Vocabulary for Travel in Chinese Lesson 26 Beijing Snacks

2009-08-03 15:49 BJT

1)据 according to

   例:据我所知,她没来过中国。

      As far as I know, she's never been to China before.

   例:据统计,学习中文的外国人越来越多。

      According to statistics, the number of foreigners studying
      Chinese is increasing all the time.

2)反正 anyway, regardless

   例:不管他怎么说,反正我不相信他的话。

      It doesn't matter what he says; regardless, I don't believe a
      word he says.

   例:不管天气好不好,反正我今天哪儿也不去。

      It doesn't matter what the weather is like; regardless, I'm not
      going anywhere today.

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