples
    2. 要 (yào) as "Want to"
      1. Structure
      2. Examples
    3. 要 (yào) as "Need to"
      1. Structure
      2. Examples
    4. 要 (yào) as "Going to"
      1. Structure
      2. Examples
    5. Context, Context, Context
    6. See also
    7. Sources and further reading
      1. Books
  58. Expressing "should" with "yinggai" "应该"
    1. Basic Usage
      1. Structure
      2. Examples
    2. Negate 应该 (yīnggāi) with 不 (bù)
      1. Structure
      2. Examples
    3. See Also
    4. Sources and further reading
      1. Books
  59. Expressing "will" with "hui" "会"
    1. Basic Usage
      1. Structure
      2. Examples
    2. Negating 会 (huì) with 不 (bù)
      1. Structure
      2. Examples
    3. See Also
    4. Sources and further reading
      1. Books
  60. Expressing "would like to" with "xiang" "想"
    1. Basic Usage
      1. Structure
      2. Examples
    2. Negate 想 (xiǎng) with 不 (bù)
      1. Structure
      2. Examples
    3. See also
    4. Sources and Further Reading
      1. Books
      2. Websites
  61. Actions in a row
    1. Structure
    2. Examples
    3. See also
    4. Sources and further reading
      1. Books
  62. Expressing "difficult" with "nan" "难"
    1. 难 (nán) with General Verbs
      1. Structure
      2. Examples
    2. 难 (nán) with Sense Verbs
      1. Structure
      2. Examples
    3. See also
    4. Sources and further reading
      1. Books
  63. Expressing "never" with "conglai" "从来"
    1. "To Never Do" with 从来 (cónglái) + 不 (bù)
      1. Structure
      2. Examples
    2. "To Have Never Done" with 从来 (cónglái) + 没有 (méiyǒu)
      1. Structure
      2. Examples
    3. See Also
    4. Sources and further reading
      1. Books
      2. Websites
  64. Expressing "together" with "yiqi" "一起"
    1. Structure
    2. Examples
    3. See also
    4. Sources and further reading
      1. Books
  65. Expressing duration with "le" "了"
    1. Basic Usage
      1. Structure
      2. Examples
    2. To Express "Definitely Concluded"
      1. Structure
      2. Examples
    3. See also
    4. Sources and further reading
      1. Books
  66. Expressing ongoing duration with double "le" "了"
    1. Ongoing Duration with Simple Verbs
      1. Structure
      2. Examples
    2. When the Verb Takes an Object
      1. Structure
      2. Examples
    3. Sources and Further Reading
      1. Books
      2. Websites
  67. Inability with "mei banfa" "没办法"
    1. Structure
    2. Examples
    3. See also
    4. Sources and further reading
  68. Indicating location with "zai" "在" before verbs
    1. Structure
    2. Examples
    3. Getting More Specific with Locations
    4. See Also
    5. Sources and further reading
      1. Books
  69. Reduplication of verbs
    1. Reduplication with the AA Pattern
      1. Structure
      2. Examples
    2. Reduplication with 一 (yī)
      1. Structure
      2. Examples
    3. ABAB Reduplication with Two-Syllable Verbs
      1. Examples
    4. See also
    5. Sources and further reading
      1. Books
  70. Special cases of "zai" "在" following verbs
    1. Structure
    2. Examples
    3. See Also
    4. Sources and further reading
      1. Books
  71. Special verbs with "hen" "很"
    1. Structure
    2. Examples
    3. See also
    4. Sources and further reading
      1. Books
  72. Using "dao" "到" to mean "to go to"
    1. 到 (dào) for Arriving in a Place
      1. Structure
      2. Examples
    2. Going to a Place and Performing an Action
      1. Structure
      2. Examples
    3. 到 (dào), 去 (qù), and 走 (zǒu)
    4. See also
    5. Sources and further reading
      1. Books
  73. Using "hao" "好" to mean "easy"
    1. General Verbs
      1. Structure
      2. Examples
    2. Exceptions
      1. Examples
    3. See also
    4. Sources and further reading
      1. Books
  74. Verbing briefly with "yixia" "一下"
    1. Structure
    2. Examples
    3. See also
    4. Sources and further reading
  75. Verbs that take double objects
    1. Structure
    2. Examples
    3. Sources and further reading
      1. Websites
      2. Books
  76. Potential complement "-bu dong" "不懂" for not understanding
    1. Structure
    2. Examples
    3. See also
    4. Sources and further reading
      1. Books
      2. Websites
  77. Result complement "-wan" "完" for finishing
    1. Structure
    2. Examples
    3. See also
    4. Sources and further reading
      1. Books
  78. Result complements "-dao" "到" and "-jian" "见"
    1. Verbs with 到 (dào) and 见 (jiàn)
      1. Structure
      2. Examples
    2. Negative Forms
      1. Structure
      2. Examples
    3. See also
    4. Sources and further reading
      1. Books
  79. Expressing "some" with "yixie" "一些"
    1. Structure
    2. Examples
    3. Sources and further reading
      1. Books
  80. Using "youde" "有的" to mean "some"
    1. Structure
    2. Examples
    3. See also
    4. Sources and Further Reading
      1. Books
  81. Counting money
    1. Asking "How Much Money" with 多少钱 (duōshao qián)
      1. Structure
      2. Examples
    2. Stating Quantities of Money
      1. Structure
      2. Examples
    3. See also
    4. Sources and further reading
      1. Books
  82. Expressing "every" with "mei" "每"
    1. Structure
    2. Examples
    3. See also
    4. Sources and further reading
      1. Books
  83. Expressing "half" with "ban" "半"
    1. Basic Usage
      1. Used Alone
        1. Structure
        2. Examples
      2. With a Number
        1. Structure
        2. Examples
    2. Notable Exceptions
      1. Used Alone
        1. Structure
        2. Examples
      2. With a Number
        1. Structure
        2. Examples
    3. See also
  84. Measure words for counting
    1. Structure
    2. Examples
    3. See Also
    4. Sources and further reading
      1. Websites
      2. Books
  85. Measure words in quantity questions
    1. Asking About Small Numbers with 几 (jǐ)
      1. Structure
      2. Examples
    2. Asking About Big Numbers with 多少 (duōshao)
      1. Structure
      2. Examples
    3. See also
    4. Sources and further reading
      1. Books
  86. Measure words with "this" and "that"
    1. Structure
    2. Examples
    3. See also
    4. Sources and further reading
      1. Books
  87. Ordinal numbers with "di" "第"
    1. Basic Usage
      1. Structure
      2. Examples
    2. Full Pattern with Measure Words
      1. Structure
      2. Examples
    3. Exceptions
    4. See also
    5. Sources and further reading
  88. Asking why with "zenme" "怎么"
    1. Basic Usage
      1. With a Verb
        1. Structure
        2. Examples
      2. With an Adjective
        1. Structure
        2. Examples
    2. "Why So..." Usage
      1. Structure
      2. Examples
    3. See also
    4. Sources and further reading
      1. Books
  89. Questions with "le ma" "了 吗"
    1. Basic Usage
      1. Structure
      2. Examples
    2. With a Topic
      1. Structure
      2. Examples
    3. See also
    4. Sources and further reading
      1. Books
  90. Cause and effect with "yinwei" and "suoyi" "因为……所以……"
    1. Using 因为 (yīnwèi) by Itself to Explain Causes
      1. Structure
      2. Examples
    2. Using 所以 (suǒyǐ) by Itself to Explain Results
      1. Structure
      2. Examples
    3. Using 因为 (yīnwèi) and 所以 (suǒyǐ) Together
      1. Structure
      2. Examples
    4. See also
    5. Sources and further reading
      1. Books
      2. Websites
  91. Expressing "about to happen" with "le" "了"
    1. 快⋯⋯了 (kuài... le) with Verbs
      1. Structure
      2. Examples
    2. 快⋯⋯了 (kuài... le) with Adjectives
      1. Structure
      2. Examples
    3. 要⋯⋯了 (yào... le) with Verbs
      1. Structure
      2. Examples
    4. See also
    5. Sources and further reading
      1. Books
      2. Websites
  92. Expressing "everything" with "shenme dou" "什么……都"
    1. Basic Usage
      1. Structure
      2. Examples
    2. Structure with a Noun
      1. Structure
      2. Examples
    3. Negative Structure
      1. Structures
      2. Examples
    4. See Also
    5. Sources and further reading
      1. Books
  93. Expressing "stop doing" with "bie… le" "别⋯⋯了"
    1. Structure
    2. Examples
    3. See also
    4. Sources and further reading
      1. Books
      2. Dictionaries
  94. Expressing location with "zai... shang / xia / li"
    1. 在 (zài) with "Big Locations"
      1. Structure
      2. Examples
    2. 在 (zài) with Specific Locations
      1. Structure
      2. Examples
    3. Common Nouns of Locality
    4. Abstract Uses
    5. See Also
    6. Sources and Further Reading
      1. Books
  95. Comparing "bu" and "mei", "不" and "没"
    1. 不 (bù) Negates in the Present and Future
      1. Structure
      2. Examples
    2. 不 (bù) Negates Habitual Actions
      1. Structure
      2. Examples
    3. 不 (bù) Is Normally Used with Adjectives
      1. Structure
      2. Examples
    4. 不 (bù) Is for Asking Questions
      1. Structure
      2. Examples
    5. 没 (méi) Negates Past Actions
      1. Structure
      2. Examples
    6. Only 没 (méi) Negates 有 (yǒu)
      1. Structure
      2. Examples
    7. 没 (méi) Is for Making Comparisons
      1. Structure
      2. Examples
    8. 不 (bù) Is Used Almost Exclusively with Certain Verbs
    9. Sources and further reading
      1. Websites
      2. Videos
      3. Books
  96. Comparing "yao"要" and "xiang"想"
    1. Followed by a Noun
      1. 要 (yào) as "to Want"
        1. Structure
        2. Examples
      2. 想 (xiǎng) as "to Miss"
        1. Structure
        2. Examples
    2. Followed by a Verb
      1. 要 (yào) as "Want to"
        1. Structure
        2. Examples
      2. 想 (xiǎng) as "Would Like to"
        1. Structure
        2. Examples
      3. 要 (yào) as "Going to"
        1. Structure
        2. Examples
    3. 想要 (xiǎngyào) as "Want"
      1. Structure
      2. Examples
    4. See also
    5. Sources and further reading
      1. Books