Chinese grammar comparisons
Articles that set two or more words side by side and say what separates them. The commonest shape on this site, and the question learners ask most.
- How to use 学 (xué) and 学会 (xuéhuì) in Mandarin Chinese Grammar
- The 是…的 (shì…de) construction vs 了 (le) in Chinese grammar
- How to use 长 (cháng) and 久 (jiǔ) correctly in Chinese grammar
- How to use 关于 (guānyú) and 对于 (duìyú) correctly in Chinese
- The difference between 去 (qù), 走 (zǒu) and 离开 (líkāi) in Chinese grammar
- Using 了 (le) and 过 (guò) in Chinese grammar
- How to use 碰 (pèng), 碰见 (pèngjiàn) and 碰上 (pèngshàng) in Chinese grammar
- 接 (jiē) and 接到 (jiēdào) in Chinese grammar: answering and receiving
- The difference between 拿 (ná) and 带 (dài) in Chinese grammar
- Chinese direction complements: Basic verbal directions with 来 (lái) and 去 (qù)
- How to use 对 (duì) and 跟 (gēn) as prepositions in Chinese grammar
- 以前 (yǐqián) and 以后 (yǐhòu) in Chinese grammar: before and after, past and future
- "Sorry" and "excuse me" in Chinese: 对不起, 请问, 麻烦你, 劳驾
- The difference between 想 (xiǎng), 要 (yào) and 想要 (xiǎngyào)
- How to use 拿起来 (náqilai) and 拿上来 (náshanglai) correctly in Chinese grammar
- How to use 跟 (gēn) and 也 (yě) correctly in Chinese grammar
- 长 (zhǎng) vs 长得 (zhǎngde) in Chinese grammar
- Borrowing and lending in Chinese grammar: 借 (jiè), 借给 (jiègěi) and 跟…借 (gēn…jiè)
- How to use 放假 (fàngjià) and 假期 (jiàqī) correctly in Mandarin Chinese
- Using 人 (rén) and 男人 (nánrén) - "man" - correctly in Mandarin Chinese
- The difference between 终于 (zhōngyú) and 最后 (zuìhòu) in Mandarin Chinese: 'finally' vs 'the last'
- The difference between 碰见 (pèngjiàn), 遇见 (yùjiàn) and 见面 (jiànmiàn) in Chinese
- The difference between 算 (suàn), 算上 (suànshang) and 算了 (suànle) in Chinese grammar
- How to use 帮 (bāng) and 帮忙 (bāngmáng) correctly in Mandarin Chinese
- The difference between 半 (bàn), 一半 (yí bàn) and 一个半 (yí ge bàn) in Chinese grammar
- The sentence particles 吧 (ba) and 吗 (ma) in Chinese grammar