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阳春白雪 下里巴人

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Grammar Points

把 + [object] + [verb]Disposal with 把HSK 3

Put the object immediately after 把 to highlight how it is being handled; the verb phrase that follows describes what happens to that object, often with a result or change.

"楚王听别人说了他一些坏话,就把宋玉找来问道。"

[A] 就 [B]Immediate consequenceHSK 3

Use 就 between two clauses to show that B happens immediately after or as a direct result of A.

"楚王听别人说了他一些坏话,就把宋玉找来问道。"

"后来他又唱起比较高深的《阳阿薤露》,跟着唱的就只有几百人了。"

当 … 时When / Temporal clauseHSK 3

Use 当 … 时 to mark the time when something happens; the clause after 当 describes the situation and the main clause states what occurs at that moment.

"当他再唱起高雅的歌曲《阳春白雪》时,跟着唱的就仅有几十人了。"

越 … 越 …The more … the more …HSK 4

Use 越 before two adjectives or verbs to create a correlative structure showing that as the degree of the first increases (or decreases), the second clause changes accordingly.

"可见歌曲越是高深,能跟着唱的人就越少啊!"

用 … 代表 …Use to representHSK 4

Use 用 + noun + verb (often with 来) to say that one thing is used symbolically or metaphorically to stand for another thing.

"“阳春白雪”后来就用来代表高雅的文艺作品,用“下里巴人”代表通俗浅近的文艺作品。"

Key Vocabulary

deHSK1

of; ~'s (possessive particle)

jiùHSK2

(pattern: 不[bu4] ... 就[jiu4] ...) if not ... then must be ...

chàngHSK1

to chant

rénHSK1

CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4]

跟着gēn zhe
leHSK1

(of eyes) bright

宋玉sòng yù
歌曲gē qūHSK5

song

HSK1
shìHSK1

(adverb for emphatic assertion)

唱起chàng qǐ
下里巴人xià lǐ bā rén
阳春白雪yáng chūn bái xuě
yǒuHSK1

to have; there is

楚王chǔ wáng
文艺作品wén yì zuò pǐn
yòuHSK3

(used for emphasis) anyway

néngHSK1

might possibly

neHSK1

particle indicating that a previously asked question is to be applied to the preceding word ("What about ...?", "And ...?")

高雅gāo yǎHSK7

dainty

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