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| otherwise. Used at the beginning of the second clause of a sentence to indicate the result or consequence which would be caused by the opposite situation or action to that introduced in the first clause. |
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| 做喜庆的事情时要用红颜色，要不然就会让人们觉得不吉利。 |
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| The red colour should be used on auspicious or happy occasions. Otherwise people would think it unlucky. |
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| You should give your parents a call when you're travelling, otherwise your parents will worry about you. |
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| You must get a D or above in the exams, otherwise you can't pass. |
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| always (up to the present). Indicates that a situation has always been the case from the past up to now. It often refers to habits or routines. |
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| The Chinese have always liked the colour yellow. |
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| He never likes to go for a stroll alone. |
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| He has always got an A on his exams. |
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| 按照穿统的习俗，有人去世的时候亲戚要穿白色的衣服。 |
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| When someone passes away, it is customary for his/her relatives to dress in white. |
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| According to the regulations of the school, one must take four courses each semester. |
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| According to China's birth control policy, a family can only have one child. |
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| -er, -ist. Used after a noun, verb, adjective to indicate a person or people. Used to indicate things that have been mentioned before. |
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| When newspapers and magazines publish photos of the dead person, only black and white photos are used. |
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| This book is written by Professor Wang. He's the author of this book. |
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| 吃饭，睡觉，穿衣服，这三这是生活中必须要做的事情。 |
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| Eating, sleeping and getting dressed, these three things are what we have to do in life. |
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| the reason why. Used right after the subject in the first clause of a sentence to introduce the reason for something. 是因为 emphasizes the reason or the cause in the second clause. It is more often used in written language. |
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| 人们之所以喜欢绿颜色，就是因为绿色能让人们感觉到生命的存在。 |
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| The reason why people like the colour green is that it can make people aware of the existence of life. |
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| The reason why this lesson is not hard is that there are not many new words in the text. |
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| The reason why I'm studying Chinese is that my major is East Asian Studies. |
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| -ize, -ify. A verbal suffix indicating a quality or state brought about after change. |
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| The colour green can beautify people's environment. |
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| Trees and flowers can purify the air. |
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| Nowadays Chinese people's lives are becoming more and more westernized. |
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| since... (then)... Used either before or after the subject of a sentence to introduce a situation or fact which already exists, and 就 introduces the result or conclusion in the second clause. |
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| 绿帽子既然有这样的意思，中国的男人当然就不愿意戴那顶绿帽子了。 |
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| Since green caps mean this, Chinese men are of course not willing to wear them. |
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| Since you don't feel well, don't go to class. |
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| Since you don't understand it, you should ask the teacher. |
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