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Usages of bùtóng
跟 不同 国家 的 同学 交流 看法, 让 她 觉得 世界 很 大。Gēn bùtóng guójiā de tóngxué jiāoliú kànfǎ, ràng tā juéde shìjiè hěn dà.
Exchanging views with classmates from different countries makes her feel the world is very big.
我 和 她 的 想法 不 同。wǒ hé tā de xiǎngfǎ bù tóng.
My ideas and hers are different.
她 总是 把 可以 回收 的 垃圾 和 不 能 回收 的 垃圾 放 在 不同 的 垃圾桶 里。tā zǒngshì bǎ kěyǐ huíshōu de lājī hé bù néng huíshōu de lājī fàng zài bùtóng de lājītǒng lǐ.
She always puts recyclable trash and non‑recyclable trash into different trash cans.
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