LEARN + CHINESE / 203 of 300 HSK 6
Then 便
You hear the news and 便赶来了—then you hurried over. 便 links an earlier event to what followed, with a more formal feel than 就. Elsewhere in the story, 不禁 marks a reaction, 仿佛 an impression, 亲眼 direct observation, and 特意 deliberate effort.
坏习惯一旦养成，便很难改掉。
huài xíguàn yīdàn yǎngchéng, biàn hěn nán gǎidiào.
Once a bad habit is formed, it is hard to break.
我每次看到你都不禁想起你母亲来。
wǒ měicì kàndào nǐ dōu bùjīn xiǎngqǐ nǐ mǔqīn lái。
Every time I see you, I cannot help thinking of your mother.
他赶忙走了。
tā gǎnmáng zǒu le.
He hurried away.
他讲起那场事故，讲得仿佛亲眼所见。
tā jiǎng qǐ nà chǎng shìgù, jiǎng de fǎngfú qīnyǎn suǒjiàn.
He spoke of the accident as if he had seen it with his own eyes.
Vocabulary
| Chinese | English |
|---|---|
biàn | then; even if |
bùjīn | can't help; cannot refrain from |
gǎnmáng | hurriedly |
qīnyǎn | with one's own eyes |
tèdì | specially; for a special purpose |
tèyì | specially; intentionally |
fǎngfú | as if; seem |
yīdàn | once; in case |
xíguàn | habit; to be used to |
shìgù | accident |
yǎngchéng | to cultivate; form |
xiǎngqǐ | to recall; think of |
mǔqīn | mother (formal) |
kàndào | to see (result) |
gǎnrén | touching; moving |
shǒu | head; leader |
hái | still; yet |
hànzì | Chinese character |
huà | word; speech |
huài | bad; broken |
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