Lesson Comments
No, 做不完 means that you cannot finish, the 不完 is a potential compliment, indicating incapability of finishing. If you wanted to say that you haven't f... Read more
Maybe somebody could help me identify a snack. I was in Shanghai a couple of months ago visiting a friend, and I was near a shopping district (I think... Read more
What does "after this past year" mean? Do you mean "during the last year" / "over the course of the last year". If so, I am also interested in... Read more
I think you are right. And that's the long and short of it. Read more
But 做不完 simply indicates that you haven't finished. With 做不了 we were trying to show that you couldn't (weren't able to) finish. Read more
Well, if you were answering my question, i'm inclined to agree with you. But I would add that in this lesson, there was no mention of hitting the cucu... Read more
A number of things: 1)Jason's Chinese is excellent. I hope in another couple of years, my Chinese is that good. 2)this is another great interview... Read more
I think on the surface that sounds similar to "the long and short of it" but I wonder if the usage is not the same. This one seems to be talking about... Read more
For your example, using 不完 rather than 不了 would be more natural. Ie 做不完 Read more
You could also use 做不到, "unable to do / impossible to do": 這件事，我真的做不到，因為時間不夠。 Read more