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Difference between zhongyu and zongsuan

November 13, 2010 at 01:36 AM

Hi Can someone please explain the difference between 终于 and 总算？ Also, if there are any online grammar guides or anything that has explanations such as this online, c... Read more

一个问题：好容易

October 26, 2010 at 03:53 PM

为什么 “好容易” 的意思是：indicating great effort or hard to achieve some target? 我真不明白，因为翻译的话看起来 “好容易” 的意思是: very easy... 跟很容易差不多。为什么不是这样子？还有，要是 &ldqu... Read more

complements of direction

October 26, 2010 at 03:03 PM

Hey guys, I'm having real problems with compliments of direction (上，下，回，进，回来，回去，上去，下来，过去，过来，起来，出去，进去). Leaving aside the special uses of 起来 (to gather together, t... Read more

difference between 说 and 讲？

October 26, 2010 at 10:44 AM

is there any? Read more

Tense

August 29, 2010 at 04:40 AM

I know Mandarin doesn't use tense. Nevertheless, is someone able to render the following English tenses in Mandarin? I've included the easy examples which I already... Read more

syntax complications

July 04, 2010 at 06:31 PM

As easy as Chinese syntax normally is – sometimes it is still a challenge for me. Take for example the words “the only one” ( 惟一 ) or “the fi... Read more

Verb duplication

June 14, 2010 at 04:05 PM

Hi, where can I learn more about verb duplication? There are 3 examples there one fore each pattern AA, AAB, ABAB but I don't understand the difference in meaning be... Read more

Grammar Guide Questions

June 14, 2010 at 03:23 AM

A Sample sentence from the Grammar Guide: 相信我，这么多年了，我心里一直只有你一个。 (Trust me, for all these years, you've always been the only one in my heart.) What does the 一个 add to... Read more

June 09, 2010 at 02:10 AM

New grammar guide entries Adverbs and Verbs are up! Read more

Post about grammar

June 09, 2010 at 02:09 AM