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Parts of Speech
Grammatical Structures
Adjectives with 极了 (jíle)
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Adjective: 那么 (nàme) and 这么 (zhème)
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Adjectives: 不怎么 (bù zěnme)
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Uses of 全 (quán)
Using 全 before a Noun
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Using 全都 before a Verb
Affirmative Pattern
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Negative Pattern: Total Negation
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Negative Pattern: Partial Negation
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Reduplication
One-Syllable Adjectives (AA)
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Two-Syllable Adjectives (AABB)
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Using Reduplicated Adjectives as Adverbs (AABB)
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Using Reduplicated Adjectives as Predicates (ABAB)
Structure for ABAB
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Structure for AB 一下
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正好 (zhènghǎo)
正好 as Predicate
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正好 as An Adverb before Verbs
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正好 as Complements after 得
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就是 Used as "is exactly"
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就是 as "Only Because"
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就 Used with Other Verbs
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uses of 又
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再 as "Again"
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再 as "Another" or "Some More"
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再 as "Continuous Action"
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又 Used in the Past
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Colloquial Usage 又来了
又 Used in the Future
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原来 as "Originally"
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原来 as "All along"
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Basic Usage
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Used with 就
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Pattern without 了
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Pattern with 了
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Using 差点 with 没
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Good enough with 够
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Not enough with 不够
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Expressing "had enough of it" with 够了
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Positive Pattern
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Negative Pattern
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Common Use of 这样
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Using 这样的话 to Mean "if This Is the Case"
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难怪 as "it is not surprising that"
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难怪 as "Is Not to Be Blamed"
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One by One with 名量
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over and over again with 动量
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Using 挺 with Adjectives Only
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Using 挺 with a Verb Phrase
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Followed by Single Subject
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Followed by Verb Phrase
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Used as a Verb
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就 as "Right Away" (in the Future)
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就 as "Early" (in the Past)
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Usage of 早就
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Expressing Luck with 幸亏 and 幸好
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Expressing Luck with 还好
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Used with Verbs
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Used with Adjectives
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Positive Pattern
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Negative Pattern
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还在 Followed by Verb
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还是 Followed by Verb
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Using 还 with 不 and 没
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Pattern with 多
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Pattern with 还
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Used with 像
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Used without 像
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Basic Usage
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Usage Before a Noun
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Multiple Meanings
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Using as a Conjunction
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Used as an Adverb
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Used as a Pronoun
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Usage of 等(到)
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Usage of 直到
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Structure with 以来
Basic form
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Form with 自, 从 or 自从
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Structure with 来
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Basic Form
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Basic Usage
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Used for Continuous State
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Used for a Certain Way of Doing Things
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着 Used Idiomatically
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Sentence-Final Structure
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Topic-Marking Structure
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Using 关于 with the Topic
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Noun Phrase with 关于
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Unspoken 关于 with Verbs
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"about the Same Age" with 一样大
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Different Ways of Asking about Age
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Basic Usage
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Using 不到 with 就
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以上 and 以下
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以内 and 以外
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为了 as a preposition
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为了 after 是
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Basic Usage
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Using 对 with 来说
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Other Usage of 对
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Used as "Towards"
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Used as "From"
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Alternative Structure
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Basic Usage
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Advanced Pattern
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Used with 像
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Using 经过 as Verb
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Using 经过 as Preposition
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Using 经过 as Noun
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Comparison with Two Different Subjects
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Comparison with the Same Subject
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Colloquial Saying with 这还用说
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Using 包括 with 在内
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Used with Adjectives
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Used with Verbs
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Using 多亏了 alone
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Using 多亏 with 不然
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Using 多亏 with 才
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Using 通过 as a Verb
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Using 通过 as a Preposition
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Used for Comparison
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Used for Description
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Used with Adjectives
Affirmative Pattern
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Negative Pattern
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Used with Noun
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Colloquial Sayings with 算
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Basic Pattern
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Pattern Using 把
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Exception to the 把 Pattern: 嫁
Academic Debate
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Usage of 没怎么
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What They Are
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Used with 了, 着, 过
Used with Measure Words
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Standard expression with 如果⋯⋯就
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Colloquial expression with 如果⋯⋯的话
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如果⋯⋯那么
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Common Phrases
Using 来说 with 一般
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Using 来说 with 总的
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Using 来说 with 相对
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Using 来说 with 严格
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Using 来说 with 具体
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Simple Direction Complement
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Adding a place with 到
Compound Direction Complements
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Direction Complements with Objects
Direction Complements with 把
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Compared with Potential Complement
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Affirmative Pattern
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Negative Pattern
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Potential Complements with Objects
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Expressing an upward movement
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Expressing initiation of an action
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Expressing an initial judgement
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Using Adjectives
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Using One-syllable Verb
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Compared with Potential Complements
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The difference 到 makes
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做 vs. 做到
买 vs. 买到
学 vs. 学到
拿 vs. 拿到
想 vs. 想到
看 vs. 看到
追 vs. 追到
了解 vs. 了解到
联系 vs. 联系到
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Used as "as soon as"
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Used as "Every Time"
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Used with 还有
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Used with Question Word
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连 Followed by Noun
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Not even One with 连
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连 Followed by Verb
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连 Followed by Sentence
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Expressing "Everyone" with 谁 都
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Expressing "Everywhere" with 哪儿 都
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Expressing "Whenever" with 什么时候 都
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Expressing "However Much" with 多少 都
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Expressing "However" with 怎么 都
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Used as "Except"
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Expressing "in Addition"
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Used to Answer a Question
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Used in a Full Sentence
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Used with Adjectives
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Used with Verbs
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Used with One Subject
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Used with Two Different Subjects
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Expressing "on the topic of" with "在⋯⋯上"
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Expressing "under" with "在⋯⋯下"
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Expressing "on the topic of" with "在⋯⋯方面"
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When the subject is a person
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When the subject is a thing
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General Usage
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Using 先 with 再说
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Using 然后 and 接着 with 先
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What is a 把 sentence?
把 Sentences with Two Objects
把 sentences and complements
Forming 把 sentences
Negating 把 sentences
Question forms of 把 sentences
Adverbs in 把 sentences
把 Sentences and Measure Words
把 sentences and aspect particles
Verbs for 把 sentences
Notes about 把
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Basic Usage
Singling out Details for Emphasis
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When to Use 是⋯⋯ 的
Completed Action
Negating 是 ⋯⋯ 的
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Used in a Questions
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the Optional 是
Where to Put 的 When there's an Object
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Used for Making a Suggestion
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Used to Express Limited Options
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Used with Nouns
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再 is used to express repetition of an action in the future
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再 can be used to say "another"
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再 can be used to say "and then"
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又 is used to express repetition of an action that has already occurred in the past
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又 adds emotional coloring to events recurring in the future
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Expressing Ability
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Expressing Permission
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Expressing Possibility
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Talking about the Future
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Using Adverbs to Add Emphasis
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还是 is used to offer choices in a question
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或者 is used to give options in declarative sentences
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还是 is used for questions that are embedded in sentences
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还是 is used to indicate a preferred course of action
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或者 can be repeated when providing options
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为了
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因为
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Both mean "others"
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人家 can mean "I"
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人家 can mean a certain "him" or "her"
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人家 can mean "residents"
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Both can mean "in the middle"
Between two points in space
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For time and number ranges use 之间
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For describing location within an object, use 中间
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Other uses of 之间
之间 can be used to indicate relationships
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中间 can also mean "among"
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中间 can be used as part of other words
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Same as prep.
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对 can be placed in more parts of the sentence
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对 can be used as a verb
As a verb meaning "direction"
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As a verb meaning "to treat"
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从 as "from" (time)
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从 as "from" (place)
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从 as "from" (amount)
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从 as "from" (change)
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离 as "from" (distance)
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Both Come Before the Verb, But Have Different Emphasis
刚 emphasizes something "just" happened
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刚才 emphasizes "just now"
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刚才 can be used as an attribute while 刚 cannot
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刚 Can Be Used with Adjectives
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刚 and 刚才 with 了
刚 and 刚才 with 没
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后来 is used to describe previous things
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然后 is used to describe things happens next
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以后
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以后 is used for the future in general
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以后 is used for things occurring after a specific time
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后来 is used for sequencing past events
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以后
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之后
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