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还在吗 Still there?
Still there? chapter.
Dialogue
还在吗 — Still there?
- 朋月 友天, 你还在工作吗? Still working?
- 友天 都下班了, 我在看书. Already off work — I'm reading.
- 朋月 我还在. I'm still here.
- 友天 你常常忙吗? 太忙了! Always like this? Too busy!
- 朋月 是. 我常常工作到晚上. Yes. Often work into evening.
Vocabulary
- 还
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adverb still
- 已经
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adverb already
- 常常
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adverb often
- 常
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adverb often
New characters
- 常
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often; usually; constant
常常 chángcháng — often经常 jīngcháng — often; frequently - 已
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(in 已经 = already)
已经 yǐjīng — already - 经
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(in 经常 = often; 经过 = pass through)
已经 yǐjīng — already经常 jīngcháng — often; frequently经理 jīnglǐ — manager
Hanzi — writing & recognition
Grammar
还 / 已经
Explanation
还 + V = "still V-ing": 我还在工作. 已经 + V = "already V-ed": 都吃了. 常常 / 常 = often.
Examples
- 友天, 你还在工作吗? Still working?
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