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Grammar Points
在……中 / 在……时— in / duringHSK 3
This pattern is used to place an action or event within a situation, process, or time frame. 在……中 often means ‘in the course of’ or ‘during,’ especially in formal written Chinese. 在……时 means ‘when doing’ or ‘at the time of.’ Both are very common for describing where or when something happened.
"深切悼念这位在抓捕持枪命案逃犯行动中壮烈牺牲的忠诚卫士。"
"2026年2月27日，额旺格拉同志在执行抓捕持枪命案逃犯任务时，奋不顾身、冲锋在前。"
自从 / ……以来— sinceHSK 4
……以来 is used to mark the starting point of a period that continues up to the present or another reference point. It often follows a time phrase or event. It is especially common in news and formal narration to summarize experience or repeated actions over time.
"2014年10月参加公安工作以来，他长期奋战在高原基层一线。"
"从警12载，他多次获评优秀公务员。"
经……，……— after / followingHSK 5
经 here is a formal written grammar item meaning ‘after undergoing,’ ‘following,’ or ‘through.’ It is often used in news reports, official language, and medical or legal contexts. The structure usually introduces a process, decision, or treatment before giving the result.
"经全力抢救无效，壮烈牺牲，年仅37岁。"
"2023年12月，经青海省委组织部同意，青海省司法厅为其追记个人二等功。"
以……— with / by means ofHSK 5
以 is a formal structure meaning ‘with,’ ‘using,’ ‘by means of,’ or ‘taking…as.’ It often introduces the method, standard, or means by which something is done. In news and official writing, it is very common in expressions like 以实际行动, 以此, 以……为…….
"额旺格拉同志以实际行动践行了“对党忠诚、服务人民、执法公正、纪律严明”总要求。"
"仪式现场举行了高元胜同志警号封存仪式，以此象征忠诚警魂不朽、英模精神永续。"
因……而…… / 因……— because ofHSK 5
因 is a formal written alternative to 因为, meaning ‘because of’ or ‘due to.’ It is often used in journalistic and literary Chinese. The pattern 因……而…… emphasizes that one result happens because of a certain reason or cause.
(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
to understand clearly
警号jǐng hào
月yuèHSK1
month
在zàiHSK1
(of sb or sth) to be (located) at
年niánHSK1
CL:個|个[ge4]
他tāHSK1
(third-person singular) (since the early 20th century, usu. male) he; him; his
公安局gōng ān jú
同志tóng zhìHSK7
(slang) homosexual
日rìHSK1
date, day of the month
封存fēng cún
拉姆lā mǔ
被bèiHSK3
used to indicate passive voice (placed before the doer of the action like "by" in English passive-voice sentences, or, if the doer is not mentioned, before the verb)