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Usages of xué
她 英文 很 好， 但是 学 中文 很 难。tā yīngwén hěn hǎo, dànshì xué zhōngwén hěn nán.
Her English is very good, but learning Chinese is difficult.
我 想 学 中文。wǒ xiǎng xué zhōngwén.
I want to learn Chinese.
学 中文 是 我 的 权利， 也 是 我 的 爱好。xué zhōngwén shì wǒ de quánlì, yě shì wǒ de àihào.
Learning Chinese is my right and also my hobby.
她 学 中文 学 了 两 年 了， 成绩 已经 很 好 了。tā xué zhōngwén xué le liǎng nián le, chéngjì yǐjīng hěn hǎo le.
She has studied Chinese for two years, and her grades are already very good.
我 的 学习 计划 是 先 提高 中文 水平， 然后 再 学 别的 东西。wǒ de xuéxí jìhuà shì xiān tígāo zhōngwén shuǐpíng, ránhòu zài xué biéde dōngxi.
My study plan is to first improve my Chinese level, then learn other things.
对 我 来说， 学 中文 很 有意思。duì wǒ láishuō, xué zhōngwén hěn yǒuyìsi.
For me, learning Chinese is very interesting.
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