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Usages of zhuānyè
上 大学 以前， 他 常常 跟 我 讨论 自己 想 学 什么 专业。shàng dàxué yǐqián, tā chángcháng gēn wǒ tǎolùn zìjǐ xiǎng xué shénme zhuānyè.
Before going to university, he often discussed with me what major he wanted to study.
他 最后 选择 了 中文 专业， 父母 也 很 兴奋。tā zuìhòu xuǎnzé le Zhōngwén zhuānyè, fùmǔ yě hěn xīngfèn.
In the end he chose Chinese as his major, and his parents are also very excited.
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