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半夜

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What is the character for ke meaning "Quarter"

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What is the character for ke meaning "Quarter"

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Answer: 刻 ke

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What is 放学?
Answer: dismiss students at the end of the school day.

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How do you say I have a question in Chinese?

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How do you say I have a question in Chinese?

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Answer: 我有一个问题。

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"那个/那個" nage/neige

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If someone were to ask you "Do you know how to use 那个?" your answer would probably be "yes".
Of course, "那个" is a very common word in Chinese, and everyone who has studied for a while has come across it. A lot of Chinese grammar books will explain the basic usage of "那个", but there are some usages you might not know. Many of these only appear in spoken language, so many textbooks and dictionaries will not mention them.

In this blog post, we take a look at some of these spoken language usages of "那个". Learn them, and you will be able to speak more like the Chinese.

那个 has two pronunciations: "nà ge" and "nèi ge", with "nèi ge" being more common in spoken language. The basic meaning of "那个" is "that". For example:

Now that we've reviewed the basic meaning of "那个", let's take a look at some other useful everyday usages.

Used to fill pauses. Like "uhh" or "well".

Sometimes you get stuck in the middle of a sentence, perhaps because you're looking for the proper word or expression to use. In English, when you are thinking you might use "uhh", "umm", or "well" to fill up the pause, right? In this situation you can use "那个" in Chinese. For example:

Used to soften an expression, or to express something you don't want to say directly

For example:

In this sentence you can see that B wants to refuse A, but doesn't want to say it directly. So B used "那个" to make the expression softer.

In the same way as above, the girls wants to say "Your attitude is too rude", but didn't want to use the word "rude" directly. Instead she uses "那个" to represent "rude".

Sex, Period

Many Chinese do not feel comfortable talking openly about things like sex, and don't like to use words like " (make love)" or " (Period)". Instead of them, of course they use "那个".

Do you understand how to use "那个" now? Try it out and I'm sure your Chinese friends will think: "Wow, your Chinese is like that of a native speaker!".

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Usages of 那个 Not Found in Textbooks - Du Chinese Blog

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If someone were to ask you "Do you know how to use 那个?" your answer would probably be "yes". Of course, "那个" is a very common word in Chinese, and everyone who has studied for a while has come across it.

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How do you say watermelon and fried Chicken?

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How do you say watermelon and fried Chicken?

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Answer: 西瓜 🍉 和 炸雞 (🐔肉)

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How do you said: "look at the board" in Chinese?

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How do you said: "look at the board" in Chinese?

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By 椎木正朋   Answer: 看白板

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師的解释|師的意思|汉典"師"字的基本解释

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by 木泰門

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鳳的解释|鳳的意思|汉典"鳳"字的基本解释

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Read reviews, compare customer ratings, see screenshots, and learn more about Chinese Strokes Order. Download Chinese Strokes Order and enjoy it on your iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch.

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Why is stroke order important when writing characters?/By 木賽夫

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Why is stroke order important when writing characters?/By 木賽夫

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Website: http://www.foreverastudent.com In this video I explain the eight basic stroke order rules for writing Chinese characters: 1. Top to bottom 2. Left to right 3. Horizontal strokes have priority over vertical ones 4. Central strokes have priority over lateral strokes 5. Outside of the character first, inside last 6.

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西班牙文

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