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Sentence types › Single-level complex sentences › Coordinative clauses
一来……，二来……，三来…… organizes three supporting reasons or considerations in a clear sequence. Learn to use it in explanations, recommendations, and questions without treating the sequence as proof that the reasons differ in importance.
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一则……，二则……，三则…… presents three parallel reasons or considerations in a clear, often formal sequence. Learn how to match the numbered markers, keep each point relevant, and choose this pattern for explanations that benefit from explicit organ…
View detailsSentence types › Single-level complex sentences › Explanatory clauses
The pattern 所谓……，就是…… presents a term or idea and explains what it means. Learn how to form it, when it fits, and how it differs from a simple definition or a critical use of 所谓.
View detailsSentence types › Single-level complex sentences › Alternative clauses
或……，或…… presents alternatives or describes different actions within a group, depending on context. Learn to coordinate the parts and distinguish possible courses from a description of what different people actually do.
View detailsSentence types › Single-level complex sentences › Alternative clauses
宁可……，也不…… and 宁愿……，也不…… present a deliberate choice: the speaker accepts or prefers one course of action rather than the alternative, which is rejected. Learn the shared frame, the common variants in its second clause, and the contrast with…
View detailsSentence types › Single-level complex sentences › Alternative clauses
Use 与其……，宁愿/宁可…… to compare two possible courses of action when the speaker presents the first as less desirable and the second as the preferred alternative. Learn how to form the clauses, choose 宁愿 or 宁可, and distinguish this construction …
View detailsSentence types › Single-level complex sentences › Adversative clauses
This pattern grants that something is indeed true or has happened, then adds a qualification, limitation, or contrasting point. Learn how repetition works, when 倒 and 了 appear, and how the second clause completes the contrast.
View detailsSentence types › Single-level complex sentences › Adversative clauses
别看……，…… links an apparent or acknowledged situation with a fact that contrasts with what a listener might expect. Learn how to form it, when it fits, and how its contrast differs from nearby patterns.
View detailsSentence types › Single-level complex sentences › Adversative clauses
Learn to use 虽说……但/可…… to acknowledge a fact, then state a contrasting, qualifying, or unexpected point. The lesson explains how to form the pattern, choose between 但 and 可, and distinguish it from a simple list of facts.
View detailsSentence types › Single-level complex sentences › Conditional clauses
This pattern presents alternatives or uncertainty in the first clause and states that the same outcome holds across them. Learn how to form it, when 与否 fits, and how to distinguish it from a simple yes-or-no question.
View detailsSentence types › Single-level complex sentences › Conditional clauses
This formal conditional pattern defines a group or set of cases and then states what applies across that whole scope. Learn how its optional parts work, when it suits written or procedural language, and how to avoid reading 均 as an unlimite…
View detailsSentence types › Single-level complex sentences › Hypothetical clauses
假若 and 假使 introduce a possible or imagined situation and connect it to a result, response, or question. This lesson explains their shared pattern, the role of the second clause, and how to choose a fitting context.
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