Learn Hardcore Chinese: shìqíng

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Usages of shìqíng

那Nà　位wèi　小说家xiǎoshuōjiā　说shuō，　生活shēnghuó　中zhōng　的de　每měi　件jiàn　事情shìqing　都dōu　可以kěyǐ　变成biànchéng　各种gèzhǒng　故事gùshi。Nà wèi xiǎoshuōjiā shuō, shēnghuó zhōng de měi jiàn shìqing dōu kěyǐ biànchéng gèzhǒng gùshi.

That novelist says every thing in life can become all kinds of stories.

这zhè　件jiàn　事情shìqíng　对duì　我wǒ　来lái说shuō　很hěn　重要zhòngyào。zhè jiàn shìqíng duì wǒ láishuō hěn zhòngyào.

This matter is very important to me.

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xīnqíng Jīntiān wǒ de xīnqíng bù tài hǎo.kāixīn Tīngdào tā de shēngyīn, wǒ jiù juéde hěn kāixīn, xīnqíng yě hǎo duō le.yālì dà wǒ bù tài xǐhuan zhème dà de chéngshì.Tā juéde xuéxí hé gōngzuò de yālì yǒudiǎnr dà.

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