Chinese grammar

Chinese particles usually have no real meaning by themselves. They are often attached to the words or sentences to help construct the sentence or serve certain functions.

In Chinese, we have two specific words to describe something that happens earlier or later than the expected or regular […]

Before we talk all about Chinese grammar, we’d better reach an agreement: learning Chinese grammar is crucial to learning the Mandarin language. Even though this sounds obvious, many Chinese learners approach learning Chinese as learning vocabulary only. This is not the right approach to fluency. Let’s also make clear what ‘grammar’ really means, so let’s […]

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The "most" basic Chinese sentence structure is similar to the structure in English. But when adding more details become tricky. Let's learn how!

In this HSK 1 vocabulary infographic series, you will find HSK 1 vocabualry part 1-6. Here you can download HSK 1 vocabulary (Part 3) infographics...

Multitasking seems a must-have skill nowadays. In this infographic, we teach you how this grammar works! The sentence structure is simple: […]

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In this article, we are going to talk about this Chinese conjunction: 那 in that case…. When do we use this? Where should it be placed?