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毛遂自荐 脱颖而出

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Grammar Points

只好have no choice butHSK 4

Used to express that someone has no better option and must do something reluctantly or out of necessity

"赵国只好派平原君去楚国谈判"

凡是...就/都...whenever/all thatHSK 5

Used to make generalizations meaning 'all/any that...' or 'whenever...then...', emphasizing that something applies universally to a category

"凡是有才能的人,就好像锥子放在布袋里一样"

从来没有/不...never (have)HSK 4

Emphasizes that something has never happened from the past until now, used with negative verbs

"周围的人从来没有提到过您,我也从来没有听说过您"

要是...就...if...thenHSK 4

Conditional structure meaning 'if...then...', used to express hypothetical situations and their consequences

"要是您早点把我放进布袋里,锥子也早就露出来了"

用来...used to/forHSK 4

Indicates the purpose or function of something, meaning 'used to' or 'used for' doing something

"这个成语用来比喻人的才能全部显示出来"

"现在用来形容自告奋勇、自己推荐自己"

Key Vocabulary

deHSK1

(used after an attribute when it modifies a noun)

leHSK1

unofficial variant of 瞭[liao4]

平原君píng yuán jūn
nínHSK1

you (courteous, as opposed to informal 你[ni3])

毛遂máo suì
rénHSK1

CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4]

HSK1

I; me; my

shìHSK1

correct; right; true

láiHSK1

ever since (as in 自古以來|自古以来[zi4 gu3 yi3 lai2])

shuōHSK1

to scold; to tell off

楚国chǔ guó
才能cái néngHSK6

ability

没有méi yǒuHSK1

hasn't

锥子zhuī zi
jiùHSK2

as much as; as many as

HSK1

li, ancient measure of length, approx. 500 m

布袋bù dài
露出lù chū
成语chéng yǔHSK6

CL:條|条[tiao2],本[ben3],句[ju4]

yǒuHSK1

to have; there is

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