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Because of Them, That’s Too Much例 · 我觉得很难用一天就做完这么多工作

You ask the manager to give your friend another chance: 看在我的面子上. Someone describes a price as fair, and you push back: 哪有这么贵的东西. 什么X的Y的 can wave away a category or list as unimportant. These frames make the speaker’s stance clear—and quite direct.

我觉得很难用一天就做完这么多工作。
wǒ juéde hěn nán yòng yì tiān jiù zuòwán zhème duō gōngzuò。
I don’t think it’s possible to finish so much work in one day.
你这样做不对。
nǐ zhèyàng zuò bú duì。
It’s wrong to do it this way.
那是什么？
nà shì shénme？
What is that?
是我的，不是他的。
shì wǒ de， bùshì tā de。
It's mine, not his.

Vocabulary

ChineseEnglish
zhème
so; such; this way
de
(possessive particle 's)
yǒu
to have
zhèyàng
like this; so
shénme
what
bùduì
incorrect; wrong
gōngzuò
to work; job
juéde
to feel; to think
nínggù
to solidify; to congeal
nóngchǎng
farm
pā
to lie on one's stomach
pāixì
to shoot a movie/film
páo
to dig; to plane
pǎodào
runway; track
piāo
to float; to drift
píngmiàn
plane; flat surface
píngshěn
to evaluate; to review
púsà
Bodhisattva
qízǐ
chess piece
qǐtǎo
to beg (for alms)

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