The difference between 会 (huì) and能 (nénɡ)
‘Can’ has two Chinese equivalents: 会 (huì) and能 (nénɡ). The former, 会 means ‘to know how to’, and the latter能…
没有 and 不: Understanding the Two Ways to Say ‘No’ in Chinese
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rzdn-AuFTs0 Learning a new language can be exciting, but it can also be challenging. One skill that's particularly important to…
How to Count Numbers in Chinese
零/〇 líng 0 一 yī 1 二 èr 2 三 sān 3 四 sì 4 五 wǔ 5 六 liù…
How to Express Time in Chinese
In Chinese, time is expressed in the order of “hour-minute”. When the minute is over ten, then “分” can be…
The difference between 几(jǐ) and 多少(duōshao)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zdFPkgtCIKI&t=14s In Chinese, 几(jǐ) and 多少(duōshao) are frequently used to ask questions about numbers or quantities. There seem very similar,…
How to Express Dates in Chinese
一月一号/日(yī yuè yī hào/rì): January 1st. 几月几号/日? (jǐ yuè jǐ hào/rì?): What’s the date? 去西安 (qù Xī’ān): to go to…
How to Use the Complement of Result
the result complement forms a two-character compound including the verb. For example, a common second character is 到 (dào).