Chinese Grammar Wiki A1 Negation of "yǒu" with "méi" Contents Structure Examples The Short Form of 没有 is 没 See also Sources and further reading Books Videos The "all" adverb "都" "dōu" Contents 都 for "all" Structure Examples 都 for "both" Structure Examples See also Sources and further reading Books The "also" adverb "yě" Contents 也 with Verb Phrases Structure Examples A Note on the Negative Form 也 with Adjectives Structure Examples Expressing "me too" with 也 Structure Examples See also Sources and further reading Books Expressing "and" with "hé" Contents Structure Examples See also Sources and further reading Books Offering choices with "háishì" "还是" Contents Simplest Form Structure Examples Full Sentence Form Structure Examples See also Sources and Further Reading Books Websites Age with "suì" "岁" Content Structure Examples See Also Sources and further reading Measure word "gè" Contents General Structure Structure Examples Omitting the number Structure Examples See also Sources and further reading Books Websites Structure of dates Contents Structure Examples See also Sources and further reading Books Structure of days of the week Contents Structure Examples Other words for "week" See also Sources and further reading Books Structure of numbers Contents One to one hundred Structure for the first ten Structure for teens Structure for tens Examples After one hundred Dealing with Zeroes Examples For numbers 110 and greater Examples After one thousand Examples 10,000 and beyond See also Sources and further reading Books Structure of times (basic) Contents On the hour Structure Examples Half hours Structure Examples See also Sources and further reading Books Expressing close possession without "de" 的 Contents Structure Examples See also Sources and further reading Books Expressing possession with "de" "的" Contents Structure Examples See also Sources and further reading Questions with "ne" "呢" Contents General Questions with 呢 Structure Examples Asking "Where" with 呢 Structure Examples See also Sources and further reading Books Suggestions with "ba" "吧" Contents Structure Examples See also Sources and further reading Books Expressing existence in a place with "zài" "在>" Contents Structure Examples See also Sources and further reading Books Expressing existence with "yǒu" "有" Contents Structure Examples See also Sources and further reading Expressing possession with "yoǔ" "有" Contents Structure Examples Negating 有 See also Sources and further reading Using the verb "jiào" "叫" Contents Structure Examples See also Sources and further reading Books Using the verb "qu" "去" Contents 去 with just a Place Structure Examples 去 with a Verb Structure Examples See also Sources and further reading Books Using the verb xìng "姓" Contents Giving One's Surname Structure Examples Asking Someone's Surname See also Sources and further reading The Basic "How to do" Something with "zěnme" "怎么" Contents The Basic "How to Verb" Something Structure Examples Topic First Structure Examples See also Sources and further reading Negation of past actions with "meiyou" "没有" Contents Structure Examples Go easy on the 了 (le) See also Sources and further reading Books >Videos Negative commands with "bùyào" "不要" Contents Structure Examples See also Sources and Further Reading Standard negation with "bù" "不" Contents Negating Verbs Structure Examples Negating Adjectives Structure Examples See also Sources and Further Reading Books Videos Basic sentence order Contents Subject-predicate Structure Examples Subject-verb-object Structure Examples When it all falls apart See also Sources and further reading Connecting nouns with "shì" "是" Contents Basic Sentence Structure Examples Other Uses of 是 Examples See also Sources and further reading Expressing "excessively" with "tài" "太" Contents Structure Examples See also Sources and Further Reading Simple "noun + adjective" sentences Contents Structure Examples 很 (hěn), what's your problem?! See also Sources and further reading >Videos Books Affirmative-negative question Contents Verb-Not-Verb Structure Examples Verb-Not-Verb with an Object Structure Examples Adjective-Not-Adjective Structure Examples Two-character verbs or adjectives in positive-negative questions Structure Examples 有 in positive-negative questions Structure Examples See also Sources and further reading Videos Books Placement of question words Contents Overview Common question words list Rules Expressing "what" with 什么 (shénme) Structure Examples Expressing "where" with 哪里 (nǎli) / 哪儿 (nǎr) Structure Examples Expressing "which" with 哪个 Structure Examples Expressing "who" with 谁 (shéi) Structure Examples Expressing "when" with 什么时候 (shénme shíhou) Structure Examples Expressing "why" with 为什么 (wèishénme) Structure Examples Expressing "how" with 怎么 (zěnme) Structure Examples See also Sources and further reading Tag questions with "bù" "不" Contents Structure Examples See also Sources and Further Reading Tag questions with "ma" "吗" Contents Structure Examples See also Sources and Further Reading Yes-no questions with "ma" "吗" Contents Basic Usage Structure Examples More Advanced Usage See also Sources and further reading Videos Books "Èr" "二" and "liǎng" "两" Contents Uses of 二 (èr) 二 is used in numbers Examples Uses of 两 (liǎng) 两 is used with measure words Examples Sources and further reading Expressing "be going to" with "yào" "要" Contents Structure Examples See also Sources and further reading Books Dictionaries Expressing a learned skill with "huì" "会" Contents Structure Examples Negating 会 (huì) Sentences Structure Examples See also Sources and further reading Expressing ability or possibility with "néng" "能" Contents Expressing Ability Structure Examples Expressing Possibility Structure Examples Other Usages Examples See also Sources and further reading Websites Books Expressing permission with "kěyǐ" "可以" Contents Basic Usage Structure Examples Negating 可以 (kěyǐ) Sentences Structure Examples See also Sources and further reading Wanting to do something with "yào" "要" Contents Structure Examples 要 (yào) and 想 (xiǎng) Examples See also Sources and Further Reading