Introductory Chinese Grammar II

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  1. Front Matter
  2. TitlePage
  3. InfoPage
  4. Table of Contents
  5. Licensing
  6. 1: Parts of Speech
  7. 1.1: Adjectives
  8. 1.1.1: Negative adjectives with "-si le"
  9. 1.2: Adverbs
  10. 1.2.1: Approximations with "chabuduo"
  11. 1.2.2: Emphasizing quantity with "dou"
  12. 1.2.3: Expressing actions in progress with "zai"
  13. 1.2.4: Expressing "all along" with "yizhi"
  14. 1.2.5: Expressing "already" with "yijing"
  15. 1.2.6: Expressing "always" with "zongshi"
  16. 1.2.7: Expressing "and also" with "hai"
  17. 1.2.8: Expressing "just" with "gang"
  18. 1.2.9: Expressing "only" with "zhi"
  19. 1.2.10: Expressing "then" with "jiu"
  20. 1.2.11: Negative commands with "bie"
  21. 1.2.12: Simultaneous tasks with "yibian"
  22. 1.3: Adverbs with Adjectives
  23. 1.3.1: Asking about degree with "duo"
  24. 1.3.2: Basic comparisons with "yiyang"
  25. 1.3.3: Expressing "a little too" with "you dian"
  26. 1.3.4: Expressing "both A and B" with "you"
  27. 1.3.5: Expressing distance with "li"
  28. 1.3.6: Expressing "even more" with "geng"
  29. 1.3.7: Expressing "not very" with "bu tai"
  30. 1.3.8: Expressing "really" with "zhen"
  31. 1.3.9: Intensifying with "duo"
  32. 1.3.10: Moderating positive adjectives with "hai"
  33. 1.3.11: Modifying nouns with adjective + "de"
  34. 1.3.12: Modifying nouns with phrase + "de"
  35. 1.3.13: Superlative "zui"
  36. 1.4: Conjunctions
  37. 1.4.1: Expressing "or" in statements
  38. 1.4.2: Expressing "with" with "gen"
  39. 1.4.3: The filler word "neige"
  40. 1.4.4: Two words for "but"
  41. 1.5: Nouns
  42. 1.5.1: After a specific time with "yihou"
  43. 1.5.2: Before a specific time with "yiqian"
  44. 1.5.3: Expressing "before" in general with "yiqian"
  45. 1.5.4: Expressing "just now" with "gangcai"
  46. 1.5.5: Expressing "when" with "de shihou"
  47. 1.5.6: In the future in general with "yihou"
  48. 1.5.7: Time words and word order
  49. 1.6: Numbers
  50. 1.6.1: Approximating with sequential numbers
  51. 1.6.2: Big numbers in Chinese
  52. 1.6.3: Structure of times (advanced)
  53. 1.7: Numbers and Measure Words
  54. 1.7.1: Using "ji" to mean "several"
  55. 1.8: Particles
  56. 1.8.1: Change of state with "le"
  57. 1.8.2: Conceding with "ba"
  58. 1.8.3: Expressing "already" with just "le"
  59. 1.8.4: Expressing completion with "le"
  60. 1.8.5: Expressing experiences with "guo"
  61. 1.8.6: Expressing "not anymore" with "le"
  62. 1.8.7: Expressing "now" with "le"
  63. 1.8.8: Modal particle "ne"
  64. 1.8.9: Sentence-final interjection "a"
  65. 1.8.10: Softening speech with "ba"
  66. 1.8.11: Structural particle "de"
  67. 1.8.12: Using "guo" with "le"
  68. 1.9: Prepositions
  69. 1.9.1: Basic comparisons with "bi"
  70. 1.9.2: Expressing "from… to…" with "cong… dao…"
  71. 1.10: Verbs
  72. 1.10.1: Basic comparisons with "meiyou"
  73. 1.10.2: Directional verbs "lai" and "qu"
  74. 1.10.3: Polite requests with "qing"
  75. 1.11: Auxiliary verbs
  76. 1.11.1: Auxiliary verb "yao" and its multiple meanings
  77. 1.11.2: Expressing "should" with "yinggai"
  78. 1.11.3: Expressing "will" with "hui"
  79. 1.11.4: Expressing "would like to" with "xiang"
  80. 1.12: Verb phrases
  81. 1.12.1: Actions in a row
  82. 1.12.2: Expressing "difficult" with "nan"
  83. 1.12.3: Expressing duration with "le"
  84. 1.12.4: Expressing "never" with "conglai"
  85. 1.12.5: Expressing ongoing duration with double "le"
  86. 1.12.6: Expressing "together" with "yiqi"
  87. 1.12.7: Inability with "mei banfa"
  88. 1.12.8: Indicating location with "zai" before verbs
  89. 1.12.9: Reduplication of verbs
  90. 1.12.10: Special cases of "zai" following verbs
  91. 1.12.11: Special verbs with "hen"
  92. 1.12.12: Using "dao" to mean "to go to"
  93. 1.12.13: Using "hao" to mean "easy"
  94. 1.12.14: Verbing briefly with "yixia"
  95. 1.12.15: Verbs that take double objects
  96. 2: Grammatical Structures
  97. 2.1: Complements
  98. 2.1.1: Potential complement "-bu dong" for not understanding
  99. 2.1.2: Result complements "-dao" and "-jian"
  100. 2.1.3: Result complement "-wan" for finishing
  101. 2.2: Noun Phrases
  102. 2.2.1: Expressing "some" with "yixie"
  103. 2.2.2: Using "youde" to mean "some"
  104. 2.3: Numbers and Measure Words
  105. 2.3.1: Counting money
  106. 2.3.2: Expressing "every" with "mei"
  107. 2.3.3: Expressing "half" with "ban"
  108. 2.3.4: Measure words for counting
  109. 2.3.5: Measure words in quantity questions
  110. 2.3.6: Measure words with "this" and "that"
  111. 2.3.7: Ordinal numbers with "di"
  112. 2.4: Question Forms
  113. 2.4.1: Asking how something is with "zenmeyang"
  114. 2.4.2: Asking why with "zenme"
  115. 2.4.3: Questions with "le ma"
  116. 2.5: Sentence Patterns
  117. 2.5.1: Cause and effect with "yinwei" and "suoyi"
  118. 2.5.2: Expressing "about to happen" with "le"
  119. 2.5.3: Expressing "everything" with "shenme dou"
  120. 2.5.04: Expressing location with "zai... shang
  121. xia
  122. 2.5.5: Expressing "stop doing" with "bie… le"
  123. 3: Comparisons of Similar Grammar Points
  124. 3.1: Adverbs
  125. 3.1.1: Comparing "bu" and "mei"
  126. 3.2: Auxiliary verbs
  127. 3.2.1: Comparing "yao" and "xiang"
  128. Back Matter
  129. Index
  130. Glossary
  131. Detailed Licensing