If you are a beginner or intermediate Chinese learner trying to learn Chinese grammar, you might get confused with words...

Do you know the difference between 最后 (zuìhòu) and 终于 (zhōngyú)? Both words mean “finally/in the end”, but they’re used...

Do you know what the popular expression “666” (liùliùliù) means?   Meaning of 六六六 It has the same pronunciation with...

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Do you know the difference between “或者” (huòzhě) and “还是” (háishi)?   In Brief Read these examples first: 你想喝茶还是喝咖啡？ Nǐ...

In the beginning, many Chinese learners struggle to see the difference between two phrases: 的时候 (de shíhou) and 以后 (yǐhòu)....

Do you know what’s the difference (区别 qūbié) between 时候 (shíhou) and (时间 shíjiān)? As both of them denote “time”,...

想 (xiǎng) and 要 (yào) This post continues exploring the differences between Chinese modal verbs. Our learners have also noticed...

会 (huì), 能 (néng) and 可以 (kěyǐ) Some Chinese learners have noticed that modal verbs 会 (huì), 能 (néng) and...

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