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EALC 40411/40412 — Fourth-Year Chinese

Dictionaries

Useful Expressions

Exemplification

  • 比方说, [sentence]: for example
  • 以 [noun] 为例: to take [noun] as an example
  • 拿 [noun] 来说/讲: to take [noun] as an example

Reformulation

  • 换句话说: in other words
  • 具体而言 or  具体地说: specifically speaking
  • （也）就是说: that is to say

Summary

  • 总而言之 or 总之:  in short
  • 简而言之 or 简言之: to put it briefly

Quoting [a source]

  • 指出: pointed out
  • 声称: claimed
  • 透露: revealed
  • 呼吁: called for
  • 强调指出: emphasized
  • 宣布: declared
  • 暗示: hinted
  • 遗责说: denounced
  • 表示: stated
  • 提议: proposed
  • 承认: admitted
  • 介绍: introduced
  • 重申: reiterated
  • 建议: suggested
  • 否认: denied
  • 补充说: added
  • 断言: stated with certainty
  • 警告说 or 告诫说: warned
  • 反驳说: rejected
  • 相信: believed
  • 认为: thought
  • 解释说: explained
  • 预料: predicted
  • 解释说: explained

*The above expressions are from

Yuan, Boping., and Kan, Qian. Developing writing skills in Chinese. Second edition.., Routledge, 2014.

(cf. Yuan, Boping, and Qian Kan. Developing writing skills in Chinese. Routledge, 2014.)