Structure: 值得 + Verb/[Verb phrase] Meaning: 值得 (zhíde) means “to be worth” doing something, and is often placed before a verb or a verb phrase. Note that it is used to describe whether an action is worth it and cannot Continue Reading

Structure: 究竟+question Meaning: When someone asks you “what on earth are you doing?”, “on earth” is used by the speaker to intensify the question. 究竟 (jiūjìng) can be used in the same way. Examples: 1. 这次 欧洲杯 的 冠军究竟 是 Continue Reading

Structure: Subject + 进一步 + Verb Meaning: It is simply placed before the verb of the sentence. Examples: 1. 这 次 开会 的 内容 是 进一步 研究 这 个 项目。     zhè cì kāihuì de nèirónɡ shì jìnyíbù yánjiū zhè Continue Reading

Structure: 再三 + verb verb + 再三 Meaning: 再三 is interesting because it can be placed before or after the verb! Examples: 1. 她 再三 犹豫 之后，终于 选择 抓住 时机！     tā zàisān yóuyù zhīhòu，zhōnɡyú xuǎnzé zhuāzhù shíjī     After Continue Reading

Structure: 至于 + Topic, Comment Meaning: This structure is simple, used similarly to “with regards to” in English. Just put in before the further comment you want to say. Examples: 1. 她 跟 我 说 明天 回来，至于 具体 的 时间，我 Continue Reading

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