Usages of yìxiē
天气 很 冷， 你 最好 多 穿 一些 衣服。tiānqì hěn lěng, nǐ zuìhǎo duō chuān yìxiē yīfu.
The weather is very cold; you’d better wear some more clothes.
你 先 休息 一会儿， 我们 还 有 一些 时间， 然后 我们 继续 学习。nǐ xiān xiūxi yíhuìr, wǒmen hái yǒu yìxiē shíjiān, ránhòu wǒmen jìxù xuéxí.
Rest for a while first; we still have some time, then we’ll continue studying.
老师 让 我们 回家 读 一些 文章， 然后 在 课上 自由 讨论。lǎoshī ràng wǒmen huíjiā dú yìxiē wénzhāng, ránhòu zài kèshàng zìyóu tǎolùn.
The teacher asked us to go home and read some articles, then freely discuss them in class.
我 的 作业 里 常常 有 一些 小 错误， 但 是 老师 说 不 要 害怕。wǒ de zuòyè lǐ chángcháng yǒu yìxiē xiǎo cuòwù, dàn shì lǎoshī shuō bú yào hàipà.
There are often some small mistakes in my homework, but the teacher says not to be afraid.
她 觉得 这 个 问题 跟 健康 有 关系， 也 跟 每个 人 的 兴趣 有 关系， 所以 这 个 年轻 记者 想 写 一些 文章。tā juéde zhè gè wèntí gēn jiànkāng yǒu guānxi, yě gēn měige rén de xìngqù yǒu guānxi, suǒyǐ zhè gè niánqīng jìzhě xiǎng xiě yìxiē wénzhāng.
She thinks this question is related to health and also to each person’s interests, so this young reporter wants to write some articles.
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