The two auxiliary verbs, yào and huì, can be used for talking about the future in the sense of "going to do something" or "intending to do something."
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The Potential Complement DE
There are three DE particles used in Mandarin Chinese: the possessive de (的), the adverbial , and the potential complement de (得). If you want more general information about how to use these three, check this overview: The three DE particles in Mandarin. In this article, we're going to look at the potential complement, written 得.
Dui Bu Qi, Saying “Sorry” in Mandarin Chinese
There are many ways to say “sorry” in Mandarin Chinese, but one of the most common and versatile phrases is ►duì bu qǐ. It means "sorry" in the sense that you have wronged someone and want to apologise. The phrase consists of three Chinese characters: 对不起 (對不起 in traditional Chinese):
“Happy” in Chinese
There are many ways to say happy in Chinese. Like with English, Chinese words have synonyms so that conversation doesn't get too repetitive. Here are the three ways you can say "happy" in Chinese along with examples of how to use the term. Audio files are marked with ►.
The Potential Complement DE
There are three DE particles used in Mandarin Chinese: the possessive de (的), the adverbial , and the potential complement de (得). If you want more general information about how to use these three, check this overview: The three DE particles in Mandarin. In this article, we're going to look at the potential complement, written 得.
Royal Beauty Secrets in China
Every morning the Empress Dowager Cixi applied face powder made up of pearls and skin cream made of flower distillate(a purified liquid produced by condensation from a vapor during distilling; the product of distilling). At night, she applied egg white, kept it on until half an hour before sleep, and then applied flower extract, finally patting her wet face dry with soft towels. Furthermore, she used a jade face roller, cool and smooth, on her face again and again every morning before dressing. High-quality jade is believed by many to have natural health-enhancing functions and repeated rolling is in essence a good massage for the face.
Chinese Multi—eaved Pagoda中国密檐式塔
The type of Multi-eaved Pagodas is relatively large, about the same height and size as the multi-storeyed type. Its most outstanding feature is the many layers of eaves. Other characteristics of multi-eaved pagodas include:
1. The ground storey is proportionately large. From the second storey up, the eaves are so closely layered that it is difficult to distinguish the different storeys of the pagoda.
Key Chinese grammar structure: modifier + de + noun (的)
This grammar structure is one of the most basic and important features of Chinese grammar: modifier + 的 + noun
Sentence Structure- Attributive 句子结构-定语
The Attributive
An attributive is a word or phrase that decorates or modifies another term. The modified word may be either the subject or object. For instance,
Chinese grammar: Direction complement
A direction complement is a verbal complement that's used, you guessed it, to describe the direction of a verb. Also known as: 趋向补语 (qūxiàng bǔyǔ), directional complement and complement of direction.