Time or Verb Phrase + (以)前 - Expressing "before" a specific time or action with "Time or Verb Phrase + (yǐ)​qián"
春节前宠物店的生意非常好

Verb / Adverb / Phrase + 的 + Noun - Expressed to link a noun to a preceding verb or phrase with "Verb / Adverb / Phrase + de + Noun"
春节前宠物店的生意非常好
快到春节了，很多宠物店的生意都非常好。
王小姐说，这比她去理发店剪头发花的时间还长。

非常 + Adj. / Verb - Expressing "very much / extraordinary..." with "fēicháng + Adj. / Verb"
春节前宠物店的生意非常好
快到春节了，很多宠物店的生意都非常好。

快(要) + Verb / Verb Phrase + 了 - Expressing that "sth is about to happen" with "kuài(yào) + Verb / Verb Phrase + le"
快到春节了，很多宠物店的生意都非常好。

到 + Place / Time / Quantity - Expressing "to (a certain place) / until (a certain time) / up to (a certain quantity)" with "dào + Place / Time" (negative formed with 不到)
快到春节了，很多宠物店的生意都非常好。

Subject + 都 + Adj. Phrase - Expressing a descriptive statement with emphasis that it applies to "all / both" of the subjects with "Subject + dōu + Adj. Phrase"
快到春节了，很多宠物店的生意都非常好。

Characters of an adjective repeated (one after another) - Expressing greater emphasis similar to adding "extremely / really / so" before the adjective (sometimes similar to adding "-ly" onto the end of an adj.)
很多人带着他们的猫、狗去宠物店洗澡，剪毛，希望他们的宠物在春节的时候能漂漂亮亮的。

Verb 1 + 着 + Verb 2 - Expressing that the first verb is the accompanying action of the second verb with "Verb 1 + zhe + Verb 2"
王小姐带着她的狗来宠物店。

Verb / Verb Phrase + 了 - Expressing that an action has been completed with "Verb / Verb Phrase + le"
宠物店花了2小时给它洗澡，剪毛。

Subject + 给 + Recipient + Verb + Object - Expressing a more informal "for sb / sth..." with "Subject + gěi + Recipient + Verb + Object"
宠物店花了2小时给它洗澡，剪毛。

A + 比 + B + Adj. - Expressing "A is…compared to B" with "A + bǐ + B + Adj."
王小姐说，这比她去理发店剪头发花的时间还长。

...的时候 /...时 - Expressing "when…" with "...de shí​hou / ...shí​"
宠物店的老板说，春节的时候，给宠物洗澡、剪毛要贵一些，但是每天也有20只宠物来。
很多人希望宠物在春节的时候能漂亮一些，所以他们觉得贵一点也没关系。

给 + Recipient + Verb - Expressing a more informal "for sb / sth..." with "gěi + Recipient + Verb"
宠物店的老板说，春节的时候，给宠物洗澡、剪毛要贵一些，但是每天也有20只宠物来。

Statement， 但是… - Expressing "but / however…" with "Statement，dàn​shì…" (a bit more formal than 可是)
宠物店的老板说，春节的时候，给宠物洗澡、剪毛要贵一些，但是每天也有20只宠物来。

Subject + 要 + Verb / Verb Phrase - Expressing that the subject "needs to do sth" with "Subject + yào + Verb / Verb Phrase"
宠物店的老板说，春节的时候，给宠物洗澡、剪毛要贵一些，但是每天也有20只宠物来。

每 + 天 / 周 / 年 / 次 - Expressing "every day / every week / every year / every time" with "měi + Time Word" (天, 周, 年 and 次 act as their own measure words)
宠物店的老板说，春节的时候，给宠物洗澡、剪毛要贵一些，但是每天也有20只宠物来。

Reason ，所以 + Result - Expressing "so…" to explain the result with "Reason, suǒyǐ + Result"
很多人希望宠物在春节的时候能漂亮一些，所以他们觉得贵一点也没关系。

Adj. + 一点(儿) - Expressing "a little / a bit…" with "Adj. + yīdiǎn(r)"
很多人希望宠物在春节的时候能漂亮一些，所以他们觉得贵一点也没关系。