Chinese Grammar - Marco Polo Mandarin

ATTRIBUTIVES

Post author:Becky Huang
Post published:January 24, 2021
Post category:Elementary(HSK2)FREE MATERIALS Intermediate(HSK4)

ATTRIBUTIVES are words or expressions used to qualify nouns. They can be used to either describe or delimit nuns. In Chinese language, nouns, nominal phrases, verbs, verbal phrases adjectives and adjectival phrases can be…

THE COMPLEMENT OF POSIBILITY

Post author:Becky Huang
Post published:December 4, 2020
Post category:Elementary(HSK2)Intermediate(HSK4)

THE COMPLEMENT OF POSIBILITY indicates the possibility or potentiality of an action. Pattern : Verb + 得(dé)/(/)不(bù) + complement of result/ directional complement The complement of result and the directional complement can…

How long does it take to learn Mandarin Chinese?

Post author:Becky Huang
Post published:October 24, 2020
Post category:FREE MATERIALS Introduction

This table is a Chinese learning progress benchmark, so you can know through immersion learning and deliberate practice, how long it'll take to reach a certain level of Chinese. Levels…

Advanced Chinese: Three ways to use Chinese Homophonic puns

Post author:Becky Huang
Post published:September 19, 2020
Post category:Advanced(HSK6)Proficient(HSK7-9)

Three ways to use Chinese Homophonic puns Zhōngwén xiéyīn de sān zhǒng yòngfǎ 中文谐音的三种用法 Three ways to use Chinese Homophonic puns Hello,大家好!欢迎来到Marco Polo Mandarin。 Hello, dàjiā hǎo! Huānyíng lái dào…

Chinese grammar: THE COMPLEMENT OF QUANTITY

Post author:Becky Huang
Post published:September 1, 2020
Post category:Elementary(HSK2)FREE MATERIALS Intermediate(HSK4)

In Chinese, a numeral-measure word is usually placed after a verb to indicate the quantity of an object, which is similar to English. However, in English a measure word is not…

Chinese grammar: THE MODAL COMPLEMENT

Post author:Becky Huang
Post published:August 30, 2020
Post category:Elementary(HSK2)FREE MATERIALS Intermediate(HSK4)

THE MODAL COMPLEMENT is used to describe or evaluate the state of an action or behavior. Pattern one: Verb + 得(de) + adv. + adj. Example: 你今天穿得很漂亮啊。 Nǐ jīntiān chuān de…

Advanced Chinese: 14 Chinese idioms about Love

Post author:Becky Huang
Post published:August 25, 2020
Post category:Advanced(HSK6)Proficient(HSK7-9)Upper-Intermediate(HSK5)

高级中文课：14个关于爱情的成语 Advanced Chinese：14 Chinese idioms about Love 大家好, Dàjiā hǎo, Hello everyone, 欢迎来到Marco Polo Mandarin! Huānyíng lái dào Marco Polo Mandarin! Welcome to Marco Polo Mandarin! 我是中文老师Becky. Wǒ shì zhōngwén…