"谁也/都" (shéi yě/dōu) is a pattern used to express "everyone" in Chinese. The placement of the question word 谁 is very similar to the way 什么 can be used to express "every", along with other question words like 哪儿 and 多少 in Chinese grammar.
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Chinese grammar: Expressing more and more with 越……越……yue… yue…
"越 … 越…" (yuè… yuè…) is used frequently in Chinese to express that some quality or state is increasing with time, or in tune with another factor. There are two forms of this pattern, the "simple" one (using 来), and the more complex one (which uses two different adjectives/verbs) in Chinese grammar.
Chinese grammar: experiences with 过guo
When we study Chinese, we are confused between 过guo and 了le. The aspect particle 过 (guo) is used to indicate that an action has been experienced in the past.
Chinese Lesson 10: Can you play pingpong?
Sentence Pattern
你会打乒乓球吗?(Nǐ huì dǎ pīngpāngqiú ma?):
Can you play pingpong?
Benefits of Studying Chinese 学中文的好处
Many students do not realize the benefits of studying Chinese and what makes it easy. There are many benefits to
Lesson 070 How Long Have You Been Studying Chinese?
YJ: Welcome to Chinese Studio. Wo shi Yajie.
Cam: Hello, everybody, Da4 jia1 hao3. Wo3 shi4 Cam. YJ, can you do me a favor?
YJ: Sure! What is it?
Cam: Well, you see, all my Chinese friends know I’m studying Chinese, so they often ask me the same question- ‘how long have you been studying Chinese’? But I don’t know how to answer that in Chinese!
YJ: well, you’ll figure it out in today’s Chinese Studio.
Interview with Preston Sundin from Oberlin College
参访学生:孙毅.来自美国欧柏林大学,东亚研究和比较文学双专业.
Our interviewee: Preston Sundin, from Oberlin College, U.S.A., majoring in East-Asian Study and Comparative Literature.
Learn Chinese L1: Hello!
Dachuan is a foreign student from the United States. He came to China to study Chinese. His new friend Wang
Chinese Culture -A Courtyard as Crowded as a Marketplace- Study Chinese
In the Warring States Period, Zou Ji who was the prime minister of the Qi State was possesed of a
Chinese Lesson 10: Can you play pingpong?
Sentence Pattern 你会打乒乓球吗?(Nǐ huì dǎ pīngpāngqiú ma?): Can you play pingpong? Words 1.会(huì):[auxiliary v.,v]can, would, to be able to 2.乒乓球(pīngpāngqiú):[n]table