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Why doesn't 真的, when used as an adverb, use 地？ [duplicate]
地 turns an adjective into an adverb: I run quickly = 我快地跑
的 turns an adjective into a noun-phrase: the quick one = 快的
(2) holds true for the adjective 真："哪张照片是真的?" = Which photo is the real ...
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Common use of character 大 as adverb
Wenlin dictionary doesn't consider 大 as an adverb, whereas Online dictionary Chine Nouvelle considers it also as an adverb.
So is 大 commonly used in modern Chinese as an adverb? Or would it not be ...
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Why can 地 sometimes be omitted when placed after adjectives?
I thought that 地 is attached to any adjective to form an adverb.
In the case of 大声, why would you say 大声唱歌 (sing loudly) instead of 大声地唱歌?
Is this because 大声 is originally an adverb (loudly) instead ...
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What are the rules for the order of time adverbs?
I have some doubts about the sentence order for time adverbs.
Note: Time adverbs tell us when an action happened, but also for how long, and how often.
English examples:
When: today, yesterday, later,...
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Can an adverb modify another adverb in Chinese?
I was wondering if an adverb in Chinese can be used to modify another adverb. I looked some resources but I could not find it. For example, in Adverb in resources.allsetlearning, they just say "...
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Is it possible to know what 都 means in "Subj + 都 + Predicate + 了"?
In my lessons, I came across two different meanings for the adverb 都 dōu:
"Already" with the structure: Subj. + 都 + Predicate + 了, where 了 stands for completion of the predicate (see ...
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Using 得 with past particle 了
I tried to translate this sentence:
The man cleaned the bathroom cleanly.
I thought it would be:
他把卫生间打扫得干净了。
but my Chinese friends said that this is a wrong sentence.
I am wondering,
Why is ...
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Function of 开了 in 我开车开了半天了
I am currently studying Basic Mandarin Chinese by Cornelius C. Kubler and encountered the following sentence in Unit 8 Part 4:
我开车开了半天了，我们换个人开，行不行？
Without 开了 the first part of sentence makes ...
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Which part of speech is 看起来: an adverb or a verb?
Is "看起来" an adverb or a verb? I've been searching all over the internet and I can't find the answer.
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Does 好 + adjective with negative connotation reinforce the negative connotation or mitigate it?
Sometimes I heard 好 precedes an adjective which includes negative connotation (e.g. 无聊, 累).
Example:
好无聊啊！
好累了。
In these cases, do speakers have good or bad intentions? Specificall:
Does it have ...
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What is the word to emphasize the 最~ ("by far the best") in Mandarin?
I would like to know an equivalent word for "by far" in Mandarin, when it comes to the superlative degree (最～）.
For example:
有的人之所以不吃早餐是大概为三种理由而划分了。第一个是来不及，第二个是减肥，而第三个是很麻烦。但是第一个理由是最多的。
In this ...
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Is it acceptable to omit the main clause in 只要～ phrase?
Is the following sentence over 人民網:
朝鲜最高领导人金正恩在20日举行的劳动党中央委员会第七届第三次全体会议上宣布，朝鲜将从21日开始，不再进行任何核试验和洲际弹道导弹发射，废弃朝鲜北部核试验场。只要朝鲜不受核威胁挑衅，朝鲜绝对不使用核武器，不泄露核武器和核技术。
When you use 只要～, it needs a main clause, which ...
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Which 相呼应 should I use in 只要?
只要 means "only if ~" or "as long as ~", and is usually used with 相呼应, such as 就 or 便 in the main clause. At least it is different from 只有, which is used with 才 or 方. But I don't understand which 相呼应 ...
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When should I use 地 with an adjective and when should I not use it with an adverb (and why do some adverbs require 地)?
I got quite confused these days with the grammar rule that adds 地 to an adjective to make it work as an adverb. My basic understanding is that you must add 地 to make an adjective work as an adverb, ...
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