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ID: 241
compare: 243
HSK: 2
format: Subj. + 要 + Noun
example: 你 也 要 茶 吗?
details: 要 (yào) as "to Want" is directly followed by a thing (a noun), rather than by a verb. It is often used to buy something, or to order food at a restaurant.
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ID: 242
compare: 244
HSK: 2
format: Subj. + 想 + Noun
example: 我 想 你。
details: 想 (xiǎng) as "to Miss" uses a pattern "想 (xiǎng) + Noun"
exception: unlike "想 (xiǎng) + Verb," which is a wishful action
keyword: [想]
class: undefined,v,vu
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ID: 243
compare: 241
HSK: 2
format: Subj. + 要 + Verb
example: 我 要 休息 。
details: 要 (yào) followed by a verb (action) as "Want to"
exception: also can be used as "Going to" such as 星期六 我 要 去 北京。
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ID: 244
compare: 242
HSK: 2
format: Subj. + 想 + Verb
example: 我 不 想 见 她 。
details: 想 (xiǎng) followed by a verb as meaning "would like to" instead of "want to." In English, as well, "would like to" feels more indirect, and thus less demanding and more more polite.
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ID: 245
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HSK: 2
format: Subj. + 想要 + Noun / Verb
example: 你 想要 几 个 孩子 ?
details: You can put 要 (yào) and 想 (xiǎng) together to make the word 想要 (xiǎngyào), which means "to want." You can put either nouns or verbs after it.
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keyword: 想要
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ID: 246
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format: 会/能 /可以+ Verb
example: 你 会/能 /可以 说 中文 吗 ?
details: The words 会, 能, and 可以 actually overlap a little in meaning:
会 can mean "know how to" and can express an action that you had to learn or be trained in to do.
能 means "to be able to" and expresses having a certain ability or having obtained a certain minimum requirement.
可以 means "may" or "to be allowed to" and expresses having another person's permission.
exception: Only 会 can be used to mean something is going to happen.
keyword: 会,能,可以
class: undefined,n,v,vu,a
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ID: 247
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HSK: 2
format: 很 + 会/能 + Verb
example: 我 妈妈 很 会 做饭 。
details: By placing 很 (hěn) before 会, it adds emphasis to the level of ability and skill on the action presented. 很会 is commonly used to mean "to be good at" and expresses being very skillful.
When 很 is placed in front of 能, the meaning takes on a amazed/surprised tone on the action. Although more rarely used, it emphasizes quantity and amount. 很能 is most commonly used with 吃(chī) to eat, and 睡 (shuì) to sleep. It's like the English equivalent of saying you "can really" do something.
exception: 很可以 is not a formal Chinese phrase, bit it can be found on Internet.
keyword: 很 + 会,能
class: d,undefined,n,v,vu,a
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ID: 248
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HSK: 2
format: 二 (èr) Is for Numbers
example: 第 二 个
details: The digit "2" is 二 (èr). This is used generally in numbers
exception: does not generally occur with measure words by itself.
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ID: 249
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HSK: 2
format: 两 (liǎng) Is for Measure word
example: 两 个 小时
details: When specifying quantities (and using measure words to do it), 两 (liǎng) is used. This is when you want to say "two of something" or "both."
exception: When specifying quantities (and using measure words to do it), 两 (liǎng) is used. This is when you want to say "two of something" or "both."
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ID: 250
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format: Subj. + 还在 + [Verb Phrase]
example: 这 件 事情 我 还 在 考虑 。
details: the auxiliary verb 在 (zài) will appear with 还 (hái), as it is natural to talk about continuous actions that are still happening.
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