“已” before a verb shows that an action has already happened, similar to “already,” and is common in news or formal writing.
"36氪获悉,天宜新材公告,公司预重整产业投资人遴选已完成"
正在 + Verb— Progressive actionHSK 3
“正在” marks an action in progress right now, equivalent to “in the process of.”
"App 开始消失,我们正在进入一个“不会用软件”的时代"
也— Also/tooHSK 2
“也” adds another element with the same status, often translating to “also” or “too.” It connects parallel ideas or highlights an additional fact.
"“野生谷子”攻占县城,二次元也有自己的下沉市场?"
"Agent 也要服从基本法"
为何 + Verb— Why (formal)HSK 5
“为何” is a literary/formal question word meaning “why,” used to ask for reasons with a slightly higher register than “为什么.”
"特斯拉,为何留不住高管?"
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")
氪kè
小时xiǎo shíHSK1
hour
有限公司yǒu xiàn gōng sī
前qiánHSK1
产业chǎn yèHSK5
property
科技kē jìHSK4
science and technology
投资人tóu zī rén
和héHSK1
重整chóng zhěng
北京běi jīngHSK1
Beijing
多duōHSK1
how (to what extent) (Taiwan pr. [duo2])
紫zǐHSK5
violet
欧洲ōu zhōuHSK5
Europe (abbr. for 歐羅巴洲|欧罗巴洲[Ou1 luo2 ba1 Zhou1])
光通信guāng tōng xìn
号hàoHSK1
为wéiHSK3
to act as
京jīng
公司gōng sīHSK1
CL:家[jia1]
同比tóng bǐHSK7
(statistics) compared with the same period of the previous year; year on year; year over year