Grammar 文法 wén fɑ̌ | |
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Sometimes, we will use the word “既然” to tell the fact. There is a sentence pattern in Chinese for doing that. It is“既然……, 就……”. This sentence pattern is different from the sentence pattern“如果……,就……” although they look like the same. For the pattern “既然……,就……”,the meaning of the second clause is controlled by the first clause. There is a cause-and-result relationship between them. |
Example: 我們既然到一個國家旅遊,購買紀念品時就應該使用當地的貨幣。 Since we are tourists in a country, we should use the local currency to buy souvenirs. |
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