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Usages of jiàoshì
那 位 老师 说话 的 声音 不 大, 在 吵 的 教室 里 不 太 好 听清楚。nà wèi lǎoshī shuōhuà de shēngyīn bù dà, zài chǎo de jiàoshì lǐ bù tài hǎo tīngqīngchu.
That teacher’s voice isn’t loud; in a noisy classroom it’s not very easy to hear clearly.
我 觉得 这 间 教室 比 图书馆 吵 多, 在 里面 学习 不 太 舒服。wǒ juéde zhè jiān jiàoshì bǐ túshūguǎn chǎo duō, zài lǐmiàn xuéxí bù tài shūfu.
I feel this classroom is much noisier than the library, and it’s not very comfortable to study in here.
那 间 房间 比 这 间 教室 安静, 在 里面 学习 感觉 更 好。nà jiān fángjiān bǐ zhè jiān jiàoshì ānjìng, zài lǐmiàn xuéxí gǎnjué gèng hǎo.
That room is quieter than this classroom; it feels better to study in there.
这 间 教室 的 学习 氣氛 很 好, 大家 都 愿意 说 中文。Zhè jiān jiàoshì de xuéxí qìfen hěn hǎo, dàjiā dōu yuànyì shuō zhōngwén.
The study atmosphere in this classroom is very good; everyone is willing to speak Chinese.
教室 太 吵 了, 她 受不了, 就 去 图书馆 学习。Jiàoshì tài chǎo le, tā shòubuliǎo, jiù qù túshūguǎn xuéxí.
The classroom is too noisy; she can’t stand it, so she goes to the library to study.
明天 早上 我们 在 教室 上课。míngtiān zǎoshang wǒmen zài jiàoshì shàngkè.
Tomorrow morning we have class in the classroom.
教室 里 的 垃圾桶 满 了, 他 顺便 把 垃圾 拿 到 楼下。jiàoshì lǐ de lājītǒng mǎn le, tā shùnbiàn bǎ lājī ná dào lóuxià.
The trash can in the classroom was full, so he took the trash downstairs on the way.
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