Coordinating conjunction "and", “with”A coordinating conjunction (联合连接词) is a conjunction that connects words, phrases, and clauses that are coordinate, or equal to each other.
Basic sentence structureChinese sentences have very strict word order. The meaning of what is said may depend on it. In other words, changing the order of words can change the meaning of a sentence.
Interrogative pronounsInterrogative pronouns (疑问代词) are pronouns that ask questions. An interrogative pronoun often stands for something you are not aware of yet, because you are asking about it.
The non-subject-predicate constructionThe non-subject-predicate construction (非主谓句) is a sentence whose initial constituent is not the subject but rather the predicate, or a sentence whose constituent is neither a clear-cut subject nor a predicate.
The plural formIn Chinese, nouns are the same in both singular and plural forms. For example, 苹果 is both “an apple” and “apples”. However sometimes it is important to emphasize the plural form (复数). There are several ways to do this.
Modal verbs with the meaning "to be able to, “can”, "may"Modal verbs (情态动词) can be used to express possibility, desire, ability, and necessity. Modal verbs cannot appear without a predicate and can only appear in predicate phrases.
Sentences with two verbsWe'll talk about sentences where we use the verbs of motion 来 or 去 and another verb. The second verb indicates the purpose of the movement or the mode of movement.
The position of words indicating timeIn Chinese, sentences have a strict word order. However, when we speak about the season, year, date, time of day - we need to understand what kind of clause element they are. All time words can be an adverbial modifier of time, an attributive, or a complement of duration. Their position in the sentence will be changed depending on this.
Interrogative particle 呢The particle 呢 is used to form a question about a situation mentioned previously. We can also use it instead of the question “where?”.
Counting money in ChineseHere we will speak about how to express the amounts in Chinese currency and how to ask for a price.
The interjection 喂An interjection (感叹词) is a word or expression that occurs as an utterance on its own and expresses a spontaneous feeling or reaction. It expresses feelings and emotions but does not name them. It is usually placed at the beginning of a sentence.
Modal verbs for wishes: 想, 要 and 想要Modal verbs (情态动词) can be used to express possibility, desire, ability, and necessity. Modal verbs cannot appear without a predicate and can only appear in predicate phrases.
Movement verbs 来 and 去来 and 去 are the main motion verbs in Chinese. They are used to describe the directions of movements.
The particle 的 with attributivesAn attributive is an adjective that is directly adjacent to the noun or pronoun that it modifies. Most of the time it cannot be constructed without the 的 particle.
The most commonly used adverbs of degreeAdverbs of degree (程度副词) are used to intensify or modify the degree of an adjective or verb: very, really, extremely.
