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ID: 231
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HSK: 2
format: Person + 是 + 来 / 去 + Verb+ 的
example: 我们 不 是 去 玩 的 ，是 去 做 调查 的 。
details: If the subject is a person, there is often a 来 or 去 after the 是, indicating direction like "coming here" or "going there."
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keyword: 是 + 来, 去 + 的
class: undefined,v,vl,u,vd
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ID: 232
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HSK: 2
format: Thing + 是 + 用来 + Verb + 的
example: 这 种 菜 是 用来 做 汤 的 。
details: If the subject is a thing, 用来 is often used.
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class: undefined,v,vl,u
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ID: 233
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HSK: 2
format: Thing + 是 + 给 + Person + Verb + 的
example: 这些 礼物 是 给 客户 准备 的 。
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ID: 234
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HSK: 2
format: Subj. + 是 + [Distinguishing Word] + 的
example: 他 家 的 家具 都 是 中式的。
details: are adjectives that we used 是 (and also 的) instead of 很
exception: "distinguishing words" include colors, materials, sexes, and other categories
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ID: 235
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HSK: 2
format: Subj. + 是 + [Information to be Emphasized] + Verb + 的
example: A: 你 是 什么 时候 开始 学 中文 的？
B: 我 是 两 年 前 开始 学 中文 的。
details: This classic pattern is the one for emphasizing certain details about events in the past. It's often used to ask pointed questions about past events, and then to answer those questions. Usually, the situation is already established, and the speakers are trying to get more specific clarification, such as when, where, or how the action took place. When this is the case, the phrase that follows the 是 is the part of the situation that is being emphasized.
exception: can't use 了 in this type of sentence. 了 shows that the action is completed, but this pattern "actiion done" is assumed.
keyword: 是 + 的
class: undefined,v,vl,u
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ID: 236
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HSK: 2
format: (是)会/ 能/可以 + [verb Tone of Strong Affirmation] + 的
example: 这个 东西 是 可以 吃 的 。
details: use 的 to really add a kick to your responses, making them stronger. This usually invites a simple reply as 是的 which means "That's right."
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keyword: (是)会, 能, 可以 + 的
class: a,n,vu,undefined,u
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ID: 237
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HSK: 2
format: 每次 + Event 1 + 都 + Event 2
example: 为什么 每次 我 来 他 都 不 在 ？
details: This pattern is an advanced verion of the basic 每……都…… pattern. In this grammar structure, we go beyond just saying things like "every person" or "every day," and focus on what happens every time a certain action is done.
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keyword: 每次 + 都
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ID: 238
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HSK: 2
format: Noun 1 + 比 + Noun 2 + Adj. + 很多 / 得多 / 多了
example: 拼音 比 汉字 容易 很多 。
details: This pattern is expressing wherre and how that two things differ, and is going further to describe the degree of differencethat by using 很多 (hěn duō), 多了(duō le), or 得多 (de duō). This is like saying that one thing is much more Adj. than another in English.
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keyword: 比 + 很多 , 得多 . 多了
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ID: 239
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HSK: 2
format: Subj. + Adj. + 多了
example: 上 大学 以后 ，她 成熟 多了 。
details: Given sufficient context known by both parties, it's possible to use 多了 without the full comparison pattern.
exception: 多了 is the only one of the three "much more" phrases (很多 / 得多 / 多了) which can be used this way.
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ID: 240
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HSK: 2
format: 虽然 ⋯⋯ ，但是 / 可是 ⋯⋯
example: 他 虽然 不 想 去 ，但是 还是 去 了 。
details: expresses that while the former part of the sentence is true, there is an adverse reaction in the latter part.
exception: the pattern means, although..., but... In English, you wouldn't normally need the "but" there, but it is required in Chinese. Be aware that 可是 can be used interchangeably with 但是 for the "but" part. Also note that 还是 can be used after 但是 for emphasis, meaning "still."
keyword: 虽然 +但是 ,可是
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