The Structural Particle 地 is described as tǔyě de, as it contains 土 (tǔ) and 也 (yě). It behaves very much like the suffix -ly in English. That is, it marks adverbs, or converts adjectives into adverbs (It goes on…
The adverbs 又(yòu),再(zài),and 还(hái) can all be translated into English as “again”. Although they all indicate the repetition of an action or a state, they are used differently in a sentence. 又 indicates that the repeated action had already taken…
Asking questions in Chinese is as important as learning basic survival sentences. Chinese is a tonal language so when you ask a question, it is not as simple as raising your tone at the end of an interrogative sentence like…
There are three common ways to express the position of an object in a sentence by using the verbs在 zài to be in/on/at, 是 shì to be and 有 yǒu there is/are. 1、在is used to indicate the location or position…
Direction word such as 东/西/南/北/前/后 /左/右/上/下/里/外 are often used in conjunction with suffixes such as 边/面. Together they form a location word (place word). For example: Direction word such as 东/西/南/北/前/后 /左/右/上/下/里/外, can take both 边/面. while 旁 takes only…
The proper use of Mandarin Chinese greetings can pave the way for establishing good relationships. How does one use correct expressions when meeting someone for the first time? Let me explain that to you. Here is a sample dialogue: A:你好!(nǐ…
The structural particle "的(de)" indicates that the word or phrase preceding it functions as an attributive that defines or modifies the noun or noun phrase that comes after it. For example: 我的书 (Wǒ de shū) my book 很忙的大夫 (hěn máng de…
“上”and“下”，two of the most common words in daily life . We always say“上班(shàng bān: on duty) ”、“下班(xià bān: off duty)”，“上车(shàng chē: get on)”、“下车(xià chē: get off)”,“上厕所(shàng cè suǒ: go to bathroom)”，but we never say“下厕所(xià cè suǒ: get out the bathroom)”.…