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Usages of shìyìng
刚 来 这 个 城市 的 时候， 我 不 太 适应 这里 的 生活。Gāng lái zhè gè chéngshì de shíhou, wǒ bú tài shìyìng zhèlǐ de shēnghuó.
When I first came to this city, I wasn’t very used to the life here.
过 了 几 个 月， 她 终于 适应 了 校园 的 环境。Guò le jǐ gè yuè, tā zhōngyú shìyìng le xiàoyuán de huánjìng.
After a few months, she finally got used to the campus environment.
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