What is the difference between 本来 and 原来?
2018年6月2日 · @Reynaldi even in the sense 1 original, there is still a nuance, 原来 has the sense of 当初；未经改变的, referring to the definition 1 of 原来. Well, 本来 connotes what the …
Is the sentence 他原来什么都不知道 grammatically correct?
2020年9月3日 · Thus 他原来什么都不知道 and 他原来什么都没(有)知道 are both correct. But in Chinese, there is something called "用词", or word choice. So to show past tense here, you …
word choice - 不得不, 必须, 只好, 应该: what's the difference?
2015年1月27日 · This is what I'm thinking: 不得不 pm. "cannot but, have to" this seems colloquial, and the fact that dictionaries think of this as a set phrase/fixed expression makes me think so.
Difference between 实际, 现实, 确实, and 实在
2014年5月21日 · These 4 words (实际, 现实, 确实, and 实在) all mean different combinations of 'real', 'indeed', 'practical', 'really', and 'reality'.
的确, 确实, 实在, and 真正: what's the difference?
(Related a bit to Difference between 实际, 现实, 确实, and 实在 I guess. Good to link to it for posterity.) 的确, 确实, 实在, 真正 My dictionaries all say that all four can be adverbs with a …
What is the difference in usage between 以后 and 之后？
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但是, 可是 and 不过 - how to know which one to use?
2014年7月13日 · Normally you can just use 但是. When you use them as "but/however", they are essentially the same. The only difference is the intensity of tone: 但是 is the strongest like …
What does ...原来档案都要统统装进铁皮柜，从头干起... mean?
2015年4月12日 · as attributive adjective 原来 is usually separated from the following NP by the structural partcle 的， so that original file would usually be 原来的档案， therefore it seems …
凭, 按, 根据, 依据, 依照, and 按照 how to use these words correctly?
2015年10月5日 · （依据 依 ）[不同]1。＂依据＂主要表示在法律、规定或具体证据基础上进行，＂依据＂的一般是法律、规定等；＂依照＂主要表示按照原来的样子或情况进行，＂依照＂ …
Can you explain the differences between the following sentences?
2016年3月16日 · 冬天：能穿多少穿多少；夏天：能穿多少穿多少。 剩女产生的原因有两个:一是谁都看不上；二是谁都看不上 ...