Henry

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From :   Henry

Date : 2008-04-06 / 11:33PM

hi, i wanna ask if there is another word for nowadays/recently besides zui4 jin4? just curious on tht..

how do i use zheng4 as in ‘just’? can i say smtg like: wo3 zheng4 chi1 wan2 fan4? (i just finished eating rice) thx

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Jenny

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 Jenny Li hotmail.com 
2008-04-07 / 12:42PM

Henry,In additon to zui jin, you may also use “zhè xiē rì zi” and “jìn lái(近来)”.

zhèng means “be doing sth” and often used together with"zài"
eg: wǒ zhèng zài chī wǎn fàn=I am having a dinner.
I just finished eating rice= wǒ gānggāng chī wán fàn.

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managerbenny

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 Benny the Manager bennysland.com 
2008-04-07 / 06:17PM

What you said is almost correct Jenny, just a small mistake for the sentence:

I just finished eating rice= wǒ gānggāng chī le wán fàn

You should add “le” as for past tense

Thank you for your help

Benny

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