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Use “为了” at the start of a clause to state a goal or intention, followed by the action taken to achieve it.
"为了限制猴子的食量，他对猴子们说：“现在粮食不多了…”"
Place “又” before each adjective or verb phrase to describe two simultaneous qualities or actions (both…and…).
"猴子都不满意，又是跳，又是叫地乱嚷起来。"
“由” introduces the source or cause, and “产生” explains what comes from it; often used to describe how something originated.
"由这个寓言产生了成语“朝三暮四”。"
“使” means “to make/cause,” followed by an object and verb to indicate causing someone or something to do/become something.
"现在用来比喻反反复复、变化无常，使人捉摸不定。"
“用来” introduces the purpose of something, describing how it is used or what function it serves.
"“朝”是名词当“早晨”讲；“暮”就是傍晚。现在用来比喻反反复复、变化无常…"
monkey
(adverb for emphatic assertion)
to finish
(once) again
(used after an attribute when it modifies a noun)
for the benefit of
CL:個|个[ge4]
CL:個|个[ge4]
to answer; to reply
(bound form) other; another; some other (as in 他日[ta1 ri4] and 他人[ta1 ren2])
(of two people) close; on intimate terms
to liken to
lit. say three in the morning but four in the evening (idiom); to change sth that is already settled upon
to scold; to tell off
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