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踌躇满志 游刃有余

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Grammar Points

又...又...both...and...HSK 2

Pairs two adjectives or verbs to describe simultaneous qualities or actions (usually “又A又B”), showing the speaker’s impression.

"梁惠王见他宰得又快又好,惊奇地问道:“你的技术怎么能够达到这个地步的呢?”"

怎么...的how...HSK 4

Used in a question to ask for explanation or degree (“怎么+verb+的”), often expressing surprise about the result or state.

"梁惠王见他宰得又快又好,惊奇地问道:“你的技术怎么能够达到这个地步的呢?”"

即使...也...even if...still...HSK 5

Expresses a concession: “即使” introduces a hypothetical difficulty, and “也” states that the result stays the same.

"即使这样,遇到那些筋骨交错,非常难办的地方,我还是非常重视的。"

再...就...once...then...HSK 3

Links two actions to show that once the first happens again, the second immediately follows; close to “一...就...” but focused on repetition.

"这样,我再宰牛就顺骨缝进刀,慢慢转动那薄薄的刀刃。"

才...only after...HSK 3

“才” after a clause emphasizes that the event in the main clause happened only after the preceding condition was met.

"以后经过摸索,我才逐渐掌握了牛的身体结构。"

Key Vocabulary

deHSK1

(bound form) bull's-eye; target

shìHSK1

correct; right; true

HSK1

I; me; my

leHSK1

(literary) (usually followed by a negative such as 無|无[wu2] or 不[bu4]) completely (not); entirely (not); (not) in the least

哪里nǎ lǐHSK1

also written 哪裡|哪里

宰牛zǎi niú
niúHSK3

newton (abbr. for 牛頓|牛顿[niu2 dun4])

厨师chú shīHSK4

cook

这个zhè gèHSK1

(pronoun) this

梁惠王liáng huì wáng
zǎiHSK7

(bound form) (a title for certain government officials in ancient China)

jiùHSK2

as much as; as many as

yǒuHSK1

(bound form) having; with; -ful; -ed; -al (as in 有意[you3 yi4] intentional)

成语chéng yǔHSK6

Chinese set expression, typically of 4 characters, often alluding to a story or historical quotation; idiom; proverb; saying; adage

非常fēi chángHSK1

unusual; extraordinary

这样zhè yàngHSK2

like this

aHSK2

modal particle ending sentence, showing affirmation, approval, or consent

HSK1
踌躇满志chóu chú mǎn zhì
HSK1

(bound form) not; un-

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