Basics
How to use 什么 (shénme) to ask “What?” questions in Chinese
什么shénmeWhat什么shénmeWhat FUNCTION To ask a person “How are you?”, or to ask how someone else is doing (“How is he?”)...
How to use 呢 (ne) to ask questions in Chinese
呢 ne And ... ? How about ... ?呢neAnd ... ? How about ... ? FUNCTION Use 呢 (ne) as a short way to ask someone the same...
How to use 怎么样 (zěnmeyàng) to ask someone how they’re doing in Chinese
怎么样zěnmeyàngHow ...? How about ...?怎么样zěnmeyàngHow ...? How about ...? FUNCTION To ask a person “How are you?”, or to...
How to use 吗 (ma) to ask questions in Chinese
吗 ma (question particle for general yes-no questions) 吗 ma(question particle for general yes-no questions) FUNCTION To...
How to use 吧 (ba) to say “Let’s…” in Chinese
吧ba (modal particle indicating suggestion) 吧ba(modal particle indicating suggestion) FUNCTION To make a suggestion...
How to use 们 (men) to make plural “we”, “you”, “they” in Chinese
们 men (plural particle for pronouns and human nouns)们men(plural particle for pronouns and human nouns) FUNCTION To...
How to use 也 (yě) to say “also” or “too” in Chinese
也 yěalso; too也 yěalso; too FUNCTION 也 (yě) means “also, too”. You can use it to say things like “I’m happy too”, or...
How to use 的 (de) in Chinese
的de (possessive particle) 的de (possessive particle) FUNCTION To say things like “my car”, “her cat” — to show that...
How to use 很 (hěn) to make a basic Chinese sentence
很hěnvery很hěnvery FUNCTION 很 (hěn) literally means ‘“very”. But it can also work as a verb “to be” before...