Grammar, Sentence Structures and Patterns

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1. A primer on simple Chinese grammar (work in progress) 1 2

   By necroflux, March 10, 2006 at 01:47 AM
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   • roddy
   • August 23, 2012 at 09:20 AM

2. 起...来 structure

   By tooironic, August 22, 2012 at 02:16 AM
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   • chaiknees
   • August 22, 2012 at 09:40 AM

3. Frequency of the article 么

   By bluetortilla, August 16, 2012 at 07:19 AM
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   • bluetortilla
   • August 22, 2012 at 03:19 AM

4. Complement after verb in 把 sentences

   By anonymoose, August 19, 2012 at 08:48 PM
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   • anonymoose
   • August 20, 2012 at 09:30 AM

5. What does 反证 in this sentence mean: 从另一方面看，中国航天技术的骄人成绩，也反证了中国人民是勤劳智慧的人民，反证了汉奸官僚把中国现代化的希望寄托在西方国家的身上是多么的愚蠢。?

   By anonymoose, June 7, 2012 at 05:22 AM
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   • kiwigreen
   • August 11, 2012 at 10:36 AM

6. meaning: 上不了大学做别的工作也一样

   By kavanin, August 3, 2012 at 06:23 AM
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   • TToPE1871
   • August 10, 2012 at 09:53 PM

7. 眼睛冒金花

   By kavanin, August 10, 2012 at 07:08 AM
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   • danny1997
   • August 10, 2012 at 01:00 PM

8. Is it possible to use two 了's one after another?

   By eladalon, August 4, 2012 at 11:38 PM
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   • danny1997
   • August 10, 2012 at 12:48 PM

9. 给 and its relation to predicate verbs and 了

   By Duomi, August 8, 2012 at 04:18 PM
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   • Duomi
   • August 9, 2012 at 09:13 PM

10. Proper grammar for two singers

    By bhchao, August 3, 2012 at 01:06 AM
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    • bhchao
    • August 3, 2012 at 01:06 AM

11. A Daily Dose of Measure Words

    By ChouDoufu, July 5, 2012 at 09:57 AM
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    • xianhua
    • July 29, 2012 at 02:11 PM

12. What does 这是讲讲的，人家想要还要不到呢 mean?

    By anonymoose, July 24, 2012 at 08:50 PM
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    • creamyhorror
    • July 26, 2012 at 03:51 PM

13. Expressing "about"

    By Noqa, July 19, 2012 at 05:24 PM
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    • thincat
    • July 22, 2012 at 09:14 PM

14. Strange example sentences in Mandarin Chinese: A Functional Reference Grammar

    By Olle Linge, June 29, 2012 at 08:37 AM
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    • thincat
    • July 22, 2012 at 08:57 PM

15. 了 in 拿了手錶起來

    By davoosh, July 8, 2012 at 04:08 PM
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    • esoyohoo
    • July 18, 2012 at 06:46 AM

16. Problem with 把。。。成

    By iMeng@Meng, July 6, 2012 at 01:22 PM
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    • Audrey
    • July 15, 2012 at 04:33 PM

17. A different use of 可 － 『可』字的用法

    By ma3zi1, July 1, 2011 at 04:11 PM
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    • Glenn
    • July 6, 2012 at 03:36 PM

18. Which sentence are right?

    By Robert Ekberg, July 1, 2012 at 11:35 AM
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    • Robert Ekberg
    • July 1, 2012 at 11:24 PM

19. Referent of 帶(著) in a sentence

    By Glenn, June 29, 2012 at 08:57 PM
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    • Glenn
    • June 30, 2012 at 12:15 AM

20. A 下 I don't understand

    By Glenn, June 25, 2012 at 11:38 PM
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    • Glenn
    • June 25, 2012 at 11:56 PM

21. compound complement of direction 1 2

    By youreskimofriend, June 22, 2012 at 03:37 PM
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    • 陳德聰
    • June 25, 2012 at 05:56 PM

22. 一个一个地 vs. 一个一个的

    By youreskimofriend, June 24, 2012 at 08:01 AM
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    • Brodychiu
    • June 25, 2012 at 12:04 PM

23. 得 with serial verbs

    By Noqa, May 31, 2012 at 12:06 PM
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    • Tiana
    • June 25, 2012 at 08:05 AM

24. Using 越来越 and 了

    By youreskimofriend, June 23, 2012 at 07:24 AM
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    • Tiana
    • June 24, 2012 at 12:16 PM

25. Do native speakers commonly substitute 得，地 with 的 in informal writing?

    By Benjameno, June 22, 2012 at 12:23 PM
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    • 外国赤佬
    • June 23, 2012 at 04:19 AM