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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…
OneDotDot Chinese Grammar · HSK 2 Grammar Point · HSK 2 才 cái — Lateness (“Not Until…”) 才 cái marks that something happened later or slower than expected — like saying “not until” or “as late as” in English. 才 cái sits right before the verb, and a time word before it usually shows just…
Grammar Point:When 就 jiù is used with 如果 rúguǒ, it usually implies that if the condition in the “if” clause is met or becomes true, then the result or consequence in the main clause will also happen. It can be translated as “in the case that” or “if…then…” in English Structure 如果 rúguǒ ··· +…
OneDotDot Chinese Grammar · HSK 2 Grammar Point · HSK 2 就 jiù — Earliness 就 jiù can flag something happening earlier or sooner than expected — or something about to happen right away, in the very near future. This use of 就 jiù has two closely related jobs: signaling something is about to happen…
Grammar Point:As an adverb, 就 jiù can be placed before the predicate to add emphasis. “就是 jiùshì” is used to emphasize or confirm a statement. It can be translated into English as “exactly,” “indeed,” or “only because.” Structure 就是 jiùshì + N/SV A： 喂wéi？ 請qǐng找zhǎoTiffany A： 喂wéi？ 请qǐng找zhǎoTiffany Hello? May I speak to Tiffany, please?B： 我wǒ就是jiùshìB： 我wǒ就是jiùshìThis…
TouchHover over the space to see the answers. Linking sounds practice – 啊 / 呀 / 哇 / 哪 Different way to say “YES” in Chinese 可以kěyǐ（ 呀ya） 可以kěyǐ（ 呀ya） 對duì（ 呀ya） 对duì（ 呀ya） 好hǎo（ 哇wa） 好hǎo（ 哇wa） 是shì（ 啊a） 是shì（ 啊a） 行xíng（ 啊a） 行xíng（ 啊a） 要yào（ 哇wa） 要yào（ 哇wa） 會huì（ 呀ya） 会huì（ 呀ya） Okay…
OneDotDot Chinese Grammar · HSK 2 Grammar Point · HSK 2 就 jiù — “Then” 就 jiù often maps to “then” in English, but not always — it marks the action that follows once the situation set up earlier in the sentence has happened. 就 jiù sits right before the verb phrase and points to…
OneDotDot Chinese Grammar · HSK 2 Grammar Point · HSK 2 是是 shì … 的的 de Structure 1 — emphasizing details of the past The 是是 shì … 的的 de structure puts the spotlight on one detail of something that already happened: the time, the place, the way it was done, or who did it….
Story · HSK 2+ · Moon Festival 吳 Wugang Fagui — Part 2 吳剛伐桂（下）吴刚伐桂（下） Posted April 7, 2023 Author Tiffany Reading time 8 mins This story is one of the most famous stories associated with the Moon Festival. However, there are three different versions of it, each with slight variations — so if you hear…