OneDotDot Chinese Grammar · HSK 4 Grammar Point · HSK 4 多麼多么 duōme — “How…!” A more formal, written-feeling cousin of 多多 duō. 多麼多么 duōme turns a description into an exclamation of degree, and shows up in both speech and writing. The pattern is Subject + 多麼多么 duōme + Adjective, usually closed with an exclamation…
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Adverbs for degree 1
OneDotDot Chinese Grammar · HSK 1 Grammar Point · HSK 1 非常 fēicháng ・ 很 hěn ・ 真 zhēn — Basic Degree Adverbs Adjectives in Chinese almost never stand alone — they need a degree adverb in front of them. 很很 hěn, 非常非常 fēicháng, and 真真 zhēn are the first three you’ll meet, and each…
How and How long in Chinese
Grammar Point:In Chinese, “how” can be translated as 怎么样 zěnme yàng or simply 怎么 zěnme, depending on the context. As for “how long,” it can be translated as 多久 duō jiǔ. How – 怎麼/怎么 zěnme Depending on the context, 怎麼怎么 zěnme can be translated as “how” or “what”. It is used to indicate the manner…
“May” in Chinese
Grammar Point:In Chinese, the word 可能 kěnéng is used to express the concept of “possibility” or “may.” It is commonly used in sentences to indicate that something is likely or potentially true. Structure S + 可能 + V or SV 明天míngtiān可能kěnéng會huì下雨xiàyǔ明天míngtiān可能kěnéng会huì下雨xiàyǔIt may rain tomorrow. 我wǒ可能kěnéng感冒gǎnmào了le， 身體shēntǐ不太bútài舒服shūfú我wǒ可能kěnéng感冒gǎnmào了le， 身体shēntǐ不太bútài舒服shūfuI may have caught a cold, I’m not feeling…
”Should“ in Chinese
Grammar Point:In Chinese grammar, the term 應該应该 yīnggāi is used to express “should” or “ought to” in a general sense. It indicates what is considered the proper or expected course of action. Structure S + 應該应该 + V + O The term 應該应该 yīnggāi can be shortened to just 該该 gāi while still conveying a…
“These” and “those” in Chinese
Grammar Point:The terms “these” and “those” in Chinese can be translated as follows: 🌈 Basically ”This“ and “that” + 些 xiē Structure 這这些 or 那些 + Noun 這些zhèxiē人rén是shì誰shéi？ 这些zhèxiē人rén是shì谁shéi？ Who are these people? 我wǒ不要búyào買mǎi那些nàxiē書shū我wǒ不要búyào买mǎi那些nàxiē书shūI don’t want to buy those books. 這些zhèxiē東西dōngxī要yào怎麼辦zěnmebàn？ 这些zhèxiē东西dōngxi要yào怎么办zěnmebàn？ What should we do with these things? 她tā想xiǎng跟gēn那些nàxiē中國人Zhōngguórén練習liànxí中文zhōngwén她tā想xiǎng跟gēn那些nàxiē中国人Zhōngguórén练习liànxi中文zhōngwénShe wants to practice Chinese with…
Counting Money in Chinese
Grammar Point:Counting money in Chinese involves using the Chinese numerals and currency units. Here is a guide on how to count money in Chinese: Chinese Numerals 📌 Review Numbers: Chinese Numbers Currency Units China Taiwan However, there is another informal term commonly used to talk about the basic unit of currency in Chinese, which is…
Food – 음식 – 食べ物
🔊 雞jī鸡jī 🔊 豬zhū猪zhū 🔊 牛niú牛niú 🔊 魚yú鱼yú 🔊 鴨yā鸭yā 🔊 羊yáng羊yáng 🔊 麵miàn面miàn 🔊 飯fàn饭fàn 🔊 湯tāng汤tāng 🔊 菜cài菜cài 🔊 蛋dàn蛋dàn 🔊 沙拉shālā沙拉shālā 🔊 肉ròu肉ròu：meat – 고기 – 肉 🔊 海鮮hǎixiān海鲜hǎixiān：seafood – 해산물 – 海産物 Taste 🔊 酸suān酸suān：sour – 시다 – 酸っぱい 🔊 甜tián甜tián：sweet – 달다 – 甘い 🔊 苦kǔ苦kǔ：bitter – 쓰다 – 苦い…
Chinese Separable Verbs
A field guide for learners Chinese Separable Verbs Some of the most basic verbs you’ll learn — 睡覺shuìjiào睡觉shuìjiào “to sleep,” 吃飯chīfàn吃饭chīfàn “to eat,” 看書kànshū看书kànshū “to read” — aren’t single words at all. Each one is a verb fused to an object, and the two can pull apart whenever a sentence needs room for more detail….
Verbs – 동사 – 動詞 -2
Vocabulary · Beginner語彙・初級어휘 · 초급 Verbs動詞동사 — 動詞 2 17 more common verbs grouped by theme, each with example VO (verb + object) collocations.テーマ別の動詞をさらに17個、それぞれのVO（動詞＋目的語）例です。주제별로 묶은 동사 17개를 더 소개하며, 각각의 VO(동사+목적어) 예시입니다. EN 日本語 한국어 Verbs動詞동사 Buying, Learning & Riding買う・学ぶ・乗る사고 배우고 타기 買mǎi买mǎibuy買う사다 VO 買mǎi买mǎi東西dōngxī东西dōngxībuy things買い物をする물건을 사다 買mǎi买mǎi票piàobuy a ticketチケットを買う표를 사다 賣mài卖màisell売る팔다 VO 賣mài卖mài東西dōngxī东西dōngxīsell things物を売る물건을…