| 无畏 (wú wèi) “fearless, dauntless” This straightforward phrase literally means “without fear.” Most constructions involving 无 (wú) “without, not” are exceptionally beautiful, as in the following: 无私才能无畏 (wú sī cái néng wú wèi) = Only unselfish can you be without fear. Alternatively, “Only the selfless can be fearless.”  缺乏 (quē fá) “to lack, be short of” 不足 (bù zú) “insufficient, lacking” and 缺少 (quē shǎo) “lack, shortage of” are near-synonyms of this word, but they lack its literary bite. 缺乏 (quē fá) is a little elevated, a little dramatic. 我好像缺乏爱人的能力 (wǒ hǎo xiàng quē fá ài rén de néng lì) = I seem to lack the ability to love. 是否 (shì fǒu) “whether, it is or isn’t” This word is also very straightforward. 是 (shì) “it is” plus 否 (fǒu) “it is not” equals “is it or is it not?” 是否 (shì fǒu) is also often used in an embedded whether-clause. The song 《是否》sung by Su Rui begins almost every line with this questioning word. Another song example: 是否我真的一无所有 (shì fǒu wǒ zhēn de yī wú suǒ yǒu) = Is it true (or not) that I have absolutely nothing? 曾经 (céng jīng) “formerly, before, once” There is a certain level of formality that sets 曾经 (céng jīng) apart from words like 以前 (yǐ qián) “previous, formerly, before,” as well as a more immense sense of time gone by. 曾经 (céng jīng) will never refer to yesterday or last week. It refers to past lives, lost loves, and other things that once were, before lost to the passage of time. #Our teachers # More than 10 years teaching experience Master Degree Certificate for teaching chinese as a foreign language   # About us # Founded in 2007 Chinese test and training center 200+ Chinese teachers 5000+ students  # Contact us# Name:fiona Phone number:021-52287809,13918358891 E-mail:info@mandarinmorning.com www.mandarinmorning.com If you are interested to join Mandarin Morning school or want more details about our services, scan the following QR code. ☟   Mandarin Morning Chinese test center attached to Confucius institute headquarters Authorized Test Center and Training Center for International Chinese Language Teacher Certificater 10 years+ ，200 teachers ，more 10000 students，200+companies  |
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