Potential Complements
或者/还是
看起来/听起来
结果+ Connecting Devices
Common Mistakes
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This is what a potential complement expresses.

What is the ability or possibility of something to occur?

100

This is the basic english translation of both "或者" and “还是”

 What is "or"?

100

This is what “看起来" expresses.

What is "it looks like, or it looks as if."?

100

This is the basic english meaning of 结果

 What is "as a result?"

100

This is a common mistake involving the word 是

What is putting 是 before an adjective without a following noun?

200

This is the potential complement that expresses that you are able to see something.

What is "看得到“ or "看得见“?

200

This is the primary difference between 或者 and 还是

 What is, 还是 asks a question that requires you to pick between two options and 或者 is normally used in statements?

200
This is what  听起来 expresses

What is "it sounds like, it sounds as if" ?

200

This is where 结果 typically goes in a sentence

What is at the beginning of a secondary clause or the next sentence?

200

This is a common mistake involving typing that results in vocabulary errors.

What is selecting the wrong character?

300

This is how to say, "unable to finish reading" in Chinese

What is “看不完”?

300

This is how to ask if you like writing blogs or checking the news in Chinese

What is 你喜欢写博客还是查新闻?

300

This is how to say "It sounds as if you don't want to video chat with me"  in Chinese

What is  “听起来你不想跟我视频“?

300

These are two simple options to connect clauses or sentences in a less choppy way

What are time and place references at the beginning of the sentence/clause?

400

This is how to say "unable to get online" in Chinese

What is 上不了网

400

this is the correct spelling for the pinyin in 或者

What is huozhe?

400

This is how to say "It looks as if it might rain" in Chinese

What is "看起来会下雨“?
400

This overused word is often well-replaced with 结果

what is 所以?

500

This is how to say "he can't understand the words the teacher is saying" using a potential complement

What is 他听不懂老师说的话?

500

This is how to express, Would you like either coffee or tea? in Chinese

 What is 你好咖啡或者茶吗?
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This is how to say "It looks like I'm unable to get online."

What is 看起来我上不了网?
500

This is an example of a connecting device in use other than 结果 that is not as simple as "昨天/今天/明天“

Answers may vary

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This whether or not the sentence "他看得完课本, 然后她去吃饭。“

What is incorrect. The focus should be on the ability, but this implies that the writer means she finished reading the book, not that she was able to finish reading the book