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Usages of yībān
中午 我 一般 在 公司 吃 午饭。zhōngwǔ wǒ yìbān zài gōngsī chī wǔfàn.
At noon I usually eat lunch at the company.
我们 一般 晚上 在 家 看 电影。wǒmen yìbān wǎnshang zài jiā kàn diànyǐng.
We usually watch movies at home in the evening.
中午 我 一般 在 学校 食堂 吃 午饭。zhōngwǔ wǒ yìbān zài xuéxiào shítáng chī wǔfàn.
At noon I usually eat lunch in the school cafeteria.
这 家 食堂 虽然 不 大， 但是 菜 很 多， 也 不 贵， 一般 只 要 二十 块。Zhè jiā shítáng suīrán bú dà, dànshì cài hěn duō, yě bú guì, yìbān zhǐ yào èrshí kuài.
Although this cafeteria isn’t big, it has a lot of dishes and isn’t expensive; usually it only costs twenty yuan.
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