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因势利导

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Grammar Points

一...就...As soon as... then...HSK 4

Indicates that the second action happens immediately after the first action is completed. Shows a close temporal relationship between two events.

"孙膑和田忌一进军,就直指魏国的都城大梁"

"孙膑见庞涓被引诱回来,就对田忌说"

在...下Under/with the help ofHSK 5

Indicates the circumstances, conditions, or assistance under which an action takes place. Often used with abstract nouns like 帮助 (help), 影响 (influence), 领导 (leadership).

"孙膑在齐国使者的帮助下秘密逃到了齐国"

不如Not as good as / inferior toHSK 4

Used to compare two things, indicating that the subject is inferior to or not as good as the object of comparison.

"他深知自己的才干不如孙膑"

以为To think/believe (mistakenly)HSK 4

Expresses what someone thinks or believes, often implying a mistaken assumption or subjective judgment that may not match reality.

"总以为咱们的军队胆子小"

"以为齐军士兵胆小,逃跑了大半"

只好Have no choice but toHSK 4

Indicates that someone is forced to do something because there are no better alternatives. Expresses reluctance or lack of better options.

"庞涓这时才知中了圈套,走投无路,只好自杀了"

Key Vocabulary

deHSK1

(used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的[pi2 ge2 de5] "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的|跑堂儿的[pao3 tang2 r5 de5] "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的[xin1 de5] "new one")

孙膑sūn bìn
páng
juān
leHSK1

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

shìHSK1

(adverb for emphatic assertion)

齐国qí guó
魏国wèi guó
jiùHSK2

(after a suppositional clause) in that case; then

láiHSK1

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

zàiHSK1

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

zàoHSK7

kitchen; mess; canteen

趋势qū shìHSK5

trend; tendency

军队jūn duìHSK6

armed forces; troops

HSK1

(third-person singular) (since the early 20th century, usu. male) he; him; his

韩国hán guó
顺着shùn zhe
引导yǐn dǎoHSK6

to guide

一起yī qǐHSK2

together; in company (with)

dāngHSK4
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