Common Chinese Grammar Questions

By Sujanti Djuanda – LingoLearn Chinese Teacher

I. What is the difference between the following Chinese characters? Give examples to explain your answers.

1. 吗(ma) and 嘛(ma)?

2. 是不是(shìbùshì) and 吗(ma) ?

3. 会(huì),可以(kěyǐ),and 能(néng)?

4. 的(de),得(de) and 地(de)?

5. 开(kāi) and 打开(dǎkāi)?

  1. 感情(gǎnqíng) and 情感(qínggǎn)?

7. 以为(yǐwéi) and 认为(rènwéi)?

8. 体验(tǐyàn) and 感受(gǎnshòu)?

9. 吧(ba) and 把(bǎ)?

10. 与(yǔ),和(hé) and 跟(gēn)?

11. 叫(jiào) and 让(rang)?

12. 看到(kàndào) and 看见(kànjiàn)?

13. 想不到(xiǎngbudào) and 没想到(méixiǎngdào)?

14. 看起来(kànqǐlái) and 看不起(kànbuqǐ)?

15. 看得出(kàndéchū) and 看不出(kànbuchū)?

16. 买不起(mǎibuqǐ) and 买得起(mǎideqǐ)?

17. 在(zài)… 中(zhōng) and 在(zài)…. 里(lǐ)?

18. 正在(zhèngzài) and 在(zài)?

19. 工资(gōngzī) and 薪水(xīnshuǐ)?

20. 名字(míngzi) and 名称(míngchēng)?

21. 但是(dànshì), 可是(kěshì), 不过(bùguò) and 却(què)?

22. 熊猫(xióngmāo) and 猫熊(māoxióng)?

23. 蜂蜜(fēngmì)  and蜜蜂(mìfēng)?

24. 还是(háishi) and 还(hái)?

25. 许多(xǔduō) and 很多(hěn duō)?

26. 真(zhēn) and 真的(zhēnde)?

27. 表扬 (biǎoyáng) and赞扬(zànyáng)?

28. 世间(shìjiān) and 世界(shìjiè)?

29. 经过(jīngguò) and 经验(jīngyàn)?

30. 尽快(jǐnkuài) and赶快(gǎnkuài)?

31. 如何(rúhé) and 怎么(zěnme)?

32. 修改(xiūgǎi) and 改(gǎi)?

33. 告诉(gàosu) and通知(tōngzhī)?

34. 完全(wánquán) and全部(quánbù)?

35. 方法(fāngfǎ) and 办法(bànfǎ)?

36. 意见(yìjiàn) and建议(jiànyì)?

37. 立刻(like) and 马上(mǎshàng)?

38. 弄丢(nòngdiū) and丢(diū)?

39. 未(wèi) and 不(bù)?

40. 情况(qíngkuàng) and 状况(zhuàngkuàng)?

41. 其他(qítā) and 别的(bié de)?

42. 喜欢(xǐhuān) and 爱(ài)?

43. 找(zhǎo) and 寻找(xúnzhǎo)?

44. 显示(xiǎnshì) and 表示(biǎoshì)?

45. 光(guāng) and完(wán) ?

46. 孤单(gūdān) and 单独(dāndú)?

47. 变(biàn) and 变成(biànchéng)?

48. 改变(gǎibiàn) and 改正(gǎizhèng)?

49. 怎么(zěnme) and 怎么样(zěnmeyàng)?

50. 肯定(kěndìng) and 一定(yīdìng)?

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