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It appears…
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kàn yàngzi
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It appears that he is not coming.
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Kàn yàngzi, tā shì bú huì lái le.
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He seems very tired.
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Tā kàn yàngzi hěn lèi.
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It seems that we can't go now.
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Wǒmen kàn yàngzi bù néng qù le.
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express concern for person/thing based on situation
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zěnme le
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Is that child all right?
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Zhège xiǎohái zénme le?
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What's up with your car? Why didn't you drive it today?
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Nǐ de chēzi zěnme le? Nǐ jīntiān zěnme méi kāi.
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Is his cat okay? Is it sick?
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Tā de māo zěnme le? Bìng le ma?
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How can a person/thing be so…?
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Nǎ yǒu zhème / nàme….?
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How can he be that tall?
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Tā nǎ yǒu nàme gāo?
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How can this concert be so popular?
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Zhè chǎng yīnyuèhuì nǎ yǒu zhème rèmén?
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I can't believe they were that late.
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Tāmen nǎ yǒu nàme wǎn.
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to make, let…
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ràng
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Let me guess.
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Ràng wǒ cāicai.
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Make your child do his homework.
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Ràng nǐ de háizi zuòzuo gōngkè.
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I originally wanted to go to the bank to take out our money. (but now closed).
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Wǒ běnlȧi yào qù yínháng qǔqián.
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At first, she wanted to write short stories. (but now she's a banker).
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Tā běnlái yào xié xiǎoshuō.
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I have visited all of my friends.
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Suǒyǒu de péngyou, wǒ dōu bàifǎng guò le.
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He is interested in everything.
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Tā duì suǒyǒu de shì dōu hěn yǒu xìngqù.
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Let us return everything.
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Wǒmen bǎ suǒyǒu de dōngxi dōu tuì huíqu ba.
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Have all the guests arrived?
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Suǒyǒu de kèrén dōu dào le ma?
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sthg will not happen until specific event occurs
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dào…. …cái
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The New Year celebration does not end until after the Yuanxiao festival.
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Chūnjié guò dào Yuánxiāo jié cȧi jiéshù.
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He did not come to China until he was in college.
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Tā dào shàng dàxué, cái dào Zhōngguó lái.
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I will not return until the summer.
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Wǒ yào dào xiàtiān cái huíqu.
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to be welcomed
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shòu huānyíng
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to be educated
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shòu jiàoyù
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to be criticized
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shòu pīpíng
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to be wounded
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shòushāng
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to be influenced
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shòu yǐngxiǎng
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When I sing, I get a lot of criticism.
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Wǒ chànggē de shíhòu shòudào hěn duō pīpíng.
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My father was injured last week.
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Wǒ fùqin shàngge xīngqī shòule shàng.
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It's not acceptable for you not to sing.
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Nǐ bú chàng bù xíng.
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The doctor said that 'it is not good not to take your pills.'
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Dàifu shuō 'bù chīyào bù hǎo.'
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Her singing is becoming more and more beautiful.
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Tā chàng de yuè lái yuè piàoliang.
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Xiaoying is getting more and more tired as she studies.
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Xiǎoyīng xuéxí de yuè lái yuè lèi.
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We are getting hungrier and hungrier.
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Wǒmen dōu yuè lái yuè è.
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The older she gets the prettier she gets.
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Tā yuè lái yùe piàoliang.
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The faster the better.
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Yuè kuài yùe hǎo.
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I'm getting fatter and fatter.
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Wǒ yuè lái yuè pàng.
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The more I eat the fatter I get.
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Wǒ yuè chī yuè pàng.
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all along, all one's life
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yí bèizi
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My little sister has always wanted to be a teacher.
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Wǒ mèimei yí bèizi yào jiāoshū.
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He has never liked to sing karaoke.
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Tā yí bèizi bù xǐhuan zài kǎ-lā-ok chànggē.
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as… as…
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noun + yǒu + noun + nàme + verb/adj
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The south of China is as temperate as California.
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Zhōngguó nánfāng yóu Jiāzhōu nàme nuǎnhuo.
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Mr Zhang is as tall as Mr Li.
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Zhāng xiānsheng yǒu Lǐ xiānsheng nàme gāo.
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I don't have as much time as he does.
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Wǒ méiyǒu tā nàme yǒu shíjiān.
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Are you as busy as she is?
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Nǐ yǒu méiyǒu tā nàme máng?
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A is X times as adjective as B
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A + yǒu + B + X + béi (nàme) + adjective
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Beijing is twice as big as Rhode Island.
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Běijīng yǒu Měiguó Luódé Dǎo de liǎng bèi dà.
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It is three times as far from my house to work than it is from your house.
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Wǒ jiā dào gōngsī yǒu nǐ jiā dào gōngsī de sān bèi yuǎn.
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Is your school twice as big as his?
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Nǐ de xuéxiào yǒu tā de xuéxiào liǎng bèi dà ma?
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at least
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qǐmǎ (yě) after subject
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It takes at least three years to learn Chinese well.
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Xuéhǎo hànyǔ qǐmǎ yě yào sān nián.
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You at least have to go to see him.
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Nǐ qǐmǎ yě děi qù kànkan tā.
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Each of this type of apple costs at least one yuan.
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Zhè zhǒng píngguǒ yí ge qǐmǎ yě yào yí kuài qián.
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The northeast of China is cold.
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Zhōngguó dōngběi hěn lěng.
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It rains a lot in the southwest.
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Xīnán yǔ xià de hěn duō.
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one moment… the next moment...
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yīhuǐr… yīhuǐr
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The children sang and danced; they had a good time.
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Xiǎo háizi yíhuǐr chànggē, yīhuǐr tiàowǔ, wánde hěn gāoxìng.
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One minute it's hot, one minute it's cold. I just don't know what to wear.
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Jīntiān tiānqì yīhuǐr rè, yīhuǐr lěng, bù zhīdào yào chuān shénme yīfu.
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One minute he says he's going, the next minute that he's not going - is he or not?
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Tā yīhuǐr shuō yào qù, yīhuǐr shuō búqù, tā dàodǐ qù búqù?
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It is so cold today that I want to wear an overcoat.
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Jīntiān lěng de yào chuān wàitào.
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He is so busy that he doesn't have time to sleep.
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Tā máng de méiyǒu shíjiān shuìjiào.
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He was too happy to fall asleep.
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Tā gāoxìng de bù néng shuìjiào.
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He really likes this movie.
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Zhè bù diànyǐng, tā xǐhuan de bù dé liǎo.
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The weather today is extremely hot.
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Jīntiān de tiānqì rè de bù dé liǎo.
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This thing is extremely annoying, I don't want to do it.
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Zhè zhǒng shì, máfan de bù dé liǎo wǒ bù xiǎng zuò.
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I can't believe it's so cold today!
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Jīntiān tiānqì kě lěng a!
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I can't believe your grades are so good!
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Nǐ de chéngjī kě zhēn hǎo!
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He doesn’t like it, but I sure do!
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Tā bù xǐhuan, wǒ kě xǐhuan.
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He forgot his umbrella, but I didn't.
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Tā wàngle dài yǔsǎn, wǒ kě méi wàng!
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He understands, but I don't!
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Tā dǒng, wǒ kě bù dǒng.
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Of course, I could never say this kind of thing!
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Wǒ kě méiyǒu shuōguò zhè zhǒng huà.
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