Important Chinese grammar articles

Medium-priority material that you should aim to include in your studies.

Important A1 articles

  1. 吗 (ma) and 呢 (ne): the two Chinese question particles
  2. The sentence particles 吧 (ba) and 吗 (ma) in Chinese grammar

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Important A2 articles

  1. The 是…的 (shì…de) construction vs 了 (le) in Chinese grammar
  2. 要 (yào): want, need, should, commands, and the future
  3. The 要是…就 (yàoshi…jiù) construction in Chinese grammar
  4. 的 (de) after adjectives: when to use it, when to drop it
  5. Past events in Mandarin Chinese grammar (there's no past tense!)
  6. The 一 ... 就 pattern in Chinese grammar (yī ... jiù): as soon as, once, whenever
  7. When 在 (zài) comes after the verb in Chinese grammar

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Important B1 articles

  1. How to use 学 (xué) and 学会 (xuéhuì) in Mandarin Chinese Grammar
  2. How to use 一点儿 (yī diǎnr) in Mandarin Chinese Grammar
  3. How to use 拿起来 (náqilai) and 拿上来 (náshanglai) correctly in Chinese grammar
  4. 没关系 (méi guānxi): it doesn't matter, not related

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Important B2 articles

  1. Using 嘛 (ma) in Chinese grammar: stating the obvious and describing expectations
  2. Borrowing and lending in Chinese grammar: 借 (jiè), 借给 (jiègěi) and 跟…借 (gēn…jiè)
  3. How to use 倍 (bèi) in Chinese grammar: -times, -fold and multiplication
  4. Chinese grammar 所 (suǒ) structural particle

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Important C1 articles

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    Important C2 articles

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