Tag: Chinese Grammar

“多亏” (duōkuī) can be translated as "thanks to" and is used to express that, due to somebody's help, a negative result has been averted. It is similar to 幸亏 but emphasizes a feeling of gratitude towards a specific person for the outcome, rather than attributing it purely to fortune. Often 了 is placed after it.

One of the most common ways to express "it looks like" is to use 看起来 (kànqǐlái). This is what we would use if we wanted to express something like "it seems it's hot outside."

Often Chinese speakers will say something (or someone!) is not as good/strong/smart as something else. This is one the grammar patterns they use.

We often have mistaken beliefs about various topics. With this article, we learn how to express them in Chinese!

Learning how to use 得 to mean "must" must be done by those wishing to master Chinese! Structure
Normally when you see 得 it's a particle and is pronounced "de". However, it can also be an auxiliary verb. In this case it's pronounced děi and means "must".

To express "seems," the word 好像 (hǎoxiàng) can beTo express "seems," the word 好像 (hǎoxiàng) can be used. used in Chinese grammart.

向 (xiàng) is a preposition that means "towards", and is used often when expressing or referring to a certain point in Chinese grammar.

When using 对 (duì) as a preposition, it is used to indicate "to" or "towards" a object or target. As with all prepositions, some care should be taken when using this particle, as usage of 对 doesn't always totally "make sense" or correspond to English at all in Chinese grammar.

为了 (wèile) is most often used to indicate the purpose of an action, or the person that will benefit from some act of kindness. In the "purpose" sense, it corresponds pretty well to "in order to" or "for the purpose of" in English.