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| it is obvious that. Used after the subject to indicate that an action or situation is contrary to people's beliefs or expectations. |
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| 人们明明知道这些故事是编造出来的，可是大家还是喜欢讲，喜欢听。 |
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| People undoubtedly know that these are made-up stories, but everyone still likes to tell them and listen to them. |
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| 汤姆明明知道小燕有男朋友，可是还是要请小燕去看电影。 |
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| Tom obviously knows Xiaoyan has a boyfriend, but he is still going to invite her to go to the movies with him. |
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| You obviously know the answer to this question. Why didn't you tell me? |
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| With only the few of you, ow can these two mountains be moved away? |
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| On what basis do you say that I took your books？ |
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| Movie theaters and amusement parks all have "Admission by ticket only" on the door. |
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| would rather, had better. Used to express a preference (which may not be a good choice, either) after comparing another opinion. |
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| I would rather stay at home for my entire life than do something stupid like this. |
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| I would rather die than marry you. |
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| I would rather stay up the whole night and finish my homework. |
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| intensifier. Used in exclamatory sentences for emphasis. |
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| The Foolish Old Man said: "It's you who are the old fool!" |
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| After all these years, I've finally realized it's you who are the good guy! |
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| I'll never make friends with him! |
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| the more... the more. Connects two words or phrases and indicates the increasing degree of one state or process as the other increases. |
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| The older you get, the more foolish you become. |
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| The more you study Chinese, the easier it becomes. |
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| The more you eat in the school's dining hall, the lousier you think the food is. |
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| not as good as. Used in comparison sentences with the meaning "not as good as." Can also appear after the object of comparison, when using "连...都不如” |
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| You're even more foolish than that child. |
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| The level of my Chinese is even lower than that of elementary school students. |
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| Zhao Xiaoyan is not as pretty as Wang Xiaofeng. |
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| Both can be used to inquire about the reason for something, but 怎么 can also be used to ask about the manner of an action. |
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| If we keep digging, why shouldn't we be able to move it away? |
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| How come you didn't go to class? |
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| With only the few of you, how can these two mountains be moved away? |
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| The teacher has never taught us this character, so I don't know how to write it. |
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