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HSK 2 adverb

just (right); exactly; in the middle of (doing); straight; upright

In a story

脚步声停在了她床的正上方。The footsteps stopped directly above her bed.六楼的房客 · The Tenant on the Sixth Floor · HSK 4

她不知道的是，在城市的另一边，有人正把她的名字写在一块白板上。What she didn't know: across the city, someone was writing her name on a whiteboard.面试 · The Interview · HSK 4

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