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郑人买履

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Grammar Points

连…都/也…Even EmphasisHSK 3

Use `连` + noun + `都/也` + verb to stress that a small or unlikely item also meets the condition; it highlights that even the least expected thing applies.

"他甚至连鞋窠都找了也没有。"

把…忘在…Ba Object PlacementHSK 2

`把` + object + verb + location shows what happens to an object and where it ends up; here it expresses forgetting the measurement at home.

"对不起,我把鞋的尺码忘在家里。"

V完,就…Sequential ActionHSK 2

After a verb+完, use `就` to show the next action happens immediately after the first is completed.

"说完,就拔腿往家里跑。"

为什么…却…Contrasting QuestionHSK 3

Use `为什么` + clause + `却` + clause to ask why reality contradicts expectation; it points out the surprising opposite action.

"你这个呆子,为什么不用脚试一试,却偏偏要回家来却取尺码。"

宁可…也…Rather ThanHSK 4

`宁可` + clause + `也/不` + clause expresses preference for the first option over the second, even if it seems less convenient.

"宁可相信尺码,也不相信自己的脚。"

Key Vocabulary

leHSK1

(of eyes) bright

HSK1

(bound form) other; another; some other (as in 他日[ta1 ri4] and 他人[ta1 ren2])

deHSK1

(bound form) bull's-eye; target

尺码chǐ mǎ
妻子qī ziHSK2

wife and children

郑人zhèng rén
相信xiāng xìnHSK3

to believe; to be convinced; to accept as true

xiéHSK3

shoe

shuōHSK1

(bound form) theory; doctrine

一个yī gè
zhǎoHSK1

to find

jiùHSK2

to undertake; to engage in

HSK1

(literary) particle having functions similar to 啊[a5]

没有méi yǒuHSK1

to not be

quèHSK4

however

duìHSK1

to add; to pour in (a fluid)

HSK2

structural particle: used before a verb or adjective, linking it to preceding modifying adverbial adjunct

mǎiHSK1

to purchase

jiāHSK1
自己zì jǐHSK2

oneself

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