Chinese Grammar

Chinese Grammar “two 一边”

Posted under Chinese Grammar on Sunday, 18 April 2010 by
我要一边听歌,一边学汉语。(wo yao yi bian ting ge, yi bian xue han yu.)In Chinese, two "一边"  are often used in conjunction to indicate doing two or more actions at the same time,...
Chinese Grammar  “two 一边”

Chinese Grammar “先……然后”

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我要先在这儿学习半年,然后在中国工作。(wo yao xian zai zhe er xue xi ban nian, ran hou zai zhong guo gong zuo.)In Chinese, the adverb "先" is often used before the adverb "然后", to indicate the sequence of two events. The frist clause expresses the action that has...
Chinese Grammar “先……然后”

Chinese Grammar “是……的”

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是公司派我来学习的。 (shi gong si pai wo lai xue xi de.)"是……的" emphasizes the time, the place, the way of doing something, or the agent who does it. What is emphasized must be something that has already taken place, e.g:他是(今年3月)到北京的。...
Chinese Grammar “是……的”
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