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The Backlog of Cases

HSK 1 level · 0:32

Key Vocabulary

• 积压 (jīyā) — backlog
• 案子 (ànzi) — legal case
• 污染 (wūrǎn) — pollution
• 官司 (guānsi) — lawsuit
• 政府 (zhèngfǔ) — government
• 公司 (gōngsī) — company
• 脏 (zāng) — dirty
• 管 (guǎn) — to manage / to control

Grammar Patterns

• Subject + 很 + Adjective — Simple description of a noun. '很' (hěn) is often used as a linker, not always meaning 'very'.
• X means Y — A pattern used in this script to define new terms in English for the listener.
• Place + 有 + Object — Expressing existence. Similar to 'There is/are' in English.

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