There’s a word you can use to change the tone of a lot of situations, and that word is \u5148(first, xian1).\u00a0 You can use it in a lot of situations to soften your tone.\u00a0 Contrast the stark and brusk nature of \u522b(contraction of \u4e0d\u8981) with the tender and mild nature of \u5148\u4e0d\u8981.\u00a0 Take a look at the sentences below to get an idea:<\/p>\n
\u4f60\u522b\u8d70 – Don’t leave!
\n\u4f60\u5148\u4e0d\u8981\u8d70 – Oh, don’t leave yet! (stick around; stay a while)<\/p>\n
There’s another use of \u5148 which is important to know about, which you can see below:<\/p>\n
\u6211\u4eec\u5148\u8d70\u4e86 – Well, ok, I guess we’re going to get going.
\n\u6211\u4eec\u8d70\u4e86 – [flatly] We’re leaving (now).<\/p>\n
Now that you have these, people will be pleased at your ability to soften your speech!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
There’s a word you can use to change the tone of a lot of situations, and that word is \u5148(first, xian1).\u00a0 You can use it in a lot of situations to soften your tone.\u00a0 Contrast the stark and brusk nature of \u522b(contraction of \u4e0d\u8981) with the tender and mild nature of \u5148\u4e0d\u8981.\u00a0 Take a look…<\/p>\n