Structure: Adjective + 了一点儿 Meaning: 了一点儿(le yīdiǎnr), can be added after an adjective to mean “a little bit too”. It is softer in tone than using 太, and so is often used when the speaker doesn’t want to insult the listener Continue Reading

Structure: Adjective + 得 很 Meaning: The complement 得很 (dehěn) is used after adjectives to add intensity. It is similar to adding 很 before the adjective，the main difference being that adjective + 得很 is more informal, and adds more emphasis than Continue Reading

Structure: Adjective+得不得了 Meaning: 得不得了 (de bùdéliǎo) can be used as a complement to suggest a situation is serious, or is likely to result in perhaps terrible consequences. It can be used in a positive sense, like in English when we Continue Reading

Structure: Subject + 差点 + 没 [Verb Phrase] Meaning: Logically, 差点没 is not that different from 差点. In fact, you shouldn’t think of it as a single word; think of the 没 as belonging to what follows 差点 and it Continue Reading

Structure: Subject + 进一步 + Verb Meaning: It is simply placed before the verb of the sentence. Examples: 1. 如果你要在中国工作你最好 进一步 学汉语。     rú ɡuǒ nǐ yào zài zhōnɡ ɡuó ɡōnɡ zuò nǐ zuì hǎo jìn yí bù xué Continue Reading

Structure: Adjective + 得 很 Meaning: The complement 得很 (dehěn) is used after adjectives to add intensity. It is similar to adding 很 before the adjective，the main difference being that adjective + 得很 is more informal, and adds more emphasis Continue Reading

Structure: Subject + 一向 + Habit/Attitude/etc. Meaning: 一向 (yī xiàng) is generally used to express a habit, attitude, or ‘set way of things’ has continued for a long period of time until the present. Examples: 1. 云南 的 雨季 一向 Continue Reading

Structure: Subject + 简直 + Verb Meaning: 简直(jiǎn zhí) is similar to “simply” or “completely” in English, and can be used to modify adjectives or verbs, adding a tone of amazement on the part of the speaker. Examples: 1. 我 Continue Reading

Structure: Subject + 干脆 + Verb. Meaning: 干脆 is an adverb meaning “you might as well” or “just”, and is normally used by the speaker to propose a straightforward course of action within a difficult situation. Examples: 1. 这台破电脑又坏了，干脆别修了，买台新的吧。   Continue Reading

Structure: 都 + Verb/Adjective/Quantity + 了 Meaning: “都……了” (dōu… le) is used to express that something has already happened, similar to “已经……了”. However it is used more emphatically, implying that the speaker holds some sort of attitude in relation to Continue Reading