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Contemporary Chinese Book 2

B2 L6 Vocabulary and Practice

Posted on November 14, 2025November 14, 2025 by tiffany

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degree complement in Chinese

Degree Complements – 得很, 極了, 得不得了

Posted on November 13, 2025November 13, 2025 by tiffany

What is a Degree Complement? A degree complement tells how strong or to what extent something is. It answers questions like: “How hot?” “How happy?” “How busy?” In Chinese, degree complements usually come after adjectives or stative verbs (verbs that describe a state, like 忙 máng busy, 累 lèi tired, or 喜歡欢 xǐhuān like). 得很 de hěn — very / quite Used to show a normal or medium level of something….

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Taiwanese Popcorn Chicken

Posted on October 25, 2025July 29, 2026 by tiffany

鹹酥雞 Xiánsūjī — Taiwanese Popcorn Chicken | OneDotDot Chinese 一點點一点点 · OneDotDot Chinese Chinese Recipe & Vocabulary 鹹咸 酥酥 雞鸡 Taiwanese Popcorn Chicken 鹹酥雞咸酥鸡 xiánsū jī  ·  “salty crispy fried chicken” ⏱Prep40 min 🍳Cook~5 min ◐DifficultyMedium ▦Yields2 servings 📍OriginTaiwan Photo: Tiffany, OneDotDot Chinese Notes in EN 日本語 한국어 緣起缘起The Story 鹹酥雞咸酥鸡 (xiánsūjī) stands typically run…

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Chinese Complement – 到 dào

Posted on October 22, 2025October 22, 2025 by tiffany

The complement 到 dào indicates that an action has successfully reached its goal or result. In other words, the action was completed effectively. You can think of 到 dào as meaning to reach / to achieve in English. 到 dào 我wǒ昨天zuótiān終於zhōngyú找zhǎo到dào了le那nà家jiā很hěn有名yǒumíng的de甜點tiándiǎn店diàn了le我wǒ昨天zuótiān终于zhōngyú找zhǎo到dào了le那nà家jiā很hěn有名yǒumíng的de甜点tiándiǎn店diàn了leI finally found that famous dessert shop yesterday. 我wǒ早上zǎoshàng七qī點diǎn就jiù看到kàndào他tā在zài公園gōngyuán跑步pǎobù我wǒ早上zǎoshang七qī点diǎn就jiù看到kàndào他tā在zài公园gōngyuán跑步pǎobùI saw him jogging in the park at 7 a.m. 我wǒ跑pǎo了le半bàn個ge小時xiǎoshí, 才cái找zhǎo到dào那nà隻zhī狗gǒu我wǒ跑pǎo了le半bàn个ge小时xiǎoshí, 才cái找zhǎo到dào那nà只zhī狗gǒuI ran…

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Contemporary Chinese Book 2

B2 L5 Vocabulary and Practice

Posted on October 15, 2025October 15, 2025 by tiffany

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Can not help – 不禁 bùjīn

Posted on October 3, 2025August 20, 2026 by tiffany

OneDotDot Chinese Grammar · HSK 6 Grammar Point · HSK 6 不禁不禁 bùjīn — “Can’t Help” 不禁不禁 bùjīn means “can’t help (doing something)” or “can’t refrain from.” It’s used when an emotion or reaction slips out involuntarily — before you’ve had a chance to stop it. 不禁不禁 bùjīn shows up right before the involuntary reaction…

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Contemporary Chinese Book 2

B2 L4 Vocabulary and Practice

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

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Contemporary Chinese Book 2

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, 2025October 22, 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)….

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State Complement – 得 de

Posted on September 14, 2025November 9, 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…

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