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Chengyu (Idioms)

• 一举两得 (yī jǔ liǎng dé) — Kill Two Birds with One Stone
• 半途而废 (bàn tú ér fèi) — Give Up Halfway
• 画蛇添足 (huà shé tiān zú) — Drawing Legs on a Snake
• 对牛弹琴 (duì niú tán qín) — Playing the Lute to a Cow
• 守株待兔 (shǒu zhū dài tù) — Waiting by a Tree Stump for a Rabbit
• 自相矛盾 (zì xiāng máo dùn) — Self-Contradiction
• 塞翁失马 (sài wēng shī mǎ) — The Old Man Who Lost His Horse
• 亡羊补牢 (wáng yáng bǔ láo) — Mending the Pen After Losing a Sheep
• 班门弄斧 (bān mén nòng fǔ) — Showing Off Your Axe at Lu Ban's Door
• 入乡随俗 (rù xiāng suí sú) — When in Rome, Do as the Romans Do

Grammar

• The 是...的 (shì...de) Construction
• 了 (le) — Completed Action
• 了 (le) — Change of State
• 过 (guò) — The Experience Marker
• 在 (zài) + Verb — The Progressive Aspect
• The 把 (bǎ) Construction
• 被 (bèi) — The Passive Construction
• 比 (bǐ) — Making Comparisons
• 越来越 (yuè lái yuè) — More and More
• 不但...而且 (búdàn...érqiě) — Not Only...But Also
• 虽然...但是 (suīrán...dànshì) — Although...But
• 如果...就 (rúguǒ...jiù) — If...Then
• 连...都/也 (lián...dōu/yě) — Even...
• 除了...以外 (chúle...yǐwài) — Besides / Except
• Question Particles: 吗, 呢, 吧

Measure Words

• 个 (gè) — The Universal Measure Word
• 本 (běn) — For Books and Bound Volumes
• 条 (tiáo) — For Long, Thin Things
• 张 (zhāng) — For Flat Things
• 把 (bǎ) — For Things You Grip
• 杯 (bēi) — For Cups and Glasses of Drink
• 件 (jiàn) — For Clothing and Matters
• 只 (zhī) — For Animals and One of a Pair
• 辆 (liàng) — For Vehicles
• 位 (wèi) — The Polite Measure Word for People
• 双 (shuāng) — For Pairs
• 套 (tào) — For Sets and Suites

Tones & Pronunciation

• The Four Tones of Mandarin Chinese
• Tone Pairs: Training Your Ear and Mouth
• Third Tone Sandhi: When 3rd Tone Changes
• Tone Changes for 不 (bù)
• Tone Changes for 一 (yī)
• Common Tone-Confused Word Pairs
• Pinyin Basics: Initials and Finals
• The Neutral Tone (轻声)
• Tones in Sentences: Maintaining Tone Accuracy in Context
• Retroflex Finals: The 儿化 (érhuà) Sound