Home Chinese Grammar Grammar Points Grammar point: stative verbs Adjectives that behave as verbs and need no 是 (shì) to link them. 很好 (hěn hǎo) is a complete sentence. How to use 方便 (fāngbiàn) ‘convenient’ and 顺便 (shùnbiàn) ‘in passing’ in Mandarin Chinese How to use 可怜 (kělián) ‘pitiful’ and 可惜 (kěxī) ‘a pity’ in Mandarin Chinese How to use 长 (cháng) and 久 (jiǔ) correctly in Chinese grammar How to use 划算 (huásuàn) in Mandarin Chinese: to be a bargain