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20-Knowledge/Synthesized-Chinese-Class-Notes.md

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     - *Example*: 这里的菜又便宜又好吃 (Zhèlǐ de cài yòu piányí yòu hào chī) - The food here is cheap and delicious.
 - **"Besides..."**: `除了...., Subj 还.... (Chúle...., Subj hái....)`
     - *Example*: 除了饭，你们还会买什么？ (Chúle fàn, nǐmen hái huì mǎi shénme?) - Besides food, what else will you buy?
+- **`吧/ba` particle**: Stick at the end of the sentence to make a suggestion. If not there, it sounds like your telling somewhat what to do. Similar to "How about..."
+- **"Not only.... But also...."**: `不但。。。而且。。。 (bùdàn...érqiě...)`
+	- *Example*: 今天不但下雨而且非常冷 (Jīntiān bùdàn xià yǔ érqiě fēicháng lěng) - It's not only raining today, but also very cold.
 
 ### Verb Complements
 
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 - **冲绳 (Chōngshéng)**: Okinawa
 - **他不想和我聊天 (Tā bùxiǎng hé wǒ liáotiān)**: She doesn't want to chat with me
 - **农村 (nóng cūn)**: countryside
+- **我的朋友有个面试，我需要带她去 (Wǒ de péngyǒu yǒu gè miànshì, wǒ xūyào dài tā qù)**: My friend has a job interview, and I need to take him with me.
+- **助教 (Zhùjiào)**: Teaching assistant
+- **你收到面试通知了吗 (Nǐ shōu dào miànshì tōngzhīle ma)**: Have you received an interview invitation?
+- **明天是你的第一个面试 (Míngtiān shì nǐ de dì yī gè miànshì)**: Tomorrow is your first interview.
+- **我觉得他们是日本人 (Wǒ juédé tāmen shì rìběn rén)**: I think they are Japanese.
+- **我们有一个弟兄，他始中医，也许他可以帮我 (Wǒmen yǒu yīgè dìxiōng, tā shǐ zhōngyī, yěxǔ tā kěyǐ bāng wǒ)**: We have a brother who practices traditional Chinese medicine; perhaps he can help me.
 
 ### People & Relationships
 
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 - **安眠药 (Ānmiányào)**: Sleeping pills
 - **我的头还是很晕 (Wǒ de tóu háishì hěn yūn)**: My head is still spinning
 - **最近流感在中国非常严重 (Zuìjìn liúgǎn zài zhōngguó fēicháng yánzhòng)**: Lately the flu in China is very serious
+- **中医 (Zhōngyī)**: Traditional Chinese Medicine
 
 ### Technology & Gaming