M grammar 4

还 (hái)

means “still / also / in addition” depending on context (e.g. 我还在学校 = I am still at school)

还在 + place (hái zài)

means “still at a place” (e.g. 我还在教室)

还 + verb

means “also / additionally do something” (e.g. 我还学习了汉语)

了 (le)

particle for completed action or new situation

动词 + 了

shows past/completed action (e.g. 我吃了饭)

句子 + 了

shows change of state (e.g. 我累了 = I am now tired)

什么时候不用了

don’t use 了 for general facts or habits (e.g. 我每天学习 ❌学习了)

帮 (bāng)

means “to help” (must usually take an object)

帮 + 人

help someone (e.g. 老师帮我)

帮了 + 人

helped someone (completed action) (e.g. 老师帮了我们)

不太 (bú tài)

means “not very” (softens negative tone)

不太 + adjective

polite/soft negative (e.g. 不太严格 = not too strict)

放松 (fàngsōng)

to relax / relaxed state

感觉很放松 (gǎnjué hěn fàngsōng)

“feel relaxed” (most natural expression)

很轻松 (hěn qīngsōng)

relaxed / easy feeling (describes state)