Questions tagged [grammar]
Questions about the grammatical rules governing Chinese structure and composition.
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Does the grammar underlying 为期 generalize to 为主, 为基础, and so on?
I'm looking at the word:
CC-CEDICT: 为期 (wéiqī): (to be done) by (a certain date) / lasting (a certain time)
Most examples I've seen are like this:
课程为期五周。
The course runs for five weeks.
but ...
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What are the answers to the HSK6 语病 ("faulty wording") questions on the 22 publicly available HSK6 exams?
There are 22 publicly available HSK6 exams. Since I'm studying this topic for my upcoming exam, I might as well self-answer the question...
Question: What are the answers to the HSK6 语病 ("faulty ...
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What's the difference between 伤心 and 难过？
What's the difference between 伤心 and 难过？
I know that both mean "sad", but is there any subtle difference?
Thanks!
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Why is the usage of 真 in 那是个真热闹的地方 considered an error?
This is a question from 国际汉语教师证书 考试真题集 (pp.6-7; digital version here). I'm interested in why:
……，那是个真热闹的地方，……
is considered incorrect. But I can't really think of why this is problematic. I don't ...
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whats the error in 父亲对我谈起他青年时代如此充满理想，并且只身到山上来开辟几百亩的林地。
whats the error in 父亲对我谈起他青年时代如此充满理想，并且只身到山上来开辟几百亩的林地。How to correct this sentence?
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Does shi 是 have multiple meanings between copula and cleft?
I'm very much a beginner here learning Chinese and am likely to use the wrong grammatical terminology.
I know that you can use 是 to equate a subject to a subject complement (e.g. he is a student). But ...
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What's the meaning of the last part of this passage?
在 《影》 的写意镜头里，中国文化符号是晕染竹林烟雨，是八卦太极阴阳，其中的极致反差对比与冷凝窒息感，将片中角色的情感外化与人物的情绪内收双线合一.
I don't understand the meaning of "其中的极致反差对比与冷凝窒息感，将片中角色的情感外化与人物的情绪内收双线合一". Could somebody please explain?
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What does the second 幅 mean in 真是一幅幅美丽的山水画?
...真是一幅"幅"美丽的山水画...
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...真是一幅美丽的山水画...
I am having some problems figuring out why there is a second ”幅” in the sentence and what it means? If I took out the second "幅” what would the meaning then be ...
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Translating "and" when it connotes a combined meaning
How would "and" be translated into Chinese if the constituent nouns add up to a combined effect - like "fair, reasonable and non-discriminatory" or "life, liberty and the ...
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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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What's the difference between 所有、全部都 and 全都
If it's possible could you gve some examples which show the difference between 所有、全部都 and 全都 and explain the usage of each?
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Is 看上去(他们找到了新的游戏场所) an impersonal sentence (a proposition without a subject)?
I’m trying to do the analysis of the sentence 看上去他们找到了新的游戏场所. I thought that 看上去 was the verb of the impersonal sentence, and that the object was the subordinate 他们找到了新的游戏场所, but I can’t find anything ...
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Help understand this 却少了抬头看路，少了思考、总结这一重要的步骤？
“那是为了让我们的灵魂，能够追得上我们赶了三天路的疲劳的身体。”
多么富有哲理的话！在这个提倡和鼓励竞争的时代，我们常常只顾低头拉车，却少了抬头看路，少了思考、总结这一重要的步骤。
This is from the Standard Course Book of HSK5, section 26. I need your help for understanding this 却少了抬头看路，...
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Sense of "The" in Chinese
There is a poem by G.K. Chesterton called "The Silent People". The first line goes like this:
We are the silent people, who have never spoken yet.
A straightforward Chinese rendering could ...
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Checking word order of some questions
I need these questions for one discussion in Chinese classes. Did I use the right word order in these questions?
他和你用哪种语言谈话？
学习语言的时候有什么困难？
一个孩子每天多长时间应该练习语言？
一个儿童可以说几种语言？
你哪种语言应该学习？
你的父母会什么语言?
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