Books / Open textbooks Introductory Chinese Grammar I by All Set Learning Read here Read at LibreTextsPDF SubjectsHumanities, Languages LicenceCC BY-NC-SA, as LibreTexts states it. Non-commercial use only. Who can readTweens profiles and older, judged from its title and subjects Contents LibreTexts writes equations in TeX, and here they show as TeX; the PDF has them typeset. Front MatterTitlePageInfoPageTable of ContentsLicensing1: Parts of Speech1: Adverbs1.1: Negation of "you" with "mei"1.2: Standard negation with "bu"1.3: The "all" adverb "dou"1.4: The "also" adverb "ye"2: Conjunctions2.1: Expressing "and" with "he"2.2: Offering choices with "haishi"3: Numbers3.1: Age with "sui"3.2: Measure word "ge"3.3: Structure of dates3.4: Structure of days of the week3.5: Structure of Numbers3.6: Structure of times (basic)4: Particles4.1: Expressing close possession without "de"4.2: Expressing possession with "de"4.3: Questions with "ne"4.4: Suggestions with "ba"5: Verbs5.1: Expressing existence in a place with "zai"5.2: Expressing existence with "you"5.3: Expressing possession with "you"5.4: Using the verb "jiao"5.5: Using the verb "qu"5.6: Using the verb "xing"6: Auxiliary verbs6.1: Expressing ability or possibility with "neng"6.2: Expressing a learned skill with "hui"6.3: Expressing "be going to" with "yao"6.4: Expressing permission with "keyi"6.5: Wanting to do something with "yao"7: Verb phrases7.1: How to do something with "zenme"7.2: Negation of past actions with "meiyou"7.3: Negative commands with "buyao"2: Grammatical Structures2.1: Basics2.1: Basic sentence order2.2: Connecting nouns with "shi"2.3: Expressing "excessively" with "tai"2.4: Simple "noun + adjective" sentences2.2: Question Forms2.1: Affirmative-negative question2.2: Placement of question words2.3: Tag questions with "bu"2.4: Tag questions with "ma"2.5: Yes-no questions with "ma"3: Comparisons of Similar Grammar Points3.1: Comparing "er" and "liang"Back MatterIndexGlossaryDetailed Licensing