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HSK 5
P
dòu
I
[tou⁵¹]
Z
ㄉㄡˋ
v.

The meaning of

to amuse, to tease


Use in a Sentence

中国人喜欢听相声,因为它逗笑。

zhōnɡ ɡuó rén
[tʂoŋ⁵⁵ kuo³⁵ ʐən³⁵]
ㄓㄨㄥ ㄍㄨㄛˊ ㄖㄣˊ
n.
xǐ huɑ̄n
[ɕi²¹⁴ xuan⁵⁵]
ㄒ丨ˇ ㄏㄨㄢ
v.
tīnɡ
[tʰiŋ⁵⁵]
ㄊ丨ㄥ
v.
xiɑ̀nɡ shènɡ
[ɕiɑŋ⁵¹ ʂəŋ⁵¹]
ㄒ丨ㄤˋ ㄕㄥˋ
n.
yīn wèi
[in⁵⁵ uei⁵¹]
丨ㄣ ㄨㄟˋ
prep.
tɑ̄
[tʰᴀ⁵⁵]
ㄊㄚ
pron.
dòu xiɑ̀o
[tou⁵¹ ɕiɑu⁵¹]
ㄉㄡˋ ㄒ丨ㄠˋ
v.
Chinese people like to listen to cross talk because it is funny.

然而

HSK 4
P
rɑ́n ér
I
[ʐan³⁵ ər³⁵]
Z
ㄖㄢˊ ㄦˊ
conj.

The meaning of 然而

用在后半句的开头,表示转折,多用于书面语。“然而”后可加逗号,表示停顿。
The conjunction "然而" is used at the beginning of the second half of a sentence to indicate a turn in meaning, usually used in written Chinese. It can be followed by a comma to indicate a pause.


Use 然而 in a Sentence

他虽然失败了很多次,然而一直没有放弃。

tɑ̄
[tʰᴀ⁵⁵]
ㄊㄚ
pron.
suī rɑ́n
[suei⁵⁵ ʐan³⁵]
ㄙㄨㄟ ㄖㄢˊ
conj.
shī bɑ̀i
[ʂʅ⁵⁵ pai⁵¹]
ㄕ ㄅㄞˋ
v.
le
[lɤ]
ㄌㄜ
part.
hěn duō
[xən²¹⁴ tuo⁵⁵]
ㄏㄣˇ ㄉㄨㄛ
num.
cì
[tsʰɿ⁵¹]
ㄘˋ
m.
rɑ́n ér
[ʐan³⁵ ər³⁵]
ㄖㄢˊ ㄦˊ
conj.
yī zhí
[i⁵⁵ tʂʅ³⁵]
丨 ㄓˊ
adv.
méi yǒu
[mei³⁵ iou²¹⁴]
ㄇㄟˊ 丨ㄡˇ
adv.
fɑ̀nɡ qì
[fɑŋ⁵¹ tɕʰi⁵¹]
ㄈㄤˋ ㄑ丨ˋ
v.
Although he failed many times, he never gave up.

很多人觉得自己的生活是幸福的,然而每个人对幸福的看法却不完全相同。

hěn duō
[xən²¹⁴ tuo⁵⁵]
ㄏㄣˇ ㄉㄨㄛ
num.
rén
[ʐən³⁵]
ㄖㄣˊ
n.
jué de
[tɕyɛ³⁵ tɤ³]
ㄐㄩㄝˊ ˙ㄉㄜ
v.
zì jǐ
[tsɿ⁵¹ tɕi²¹⁴]
ㄗˋ ㄐ丨ˇ
pron.
de
[tɤ]
ㄉㄜ
part.
shēnɡ huó
[ʂəŋ⁵⁵ xuo³⁵]
ㄕㄥ ㄏㄨㄛˊ
v.
shì
[ʂʅ⁵¹]
ㄕˋ
v.
xìnɡ fú
[ɕiŋ⁵¹ fu³⁵]
ㄒ丨ㄥˋ ㄈㄨˊ
adj.
de
[tɤ]
ㄉㄜ
part.
rɑ́n ér
[ʐan³⁵ ər³⁵]
ㄖㄢˊ ㄦˊ
conj.
měi
[mei²¹⁴]
ㄇㄟˇ
pron.
ɡè
[kɤ⁵¹]
ㄍㄜˋ
m.
rén
[ʐən³⁵]
ㄖㄣˊ
n.
duì
[tuei⁵¹]
ㄉㄨㄟˋ
prep.
xìnɡ fú
[ɕiŋ⁵¹ fu³⁵]
ㄒ丨ㄥˋ ㄈㄨˊ
adj.
de
[tɤ]
ㄉㄜ
part.
kɑ̀n fɑ̌
[kʰan⁵¹ fᴀ²¹⁴]
ㄎㄢˋ ㄈㄚˇ
n.
què
[tɕʰyɛ⁵¹]
ㄑㄩㄝˋ
adv.
bù
[pu⁵¹]
ㄅㄨˋ
adv.
wɑ́n quɑ́n
[uan³⁵ tɕʰyan³⁵]
ㄨㄢˊ ㄑㄩㄢˊ
adj.
xiɑ̄nɡ tónɡ
[ɕiɑŋ⁵⁵ tʰoŋ³⁵]
ㄒ丨ㄤ ㄊㄨㄥˊ
adj.
Many people feel that their lives are happy, but everyone's view of happiness is not the same.

另外,在看完一篇文章或一本书之后,还可以把它的主要内容和自己的想法写下来。然而,你不能完全相信书本上的内容,要有自已的看法和判断。

lìnɡ wɑ̀i
[liŋ⁵¹ uai⁵¹]
ㄌ丨ㄥˋ ㄨㄞˋ
conj.
zɑ̀i
[tsai⁵¹]
ㄗㄞˋ
prep.
kɑ̀n wɑ́n
[kʰan⁵¹ uan³⁵]
ㄎㄢˋ ㄨㄢˊ
v.
yī
[i⁵⁵]
num.
piɑ̄n
[pʰiɛn⁵⁵]
ㄆ丨ㄢ
m.
wén zhɑ̄nɡ
[uən³⁵ tʂɑŋ⁵⁵]
ㄨㄣˊ ㄓㄤ
n.
huò
[xuo⁵¹]
ㄏㄨㄛˋ
conj.
yī
[i⁵⁵]
num.
běn
[pən²¹⁴]
ㄅㄣˇ
m.
shū
[ʂu⁵⁵]
ㄕㄨ
n.
zhī hòu
[tʂʅ⁵⁵ xou⁵¹]
ㄓ ㄏㄡˋ
n.
hɑ́i
[xai³⁵]
ㄏㄞˊ
adv.
kě yǐ
[kʰɤ²¹⁴ i²¹⁴]
ㄎㄜˇ 丨ˇ
v.
bɑ̌
[pᴀ²¹⁴]
ㄅㄚˇ
prep.
tɑ̄
[tʰᴀ⁵⁵]
ㄊㄚ
pron.
de
[tɤ]
ㄉㄜ
part.
zhǔ yɑ̀o
[tʂu²¹⁴ iɑu⁵¹]
ㄓㄨˇ 丨ㄠˋ
adj.
nèi rónɡ
[nei⁵¹ ʐoŋ³⁵]
ㄋㄟˋ ㄖㄨㄥˊ
n.
hé
[xɤ³⁵]
ㄏㄜˊ
conj.
zì jǐ
[tsɿ⁵¹ tɕi²¹⁴]
ㄗˋ ㄐ丨ˇ
pron.
de
[tɤ]
ㄉㄜ
part.
xiɑ̌nɡ fɑ̌
[ɕiɑŋ²¹⁴ fᴀ²¹⁴]
ㄒ丨ㄤˇ ㄈㄚˇ
n.
xiě
[ɕiɛ²¹⁴]
ㄒ丨ㄝˇ
v.
xiɑ̀ lɑ́i
[ɕiᴀ⁵¹ lai³⁵]
ㄒ丨ㄚˋ ㄌㄞˊ
v.
rɑ́n ér
[ʐan³⁵ ər³⁵]
ㄖㄢˊ ㄦˊ
conj.
nǐ
[ni²¹⁴]
ㄋ丨ˇ
pron.
bù nénɡ
[pu⁵¹ nəŋ³⁵]
ㄅㄨˋ ㄋㄥˊ
v.
wɑ́n quɑ́n
[uan³⁵ tɕʰyan³⁵]
ㄨㄢˊ ㄑㄩㄢˊ
adj.
xiɑ̄nɡ xìn
[ɕiɑŋ⁵⁵ ɕin⁵¹]
ㄒ丨ㄤ ㄒ丨ㄣˋ
v.
shū běn
[ʂu⁵⁵ pən²¹⁴]
ㄕㄨ ㄅㄣˇ
n.
shɑ̀nɡ
[ʂɑŋ⁵¹]
ㄕㄤˋ
n.
de
[tɤ]
ㄉㄜ
part.
nèi rónɡ
[nei⁵¹ ʐoŋ³⁵]
ㄋㄟˋ ㄖㄨㄥˊ
n.
yɑ̀o
[iɑu⁵¹]
丨ㄠˋ
v.
yǒu
[iou²¹⁴]
丨ㄡˇ
v.
zì yǐ
[tsɿ⁵¹ i²¹⁴]
ㄗˋ 丨ˇ
pron.
de
[tɤ]
ㄉㄜ
part.
kɑ̀n fɑ̌
[kʰan⁵¹ fᴀ²¹⁴]
ㄎㄢˋ ㄈㄚˇ
n.
hé
[xɤ³⁵]
ㄏㄜˊ
conj.
pɑ̀n duɑ̀n
[pʰan⁵¹ tuan⁵¹]
ㄆㄢˋ ㄉㄨㄢˋ
n.
In addition, after reading an article or a book, you can also write down its main content and your own thoughts. However, you cannot fully trust the content of the book, you must have your own opinions and judgments.
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