OneDotDot Chinese Grammar · HSK 6 Grammar Point · HSK 6 5 Measure Words — 串串 chuàn, 滴滴 dī, 枝枝 zhī, 扇扇 shàn, 卷卷 juǎn Five more measure words at HSK6 level: for strung-together items, drops of liquid, flowers and branches, hinged panels, and rolled-up things. The pattern is always Number + Measure Word +…
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Verbal Measure Word 4
OneDotDot Chinese Grammar · HSK 6 Grammar Point · HSK 6 Verbal Measure Words 4 — 番番 fān Unlike the other verbal measure words you’ve seen, 番 fān doesn’t count how many times something happened — it marks an effort, an event, or a quality as substantial and deliberate. The pattern is (Verb +) 一番…
Chinese 把 bǎ Structure
A field guide for learners The 把 bǎ Sentence English has no real equivalent for this one. 把把 bǎ pulls an object out of its usual spot after the verb and moves it in front — shifting the whole sentence’s focus onto what happened to that object. Ordinary S-V-O 我wǒ看完kànwán了le這本zhè běn書shū我wǒ看完kànwán了le这本zhè běn书shū I finished reading…
Verbal Measure Words 3
OneDotDot Chinese Grammar · HSK 5 Grammar Point · HSK 5 Verbal Measure Words 3 — 眼眼 yǎn Literally “eye,” borrowed as a measure word for a single glance or look — it goes right after a seeing verb to say how many times you looked. The pattern is Verb + 了 + 一眼 (+…
Chinese Measure Words 8
OneDotDot Chinese Grammar · HSK 5 Grammar Point · HSK 5 7 Measure Words — 支支 zhī, 根根 gēn, 批批 pī, 束束 shù, 副副 fù, 集集 jí, 週周 zhōu Seven more measure words: for slim manufactured objects, long thin natural things, batches, bundles, pairs and sets, TV episodes, and weeks. The pattern is always Number…
Unspoken Rules for Engineerings
潛 Cross-Strait Workplace Notes The Unspoken Rules: Taiwan & China Tech Culture, Explained for Foreign Engineers 職場zhíchǎng文化wénhuà的de潛規則qián guīzé职场zhíchǎng文化wénhuà的de潜规则qián guīzé · “the unwritten rules of workplace culture” Reads in ~12 min Covers Taiwan & Mainland China For foreign engineers, PMs & managers Show up to a standup in Taipei or Shenzhen expecting the same social contract…
Software Engineering Vocabulary in Chinese
軟软 OneDotDot Chinese · Vocabulary Software Engineering Vocabulary in Chinese 軟體ruǎntǐ中文zhōngwén软件ruǎnjiàn中文zhōngwén Twenty-one terms every software engineer working with Taiwanese or Chinese colleagues should know, plus the unspoken cultural rules that shape how engineers there actually communicate — because “we’ll try our best” rarely means what it sounds like. Tap the speaker icon to hear anything…
Chinese Comparison Sentences
A field guide for learners Chinese Comparison Sentences Three ways to stack one thing against another: more than, equal to, less than. Same idea, three completely different sentence shapes. greater 我wǒ比bǐ你nǐ高gāo我wǒ比bǐ你nǐ高gāo I am taller than you. equal 我wǒ跟gēn你nǐ一樣yíyàng高gāo我wǒ跟gēn你nǐ一样yíyàng高gāo I am just as tall as you. lesser 我wǒ沒有méiyǒu你nǐ那麼nàme高gāo我wǒ没有méiyǒu你nǐ那么nàme高gāo I’m not as tall as you. Greater than…
Chinese Question Words
A field guide for learners Chinese Question Words Who, what, where, how, why, how many — the whole 5W1H set has a Chinese counterpart. The words themselves are simple; the trick is knowing which of two near-synonyms fits a given sentence. The set Overview Word Meaning Asks about 誰shéi谁shéi who a person 什麼shénme什么shénme what a…
Chinese Measure Words 2
OneDotDot Chinese Grammar · HSK 2 Grammar Point · HSK 2 5 Measure Words — 條条 tiáo, 位位 wèi, 間间 jiān, 名名 míng, 包包 bāo Five more common measure words: for long thin objects, people (two different ways), rooms, and packs or bags of something. The pattern is always Number + Measure Word + Noun….