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3119 CLL

1. but 

却

2. this time 

这次

3. exactly/that’s just the way it is!

可不是

4. but also, furthermore

而且

5. at least (to say the least) 

到少

6. to be certain 

肯定

7. same/ordinary

一般

8. playboy 

大情圣

9. midnight snack

夜宵

10. dad doesn’t have any money, go ask mum for some

爸爸没有钱。 去找妈妈要。 

11. this time it's different 

这次 可不 一般

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3 Chinese Urban Dictionary websites !!  流行语词典

Hi guys! Here are three websites that are dictionary lists of the latest slang words on Chinese internet (like Chinese urban dictionaries)

Additionally an excellent way to understand a new slang word is to type into Baidu “word + 什么意思”, an explanation almost always comes up, even for the most obscure words. For example, today I look up what “扣1″ means.

Let me know a slang word you have learnt this week? Share it in the comments!! 

Btw, I have started an instagram, come and follow me @ chinesestudyblog

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See you there!

1. https://www.chinasmack.com/glossary 

2. https://www.lxybaike.com/ 

3. http://www.thatsmags.com/china/post?tag=Chinese+Urban+Dictionary

(note: this one is in English, more friendly for beginners (and also advanced users also too tbh because I find they seem to have the top/most popular words as opposed to huge lists of words you’d probably never come across - these one’s you will most definitely see used commonly)

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Chinese: The Three De’s

1. 白 勺 的 bai shao de (white spoon ‘de’)

Memory sentence: white shirt 白色 的 衣服 

a. Used after an attribute:

My book 我的书  your pen 你的笔 her cup 她的被子

b. Describing a quality of a noun:

What a beautiful house 漂亮 的 房子

Good looking people 好看的人

c. Highlight relationship to other people:

My friend 我的朋友

But if you’re close you can omit the “的“

but not with pets 我的狗

b. 双 人 得 shuang ren de （double person ‘de’)

Memory sentence: she eats very quickly 吃得很快

Always appears after a verb. 

a. Describe Degree, Quality, intensity of a verb： *key MUST REPEAT the verb 

I’m very fast/good at swimming 我 游得 游很 好/快

My Chinese is very good 我说中文 说得 很好

I write characters very quickly 我写字 写得 很快

c.土 也 地 tu ye de （Earth ‘de’)

Memory sentence: heartily dig the earth 用力 地 挖土 

a. Storytelling/Describing a scene/action in a particular moment in time

In class, one must always pay attention 上课 我们 认真 地 上课

Happily singing  高兴/开心 地 唱歌

*key AFTER an adj. BEFORE a verb.

Lesson from Chinese Pod: HERE

Visuals from Chinese Drama A Love So Beautiful: HERE 

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Chinese - placement of time words + time & place

Mygosh. This was hard to get my head around at first!

Because you start Chinese and get fooled by the Subject + Object + Verb similarity. And get lulled into a false sense of security. 

And then oh jokes. Its nothing like English. Not at all. Oh help. 

credit:

https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/A1_grammar_points

all content learnt from here^ i just made it pretty for myself :)