Structure: Verb + 得 / 不 + [complement] Meaning: Potential complements can be positive or negative. What this means is fairly intuitive – potential complements can be used to express that something can happen or that it can’t. Examples: 1. Continue Reading

Structure: Verb / Adjective + 得 + Description Meaning: Descriptive complements are used to describe the action of a verb. This would be done with an adverb in English. Examples: 1. 他 做 得 很 不 好。 Tā zuò dé Continue Reading

Structure: Subject + Verb + 到 / 给 / 在 … Meaning: 到 (dào) indicates that the action has obtained a goal or a certain state. Any verb that uses the complement 见 can also use 到. 给 (gěi) indicates Continue Reading

Structure: 通过/用 + Verb Phrase 1 + 来 + Verb Phrase 2 Meaning: Connecting two verb phrases is very easy. All you need to do is place 来 in between them. This has the meaning of doing the first verb Continue Reading

Structure: 对 + Object + Verb Phrase Meaning: Note that you shouldn’t be plugging in just any old verb here. Certain verbs are often used with 对, and some even need 对 if you want to add an object (like Continue Reading

Structure: Context + 那么 + Result Meaning: When expressing “Then…”, you can use “那么” (nàme) in order to begin a judgment or result from previous context. An example of this in English would be “Then, what should we do?” Examples: Continue Reading

Structure: Clause 1 ， 再说 + Clause 2 Meaning: Just add 再说 to the beginning of the second clause of your sentence. Remember that both statements should be related to each other! Examples: 1. 现在 太 早 了，我 不 想 Continue Reading

Structure: Clause 1, 不过 + Clause 2 Meaning: Just like its counterparts, “不过” is a conjunction that comes between two distinct clauses Examples: 1. 我 想 帮助 你，不过 我 没有 空。 Wǒ xiǎnɡ bānɡzhù nǐ, búɡuò wǒ méiyǒu kōnɡ I Continue Reading

Structure: 通过/用 + Verb Phrase 1 + 来 + Verb Phrase 2 Meaning: Connecting two verb phrases is very easy. All you need to do is place 来 in between them. This has the meaning of doing the first verb Continue Reading

Structure: Subject + 不停 + 地 + Verb Meaning: “不停” is a little more versatile and can be placed both before the verb as an adverb, or after the verb as something that is somewhat like a complement. Either way, Continue Reading