束, originally tied firewood/wood/timber, serves as a phonetic component to form characters. 束 is compound ideograph. Continue reading “束 tied firewood”
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Different kinds of “many” in Chinese set phrases
In Chinese, you can simply use “很多”, “许多”, “好多”, etc to describe a large quantity of people, things, or abstract concepts, e.g. 广场上有好多人；我哥哥每天都有很多事情要去做；他的心里充满了太多的悲伤; etc, however, in this way you can’t feel the vivid effects, Continue reading “Different kinds of “many” in Chinese set phrases”
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Prefix 可 and its formula
The character 可 can act as a prefix to turn verbs into adjectives. Check out the magical formula of 可. Continue reading “Prefix 可 and its formula”
Very frequently used Chinese classifiers and examples
Chinese classifiers, also called measures words or quantifiers, are one of the most difficult points in Chinese learning. Here are some frequently-used classifiers with examples. Continue reading “Very frequently used Chinese classifiers and examples”