im so cooked

its so joever

asking / answering questions about events we already know about
example:
是什么时候来的？
when did he arrive?
是昨夫晚上来的。
yesterday evening.

是。。。的

introduces something that is in addition to what we already know
好除了买牛仔裤以外，都买毛衣。
in addition to buying jeans, she also bought a sweater.

除了。。。以外，都

not necessarily
在中国出生的人，中文不见得好。
people born in china dosent necessarily mean their chinese is good.

不见得

X is (or isnt) a advantage for Y
这样做对没有好处。
doing this has no advantages for you

X对Y（没）有好处

place/word phrase + verb + 着/了 +numeral + noun
桌子前着一把椅子。
the chair is infront of the table

Existential sentence with 着

比较

expressing relative degree or extent with 比较

put after adjective
我的同屋安静得很，我很喜欢她。
my roomate is very quiet, i like her a lot.

indicating extreme extent using 。。。得很

I'm afraid that…; perhaps
我没帮他的功课，恐怕他不很高兴。
i didnt help with his homework, im afraid hes not very happy.

恐怕

about, roughly
我跟姐姐差不多高。
me and my sister are roughly the same height

差不多

not that great; just so

不怎么样

一 before a verb expresses a brief action and must be followed by a second clause; 一。。。就。。。connects two consecutive actions
我同屋每天一回宿舍就疼。
everyday right when my roomwte gets back to the dorm, he does his homework

一 + verb and 一。。。就。。。

那个家又贵又旧。
that house is very expensive and old

又。。。又。。。

*can also be used to indicate congruent actions

我们咋天又跳舞又唱歌。
yesterday we danced and sung

always has extra context at end

Reaffirmative 是

住任这个宿舍很方便
the doem is very convenient
住在这个宿舍是很方便，去上课，去医院，去餐厅都不远。
the dorm IS very convenient, school, hospital, and cafateria are all not far.

*"yes you are SOO right girly " energy

coincidentally, happen to

正好

今天正好有一些时间，我们去跳舞吧！
today i happen to have some time, lets go dancing!!

especially
我运动喜欢得很，诗别是打网球。
i really like sports, especially tennis.

特别是

我明天可能会去学校，这就要看我病得要多重了。
I might go to school tomorrow, depending on how sick I am.

这（就）要看。。。（了）

for example
他去过很多国家，比方说中国，日本，和美国。

比方说

regardless of

无论。。。，都。。。

predicative adjectives

Non

我的中国朋友是个男的。
my chinese friend is male.

partial agreement, but…
这家图书馆旧是旧，可是很安静和学习的好地方。
this library iskind of old, but it is very quiet and is a good place to study

Adjective/verb + 是 + Adjective/verb, 可是 or 但是

discount
打七五折

打折

otherwise
你需要为考试学习，要不然考试得不好。
you need to study for the test otherwise you wont do well.

要不然

to have to
明天是他的生日，我今天只好给他买一份礼物。
tomorrow is his birthday. I have to buy his present today.

只好

have to; nothing but…would do

非。。。不可

imma be real i have no ****ing idea how to use this grammar structure but its page 116 if ya wanna look at examples

so far as…is concerned
对我来说，她是太赖了。
in my opinion, she is too lazy.

对。。。来说

I DONT GET THESE HOLY CRASHOUT HOLY PMO OHHHHHH MY GOD TEARING OUT MY HAIR

resultative complement

page 138 btw

as for…
我的四歌歌都有工作，一个医生，一个律师，另外两个是老师。
all four of my brothers have a job. When is the doctor when is a lawyer as for the other two they are teachers.

另外

再indicates repetition or continuation of a action
我去年去了一次中国，明天要再去两次。
i went to china once this year, and i'll go two more times next year.

Comparing 再 and 还

还on the other hand demonstrates an increase in mumbers or an expansion of scope
我明天去购物中心，要买毛巾，牙膏，还要买一些水果。
Tomorrow, I'm going to the shopping center to buy a towels, toothpaste and also some fruit.

eitheror(,but not)

要么。。。要么。。。

我要么买T恤衫，要公买牛仔裤，可是不买都。
i'm either going to buy a shirt or jeans not both.

to deal with
我的妞妞是老师，天天跟孩子打交道。
my sister is a teacher, every day She deals with children.

跟。。。打交道

in terms of
我最近在同屋上有很多问题。
in terms of my roomate, im having a lot of problems

在。。。上

signifies a repetitive action
这个问题我们讨论来讨论去，但是我们还是不知道。
We discussed the problem over and over, but we still don't know

verb 来 verb 去

attributie + 的 + noun phrase
妈妈给我买的衣服是纯棉的。
The clothes mom bought me are 100% cotton

Comparing 的，得，and 地

verb/adjective + 得 + complement
老师说我选课 选得好。
teacher said i choose my classes well.

Adverbial + 地 + verb
idk how to do this one 😚

used to convey sudden realization
原来你是我的同学的姐姐
turns out my classmate is your younger sister

原来 as adverb and adjective

adjective before a noun
这栋楼还是原来的子，又小又旧。
this is still the same building it used to be, small and old.

what on earth; what in the world; in the end

到底

used in questions!!!
你到底去不？
are you going or not

constatly changing/unpredictable
(one minute… the next minute)
今天一会儿很冷，一会儿又很热。
today one muinute its cold the next its hot.

一会儿。。。一会儿又

so far as…is concerned
对她来说，我要很多帮了。
regarding her, shes helps me a lot.

对。。。来说