Tag: Chinese Grammar

This article is a stub. Editors can help the Chinese Grammar Wiki by expanding it. The character 才 (cái) can be used to emphasize that a number is small, or less than expected in Chinese grammar.

Although perhaps more often used in the negative to mean "never," 从来 (cónglái) can be used with 都 (dōu) to mean "always" or "have always (done)." in Chinese grammar.

尽量 (jǐnliàng) is an adverb meaning "as much as possible" or "to the greatest extent". In this article, we will do our best to explain how to use it in Chinese grammar!

几乎 means ‘nearly’, ‘almost’ or ‘practically’, and is used to emphasize that someone or something ‘almost’ meets a certain standard or is close to doing something in Chinese grammar.

Sometimes you may do something or experience something that you never ever want to do again. How do we express that in Chinese? One of the ways is to use 再也不 (zàiyěbù) in Chinese grammar!

就 is often translated as simply "just", but there are some nuances to how it is used in Chinese grammar.

One of the ways to use 还是 (háishì) is to have it mean "you had better," similar to how in English we may say "I think you had better start on your homework." in Chinese grammar.

Using "but" in Chinese is really simple and easy to learn, and it involves two words. No "buts" about it!