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Grammar Point:快一點 kuài yìdiǎn means “a little faster” and is used to ask someone to speed up an action. It is commonly used in spoken Chinese when you want to politely or mildly urge someone to do something more quickly. Structure S + 快一點 kuài yìdiǎn + V 快kuài一點yìdiǎn來lái快kuài一点yìdiǎn来láiCome quickly! 快kuài一點yìdiǎn準備zhǔnbèi快kuài一点yìdiǎn准备zhǔnbèiGet ready faster! 快kuài一點yìdiǎn起床qǐchuáng，要yào遲到chídào了le快kuài一点yìdiǎn起床qǐchuáng，要yào迟到chídào了leGet up a…
Do Taiwanese and Chinese engineers share the same tech vocabulary? Mostly yes, but with some notable differences. Both Taiwan and China use a mix of translated Chinese terms and borrowed English terms which often called 外來詞来词 (wàilái cí, loanwords). However, the proportion differs: engineers in Taiwan tend to use more direct English terms or English abbreviations in…
Grammar Point:In Chinese, if you want to say that someone makes another person do something, or that something causes a feeling or action, you can use special words called causative verbs. And 讓让 ràng is one of the most common verbs in Mandarin. It has several important meanings: Structure 1 – to let / allow A 讓让…
Grammar Point:The term “as long as” can be translated to 只要 zhǐyào in Chinese. It is commonly used to express a condition or requirement that needs to be met for something to happen or be true. Structure 只要 + condition + 就 + result 只要zhǐyào你nǐ在zài我wǒ身邊shēnbiān， 我wǒ就jiù會huì很hěn開心kāixīn只要zhǐyào你nǐ在zài我wǒ身边shēnbiān， 我wǒ就jiù会huì很hěn开心kāixīnAs long as you’re by my side, I will…
Grammar Point:In Chinese, the phrase 越 yuè…越 yuè… is commonly used to express that the degree of something increases with another situation. Structure – 越 + Adj. + 越 S + 越 yuè + Adj + 越 yuè + Adj or V It is important to note that 越 yuè…越 yuè… should not be followed…
Grammar Point:In Mandarin Chinese, 起 qǐ can be used after a verb to show that an action begins or starts happening.It often gives the feeling of “starting into action” or “beginning a new state.” Structure Verb + 起 qǐ (Object + 來来 lái) 突然tūrán下xià起qǐ雨yǔ來lái了le突然tūrán下xià起qǐ雨yǔ来lái了leSuddenly it started to rain. 他tā怎麼zěnme打dǎ開kāi中文zhōngwén書shū就jiù睡shuì起qǐ來lái了le他tā怎么zěnme打dǎ开kāi中文zhōngwén书shū就jiù睡shuì起qǐ来lái了leHow come he falls asleep as soon as he opens a Chinese…
Grammar Point:In Mandarin Chinese, a contrastive topic is used when a speaker highlights one topic in order to contrast it with another possible topic, often implying something like “as for X (but not necessarily Y)…”. This structure is very common in spoken Chinese. Structure Topic A + Comment A (+ Topic B + Comment B) 我wǒ，喜歡xǐhuān咖啡kāfēi；他tā，喜歡xǐhuān茶chá我wǒ，喜欢xǐhuan咖啡kāfēi；他tā，喜欢xǐhuan茶cháAs for…
Let’s see if you can read a Chinese menu Food Matching Game Food Matching Game Find the connection — category names revealed only when you’re correct 繁體 简体 Shuffle Clear 🎉 All 4 Rounds Complete! Play Again
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Grammar Point:The structure verb + 了 le + verb is used to indicate a short, light, or casual action, meaning that someone did something briefly, a little bit, or just once. Structure V + 了 le + V It is typically used with monosyllabic verbs, with the object appearing after the pattern rather than in between,…