Chinese separable verbs
The grammatical term 离合词 (líhécí) in Chinese refers to a group of verbs; they can be used as a single verb or can be separated and used as a verb + object phrase.
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的话" is probably the most common way to express "if" in Chinese.
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For the past few weeks I've been admiring a new member of my housing compound: a cute little baby with the biggest mop of hair! Every day after work, I see a group of mothers huddled together at the entrance admiring each others' babies.
Read MoreHow to learn Chinese numbers quickly using wild association
This article will teach you how to easily remember the pronunciation and characters of the Chinese (Mandarin) numbers from 0 to 9 using stories and other associations.
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