tiffany，作者 OneDotDot Chinese

Can not help – 不禁 bùjīn

Posted on October 3, 2025October 3, 2025 by tiffany

Grammar Point：不禁 bùjīn means “can’t help (doing something)” or “can’t refrain from”. It’s used when someone feels an emotion or does something involuntarily. Structure S + 不禁 bùjīn + Verb / Emotional reaction 不禁 bùjīn is more commonly used in formal or written Chinese, while in everyday spoken Chinese people usually say 忍不住 rěn bù zhù. 看kàn著zhe畢業bìyè典禮diǎnlǐ上shàng的de同學tóngxué們men，我wǒ不禁bùjīn紅hóng了le眼眶yǎnkuāng看kàn着zhe毕业bìyè典礼diǎnlǐ上shang的de同学tóngxué们men，我wǒ不禁bùjīn红hóng了le眼眶yǎnkuàngWatching my classmates…

B2 L4 Vocabulary and Practice

Posted on October 1, 2025October 1, 2025 by tiffany

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B2 L3 Vocabulary and Practice

Posted on September 19, 2025September 19, 2025 by tiffany

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Potential Complements and Result Complements practice

Chinese Complement – 好 hǎo & 起 qǐ

Posted on September 15, 2025September 15, 2025 by tiffany

In Chinese, some complements show results or ability. 好 hǎo is used to express that something is completed or ready, while 起 qǐ is used to express whether someone can or cannot manage, afford, or bear something. 好 hǎo It shows that something has been completed well, finished properly, or is ready. 東西dōngxī已經yǐjīng買mǎi好hǎo了le东西dōngxi已经yǐjīng买mǎi好hǎo了leThe things have already been bought (ready)….

State Complement – 得 de

Posted on September 14, 2025September 14, 2025 by tiffany

In Chinese, state complement 得 de is used after a verb or adjective to show how well, how much, or to what degree something happens. It connects the action with its result, state, or manner. Structure V or Adj. + 得 + Description 他tā累lèi得de走不動zǒubúdòng了le他tā累lèi得de走不动zǒubúdòng了leHe was so tired that he couldn’t walk anymore. 孩子háizi高興gāoxìng得de跳tiào了le起來qǐlái孩子háizi高兴gāoxìng得de跳tiào了le起来qǐláiThe child was so happy that he jumped up. 他tā飽bǎo得de快kuài吐tù了le他tā饱bǎo得de快kuài吐tù了leHe…

Scope Adverbs – 尽 jìn and 净 jìng

Posted on September 12, 2025September 12, 2025 by tiffany

Grammar Point:In Chinese, some adverbs don’t just describe how an action happens. They set the range or limit of the action. These are called scope adverbs. They show “how much, to what extent, or within what limit” something happens. Two common ones are 盡尽 jìn and 淨净 jìng, but they work very differently. 盡尽 jìn 盡尽 jìn makes an action reach its maximum. It means do…

Chinese potential complement keneng buyu

Complement – 會 huì & 見 jiàn

Posted on September 9, 2025September 9, 2025 by tiffany

Chinese verbs are not just about actions; they also show how verbs can express the result of the action. In this article, we’ll explore three common complements: 會会 huì and 見见 jiàn, and see how these small words can completely change the meaning of a sentence. 會会 huì – to learn / to master It indicates that an…

HSK5 Reading Practice – The Relationship Between Humans and Pets

Posted on September 6, 2025September 8, 2025 by tiffany

HSK5 Reading Practice Remember to use the menu at the top right of the article to switch between Traditional and Simplified Chinese. Vocabulary 情感qínggǎn情感qínggǎnemotion, feeling 她tā把bǎ真實zhēnshí的de情感qínggǎn寫xiě進jìn了le日記rìjì裡lǐ她tā把bǎ真实zhēnshí的de情感qínggǎn写xiě进jìn了le日记rìjì里lǐShe wrote her true feelings into her diary. 依賴yīlài依赖yīlàito depend on 他tā太tài依賴yīlài朋友péngyǒu的de幫助bāngzhù，缺乏quēfá獨立性dúlìxìng他tā太tài依赖yīlài朋友péngyou的de帮助bāngzhù，缺乏quēfá独立性dúlìxìngHe depends too much on his friends’ help and lacks independence. 陪伴péibàn陪伴péibànto accompany 朋友péngyǒu的de陪伴péibàn讓ràng我wǒ覺得juéde很hěn安心ānxīn朋友péngyou的de陪伴péibàn让ràng我wǒ觉得juéde很hěn安心ānxīnThe company of friends…

B2 L2 Vocabulary and Practice

Posted on September 5, 2025September 5, 2025 by tiffany

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Complement – 懂 dǒng, 完 wán &了 liǎo

Posted on September 5, 2025September 5, 2025 by tiffany

Chinese verbs are not just about actions; they also show how verbs can express results, completion, and capability. In this article, we’ll explore three common complements: 懂 dǒng, 完 wán, and 了 liǎo, and see how these small words can completely change the meaning of a sentence. 懂 dǒng – to understand / comprehend It shows that someone understands…