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Grammar Points
Verb + 后 + ...— After doing ...HSK 3
The verb plus 后 (or 以后/之后) marks the completion of the first action before the second action happens. The clause with 后 comes first, followed by what happens next.
"打开网页后点击屏幕右上角分享按钮。"
正在 + verb— Progressive actionHSK 2
Use 正在 before a verb to emphasize that the action is happening at the moment of speaking.
"AI大厂正在“疯抢”文科生？"
终于 + verb— Finally / at lastHSK 4
终于 expresses that something expected or waited for has finally happened, often after a long time or difficulty.
"维持16年的30%抽成税终于下调。"
为什么 ... 要 ...— Why... (reason question)HSK 3
Use 为什么 to ask for the reason for the following clause, often followed by 要/会/能 to show intention or necessity.
"为什么小红书要打响第一枪？"
让 + someone + verb— Make/let someone do somethingHSK 3
让 indicates causing or allowing someone to do something. The person affected follows 让, and the verb of the resulting action comes after.
"36氪APP让一部分人先看到未来。"
Key Vocabulary
的deHSK1
(used after an attribute when it modifies a noun)
氪kè
小时xiǎo shíHSK1
CL:個|个[ge4]
前qiánHSK1
年niánHSK1
harvest (old)
跌diēHSK6
Taiwan pr. [die2]
号hàoHSK1
roar
指数zhǐ shùHSK7
index
京jīng
欧洲ōu zhōuHSK5
Europe (abbr. for 歐羅巴洲|欧罗巴洲[Ou1 luo2 ba1 Zhou1])
增长zēng zhǎngHSK4
to grow; to increase
跌近diē jìn
和héHSK1
to complete a set in mahjong or playing cards
站zhànHSK2
station
举报jǔ bàoHSK7
to denounce
同比tóng bǐHSK7
(statistics) compared with the same period of the previous year; year on year; year over year