Combine two antonyms like 来 come, 往 go; 买 buy, 卖 sell; 东 east, 西 west; 安 safety, 危 danger; etc. can form a new word, but the meaning of the compound is not always the literal combination of the two antonyms. There are several cases as to the relation between the meaning of the compound and the two antonyms. Continue reading “Chinese compounds formed by two antonyms”
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Suffix 上 and its formula
This time we are going to learn the suffix 上 and its formula. Continue reading “Suffix 上 and its formula”
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”
Suffix 家 and its formula
Chinese suffixes are very productive to make new words. If it were not for them, we would have to learn many new characters. The suffix 家 is one of them. Continue reading “Suffix 家 and its formula”
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”