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司空见惯

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Grammar Points

被 + VerbPassive voice with 被HSK 4

Used to express passive actions where the subject receives the action. Structure: Subject + 被 + (Agent) + Verb

"被贬到偏僻的地方去当刺史"

...期间During/while with 期间HSK 5

Indicates a time period during which something happens. Placed after a time phrase or event to mean 'during that time'

"他在朝廷任职期间,曾在政治上谋求改革"

让/要 + Object + VerbCausative with 让/要HSK 4

Used to express making or asking someone to do something. Structure: Subject + 让/要 + Person + Verb phrase

"李绅又让歌女出来演唱,并要她们向刘禹锡殷勤地敬酒"

...后 + VerbAfter doing somethingHSK 3

Indicates sequence of events - 'after doing X, then Y happens'. The action/event before 后 happens first

"失败后降了职"

用来 + VerbUsed to/for the purpose ofHSK 4

Expresses purpose or function - 'used to do something' or 'for the purpose of'. Structure: Subject + 用来 + Verb phrase

"这句成语用来形容看得太多、便不足为奇"

Key Vocabulary

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")

deHSK1

(used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis)

shìHSK1

(respectful acknowledgement of a command) very well

李绅lǐ shēn
HSK1

surname Ye

HSK1
成语chéng yǔHSK6

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

刘禹锡liú yǔ xī
司空sī kōng
司空见惯sī kōng jiàn guànHSK7

a common occurrence (idiom)

hún
duōHSK1

how (to what extent) (Taiwan pr. [duo2])

官职guān zhí
新鲜xīn xiānHSK3

uncommon

闲事xián shì
hěnHSK1

very; quite

míngHSK2
刺史cì shǐ
cáiHSK3

ability; talent

觉得jué deHSK1

to feel (uncomfortable etc)

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