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Grammar Points
在……中 / 在……时— in / duringHSK 3
This pattern is used to show that something happens within an event, situation, or time period. 在……中 often means 'in the course of' or 'during', while 在……时 means 'when / at the time when'. It is very common in news reports for setting the scene.
"3月20日晚，河北邯郸魏县北皋镇西坡头村一场演出中发生打架事件。"
"事发时演出正在进行，演员在表演前向观众索要掌声时开了句玩笑。"
据…… / 据其……— according toHSK 4
据 is used to introduce a source of information, meaning 'according to'. It is especially common in formal writing and news reporting. The source can be a person, report, video, or statement.
"据多位网友发布的现场视频，三名男子围住一名白衣男子。"
"据其讲述，事发时演出正在进行。"
虽……但…… / 虽未……但……— although... yet...HSK 5
This pattern expresses contrast: although one thing is true, another fact still follows. In formal written Chinese, 虽 is often used instead of 虽然. News writing often uses concise forms like 虽未……但…….
"视频中虽未记录到白衣男子头部遭受击打，但其起身后头部已明显出血。"
因……，……— because ofHSK 4
因 is a formal written way to say 'because of' or 'due to'. It introduces the reason for an action or situation. It is very common in reports, announcements, and formal narration.
"因是独唱环节，舞台上仅有歌手一人跪地演唱。"
"我们是一个正规的演艺公司，目前已因此事遭受了不小的影响。"
并非…… / 并不……— not actually / not at allHSK 5
并非 and 并不 are formal ways to negate something, often used to correct an assumption or add emphasis. 并非 means 'is not actually / is not at all', and 并不 means 'not really / not'. They are common in explanatory and formal contexts.
"起因并非如此简单。"
"事发时王先生本人并不在现场。"
Key Vocabulary
的deHSK1
(used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的[pi2 ge2 de5] "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的|跑堂儿的[pao3 tang2 r5 de5] "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的[xin1 de5] "new one")
了leHSK1
(modal particle intensifying preceding clause)
男子nán ziHSK5
a man; a male
歌手gē shǒuHSK4
singer
观众guān zhòngHSK4
spectators; audience; visitors (to an exhibition etc)