Chinese Grammar Basic - General

Introduction

Basic Mandarin starts to click when you can recognise the sentence patterns behind everyday speech. This chapter brings together a practical mix of beginner structures that learners often meet separately but need to use together in real conversation.

You'll work through patterns from 往 + Direction (toward) to 每次...都 (every time), paying attention to how word order, particles, and complements shape natural Chinese.

Themes

All Chinese Grammar Basic in This Chapter (7)

1. 往 + Direction (toward) wǎng Use 往 (wǎng) before a direction or place to indicate the direction of movement, meaning 'toward' or 'in the direction of.' It is commonly...
2. 一起 (together) yīqǐ Use 一起 (yīqǐ) to express doing something 'together' with someone. It is placed before the verb to indicate that the action is performed j...
3. Verb + Measure Word (verbal measure) cì Use verbal measure words after a verb to count how many times or in what manner an action is performed. Common verbal measure words inclu...
4. 给 + Verb (doing for someone) gěi Use 给 (gěi) before a verb phrase to indicate that an action is done 'for' or 'to' a specific person. The person receiving the benefit or ...
5. Verb + Double Objects Certain Chinese verbs can take two objects: an indirect object (usually a person) and a direct object (usually a thing). The indirect obj...
6. 每 + MW + Noun (every) měi Use 每 (měi) before a measure word and noun to express 'every' or 'each.' It is commonly paired with 都 (dōu) in the predicate to emphasize...
7. 每次...都 (every time) měi cì Use 每次 (měi cì) with 都 (dōu) to express that something happens 'every time' a certain event occurs. The 每次 clause describes the recurring...