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