S Chinese Grammar Intermediate

Pinyin S

1. Adj. + 死了 (to death) sǐ le The pattern 'Adjective + 死了' is a colloquial way to express an extreme degree, literally meaning 'to death.' It is commonly used with neg...
2. ...时 (when) shí 时 is used after a time expression or clause to mean 'when' or 'at the time of.' It sets a temporal context for the main clause that follows.
3. 随着 (along with, as) suízhe 随着 means 'along with,' 'as,' or 'following' and is used to express that one thing changes or develops in conjunction with another. It hig...
4. 少 + Verb (do less) shǎo 少 placed before a verb means 'do less of' something or 'do something less often.' It is frequently used in advice, commands, or suggestio...
5. Adj. + 是 + Adj. (conceding a point) shì This pattern repeats an adjective with 是 in between to concede a point before introducing a contrasting statement with 但是 or 就是. It means...
6. 所有 (all) suǒyǒu 所有 means 'all' or 'every' and is used before nouns to indicate totality without exception. It is often followed by 的 before the noun, and...
7. 甚至 (even) shènzhì 甚至 means 'even' and is used to introduce an extreme or surprising item in a progression. It highlights that something has reached an unex...
8. 什么的 (non-exhaustive list) shénme de The expression 什么的 (shénme de) is placed at the end of a list of items to indicate that the list is not complete, similar to 'and so on' ...
9. 在...上/下/里 (location) shàng / xià / lǐ The structure 在 + Place + 上/下/里/旁边 is used to specify the precise location of something or someone relative to an object. The position wo...