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金石为开

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Grammar Points

好像…正在…Apparent Ongoing ActionHSK 3

Use “好像” plus a verb phrase (often with 正在) to describe what appears to be happening, often based on observation or intuition.

"好像正在等待扑捉食物的时机。"

不是…而是…Not … But …HSK 4

Use this structure to deny one possibility and immediately assert the real situation, which is very useful for corrections or clarifications.

"被射中的不是什么老虎,而是一块形状像老虎的大石头。"

当…时…When …HSK 3

Introduce a temporal clause with “当…时…” to describe what happens at the same time the action in the main clause occurs.

"当他寻找射出的那支箭时,发现那支箭不仅深深地射中了石头老虎。"

S1,却S2Unexpected ContrastHSK 4

Connect two clauses to highlight an unexpected or opposite result, using “却” before the second clause.

"接着他又连射几箭,却始终不能再射进去。"

被…Passive VoiceHSK 4

Use “被” before the agent (sometimes implicit) to express that the subject is affected by someone or something else.

"被射中的不是什么老虎,而是一块形状像老虎的大石头。"

Key Vocabulary

deHSK1

a taxi; a cab (abbr. for 的士[di1 shi4])

HSK1

(bound form) other; another; some other (as in 他日[ta1 ri4] and 他人[ta1 ren2])

老虎lǎo hǔHSK4

CL:隻|只[zhi1]

李广lǐ guǎng
leHSK1

(used with 得[de2] or 不[bu4] after a verb to express (im)possibility, as in 忘不了[wang4 bu5 liao3] "cannot forget")

HSK1
yǒuHSK1

to have; there is

HSK1

surname Nuo

dāngHSK4

fitting

比喻bǐ yùHSK5

figure of speech

发现fā xiànHSK3

to discover; to find; to detect

力气lì qìHSK4

physical strength

hěnHSK1

(also, often used before an adjective without intensifying its meaning, i.e. as a meaningless syntactic element)

射中shè zhōng
支箭zhī jiàn
zàiHSK1

(used before a verb to indicate an action in progress)

自己zì jǐHSK2

one's own

几箭jǐ jiàn
极大jí dà
HSK1
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