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Questions about the grammatical rules governing Chinese structure and composition.

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老氏讀易得間 Help me understand this, not homework

老氏讀易得間 老氏:即老子 Laozi。 讀易:研讀《易經》 to study 《I Jing》,《Book of Changes》 得間: ㄉㄜˊ ㄐㄧㄢˋ , dé jiàn 得:得到 to get, to find, to obtain 間:是「間隙、孔竅」的意思,引申為「竅門、訣竅」。 間 means "the gaps, orifices, openings or holes" …
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A strange short sentence with 就

漢典 就〈副〉(6) 用在动词前面,表示在某种条件或情况下自然怎么样。 [without…there can be no] 如:不斗争,就不能前进。 《现代汉语词典》Page 697 ❼ 副 d) also shows some examples. There is not problem about the Chinese explanation above. 就 is …
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What does 就 mean in 你怎么就睡在这里了呀?

The sentence still makes sense, even if you remove 就. 你怎么睡在这里了呀? Therefore, 就 is an adverb here, and emphasizes the verb, "sleep". A few more examples are from 现代汉语词典: 表示加强肯定 我就知道 …
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