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Mandarin Chinese Language Grammar
1. Introduction to Mandarin Grammar
2. Basic Sentence Structure
3. Nouns and Noun Phrases
4. Verbs and Verb Phrases
5. Aspect and Temporal Expression
6. Complement Structures
7. Adverbs and Modification
8. Prepositions and Coverbs
9. Conjunctions and Complex Sentences
10. Advanced Sentence Patterns
11. Sentence-Final Particles
Verbs and Verb Phrases
Action Verbs
Transitive Verbs
Intransitive Verbs
Motion Verbs
Communication Verbs
Stative Verbs
Adjectival Predicates
Degree Modification
Negation Patterns
Comparative Usage
Modal Verbs
Ability Modals
会 (huì)
能 (néng)
可以 (kěyǐ)
Obligation Modals
要 (yào)
应该 (yīnggāi)
得 (děi)
Volition Modals
想 (xiǎng)
愿意 (yuànyì)
Modal Combinations
Verb Reduplication
A-A Pattern
A-一-A Pattern
Semantic Functions
Stylistic Effects
Separable Verbs
Verb-Object Compounds
Element Insertion
Aspect Particle Placement
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