Chinese grammar

天气一热，我就想游泳。(tian qi yi re, wo jiu xiang you yong.) In the construction "一 + Situation 1, 就 + Situation 2", Situation 1 is the condition, whereas Situation 2 is what results directly from it. E.g: 我一喝冰水，就肚子疼。 “一” and "就" are both…
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这家饭店的菜又好吃又便宜。(zhè jiā fàn diàn de cài yòu hǎo chī yòu piǎn yī.) In Chinese, one uses "又……又……" to link coordinate verbs (verbal phrases) or adjectives (adjectival phrases) to underline that two situations or characteristics exist…
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Paul学汉语是为了来中国做生意。(Paul xue han yu shi wei le lai zhong guo zuo sheng yi.) "为了" is often used in the first clause of a compound sentence to indicate the aim, the second clause indicates the action taken to achieve the aim, e.g:…
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他没有学过汉语，可是口语很好。(ta mei you xue guo han yu, ke shi kou yu hen hao.) “可是” is a conjunction expressing transition. It's used between two clauses, e.g: 我听说过这个名字，可是不知道是谁。
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