Learning how to say "because" in Chinese will expand your vocabulary by enabling you to answer questions. The Chinese phrase for "because" is 因為, in traditional form, or 因为 in simplified form. Its Mandarin Chinese pinyin is "yīnwèi." 因為 / 因为 can also mean owing to, or on account of.
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“Because” in Chinese
Learning how to say "because" in Chinese will expand your vocabulary by enabling you to answer questions. The Chinese phrase for "because" is 因為, in traditional form, or 因为 in simplified form. Its Mandarin Chinese pinyin is "yīnwèi." 因為 / 因为 can also mean owing to, or on account of.
过 (guò) in Chinese grammar: past experiences, past actions
The particle 过 (guò) is used to talk about past experiences or past actions in Chinese grammar. It is placed immediately after the verb to indicate that that verb was done or experienced in the past. In English, the equivalent would simply be “have”, e.g. in “I have done that”, “I have eaten”, “He has seen it” and so on.
Chinese grammar rule #3:Chinese is topic-prominent
This is a rule that English-speakers often find hard to get used to. Chinese is topic prominent. This means that it puts the thing the sentence is about first. English is subject prominent, which means that it puts the doer of an action (the subject) in a sentence first.
Chinese grammar rule #1: What precedes modifies what follows
Chinese grammar rule #1: What precedes modifies what follows This rule sounds a little bit complicated when you first see it, but it’s actually quite straightforward. It simply means that modifiers come before the thing they modify. The Chinese language, right through from the written classical language to the modern spoken vernacular, has always had this rule.
Refer to other memories
Knowledge doesn’t exist in isolation, and this is especially true for language learning. To get good at Chinese, it’s important to build 语感: a natural sense for the language.
Sentence mining
If I could only recommend one technique for learning Chinese more effectively, it would be sentence mining.
Chinese Grammar learning:V + Number + MW
When a verb is done more than once, it also requires a measure word to accompany it. This way the measure word is acting as a way to count the frequency or re-occurrence of an action.
Chinese grammar: Measure words for verbs
When a verb is done more than once, it also requires a measure word to accompany it. This way the measure word is acting as a way to count the frequency or re-occurrence of an action.
Three Chinese idioms about people relationships: 人情世故, 左右逢源, 面面俱到
Isn’t it true that relationships, connections and networking are especially important in China? Yes, those kind of things are important