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Grammar Point:和 hànhé and 跟 gēn are two conjunctions used to connect two nouns or noun phrases, indicating that they are both included in a list or group. It is similar to the English “and” and is often used to connect two people, two things, or two action activities. Structure Noun + 和/跟 + Noun…
取名字 Make Your Chinese Name | OneDotDot Chinese 一 OneDotDot Chinese More resources → 姓名xìngmíng · your name in Chinese Get your ownChinese name, stamped. Enter your birthday and we’ll press together a family name and a given name the way generations of Chinese parents have — one character for the month, one for the…
Grammar Point: The 是 shì … 的 de structure in Chinese is used to provide strong affirmation. It is often used to clarify or emphasize a point or to make a statement more assertive. It is similar to the way English speakers might stress the word “is” in a sentence. When to use it? What…
Grammar Point:卻却 què is an adverb in Chinese that is commonly used to indicate a contrast between two statements. Although it is similar in meaning to the English conjunction “but” or “however”, it is not usually used to link two sentences. Structure Sentence ，(但是 +) S2 + 卻/却 When using 卻却 què, the first clause…
Naodai Youdong 腦袋有洞脑袋有洞 · Nǎodài yǒudòng In one line Literally “having a hole in one’s head” — a humorous or critical way to describe someone who is acting foolish, brainless, or absent-minded. Definition 動詞短語动词短语 VERB PHRASE Literally meaning “having a hole in the head,” this popular slang expression (especially common in Taiwan) suggests that a…
Grammar Practice · Verb Outcomes Result Complement 2 Practice More verb + result combos, this time built around perception and possession: 見见 jiàn “perceive” turns 看 “look” and 聽听 tīng “listen” into “see” and “hear,” 到 dào marks something achieved, and 走 zǒu marks something carried off. Each question needs the whole verb + result…
Grammar Practice · Verb Outcomes Result Complement 1 Practice A result complement is a second element right after the verb that states the outcome of the action — not just that you did something, but what happened as a result. 看看 kàn “look” plus 懂懂 dǒng “understand” gives 看懂看懂 kàndǒng — “looked at it and…
Grammar Practice · Direction & Viewpoint Compound Direction Complements Practice A compound direction complement pairs a base direction — 上 shàng (up), 下 xià (down), 進/进 jìn (in), 出 chū (out), 回 huí (back), 過/过 guò (across), 起 qǐ (rise) — with 來/来 lái or 去 qù to say whether the motion is toward the…
Grammar Practice · Idiomatic Extensions Direction Complements — Extension Practice Direction complements don’t always describe literal movement. 起來起来 qǐlái can mark the start of an action, “gather up,” or mean “seems” once you’ve looked/listened/thought about it. 上 shàng can mean “include,” “put on,” “add,” or “achieve/succeed at” a goal. 下 xià can mean “take off,”…
Chitu 吃土吃土 · Chītǔ In one line Literally “eating dirt” — a humorous way to describe being completely broke or living on an extremely tight budget. Definition 動詞短語动词短语 VERB PHRASE Literally meaning “to eat dirt,” this popular internet slang is used when someone is so financially broke that they can’t even afford food and supposedly…