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Usages of xīnwén
我 爸爸 下班 以后 喜欢 看 新闻。Wǒ bàba xiàbān yǐhòu xǐhuan kàn xīnwén.
My dad likes to watch the news after work.
她 不 看 新闻， 更 喜欢 看 电影 和 电视 节目。Tā bù kàn xīnwén, gèng xǐhuan kàn diànyǐng hé diànshì jiémù.
She doesn’t watch the news; she prefers watching movies and TV shows.
这个 电视 节目 每个 星期 都 有 很多 新闻。zhège diànshì jiémù měige xīngqī dōu yǒu hěnduō xīnwén.
This TV program has a lot of news every week.
他 经常 上网 看 很多 国家 的 新闻。tā jīngcháng shàngwǎng kàn hěnduō guójiā de xīnwén.
He often goes online to read news from many countries.
她 觉得 只 看 新闻 太 无聊， 更 喜欢 看 电影 和 照片。tā juéde zhǐ kàn xīnwén tài wúliáo, gèng xǐhuan kàn diànyǐng hé zhàopiàn.
She feels that just watching the news is too boring; she prefers watching movies and looking at photos.
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