LEARN + CHINESE / 207 of 300 HSK 6

Same 同

“The report was written with Professor Lin; as for the budget, that’s a separate question.” 同 and 与 can join people or things, especially in formal writing. 至于 shifts the conversation to a new person or topic. Listen for whether the words are joining the sentence or turning it.

眼下我不得不和朋友同住一个房间。

yǎnxià wǒ bùdébù hé péngyou tóngzhù yí ge fángjiān.

For now, I have to share a room with a friend.

至于我，我比较喜欢待在家看小说。

zhìyú wǒ, wǒ bǐjiào xǐhuan dāi zài jiā kàn xiǎoshuō.

As for me, I prefer to stay home and read novels.

我永远不会忘记那天我第一次与他见面。

wǒ yǒngyuǎn bú huì wàngjì nà tiān wǒ dì yī cì yǔ tā jiànmiàn.

I will never forget the day I first met him.

Vocabulary

Chinese	English
tóng	same; together; with
yǔ	and; with
zhìyú	as for; go so far as to
bùdébù	have to; no choice but to
xǐhuan	to like
zàijiā	be at home
xiǎoshuō	novel; fiction
wàngjì	to forget
fángjiān	room
péngyou	friend
bǐjiào	relatively; to compare
yǒngyuǎn	forever; eternal
yǎnxià	at present; now
jiànmiàn	to meet up
hé	and; with
bǐ	compared to; than
dǒng	to understand
duì	to; towards; correct
hǎochu	benefit; advantage
gānggāng	just now; recently

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