主, a pictographic character of the flame of a lamp, serves as a phonetic component to form characters. Continue reading “主 the flame of a lamp”
网 a net
网, a pictographic character of a net, serves as a semantic component to form characters. When it serves as a component, 网 is written as 罒. Continue reading “网 a net”
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The use of 还
When 还 is used before an adjective, it means “passably, fairly”.
他还好。
He is fairly well.
教室不大，但还明亮。
The classroom is not big, but it is fairly bright.
屋子不大， 收拾得倒还干净。
The room is small，but it’s kept quite tidy.
This rope is fairly strong.
这根绳子还算结实。
The difference between 最后 and 终于
最后 and 终于 are very similar in use but they are different! They are different both grammatically and semantically. Continue reading “The difference between 最后 and 终于”