Meaning: 免得 (shěng de) so as to avoid Usage: “省得”的意思是避免让某事发生，一般是指不好的事儿或某种不必要的情况。“省得”常用在后一个分句中，前面的分句大多表示建议或者劝说。也可以作“免得”。 “省得(shěng de)” means to avoid something from happening. Normally the thing here indicates to either a bad incident or something unnecessary. “省得” is usually put Read More

Structure: Subject + 都 + Predicate Meaning: 都 can also mean 甚至, meaning “even to the point that”, and in this form it expresses emphasis Examples:  1. 我很想妈妈，有时候我都能看见她。     wǒ hěn xiǎnɡ mā mɑ, Read More

Structure: Subject + 不仅/不但/不只 + one aspect, 而且/还/也 + another aspect Meaning: We’ve seen 不但……而且 in B1, but other than that there are a number of other structures which can be used to express Read More

Structure: Noun + 不仅 + A，而且 + B Meaning: A and B could be adjectives, verbs or phrases Examples: 1. 这 道 菜不仅 好吃 而且 很 有 营养。     Zhè dào càibùjǐn hǎochī érqiě Read More

Structure: Adj + Adj + 的 (+ Noun) Another way of putting that (and we’ll be using this form more extensively below) is: A A + 的 (+ Noun) Meaning: If an adjective is Read More

Structure: 为 + [some part] + V Meaning: When you work for a company, or do other sorts of physical (and even mental) activities for another party, you’re likely to use the Chinese preposition Read More

Structure: Object + Subject + Verb + 错 + Meaning: To express that an action resulted in an error, you can use a result complement with -错. This covers what is often expressed with Read More

Structure: Object + Verb + 好 + 了 Meaning: Forming a result complement with 好 has a very similar meaning to forming one with 完. It expressed that the action has been completed successfully. Read More

Structure: V + Number + M Meaning: The grammar pattern is very similar to English. For example, “看三次” and “saw three times” mirror each other in structure. In Chinese sentences, these measure words can Read More

Structure: 像 + [items] + 之类的 Meaning: 之类的 can be translated as “and so on” or “and stuff like that.” As in English, this grammar point is used to continue a list without explicitly Read More