In this post we look at 但是，可是，不过, which mean “but”, “however” or “while” The pronunciation is as follows: While all of these have a similar meaning, there are slight differences between them.. The basic sentence structure for using but” , or in a sentence is to prefix it with “although” : although… but… ,。。。。。。 ,。。。。。。 […]
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In this post we will look at Chinese grocery shopping vocabulary and phrases. Vocabulary General shopping vocabulary English Chinese aisle aisle alcohol department canned goods cash cheque (check) credit card elevator entrance escalator exit frozen food section line up manager meat meat department no stock plastic bag produce section return (an item) self-checkout shop assistant
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means: all/both are in the process of all/both are in all/both are located is made up of the characters “both” and “located” / “in” / “in the process of” . 都在 example sentences: Yesterday it rained all day – yesterday – all day – all in the process of – raining We are in the
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means: all day long all day whole day long means “whole” or “entire”, while means day, so put together means “all day” or “entire day”. By itself means “one”, so by appending this to is to say “one entire day” , as opposed to “all day” or “entire day” . 一整天 examples: Yesterday it rained
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The Chinese word for weather is , here is a vocabulary list and some example phrases. Chinese Weather Vocabulary Chinese English Weather Raining Sunny / Clear Snowing Foggy Hot Warm Cool Cold Frost Skiing Chinese Weather Phrases Asking about the weather in Chinese Chinese English The weather is very good!– weather – very good What’s
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了…以外 is used to say except for, or aside from in Chinese. The phrase is used to introduce more information or give an exception. In this post we’ll look at some examples of this phrase. Time, Subject and Object Usage The basic was of using is “除了 <noun phrase> 以外”. can be used with time,
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The particle (character) is used to add emphasis to a sentence. You could think of as being similar to an exclamation mark. Here are some examples: Correct! Yes / Yeah! Great / Fine Too Expensive! Really great. It’s not necessary to use an exclamation mark when using , however doing so conveys extra emphasis. Equally,
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This post will cover driving vocabulary and phrases in Chinese. Chinese Car Vocabulary Accelerator pedal Back seat Brake Lights Brake pedal Car or more commonly just Car park Car service Car speed Car window Change lanes Change oil Child seat Clutch pedal Car or more commonly just Drivers side Engine Oil Fill up with petrol
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Let’s look at Chinese TV vocabulary and phrases. Chinese Vocabulary for Watching TV Here are some important words relating to TV to memorise. A good way to help remember is to label your remote and TV with their names in Chinese and leave this list of words beside the TV so you can refer to
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Do you want to get a date in Chinese? In this post we’ll give you the vocabulary and phrases you need. Top 12 Chinese Words for Dating Girlfriend Boyfriend Date Coffee Dinner Like Love Kiss To love each other A bunch of flowers Please Thank you Top 12 Chinese Dating Phrases “This is my girlfriend”
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