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望梅止渴

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Grammar Points

正…当…right-in-the-momentHSK 4

Use “正” + verb phrase to point out an action or situation happening at the very moment, often with time/location markers such as “当头” to emphasize immediacy.

"正遇上烈日当头,天气炎热,附近又找不到水源"

又…又…double-adjectiveHSK 2

Pairing “又…又…” links two adjectives (or verbs) to describe something with multiple qualities simultaneously.

"天气炎热,附近又找不到水源"

"想起那又甜又酸的梅子"

一个个…都…each-one-emphasisHSK 3

“一个个” + adjective/verb + “都” stresses that every person in the group shares the same state or action.

"一个个懒洋洋的都不想赶路了"

…便…immediate-consequenceHSK 4

“便” follows an action to show a quick consequence or reaction; it links the preceding decision to what happens next.

"忽然,他想出了一个主意。便举起马鞭,往前一指,对士兵们说"

…再…then-afterwardsHSK 3

“再” after a verb indicates that a second action happens after the first one is completed, often used with verbs of movement.

"赶到那里咱们再好好休息吧"

Key Vocabulary

leHSK1

(modal particle indicating change of state, situation now)

deHSK1

(used after an attribute when it modifies a noun)

士兵shì bīngHSK6

CL:個|个[ge4]

dōuHSK1

(used for emphasis) even

yòuHSK3

(once) again

yǒuHSK1

to have; there is

láiHSK1

(prefix) the coming ...; the next ... (as in 來世|来世[lai2 shi4])

yòngHSK3

usefulness; utility

梅子méi zi
曹操cáo cāo
HSK1
menHSK1

plural marker for pronouns, and nouns referring to individuals

HSK1

(literary) particle having functions similar to 啊[a5]

口干舌燥kǒu gān shé zào
那里nà lǐHSK1

there; that place

咱们zán menHSK3

(dialect) I or me

一听yī tīng
suānHSK4

sour

baHSK1

...I presume.

水源shuǐ yuánHSK7

headwaters of a river

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