Questions about adverbs (副词 - fùcí), i.e. a part of speech that can modify verbs, adjectives, clauses, sentences and other adverbs, but not nouns.
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Expressing the location: 哪里 or 哪儿?
Which one of these expressions is the best one? Or are they both good, but for different situations?
For example:
你住在哪里？ VS 你住在哪儿？ = Where do you live?
Nĭ zhù zài nă lĭ? ——— Nĭ zhù zài năr?
你在哪里工作？ VS 你在哪儿工作？ = Where do you work?
Nĭ zài nă lĭ gōng…
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What does "悠" mean in "悠久"?
"悠久" is often used to describe a period of history (I read it from ), and I wonder how does the adv "悠" work in "悠久".
I've searched, the complete word means,
悠久，汉语词汇，形容词（褒义）。
拼音：yōu jiǔ
词义：长久；久远。
But I can't figure out what does "悠" mean.
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Why is there no 地 in 他读书很用功?
In the sentence - 他读书很用功。 - why is there no 地, which should transform the 用功 from an adjective to an adverb?
I learned 地 changes an adjective to an adverb, so it should be something like:
他读书很用功地。
Or
他很用功地读书。
(Not sure which order is correct,…
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Meaning of 才 in 这样 才 更 容易 获得 幸福
Below sentence is quoted from the official textbook of hsk4.
有的时候，没有 机会 可以 主动 制造 机会，这样 才 更 容易 获得 幸福。
I think that 才 here can be interpreted in 2 ways.
just(adverb)
ability
Which is correct here?
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