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曾经沧海也是爱曾经céng jīng — 1. once 2. already 3. former 4. previously 5. ever 6. (past tense marker used before verb or clause) (HSK 3)海hǎi — 1. ocean 2. sea 3. classifier: 個 (gè), 片 (piàn) 4. great number of people or things 5. (dialect) numerous (HSK 2)也yě — 1. also; too; as well; (not ...) either 2. (used after a verbal or nominal expression X to indicate that X is an extreme or unexpected case) even (X) 3. (literary) particle having functions similar to 啊 (a) (HSK 1)是shì — 1. to be (followed by substantives only) 2. correct; right; true 3. (respectful acknowledgement of a command) very well 4. (adverb for emphatic assertion) (HSK 1)爱ài — 1. to love; to be fond of; to like 2. affection 3. to be inclined (to do sth); to tend to (happen) (HSK 1)
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Title vocabulary
- HSK 3曾经céng jīng1. once 2. already 3. former 4. previously 5. ever 6. (past tense marker used before verb or clause)
- HSK 2海hǎi1. ocean 2. sea 3. classifier: 個 (gè), 片 (piàn) 4. great number of people or things 5. (dialect) numerous
- HSK 1也yě1. also; too; as well; (not ...) either 2. (used after a verbal or nominal expression X to indicate that X is an extreme or unexpected case) even (X) 3. (literary) particle having functions similar to 啊 (a)
- HSK 1是shì1. to be (followed by substantives only) 2. correct; right; true 3. (respectful acknowledgement of a command) very well 4. (adverb for emphatic assertion)
- HSK 1爱ài1. to love; to be fond of; to like 2. affection 3. to be inclined (to do sth); to tend to (happen)
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