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yīfāngmiàn

一方面yīfāngmiànyīfāngmiàn
on the one hand
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Usages of yīfāngmiàn

她tā　带dài　自己zìjǐ　的de　袋子dàizi　去qù　超市chāoshì，　一方面yìfāngmiàn　节省jiéshěng　钱qián，　一方面yìfāngmiàn　少shǎo　用yòng　塑料sùliào　袋子dàizi。tā dài zìjǐ de dàizi qù chāoshì, yìfāngmiàn jiéshěng qián, yìfāngmiàn shǎo yòng sùliào dàizi.
She brings her own bag to the supermarket—on the one hand to save money, and on the other to use fewer plastic bags.
一方面yìfāngmiàn　我wǒ　想xiǎng　在zài　家jiā　休息xiūxi，　一方面yìfāngmiàn　又yòu　想xiǎng　跟gēn　朋友péngyou　去qù　公园gōngyuán　散步sànbù。yìfāngmiàn wǒ xiǎng zài jiā xiūxi, yìfāngmiàn yòu xiǎng gēn péngyou qù gōngyuán sànbù.
On one hand I want to rest at home; on the other hand I want to go take a walk in the park with friends.

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