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运筹帷幄

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Grammar Points

为什么...?Why QuestionHSK 1

Use `为什么` at the start of a sentence to ask for the reason or cause of something; the speaker expects an explanation.

"为什么我能转危为安,建立汉朝?"

"项羽那么强大,为什么反把天下丢掉了呢?"

对...提出...Pose to/forHSK 3

Attach `对` + person + `提出` + noun/phrase to describe directing a question, proposal, or demand to someone.

"他对大臣们提出了一个问题。"

不仅...而且还...Not only... but also...HSK 3

Pair `不仅` with `而且` (often followed by `还`) to link two clauses where the second adds another positive or negative point.

"对有功的人不仅舍不得奖赏,而且还怀疑他们。"

...之中...之外Inside/Outside ContrastHSK 5

Use `之中` and `之外` to describe actions within one domain and results reaching beyond it, often seen in classical or literary contexts.

"运筹帷幄之中,决胜千里之外。"

"坐在军营的帷幕之中,制定在千里之外取得胜利的大计。"

不如Less than/Not as good asHSK 3

Use `不如` to compare and say that one person or thing is inferior to another in some respect; it can be repeated to contrast multiple items.

"我不如张良;管理国家,安定人心,提供粮草,我又不如萧何;至于带兵打仗,我更比不上韩信。"

Key Vocabulary

deHSK1

of; ~'s (possessive particle)

leHSK1

(completed action marker)

HSK1

I; me; my

他们tā menHSK1

they; them

项羽xiàng yǔ
yǒuHSK1

to have; there is

HSK1
刘邦liú bāng
一个yī gè
汉朝hàn cháo
duìHSK1

right; correct

zàiHSK1

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

háiHSK1

fairly

shuōHSK1

(bound form) theory; doctrine

HSK1

to join in the singing

shìHSK1

(adverb for emphatic assertion)

仅仅jǐn jǐnHSK4

only (this and nothing more)

neHSK1
军营jūn yíng
rénHSK1

CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4]

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