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Help with the right version what the Chinese guy is saying
Recently during the lectures we've been listening to "China's Betting Big on Artificial Intelligence. Could the US lose the AI Race?" from YouTube. Certain video sections were in Chinese, ...
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的 at the end of the sentence (ex: 蠻有趣的)
這篇文章蠻有趣的。
Why is there a 的 at the end?
Could anyone explain the grammar to me?
Thanks!
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How to understand 之所以
I’m reading Randall Munroe’s “What If 2” in Mandarin. (It’s the author of the popular cartoon xkcd.com)
There’s a chapter about placing a house-sized Jupiter in the middle of a neighborhood.
The ...
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usage of 几乎 vs 几乎要
I just spent an hour of class trying to figure out the difference between： "这辆车几乎 撞 到我了" and "这辆车几乎 要撞 到我了". The only differnence is 几乎要 and not 几乎. The teacher kept saying ...
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Main utilisation of 过
I'm working on a lexicon for the main Chinese characters, and I only have a few words to give a meaning. I am wondering about the two main significations of the character 过.
All dictionaries online ...
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Can anyone explain the sentence structure for prepositions and using adjectives/numbers and measure words?
It's hard to remember where 有，在 and prepositions go. I'm also not sure how I would add adjectives to do with colour/size/numbers would go in the sentence.
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Which verbs allow time words to come after?
I notice some verbs like 会 and 将 among some others can be placed before time words.
Like in my sentence below, an example:
我将在十一点半给你打电话, 好的? - Pinyin: (Wǒ jiàng zài shíyī diǎn bàn gěi nǐ dǎ diànhuà, ...
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Translation of the sentence 我向我的女朋友学习
I wanted to say, I've been learning (Chinese) from my girlfriend.
I thought it would be something like: 我在学习从我的奴朋友 (Pinyin: Wǒ zài xuéxí cóng wǒ de nú péngyǒu)
Which Google Translate funnily ...
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Need help with sentence structure/style: 当时, 我学习了更多关于中国的文化.。
Basically, I'm trying to say: "At that time I learned more about Chinese culture."
Google Translate told me: 那时我对中国文化有了更多的了解。
Pinyin: Nà shí wǒ duì zhōngguó wénhuà yǒule gèng duō de liǎojiě.
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Please help me change these sentences using 不止
I'm not sure if what I changed below was correct or not.
我看陳太太那麼老，恐怕不會只有70歲吧?
-> 我看陳太太那麼老，恐怕不止70歲吧？
愛闖紅燈的，並不是只有騎摩托車的，開車的也一樣。
-> 愛闖紅燈的，不止是騎摩托車的，開車的也一樣。
王小姐家不但她能幹，她兩個姐姐也是女強人。
-> 王小姐家不止她能幹，...
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How do you indicate a habitual, ongoing action, as opposed to an action you are currently doing?
Hear me out.
Recently I rediscovered the 2010 classic "Doin' Your Mom" by Ray William Johnson (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5t53TcKIlMc), and since the song is not really stimulating, my ...
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How can I answer the question "你什么时候开始学中文的?"
How can I answer the question "你什么时候开始学中文的?"
I cannot answer the "什么时候" questions. Can anybody help me please?
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呢 meaning "where", is it possible?
Is it true that 呢 can mean "WHERE"??? If so, then what is the difference between 呢 and 哪儿???
I've seen those sentences and they made me wonder:
"我的杯子在哪儿? - where is my cup?" and &...
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How to discuss preferences / ask which do you prefer in Mandarin
How does one discuss preferences/ask what someone prefers out of a series of options?
Do you just list each option followed by 好不好？
Thanks
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What is the difference between 没 and 不 when used with 又?
What's the difference between these sentences:
他又没来上课
他又不来上课()
Here: https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Expressing_%22again%22_in_the_past_with_%22you%22#Negative_Form
it says both 没 ...
