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Indicates that as soon as one action happens, another follows almost immediately; the second clause starts with 就 for quick succession.
"它刚刚张开贝壳，水鸟鹬就伸出长嘴去啄蚌肉。"
Frames a precise moment when something occurs, emphasizing that another event interrupts or coincides with it.
"正当鹬和蚌闹得不可开交的时候，被一位渔翁发现。"
Compares two things by stating that one resembles the other, often to highlight similarity or consequence.
"强大的秦国就会像渔翁一样得到便宜。"
Connects an action or situation to its consequence, with 结果 introducing what happened next.
"用来比喻争夺的双方互不相让，结果两败俱伤。"
Explains the purpose of an action or item by following 用来 with a verb phrase describing what it is used for.
"这个故事后来被概括成了成语“鹬蚌相争，渔翁得利”，用来比喻争夺的双方互不相让。"
clear-sighted
(pattern: 不[bu4] ... 就[jiu4] ...) if not ... then must be ...
of; ~'s (possessive particle)
you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您[nin2])
today
time
shell (of a mollusk)
surname Ye
to reduce
old practice
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