Learn Chinese Basic

Reverse Order Words between Japanese and Chinese

Probably many people know that Chinese characters are used both in Japanese and Chinese, and they share uncountable vocabulary. However,…

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Lesson 25. Demonstrative Pronouns in Chinese

這 [这] (zhè) and 那 (nà), which are literally translated as this and that respectively, are demonstrative pronouns in Chinese.…

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Lesson 24. Three Ways to Express Plural Nouns in Chinese

Unlike English which adds ‘s/-es’ or Indonesian which reduplicate the nouns, Chinese does not modify the nouns to express plural…

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Lesson 23. How to Express Future Tense in Chinese

In the previous lesson, we have covered how to construct past tense and present tense sentences in Chinese. In this…

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Lesson 21. How to Express Present Tense in Chinese

As stated in the previous lesson, there is no verb conjugation in Chinese. In short, 吃 (chī) will always remain…

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Lesson 22. How to Express Past Tense in Chinese

There is no verb conjugation in Chinese. The form Chinese verb is only one regardless the tense of the sentence.…

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Lesson 20. Four Ways to Express A Little Amount in Chinese

We use ‘a few’ and ‘a little’ to suggest not much of something in English. However, ‘a few’ is used…

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Lesson 19. A Quick Guide to Verb TO BE in Chinese

I have both good news and bad news for the verb to be in Chinese. Which one do you want…

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Lesson 18. Directions: Come vs Go in Chinese

Do you think that ‘come in’ and ‘go in’ have the same meaning? While both phrases are the synonym to…

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Lesson 17. Modal Verbs: The Difference Between Three CAN in Chinese

能 (néng), 會 [会] (huì) and 可以 (kě yǐ) are all translated as can. Here comes the question, how do…

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