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Usages of cānjiā
她 决定 不 参加 这个 考试。Tā juédìng bù cānjiā zhège kǎoshì.
She decided not to take this exam.
我们 决定 明天 一起 参加 一个 小 聚会。Wǒmen juédìng míngtiān yìqǐ cānjiā yígè xiǎo jùhuì.
We decided to go to a small get-together together tomorrow.
周末 学校 有 一 个 小 比赛, 很 多 同学 都 要 参加。zhōumò xuéxiào yǒu yí gè xiǎo bǐsài, hěn duō tóngxué dōu yào cānjiā.
There is a small competition at school this weekend, and many classmates want to take part.
不管 赢 还是 输, 她 都 觉得 参加 比赛 很 有意思。bùguǎn yíng háishi shū, tā dōu juéde cānjiā bǐsài hěn yǒuyìsi.
No matter whether she wins or loses, she feels that taking part in the competition is very interesting.
现在 很多 人 在 网上 学 中文, 参加 各种 中文 课程。Xiànzài hěnduō rén zài wǎngshàng xué zhōngwén, cānjiā gèzhǒng zhōngwén kèchéng.
Nowadays many people study Chinese online and take all kinds of Chinese courses.
学校 每年 都 有 环境 保护 的 活动, 学生 们 都 很 愿意 参加。xuéxiào měinián dōu yǒu huánjìng bǎohù de huódòng, xuéshēng men dōu hěn yuànyì cānjiā.
Every year the school has environmental protection activities, and the students are all very willing to participate.
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