Levels · Beginner

HSK 3

500 more words, for 1,000 in all: getting around, shopping, health and the weather, school and work, and sentences joined with if, although and as long as.

Words 487

487 new words, 978 in all with the levels before. All 487, with their pinyin and meanings →

282 new characters

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Grammar 92 points

The library doesn't teach these yet.

Sentences

An action, or a whole sentence, as what the sentence is about

跑步pǎo bù对duì身体shēn tǐ很hěn好hǎo。跑步pǎo bù對duì身體shēn tǐ很hěn好hǎo。
Running is good for you.

你nǐ这样zhè yàng做zuò不bù对duì。你nǐ這樣zhè yàng做zuò不bù對duì。
It's wrong of you to do this.

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Doing something to it: 把bǎ, then the verb and what came of it

我wǒ把bǎ作业zuò yè写xiě完wán了le。我wǒ把bǎ作業zuò yè寫xiě完wán了le。
I've finished my homework.

请qǐng把门bǎ mén关上guān shàng。請qǐng把門bǎ mén關上guān shàng。
Please shut the door.

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Putting it somewhere, or giving it to someone: 把bǎ with 在zài, 到dào or 给gěi給gěi

我wǒ把bǎ书shū放fàng在zài桌子zhuō zi上shàng了le。我wǒ把bǎ書shū放fàng在zài桌子zhuō zi上shàng了le。
I put the book on the table.

我wǒ把bǎ照片zhào piàn发给fā gěi你nǐ。我wǒ把bǎ照片zhào piàn發給fā gěi你nǐ。
I'll send you the photos.

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Having something done to it: 被bèi

我wǒ的de蛋糕dàn gāo被bèi弟弟dì di吃chī了le。
My cake got eaten by my little brother.

门mén被bèi打开dǎ kāi了le。門mén被bèi打開dǎ kāi了le。
The door's been opened.

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Even more than: 比bǐ with 更gèng or 还hái還hái

今天jīn tiān比bǐ昨天zuó tiān更gèng冷lěng。
Today is even colder than yesterday.

弟弟dì di比bǐ哥哥gē ge还hái高gāo。弟弟dì di比bǐ哥哥gē ge還hái高gāo。
The younger brother is even taller than the older one.

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The same as, and just as: 跟gēn…一样yī yàng一樣yī yàng

我wǒ的de手机shǒu jī跟gēn你nǐ的de一样yī yàng。我wǒ的de手機shǒu jī跟gēn你nǐ的de一樣yī yàng。
My phone is the same as yours.

妹妹mèi mei跟gēn妈妈mā ma一样yī yàng漂亮piào liang。妹妹mèi mei跟gēn媽媽mā ma一樣yī yàng漂亮piào liang。
My sister is as pretty as my mum.

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No more than: 不bù比bǐ

这儿zhè r的de东西dōng xi不bù比bǐ商店shāng diàn里lǐ便宜pián yi。這兒zhè r的de東西dōng xi不bù比bǐ商店shāng diàn裡lǐ便宜pián yi。
Things here are no cheaper than in the shops.

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Doing it earlier, later, more or less than someone: 比bǐ with 早zǎo, 晚wǎn, 多duō or 少shǎo before the verb

他tā比bǐ我wǒ早zǎo来lái了le半个bàn ge小时xiǎo shí。他tā比bǐ我wǒ早zǎo來lái了le半個bàn ge小時xiǎo shí。
He got here half an hour before me.

我wǒ比bǐ你nǐ多duō买mǎi了le两liǎng本běn书shū。我wǒ比bǐ你nǐ多duō買mǎi了le兩liǎng本běn書shū。
I bought two more books than you.

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Doing one thing while doing another: 着zhe著zhe after the first verb

他tā笑xiào着zhe说shuō：“没关系méi guān xi。”他tā笑xiào著zhe說shuō：“沒關係méi guān xi。”
He smiled and said, "It doesn't matter."

我们wǒ men走zǒu着zhe去qù吧ba。我們wǒ men走zǒu著zhe去qù吧ba。
Let's walk there.

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Someone arriving or leaving: the place first, then the verb, then who

楼上lóu shàng搬bān来lái了le一家人yī jiā rén。樓上lóu shàng搬bān來lái了le一家人yī jiā rén。
A family has moved in upstairs.

我们wǒ men班bān走zǒu了le两liǎng个gè学生xué sheng。我們wǒ men班bān走zǒu了le兩liǎng個gè學生xué sheng。
Two students have left our class.

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Saying firmly how you see it: 是shì…的de

这个zhè ge问题wèn tí是shì可以kě yǐ解决jiě jué的de。這個zhè ge問題wèn tí是shì可以kě yǐ解決jiě jué的de。
This problem can be solved.

我wǒ是shì不会bù huì忘记wàng jì你nǐ的de。我wǒ是shì不會bù huì忘記wàng jì你nǐ的de。
I'll never forget you.

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The verb again, before 得de or a length of time: 说shuō汉语Hàn yǔ说shuō得de很hěn好hǎo說shuō漢語Hàn yǔ說shuō得de很hěn好hǎo

他tā说shuō汉语Hàn yǔ说shuō得de很hěn好hǎo。他tā說shuō漢語Hàn yǔ說shuō得de很hěn好hǎo。
He speaks Chinese very well.

我wǒ昨天zuó tiān看kàn电视diàn shì看kàn了le三sān个gè小时xiǎo shí。我wǒ昨天zuó tiān看kàn電視diàn shì看kàn了le三sān個gè小時xiǎo shí。
I watched TV for three hours yesterday.

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Questions

How to do something: 怎样zěn yàng怎樣zěn yàng before the verb

这个zhè ge字zì怎样zěn yàng写xiě？這個zhè ge字zì怎樣zěn yàng寫xiě？
How do you write this character?

去qù火车站huǒ chē zhàn怎样zěn yàng走zǒu？去qù火車站huǒ chē zhàn怎樣zěn yàng走zǒu？
How do I get to the station?

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Isn't it? 不是bù shì…吗ma嗎ma, when you're sure it is

你nǐ不是bù shì会huì说shuō汉语Hàn yǔ吗ma？你nǐ不是bù shì會huì說shuō漢語Hàn yǔ嗎ma？
Don't you speak Chinese?

这zhè不是bù shì你nǐ的de书shū吗ma？這zhè不是bù shì你nǐ的de書shū嗎ma？
Isn't this your book?

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Telling someone there's no need: a verb, then 什么shén me什麼shén me

急jí什么shén me，时间shí jiān还hái早zǎo呢ne。急jí什麼shén me，時間shí jiān還hái早zǎo呢ne。
What's the rush? There's plenty of time.

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People, things and places

老lǎo before a family name, for someone older

老lǎo王Wáng是shì我wǒ爸爸bà ba的de同事tóng shì。
Lao Wang works with my dad.

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Words that end in 家jiā and 员yuán員yuán for people, and 子zǐ for things

我wǒ姐姐jiě jie是shì画家huà jiā。我wǒ姐姐jiě jie是shì畫家huà jiā。
My sister is a painter.

我wǒ哥哥gē ge是shì足球zú qiú运动员yùn dòng yuán。我wǒ哥哥gē ge是shì足球zú qiú運動員yùn dòng yuán。
My brother is a footballer.

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North, south, east and west: 东dōng東dōng, 南nán, 西xī, 北běi; and between, 中间zhōng jiān中間zhōng jiān

我wǒ是shì北方běi fāng人rén，我wǒ妻子qī zi是shì南方nán fāng人rén。
I'm from the north, and my wife is from the south.

银行yín háng在zài超市chāo shì和hé书店shū diàn中间zhōng jiān。銀行yín háng在zài超市chāo shì和hé書店shū diàn中間zhōng jiān。
The bank is between the supermarket and the bookshop.

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We, you included: 咱们zán men咱們zán men

咱们zán men一起yī qǐ去qù吧ba。咱們zán men一起yī qǐ去qù吧ba。
Let's go together.

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Other people and other things: 别人bié ren別人bié ren, 别的bié de別的bié de, 其他qí tā

别人bié ren都dōu走zǒu了le。別人bié ren都dōu走zǒu了le。
Everyone else has left.

你nǐ还hái要yào别的bié de吗ma？你nǐ還hái要yào別的bié de嗎ma？
Would you like anything else?

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Anyone, anything, anywhere: 谁shéi誰shéi, 什么shén me什麼shén me and 哪儿nǎ r哪兒nǎ r with 都dōu

他tā什么shén me都dōu吃chī。他tā什麼shén me都dōu吃chī。
He'll eat anything.

这zhè件jiàn事shì谁shéi都dōu知道zhī dào。這zhè件jiàn事shì誰shéi都dōu知道zhī dào。
Everyone knows about this.

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Whoever, whatever: the same question word twice

谁shéi想xiǎng去qù谁shéi去qù。誰shéi想xiǎng去qù誰shéi去qù。
Whoever wants to go can go.

你nǐ想xiǎng吃chī什么shén me就jiù吃chī什么shén me。你nǐ想xiǎng吃chī什麼shén me就jiù吃chī什麼shén me。
Eat whatever you like.

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Something, somewhere: 什么shén me什麼shén me and 哪儿nǎ r哪兒nǎ r when they don't ask

我wǒ好像hǎo xiàng忘wàng了le什么shén me东西dōng xi。我wǒ好像hǎo xiàng忘wàng了le什麼shén me東西dōng xi。
I think I've forgotten something.

周末zhōu mò咱们zán men去qù哪儿nǎ r玩wán玩wán吧ba。週末zhōu mò咱們zán men去qù哪兒nǎ r玩wán玩wán吧ba。
Let's go off somewhere this weekend.

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Two ways of saying who, side by side: 我wǒ朋友péng you小xiǎo王Wáng, 我们wǒ men两liǎng个gè我們wǒ men兩liǎng個gè

我wǒ朋友péng you小xiǎo王Wáng明天míng tiān来lái我wǒ家jiā。我wǒ朋友péng you小xiǎo王Wáng明天míng tiān來lái我wǒ家jiā。
My friend Xiao Wang is coming over tomorrow.

我们wǒ men两liǎng个gè一起yī qǐ去qù吧ba。我們wǒ men兩liǎng個gè一起yī qǐ去qù吧ba。
Let's go together, the two of us.

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Several words before a thing: whose, which, how many, then what kind

桌子zhuō zi上shàng那nà两liǎng本běn红色hóng sè的de书shū是shì我wǒ的de。桌子zhuō zi上shàng那nà兩liǎng本běn紅色hóng sè的de書shū是shì我wǒ的de。
Those two red books on the table are mine.

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Numbers, money and time

More measure words: 张zhāng張zhāng, 双shuāng雙shuāng, 把bǎ, 辆liàng輛liàng, 种zhǒng種zhǒng, 节jié節jié, 句jù, 段duàn, 层céng層céng, 封fēng, 页yè頁yè, 头tóu頭tóu, 班bān

我wǒ买mǎi了le两liǎng张zhāng票piào和hé一yī双shuāng鞋xié。我wǒ買mǎi了le兩liǎng張zhāng票piào和hé一yī雙shuāng鞋xié。
I bought two tickets and a pair of shoes.

今天jīn tiān下午xià wǔ我wǒ有yǒu两liǎng节jié课kè。今天jīn tiān下午xià wǔ我wǒ有yǒu兩liǎng節jié課kè。
I have two classes this afternoon.

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Kilos, metres and small money: 公斤gōng jīn, 斤jīn, 米mǐ, 角jiǎo, 毛máo

苹果píng guǒ五wǔ块kuài钱qián一yī斤jīn。蘋果píng guǒ五wǔ塊kuài錢qián一yī斤jīn。
Apples are five yuan for half a kilo.

他tā身高shēn gāo一yī米mǐ八bā。
He's one metre eighty.

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A quarter of an hour: 刻kè

现在xiàn zài三sān点diǎn一刻yī kè。現在xiàn zài三sān點diǎn一刻yī kè。
It's a quarter past three.

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What holds it, as the measure word: 一yī碗wǎn米饭mǐ fàn一yī碗wǎn米飯mǐ fàn

我wǒ吃chī了le两liǎng碗wǎn米饭mǐ fàn。我wǒ吃chī了le兩liǎng碗wǎn米飯mǐ fàn。
I had two bowls of rice.

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How many times, after the verb: 遍biàn, 回huí, 口kǒu, 声shēng聲shēng

这zhè本běn书shū我wǒ看kàn了le三sān遍biàn。這zhè本běn書shū我wǒ看kàn了le三sān遍biàn。
I've read this book three times.

你nǐ尝cháng一口yī kǒu吧ba。你nǐ嘗cháng一口yī kǒu吧ba。
Have a taste.

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Every single one: the measure word twice, 个个gè gè個個gè gè, 张zhāng张zhāng張zhāng張zhāng

我们wǒ men班bān的de学生xué sheng个个gè gè都dōu很hěn努力nǔ lì。我們wǒ men班bān的de學生xué sheng個個gè gè都dōu很hěn努力nǔ lì。
Every student in our class works hard.

他tā的de照片zhào piàn张zhāng张zhāng都dōu很hěn好看hǎo kàn。他tā的de照片zhào piàn張zhāng張zhāng都dōu很hěn好看hǎo kàn。
Every one of his photos is lovely.

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One by one: 一个yī ge一个yī ge一個yī ge一個yī ge

请qǐng一个yī ge一个yī ge进来jìn lái。請qǐng一個yī ge一個yī ge進來jìn lái。
Please come in one at a time.

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In all: 一共yī gòng

一共yī gòng多少duō shao钱qián？一共yī gòng多少duō shao錢qián？
How much is that altogether?

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About how many: 大概dà gài, or two numbers side by side

我们wǒ men班bān大概dà gài有yǒu三十sān shí个gè学生xué sheng。我們wǒ men班bān大概dà gài有yǒu三十sān shí個gè學生xué sheng。
There are about thirty students in our class.

他tā每天měi tiān睡shuì七qī八bā个gè小时xiǎo shí。他tā每天měi tiān睡shuì七qī八bā個gè小時xiǎo shí。
He sleeps seven or eight hours a night.

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Before and after something: 以前yǐ qián and 以后yǐ hòu以後yǐ hòu, or 前qián and 后hòu後hòu

来lái中国Zhōng guó以前yǐ qián，我wǒ不会bù huì说shuō汉语Hàn yǔ。來lái中國Zhōng guó以前yǐ qián，我wǒ不會bù huì說shuō漢語Hàn yǔ。
Before I came to China, I couldn't speak Chinese.

下课xià kè后hòu我们wǒ men去qù打dǎ篮球lán qiú。下課xià kè後hòu我們wǒ men去qù打dǎ籃球lán qiú。
After class we're going to play basketball.

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Verbs

Should: 应该yīng gāi應該yīng gāi and 该gāi該gāi

你nǐ应该yīng gāi多duō休息xiū xi。你nǐ應該yīng gāi多duō休息xiū xi。
You should rest more.

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Time to: 该gāi該gāi…了le

十二shí èr点diǎn了le，该gāi睡觉shuì jiào了le。十二shí èr點diǎn了le，該gāi睡覺shuì jiào了le。
It's twelve. Time for bed.

该gāi你nǐ了le。該gāi你nǐ了le。
It's your turn.

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Have to, must: 得de and 必须bì xū必須bì xū

明天míng tiān我wǒ得de六liù点diǎn起床qǐ chuáng。明天míng tiān我wǒ得de六liù點diǎn起床qǐ chuáng。
I have to get up at six tomorrow.

你nǐ必须bì xū多duō喝hē水shuǐ。你nǐ必須bì xū多duō喝hē水shuǐ。
You must drink plenty of water.

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Needing to and being willing to: 需要xū yào and 愿意yuàn yì願意yuàn yì

你nǐ不bù需要xū yào带dài钱qián。你nǐ不bù需要xū yào帶dài錢qián。
You don't need to bring any money.

我wǒ愿意yuàn yì帮bāng你nǐ。我wǒ願意yuàn yì幫bāng你nǐ。
I'm happy to help you.

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Verbs that come apart, with words between: 见面jiàn miàn見面jiàn miàn, 洗澡xǐ zǎo, 结婚jié hūn結婚jié hūn, 离开lí kāi離開lí kāi, 完成wán chéng

我们wǒ men见jiàn过guò一次yī cì面miàn。我們wǒ men見jiàn過guò一次yī cì面miàn。
We've met once.

孩子hái zi离不开lí bu kāi妈妈mā ma。孩子hái zi離不開lí bu kāi媽媽mā ma。
A child can't do without its mother.

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What came of it: 到dào, 住zhù, 走zǒu and 上shàng after the verb

我wǒ找到zhǎo dào手机shǒu jī了le。我wǒ找到zhǎo dào手機shǒu jī了le。
I've found my phone.

请qǐng记住jì zhu我wǒ的de电话diàn huà号码hào mǎ。請qǐng記住jì zhu我wǒ的de電話diàn huà號碼hào mǎ。
Please remember my phone number.

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Thought of, written down: 出chū, 起qǐ and 下xià after the verb

他tā想xiǎng出chū了le一个yī ge好hǎo办法bàn fǎ。他tā想xiǎng出chū了le一個yī ge好hǎo辦法bàn fǎ。
He came up with a good idea.

请qǐng在zài这儿zhè r写下xiě xià你nǐ的de名字míng zi。請qǐng在zài這兒zhè r寫下xiě xià你nǐ的de名字míng zi。
Please write your name down here.

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Can or can't manage it: 得de and 不bù between the verb and its result

黑板hēi bǎn上shàng的de字zì你nǐ看得见kàn de jiàn吗ma？黑板hēi bǎn上shàng的de字zì你nǐ看得見kàn de jiàn嗎ma？
Can you see the writing on the board?

这么zhè me多duō菜cài，我wǒ吃chī不bù完wán。這麼zhè me多duō菜cài，我wǒ吃chī不bù完wán。
I can't eat all this food.

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Very, extremely: 得de很hěn, 极了jí le極了jí le and 坏huài了le壞huài了le after the word

这里zhè lǐ的de菜cài好吃hǎo chī极了jí le。這裡zhè lǐ的de菜cài好吃hǎo chī極了jí le。
The food here is fantastic.

我wǒ饿è坏huài了le。我wǒ餓è壞huài了le。
I'm starving.

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Done, going on, been

Starting to: 起来qi lai起來qi lai and 上shàng after the verb

大家dà jiā都dōu笑xiào起来qi lai了le。大家dà jiā都dōu笑xiào起來qi lai了le。
Everyone started laughing.

她tā爱ài上shàng了le这个zhè ge城市chéng shì。她tā愛ài上shàng了le這個zhè ge城市chéng shì。
She fell in love with the city.

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Keeping on: 下去xià qù, and 下来xià lai下來xià lai for what has lasted

请qǐng说shuō下去xià qù。請qǐng說shuō下去xià qù。
Please go on.

他tā坚持jiān chí下来xià lai了le。他tā堅持jiān chí下來xià lai了le。
He stuck with it.

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How long it's been: the verb, then the time, then 了le

他们tā men结婚jié hūn十shí年nián了le。他們tā men結婚jié hūn十shí秊nián了le。
They've been married for ten years.

我wǒ来lái中国Zhōng guó两liǎng年nián了le。我wǒ來lái中國Zhōng guó兩liǎng秊nián了le。
I've been in China for two years.

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How much, how often, and not

Quite, rather, a bit: 比较bǐ jiào比較bǐ jiào, 挺tǐng, 有些yǒu xiē

今天jīn tiān挺tǐng冷lěng的de。
It's pretty cold today.

这个zhè ge问题wèn tí比较bǐ jiào难nán。這個zhè ge問題wèn tí比較bǐ jiào難nán。
This question is fairly hard.

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Especially, extremely: 特别tè bié特別tè bié and 极jí極jí

我wǒ特别tè bié喜欢xǐ huan吃chī饺子jiǎo zi。我wǒ特別tè bié喜歡xǐ huan吃chī餃子jiǎo zi。
I really love dumplings.

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More and more: 越来越yuè lái yuè越來越yuè lái yuè

天气tiān qì越来越yuè lái yuè冷lěng了le。天氣tiān qì越來越yuè lái yuè冷lěng了le。
It's getting colder and colder.

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The more…, the more…: 越yuè…越yuè…

雨yǔ越yuè下xià越yuè大dà。
The rain is getting heavier and heavier.

这zhè本běn书shū我wǒ越yuè看kàn越yuè喜欢xǐ huan。這zhè本běn書shū我wǒ越yuè看kàn越yuè喜歡xǐ huan。
The more I read this book, the more I like it.

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Only: 只zhǐ, 只是zhǐ shì, and 就jiù

我wǒ只有zhǐ yǒu一yī百bǎi块kuài钱qián。我wǒ只有zhǐ yǒu一yī百bǎi塊kuài錢qián。
I've only got a hundred yuan.

教室jiào shì里lǐ就jiù他tā一个yī ge人rén。教室jiào shì裡lǐ就jiù他tā一個yī ge人rén。
He's the only one in the classroom.

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Together, and everywhere: 一块儿yī kuài r一塊兒yī kuài r and 到处dào chù到處dào chù

我们wǒ men一块儿yī kuài r去qù吧ba。我們wǒ men一塊兒yī kuài r去qù吧ba。
Let's go together.

公园gōng yuán里lǐ到处dào chù都dōu是shì人rén。公園gōng yuán裡lǐ到處dào chù都dōu是shì人rén。
The park is full of people.

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Right away, in a moment, before long: 马上mǎ shàng馬上mǎ shàng, 一会儿yī huì r一會兒yī huì r, 不bù一会儿yī huì r不bù一會兒yī huì r

我wǒ马上mǎ shàng就jiù来lái。我wǒ馬上mǎ shàng就jiù來lái。
I'll be right there.

不bù一会儿yī huì r，他tā就jiù回来huí lai了le。不bù一會兒yī huì r，他tā就jiù回來huí lai了le。
Before long, he was back.

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Only just: 刚gāng剛gāng and 刚刚gāng gang剛剛gāng gang

我wǒ刚gāng到dào家jiā。我wǒ剛gāng到dào家jiā。
I've just got home.

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All along, all the way: 一直yī zhí

我wǒ一直yī zhí在zài等děng你nǐ。
I've been waiting for you all this time.

一直yī zhí往前wǎng qián走zǒu。
Go straight on.

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Not until, and only: 才cái

他tā十shí点diǎn才cái起床qǐ chuáng。他tā十shí點diǎn才cái起床qǐ chuáng。
He didn't get up till ten.

他tā才cái五wǔ岁suì。他tā才cái五wǔ歲suì。
He's only five.

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Saying it firmly: 才cái…呢ne and 就jiù

我wǒ才cái不怕bù pà呢ne！
I'm not scared at all!

我wǒ就要jiù yào这个zhè ge。我wǒ就要jiù yào這個zhè ge。
This is the one I want.

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Always and often: 总zǒng總zǒng, 总是zǒng shì總是zǒng shì, 常常cháng cháng

他tā总是zǒng shì迟到chí dào。他tā總是zǒng shì遲到chí dào。
He's always late.

我们wǒ men常常cháng cháng一起yī qǐ吃饭chī fàn。我們wǒ men常常cháng cháng一起yī qǐ吃飯chī fàn。
We often eat together.

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Again, when it has already happened: 又yòu, not 再zài

他tā今天jīn tiān又yòu迟到chí dào了le。他tā今天jīn tiān又yòu遲到chí dào了le。
He was late again today.

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Surely, probably, it seems: 一定yī dìng, 大概dà gài, 好像hǎo xiàng

明天míng tiān我wǒ一定yī dìng来lái。明天míng tiān我wǒ一定yī dìng來lái。
I'll definitely come tomorrow.

好像hǎo xiàng要yào下雨xià yǔ了le。
It looks like rain.

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It looks, it seems: 看起来kàn qǐ lai看起來kàn qǐ lai, 看上去kàn shang qu, 看来kàn lai看來kàn lai

你nǐ看起来kàn qǐ lai很hěn累lèi。你nǐ看起來kàn qǐ lai很hěn累lèi。
You look tired.

看来kàn lai他tā今天jīn tiān不bù来lái了le。看來kàn lai他tā今天jīn tiān不bù來lái了le。
It looks like he isn't coming today.

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Almost: 差不多chà bu duō and 几乎jī hū幾乎jī hū

作业zuò yè我wǒ差不多chà bu duō写xiě完wán了le。作業zuò yè我wǒ差不多chà bu duō寫xiě完wán了le。
I've nearly finished my homework.

他tā几乎jī hū每天měi tiān都dōu去qù跑步pǎo bù。他tā幾乎jī hū每天měi tiān都dōu去qù跑步pǎo bù。
He goes running almost every day.

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Of course, and in fact: 当然dāng rán當然dāng rán and 其实qí shí其實qí shí

当然dāng rán可以kě yǐ。當然dāng rán可以kě yǐ。
Of course.

他tā看起来kàn qǐ lai很hěn年轻nián qīng，其实qí shí已经yǐ jīng五十wǔ shí岁suì了le。他tā看起來kàn qǐ lai很hěn年輕nián qīng，其實qí shí已經yǐ jīng五十wǔ shí歲suì了le。
He looks young, but he's actually fifty.

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At last: 终于zhōng yú終於zhōng yú

我wǒ终于zhōng yú找到zhǎo dào工作gōng zuò了le。我wǒ終於zhōng yú找到zhǎo dào工作gōng zuò了le。
I've finally found a job.

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As a rule: 一般来说yī bān lái shuō一般來說yī bān lái shuō

一般来说yī bān lái shuō，北方běi fāng的de冬天dōng tiān很hěn冷lěng。一般來說yī bān lái shuō，北方běi fāng的de冬天dōng tiān很hěn冷lěng。
In general, winters in the north are cold.

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No need: 不用bù yòng and 不必bù bì

你nǐ不用bù yòng担心dān xīn。你nǐ不用bù yòng擔心dān xīn。
You don't need to worry.

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Not a single one, not at all: 一yī…也yě不bù, 一点儿yī diǎn r也yě不bù一點兒yī diǎn r也yě不bù

教室jiào shì里lǐ一个yī ge人rén也yě没有méi yǒu。教室jiào shì裡lǐ一個yī ge人rén也yě沒有méi yǒu。
There isn't a single person in the classroom.

我wǒ一点儿yī diǎn r也yě不bù累lèi。我wǒ一點兒yī diǎn r也yě不bù累lèi。
I'm not tired at all.

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Just right, neither one nor the other: 不bù冷lěng不bù热rè不bù冷lěng不bù熱rè

这里zhè lǐ的de天气tiān qì不bù冷lěng不bù热rè。這裡zhè lǐ的de天氣tiān qì不bù冷lěng不bù熱rè。
The weather here is just right, neither hot nor cold.

这zhè件jiàn衣服yī fu不bù大dà不bù小xiǎo。這zhè件jiàn衣服yī fu不bù大dà不bù小xiǎo。
This fits just right.

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Not much good: 不怎么样bù zěn me yàng不怎麼樣bù zěn me yàng

那个nà ge电影diàn yǐng不怎么样bù zěn me yàng。那個nà ge電影diàn yǐng不怎麼樣bù zěn me yàng。
That film wasn't up to much.

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With, from, to, than

For someone, over something: 为wèi為wèi

我wǒ真zhēn为wèi你nǐ高兴gāo xìng。我wǒ真zhēn為wèi你nǐ高興gāo xìng。
I'm really happy for you.

别bié为wèi这zhè件jiàn事shì生气shēng qì了le。別bié為wèi這zhè件jiàn事shì生氣shēng qì了le。
Don't get upset about this.

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Towards: 向xiàng, for a way to go or a person

向前xiàng qián走zǒu两liǎng百米bǎi mǐ就jiù到dào了le。向前xiàng qián走zǒu兩liǎng百米bǎi mǐ就jiù到dào了le。
Go two hundred metres straight ahead and you're there.

我们wǒ men应该yīng gāi向xiàng他tā学习xué xí。我們wǒ men應該yīng gāi向xiàng他tā學習xué xí。
We should learn from him.

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About: 关于guān yú關於guān yú

我wǒ想xiǎng买mǎi一yī本běn关于guān yú中国Zhōng guó历史lì shǐ的de书shū。我wǒ想xiǎng買mǎi一yī本běn關於guān yú中國Zhōng guó歷史lì shǐ的de書shū。
I'd like to buy a book about Chinese history.

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Going by something: 根据gēn jù根據gēn jù

老师lǎo shī根据gēn jù学生xué sheng的de水平shuǐ píng选xuǎn课本kè běn。老師lǎo shī根據gēn jù學生xué sheng的de水平shuǐ píng選xuǎn課本kè běn。
The teacher picks the textbooks to suit the students' level.

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Besides, and except: 除了chú le…以外yǐ wài

除了chú le茶chá，我wǒ也yě喜欢xǐ huan喝hē咖啡kā fēi。除了chú le茶chá，我wǒ也yě喜歡xǐ huan喝hē咖啡kā fēi。
Besides tea, I like coffee too.

除了chú le他tā以外yǐ wài，我们wǒ men都dōu去qù了le。除了chú le他tā以外yǐ wài，我們wǒ men都dōu去qù了le。
We all went, except him.

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From then on: 从cóng從cóng…起qǐ

从cóng明天míng tiān起qǐ，我wǒ每天měi tiān早上zǎo shang跑步pǎo bù。從cóng明天míng tiān起qǐ，我wǒ每天měi tiān早上zǎo shang跑步pǎo bù。
From tomorrow, I'm going running every morning.

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For someone: 对duì對duì…来lái说shuō來lái說shuō

对我来说duì wǒ lái shuō，汉字hàn zì比较bǐ jiào难nán。對我來說duì wǒ lái shuō，漢字hàn zì比較bǐ jiào難nán。
For me, characters are quite hard.

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In someone's view: 在zài…看来kàn lai看來kàn lai

在我看来zài wǒ kàn lái，这个zhè ge办法bàn fǎ不错bù cuò。在我看來zài wǒ kàn lái，這個zhè ge辦法bàn fǎ不錯bù cuò。
To my mind, it's a good way to do it.

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In a part of life, or with help: 在zài…上shàng, 在zài…下xià, 在zài…中zhōng

他tā在zài学习xué xí上shàng很hěn努力nǔ lì。他tā在zài學習xué xí上shàng很hěn努力nǔ lì。
He works hard at his studies.

在zài大家dà jiā的de帮助bāng zhù下xià，他tā的de汉语Hàn yǔ提高tí gāo得de很hěn快kuài。在zài大家dà jiā的de幫助bāng zhù下xià，他tā的de漢語Hàn yǔ提高tí gāo得de很hěn快kuài。
With everyone's help, his Chinese got better fast.

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And, but, because

First, then: 先xiān…，再zài… or 然后rán hòu然後rán hòu

我们wǒ men先xiān吃饭chī fàn，再zài去qù看kàn电影diàn yǐng。我們wǒ men先xiān吃飯chī fàn，再zài去qù看kàn電影diàn yǐng。
Let's eat first, then go and see a film.

他tā先xiān去qù了le银行yín háng，然后rán hòu去qù了le超市chāo shì。他tā先xiān去qù了le銀行yín háng，然後rán hòu去qù了le超市chāo shì。
He went to the bank, then to the supermarket.

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Or, when you aren't asking: 或者huò zhě and 或huò

你nǐ可以kě yǐ坐zuò地铁dì tiě或者huò zhě打车dǎ chē。你nǐ可以kě yǐ坐zuò地鐵dì tiě或者huò zhě打車dǎ chē。
You can take the underground or a taxi.

或者huò zhě你nǐ来lái，或者huò zhě我wǒ去qù。或者huò zhě你nǐ來lái，或者huò zhě我wǒ去qù。
Either you come here, or I go there.

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Both this and that: 又yòu…又yòu…

这个zhè ge苹果píng guǒ又yòu大dà又yòu甜tián。這個zhè ge蘋果píng guǒ又yòu大dà又yòu甜tián。
This apple is big and sweet.

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While: 一边yī biān一邊yī biān…，一边yī biān，一邊yī biān…

他tā一边yī biān吃饭chī fàn，一边yī biān看kàn电视diàn shì。他tā一邊yī biān吃飯chī fàn，一邊yī biān看kàn電視diàn shì。
He watches TV while he eats.

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One moment this, the next that: 一会儿yī huì r一會兒yī huì r…，一会儿yī huì r，一會兒yī huì r…

今天jīn tiān一会儿yī huì r晴qíng，一会儿yī huì r阴yīn。今天jīn tiān一會兒yī huì r晴qíng，一會兒yī huì r陰yīn。
Today it's sunny one minute and cloudy the next.

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Not only, but also: 不但bù dàn…，而且ér qiě…

她tā不但bù dàn会huì唱歌chàng gē，而且ér qiě会huì跳舞tiào wǔ。她tā不但bù dàn會huì唱歌chàng gē，而且ér qiě會huì跳舞tiào wǔ。
She can sing, and she can dance too.

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But: 可是kě shì and 可kě

我wǒ想xiǎng去qù，可是kě shì没有méi yǒu时间shí jiān。我wǒ想xiǎng去qù，可是kě shì沒有méi yǒu時間shí jiān。
I'd like to go, but I don't have time.

这zhè件jiàn衣服yī fu很hěn好看hǎo kàn，可kě太tài贵guì了le。這zhè件jiàn衣服yī fu很hěn好看hǎo kàn，可kě太tài貴guì了le。
It's lovely, but it's too expensive.

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Although: 虽然suī rán雖然suī rán…，可是kě shì…

虽然suī rán下雨xià yǔ了le，可是kě shì他tā还是hái shi来lái了le。雖然suī rán下雨xià yǔ了le，可是kě shì他tā還是hái shi來lái了le。
It was raining, but he came anyway.

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If: 如果rú guǒ…，就jiù…, and …的话de huà的話de huà

如果rú guǒ明天míng tiān下雨xià yǔ，我们wǒ men就jiù不bù去qù了le。如果rú guǒ明天míng tiān下雨xià yǔ，我們wǒ men就jiù不bù去qù了le。
If it rains tomorrow, we won't go.

你nǐ忙máng的话de huà，我wǒ就jiù自己zì jǐ去qù。你nǐ忙máng的話de huà，我wǒ就jiù自己zì jǐ去qù。
If you're busy, I'll go on my own.

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Only if: 只有zhǐ yǒu…，才cái…

只有zhǐ yǒu多duō练习liàn xí，才能cái néng说好shuō hǎo汉语Hàn yǔ。只有zhǐ yǒu多duō練習liàn xí，才能cái néng說好shuō hǎo漢語Hàn yǔ。
You'll only speak Chinese well if you practise a lot.

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As long as: 只要zhǐ yào…，就jiù…

只要zhǐ yào你nǐ努力nǔ lì，就jiù一定yī dìng能néng学好xué hǎo。只要zhǐ yào你nǐ努力nǔ lì，就jiù一定yī dìng能néng學好xué hǎo。
As long as you work at it, you'll get there.

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So as to, for the sake of: 为了wèi le為了wèi le

为了wèi le学好xué hǎo汉语Hàn yǔ，他tā每天měi tiān都dōu看kàn中文Zhōng wén电视diàn shì。為了wèi le學好xué hǎo漢語Hàn yǔ，他tā每天měi tiān都dōu看kàn中文Zhōng wén電視diàn shì。
To get good at Chinese, he watches Chinese TV every day.

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Once one thing is done: 了le, then 就jiù

我wǒ下xià了le班bān就jiù回家huí jiā。
I go home as soon as I finish work.

吃chī了le饭fàn再zài走zǒu吧ba。吃chī了le飯fàn再zài走zǒu吧ba。
Have something to eat before you go.

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