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Grammar Point:These three words all mean “other,” but they’re used in different ways. Let’s look at 其他 qítā, 別的 béide, and 另外 lìngwài side by side. 其他 qítā – other / the rest Things or people besides the ones already mentioned. Often means “the remaining ones.” 其他qítā人rén都dōu走zǒu了le其他qítā人rén都dōu走zǒu了leThe other people have all left. 我wǒ還有háiyǒu其他qítā問題wèntí我wǒ还有háiyǒu其他qítā问题wèntíI still have other questions. 這zhè家jiā店diàn賣mài書shū， 也yě賣mài其他qítā東西dōngxī这zhè家jiā店diàn卖mài书shū，…
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Grammar Point:趁 chèn is a preposition or verb meaning to take advantage of a time or situation—to do something while conditions are right or before they change.This usage does not translate naturally into English word-for-word and is usually better understood by its function rather than a direct equivalent. Structure 趁 chèn + condition / situation / opportunity…
Grammar Point:把 is used when the speaker wants to: So with 把, the sentence focuses on the result, not just the action. If you’re not familiar with the basic foundation of 把 structure, I suggest reading the following articles first. Structure Things + 把 bǎ + O + Verb + Something 她tā把bǎ杯子bēizi打dǎ破pò了le她tā把bǎ杯子bēizi打dǎ破pò了leShe broke the cup. 你nǐ別bié把bǎ他tā的de東西dōngxī弄nòng壞huài了le你nǐ别bié把bǎ他tā的de东西dōngxi弄nòng坏huài了leDon’t damage…
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What is a 把 bǎ sentence? In Chinese, sometimes you want to focus on what you do to something, not just the action. What does “V 一 V” mean? You do the action quickly or lightlyYou are just trying or checkingThe action is small or casual 📌 See more details here Structure 把 bǎ + object + V +…
What is “出來来 chūlái” ? 出來来 chūlái is a directional + result complement made of: It is added after a verb to show movement, emergence, or a result that becomes visible or perceptible. V + 出(來来) chū(lái) From a hidden state to a revealed state/ to emergence 我wǒ要yào做zuò出chū成績chéngjī我wǒ要yào做zuò出chū成绩chéngjìI need to see some results. 為了wèile做zuò出chū這個zhège網站wǎngzhàn， 我wǒ好hǎo累lèi为了wèile做zuò出chū这个zhège网站wǎngzhàn， 我wǒ好hǎo累lèi 😵💫I am so tired to make this website….
Grammar Point:In Chinese, 下 xià can be used as a result/directional complement to show that there is enough space, capacity, or ability to accommodate something. This use is very common in daily spoken Chinese. Structure V + 得 de or 不 bu + 下 xià 我家wǒjiā很hěn小xiǎo， 只zhǐ住得下zhùdexià兩liǎng個ge人rén我家wǒjiā很hěn小xiǎo， 只zhǐ住得下zhùdexià两liǎng个ge人rénMy house is small. It’s only two people can live there. 他的tāde包包bāobāo裝不下zhuāngbúxià5 本běn書shū他的tāde包包bāobāo装不下zhuāngbuxià5…
HSK6 Reading Practice Remember to use the menu at the top right of the article to switch between Traditional and Simplified Chinese. Vocabulary 歧視qíshì歧视qíshìdiscrimination;to discriminate 他tā覺得juéde自己zìjǐ因為yīnwèi年紀niánjì比較bǐjiào大dà， 在zài找zhǎo工作gōngzuò時shí被bèi歧視qíshì他tā觉得juéde自己zìjǐ因为yīnwèi年纪niánjì比较bǐjiào大dà， 在zài找zhǎo工作gōngzuò时shí被bèi歧视qíshìHe feels he’s being discriminated against in job hunting because of his age. 附和fùhè附和fùhèto agree with; to echo 她tā一yì說shuō完wán，，我wǒ就jiù忍不住rěnbúzhù附和fùhè， 因為yīnwèi我wǒ也yě有yǒu同樣tóngyàng的de感覺gǎnjué她tā一yì说shuō完wán， 我wǒ就jiù忍不住rěnbúzhù附和fùhè， 因为yīnwèi我wǒ也yě有yǒu同样tóngyáng的de感觉gǎnjuéAs soon as she finished speaking, I…
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