Pimsleur's Mandarin course teaches "I'm leaving very early tomorrow morning" as: 我明天早上很早就走 (wŏ míngtiān zăoshàng hĕn zăo jiù zŏu) It says that 就 (jiù) doesn't have a …

A Chinese family relative sent me this message (I am not Asian). I need some help deconstructing the message because at times the word sequence or implied idea is lost on me (even when I …

I assume this is a cultural thing that I am not aware of, but a friend just updated their status to say: 希望猫舅变成天使守护全家 Xīwàng māo jiù biàn ...

一下 is mainly talking about time While 一点 is talking about quantity One learners dictionary says the following of 一下 (used after a verb to indicate the action is done briefly or casually) While …

May 30, 2017 · On the plane I see 就座后扣好安全带 (jiù zuòhòu kòuhǎo ānquándài) which is translated to "fasten seatbelt while seated". On the bus I see 上车请系好安全带 (shàngchē …

Mar 2, 2018 · I have recently discovered this JC's song called Shuo San Jiu San. In the last sentence of the last paragraph of the song, which goes"因為成長 我們忽爾間說散就散", I …

In Mandarin should there be any difference between the pronunciation of the pinyin final in "jiu" and the pronunciation of the pinyin whole word "you"?

Nov 4, 2021 · Is it grammatical to place the antecedent after the consequent in a conditional sentence? Antecedent before consequent 如果你不吃饭的话，你就很饿。 Rúguǒ nǐ bù chīfàn …

Jul 18, 2015 · Michaelyus's answer to a similar question (link in the comments above) is still very useful. A general resource that unfortunately may be hard to find now is the 現代方言音庫, a …

The grammar is the same for both, but 纠正 often has a stronger meaning. It is often used when a lot needs to be changed or the errors are more serious, and 改正 is often for smaller changes, …