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约法三章

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Grammar Points

只要...就...Conditional ResultHSK 3

Use the first clause to give the condition (“as long as…”) and the second to state the inevitable result; the consequence follows whenever the condition holds.

"人们只要聚在一起说句对秦朝不满的话,就要杀头。"

"议论国事就要灭族,实在是太残暴了!"

把...都...Ba + All EmphasisHSK 4

The 把 structure brings the object to the front and, with 都, emphasizes that every part of that object is affected by the verb.

"刘邦接受了他们的劝告,就把宫廷里的珍宝财物都贴上封条,派人保管。"

...了...便...Immediate SequenceHSK 4

After completing one action, 便 (or sometimes 就) signals that the next action happens immediately or naturally follows.

"刘邦进了咸阳便想住进皇宫。"

..., 导致...Cause and ResultHSK 4

Use a clause to describe a cause or behavior, followed by 导致 to point to the result, often a negative consequence.

"贪图享受会失去民心,导致失败。"

拿...作...Take asHSK 4

拿...作.../把...作... means “take something as” or “use something as,” connecting a source with the role it plays.

"现在用时“三章”已不是实数,而是拿这个成语作比喻,指订立几条简单明白的条款来共同遵守。"

Key Vocabulary

deHSK1

(bound form) bull's-eye; target

leHSK1

(modal particle intensifying preceding clause)

刘邦liú bāng
shìHSK1

to be (followed by substantives only)

三章sān zhāng
咸阳xián yáng
HSK4

(physics) farad (abbr. for 法拉[fa3 la1])

shuōHSK1

to scold; to tell off

rénHSK1

person; people

yuēHSK4

to invite

成语chéng yǔHSK6

CL:條|条[tiao2],本[ben3],句[ju4]

财物cái wùHSK6

belongings

约定yuē dìngHSK5

to promise

yǒuHSK1

to have; there is

明白míng báiHSK3

clear; obvious; unequivocal

jìnHSK2

to put in

必须bì xūHSK3

compulsory

jiùHSK2

(same as 就是[jiu4 shi4]) merely; nothing else but; simply; just; precisely; exactly

HSK4

to give

就要jiù yào
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