Similar word clarification I have encountered a bunch of words that are somewhat similar in Mandarin and I was wondering if anyone could explain the nuance between them. 1. 有些，有一些，一些，某些 2. 任何人vs 谁 3. 任何事情 vs 什么事情 4. 计划 vs 打算 5. 一定不能 vs 不一定能 (I believe these two are very different, but still) 6. 非常、太、更多、很、好、特别 谢谢你们

连。。。都/也。。。 practice 1. 他连作业也不写，何况对于考试学习呢？ 2. 他没听懂 连你的听力都不如. 3.数学老师太奇怪的 连去年的英文老师不如 4.我看不懂你作文 连小孩子也好写。 5.中国吗？我连纽约也不去过 6. 你连你家人也不爱吗？ 7. 你连我都恨了 8.他连炒蛋也不做，何况抓饭呢 9. 他做的饭不好吃， 连炒蛋都是煳的

从来比总是 我想问一下 “从来”、“总是”这两个词意思相近，那么用法有什么区别吗 谢谢你们

Physics tutoring in exchange for Mandarin practice Can someone help me make this sound more natural? I am thinking of posting it at my university. “大家好！ 我是一名自学中文的学生。 我想要练习普通话的听力和口语。我在读本科的物理学和系统地球科学。如果你需要或者你知道谁需要物理学、系统地球科学或者数学的帮助，我们可以互相学习。我的母语是乌尔都语，巴基斯坦的语，所以如果你想学乌尔都语还有印度语，我也可以帮你。希望我们能一起进步。 谢谢你们”

Learning sentence patterns 2 大家好！ 你们可以告诉我这些句话是不是听起来不太自然： I'm trying to learn how to use the Subject+verb+的+object+description and the location+的+object+description sentence structures. https://www.saporedicina.com/english/particle-de-chinese-grammar/ 甲子: 我吃的苹果是很好吃的 乙丑： 你给我的包真的很漂亮 丙寅： 我不知道她刚刚聊天的男生怎么样 丁卯： 我觉得我们去年游览的城市真的很漂亮 戊辰: 你学的专业是很有意思的 己巳: 他昨天聊天的女生是很无聊的 庚午: 我家乡的人很多 辛未: 我大学的专业和老师很多 癸酉: 我大学的学生宿舍的房间是很小的 谢谢你们

What are some cliche/trite phrases in Mandarin? Which one do you like/dislike the most and why? According to dictionary.com, trite means "lacking in freshness or effectivenessbecause of constant use or excessive repetition." There are many phrases in English that fit this description and are considered "bad writing" but are still very useful in casual conversations. I'm not sure if it's considered "overused" but I've heard 加油 so many times for so many things that it doesn't really sound too encouraging and feels a bit overused. What are some other cliches/trite expressions in Mandarin? Here is a list for English: http://www.be-a-better-writer.com/cliches.html

Learning sentence patterns 1 I'm trying to learn new sentence patterns. Can anyone please help me make sure I'm using the patterns correctly? I would really appreciate a quick explanation in English or Mandarin. 感谢您们 (I tried to literally translate the Chinese into English while making as much sense as possible. The following aren't the most natural ways of saying these things in English.) 1. 我很期待跟你聊天 I am look forward to chatting with you 2. 我很期待感恩节 I'm looking forward to Thanksgiving day 3. 我很期待学会了普通话 I look forward to mastering Mandarin 4. 每天你得吃三个饭 you need to eat three meals every day 5. 你必须每天吃药 You must take medicine everyday 6. 她以为你恨他她 She thought that you hated her 7. 我认为学会西班牙语不很难，我只应该许多学习也练习 I think mastering Spanish isn't too difficult. I just need to study and practice a lot 8.你妈妈不久来了 你得马上吃完汉堡 your mother will be here soon. You need to finish eating the hamburger right away 9. 他们必须不买过多东西 They must not buy too many things 10. 我以为美国人和中国人不同， 但是我相信世界人都一样的 I thought that Americans and Chinese people were different, but now I feel like everyone around the word is the same 11. 你学习的时候，你得悄悄地坐这里 You need to sit here quietly when you are studying 12. 你必须星期一不出去 You must not go out on Monday 13. 你必须打宠物 You must not hit pets 14. 我得告诉你她的故事 I need to tell you her story