OneDotDot Chinese Grammar · HSK 4 Grammar Point · HSK 4 Verbal Measure Words 2 — 場场 chǎng, 頓顿 dùn, 趟趟 tàng Three more measure words that count actions instead of nouns — for events that run their course, meals, intense concentrated actions, and trips there and back. The pattern is Verb + 了 +…
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Chinese Age Expression – Suì
Grammar Point:In Chinese, the word 歲岁 suì is used to express age. It specifically refers to the number of years one has lived or their age in years. Structure S + Number + 歲/岁 suì In Chinese, the word 歲 suì is considered a measure word, so there is no need for a linking verb…
“All along” in Chinese 1 – 一直 yìzhí
Grammar Point:The Chinese adverb 一直 yìzhí is used to express the idea of “continuously” or “all along” in a sentence. It indicates that an action or state has been ongoing or persistent from a certain point in time up to the present or a specified point in the future. Structure S + 一直 yìzhí +…
Qu Yuan Story 2
Story · HSK 3+ · Dragon Boat Festival · Part 2 屈 Qu Yuan Story — Part 2 屈原（下）屈原（下） Posted June 26, 2023 Author Tiffany Reading time 6 mins “Qu Yuan” is a story for HSK3+ learners. Stories I share are some Chinese folk tales, and some are my own creations. This story is one…
Qu Yuan Story
Story · HSK 3+ · Dragon Boat Festival 屈 Qu Yuan Story 屈原（上）屈原（上） Posted June 25, 2023 Author Tiffany Reading time 6 mins This story is one of the most famous stories associated with the Dragon Boat Festival. However, there are three different versions of it, each with slight variations — so if you hear…
Dragon Boat Festival
Dragon Boat Festival — OneDotDot Chinese Chinese Festivals · 中國節日中国节日 Dragon Boat Festival 端午節端午节 duānwǔjié 端午節端午节 duānwǔjié falls on the fifth day of the fifth lunar month — a festival of dragon boat races, sticky rice dumplings, and a whole calendar’s worth of folk remedies against summer’s bad luck. Also known as Duanwu What is…
“All”&”Total” in Chinese – 一共 yígòng & 全部 quánbù
OneDotDot Chinese Grammar · HSK 3 Grammar Point · HSK 3 一共 yígòng一共 yígòng & 全部 quánbù全部 quánbù — “Altogether” & “All” 一共 yígòng一共 yígòng and 全部 quánbù全部 quánbù both point at “everything,” but from different angles: one adds things up into a number, the other describes a whole set with nothing left out. 一共…
Only in Chinese
Grammar Point:In Chinese, the word for “only” is 只 zhǐ. Unlike in English, you can place it in any part of the sentence to emphasize different parts. However, it always comes before verbs in Chinese. Structure 只 + Verb 卡kǎ裡lǐ只zhǐ有yǒu兩百liǎngbǎi塊kuài錢qián卡kǎ里lǐ只zhǐ有yǒu两百liǎngbǎi块kuài钱qiánI only have 200 dollars in my card. 我wǒ今天jīntiān只zhǐ喝hē了le一杯yìbēi咖啡kāfēi我wǒ今天jīntiān只zhǐ喝hē了le一杯yìbēi咖啡kāfēiI only had one cup of coffee today….
Chinese Adverbs for Degree 12
OneDotDot Chinese Grammar · HSK 5 Grammar Point · HSK 5 格外 géwài ・ 極其极其 jíqí — Formal Intensifiers 格外 géwài singles something out as particularly notable, in a formal or literary register. 極其极其 jíqí pushes a description to an extreme, and pairs naturally with two-syllable adjectives. Both are formal, written-register words — you’ll meet…
Chinese Adverbs for Degree 5
OneDotDot Chinese Grammar · HSK 3 Grammar Point · HSK 3 比較比较 bǐjiào ・ 還还 hái ・ 更 gèng ・ 特別特别 tèbié — Comparative Degree Adverbs 比較比较 bǐjiào softens a description to “relatively,” while 還还 hái and 更 gèng escalate a degree past a comparison point, and 特別特别 tèbié singles something out as particularly notable….