tiffany，作者 OneDotDot Chinese

Synonym of Afraid in Chinese

Posted on November 21, 2022July 23, 2025 by tiffany

Grammar Point:怕 pà, 害怕 hàipà, 可怕 kěpà, and 恐怕 kǒngpà are all related to the concept of fear, but they have different nuances in meaning and usage in Chinese. Before we start, let’s have a small quiz. Do you know which one is correct? 我wǒ可怕kěpà我wǒ的de中文zhōngwén老師lǎoshī我wǒ可怕kěpà我wǒ的de中文zhōngwén老师lǎoshī 我wǒ害怕hàipà說shuō中文zhōngwén我wǒ害怕hàipà说shuō中文zhōngwén 我wǒ恐怕kǒngpà天氣tiānqì會huì下雨xiàyǔ我wǒ恐怕kǒngpà天气tiānqì会huì下雨xiàyǔ 我wǒ的de中文zhōngwén老師lǎoshī很hěn怕pà我wǒ的de中文zhōngwén老师lǎoshī很hěn怕pà 害怕 hàipà S + 害怕 hàipà +…

Chinese potential complement keneng buyu

Potential Complements 2

Posted on November 18, 2022November 18, 2024 by tiffany

Grammar Point:Potential Complements indicate whether or not an action is possible. In this article, we will discuss other common terms related to Potential Complements. If you are not familiar with Potential Complements and Result Complements, I suggest you read the previous articles first. Structure V + 得 or 不 + 下 It indicates the capacity…

Connecting Adjective with 又 you

Posted on November 17, 2022May 6, 2023 by tiffany

Grammar Point:When you want to use more than two adjectives to describe one thing, you can use the 又 yòu structure. This structure is used to convey that something is “both… and…” in English. The two adjectives used in this construction should not contrast in feeling. In other words, they should either both be positive…

Direction Complements – Extension 3

Posted on November 16, 2022April 27, 2023 by tiffany

This article focuses on the use of direction complements in figurative language, such as in English phrases like ‘clean up’, ‘calm down’, ‘figure out’, etc. If you’re unfamiliar with directional complements, I recommend reading the following links first. 📖 Basic Direction Complement📖 Compound direction complements V + 起來/起来 qǐlái 1. Bring things together 加jiā起來qǐlái加jiā起来qǐláiAdd up…

Potential Complements 1

Posted on November 15, 2022May 7, 2023 by tiffany

Grammar Point:Potential Complements indicate whether or not an action is possible, which means whether it is able to be done or not. It’s not that complicated, is it? The structure is also simple – just add 得 de or 不 bu between the result complement and the verb. Result complement VS Potential complement: The Result…

一邊/一边 yìbiān

Posted on November 14, 2022November 24, 2024 by tiffany

Grammar Point:The term 一邊一边 yìbiān…一邊一边 yìbiān… is used to express the idea of doing one thing while doing another thing simultaneously, with both actions being intentional. It emphasizes that the two actions are happening at the same time and are equally important. If you want to express that something happened while another thing was happening,…

Abstract Words

Posted on November 13, 2022November 6, 2022 by tiffany

Before we look up abstract words in Chinese, I want to tell you a secret. In China, any kind of accident or disease has an official death toll. I don’t know about the disease, but for any accident, the death toll cannot be over 35; otherwise, the officials will have to step down and take…

Result Complement 2

Posted on November 12, 2022May 25, 2023 by tiffany

Grammar Point:The result complement is called 結果補語结果补语 jiéguǒ bǔyǔ in Chinese. It is just like its name, used to describe the result of a verb. If you are not familiar with the result complement, I suggest you read the following article first. RC in this article we are going to learn: Verb (action) + Result…

Result Complement 1

Posted on November 10, 2022September 15, 2025 by tiffany

Grammar Point:The result complement is called 結果補語结果补语 jiéguǒ bǔyǔ in Chinese. It is just like its name, used to describe the result of a verb. What is the result complement? In Chinese grammar, a result complement 結果補語结果补语 jiéguǒ bǔyǔ is a grammatical structure that expresses the result or outcome of an action or event. It…

The passive sentence in Chinese 3

Posted on November 8, 2022May 21, 2023 by tiffany

Grammar Point:In Mandarin Chinese, 給给 gěi can be used in passive voice constructions, either alone or together with 被 bèi. 給给 gěi is colloquial and used in spoken language, while 被 bèi is formal and suitable for written language. When to Use Passive Sentences 包包bāobāo被bèi小偷xiǎotōu偷tōu走zǒu了le包包bāobāo被bèi小偷xiǎotōu偷tōu走zǒu了leThe bag was stolen by a thief. 沒想到méixiǎngdào我wǒ被bèi老師lǎoshī誇獎kuājiǎng了le没想到méixiǎngdào我wǒ被bèi老师lǎoshī夸奖kuājiǎng了leI didn’t expect to…