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如火如荼

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Grammar Points

把...分成...ba decompositionHSK 3

Use 把 to bring the object before the verb and then describe how it is processed or transformed; here it shows how the army is divided into parts.

"夫差把三万军队分成了左、中、右三军。"

每...都...every ... all ...HSK 1

Each item in a group performs the same action; placing 每 before a noun and 都 before the verb emphasizes that uniformity.

"每一军都组成一个正方形的方阵。"

像...一样 / 好似...simile comparisonHSK 3

Use 像...一样 or 好似 to compare one thing to another, emphasizing resemblance in appearance or feeling.

"远远望去,很像盛开的荼花。"

"右军全是黑色打扮,远看好似布满了密密层层的乌云。"

只好+Verbhave-no-choiceHSK 4

只好 expresses that the speaker has no better option and must take the action that follows.

"大家害怕吴国的实力,只好共同推举吴王做了首领。"

按照...行进follow instructionsHSK 4

按照 indicates following a rule, plan, or pattern; it precedes the standard that the following action complies with.

"三军按照鼓点行进,步伐整齐有力。"

Key Vocabulary

deHSK1

(used after an attribute when it modifies a noun)

leHSK1

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

shìHSK1

to be (followed by substantives only)

wàngHSK6

to expect

zhīHSK4

it

白色bái sèHSK2

anti-communist

xiàngHSK3

to resemble

各国gè guó
晋定jìn dìng
huāHSK2

florid

弓箭gōng jiàn
zhōngHSK3

to win (a prize or lottery)

夫差fū chā
HSK1
zhǐHSK4

to point at or to

一样yī yàngHSK3

same

zàiHSK1

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

dōuHSK1

all; both; entirely

方阵fāng zhèn
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