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Expressing completion with "le"

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Expressing completion with "le" Level   A2 Similar to Expressing experiences with "guo"  (A2) Time words and word order  (A2) Using "guo" with "le"  (A2) Used for Expressing result ,  Describing actions ,  Referring to the past Keywords 了 Also known as: 了1, verb 了, completed action 了 and perfective aspect 了. The particle 了 (le) has a  lot of uses . One of the most common is to express the completion of an action. This is called  aspect , which is not the same as tense. Tense is about  when an action happens : past, present or future. Aspect is about  whether the action is complete  in a certain time frame. Contents  [ hide ]  1   Basic Pattern 2   Examples 3   See also 4   Sources and further reading 4.1   Books 4.2   Websites Basic Pattern To indicate completeness with 了 (le), the structure is: Subj. + Verb + 了 + Obj. No...

Simultaneous tasks with "yibian"

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Simultaneous tasks with "yibian" (Redirected from  ASG2ZC5S ) Level   A2 Similar to Expressing "both A and B" with "you"  (A2) Expressing "when" with "de shihou"  (A2) Aspect particle "zhe"  (B1) Expressing "when" with "shi"  (B1) Expressing "along with…" with "suizhe"  (B2) Expressing simultaneous actions with "yimian"  (B2) Used for Referring to simultaneous events , Indicating conditions Keywords 一边 ,  边 Multitasking is everywhere in the modern world (what else are you doing while you read this?), but you if can  focus  for just a minute, you can learn a way to express simultaneous tasks in Chinese! This can be done with 一边 (yībiān). Contents  [ hide ]  1   Structure 2   Examples 3   See also 4   Sources and further reading 4.1   Books Structure To express that one thing is done  while  doing something else, the ...

Expressing actions in progress with "zai"

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Expressing actions in progress with "zai" (Redirected from  ASG846EA ) Level   A2 Similar to Aspect particle "zhe"  (B1) Expressing actions in progress (full form)  (B1) Used for Referring to the present , Indicating conditions ,  Describing actions Keywords 在 ,  正在 ,  正 在 (zài) and 正在 (zhèngzài) can be used as  auxiliary verbs  to express that an action is  ongoing  or  in progress . This is often the equivalent of  present continuous  in English, which is how we express that an activity is happening  now . You can use 正在 (zhèngzài) instead of just 在 (zài) to put a little more emphasis on an action that is  in progress  right now . Contents  [ hide ]  1   Structure 2   Examples 3   See Also 4   Sources and further reading 4.1   Books Structure Subj. + 在 + Verb + Obj. or Subj. + 正在 + Verb + Obj. Exa...

Talking about professions in Mandarin

Pinyin: Guīgǔ de chángjiàn zhíyè zhèlǐ de dà duōshù rén dōu shì gōngchéngshī. Yǒu liǎng zhǒng zhǔyào lèixíng de gōngchéngshī: Dà duōshù ruǎnjiàn gōngchéngshī biānxiě jìsuànjī ruǎnjiàn. Yīxiē ruǎnjiàn gōngchéngshī zài qiánduān gōngzuò. Yīxiē ruǎnjiàn gōngchéngshī zài hòu duān gōngzuò. Yīxiē ruǎnjiàn gōngchéngshī tóngshí gōngzuò. Tāmen bèi chēng wèi quán zhàn gōngchéngshī. Yīxiē yìngjiàn gōngchéngshī shèjì diànlù. Yīxiē yìngjiàn gōngchéngshī shèjì zhǔbǎn. Wǒ shì yī míng fángdìchǎn jīngjì rén. Wǒ bāngzhù rénmen gòumǎi huò chūshòu fángdìchǎn  - fángwū, lián pái biéshù, gōngyù. Wǒ yě zhīdào gōngchéng. Wǒ zhèngzài shǐyòng wǒ de fángdìchǎn gōngchéng bèijǐng. Wǒ zhèngzài xuéxí ruǎnjiàn lái bāngzhù fángdìchǎn. English: Common professions in Silicon Valley Most people here are Engineers. There are two main types of engineers: Most Software Engineers write computer software. Some Software Engineers work on front end. Some Software Engineers work on back end. Some Software Engine...

Welcoming People to Mandarin Meetup

Pinyin: Huānyíng dàjiā lái wǒmen de pǔtōnghuà jùhuì. Wǒmen shǒuxiān tíchū sān gè wèntí. Nǐ jiào shénme míngzì? Nǐ zhù zài nǎlǐ? Nǐ zài nǎlǐ gōngzuò? Nǐ zuò shénme lèixíng de gōngzuò? Xúnwèn nǐ de zuǒbiān de rén. Xúnwèn nǐ de quánlì. Yòu huò zuǒ? Zuǒ háishì yòu? Nǐ shì pǔtōnghuà mǔyǔ de rén ma? Nǐ xuéxí pǔtōnghuà duōjiǔle? Nǐ rúhé xuéxí pǔtōnghuà? Nǐ xuéxí pǔtōnghuà de fāngfǎ shì shénme? Wǒ zài chē lǐ tīng. Wǒ zài shǒujī shàng shǐyòng zhōngwén yìngyòng chéngxù. Zhè shì wǒ tuījiàn de pǔtōnghuà yìngyòng chéngxù. Ràng wǒmen gēnjù jíbié fēnzǔ. Nǐ shì chū xuézhě háishì zhōngjí huò gāojí? Chū xuézhě xuéxí zhě zhōngjí xuéxí zhě gāojí xuéxí zhě huìhuà fāyán rén, dàn bùshì mǔyǔ rénshì mǔyǔ rénshì. Pǔtōnghuà shì nǐ de dì yī yǔyán. Wǒ huì jiào yǔfǎ. Wǒ de fǎ yīn rúcǐ, dàn wǒ de yǔfǎ hěn bùcuò. English: Welcome everybody to our Mandarin Meetup. We start by asking three questions. What is your name? Where do you live? Where do you work? What type of work do you do? Ask the person to your...