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按图索骥

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Grammar Points

根据…写成…Based on / Produced byHSK 4

Use 根据 before some source and follow with 写成 to say “based on…, (someone) wrote/turned it into…”; it links evidence to the resulting work.

"他根据自己的经验,写成了一本《相马经》。"

按照…去…Follow / According toHSK 3

Use 按照 to mark a rule, order, or description and follow with 去+verb to describe doing something by following that guideline.

"他的儿子就按照《相马经》上说的“良马必须额头突出,蹄子大而端正”的特点去找。"

跟…一个样Just like / the same asHSK 3

Use 跟…/和…一个样 to compare two things and say they are the same or very similar.

"“爹爹,我找到一匹好马啦,跟你书上说的一个样。”"

只是…不太…Just that / only differenceHSK 3

Use 只是 and a contrasting clause to limit or soften a statement; it’s often followed by 不太/不怎么 to express a minor difference or shortcoming.

"“只是蹄子不太像。”"

不能…只能…Not … only …HSK 3

Use 不能 to deny an option and 只能 to stress the only remaining possibility; the structure emphasizes restriction or limitation.

"“你的良马不能跑啊,只能跳,那可没法骑啊!”"

Key Vocabulary

deHSK1

(used after an attribute when it modifies a noun)

良马liáng mǎ
shuōHSK1

to persuade

shìHSK1

(adverb for emphatic assertion)

相马xiāng mǎ
伯乐bó lè
HSK1

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

leHSK1

(of eyes) bright

找到zhǎo dào
HSK1

just passed

特点tè diǎnHSK4

trait

蹄子tí zi
这个zhè gèHSK1

(pronoun) this

aHSK2
儿子ér ziHSK1

son

HSK1

you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您[nin2])

按照àn zhàoHSK4

according to; in accordance with; on the basis of

jīngHSK7

menstruation

寻求xún qiúHSK6

to seek; to look for

jiùHSK2

only; as little as

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