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江郎才尽

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Grammar Points

连...都...Even...HSK 4

Uses “连” before a lower-level item to intensify the range of coverage, followed by “都” plus the result, showing that even the least expected thing is affected.

"连学习用的笔墨纸砚都买不起。"

不仅...而且...Not only... but also...HSK 4

Links two positive clauses to show that the second clause adds more information, showing both abilities or facts about the subject.

"几年后他不仅练出一手好书法,而且文章诗词写得也很出色。"

越来越...More and more...HSK 3

Repeats “越来越” + adjective to indicate a gradual change in degree over time in a single direction.

"可是后来年纪大了一些的时候,文思却越来越不行了。"

再也...不...Never again...HSK 4

“再也” plus a negative verb phrase expresses that something will definitely not occur again after a certain point.

"从此江淹的文思枯竭,再也写不出美妙的诗句了。"

V着V着就...As... then...HSK 5

Repeats a verb with “着” to describe a continuous action and attaches “就” to show that some result follows unexpectedly or naturally.

"有一次傍晚,江淹在凉亭里作诗,作着作着就睡着了。"

Key Vocabulary

leHSK1

unofficial variant of 瞭[liao4]

deHSK1

of; ~'s (possessive particle)

HSK1

(dialect) uncle (father's brother)

HSK1

(third-person singular) (since the early 20th century, usu. male) he; him; his

江淹jiāng yān
xiěHSK1

to write

文思wén sī
时候shí hòuHSK1

length of time

HSK1

I; me; my

郭亚guō yà
可是kě shìHSK3

(used for emphasis) indeed

作着zuò zhe
五色wǔ sè
学习xué xíHSK1

to learn

HSK2

(bound form) style of writing; literary manner; technique of brushwork

还给hái gěi
yǒuHSK1

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

HSK1

also; too; as well; (not ...) either

不出bù chū
江郎jiāng láng
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