Author: Decode Mandarin Chinese
Character inclusiveness in Chinese compound words
Some two-morpheme (o two-character) compounds have a very interesting feature, character inclusiveness or morpheme inclusiveness. There are two types of character inclusiveness. Continue reading “Character inclusiveness in Chinese compound words”
List of Chinese character strokes
To write Chinese characters correctly, it’s necessary to know how to write all the character strokes in the right manner. Here are the list of Chinese character strokes with both Chinese names and English explanation. Continue reading “List of Chinese character strokes”
准时 VS 守时 VS 及时 VS 按时
准时, 守时, 及时 and 按时 are four words related to time. They are very easily misused. The following tips help you figure out how to use them correctly. Continue reading “准时 VS 守时 VS 及时 VS 按时”
Characteristics of adverbs
Chinese adverbs mainly modify and restrict verbs, adjectives or other adverbs. They express degree, scope, time, frequency, place, manner, situation, mood, cause, correlation, negation, etc. Adverbs have very different features from other words. Here are the characteristics of adverbs in Chinese. Continue reading “Characteristics of adverbs”