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ID: 251
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HSK: 2
format: ⋯⋯ ，(但是 / 可是 +) Subj. + 还是 + [Verb Phrase]
example: 父母 不 同意 他 去 ，可是 他 还是 去 了。
details: 还是 (háishì)--not literally "still is"--indicates what happened or will happen, despite the situation.
exception: The 是 (shì) here doesn't have a clear meaning here independent of 还 (hái).
keyword: (但是, 可是 +) 还是
class: undefined,c,d
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ID: 252
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HSK: 2
format: Subj. + 还 + 不 / 没 + [Verb Phrase]
example: 电影 已经 开始 了 ，你 还 没 出门 ？
details: When you put 不 or 没 after 还 (hái) in a question sentence, it can be used to emphasize the idea of what should be happening in a more idiomatic way.
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ID: 253
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HSK: 2
format: 就是 + Noun
example: 那个 人 就是 她 的 新 男朋友。
details: 就是 is used as "Is Exactly"
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ID: 254
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HSK: 2
format: 就是 + predicate
example: 他 不 去 旅游 就是 不 想 花钱 。
details: 就是 is used as "Only Because", 就是 can be used to intensify the predicate to mean "only (because of) that and nothing else."
exception: 是 can't be omitted. In many cases, you could also add in an 因为, but it's not required.
keyword: 就是
class: undefined,d,v,vl
short: 是
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ID: 255
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HSK: 2
format: 就(是) + (不) + Verb
example: 他 这样 说 就是 不 喜欢 我
details: 就 can also come before other verbs, with similar emphatic effect. In these cases, it's also OK to use 就是 before the other verbs as well.
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keyword: 就是 + 不
class: undefined,d,v,vl,h
short: 就
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ID: 256
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HSK: 2
format: Subj. + 都 + Verb + Obj.
example: 很 多 美国人 都 喜欢 喝 咖啡 。
details: use 都 (dōu) to emphasize the large quantity of something. The subject should be some sort of large group (like a majority of people or things), e.g. 很多人 (hěn duō rén) or 大家 (dàjiā) or 每天 (měi tiān). We can still use other ways to express large quantity for exmaple 美国人, 我 的 家人, 五 个 人.
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ID: 257
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HSK: 2
format: (Subj. +) 就要 + Verb + 了 (，⋯⋯)
example: 宝宝 就 要 一岁 了 。
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exception: 就要 can be replaced by 快要 or 快.
keyword: 就要 + 了
class: undefined,u,v
short: 快
long: 就要, 快要
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ID: 258
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format: 还有 + Time (+ Subj.) + 就 (要) + Verb + 了
example: 还有 十 分钟 我 就 下班 了 。
details: 快要 (kuài yào) is generally "about to" [happen], but 就要 (jiù yào) could be used to mark a more specific time. 要 (yào) here can be omitted. For this one, you wouldn't normally use "about to" for this English translation, but the feeling is nevertheless that the impending event is coming up fast. This use of 就 (jiù) overlaps with its usage indicating earliness.
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keyword: 还有 + 就 (要) + 了
class: c,v,undefined,u
short: 就
long: 就要, 快要
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ID: 259
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HSK: 2
format: Subj. + 再 + [Verb Phrase]
example: 我们 明年 再 来 。
details: 再 is used as future "Again"
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ID: 260
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HSK: 2
format: Subj. + 再 + Verb + Obj.
example: 再 吃 一点 。
details: 再 is used as "Another" or "Some More"
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