Levels · Intermediate

HSK 6

5,400 words in all: words built with prefixes and suffixes, adverbs that show what the speaker thinks, the set phrases of everyday talk, and the longer, joined sentences of written Chinese.

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1,684 new words, 5,181 in all with the levels before. All 1,684, with their pinyin and meanings →

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Grammar 56 points

The library doesn't teach these yet.

Sentences

把bǎ with a thing as the one that does it: the wind, the rain, the news

一阵yī zhèn大风dà fēng把门bǎ mén吹chuī开kāi了le。一陣yī zhèn大風dà fēng把門bǎ mén吹chuī開kāi了le。
A gust of wind blew the door open.

这个zhè ge消息xiāo xi把bǎ大家dà jiā都dōu吓xià了le一yī跳tiào。這個zhè ge消息xiāo xi把bǎ大家dà jiā都dōu嚇xià了le一yī跳tiào。
The news gave everyone a fright.

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把bǎ before the one left feeling it: 把bǎ我wǒ累坏lèi huài了le把bǎ我wǒ累壞lèi huài了le

这zhè几天jǐ tiān可kě把bǎ我wǒ忙máng坏huài了le。這zhè幾天jǐ tiān可kě把bǎ我wǒ忙máng壞huài了le。
I've been rushed off my feet these last few days.

孩子hái zi很hěn晚wǎn还hái没有méi yǒu回家huí jiā，把bǎ妈妈mā ma急jí哭kū了le。孩子hái zi很hěn晚wǎn還hái沒有méi yǒu回家huí jiā，把bǎ媽媽mā ma急jí哭kū了le。
It was late and the boy still wasn't home, and his mum was in tears with worry.

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Look what it's done to you: 看kàn把bǎ你nǐ高兴gāo xìng得de看kàn把bǎ你nǐ高興gāo xìng得de

看kàn把bǎ你nǐ高兴gāo xìng得de，有yǒu什么shén me好事hǎo shì？看kàn把bǎ你nǐ高興gāo xìng得de，有yǒu什麼shén me好事hǎo shì？
Look how happy you are. What's the good news?

瞧qiáo把bǎ孩子hái zi冻dòng得de，快kuài进来jìn lái吧ba。瞧qiáo把bǎ孩子hái zi凍dòng得de，快kuài進來jìn lái吧ba。
Look how cold the poor child is. Come in, quick.

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Look at you, so worked up: 看kàn你nǐ急jí的de, 瞧qiáo他tā美的Měi dí

看kàn你nǐ急jí的de，火车huǒ chē还有hái yǒu半个bàn ge小时xiǎo shí才cái开kāi呢ne。看kàn你nǐ急jí的de，火車huǒ chē還有hái yǒu半個bàn ge小時xiǎo shí才cái開kāi呢ne。
Look at you, all in a rush. The train doesn't leave for half an hour.

瞧qiáo他tā美的Měi dí，不bù就是jiù shì考kǎo了le个gè第一dì yī嘛ma。瞧qiáo他tā美的Měi dí，不bù就是jiù shì考kǎo了le個gè第一dì yī嘛ma。
Look how pleased with himself he is. All he did was come top.

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Going too far, as far as me: 管guǎn到dào我wǒ头上tóu shàng来lái了le管guǎn到dào我wǒ頭上tóu shàng來lái了le

他tā管guǎn别人bié ren也yě就算jiù suàn了le，现在xiàn zài竟然jìng rán管guǎn到dào我wǒ头上tóu shàng来lái了le。他tā管guǎn別人bié ren也yě就算jiù suàn了le，現在xiàn zài竟然jìng rán管guǎn到dào我wǒ頭上tóu shàng來lái了le。
Bossing other people about was one thing, but now he's even telling me what to do.

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Why, you…! 好hǎo你nǐ个gè好hǎo你nǐ個gè…

好hǎo你nǐ个gè小xiǎo张zhāng，原来yuán lái是shì你nǐ拿ná了le我wǒ的de书shū！好hǎo你nǐ個gè小xiǎo張zhāng，原來yuán lái是shì你nǐ拿ná了le我wǒ的de書shū！
Why, Xiao Zhang! So it was you who took my book.

好hǎo你nǐ个gè小xiǎo东西dōng xi，又yòu把bǎ我wǒ的de鞋xié藏cáng起来qi lai了le！好hǎo你nǐ個gè小xiǎo東西dōng xi，又yòu把bǎ我wǒ的de鞋xié藏cáng起來qi lai了le！
You little rascal! You've hidden my shoes again!

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What's gone is gone: 丢diū了le就jiù丢diū了le丟diū了le就jiù丟diū了le, then 有yǒu什么shén me有yǒu什麼shén me… or 没有méi yǒu什么shén me沒有méi yǒu什麼shén me…

丢diū了le就jiù丢diū了le，没有méi yǒu什么shén me可惜kě xī的de。丟diū了le就jiù丟diū了le，沒有méi yǒu什麼shén me可惜kě xī的de。
If it's lost, it's lost. There's no point being sorry about it.

输shū了le就jiù输shū了le，有yǒu什么shén me好hǎo哭kū的de？輸shū了le就jiù輸shū了le，有yǒu什麼shén me好hǎo哭kū的de？
So we lost. What's there to cry about?

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Granting a point: 那nà倒是dào shi and 那nà倒dào也yě是shì

“现在xiàn zài出门chū mén，路上lù shang肯定kěn dìng堵车dǔ chē。”“那nà倒是dào shi。”“現在xiàn zài出門chū mén，路上lù shang肯定kěn dìng堵車dǔ chē。”“那nà倒是dào shi。”
"If we go now, the traffic will be terrible." "That's true."

那nà倒dào也yě是shì，便宜pián yi的de东西dōng xi不bù一定yī dìng好hǎo用yòng。那nà倒dào也yě是shì，便宜pián yi的de東西dōng xi不bù一定yī dìng好hǎo用yòng。
That's true enough: cheap things don't always work well.

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Never mind, forget it: 算了suàn le

算了suàn le，别bié跟gēn他tā生气shēng qì了le。算了suàn le，別bié跟gēn他tā生氣shēng qì了le。
Never mind. Don't get angry with him.

太tài贵guì就算jiù suàn了le，我们wǒ men再zài看看kàn kan别的bié de。太tài貴guì就算jiù suàn了le，我們wǒ men再zài看看kàn kan別的bié de。
If it's too dear, let's leave it and look at something else.

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That's enough, and be done with it: 得了dé le

得了dé le得了dé le，别bié再说zài shuō了le，我wǒ知道zhī dào错cuò了le。得了dé le得了dé le，別bié再說zài shuō了le，我wǒ知道zhī dào錯cuò了le。
All right, all right, that's enough. I know I was wrong.

你nǐ就jiù说shuō你nǐ忘wàng了le得了dé le，还hái找zhǎo什么shén me理由lǐ yóu？你nǐ就jiù說shuō你nǐ忘wàng了le得了dé le，還hái找zhǎo什麼shén me理由lǐ yóu？
Just say you forgot and be done with it. Why make excuses?

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People, things and places

Other people, and a coy way of saying me: 人家rén jia

人家rén jia都dōu不bù着急zháo jí，你nǐ急jí什么shén me？人家rén jia都dōu不bù著急zháo jí，你nǐ急jí什麼shén me？
Nobody else is in a hurry. What's your rush?

人家rén jia等děng了le你nǐ一个yī ge小时xiǎo shí了le！人家rén jia等děng了le你nǐ一個yī ge小時xiǎo shí了le！
I've been waiting for you for an hour!

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Word beginnings: 超chāo for super, 多duō for many, 反fǎn for against, 无wú無wú for without, 亚yà亞yà for not quite, 准zhǔn準zhǔn for soon-to-be

我们wǒ men买mǎi了le一yī台tái超chāo大dà的de多功能duō gōng néng冰箱bīng xiāng。我們wǒ men買mǎi了le一yī臺tái超chāo大dà的de多功能duō gōng néng冰箱bīng xiāng。
We've bought a huge fridge that does all sorts.

很hěn多duō年轻人nián qīng rén工作gōng zuò压力yā lì大dà，常常cháng cháng处于chǔ yú亚健康yà jiàn kāng状态zhuàng tài。很hěn多duō年輕人nián qīng rén工作gōng zuò壓力yā lì大dà，常常cháng cháng處於chǔ yú亞健康yà jiàn kāng狀態zhuàng tài。
Many young people are under such pressure at work that they're never quite well.

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Word endings: 化huà for becoming, 式shì for a style, 型xíng for a type, 性xìng for -ness

这zhè座zuò城市chéng shì越来越yuè lái yuè国际化guó jì huà了le。這zhè座zuò城市chéng shì越來越yuè lái yuè國際化guó jì huà了le。
The city is getting more and more international.

附近fù jìn新xīn开kāi了le一家yī jiā大型dà xíng中式zhòng shì饭店fàn diàn。附近fù jìn新xīn開kāi了le一家yī jiā大型dà xíng中式zhòng shì飯店fàn diàn。
A big Chinese restaurant has opened nearby.

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Everyone joining in, a bit each: 你nǐ一句yī jù，我wǒ一句yī jù

大家dà jiā你nǐ一句yī jù我wǒ一句yī jù，很hěn快kuài就jiù把bǎ问题wèn tí解决jiě jué了le。大家dà jiā你nǐ一句yī jù我wǒ一句yī jù，很hěn快kuài就jiù把bǎ問題wèn tí解決jiě jué了le。
Everyone chipped in, and the problem was soon sorted out.

两liǎng个gè孩子hái zi你nǐ一口yī kǒu我wǒ一口yī kǒu，把bǎ蛋糕dàn gāo吃chī完wán了le。兩liǎng個gè孩子hái zi你nǐ一口yī kǒu我wǒ一口yī kǒu，把bǎ蛋糕dàn gāo吃chī完wán了le。
The two children took a bite each in turn until the cake was gone.

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Here, there and everywhere: 东dōng一个yī ge，西xī一个yī ge東dōng一個yī ge，西xī一個yī ge

他tā的de衣服yī fu东dōng一yī件jiàn西xī一yī件jiàn，扔rēng得到dé dào处chù都dōu是shì。他tā的de衣服yī fu東dōng一yī件jiàn西xī一yī件jiàn，扔rēng得到dé dào處chù都dōu是shì。
His clothes are all over the place.

他tā说话shuō huà东dōng一句yī jù西xī一句yī jù的de，我wǒ不bù知道zhī dào他tā想xiǎng说shuō什么shén me。他tā說話shuō huà東dōng一句yī jù西xī一句yī jù的de，我wǒ不bù知道zhī dào他tā想xiǎng說shuō什麼shén me。
He keeps jumping from one thing to another, and I can't tell what he's getting at.

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Every little thing: 问wèn这zhè问wèn那nà問wèn這zhè問wèn那nà, 想xiǎng这zhè想xiǎng那nà想xiǎng這zhè想xiǎng那nà

孩子hái zi第一次dì yī cì去qù动物园dòng wù yuán，一路上yī lù shàng问wèn这zhè问wèn那nà。孩子hái zi第一次dì yī cì去qù動物園dòng wù yuán，一路上yī lù shàng問wèn這zhè問wèn那nà。
It was the child's first trip to the zoo, and he asked about everything the whole way.

别bié想xiǎng这zhè想xiǎng那nà了le，快kuài睡shuì吧ba。別bié想xiǎng這zhè想xiǎng那nà了le，快kuài睡shuì吧ba。
Stop worrying about everything and go to sleep.

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Nothing will do: 这zhè也yě不bù吃chī，那nà也yě不bù吃chī這zhè也yě不bù吃chī，那nà也yě不bù吃chī

你nǐ这zhè也yě不bù吃chī，那nà也yě不bù吃chī，怎么zěn me能néng长cháng高gāo呢ne？你nǐ這zhè也yě不bù吃chī，那nà也yě不bù吃chī，怎麼zěn me能néng長cháng高gāo呢ne？
You won't eat this and you won't eat that. How are you going to grow?

他tā这zhè也yě不bù满意mǎn yì，那nà也yě不bù喜欢xǐ huan，到dào现在xiàn zài还hái没有méi yǒu买mǎi到dào房子fáng zi。他tā這zhè也yě不bù滿意mǎn yì，那nà也yě不bù喜歡xǐ huan，到dào現在xiàn zài還hái沒有méi yǒu買mǎi到dào房子fáng zi。
Nothing is good enough for him, and he still hasn't bought a flat.

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Numbers, money and time

A bunch, a drop, a stem, a door or window, a roll or a volume: 串chuàn, 滴dī, 枝zhī, 扇shàn, 卷juàn

她tā推开tuī kāi那nà扇shàn门mén，手里shǒu lǐ拿ná着zhe一yī串chuàn钥匙yào shi。她tā推開tuī kāi那nà扇shàn門mén，手裡shǒu lǐ拿ná著zhe一yī串chuàn鑰匙yào shi。
She pushed the door open, a bunch of keys in her hand.

这zhè套tào小说xiǎo shuō一共yī gòng有yǒu三sān卷juàn，我wǒ只zhǐ看kàn完wán了le第一dì yī卷juàn。這zhè套tào小說xiǎo shuō一共yī gòng有yǒu三sān卷juàn，我wǒ只zhǐ看kàn完wán了le第一dì yī卷juàn。
The novel is in three volumes, and I've only finished the first.

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A good long go at something: 一yī番fān

他tā认真rèn zhēn地de考虑kǎo lǜ了le一yī番fān，最后zuì hòu还是hái shi同意tóng yì了le。他tā認真rèn zhēn地de考慮kǎo lǜ了le一yī番fān，最後zuì hòu還是hái shi同意tóng yì了le。
He gave it careful thought, and in the end he agreed.

经过jīng guò一yī番fān努力nǔ lì，她tā终于zhōng yú考上kǎo shàng了le大学dà xué。經過jīng guò一yī番fān努力nǔ lì，她tā終於zhōng yú考上kǎo shàng了le大學dà xué。
After a lot of hard work, she finally got into university.

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Verbs

Through and through: 透tòu了le after a verb or an adjective

外面wài miàn下xià大雨dà yǔ，我wǒ全身quán shēn都dōu湿透shī tòu了le。外面wài miàn下xià大雨dà yǔ，我wǒ全身quán shēn都dōu濕透shī tòu了le。
It's pouring outside, and I'm soaked through.

今天jīn tiān真是zhēn shi糟透zāo tòu了le，什么shén me都dōu不顺bù shùn。今天jīn tiān真是zhēn shi糟透zāo tòu了le，什麼shén me都dōu不順bù shùn。
Today has been awful. Nothing has gone right.

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Over and over, every which way: 左zuǒ等děng右yòu等děng, 左zuǒ看kàn右yòu看kàn

我wǒ左zuǒ等děng右yòu等děng，他tā就是jiù shì不bù来lái。我wǒ左zuǒ等děng右yòu等děng，他tā就是jiù shì不bù來lái。
I waited and waited, but he never came.

她tā左zuǒ看kàn右yòu看kàn，还是hái shi觉得jué de这zhè件jiàn衣服yī fu不bù合适hé shì。她tā左zuǒ看kàn右yòu看kàn，還是hái shi覺得jué de這zhè件jiàn衣服yī fu不bù合適hé shì。
She looked at the dress from every side, and still felt it wasn't right.

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Passing up what's right there: 放fàng着zhe放fàng著zhe…不bù…

你nǐ放fàng着zhe好好hǎo hǎo的de工作gōng zuò不bù做zuò，为什么wèi shén me要yào去qù当dāng歌手gē shǒu？你nǐ放fàng著zhe好好hǎo hǎo的de工作gōng zuò不bù做zuò，為什麼wèi shén me要yào去qù當dāng歌手gē shǒu？
Why walk away from a perfectly good job to be a singer?

他tā放fàng着zhe电梯diàn tī不bù坐zuò，每天měi tiān走zǒu楼梯lóu tī上shàng十shí楼lóu。他tā放fàng著zhe電梯diàn tī不bù坐zuò，每天měi tiān走zǒu樓梯lóu tī上shàng十shí樓lóu。
He won't take the lift: every day he walks up ten floors.

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How much, how often, and not

Really, unusually, fairly: 特tè in talk, 异常yì cháng異常yì cháng and 较为jiào wéi較為jiào wéi in writing

这zhè家jiā店diàn的de饺子jiǎo zi特tè好吃hǎo chī。這zhè家jiā店diàn的de餃子jiǎo zi特tè好吃hǎo chī。
The dumplings at this place are really good.

这zhè次cì考试kǎo shì较为jiào wéi简单jiǎn dān，但dàn他tā还是hái shi异常yì cháng紧张jǐn zhāng。這zhè次cì考試kǎo shì較為jiào wéi簡單jiǎn dān，但dàn他tā還是hái shi異常yì cháng緊張jǐn zhāng。
The exam was fairly easy, but he was still extremely nervous.

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Nothing but, together, mostly: 净jìng淨jìng, 一同yī tóng, 大都dà dū

你nǐ别bié净jìng玩wán手机shǒu jī，过来guò lái帮bāng帮bāng我wǒ。你nǐ別bié淨jìng玩wán手機shǒu jī，過來guò lái幫bāng幫bāng我wǒ。
Stop playing on your phone all the time and come and give me a hand.

这zhè次cì和hé我wǒ一同yī tóng去qù的de大都dà dū是shì老lǎo同学tóng xué。這zhè次cì和hé我wǒ一同yī tóng去qù的de大都dà dū是shì老lǎo同學tóng xué。
Most of the people who went with me were old classmates.

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For a moment, and every so often: 一时yī shí一時yī shí, 不时bù shí不時bù shí

我wǒ一时yī shí想xiǎng不bù起qǐ他tā的de名字míng zi了le。我wǒ一時yī shí想xiǎng不bù起qǐ他tā的de名字míng zi了le。
His name has slipped my mind for the moment.

他tā一边yī biān说话shuō huà，一边yī biān不时bù shí地de看看kàn kan手表shǒu biǎo。他tā一邊yī biān說話shuō huà，一邊yī biān不時bù shí地de看看kàn kan手錶shǒu biǎo。
As he talked, he kept glancing at his watch.

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Still, as ever, and always has been: 仍旧réng jiù仍舊réng jiù, 依旧yī jiù依舊yī jiù, 一向yī xiàng

十shí年nián过去guò qù了le，这里zhè lǐ依旧yī jiù那么nà me安静ān jìng。十shí秊nián過去guò qù了le，這裡zhè lǐ依舊yī jiù那麼nà me安靜ān jìng。
Ten years on, it's as quiet here as ever.

他tā一向yī xiàng很hěn准时zhǔn shí，今天jīn tiān怎么zěn me还hái没有méi yǒu来lái？他tā一向yī xiàng很hěn準時zhǔn shí，今天jīn tiān怎麼zěn me還hái沒有méi yǒu來lái？
He's always on time. Why isn't he here yet today?

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Again and again: 一再yī zài and 再三zài sān

医生yī shēng一再yī zài提醒tí xǐng他tā少shǎo喝酒hē jiǔ。醫生yī shēng一再yī zài提醒tí xǐng他tā少shǎo喝酒hē jiǔ。
The doctor kept reminding him to drink less.

我wǒ考虑kǎo lǜ再三zài sān，还是hái shi决定jué dìng留下liú xià来lái。我wǒ考慮kǎo lǜ再三zài sān，還是hái shi決定jué dìng留下liú xià來lái。
I thought it over and over, and decided to stay after all.

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Specially, on purpose: 特地tè dì and 特意tè yì

我wǒ特地tè dì给gěi你nǐ带dài了le一些yī xiē家乡jiā xiāng的de特产tè chǎn。我wǒ特地tè dì給gěi你nǐ帶dài了le一些yī xiē家鄉jiā xiāng的de特產tè chǎn。
I've brought you a few things from my home town specially.

为了wèi le给gěi妈妈mā ma做zuò早饭zǎo fàn，他tā特意tè yì早起zǎo qǐ了le一个yī ge小时xiǎo shí。為了wèi le給gěi媽媽mā ma做zuò早飯zǎo fàn，他tā特意tè yì早起zǎo qǐ了le一個yī ge小時xiǎo shí。
He got up an hour early on purpose, to make his mum breakfast.

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Without meaning to, in a hurry, on the quiet: 不禁bù jīn, 赶忙gǎn máng趕忙gǎn máng, 偷偷tōu tōu

看到kàn dào这zhè张zhāng老lǎo照片zhào piàn，她tā不禁bù jīn笑xiào了le起来qi lai。看到kàn dào這zhè張zhāng老lǎo照片zhào piàn，她tā不禁bù jīn笑xiào了le起來qi lai。
When she saw the old photo, she couldn't help laughing.

她tā偷偷tōu tōu看kàn了le他tā一眼yī yǎn，他tā赶忙gǎn máng低下dī xià了le头tóu。她tā偷偷tōu tōu看kàn了le他tā一眼yī yǎn，他tā趕忙gǎn máng低下dī xià了le頭tóu。
She stole a glance at him, and he quickly looked down.

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Not necessarily: 未必wèi bì

贵guì的de东西dōng xi未必wèi bì就jiù好hǎo。貴guì的de東西dōng xi未必wèi bì就jiù好hǎo。
Just because it's dear doesn't mean it's good.

他tā说shuō的de未必wèi bì是shì真的zhēn de。他tā說shuō的de未必wèi bì是shì真的zhēn de。
What he said isn't necessarily true.

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As luck would have it, and at long last: 恰好qià hǎo, 总算zǒng suàn總算zǒng suàn

我wǒ正zhèng想xiǎng给gěi你nǐ打电话dǎ diàn huà，你nǐ恰好qià hǎo来lái了le。我wǒ正zhèng想xiǎng給gěi你nǐ打電話dǎ diàn huà，你nǐ恰好qià hǎo來lái了le。
I was just about to ring you, and here you are.

下xià了le一个yī ge星期xīng qī的de雨yǔ，今天jīn tiān总算zǒng suàn晴qíng了le。下xià了le一個yī ge星期xīng qī的de雨yǔ，今天jīn tiān總算zǒng suàn晴qíng了le。
After a week of rain, it's finally cleared up.

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Plainly so, and yet: 明明míng míng

你nǐ明明míng míng知道zhī dào，为什么wèi shén me不bù告诉gào su我wǒ？你nǐ明明míng míng知道zhī dào，為什麼wèi shén me不bù告訴gào su我wǒ？
You knew full well. Why didn't you tell me?

他tā明明míng míng看见kàn jiàn我wǒ了le，却què说shuō没有méi yǒu看见kàn jiàn。他tā明明míng míng看見kàn jiàn我wǒ了le，卻què說shuō沒有méi yǒu看見kàn jiàn。
He saw me, I know he did, but he says he didn't.

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Not what you'd expect, or granting a point: 倒是dào shi

他tā平时píng shí不bù爱ài说话shuō huà，今天jīn tiān倒是dào shi说shuō了le不少bù shǎo。他tā平時píng shí不bù愛ài說話shuō huà，今天jīn tiān倒是dào shi說shuō了le不少bù shǎo。
He doesn't usually say much, but today he had plenty to say.

这zhè房子fáng zi倒是dào shi不bù大dà，可是kě shì住zhù着zhe很hěn舒服shū fu。這zhè房子fáng zi倒是dào shi不bù大dà，可是kě shì住zhù著zhe很hěn舒服shū fu。
The flat isn't big, it's true, but it's very comfortable to live in.

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Just do it and be done: 干脆gān cuì乾脆gān cuì

雨yǔ这么zhè me大dà，我们wǒ men干脆gān cuì别bié去qù了le。雨yǔ這麼zhè me大dà，我們wǒ men乾脆gān cuì別bié去qù了le。
It's pouring. Let's just not go.

与其yǔ qí在zài这儿zhè r等děng，不如bù rú干脆gān cuì打车dǎ chē走zǒu。與其yǔ qí在zài這兒zhè r等děng，不如bù rú乾脆gān cuì打車dǎ chē走zǒu。
Rather than wait here, let's just take a taxi.

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Only after a lot of trouble: 好容易hǎo róng yì and 好不容易hǎo bù róng yì, which mean the same

我wǒ好不容易hǎo bù róng yì才cái找到zhǎo dào这zhè家jiā店diàn。我wǒ好不容易hǎo bù róng yì才cái找到zhǎo dào這zhè家jiā店diàn。
It took me ages to find this shop.

好容易hǎo róng yì到dào了le周末zhōu mò，又yòu要yào加班jiā bān。好容易hǎo róng yì到dào了le週末zhōu mò，又yòu要yào加班jiā bān。
The weekend finally comes round, and I have to work overtime.

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With, from, to, than

In, at, on, in writing: 于yú於yú after the verb

这zhè家jiā公司gōng sī成立chéng lì于yú2010年nián，位于wèi yú市中心shì zhōng xīn。這zhè家jiā公司gōng sī成立chéng lì於yú2010秊nián，位於wèi yú市中心shì zhōng xīn。
The company was founded in 2010, and is in the city centre.

他tā出生chū shēng于yú一个yī ge普通pǔ tōng的de农民nóng mín家庭jiā tíng。他tā出生chū shēng於yú一個yī ge普通pǔ tōng的de農民nóng mín家庭jiā tíng。
He was born into an ordinary farming family.

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As for: 至于zhì yú至於zhì yú

我wǒ只zhǐ负责fù zé买票mǎi piào，至于zhì yú住zhù哪儿nǎ r，你们nǐ men自己zì jǐ决定jué dìng吧ba。我wǒ只zhǐ負責fù zé買票mǎi piào，至於zhì yú住zhù哪兒nǎ r，你們nǐ men自己zì jǐ決定jué dìng吧ba。
I'll just see to the tickets. As for where we stay, that's up to you.

他tā答应dā ying来lái了le，至于zhì yú什么shén me时候shí hou来lái，还hái不bù知道zhī dào。他tā答應dā ying來lái了le，至於zhì yú什麼shén me時候shí hou來lái，還hái不bù知道zhī dào。
He's said he'll come. As for when, we don't know yet.

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Because of, in writing: 因yīn

比赛bǐ sài因yīn雨yǔ推迟tuī chí了le。比賽bǐ sài因yīn雨yǔ推遲tuī chí了le。
The match was put off because of rain.

他tā因yīn病bìng没有méi yǒu来lái上班shàng bān。他tā因yīn病bìng沒有méi yǒu來lái上班shàng bān。
He was off work sick.

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Except, in writing: 除chú…外wài

除chú周一Zhōu yī外wài，博物馆bó wù guǎn每天měi tiān开放kāi fàng。除chú週一Zhōu yī外wài，博物館bó wù guǎn每天měi tiān開放kāi fàng。
The museum is open every day except Monday.

除chú他tā以外yǐ wài，大家dà jiā都dōu到dào了le。
Everyone's here except him.

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Up to here and no further: 到dào…为止wéi zhǐ為止wéi zhǐ

到目前为止dào mù qián wéi zhǐ，已经yǐ jīng有yǒu三sān百bǎi人rén报名bào míng了le。到目前為止dào mù qián wéi zhǐ，已經yǐ jīng有yǒu三sān百bǎi人rén報名bào míng了le。
So far, three hundred people have signed up.

今天jīn tiān的de课kè就jiù到dào这儿zhè r为止wéi zhǐ。今天jīn tiān的de課kè就jiù到dào這兒zhè r為止wéi zhǐ。
We'll stop there for today.

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Particles

所suǒ before a verb, in writing: 我wǒ所suǒ知道zhī dào的de

我wǒ所suǒ知道zhī dào的de就jiù这么zhè me多duō。我wǒ所suǒ知道zhī dào的de就jiù這麼zhè me多duō。
That's all I know.

这zhè正是zhèng shì大家dà jiā所suǒ关心guān xīn的de问题wèn tí。這zhè正是zhèng shì大家dà jiā所suǒ關心guān xīn的de問題wèn tí。
That's just what everyone is worried about.

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了le and 啊a run together: 啦la

我们wǒ men到dào啦la！我們wǒ men到dào啦la！
We're here!

别bié哭kū啦la，都dōu过去guò qù啦la。別bié哭kū啦la，都dōu過去guò qù啦la。
Don't cry. It's all over now.

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It's plain, isn't it: 嘛ma

他tā还是hái shi个gè孩子hái zi嘛ma，别bié太tài认真rèn zhēn了le。他tā還是hái shi個gè孩子hái zi嘛ma，別bié太tài認真rèn zhēn了le。
He's only a child. Don't take it so seriously.

想xiǎng说shuō什么shén me就jiù说shuō嘛ma，别bié不好意思bù hǎo yì si。想xiǎng說shuō什麼shén me就jiù說shuō嘛ma，別bié不好意思bù hǎo yì si。
If there's something you want to say, just say it. Don't be shy.

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Whether this or that, and that's fine too: 也好yě hǎo

你nǐ去qù也好yě hǎo，不bù去qù也好yě hǎo，都dōu要yào提前tí qián告诉gào su我wǒ。你nǐ去qù也好yě hǎo，不bù去qù也好yě hǎo，都dōu要yào提前tí qián告訴gào su我wǒ。
Whether you go or not, let me know beforehand.

也好yě hǎo，那nà我们wǒ men明天míng tiān再说zài shuō吧ba。也好yě hǎo，那nà我們wǒ men明天míng tiān再說zài shuō吧ba。
All right then, let's talk about it tomorrow.

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And, but, because

And then, unexpectedly: 不料bù liào

我们wǒ men本来běn lái打算dǎ suàn去qù爬山pá shān，不料bù liào下xià起qǐ了le大雨dà yǔ。我們wǒ men本來běn lái打算dǎ suàn去qù爬山pá shān，不料bù liào下xià起qǐ了le大雨dà yǔ。
We'd planned to go climbing, but then it started pouring.

他tā以为yǐ wéi自己zì jǐ考kǎo得de不错bù cuò，不料bù liào没有méi yǒu及格jí gé。他tā以為yǐ wéi自己zì jǐ考kǎo得de不錯bù cuò，不料bù liào沒有méi yǒu及格jí gé。
He thought he'd done well in the exam, but he failed.

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One moment this, the next that: 一时yī shí一時yī shí…一时yī shí一時yī shí…

这zhè几天jǐ tiān的de天气tiān qì一时yī shí冷lěng一时yī shí热rè。這zhè幾天jǐ tiān的de天氣tiān qì一時yī shí冷lěng一時yī shí熱rè。
These last few days the weather has been cold one minute and hot the next.

她tā一时yī shí哭kū一时yī shí笑xiào，谁shéi也yě不bù知道zhī dào她tā在zài想xiǎng什么shén me。她tā一時yī shí哭kū一時yī shí笑xiào，誰shéi也yě不bù知道zhī dào她tā在zài想xiǎng什麼shén me。
She was crying one moment and laughing the next. Nobody knew what she was thinking.

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Either this or that: 要么yào me要麼yào me…，要么yào me，要麼yào me…

要么yào me你nǐ来lái我wǒ家jiā，要么yào me我wǒ去qù你nǐ家jiā，都dōu行xíng。要麼yào me你nǐ來lái我wǒ家jiā，要麼yào me我wǒ去qù你nǐ家jiā，都dōu行xíng。
Either you come to mine or I come to yours. Either's fine.

他tā周末zhōu mò要么yào me在家zài jiā看书kàn shū，要么yào me去qù公园gōng yuán跑步pǎo bù。他tā週末zhōu mò要麼yào me在家zài jiā看書kàn shū，要麼yào me去qù公園gōng yuán跑步pǎo bù。
At weekends he's either reading at home or running in the park.

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Although, in writing: 虽suī雖suī…, then 但dàn, 可kě, 却què卻què or 也yě

这zhè家jiā饭店fàn diàn虽suī小xiǎo，但dàn菜cài做zuò得de很hěn好hǎo。這zhè家jiā飯店fàn diàn雖suī小xiǎo，但dàn菜cài做zuò得de很hěn好hǎo。
The restaurant may be small, but the food is very good.

他tā虽suī没有méi yǒu说shuō什么shén me，心里xīn li却què很hěn不bù高兴gāo xìng。他tā雖suī沒有méi yǒu說shuō什麼shén me，心裡xīn li卻què很hěn不bù高興gāo xìng。
He didn't say anything, but inside he was very unhappy.

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Keeping two things apart: 朋友péng you归guī朋友péng you，生意shēng yi归guī生意shēng yi朋友péng you歸guī朋友péng you，生意shēng yi歸guī生意shēng yi

朋友péng you归guī朋友péng you，生意shēng yi归guī生意shēng yi，这个zhè ge价格jià gé不能bù néng再zài低dī了le。朋友péng you歸guī朋友péng you，生意shēng yi歸guī生意shēng yi，這個zhè ge價格jià gé不能bù néng再zài低dī了le。
Friends are friends and business is business. I can't go any lower.

玩wán归guī玩wán，学习xué xí归guī学习xué xí，作业zuò yè还是hái shi要yào先xiān写xiě完wán。玩wán歸guī玩wán，學習xué xí歸guī學習xué xí，作業zuò yè還是hái shi要yào先xiān寫xiě完wán。
Play is play and study is study: homework comes first.

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Everyone who, everything that: 凡是fán shì…，都dōu…

凡是fán shì去qù过guò那儿nà r的de人rén，都dōu说shuō那儿nà r很hěn美měi。凡是fán shì去qù過guò那兒nà r的de人rén，都dōu說shuō那兒nà r很hěn美měi。
Everyone who's been there says it's beautiful.

凡是fán shì他tā答应dā ying的de事shì，都dōu一定yī dìng会huì做到zuò dào。凡是fán shì他tā答應dā ying的de事shì，都dōu一定yī dìng會huì做到zuò dào。
Whatever he says he'll do, he does.

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Only if: 除非chú fēi…，才cái…

除非chú fēi你nǐ亲自qīn zì去qù请qǐng，他tā才cái会huì来lái。除非chú fēi你nǐ親自qīn zì去qù請qǐng，他tā才cái會huì來lái。
He'll only come if you go and ask him yourself.

除非chú fēi天气tiān qì好hǎo，我们wǒ men才cái去qù爬山pá shān。除非chú fēi天氣tiān qì好hǎo，我們wǒ men才cái去qù爬山pá shān。
We'll only go climbing if the weather's good.

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Unless: 除非chú fēi…，否则fǒu zé，否則fǒu zé… or 不然bù rán…

除非chú fēi你nǐ现在xiàn zài出发chū fā，否则fǒu zé肯定kěn dìng会huì迟到chí dào。除非chú fēi你nǐ現在xiàn zài出發chū fā，否則fǒu zé肯定kěn dìng會huì遲到chí dào。
Unless you leave now, you're bound to be late.

除非chú fēi他tā向xiàng我wǒ道歉dào qiàn，不然bù rán我wǒ不会bù huì原谅yuán liàng他tā。除非chú fēi他tā向xiàng我wǒ道歉dào qiàn，不然bù rán我wǒ不會bù huì原諒yuán liàng他tā。
Unless he apologises to me, I won't forgive him.

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Even if: 就算jiù suàn…，也yě…

就算jiù suàn明天míng tiān下雨xià yǔ，我们wǒ men也yě要yào去qù。就算jiù suàn明天míng tiān下雨xià yǔ，我們wǒ men也yě要yào去qù。
Even if it rains tomorrow, we're still going.

就算jiù suàn你nǐ不bù说shuō，我wǒ也yě知道zhī dào。就算jiù suàn你nǐ不bù說shuō，我wǒ也yě知道zhī dào。
Even if you won't tell me, I know.

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So that: …，以便yǐ biàn…

请qǐng留下liú xià你nǐ的de电话diàn huà号码hào mǎ，以便yǐ biàn我们wǒ men联系lián xì你nǐ。請qǐng留下liú xià你nǐ的de電話diàn huà號碼hào mǎ，以便yǐ biàn我們wǒ men聯繫lián xì你nǐ。
Please leave your phone number so that we can contact you.

他tā每天měi tiān都dōu记jì笔记bǐ jì，以便yǐ biàn复习fù xí的de时候shí hou用yòng。他tā每天měi tiān都dōu記jì筆記bǐ jì，以便yǐ biàn復習fù xí的de時候shí hou用yòng。
He takes notes every day, to use when he revises.

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You never know till you do it: 不算bù suàn不bù知道zhī dào，一yī算suàn吓一跳xià yī tiào不算bù suàn不bù知道zhī dào，一yī算suàn嚇一跳xià yī tiào

不算bù suàn不bù知道zhī dào，一yī算suàn吓一跳xià yī tiào，这个zhè ge月yuè我wǒ竟然jìng rán花huā了le五wǔ千qiān块kuài。不算bù suàn不bù知道zhī dào，一yī算suàn嚇一跳xià yī tiào，這個zhè ge月yuè我wǒ竟然jìng rán花huā了le五wǔ千qiān塊kuài。
I had no idea till I added it up: I'd spent five thousand yuan this month.

不bù试shì不bù知道zhī dào，一yī试shì才cái发现fā xiàn做饭zuò fàn没有méi yǒu那么nà me难nán。不bù試shì不bù知道zhī dào，一yī試shì才cái發現fā xiàn做飯zuò fàn沒有méi yǒu那麼nà me難nán。
You don't know till you try: cooking turned out not to be so hard.

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Of all the times: 早zǎo不bù…，晚wǎn不bù…

你nǐ早zǎo不bù说shuō晚wǎn不bù说shuō，现在xiàn zài才cái说shuō！你nǐ早zǎo不bù說shuō晚wǎn不bù說shuō，現在xiàn zài才cái說shuō！
You could have said so any time, and you tell me now?

手机shǒu jī早zǎo也yě不bù坏huài，晚wǎn也yě不bù坏huài，就jiù在zài我wǒ出差chū chāi的de那天nà tiān坏huài了le。手機shǒu jī早zǎo也yě不bù壞huài，晚wǎn也yě不bù壞huài，就jiù在zài我wǒ出差chū chāi的de那天nà tiān壞huài了le。
My phone picked the very day I went away on business to break.

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