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V 不 V
Repeat the verb or adjective with the negative part between the two copies to ask a yes/no question without a final question particle.
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V 不 V
Repeat the verb or adjective with the negative part between the two copies to ask a yes/no question without a final question particle.
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Volume 1, Lesson 1
Current4 patterns
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吗
Add the yes/no question particle to the end of a statement to turn it into a neutral question.
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Giving affirmative answers
Answer yes/no questions by repeating the main verb or adjective instead of relying on a single yes word.
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不
Use the negative marker before the repeated predicate to give a short negative answer.
Volume 1, Lesson 1
Part 2: 3 patterns
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是
Use the equating verb to identify or equate nouns, roles, names, and categories.
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很
Use the linking adverb before many simple adjective predicates, often without a strong very meaning.
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呢
Use the contrastive question particle to bounce a question back, ask about a known topic, or keep a question soft and contextual.
Volume 1, Lesson 2
4 patterns
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的
Use the possessive marker after a person or noun phrase to show possession or close association.
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的
Use the modifier marker to attach a description before a noun.
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有
Use the possession verb to say that someone has a thing, person, or amount.
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都
Use the totality adverb after the subject or topic to say all, both, or every one is included.
Volume 1, Lesson 2
Part 2: 1 patterns
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个 张
Use measure words between numbers or demonstratives and nouns.
Volume 1, Lesson 3
4 patterns
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Time word placement
Put time words before the verb phrase, usually before or after the subject depending on focus.
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去 + V
Place the motion verb before another verb to say someone goes to do that action.
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Topic-comment sentences
Put a known topic first, then say a comment about it. This creates the common topic-comment sentence shape.
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也 都 常
Put common adverbs such as also, all, and often before the verb or adjective they modify.