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HSK 7–9 vocabulary

偏偏

piānpiān

HSK 7–9 adverb

(indicating that sth turns out just the opposite of what one would wish) unfortunately; as it happened; (indicating that sth is the opposite of what would be normal or reasonable) stubbornly; contrarily; against reason

In a story

“早也不拆,晚也不拆,偏偏我七十岁以前拆。”他说。“They didn't knock it down earlier, they won't knock it down later—no, they have to do it before I turn seventy,” he said.对门 · Across the Street · HSK 6

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